We asked, you said, we did

We asked

We asked for your views on our proposal to extend the existing Barnet Hospital (BH) Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) to include Brett Road, Farm Close, Hackforth Close, Raebarn Gardens, Ryecroft Crescent, St Peter’s Close and West Close.

This proposal was in response to feedback received on parking displacement caused by non-residential parking

You said

We received 36 responses out of 167 letters sent to residents outlining the proposed extension. This represents a response rate of 22%.

When asked about how often they experienced parking problems on their road:

• 25% of respondents answered “always”
• 42% answered “sometimes”
• 33% answered “never”

In total, 67% stated that they experience parking problems on their road.

When asked about whether they were in favour of being included in the CPZ:

• 17% were in favour of being included in the CPZ
• 78% were not in favour
• 6% were not sure

Over half of those that were not in favour of being included in the CPZ responded stating they experience some sort of parking problems in their road,.

We also received numerous comments on our proposals including:

• Parking bays on the ground would result in shortages of parking, due to some roads being narrow and would affect traffic flow and could result in collisions. Surrounding area has bays and there is now reduced parking.
• Other roads in the area such as Quinta Drive has parking controls, so they park on our roads instead.
• Visitors will not be able to park.
• Proposed times are too excessive and would prefer 1 or 2 hours.
• Cost of living is high and would struggle to afford permits.
• No issues in parking

We did

We have reviewed all feedback.

Based on the responses received during the parking engagement and the high levels of parking stress identified during the parking stress surveys, it has been agreed that officers will proceed with the extension of the BH CPZ, on an experimental basis, to include the seven additional roads, which will operate from Monday to Saturday between 8am and 6.30pm..

The parking controls will be designed to mitigate the concerns raised and we will review the impact of the measures after a six-month statutory period and any feedback received will help determine the future of the scheme.

To support the CPZ, we will:

• Introduce Permit Parking Areas (PPAs) to allow residents with an existing valid BH CPZ permit to continue parking as they were.
• Introduce Double Yellow lines at junctions or bends where identified to improve traffic flow and ensure larger vehicles such as the emergency services can navigate the area safely.

We have written to residents with further details on how we will implement the BH CPZ extension on an experimental basis: BH CPZ Extension Pre-implementation Letter.