Burnt Oak Central - Experimental Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) consultation

Overview

In Barnet, like many other local authorities, we have a system of parking bays and parking permits that prioritises parking for local residents, businesses, and their visitors and customers. These systems are called Controlled Parking Zones.

Following concerns raised by residents about parking in the Burnt Oak area, the council undertook an informal parking engagement with properties within the area between 26 May and 30 June 2023. The engagement included seeking views on a proposal to introduce a residential permit parking scheme (CPZ) in the Blundell Road and the surrounding area.

Findings from this previous informal parking consultation can be found in the “We asked, you said, we did” section of the Blundell Road and the surrounding area engagement.

What we are proposing

After taking into consideration a number of factors, including the feedback received during the engagement, it has been agreed to progress with the implementation of an experimental CPZ scheme.

The experimental CPZ will be named Burnt Oak Central Controlled Parking Zone (BOC) and will come into operation on 8 April 2024, for a period of up to eighteen months. The experimental scheme will enable officers to then conduct a statutory consultation before deciding to continue with its permanent implementation.

During the first six months of scheme, from the 8 April, the council will be inviting comments to help assess the effectiveness of the parking controls and then make further changes if required.

Where and how the experimental CPZ Scheme will operate

The experimental CPZ will operate from Monday to Friday between 8am and 6.30pm

Parking restrictions will be implemented in areas of concern to improve road safety. Pay by phone and shared use bays will be implemented in suitable locations to serve the community and support local businesses.

A summary of the roads that are included in the Burnt Oak Central experimental CPZ, and a map of the CPZ are provided in the links below:

• a summary of the roads that are included in the CPZ
• a map of Burnt Oak North CPZ area
• CPZ Frequently Asked Questions
• detailed plans of the scheme:
  • SCR538/0c
  • SCR538/1c
  • SCR538/2c
  • SCR538/3c
• BOC CPZ key information document, including:
  • how the scheme will be implemented
  • how to apply for a permit
  • additional information on disabled bays
• Pre & Statutory Consultation Resident Letter - Sent 7 March 2024

Your views are important to us

We want to hear your views on our proposals. We want to hear from residents, businesses, visitors, and other properties in the local area.

We have written to all properties in the roads affected by the measures explaining our proposals in full and inviting them to take part in this consultation. Public notices have been published in the local papers and The London Gazette on 21 March 2024.

If you live, have a business or have an organisation in the affected roads and have not received a letter, please contact us using the contact details below, quoting reference number SCR538.

How to have your say

If you wish to make any comments or objections regarding any of the above proposals, please send them in writing quoting reference number SCR538 by:

• visiting the Barnet TraffWeb public consultation website at www.barnettraffweb.co.uk
• emailing parking.consultations@barnet.gov.uk.
• writing to: The Parking Design Team, Highways, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW.

The closing date of this statutory consultation is 9 November 2024.

In line with the Statutory process, responses to the consultation cannot be reviewed until the six-month experimental period has ended.

What happens after the consultation closes?

The council will use the consultation findings and the results of parking surveys as part of experimental scheme monitoring process to inform our final decision. We will publish the results of the consultation, our decision and how we are acting on the results of the consultation on this web page by 31 December 2024.