Brent Cross Cricklewood Experimental Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) UC4 – BB Zone
Overview
At Barnet Council, like any other borough, we have a system of parking bays and parking permits that prioritises parking for residents, businesses and their visitors and customers. These systems are called Controlled Parking Zones.
In 2023, we introduced parking controls on a temporary basis, known as an Experimental Controlled Parking Zone (ECPZ) in the NW2 area on Brent Terrace, Clitterhouse Crescent, Clitterhouse Road and a section of Claremont Road. This was implemented to address existing parking issues and prevent non-resident parking in the area. After a formal consultation, we made this first phase of the CPZ permanent in 2024. More information can be found here.
Barnet Council has monitored the impact on parking in the wider area through surveys that took place in November 2023, June 2024 and August 2024. The results of the surveys show that there has been an increase in the levels of parking on most of the roads in the area over the last 12 months; including Claremont Road, Marble Drive, Prayle Grove, Amber Grove and Wallcote Avenue (Zone BB).
The survey identified the following parking issues:
• The busiest road in the area is Clitterhouse Road.
• Vehicles parking at junctions impact the visibility and safety for all road users.
• There are access issues for residents to and from private driveways.
• Safety problems arising from traffic issues on Claremont Road, especially during school pick up and drop off times.
• The proposed plans for Clitterhouse Playing Fields and the introduction of new sports facilities and other amenities are expected to increase parking pressures.
• The first phase of the CPZ on Brent Terrace, Clitterhouse Crescent and Clitterhouse Road has had an impact on neighbouring roads.
We also expect that with the future occupied development in Brent Cross Town and the introduction of more new facilities in the area, there will be added parking pressure on the roads.
What we are proposing
Following informal resident feedback and based on the survey results, we are proposing to address the issues and prevent non-resident parking by introducing an Experimental Controlled Parking Zone (ECPZ) on Claremont Road, Whitefield Avenue, Marble Drive, Prayle Grove, Amber Grove and Wallcote Avenue (Zone BB) in Summer 2025. This will mean that anyone wanting to park along the roads during the hours of restriction will need to apply for a parking permit or visitor parking permits. We will provide you with more information closer to the time on how and when to apply for your permit.
We have provided a map of the proposed Experimental Controlled Parking Zone and our FAQs below:
Your views are important to us
Before the parking restrictions come into effect and we launch an official consultation, we want to hear your views as early as possible on issues you face with parking as well as the controlled parking times of operation (days and hours) you would like to see come into effect. Your responses will then be reviewed and help shape the consultation that will launch in Summer 2025.
We are particularly interested to hear from residents, tenants, landlords, managing or letting agents, organisations, businesses and all other interested parties.
How to have your say
We are keen to hear your views on parking in your area and encourage you to have your say by completing our questionnaire by Monday 14 April.
If you would like to request a paper questionnaire or another format, please:
- Email TransformingBX@barnet.gov.uk or telephone 020 8359 3555.
- Alternatively, you can write to us at Brent Cross Team, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, NW9 4EW.
We have written to all properties in the roads affected by the parking issues and invite them to take part in this informal consultation. If you have not received a leaflet or would like someone to help you complete the questionnaire, please contact us using one of the above methods. You can also view the leaflet here.
What happens after the consultation closes?
We will review and use the feedback from residents to inform our ECPZ proposals, so that we address the parking issues in your area. We will publish a report on these findings and share details of the next steps for the ECPZ through a letter and on this webpage later in Spring 2025.
