CPZ Dover House Estate area

Overview

Possible Controlled Parking Zone in the Dover House Estate area.

**UPDATE 01/03/2023**

Following feedback about the consultation boundary plan, this has now been changed. See below and here

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The Council has listened to local concerns including a petition, from residents of the area known as the Dover House Estate about difficulties finding a parking space. We know that the problems are caused by a number of factors including commuter and long-stay parking by non-residents. The petition asked the Council to carry out a consultation with residents and businesses about the possible introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ).

The aim of a CPZ is to prioritise parking for residents, their visitors and businesses by deterring commuter and other long-stay parking by non-residents and to have a positive effect on local parking and traffic conditions.

Please note that a CPZ can only be introduced on ‘highway’ roads maintained at public expense. A CPZ cannot be introduced on streets which are not ‘highway’ or off-street parking bays and access roads associated with (current or former) Council housing properties.

We are now carrying out a consultation with all residents and businesses in the Dover House Estate area (see plan below) so that your views on the possibility of introducing a CPZ can be considered. We want to assess the extent of the problems residents and businesses are experiencing.  As we follow this process, we will also be able to assess the merits of introducing a CPZ and how it would operate, including the hours/days of operation. 

Please read the How does a CPZ Work leaflet which explains the options open to you and the current permit costs here.

More information about parking permits is available on the Council’s website here.

Have your say

Give us your views using the Online Survey link below.

If you are unable to complete the survey online and you would like a hard copy of the questionnaire, please call (020) 8871 8929 leaving your name and address including the postcode and quoting ‘Dover House CPZ’ and one will be posted out to you with a postage paid return envelope.

Please ensure we have received your response by Sunday 26 March 2023.

What happens next

The results will be analysed for the whole area and on a street by street basis meaning that a CPZ could be introduced throughout the whole area if widely supported, or in some (Highway) roads and not others, if appropriate.

The final decision will not be based on residents’ views alone. All feedback will be considered along with relevant traffic management and other highway factors, prior to a decision being made on the way forward.