CPZ Creeping Further Into Remainder Of Riverside

More consultations as Hounslow Council says it is responding to demand

Hounslow Council is to consult on a CPZ for the remaining areas of Riverside ward which until now have been without controlled parking.

The Council says that due to increasing demand for controlled parking in the ward, it is extending consultation to the remaining sections of the ward, including the area known as 'the Remainder Riverside' and the area near Chiswick Station.

The response to the previous consultation indicated that there is clear support for the introduction of a CPZ in the north-western section of the consultation boundary, referred to as the Riverside ‘area’ . The response also indicated support for a part day scheme which operates Monday through to Friday.

In light of this support, Hounslow Council says it is recommended that further ‘detailed design’ consultation be undertaken with residents of Ernest Gardens, Grove Park Gardens, Grove Park Road, Grove Park Terrace, Herbert Gardens, Kinnaird
Avenue, Magnolia Road, Loraine Road, Riverview Grove, Riverview Road and Thames
Road to determine whether there would still be support once in receipt of the proposed
scheme design and, if so, to determine the operational times of a CPZ.

The responses received from the south-eastern section of the consultation indicate that the
support for a CPZ is considerably more marginal than that identified in the Riverside ‘area’.
However, if Members are minded to progress further consultation in the Riverside ‘area’, it
is recommended that further consultation is undertaken in the Chiswick Station ‘area’ to
determine whether is support for a CPZ in light of the initial positive support received in the
adjacent area.

It is further recommended that, if the CPZ proposals are advanced to the ‘detailed design’
consultation stage in the Riverside and Chiswick Station areas respectively, Members may
be minded to allow the private roads within the area eligibility for permits should either or
both scheme be progressed to implementation. Following a review by officers in the light of
this consultation it is anticipated that the parking demand from these such roads could be
accommodated on the public highway if schemes are introduced.

As with the Riverside ‘area’, if a scheme is progressed for further consultation in the Chiswick Station ‘area’, the proposals should focus on either a split or part day scheme operational Monday through to Friday. The precise operational hours included in any future consultation would be agreed following discussion with local ward councillors.

In relation to those roads adjacent to the existing Grove Park CPZ, namely Burlington Lane,
Russell Kerr Close, Sutton Court Road (part) and Wilmington Avenue, officers recommend
that these roads be advanced for further ‘detailed design’ consultation on the proposed
inclusion in the adjacent Grove Park CPZ, which currently operates between 10am-Noon,
Monday-Friday

This is the latest in the ongoing saga of piecemeal CPZs being introduced into Grove Park, with displacement parking now leading to areas demanding some control over parking in their streets. This is despite the overall rejection of CPZ for Grove Park some years ago. opponents say it is being introduced by "creep".

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The matter is to be decided by delegated decision and it will come up for discussion at the Chiswick Area Forum on Tuesday, 13 November.

November 11, 2018