This consultation has ended.
The consultation
Ealing Council is seeking views on a proposed controlled parking zone (CPZ) on the Park Royal trading estate.
Parking can be an issue for many Ealing businesses and often the demand for parking is greater than the availability. High demand for parking can cause issues of safety and accessibility, as vehicles resort to parking around junctions and obstructing driveways. This can prove frustrating for local users and often stressful, especially for those with a genuine need to access or park close to their workplace. The council has eased these problems in other parts of the borough by introducing new CPZs, which prioritise parking for residents and local businesses. Industrial areas have long suffered from various parking issues that can impact businesses on a daily basis. Over the years, waiting restrictions have been implemented in specific locations to help improve accessibility, but industrial areas remain susceptible to high volumes of often haphazard parking. While it is accepted that businesses require some parking for their staff and customers, the lack of parking control, means much of the parking is obstructive. This means many businesses struggle to accommodate deliveries and day to day operations are impacted.
Previously, there has been no means of tackling these issues on an area wide basis, however Ealing Council have now formed a programme to explore the possibility of introducing CPZs in industrial areas. Last year, the council consulted businesses in the South Acton Industrial Estate and businesses supported the introduction of a CPZ, which is expected to start operation in the next few months. We are now focusing on the Park Royal industrial area and are consulting to see whether businesses and local area users would like a CPZ introduced to the estate.
Your views
To submit your views on the proposed CPZ, please read the consultation document fully before completing a short survey to submit your views.
This consultation will be live until 6 March 2020.
What happens next?
Your responses will be analysed and discussed with your ward councillors with the results of the consultation being made available online shortly afterward.
In line with the council's CPZ Policy, if the majority of respondents support the proposals, a CPZ will be introduced. The exact extent of the zone and the operational times, will be determined by the responses to this consultation.
Before implementation, the council is required to carry out a 21 day statutory consultation. This involves notices being placed on lamp columns in the proposed area and the publication of the notice within the Ealing Gazette. This process provides the public with a further opportunity to comment on the proposals. All comments and objections will be considered and responded to, before any decision is made to proceed to implementation. Following this process, if a CPZ is approved for implementation, it will become operational within approximately six months.
Further information
If you have any questions or need any help with taking part in this consultation please contact:
Denis Warde
Email: cpz-consultation@ealing.gov.uk
Telephone: 020 8825 5203