Lewisham Council has provided more information about its plans for new parking restrictions, including possible all-day Controlled Parking Zones Monday to Friday, in five wards including Lee Green.
The Council has told the Lee Manor Society it received more than 4,000 responses to the second stage of its consultation, covering Brockley, Lee Green, Hither Green, Catford South and Telegraph Hill. These were the wards where residents highlighted that they experience commuter parking pressures or issues with pavement parking.
The second stage of the consultation ended on February 3rd. The Council said a report was now being prepared to go to the Mayor and Cabinet in May, setting out recommendations, including whether or not to proceed to implementation and where.
The Council told us: “Where Mayor and Cabinet decide to proceed to implementation, there will be a further statutory consultation in the summer. This would involve all residents and businesses in the area receiving leaflets with information about the proposals via post, in addition to promotion through the Council’s various communications channels. Residents/businesses can respond to the consultation online or on a paper form.”
The Council said it does not have any estimates of what the income of each scheme would be, as it is still processing the feedback from the recent consultation in order to make more concrete proposals.
Its statement stressed “Our Sustainable Streets programme aims to create better streets for residents, reduce the number of car journeys made in Lewisham and encourage more people to walk, cycle or use public transport.
“With unrestricted parking on 75% of our roads – the highest of any inner London borough – improving parking management and introducing more sustainable transport measures are both crucial for reducing the number of unnecessary car journeys and tackling traffic, congestion, and pollution.
“Income from parking permits is ring-fenced by legislation to fund transport and highways projects. In Lewisham, we are using the income to subsidise concessionary travel, such as the Freedom Pass, for older and disabled people (though it does not meet the full cost of these services).”
Utter madness, nothing to do with sustainable streets.
South circular= gridlock all day
Lewisham high street = gridlock
Blackheath= gridlock
My street , Chalcroft rd has restrictions , 10am-12midday . This is more than enough. Keeps away comuter parking.
Restrictions on Saturday also its a total sham.
You should be ashamed.
We pay so much to even park outside our own homes. Nothings ever done to improve the roads. Always being dug up. Traffic jams.
Every day a huge stream of traffic , huge lorry’s , work vans pour into south london from the A2
Through my local streets.
There’s the problem, not local people.
I understand some parking restrictions but 6 days all day , is not the way ……
A very angry Hither Green resident…….
For clarity, at the moment there isn’t a suggestion that it would apply on Saturdays. The photo is from another area.
This is a joke we pay enough now for two hours wats it gonna cost for all day an why Saturday as well I think it’s disgusting an strongly disagree with it but it won’t matter cause if the council want to do it they will 😡 no matter wat people say
For clarity, at the moment there isn’t a suggestion that it would apply on Saturdays. The photo is from another area.
Why did you use that photo if it does not represent the real changes.
I have edited the picture. If you read the article you will get the facts as we know them.
The parking restrictions for many roads locally used to be, I seem to remember from 9.00am until 7pm. After proposals to the Council that if the primary purpose of the restrictions was to deter commuters getting access to train stations, the sensible two hour replacement time was introduced.
As a consequence, a large saving of money to pay the parking wardens over a few years should have been made. Why has there not been a similar reduction in costs in parking permits, and where has this money gone?
Did Lewisham Council benefit or was it the parking sub contractors or did they agree a share deal?
If so, I would like to know the ratios.