At long last Camden are almost ready to begin the full house-to house consultation on parking in our area –the full CAP Zone of Fortune Green and West Hampstead. But it is only the beginning of a quite lengthy process.
Camden’s officers have just held a preliminary meeting for local organisations and residents’ associations, including local Councillors. This meeting was to explain the process and timetable and discuss the questions which should be asked in the questionnaire. These will be straightforward and, for example, include (for all three CA-P subzones)what should the start and end times be on weekdays, should there be Saturday/Sunday controls and, if so, what start and end time?
Each household will have a questionnaire posted out and you should receive it on Monday 18th November. It will also be available online should you prefer, but you can’t do both!
Usually 3/4 weeks are allowed for completion and then the questionnaires will be collated and the responses assessed, and officers will make recommendations. These recommendations will be presented in a published report to the Cabinet Member responsible (Cllr Phil Jones) probably for a “Single Member Decision”. The report will make recommendations for changes in hours or subzones or for no change depending on the responses received. This is likely to be in late January and any changes agreed would then be the subject of statutory Traffic Management Order consultations which makes for another delay. Then they have to make new signs!
So, all in all, there will be no actual changes until late Spring at the earliest – but it’s not possible to alter the timetable and remember the only thing which will influence the Council is the response YOU make to the official consultation next month.
So look out for it coming through your letterbox, and be sure to respond and make your views known to Camden! Whether you own a car or not, your views are important as changes to parking affect us all – visitors as well as drivers.
If you have any queries, don’t hesitate to contact us or go direct to Camden – the officer responsible is Charlie Parish - email: Charlie.parish@camden.gov.uk or call 020 7974 4639.
As part of this consultation, can I make specific complaints about Capital City motorcycles using both car club parking bay and the single yellow line outside their 'garage' as a showroom for 20 motorcycles right on Achilles Road? It's bad enough this shop is in the area but now this! If this consultation is not the right forum then what is?
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