Consultations and changes to RPZs

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On this page you will find information about consultations and proposed changes to Residential Parking Zones (RPZs) in the borough.

Wakefield Street Area Parking Consultation

In response to requests from residents to local councillors, the council is carrying out a public consultation into the need to introduce a Residential Parking Zone (RPZ) in the area of the borough centred on Wakefield Street.

The Wakefield Street area is experiencing a significant amount of parking demand, especially following the extension of parking controls in the Market Street RPZ in 2010. The council is aware that these changes have further increased the parking pressures in the local area.

This is your opportunity to let us know how you want the council to manage the parking demand in your area. We want to know if you think an RPZ should be introduced to help protect resident and local business parking provision.

Tell us what you think

See the proposed Wakefield RPZ marked on a map (pdf)

Tell us what you think by completing our online form for the Wakefield Street area parking consultation.

If there is sufficient support from this consultation to introduce parking controls then a design will be prepared for further consultation during June/July 2012. If there is insufficient support the design process will not proceed any further. If you have any queries please contact us by email at wakefield.parkingconsultation@newham.gov.uk or telephone on 020 3373 4325.

Please note, in order to control parking demand during the Olympic and Paralympic Games, the hours that your RPZ operates are likely to change to 8am to 9pm during Games Time only. This is likely to be a borough-wide parking control and will not be affected by the outcome of this consultation.

Recent parking consultation in Canning Town North

Not enough support was shown by residents and businesses in the Canning Town area to implement a Residential Parking Zone (RPZ).

The Council has, however, introduced sections of double yellow lines primarily at junctions (in line with national guidelines) to improve access and road safety.

There will be some amendments to the existing parking restrictions and some new parking restrictions introduced into the commercial area (to the west of the DLR tracks centred on Cody Road), to allow some parking and improve access and road safety.

The new restrictions have been introduced on an experimental basis.

Review of parking in five Stratford RPZs

The recent review of parking in the Stratford area (five existing Stratford RPZS) showed that residents and businesses supported making changes to the days of parking control in two of the Stratford zones.

Stratford North East (SNE) and Stratford North West (SNW) RPZs

The days of parking control are to be amended in SNE (link to plan) and SNW (link to plan). In both of these zones parking controls will stop operating on Saturday and Sunday, but will come into force Monday to Friday. The hours of parking control will remain the same - 8am to 6.30pm.
In addition to the change in operational days, some new 30 minute maximum stay parking bays (as shared use bays) will be introduced around all local schools, some community facilities and some local shops.
The restrictions at the existing dedicated short stay parking places, which currently operate Monday to Sunday, 6am to 10pm, will be amended so that they operate Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6.30pm.

These changes are programmed to take place on-street during mid-May 2012.

Stratford Central (S), Stratford South East (SSE) and Stratford South West (SSW) RPZs

There was not adequate support in any of these RPZs to amend the days or hours of parking control.
A number of groups of roads were consulted on their views about becoming part of Stratford Central RPZ rather than SSE or SSW RPZs. Of the groups of roads consulted, one area of the existing SSW elected to transfer to Stratford Central.
The roads that are proposed to be transferred are Biggerstaff Road, Gibbins Road, Rowse Close and Warton Road (link to plan).

It is proposed that these changes are put into place experimentally by mid-June 2012.

Requests for local amendments (changes to parking bays etc)

The review asked whether residents and businesses would like amendments to be made to parking places in their roads. A large number of requests were received during the review and these are being currently being assessed. It is expected that all requests will be considered during the summer and any changes approved will be put into place in the autumn after the 2012 Games.

Possible extension of Stratford North East (Area F) and Stratford North West (Area E) RPZs

Extension of Stratford North East (SNE) RPZ

Responses to the second stage consultation recently undertaken in Area F (centred on Knox Road) showed that a number of the roads supported inclusion within the adjacent SNE zone.

All the roads to the west of Margery Park Road (but not including Margery Park Road) supported the implementation of parking controls. Local councillors have supported their responses and the council has approved the extension of SNE zone.

See a map showing the planned extension of the Stratford North East RPZ

The extension (in line with the rest of SNE zone) will operate Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm. The RPZ is expected to be extended experimentally by the end of May 2012.

Extension of Stratford North West (SNW) RPZ

Following a second stage consultation recently undertaken in Area E (centred on Heyworth Road) indicated that all roads consulted supported inclusion within the adjacent SNW zone.

All the roads to the north of Buckingham Road (including Buckingham Road) supported the implementation of parking controls. Local councillors have supported their responses and the council has approved the extension of SNW.

See a map showing the planned extension of the Stratford North West RPZ (pdf)

The extension (in line with the rest of SNW zone) will operate Monday to Friday, 8am to 6.30pm. The RPZ will be extended experimentally by the end of May 2012.

Extension of Green Street North RPZ

The responses of the second stage consultation recently undertaken in the roads to the west of Green Street (previously known as Area C) showed that there was support to introduce parking controls.

Local councillors agreed that the entire consultation area be implemented as an extension to the existing Green Street East (GSE) RPZ. The new zone will however, become known as the Green Street North (GSN) RPZ.

See a map showing the Green Street North RPZ extension plans (pdf)

GSN (existing and extension) will operate Monday to Saturday, 8am to 6.30pm. The RPZ will be implemented as an experiment on 1 June 2012. The signs in the existing GSE zone will also be amended to show the GSN logo by 1 June 2012.

All residents and businesses within the extension area (west of Green Street) will have received permit application packs. Valid permits must be displayed from 1 June 2012.

Those residents (and businesses) with an existing GSE permit should not change their permit. GSE permits will be valid in the new GSN RPZ until their stated expiry date.