South Mead / Corner Mead NW9 – proposed parking spaces in Colindale CPZ (CL2) consultation

We asked

We asked for your views on proposals to include 26 parking spaces created by converting the former garages in South Mead/Corner Mead into the Colindale CPZ (Zone CL2).

The proposals were part of an agreed Barnet Homes and The Barnet Group planning permission relating to Little Strand to convert some of their land into parking areas to provide the area residents with more parking options.

The Barnet Group gave consent to Barnet’s Highways service to formalise the parking spaces by including them in Colindale CPZ (Zone CL2) to enable enforcement.

The experimental scheme became operational on 22 July 2024, with the first 6 months of the scheme's operation constituting the statutory consultation period

In addition, we installed double yellow lines at the entrances to the parking area and other locations on the site to maintain access and provide sightlines.

You said

We wrote to 20 properties inviting them to take part in the statutory consultation and received 4 responses. Issues and objections raised included:

Insufficient parking provision on the estate
that parking controls should operate at weekends to prevent non-residents from parking on the estate outside the controlled parking hours
that parking should be protected or guaranteed for residents
increased traffic at school peak times
that the area is well served by public transport with a suggestion

It was also suggested that we should improve public transport and a request for the introduction of measures that could reduce the need for car use.

We did

Having reviewed all feedback and monitored traffic and parking availability during the consultation period, we have decided to make the experimental extension to the Colindale CPZ Zone (CL2) permanent.

The increase in parking availability during the trial period met the parking requirements of the area’s residents and their visitors, and therefore the experimental extension has helped in resolving issues that were present prior to changes.

We will write to residents informing them of our decision to make the scheme permanent. Restrictions imposed during the experimental period will remain in place until the CPZ is made permanent.