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April 28, 2025 · 2:59 pm

Permit parking in West Norwood town centre

The proposal

Lambeth council is consulting on a new controlled parking zone (CPZ) in West Norwood town centre. The proposed CPZ lies between Norwood Road, Auckland Hill, Thurlby Road and Knollys Road  (area outlined on the map) and is expected to be implemented by the end of 2025.

This informal stage consultation is asking for views and suggestions from local residents & organisations. It ends on Sunday 25th May.  For details of the proposed CPZ see here

Most parts of Lambeth are already in a CPZ. The West Norwood town centre CPZ is one of the last new parking zones in Lambeth. CPZs reduce commuter parking and remove abandoned & illegal vehicles from the road. Over time a CPZ encourages many people to use their cars less and make our air cleaner. Some London boroughs are already entirely within CPZs -for example Camden, Tower Hamlets. Kensington & Chelsea

Options to consider

A local CPZ needs to get the right balance. That is between reducing parking by commuters, taking up spaces in side streets all day to use the stations or buses for their onward journey, enabling short term parking by shoppers, workers in local organisations, visitors to homes, schools & care homes, and tradespeople carrying out work in homes.

Lambeth’s CPZs have variable operating or enforcement hours usually limited to Mondays to Fridays. These can be a two hour zone 10am to 12noon, as in many other Lambeth CPZs. This  is preferred by many local people over the longer hours of 10am to 4pm or 8.30am to 6.30pm.

Have your say

For residents and organisations inside the proposed West Norwood town centre CPZ please use the online survey. It has two “other boxes” to use for comments.  Alternatively please write to the email address:  CPZconsultation@lambeth.gov.uk saying its about the West Norwood town centre CPZ.

People not online can phone 020 7926 6799 for a paper copy of the survey & documents. You can also look at  paper copies of the documents in the  West Norwood Library SE27 9JU .

Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, the councillor leading on Clean Air, will take all the responses into account before deciding on the next steps.

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April 10, 2025 · 1:24 pm

A new parking zone starting in Streatham

 

A new parking zone is now operating on week days 10am to 4pm. This zone is between  Leigham Court Rd, Valley Road,  Oakdale Rd and Streatham High Road.

 

 

This new zone is called Streatham Wells or SW.

If you have not got a SW Residents Permit there are lots of Pay by Phone spaces. Set up your Pay by Phone account in advance  – it needs your email, a password, car registration  and credit card. Phone 020 7005 0005  or go online.  https://www.paybyphone.co.uk/

  • In Streatham (April 2025)  the CPZ zones are:
  • Streatham Hill West (G )- Mon to Fri 10am to 12noon
  • Streatham Hill East (M )- Mon to Fri 10am to 12noon
  • Streatham Wells (SW) -Mon to Fri 10am to 4pm
  • St Leonards North (I) – Mon to Fri  12noon to 2pm
  • St Leonards Central  (O)  – Mon to Fri  8.30am to 6.30pm
  • Stanthorpe Triangle  (U) – Mon to Fri 12noon to  2pm

When parking in Streatham on weekdays its best to always first check the local signs in the parking bay . Parking on red routes are managed by Transport for London  (TfL)

To see more details of existing Lambeth Parking schemes go to:

https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking/parking-restrictions/where-you-can-park

and for proposed Lambeth CPZs go to

https://haveyoursay.lambeth.gov.uk/en-GB/folders/parking-design

 

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January 17, 2025 · 12:57 pm

West Dulwich controlled parking hours

Lambeth council is consulting on a new controlled parking zone in West Dulwich (area outlined in blue on the map) .  The earlier August 2024 proposals were for controlled parking hours between 10am and 4pm on weekdays.

The new proposals, in response to concerns  from local people, have reduced the parking zone hours to between 12noon and 2pm weekdays. These changes are now out for statutory consultation ending on 9tH February 2025. This consultation is only on the changes to the scheme that went for statutory consultation last autumn.

See details of the new consultation here

To respond to consultation online use the  Appyway portal:

Open this link: https://consultation.appyway.com/Lambeth

  • Scroll down on left of screen under Active Consultations to “West Dulwich CPZ” heading and click
  • Click blue “Accept “ button on bottom of screen
  • At the bottom right of the screen click the a blue button  ”Respond to Consultation’”
  • Fill in your response and contact details
  • Click “Submit feedback” button

If you need a paper version of the consultation please call 020 7926 6799 and quote  West Dulwich CPZ.

For a summary of the overall parking scheme in August 2024 see our previous post here.

 

 

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August 13, 2024 · 11:26 pm

A new CPZ for West Norwood

A new Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) between Norwood Road, Lancaster Avenue, Rosendale Road and Robson Road is now out for statutory consultation. This CPZ will be the West Dulwich CPZ.

The proposed hours for controlled parking are 10am – 4pm Monday to Friday. The existing 30 min or 1 hour free parking bays in West Norwood town centre will be unchanged. Free bays (2 hours)  will be found near Chatsworth Baptist Church . There will be free parking bays and a loading bay  near the shops on Rosendale Road for 1 hour Mon-Sat 7am- 7pm.

See full details of the new West Dulwich CPZ.

Residents who buy a permit can park their vehicle in any resident bay in the same zone free of extra charges.   For details of residents vehicle permits here.

Most of the parking  bays will be shared between residents with permits and drivers paying-by-phone. The phone app used by Lambeth council to collect charges for pay-by-phone parking is Paybyphone.   Parking charges depend on your vehicle. See here for more details.

The statutory consultation deadline is Friday 20th September. To have your say please go online to take part in the consultation. Click the “accept” button and use the” submit feedback” button to make your comments. Or write to Parking and Enforcement Group (Resident Services), Lambeth council, PO Box 80771, SW2 9QQ quoting reference West Dulwich CPZ .

Cllr Rezina Chowdhury, the councillor leading on Clean Air, will take the final decision on the CPZ after the responses to the statutory consultation are considered.

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July 15, 2023 · 9:39 am

Lakeview Road closure 20/7 to 31/7

Lakeview Rd – Greenhurst Rd end

Lakeview Road will be closed for roadworks during weekdays 8am to 6pm from Thursday 20th July to Monday 31st July . The road will re-open for the evenings and at weekends.

Vehicles left obstructing the road works will be moved and parked nearby. Drivers need to find alternative routes and parking spaces during the times of the road works. Access to and from the streets off Lakeview Road can be arranged in advance by speaking to the site supervisor.

Lakeview Rd – Knights Hill end

Truslove Road will be closed between Tuesday 1st August and Monday 7th August on weekdays 8am to 6pm.

Please send any questions to the Highways team by email: HIPresurfacing@lambeth.gov.uk or by phone 020 7926 9000 #4 and #3

The resurfacing of Lakeview Road and Truslove Road is part of Lambeth council’s Highways Improvement Programme.

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June 21, 2023 · 2:35 pm

New parking plans for Leigham Court  Road area

Two new controlled parking areas (CPZ) are proposed for the Streatham High Road end of Leigham Court Road. The deadline for comments is midday Monday 26/6/23

Firstly there is a plan to extend the existing Streatham Hill CPZ  up to Leigham Vale ( yellow area on the map).  To see details and comment go to:   https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/consultations/streatham-wells-area-proposed-cpz-stage-1-consultation

Secondly  a new CPZ is proposed for Streatham Wells  between Leigham Ct Rd , Valley Rd , Crown Lane and Streatham High Rd ( pink area on the map). The controlled parking times are likely to be Monday to Friday 10am to 4pm.

Most of the bays will be shared with residents who buy a permit and visitors. Visitors can either buy a full day permit or pay by the hour using their smart phone. To see details and comment go to: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/consultations/streatham-wells-area-proposed-cpz-stage-1-consultation  Or telephone  020 7926 6799 for a paper survey &  mention Streatham Wells CPZ.

The proposed Streatham Wells Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) covers much of the same area as the CPZ. The results of the LTN consultation are published online in 118 page report (linked at bottom of this webpage).

The LTN proposal has been updated following the public consultation. See “Summary of recommendations” on page 37 of the above report.

See also our previous post 23/11/22

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April 13, 2023 · 6:20 pm

West Dulwich streets consultation

Proposals for a Controlled parking zone ( CPZ) and some no-through roads in the area between Norwood Rd & Rosendale Road and South Circular & Robson Road are out for an informal public consultation.

On Saturday 22nd April 10am to 4pm engineers will be at the West Norwood Library SE27 9JU to discuss the plans,  hear your views and answer questions. The plans can also be seen on request at West Norwood Library.

To see full details of the plans & comment go online: https://westdulwich.commonplace.is/

The free 1 hour parking bays off West Norwood shopping street remain. Pay by phone parking is proposed throughout the area. Passing places on Robson Road are proposed to make the 322 bus route easier. The days of the week and the hours of parking enforcement are still at discussion stage.

There are eight road closures planned including: Chatsworth Way by the church; Chestnut Road by Barston Road junction and Carston Road by the south circular. A parklet by Eastmearn Road junction with Rosendale Road is one of the other street improvements in the plans.

The deadline for comments is Sunday 7th May

See our earlier posts:

27/12/22

31/1/22

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January 8, 2023 · 4:30 pm

Norwood Road night-time closures

West Norwood’s main shopping street will be closed to traffic at night-time 9pm to 6am from Monday 9th January to Saturday 21st January. Norwood Road between Chestnut Road and Avenue Park Road is being resurfaced over 10 working days. Everyone is requested not to park in Norwood Road during the works.

There are no works or road closures on Saturday or Sunday nights.

Buses & through traffic using Norwood Road will be diverted, mainly along Leigham Court Rd and the South Circular road.  Best places to catch a night-time bus will be near West Norwood Bus Garage or Tulse Hill one way system. Other local vehicles can use some of the side streets.  See details of diversions here [Word file] or here [pdf]

If you have any queries about (for example about noise, parking, access or delivery) about the night-time road closures please email  HIPresurfacing@lambeth.gov.uk or contact Ringway Jacobs, the contractor, on 0845 646 0059.

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December 27, 2022 · 12:33 pm

Controlled parking zone for West Norwood town centre

The council is planning a controlled parking zone (CPZ)  for West Norwood’s town centre. An informal public consultation is due to start in July 2023 on the new West Norwood Central CPZ.

Implementation in December 2024. The attached map suggests how a CPZ might look for West Norwood town centre ( coloured green). The one hour 30 minutes free parking bays should be retained.

Other parts of Norwood are due for a CPZ a year later.

For more details of the new CPZ programme for the south of Lambeth see:  https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=8323

Two thirds of the borough of Lambeth is now a CPZ – where residents pay for a permit to park in the CPZ where they live. There is usually an hourly charge, typically £3.94 an hour, depending on the CPZ, for parking in marked non-resident parking bays. Diesels pay more. Details of Lambeth’s parking schemes are here: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking

The aim of CPZs is to reduce parking stress for local residents and businesses.

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December 19, 2022 · 1:26 pm

ALDI planning application

aldi knights hil viewAldi have submitted a planning application to open a shop and car park on the corner of  Knights Hill and  Chapel Road SE27.

See the details and comment online quoting planning ref  “22/04095” at Lambeth Planning Portal

It is not likely to be approved as the site is in  Lambeth’s Key Industrial Business Area (KIBA) which only permits industrial work spaces (not retail uses) . It would also be a large retail unit outside the West Norwood shopping centre – its nearer to its competitor Lidl at Crown Point than Norwood Road’s shopping street.

See our previous post

19/7/22

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