Haringey Council has agreed to relax parking controls in one of its own car parks near the Archway Road, to take the pressure off local streets besieged by council-backed road works. The move follows demands from local residents and Highgate councillor Neil Williams (Lib Dem) to ease the parking misery being caused by multiple roadworks of the Council’s own making.

Major gas repair works in Langdon Park Road and ‘The Miltons’ are clashing with Haringey Council’s own works on the Archway Bridge refurbishment – something that could have been avoided, says Neil Williams. The gas works are due to carry on until mid-May, so the Lib Dem councillor has asked Haringey Council to relax the controls on the Tudor Close car park to ease the parking pressure on local streets.

The Council has now told Cllr Williams that it is going to issue a number of additional, short term permits to residents on Langdon Park Road and the lower part of Hornsey Lane Gardens (1-9 odds and 2-26 evens). Letters will be issued this week to the residents and the permits will be issued on a first-come-first-serve basis.

Highgate councillor and Lib Dem Leader Neil Williams comments:

“After several weeks, I am pleased we have the start of some common sense on this issue. The estate car park is often empty, and this should ease the situation which is set to go on for another six weeks. I will be watching closely to see if this action is sufficient, and will be pressing the Council to issue more passes for residents if needed.”