Highgate’s Liberal Democrat councillors have welcomed long awaited moves to consult local residents on an extension of parking controls in the area – but have asked Haringey Council to ensure that residents’ views are heeded on the details of the scheme.

Haringey Council is about to consult on the extension of the Highgate station controlled parking zone (CPZ) into the Kenwood area. Liberal Democrats say that residents in streets such as Denewood Road and Stormont Road have endured parking misery since the introduction of controls in the adjacent parks of Highgate, and say that action is long overdue.

Liberal Democrat councillor Neil Williams says that following recent parking problems in Crouch End, the consultation needs to make absolutely clear the impact of displacement parking on the streets concerned, if the CPZ gets the go-ahead. However, areas should not be included if that is still their wish.

The Liberal Democrats also want the private roads, View Road, and part of Denewood Road, to be kept fully informed on how the plans are unfolding.

Highgate Liberal Democrat councillor Neil Williams comments:

“Putting these plans before local residents is long overdue. Highgate residents in Stormont Road and Denewood Road in particular, have been experiencing parking misery in the past year. It’s important that as many people as possible respond to the consultation, so Haringey Council can get the exact details right for local residents.”

Lynne Featherstone MP, adds:

“We do not want a repeat of the parking chaos we have seen in Crouch End. We need a consultation that listens to local residents views.”

The streets to be consulted are:
Bishopswood Road
Denewood Road (between Broadlands Road and Stormont Road)
Gaskell Road
Hampstead Lane (between the eastern arm of Bishopswood Road and Compton Avenue)
Kenwood Road
Sheldon Avenue
Storey Road
Stormont Road
Yeatman Road