Thessaly Road/Stewart's Road SW8 area parking consultation - Battersea CPZ B8

We asked residents and businesses for their views on the possibility of introducing parking controls on the highway to tackle local parking and traffic problems. 

Background

The Council has listened to local concerns about the parking conditions on the highway roads where it is heavily parked on both sides of the road, causing local congestion, traffic flow problems and making it difficult to find a vacant parking place.

Parking demand in this area has increased significantly partly because of the construction activity associated with the regeneration of Nine Elms. This is predicted to further increase with the arrival in 2021 of the new Northern Line Extension stations at Battersea Power Station to the north and Nine Elms Station to the east.

Whilst many residents have off-street parking within the estate parking areas, there are some local residents who may not have an alternative to parking on the street. Even those with off-street parking would be expected to be affected by the traffic and parking conditions on the highway.

The aim of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) is to prioritise parking for residents and businesses by deterring commuter and other long-stay parking by non-residents and to have a positive effect on local parking and traffic conditions.

The CPZ proposal is part of a package of improvement works for Thessaly Road, including Yinka Ilori’s bridge art project and suggested improvements to the highway which we will be consulting on later this year.

Consultation 

The consultation closed on Tuesday 7 May 2019.

Surveys

As part of our investigations into the possibility of introducing a CPZ into your area, we carried out surveys to establish reasonable estimates of the numbers of vehicles parked belonging to local residents/businesses and non-residents. These surveys did not apply to any parking spaces on housing estate land.

Results

A summary of the results is below:

  • Of the 1,970 consultation documents delivered to households and businesses, 153 documents were returned, representing a response rate of 8%.
  • 114 (74%) said they were unhappy about the parking conditions on the highway roads (Q2).
  • 110 (72%) indicated their support for a CPZ (Q3).
  • The most popular days were Monday to Saturday with 90 responses (59%) and preferred times were 8.30am to 6.30pm with 94 responses (61%).

Taking all relevant factors into consideration, including the outcome of the consultation, the Council’s Executive and the Strategic Planning and Transportation Overview and Scrutiny Committee (SPTOSC), agreed to introduce a CPZ on the highway roads, as shown in yellow within the blue lines on the boundary plan. 

View the full report and results.

Implementation

The new parking controls will come into operation on Monday 28 September 2020. The new CPZ is called B8, a sub-zone of the Battersea CPZ, and will operate between 8.30am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday. 

  • Parking bays will be marked where it is appropriate to park and yellow lines where it is not.
  • Installation of posts, lining and pay and display machines will commence in late August 2020.
  • Between 8.30am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday only vehicles displaying a valid B8 CPZ permit (resident, business or visitor), or pay and display ticket (or paperless equivalent) will be entitled to park in bays to be marked on the highway roads with effect from Monday 28 September 2020.
  • Any existing parking controls operating in housing estate bays (part of a Parking Regulation Scheme) will remain unchanged meaning that only vehicles displaying a valid housing permit are permitted to park in those bays.
  • Warning Notices will be issued, instead of Penalty Charge Notices, to any vehicles not displaying a valid permit (or paperless equivalent) during the first week of operation of the new controls.

Scheme design

View the final scheme design here:

How to apply for a permit

Applications for resident or business parking permits and paperless visitor permits should be made online. Find out how to register and apply.

You will need to scan and upload your proof of residence/business address and vehicle ownership before your permit can be issued. Please enter Monday 5 October 2020 as the permit start date so that you are not charged for the first week of operation. Failure to enter the correct start date could result in your permit being issued with an earlier start date.

Find out how to apply for a resident permit, including information about which documents are acceptable.

Please note that each household may purchase a maximum of 100 resident visitor parking permits per year. Residents aged 70 and over and disabled residents may apply for 200 visitors’ permits per year. These should be applied for via the same online account

Contact

To find out more, please email parkingpolicy@wandsworth.gov.uk.

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Updated: 16/09/2022