Background

The Labour administration of Harrow Council approved the Eastman Village regeneration scheme in July 2021 and the London Mayor approved the scheme in August 2021. The site includes the building of 2,000 homes along with restaurants, cafés, shops, offices & business buildings. The scheme did not include sufficient parking provision. This was raised as an objection by residents during the planning process, but the issue was ignored by the Council. 

The scheme is already having a detrimental impact for residents parking in the areas surrounding the development, and following multiple petitions, Harrow council are engaging in a consultation for Controlled Parking Permit Zones (CPZs) to be installed.

The scheme is not yet complete, and the properties are not all occupied, and already parking in the surrounding areas is a major issue for residents. 

Harrow Council were warned by their own residents that this would be an issue, but these concerns were not considered.

We believe, for this reason, parking permit costs for any scheme introduced, should be at no cost to residents. 

Specific location details 

This is an initial assessment of the roads worst affected 

In the current consultation

Albert Road, Atherton Place, Balfour Road, Bolton Road, Brook Drive, Buckingham Road, Cross Road, Cunningham Park, Downing Close, Edward Road, Fairfield Drive, Harley Crescent, Harley Road, Harrow View (in part), Headstone Drive (in part), Headstone Gardens, Hide Road, Hindes Road (in part), Holmwood Close, Longley Road, Moat Drive, Pinner Park Avenue, Pinner Park Gardens, Pinner View (in Part), Salisbury Road, Sidney Road, Victor Road, View Close.

Plus, these roads would also be affected 

Parkside Way, Woodberry Avenue, Hillfield Close, Churchfield Close, Kingsway Crescent, Priory Way, Manor Way, Kingsfield Avenue, Parkfield Crescent.  

 

Petition Topic

This petition is in response to the current consultation regarding the introduction of Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) to many roads surrounding Eastman Village (Kodak site).

Residents in these roads often cannot park outside their own homes, as residents from Eastman Village are now parking there.

The council have introduced these parking problems due to the lack of parking provision at Eastman Village. A carpark would have prevented the problems. The issue was raised by residents at the time when planning was being approved, but the issue was ignored by the council.

If CPZs are installed, we demand they are FREE, at no cost to residents. Roads in the surrounding areas affected by Eastman Village, that already have a CPZ, should also get their permits at no cost.

Currently when Harrow Council Introduce a CPZ the road is laid out with yellow lines and parking bays, reducing the parking spaces by up to 50%. If CPZs are introduced, we do not want parking bays to be marked with white lines and we do not want yellow lines across driveways. This will keep the number of available parking spaces to a maximum. All that is required are signs giving an indication of the Zone and restriction times. This will also reduce the cost of implementation and maintenance.

If the consultation indicates residents want CPZs, this petition demands Harrow Council introduce a FREE parking permit system in the following roads:- 

Those in the current consultation are.

Albert Road, Atherton Place, Balfour Road, Bolton Road, Brook Drive, Buckingham Road, Cross Road, Cunningham Park, Downing Close, Edward Road, Fairfield Drive, Harley Crescent, Harley Road, Harrow View (in part), Headstone Drive (in part), Headstone Gardens, Hide Road, Hindes Road (in part), Holmwood Close, Longley Road, Moat Drive, Pinner Park Avenue, Pinner Park Gardens, Pinner View (in Part), Salisbury Road, Sidney Road, Victor Road, View Close.

Plus, these roads will become affected if CPZs are introduced to the roads above. These residents should also be eligible for free permits in the future.

Parkside Way, Woodberry Avenue, Hillfield Close, Churchfield Close, Kingsway Crescent, Priory Way, Manor Way, Kingsfield Avenue, Parkfield Crescent.  

We do not believe Harrow Council should profit from this poor planning decision. This issue was preventable. 

This petition has been produced by the Independent candidates, Heshma Shah, Mary Turner and Geoff Eldridge. We all live in Headstone ward and stood in the May 2022 election. Email Headstone3@outlook.com