Poor Council planning leads to parking nightmare
Developments in Eastman Village, the former site of the Kodak factory, have not had appropriate vehicle parking plan which means that local residents see increased parking pressure in nearby streets. Now Harrow Council is consulting on charging residents an annual fee to be able to park outside their home!
A spokesperson for the Harrow LibDems, Joseph Gaunt, said:
“This is another example of the Council not understanding the parking needs of residents in Harrow. Vehicles are an essential part of getting around our town and city. To sign off on a development that does not have appropriate parking facilities and that causes pressure on nearby residential roads is a disgraceful oversight. To add insult to injury, Harrow Council are now seeking charging residents to pay for their mistake!
We constantly hear from residents that road infrastructure in Harrow is not good enough. Harrow’s developments need to be appropriately considered with all mobility factors in mind before development starts.
Councillors and Planners need to consider vehicle use whilst making it as minimally disruptive for residents in order to combat anti-social driving, parking pressures, and to make our borough accessible.
We fear that when the development has been completed - which include 2000 new homes, offices, restaurants, cafes and shops - it will cause untold parking misery for nearby residents and charging residents for Harrow Council’s mistake is beyond the pale”.
The consultation proposes to introduce a Controlled Parking Zone (“CPZ”) in the neighbouring roads to the Eastman Village development. CPZ could cost between £65.50 for petrol or diesel cars to £313.80 for homes with over 3 cars annually. A single electric vehicle is charged at £26.20 per year (source).
Harrow Council’s consultation runs until 24th November and can be found here.
