Community Parking Zone consultation process

The following provides information on how a CPZ consultation takes place.

1. Requests from residents and businesses

The Council receives a large number of requests from residents and businesses to introduce parking controls in their areas. All these requests are assessed and prioritsed yearly on the basis of merit, and resources are targeted for inclusion on our work programme where most needed.

2. Consultation

Richmond undertakes a two-stage consultation process, to decide whether or not to implement a new Community Parking Zone (CPZ).

First Stage Consultation

The initial consultation aims to establish whether or not there is support for controlled parking within a certain area. Based on the results of this consultation, the Cabinet Member for Traffic, Transport and Parking will then decide whether further consultation should be undertaken within a revised boundary area.

Second Stage Consultation

A second consultation is then undertaken with properties situated in the revised boundary. Results and comments are analysed and reported to Ward Councillors, the Transport Consultative Group (TCG) and the Cabinet Member for Traffic, Transport and Parking. The Cabinet Member will then approve or decide against the formal advertisement of proposals to implement parking controls.

You can download the First and Second Stage Consultation Process diagrams here(pdf, 15KB)

3. Formal advertisement of proposals

The traffic orders detailing the proposals are formally advertised in the Richmond and Twickenham Times and are displayed at public libraries, on our website and at the Civic Centre. Street posters are erected to ensure that the public are made aware.  Members of the public are again invited to write in within 21 days to make representations to these proposals and all representations are reported to the Cabinet Member. A final decision is made to implement the community parking zone.

4. Implementation

If the Council decides to implement a CPZ, all affected residents and businesses are informed, application forms for parking permits are sent out to residents and businesses, and an implementation date is set.

5. Reviews

The Council aims to review all new CPZs within 1 year of implementation to assess the effectiveness of the zone and to establish if changes are deemed necessary. Uncontrolled areas adjacent to a new CPZ may also be consulted at this time.

More information

For more information visit our Community Parking Zone consultations page here.