![]() ![]() Abdiweli Hassan, 53, lives in the B9 parking zone. When the Local Democracy Reporting Service visited the neighbourhood, locals expressed mixed views about the changes. The pedestrianisation is another contentious issue as traders say shoppers visiting local businesses are being put off and they are losing money. It follows the permanent pedestrianisation of part of Battersea High Street, with only some vehicles exempt from the restrictions - including those registered to residents and businesses, and for loading purposes. The zone also operates from 8am to 6pm, Mondays to Fridays, for visitor bays. The petition has been signed by 13 people so far and says the zone is "causing more problems than the cars left for free by commuters". It claims they are "constantly facing parking fines" and must find another place to park for an hour on weekdays. Gwynne Road is included in the new Battersea B9 CPZ introduced by Wandsworth Council (Image: Charlotte Lillywhite)Ī petition from residents living in post-2003 buildings on Gwynne Road, in the zone, calls on the council to overturn the decision. ![]() READ MORE: The South London high street on city's most congested route where it's 'quicker walking' and traffic 'is about to get worse' But people living in developments approved after 2003, with 10 or more homes, can't get permits due to the planning process. Anyone caught without a permit faces an £80 fine. Only residents in the new Battersea B9 Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) with permits can park on their roads from 10am to 11am on Mondays to Fridays under the scheme introduced by Wandsworth Council, which has not been made permanent yet. This means them having to find a way to move their cars between 10 and 11am Monday to Friday, or not park near their homes at all. Parking wardens prowl certain streets around North West Battersea knowing they're almost guaranteed to find someone to ticket because of the confusion caused by a scheme that bans non-permit holders from parking for just an hour on weekdays.īut the knock-on effect of the idea to stop commuters headed to Clapham Junction station or Battersea Power Station's Tube stop from abandoning their cars for free, has been that residents in developments approved after 2003 are unable to get a permit. There are calls for an "experimental" parking scheme in a South London neighbourhood to be rethought as it's caused an unintended headache for residents who live in modern buildings. ![]()
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