Flash12

That's very sly. Having looked at previous posts on other CPZ consultations in ED, it sounds like local businesses were instrumental in making residents aware of the plans and also blocking previous attempts to implement restrictions. Anyone know if local business groups are aware of this proposal? Looked at the One Dulwich site - can't see anything on there about the plans.

How nice of the council to fill their coffers under the guise of suggesting that a CPZ will make life better for local residents. Yes it's a pain, and no we don't always get a parking spot where we want one, but we shouldn't have to pay to park on our local roads. Of the 16 consultation requests received by the council, it's unclear if those are all requests from individual people or eight from one person at one end of the map and eight from one person at the other, so difficult to know how many people have actually requested the consultation goes ahead. Introducing a CPZ won't reduce the number of parking spaces required in SE22, so where do those cars go that don't have a permit? What about those pesky 'commuters', many of whom are working in our local schools and heading up our local businesses, or the people who park up to drop by and spend their cash in SE22? Or the trades people lined up to fix your plumbing? They may not switch to foot/bike/PT; maybe they don't want to, maybe they can't. Introducing a CPZ in Melbourne Grove South would only pave the way for the drip-feed roll-out of other CPZ consultations that would spring up as a result of this one being implemented and could potentially go on to cover the majority of East Dulwich. Thankfully none of us would have to worry about pranging our cars though - their inclusion of 'collision data' from 2016-2024 was quite a touch; apparently five incidents in eight years across nine streets may have been reduced if there'd been a parking permit scheme in place...or you know, made no difference whatsoever.