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BCWYWF #1: Net loss of parking space from dropped kerbs

National studies by environmental organisations have demonstrated that the instinctive householder response to curtailment of on-street parking if there is a front garden is to remove the landscaping and replace it with hard standing on which a car, or cars, may be parked without the necessity for annual permits. Anyone may do this and apply for a dropped kerb outside their property by e-mailing or telephoning the council. For the rest of us, this has significant consequences.


The Southwark.gov.uk website says 'You must not park in front of a dropped kerb on the road or where the road has been raised to the same level as the pavement, regardless if yellow lines are present or in force' and also that 'We may introduce waiting restrictions (yellow lines) in front of dropped kerbs if street parking is controlled for other reasons (e.g. the street is within a parking zone, yellow lines are needed to allow sufficient space for vehicles to pass, or road safety)'. These will be two metres in length in either direction.


So, we lose not only

- the front garden width

but also,

- the length of two more car parking spaces.

The consequence of this alone is significant loss of parking options for all other visitors and residents in front of and beyond the necessary entrance, even during times when the front garden parking space is empty.


Peckham West CPZ area consultation closes on 7th February

East Dulwich CPZ area consultation closes on 28th February

Either way, Vote and Say!


To Be Continued......

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