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| NEWS | BY JANE WRIGHT |
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A spokesman for Camden Council said it will begin preparations next month for a new controlled parking zone to be introduced in Highgate ward in November, despite doubts that neighbouring Haringey Council will follow suit in its half of the village. He added that support from Camden residents for the CPZ, which will allow permit or paid parking only between 10am and noon from Monday to Friday, had been “overwhelming” in a public consultation last year. But Ray Dodds, lead councillor for environment in Haringey, said, in his council’s public consultation, which finished last month, “an overall majority of 70 per cent were against a CPZ”. He said: “I’m not minded to go against what local people want”, but added it was “possible” Haringey could introduce restrictions to match Camden’s in some and not others of its Highgate streets. He pointed out that residents in certain streets such as Cromwell Road and Cromwell Avenue had campaigned for a CPZ, while those around Highgate Tube station, which suffers all-day parking by commuters, were “surprisingly” not in favour. Town Hall officials were “therefore carrying out a careful street by street analysis of the consultation results” before producing a report to be considered by the environment committee on September 17. They were also talking to Camden Council and residents’ groups such as the Highgate Society. David Shelbourne, who chairs the traffic and transport committee of the Highgate Society, said: “We don’t want to see Highgate Village split and we want our residents to say what should be done.” Cllr Dodds added that special measures were also “possible” in Highgate High Street, which marks the boundary between the two boroughs, and could otherwise see parking restrictions on the Camden side only from November. Cllr Dodds said: “It could happen that there would be areas where it didn’t make much sense not to put restrictions in.” Mr Shelbourne added: “I suspect we’ll see a lot more yellow lines and parking enforcement in Highgate High Street.” But Cllr Dodds warned that a partial CPZ in the Haringey half of Highgate “might make a second consultation necessary”, which would prolong any temporary parking split, clogging streets east of the High Street and discouraging shoppers. Krystina Marioudi, who owns Nawar clothes and gift shops on both sides of Highgate High Street, said: “This is a nightmare and all the traders are very worried. “Why can’t Camden just leave us alone?” |
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