Westfield parking consultation launched
by Hammersmith and Fulham Press Office
27/01/2009
Residents are being asked what they think about parking in the streets of Shepherds Bush, following the opening of the Westfield shopping centre.
Westfield London, the largest inner-city shopping centre in Europe opened its doors at the end of October, and while it has brought major benefits to the area, many people have voiced concerns over increasing parking pressure on some local streets.
Hammersmith & Fulham Council acted swiftly to prioritise parking for residents and introduce new emergency interim parking controls in the worst affected zones, known as zones G and CC.
Now that traffic patterns around Westfield have been established, the council needs to find out what longer term controls are needed in zones B, C, CC, G, J, K, O and parts of N as well as review the effectiveness of the interim emergency measures.
The first step is to build up a picture from residents’ responses to the consultation to find out exactly how hard it is to park in the streets around Westfield at different times and days of the week. Letters have been sent to more than 23,000 properties north of King Street, Hammersmith Broadway and Hammersmith Rd.
Councillor Nick Botterill, deputy leader and cabinet member for environment, said: "To date many residents have contacted us already but we are still very keen to hear from residents who live close to Westfield so that we can devise and implement lasting solutions to the problems.
“It is incredibly important that people respond to the consultation so that we can thoroughly analyse the impact Westfield is having on parking across the whole area. "
Changes in zones G and CC have seen the current Saturday controls brought in on Sundays and bank holidays, except Christmas Day and Easter Sunday. This means that spaces are now better protected between 9am-8pm.
In Zone G between 6.30-8.00pm from Monday-Friday and from 2-4pm and 6:30-8pm on Saturday and now Sunday, only permit holders may park and residents' visitors can buy a pay & display ticket and show a residents' visitor permit.
The consultation questionnaire can also be completed online (opens new window).
