Abbey Wood Outer AW1 Experimental Controlled Parking Zone
Following responses from a consultation in July 2024, the decision was made to trial on-street parking controls for six months and receive feedback during this time. This is an Experimental Traffic Management Order (ETMO), operating Monday to Friday, 10am to 4pm.
Please see map attached to review the area impacted.
Implementing an Experimental Traffic Management Order will enable the amended parking restrictions to be monitored, and impacts assessed. At the end of the period, the scheme can either be subject to changes or completely withdrawn.
Feedback is open when the trial begins 8 September 2025 until 7 March 2026.
Phases
Consultation results
A total of 1,453 survey documents were sent out to residents in the area. There were 271 responses.
There were 162 responses that indicated they did not have parking issues. There were 109 that indicated they did have parking issues.
Further analysis of the data showed parking to be an issue in an area of concentration. There are 943 properties in this area, and there were 144 responses. 57 indicated that they did not have parking issues, while 87 said they did.
The following are the themes of concerns raised for those who have difficulty parking:
- Difficulty in parking in the mornings
- Difficulty due to the park and pubs
- Difficult to park in due to commuters and blocking driveways (8am[1]6pm weekdays)
- Problem with commuters
- Difficult to park in Harvel Crescent due to commuters and blocking driveways
- Commuters taking parking places if going out to shops or appointments
- Parking issues from 6.30am
- Lots of parking issues in Elstree Gardens/Abbey Road/Coptefiled Road/Abbotswood Close/Raglan Road/Sampson Road/Carill Way/Mangold Way/Heron Hill/Treetops/ Woodland Way/ Plympton Close/ Laymarsh Close all citing commuters
- Multiple car ownership in Nelson Road
More detail, including themes from those without parking issues, is included in the Decision report.