Parking suspensions
We suspend parking places so that necessary work can be carried
out by the public utilities (gas, water and electricity companies).
Also, so that private companies and individuals may carry out the
following works and services:
- large deliveries
- crane operations (please phone and agree the details with the
Council Traffic Order Engineer on 020 7341 5256 before booking the
suspension)
- access to sites
- police security
- removals
- tree surgery (for private garden squares, please contact the
Senior Customer Services Officer by fax on 020 7361 4239 or by
letter or email)
- special events
- road works
- storing plant and materials
- filming (please phone the council's Film Office
before booking the suspension)
- temporary structures
- cleaning work
- mobile workshops
We do not grant suspensions for cars, people
carriers, four-wheel-drive vehicles or minibuses.
If the suspension is within a controlled parking zone where
resident parking bay controls apply from 8.30am to 1.30pm on
Saturdays, the suspension will start at 8.30am and finish at 1.30pm
on Saturdays.
If the suspension is within a controlled parking zone, where
resident parking bay controls apply from 1pm to 5pm on Sundays, the
suspension will start at 1pm and finish at 5pm on Sundays.
Builders' vans using the suspended bay to carry equipment being
used at the site, or to deliver materials, will where possible, be
positioned on the nearest pay-and-display bay. This is to reduce
the amount of inconvenience caused to resident permit holders. You
must give the vehicle registration on the application form before
we can process it, or you may receive a Penalty Charge Notice.
Vehicles moving domestic or office furniture can do so without
applying for a parking suspension, if a parking space is available.
This does not mean that you can block the area off. You can also
stop your vehicle on single yellow lines as long as it is not
causing an obstruction. The unloading and loading must be taking
place continually, or the vehicle will be liable for a Penalty
Charge Notice as it will be parked illegally.
The types of parking places that can be suspended are:
- resident parking bays
- pay-and-display bays
- certain motorcycle bays
- disabled persons' bays, diplomatic and doctors' bays, but only
if it's absolutely necessary.