Parking zone angers park residents

Hounslow Guardian
06th May 06

Residents objecting to the new parking scheme






A dispute over parking in one of the borough's most expensive roads continues as local residents object to being included in Hounslow Council's scheme.
Householders in Jersey Road, Osterley, which runs parallel to Osterley Park, will now have a yellow line on the park-side of the street and resident-only bays on the residents' side from 9.30am to 5.30pm Monday to Friday thanks to a decision by the Isleworth and Brentford Area Planning Committee.
There will also be triple-use bays near the park gates, which can be paid for or used by those with resident or business parking permits.
The two-week consultation with residents resulted in 16 votes to be included in the council's Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) for the area and 11 against.
But a petition across the 44 homes showed only nine to be in favour of the scheme and 27 opposed. Residents now say the council has disregarded their views.
James Carr, who lives on Jersey Road, said: "There will be nowhere to actually park for free.
"Any member of the general public who comes to Osterley Park will have to be a National Trust member or pay £3.50 at the onsite car park.
"This is a loss of a local amenity, especially during the spring and summer months when the park is used a lot."
Chairman of the committee Coun Barbara Reid said the petition was organised after residents became concerned the council was planning to introduce meters outside houses.
The committee has confirmed there will be no meters apart from the triple-use bays, which Coun Reid described as a "sensible addition" on the Osterley side of the road.
But residents say the scheme's approval was a foregone conclusion as the road was being marked out before the official decision was made.