Parking boss hits back over CPZ plan

Tottenham, Wood Green and Edmonton Journal
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PROPOSALS for parking restrictions in Hornsey and Crouch End for Hornsey Station have been defended by Haringey Council's parking boss.
The council was accused last week of trying to impose a "money-making scheme" in the form of a controlled parking zone (CPZ) across swathes of Hornsey and part of Crouch End.
The consultation zone for the CPZ around Hornsey station extends to the edge of Alexandra Park and more than two-thirds of a mile from the station to the edge of Crouch End Broadway - an unnecessarily large area, some residents claimed.
But Councillor Brian Haley, executive member for environment, insisted: "These parking zones will have a positive impact for people that live and shop in the borough.
"They will stop people from out of the area hogging spaces and clogging up important shopping and residential areas."
A council spokesman added that the area being consulted was wider than the proposed CPZs "as there may be a knock-on effect from the parking zone area".
The council is also consulting on CPZs for Fortis Green, Bounds Green and Harringay Station, all in response to requests from residents, it says. They are being asked their views on the scheme and on the detail of the proposals, including restriction timings.
All four consultations will run until August 8.