CA-C Controlled Parking Zone and Safe and Healthy Streets Consultation

Overview

We want to hear your views on the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) hours of operation for single yellow lines and paid for parking in CA-C, Holborn and Covent Garden Controlled Parking Zone and Safe and Healthy Streets Consultation. We also welcome any other improvements you might like to see in your area such as electric vehicle charge points, bike hangars, car clubs and dockless e-bike / e-scooter hire stations.

The area covered by CA-C and its hours of control as well as those of neighbouring CPZs is shown below.

Map 1: Current extents of CA-C CPZ.  

The current hours of operation for CA-C are:

Single Yellow Lines and Paid for Parking Bays:

Table 1: The current hours of operation of Single Yellow Lines and Paid for Parking Bays in CA-C CPZ.

Resident Permit Holder Bays, Permit Holder Bays, Shared-Use Bays, Disabled Blue Badge Bays, Disabled Green Badge Bays, Solo-motorcycle Bays, Car Club Bays and Electric Vehicle Charging Points:

Table 2: The current hours of operation of Resident Permit Holder Bays, Permit Holder Bays, Shared-Use Bays, Disabled Blue Badge Bays, Disabled Green Badge Bays, Solo-motorcycle Bays, Car Club Bays and Electric Vehicle Charging Points in CA-C CPZ.

There are approximately 311 active residents permits issued for 284 resident parking spaces within the CA-C CPZ.

Further information on parking bay types and single yellow lines can be accessed using this link: camden.gov.uk/parkingincamden

The Camden Transport Strategy (CTS) sets out a vision of healthier streets and travel across the Borough, including an objective to reduce inessential motor vehicle ownership and use, and helping enable cleaner, more sustainable types of transport and leaving more space on the roads for those who need it the most.

Parking policy is a key method to help achieve this, including the hours of control of our Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ). We are now reviewing CA-C CPZ to make sure that its hours of control are in line with our policies in our Transport Strategy and the views of our stakeholders, including residents and businesses. 

Controlled Parking Zones Study/Recommendations – CA-C

In 2022, we completed a study of all CPZs in Camden to determine how the reviews should be prioritised to contribute to meeting objectives of the CTS. The study also identified issues in our CPZs and recommended hours of operation to help address them. Having completed the highest priority CPZ reviews already, we are now consulting on potential changes in CA-C, which (along with CA-D and CA-E) are the next priority areas for review.

In CA-C issues identified by our study included that hours of parking operation of the CPZ should better reflect how the area is used (including the night-time economy), help improve air quality, and make parking rules more consistent with other nearby areas. Potential alternative hours of parking control for CA-C recommended from the study include:

• Extending Monday to Friday hours of control of single yellow lines and paid for parking bays to 07:00 to 21:00 (currently 08:30 to 18:30 only).
• Extending Saturday hours of control of single yellow lines and paid for parking bays to 07:00 to 20:00 (currently 08:30 to 18:30 only).
• Adding Sunday hours of control.

Seeking your views

In line with that study and recommendations, we are now seeking your views on potential changes to single yellow line and paid for parking bay hours of control in CA-C CPZ.

No changes to Resident Parking Bays hours of control in CA-C are being proposed as part of this consultation.

Your views are important in helping us, alongside data/information and relevant policies, in determining whether to introduce any changes. Recent changes in other CPZs have been introduced as ­an initial trial, for a period of up to 18 months, and any amendments to CA-C could be implemented on a similar basis following this consultation.

As parking controls and other healthy street improvements (as shown in Figures 1-4) can affect anybody living in or visiting an area, we want to hear from everyone who may be impacted by any changes – regardless of whether you own a motor vehicle (car, van or motorcycle).

For information on how we will use data collected from this consultation read our privacy statement: Data protection, privacy and cookies - Camden Council

Camden CAC CPZ Booklet:

What happens next

After the consultation closes, a report detailing the outcome and recommendations will be submitted to the Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden for a decision, with that decision expected to be made in winter 2025/26.

If any changes are recommended and approved by the Cabinet Member, a statutory consultation would be undertaken in June / July 2026. Under this, the changes would be advertised in local newspapers and a letter sent to all  addresses in the CPZ.

If any changes are proposed to be implemented as a trial, objections during the statutory 6-month period of the trial would be carefully considered, alongside data, monitoring and engagement activities, as part of further decision-making processes ahead of making any potential permanent changes.