Car-free parking schemes to come under review
ALL car free schemes where the council is no longer issuing parking permits are to come under review. Following a deputation from Tory councillor Tim Archer to last night s Overview and Scrutiny committee members agreed to an investigation into whether p
ALL car free schemes where the council is no longer issuing parking permits are to come under review.
Following a deputation from Tory councillor Tim Archer to last night's Overview and Scrutiny committee members agreed to an investigation into whether parking permits should continue to be issued at car-free estates.
It comes after residents at estates across Tower Hamlets say they were not told they are living on car-free schemes.
Archer said: "The committee didn't agree with me that it was 'blackmail' to offer residents parking permits for another year in return for giving up their future right to a permit, but it agreed the tone of letters sent out was heavy handed."
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The committee also agreed to look at the specific case of Gaverick Mews in Millwall.
Archer explained East Thames Housing Group would be advised to apply for a variation to resident's parking terms on the estate if it was found the scheme was not advertised as car free eight years ago.
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