Following a recent consultation on a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in Leyton, west of the High Road, residents of many roads, including Ruckholt, Adelaide, Dunedin and Lyttleton Roads voted in favour of a CPZA in their roads.

This will now put added parking pressure on roads east of the High Road, namely St Georges, Leyton Park, Huxley, Murchison and Sedgwick Roads, that voted against having a CPZ. Residents who said ‘no’ to a CPZ may now fear that their roads will become heavily parked as the4y are the only roads where commuters using Leyton Tube will be able to park.

We now hear that there will be an Olympic CPZ from June to September next year, which will cover the whole of Leyton and Leytonstone, running from Lea Bridge Road down to the Olympic Park.

There will be no charge to residents and businesses and those roads that already have a CPZ will get a one month free extension to their permits when they renew.

The Council has said that after the Games there will be a consultation in those roads currently not in a Controlled Parking Zone to determine whether residents want the CPZ restrictions to remain in force. The Liberal Democrat Focus Team urges everyone to state their preference when the consultation is held. It is important that the Council receives the maximum response.