Ealing Council is reviewing West Twyford's Zone Y parking controls, unchanged since 2004, as Brent prepares restrictions on its part of Twyford Abbey Road. The survey runs to 6 December.

Ealing Council is asking West Twyford residents and businesses whether the area’s parking controls still work. It is the first formal review of the Zone Y controlled parking zone since it was introduced in 2004.

The survey on the council’s consultation site opened on 11 November. The council says it takes no more than five minutes.

Overview

  • What: a review of the West Twyford controlled parking zone, Zone Y
  • Current hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 10am and 3pm to 4pm
  • Deadline: the council’s page says the survey runs until 6 December 2026, although its timetable lists the feedback stage to 9 December. Answering by 6 December is the safe choice.
  • Who can answer: residents and businesses, and anyone else with an interest
  • Next: the council analyses the answers from 14 December to 10 January 2027

Why the council is reviewing it

The council says the area “has changed significantly” since 2004. It gives three reasons:

  • new developments have been built
  • a neighbouring zone, Zone TA, has been introduced
  • Brent Council is due to bring in parking controls on its own section of Twyford Abbey Road

The council says these changes have increased demand for parking in West Twyford. It expects pressure to grow further once Brent’s restrictions start between Park Avenue and Lapis Close.

What the survey asks

The survey has three sections:

  • the Zone Y operating hours
  • parking bays at St Anne’s
  • future transport needs in the area

The council says the answers will help it judge how well the zone is working, including the bays on one road within the catchment. It will then make recommendations for any changes. A review does not itself change any hours: any new restrictions would need a further decision and a traffic order.

What it means for you

If you live in West Twyford and park on the street, this is the moment to say whether the two one-hour windows still keep commuter and visitor parking down. If you want longer hours, or want them left alone, say so in the survey.

If you run a business or have visitors, longer hours could affect where customers and visitors can park, so the survey is worth five minutes.

If you live just outside the zone, you can respond too. The council says it welcomes views from any other stakeholders.

The council is asking separately how all of the borough’s kerbside space should be used, in its Your Street, Your Space survey, open until 20 December.

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