Mays Lane & Underhill, Barnet - New Parking & Waiting Restrictions

LONDON BOROUGH OF BARNET

THE BARNET (FREE PARKING PLACES, LOADING PLACES, WAITING, LOADING AND STOPPING RESTRICTIONS) (AMENDMENT NO. ) ORDER 20**

THE BARNET (CHARGED-FOR PARKING PLACES)

(AMENDMENT NO. ) ORDER 20**

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Barnet propose to make the above-mentioned Orders under Sections 6, 35, 45, 46, 46A, 49, 51 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and all other enabling powers.

In order to effectively manage the kerbside space and to deter all-day commuter-type parking on Mays Lane and Underhill thus increasing short-term parking turnover and reducing traffic congestion and supporting the improve turnover of customer parking in the vicinity of local businesses, the Council consider that it would be beneficial to add the existing Chipping Barnet Controlled Parking Zone “Zone D” to include Underhill EN5 and Mays Lane EN5 between Leeside and Barnet Lane.

1. The general effect of the Charged for Parking Places Order would be to:

(a) introduce parking places for the benefit of residents and their visitors on Mays Lane between Leeside and Barnet Lane EN5

(b) provide that the parking places referred to in (a) above would operate between 2pm and 3pm, Monday to Friday, during which motorists would be required to have a valid “C” residents permit or a valid business permit, or a “C” visitors’ voucher displayed in their vehicle to be entitled to park in the parking places

(c) introduce “pay by phone” parking places in lengths with a maximum stay of 30 minutes and 1 hour outside Nos.18 to 19 Mays Lane and outside Nos.92 to 94 Mays Lane EN5

(d) provide that the parking places referred to in (c) above would operate between 8am and 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday, during which motorists would be required to pay the requisite tariff to be entitled to park in the parking place

(e) introduce shared use resident permit, business permit parking places on certain lengths of Mays Lane between Leeside and Barnet Lane EN5.

(f) Provide that the parking places referred to in (e) above would operate between 2pm and 3pm, Monday to Friday, during which motorists would be required to have a valid “C” resident’s permit or a valid “C” business permit in their vehicle, to be entitled to park in the parking place

(g) provide that residents residing in the range of addresses detailed in the Schedule to this notice would be eligible to apply for a residents permit, visitors voucher and a business permit to authorise them to park their vehicle without limitation during the operational hours of the parking places referred to in (a) above

(h) provide that retail-trade businesses operating in the range of addresses detailed in the Schedule to this notice would be eligible to purchase ‘D’ business parking permits which would enable the motorist to park their vehicle without limitation during the controlled hours in the parking places referred to in (e) above.

(i) provide that vehicles displaying a valid disabled badge or motorcyclists would be able to park in the parking places referred to above during their operational periods without need to have a permit associated with their vehicle or a voucher displayed in their vehicle.

For the parking places referred to in (c) the following tariff would apply:

Up to 15 mins £0.80

Up to 30 mins £1.63

Up to 1 hour £3.26

2. In order to help maintain traffic flow, deter obstruction improve road safety, the general effect of the Free Parking Places, Loading Places, Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions Order would be to introduce waiting restrictions as follows:

(a) At any time waiting restrictions on certain lengths of Underhill and Mays Lane between Barnet Lane and Leeside EN5.

(b) Monday to Friday 2pm to 3pm waiting restrictions on certain lengths of Mays Lane between Leeside and Barnet Lane.

(c) Lengths of existing waiting restrictions situated on Mays Lane between Elton Avenue and Barnet Lane and on Underhill, operating 10am to 11am Monday to Friday and 10am to 11pm on match days would be upgraded to operate ‘At any time’.

Loading would be permitted in parking places referred to in 1 above, and on waiting restrictions referred to in 2 above, for up to 40 minutes provided that the loading/unloading activity was seen to be actively taking place.

Parking permits and vouchers currently cost as follows:

Resident parking permits

12 Month Resident Permit Costs

FOR THE PERMIT DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE (pdf format) SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

Permit prices are based on the engine size and emissions of your vehicle.

Business parking permits

Business permit prices are charged by band. Bands are calculated by the engine size and CO2 emissions of the vehicle.

FOR THE PERMIT DETAILS PLEASE DOWNLOAD THE NOTICE (pdf format) SHOWN AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS PAGE.

Any vehicle business permit is also available priced at £1617.14 annually.

Visitors vouchers

Virtual visitor parking permits are £2.50 each, minimum order is 3.

Printed scratch card visitors parking permits are available in books of 4 and cost £3.00 each (1 book is £12.00), minimum order is 12 vouchers (3 books of 4).

Details of other permits offered by the Council can be found at: https://www.barnet.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits

Charges and permit prices are subject to review and change.

A copy of the proposed Orders, associated plan of the relevant areas and the Council's Statement of Reasons for proposing to make the Orders can be inspected for a period of 28 days from the date on which this notice is published, by emailing parking.consultations@barnet.gov.uk or by writing to the Design Team, Highways Section, 3rd Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW.

Further information on the proposals may be obtained by visiting the Barnet Traffweb website at https://barnet.traffweb.app or telephoning the Design Team on 020 8359 3555.

Any person wishing to object to or comment on the proposed Orders should send a written statement explaining their objections/comments, and quoting reference number SCR634, to the Design Team, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale NW9 4EW, or via email to parking.consultations@barnet.gov.uk within 28 days of the date of this Notice.

Dated 17th July 2025

Director of Highways and Transportation, Customer and Place, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London, NW9 4EW

Schedule – Eligible properties for the purpose of issue of permits and vouchers

• Underhill

• Mays Lane – between Leeside and Underhill (odd nos.1–129 & 137–199, Even nos. 6 – 96 excl. Marston Court & Elma Court)