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Portobello CPZ
In 2021, the Council sought your views on measures to address local parking concerns. Based on the feedback provided, parking controls are proposed to address parking pressures and indiscriminate parking, whilst enabling residents to park closer to their homes and maintaining parking opportunities to serve local businesses and traders.
The legal process will start on 25 April 2025 and plans have been shared with local ward councillors.
The Proposed Controlled Parking Zone
The Council has sent leaflets to explain the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) proposals to all residents and businesses within it.
A CPZ manages all of the available space (typically using parking places or yellow lines) allowing the Council to solve parking issues. The proposed CPZ would operate between 8:30am and 5:30pm, Monday to Sunday.
The proposal for Portobello includes several Permit Parking Areas. These are single or small groups of streets where parking is controlled, but parking places are generally not marked. Use of these areas is restricted to permit holders (except in certain marked bays), improving flexibility in terms of where permit holders can park, and reducing sign clutter.
Formal Consultation - Have Your Say
The formal consultation period starts on 25 April 2025. This is part of a legal process where the Council advertises the proposals and seeks feedback from anyone interested in what is being proposed. To comment or object, you can visit our , then click on “TRO /24/05” from the list on the left. Once you have selected TRO /24/05, click the “respond to consultation” button in the bottom right corner of the screen.
All responses that we receive will be analysed and collated into a report to Council’s Traffic Regulation Order Sub Committee. The Committee will make a decision based on their consideration of the consultation results. We expect to report back to Committee in Autumn 2025.
If you would prefer to view the proposal in person, you can visit the Council’s headquarters at Waverley Court, 4 East Market Street, from 9:30am to 3:30pm, Monday to Friday.