Enforcement of Sunday Parking Restrictions to Begin
Local residents' association warns of risk of unwelcome fines
The council recently altered the signage in the Mid Chiswick CPZ. Picture: ChiswickW4.com
August 20, 2025
Enforcement of new Sunday parking restrictions in the centre of Chiswick will begin this weekend (24 August).
The operating times of the Mid Chiswick (MC) Controlled Parking Zone are being extended to 9am to 7pm seven days a week. This mainly covers resident bays in Windmill Road, Elliott Road and parts of Chiswick Common Road.
The Traffic Management Order that enabled the change would have allowed the new restrictions to be enforced from Sunday 10 August but it is understood that no Penalty Charge Notices have so far been issued.
Residents living in the CPZ have been sent letters warning them about the changes.
The council altered existing signage last week by placing white tape over any reference to the restrictions being from Monday to Saturday. However, the original wording remains visible.
The council says that full enforcement will begin straightaway and has given no indication of any grace period during which warning letters will be issued to anyone parking in a newly restricted bay.
However, in response to concerns about the signage, the council says it is reviewing it and will make any changes deemed necessary. If these changes cannot be made before the end of the week, enforcement may be postponed.
The changes were brought in following complaints from residents, particularly those living on Elliot Road, about the difficulties of parking near their homes on Sunday. The popularity of Sunday markets and increased number of players at the Rocks Lane Padel Centre meant that spaces were becoming difficult to come by. However, many High Road businesses have expressed opposition to the changes saying that their turnover was boosted by greater parking availability on Sundays. Some have claimed that the move will just displace parking problems to neighbouring areas leading to CPZ ‘creep’ and the ending of free Sunday parking across the while of the commercial centre of Chiswick.
The signs were changed last week, so there has effectively been a Sunday (albeit not enforced) when the controls were ‘in place’. The council has also notified, via letters which arrived last week, of residents and businesses via letters which arrived last week, of Chiswick Common Road (in part), Chiswick High Road (in part) Elliott Road, Turnham Green Terrace (in part) and Windmill Road that the new controls were enforceable from Sunday 24 August.
The original wording of the signs can still be made out despite attempts to obscure them. Picture: ChiswickW4.com
The MC CPZ includes part of Arnott Close, Belmont Terrace, Belmont Road, Bridge Street, Castle Place, Chardin Road, Chiswick Common Road, Elliott Road, Essex Road, Fishers Lane, Mills Row and Windmill Road.
The car park at the rear exit of Marks & Spencer is currently out of use due to the space being needed as part of the store’s refurbishment project. The Bond Street car park, which is owned by the council, can be rented out on Sundays by market traders so may also not be available, further squeezing available parking in the area.
Jackie Elton, Chair of the Mid Chiswick Society and Friends of Chiswick Common said, “The restrictions have been brought in after a long three year process as residents found themselves unable to park near their own homes on Sundays. Other streets like Linden Gardens have had similar restrictions for a long time and there are some restrictions in East Chiswick. But there are still several places where free parking is possible on a Sunday in Chiswick.”
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