Parking Services - Carparks, Parking & Enforcement
Controlled parking zones
Why Controlled Parking Zones (CPZs) are needed
CPZs are in areas where heavy parking has created the need for extra measures, particularly around railway and underground stations that attract commuter parking.
How CPZs work
The zone entry signs show the hours of the waiting restriction (parking ban).
The Department of Transport stipulates that if possible, all waiting restrictions should be the same within a CPZ so that time plates are not needed within the zone in addition to the entry signs. Similarly there are exit signs when leaving the CPZs.
Examples:
However, if some of the restrictions apply during other periods (e.g. during peak hours or at all times), time-plates will be required for the relevant lengths of road and road markings will correspond.
You are only allowed to park in the zones during operating hours.
You have to park within the markings of a bay and display a valid Resident's or Business Permit. There should be an information plate nearby that states if a specific permit is required (i.e. Resident Permit Holders only or Business Permit Holders only).
A Resident's permit or a Visitor's Parking Card (scratch card) can also be used in the Resident Permit Holders bays relevant to the CPZ.
There are different permits for CPZs; they are:
- Resident permit
- Business Permit
- Special permit
- Carer permit
- Community Health Permits
- Visitor's Parking Cards
To find out more about how to apply for and renew a permit, and how to use the permits, refer to our Controlled Parking Zone in Enfield leaflet.
Locations of CPZs
- Arnos Grove
- Bush Hill Park
- Enfield Town
- Enfield College
- Gordon Hill
- Grange Park
- Oakwood
- Palmers Green
- Southgate (all day)
- Southgate (one hour)
- Winchmore Hill
For more information about permits and scratch cards, contact Parking Shop on 020 8443 0602 (open 24 hours).
Pages in Parking Services - Carparks, Parking & Enforcement
- 1. Parking Services
- 2. Appeal against parking tickets
- 3. Evidence for parking ticket appeals
- 4. Evidence for parking tickets issued in a car park
- 5. Penalty charges
- 6. Pay by Phone
- 7. Controlled parking zones
- 8. Lorry park
- 9. Blue Badge scheme
- 10. Request enforcement when a disabled parking bay is misused
- 11. Request enforcement
- 12. Loading and unloading
- 13. Motorcycle parking
- 14. Council parking
- 15. Car parks - pay-and-display
- 16. Car parks - free
- 17. Car parks - station car parks
- 18. Pay and Display tickets
- 19. Pay and Display charges
- 20. CCTV for parking and moving traffic contraventions
- 21. Contravention codes
- 22. Pay and Display on-street vouchers - how to use
- 23. Pay and Display on-street vouchers - where to buy
- 24. Removals
- 25. External links



