Barnet parking changes: 14 junctions, object by 27 August

Barnet Council is proposing new “at any time” double yellow lines at 14 junctions across the borough, and residents have until Thursday 27 August to object.

The proposal was advertised in a statutory notice dated 6 August 2026, which gives 21 days for written objections. Twenty-one days from 6 August is 27 August. The notice carries the reference SCR724 and is signed by Ian Edser, the council’s Director of Highways and Transportation. It is published in full on the Public Notice Portal.

The council’s stated reasons are to maintain road safety and traffic flow, deter obstructive parking and improve sightlines.

The 14 junctions

New double yellow lines are proposed at the junctions of:

• Denman Drive and Denman Drive South, NW11
• Denman Drive North and Oakwood Road, NW11
• Denman Drive South and Oakwood Road, NW11
• Lawley Road and Exeter Road, N14
• Lawley Road and Friars Walk, N14
• Oak Way and Friars Walk, N14
• Brookside South and Friars Walk, N14
• Friars Walk and Knoll Drive, N14
• Bishop Road and Friars Walk, N14
• Bishop Road and Exeter Road, N14
• Holne Chase and Chalton Drive, N2
• Norrice Lea and Chalton Drive, N2
• Hale Drive and Deans Lane, HA8
• Raydean Road and Great North Road, EN5

The other stretches proposed

Beyond the junctions, the same order would put “at any time” restrictions on lengths of kerb at these locations:

• outside and opposite 42 to 50 Denman Drive South, NW11
• outside and opposite 25 to 37 Denman Drive North, NW11
• the sides of 197 and 199 Chase Side, N14, on Exeter Road
• outside 16 Brookside South, N14, and the side of 14 Brookside South on Exeter Road
• around the greenspace island on Woodlands Close, NW11, and opposite 2 to 3 Woodlands Close
• six stretches of Park Road, EN5: between 2 and 8, between 3 and 7, between 28 and 36, between 39 and 43, the side of Mandarin Court, and outside 3 and 4 Queen Elizabeth Court

An existing disabled bay outside 25 Denman Drive North would move to outside 37 to 39 Denman Drive North as a result.

The order would also upgrade several part-time restrictions to “at any time”. Some of those currently operate for as little as an hour a day, which is the sort of detail worth checking if you park on one of these streets:

One caution on that table. The notice sets out the current hours in a run of bullet points where each description of the existing restriction sits at the end of the previous bullet, and the punctuation is not consistent. The pairing above follows the sentence structure, and the notice also carries one further description, of a 7am to 7pm Monday to Saturday restriction, with no location attached to it. The plans and statement of reasons held by the council’s Design Team are the definitive version. What is not in doubt is that all seven locations are proposed to become no waiting at any time.

Two resident permit holder bays would also go, outside Tudor Court and outside 36 Park Road, EN5. Both currently operate 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday.

A separate order takes effect on Tuesday

Do not confuse the proposals above with a second order the council has already made. That one was made on 20 August and comes into operation on Tuesday 25 August, and it is also on the Public Notice Portal.

It creates 15 designated disabled parking bays, each usable only by a driver displaying both a valid blue badge and the dedicated permit for that bay. The locations are outside 11 Quinta Drive EN5, 37 Huntingdon Road N2, opposite Ivory Court on Broadhead Strand NW9, 17 Chandos Road N2, 111 Cumbrian Gardens NW2, 14 Woodstock Avenue NW11, 26 Birkbeck Road N12, 59 Gainsborough Road N12, 8 Wroughton Terrace NW4, Avenue Mansions on Bedford Avenue EN5, 27 Denman Drive North NW11, 3 Fairlawn Avenue N2, the Sheringham Court garages N3, Wardell Field NW9 and 4 to 5 Old Farm Road N2.

The same order removes nine bays it describes as redundant: outside 1 Manor Cottages Approach N2, 53 Sevington Road NW4, 54 to 56 Balfour Grove N20, 19 East Crescent N11, 5 Park Avenue N3, 17 Grove Road EN4, 24 Grove Road EN4, 61 Montpelier Rise NW11 and 20 Falkland Road EN5. Three of those, at Sevington Road, Park Avenue and Montpelier Rise, become resident permit holder parking instead.

Because that order has been made rather than proposed, there is no objection period. The only route left is a High Court application within six weeks of 20 August, on the narrow ground that the order is outside the council’s powers under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

What it means for you

If one of the streets above is yours, the practical points are these.

To object to the proposals, you have until Thursday 27 August. Objections must be in writing, must explain your objection, and must quote reference SCR724. There are three routes:

• email parking.consultations@barnet.gov.uk
• post to The Design Team, London Borough of Barnet, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, NW9 4EW
• use the council’s traffic order site at barnet.traffweb.app

Copies of the proposed orders, the plan of the areas involved and the council’s statement of reasons can be requested from the same email address or postal address, for 21 days from publication. The notice points to TraffWeb for further information, and gives the Design Team’s number as 020 8359 3555.

If you hold a blue badge and one of the 15 new bays is near you, note that the badge alone is not enough. The order requires a dedicated permit for that specific bay as well.

If you park on Park Road EN5, two permit bays are going and six stretches of kerb are proposed for double yellows, so that street changes more than most.

For how the borough’s parking zones and permits work generally, see our parking in Barnet page. Roadworks and closures are on our Barnet roadworks and travel page.

Sources

• Barnet: Proposed Waiting and Parking Restriction Changes, London Borough of Barnet statutory notice dated 6 August 2026, reference SCR724
• Barnet: Disabled Parking Bay and Permit Parking Amendments Order, London Borough of Barnet statutory notice dated 20 August 2026, covering Amendment No.312 and Amendment No.210
• Barnet TraffWeb, the council’s traffic order site

Street names, hours and dates in this article are taken from the published notices. Barnet Live could not reach barnet.gov.uk on 23 August 2026, so the council’s own consultation pages are not quoted here; check them directly before relying on a date.