{"id":475521,"date":"2026-03-28T13:15:31","date_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:15:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/?p=475521"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:15:33","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T13:15:33","slug":"dulwich-villagers-call-on-council-to-revisit-parking-restrictions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/dulwich\/dulwich-villagers-call-on-council-to-revisit-parking-restrictions\/","title":{"rendered":"Dulwich villagers call on council to revisit parking restrictions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>Hundreds of residents have called on Southwark Council to revisit parking restrictions around the shops in Dulwich Village to help support local businesses and encourage more visitors to the area.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>During a meeting of Southwark\u2019s Cabinet on early this month local residents, Clive Rates and Tristan Honeybourne who are standing as Conservative candidates in the upcoming local elections challenged the council\u2019s response to their petition, which had been backed by more than 600 people.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"69959\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448384\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">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<\/script>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"YUlUmS7E5VQbrmlA1NORt5js3sHkGKoonuwKVzFgOBPjt81Lqy2y3WC9YIDcvqrNkT4d94zAiDPJEp0MhJh7CSGbF0\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"a2l3x1d2lR\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/area\/dulwich\/ex-lib-dem-dulwich-village-candidate-to-stand-as-conservative\/\">Ex-Lib Dem Dulwich Village candidate defects to Conservatives<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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It\u2019s too easy to blame Amazon or national trends \u2013 you can\u2019t get a haircut on Amazon and we have two places for that in the Village.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Rates and Mr Honeybourne said they were making three \u201cspecific\u201d requests to the council,&nbsp;including removing some double yellow lines which were introduced around nearby streets last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr Rates said: \u201cBy&nbsp;all means keep the lines that address a genuine safety issue, but remove or amend those that don\u2019t and ensure there is enough short stay and loading space so quick visits and deliveries can work properly.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He also called on traffic monitoring cameras in Dulwich Village to be restricted to just school term-time rather than all year round, and said introducing permits for residents so they could drive through camera zones would help remove \u201cthe fear and friction that keeps even local residents away from the village shops\u201d.<\/p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-tcf=\"waiting-for-consent\" data-id=\"71157\" data-bid=\"1\" data-placement=\"448387\" data-no-track=\"impressions\">PGRpdiBpZD0ic291dGgtMTgyMjc4NTE5OCIgY2xhc3M9InNvdXRoLWluLWFydGljbGUtbXB1LTEwIHNvdXRoLWVudGl0eS1wbGFjZW1lbnQiPjwhLS0gIC8xNTQ3MjUwNzAsMjI2OTQxOTY5Njkvc291dGh3YXJrbmV3cy9zb3V0aHdhcmtuZXdzIC0tPg0KPGRpdiBpZD0iZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCI+DQo8c2NyaXB0Pg0KZ29vZ2xldGFnLmNtZC5wdXNoKGZ1bmN0aW9uKCkgeyBnb29nbGV0YWcuZGlzcGxheSgnZGl2LWdwdC1hZC1tcHUxMCcpOyB9KTsNCjwvc2NyaXB0Pg0KPC9kaXY+ICAgICA8L2Rpdj4=<\/script>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, Cllr John Batteson, Cabinet Member for Climate Emergency, Jobs and Transport, said the implementation of one hour of free parking along the North Parade was introduced to increase turnover and encourage more shoppers to the area, as businesses had previously complained that commuters were parking in these spaces all day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"nltx7iGRTUHELzwFOevuhP\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"Zx3H5KMtPb\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/news\/news-plus\/drivers-were-fined-3-4-million-by-dulwich-village-ltn-cameras-last-year\/\">Drivers were fined \u00a33.4 million by Dulwich Village LTN cameras last year<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"&#8220;Drivers were fined \u00a33.4 million by Dulwich Village LTN cameras last year&#8221; &#8212; Southwark News\" src=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/news\/news-plus\/drivers-were-fined-3-4-million-by-dulwich-village-ltn-cameras-last-year\/embed\/#?secret=XSEcqDtdi4#?secret=Zx3H5KMtPb\" data-secret=\"Zx3H5KMtPb\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>He said: \u201cOver the last five or six years there have been external factors outside of the parking that you\u2019ve touched on which has meant that businesses right across the borough are seeing less custom and less trade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe petition speaks about references to Amazon, we know it\u2019s not just Amazon that is meaning that high streets are facing more more challenging times, but we do know that the increase of online shopping has been a major issue for the high street to deal with not just in Dulwich or in Southwark.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On traffic monitoring cameras, Cllr Batteson said: \u201cThere are a variety of different schools in this area, some of them are private and they have different term times which would potentially make additional challenges to having term-time only enforcement compared to other schemes of this type.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cBut I think there is a definite commitment to continue working with the businesses, with the [Dulwich Village] Traders Association and with the Dulwich Estate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-wp-embed is-provider-southwark-news wp-block-embed-southwark-news\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"Y6JUTo3tKdIQ1yGpSCMufVZRmv5chjEHBkixXngwLW8O47ebDPFNslraA\"><blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"l7SUi5gOvB\"><a href=\"https:\/\/southwarknews.co.uk\/news\/news-plus\/dulwich-village-residents-launch-campaign-for-a-new-bus-route-to-serve-the-area\/\">Dulwich Village residents launch campaign for a new bus route to serve the area<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; 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