WATFORD BOROUGH COUNCIL
(CALLOWLAND, WATFORD) (CONTROLLED PARKING ZONE NA) ORDER 2020 (AMENDMENT) ORDER 2022
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Watford Borough Council, acting as agents for Hertfordshire County Council proposes to make the above-mentioned Orders pursuant to arrangements made under Section 19 of the Local Government Act 2000 and the Local Government (Arrangements for Discharge of Functions) (England) Regulations 2000 with the Hertfordshire County Council, and in exercise of the powers conferred on that County under sections 1, 2, 4, 32, 35, 45, 46, 46A, 47, 49, 51, 53, 124 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Road Traffic Act 1991 and Part 6 of The Traffic Management Act 2004 and of all other enabling powers, and after consultation with the Chief Officer of Police in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 to the Act. The general effects of the Order are;

A. To extend the Permitted Hours of Watford Callowland Zone NA Permit Parking Area to Monday to Saturday 8am to 10am and 5pm to 10pm. (Currently Monday to Saturday 8am to 10am and 7pm to 10pm)

B. Increase short stay visitor permit allowance to 395 hours per annum (made up of 290 single hours, 8 x 1 days (7 hours a day) and 1 x 1 week (49 hours)).

C. Adding provision for Motor Trader Permits to be issued within the zone at the same cost as a business permit (£150).

D. Bring the cost of the resident & visitor permits (contained within the order of 2020) in line with current Watford Borough Council CPZ permit charges (No change in actual cost as the below charges have been used since the introduction of Zone NA) as per below table;


Type of Permit
Proposed Cost
41
First CPZ Residents' permit
£25 per permit
41
Second CPZ Residents' permit
£55 per permit; £25 per permit for a motorcycle
51
CPZ Business permit & Motor Trader Permit
£150 per permit
62
CPZ Residents' Visitor -short stay - one hour permit
£4.50 for 40 permits; £2.25 for 40 permits if 60 years or over
63
CPZ Residents' Visitor -long stay - one day
£4.50 for 5 permits £2.25 for 5 permits if 60 years or over
63
CPZ Residents' Visitor -long stay - seven days
£4.50 per permit £2.25 per permit if 60 years or over
72
CPZ Special permit
not greater than £25 if first in household or £55 per permit if second.
81
Full-time CPZ Doctor and Health Visitor permit
£25 per permit for the first five for a Practice or Unit;
£55 per permit for each additional permit
91
Full-time CPZ Staff permit
£100 per permit

E. Adding in a new Electric/Hybrid Vehicle charging parking bay in Salisbury Road (South Side at a point 14 metres east of its junction with St Albans Road) and amending the existing no waiting at any time (double yellow line) restrictions to suit, either side of the proposed EV charging bay.

F. Amending the maximum stay limits for the disabled parking bays in Cecil Street, Judge Street & Regent Street - to put a time limit of 3 hours (no return within an hour) in place to encourage greater turnover of spaces for blue badge holders accessing the St Albans Road shopping area.

G. Amending the restricted hours of the Limited Waiting bay at the southern end of Leavesden Road (East Side -south of its junction with Copsewood Road) to "Limited Waiting: Monday to Saturday: 8:00am to 10:00pm

2 hours no return within 1 hour." A copy of the draft Order and Statement of Reasons may be inspected during normal office hours at the Customer Service Centre, Watford Borough Council, Town Hall, Watford WD17 3EX during advertised Town Hall opening hours from Friday 25th February 2022. Alternatively, they can be viewed on the Council's website at:

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Requests for copies of the draft order and Statement of Reasons or general enquiries relating to this proposal can be made by calling 01923226400, by email to

. Objections to the proposals, together with the grounds on which they are made, and any other representations must be sent in writing to be received by me at the postal or email address below on or before Friday 18th March 2022.
Andy Smith, Senior Transport and Infrastructure Projects Officer, Town Hall, Watford, Herts WD17 3EX
25th February 2022