Traders in a shopping arcade claim that a sudden and unforseen steep rise in the number of commuters parking on their street could force them out of business. In 2007 residents and traders in Station Way, Buckhurst Hill, were initially consulted over whether they wanted new parking restrictions imposed in their street as part of [...]
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Epping Forest: All clear for parking reviews
Long awaited parking reviews will finally go ahead after six years of wrangling and almost £1million in pre-planning costs. Epping Forest District Council’s cabinet signed off the reviews last night (October 25) which will provide extra parking restrictions in Epping, Buckhurst Hill, and Loughton. The time and money already spent on planning the schemes prompted [...]
EPPING FOREST: Decision day for parking reviews
Decision day is looming on whether the council will continue with the district’s three parking reviews. Members of Epping Forest District Council’s cabinet are due to vote next week on whether to spend an additional £556,000 to provide long called for parking restrictions in Epping, Buckhurst Hill and Chigwell. The reviews, which stretch back to [...]
Business group praises Epping Forest car park charge freeze
A business lobby group has praised Epping Forest District Council after it ratified proposals to freeze all car park charges in the region for the second year running. Chairman of the south west Essex branch of the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB), David Miles, said: “At a meeting this week Epping Forest Council confirmed that [...]
Epping Forest Council Says Pay And Display Parking Will Be Free
Christmas shoppers in the district are getting an extra present this year after the council announced it will offer free-parking over the festive period. Epping Forest District Council has said all its pay and display car parks will be free on Saturdays starting from December 5, on Christmas Day, Monday December 28, and New Years [...]