Parking in the Brent Cross Cricklewood Regeneration Area

Area wide Controlled Parking Zones (CPZ)

As part of the wider Brent Cross Cricklewood regeneration programme, Barnet Council is required to assess the need for implementing an Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) and has done so by monitoring the impact on parking in the wider area through surveys that took place in November 2023, June 2024 and August 2024. The results of the surveys show that there has been an increase in the levels of parking on most of the roads shown in the map here. To address the issues and ensure parking is protected for residents, the council introduced parking controls (9am to 6pm from Monday to Sunday) on a experimental basis from Monday 15 December 2025. 

Zone BA extension:  Claremont Road, Prayle Grove, Marble Drive, Wallcote Avenue and Amber Grove 

Zone GG:  Quantock Gardens, Cotswold Gardens, Cleveland Gardens, Grampian Gardens, Pennine Drive, Purbeck Drive, Cheviot Gardens, Cumbrian Gardens, Chiltern Gardens, Mendip Drive, Malvern Gardens 

Have your say

Whether you are in favour of the controls or have objections, you are invited to give your views on the experimental scheme which you can do via email at transformingbx@barnet.gov.uk and quoting your zone (‘Experimental CPZ GG’ or ‘Experimental CPZ BA extension’). You can also write to the Brent Cross Team, 4th Floor, 2 Bristol Avenue, Colindale, London NW9 4EW. 

The closing date of receiving your views on the experimental scheme is Monday 15 June 2026. In line with the statutory process, responses to the experimental consultation cannot be reviewed until the six-month experimental period has ended. 

How to apply for your permit

You can apply for your parking permits here. You must live and have a vehicle registered at an address within the experimental Golders Green (GG) and BA extension area. Further details of the consultation can be found online for Zone GG and Zone BB here and you can read the Chief Officer Decision Report for GG here, and BA extension here.

Initial pre-consultation feedback

In March 2025, we wrote to residents asking for their views on a proposed experimental Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ), including issues they face with parking, and what controlled parking times of operation (days and hours) they would like to see come into effect. You can view the feedback report online for Zone BB and Zone GG, the Council’s parking team also engaged with residents, schools, doctors’ surgery and businesses to address concerns and queries.

What happens next?

The current controls are running on a trial basis for up to eighteen months so we can monitor and assess how well they are working. During this time, there is a statutory six-month consultation where you can share your feedback on the controls. After that, we will review the impact of the measures and use this feedback to help determine the future of the scheme.

As part of the implementation plans, there are ‘permit holders past this point’ entry signs at the beginning of the CPZ area to maximise as much space as possible for permit holders within an area. Disabled parking places are also provided in suitable locations, as well as pay by phone bays.

You can read the Barnet Council Parking FAQs here, plus additional FAQs here. If you have any questions, please email us at  TransformingBX@barnet.gov.uk or call us on 020 8359 3555. 

Parking at Brent Cross Town

The Brent Cross Town Controlled Parking area covers all estate roads and both the Claremont Way Car Park, and the temporary Tilling Road Car Park, which can be accessed by the Costa Coffee roundabout behind Brent South Shopping Park (there is a pedestrian route that connects through to Claremont Way). Parking wardens monitor these areas, and automated cameras will record any vehicles which exceed the time limits in the car park.

Since January 2026, the Claremont Way Car Park was made free for the first 30minutes, after which parking charges will be applicable. Please check the signs displayed for the restrictions covering different parking bays and car parks will operate 24/7. Should your vehicle be found to be parked in this area in contravention of the parking rules, a Private Parking Ticket (PPT) may be issued. Full details of these penalties are available from the signs located around the town and car parks. See parking charges here.

Transport links to Brent Cross Town

We encourage active travel and the use of public transport where possible. Transport methods to visit Brent Cross Town include Brent Cross underground tube station (Northern Line), Brent Cross West station (Thameslink trains), as well as buses: 102, 189 , C11, 210, 324 and 316. There are also several bikes stands on Claremont Way, at the Exploratory Park and Claremont Park.