Wow! Legislation that enables local leaders to prohibit pavement parking has been included in the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill!
Following more than five decades of tireless campaigning by Living Streets, our supporters and campaign allies, councils will soon have the legal tools they need to ban pavement parking in their area.
Pavement parking affects people’s daily mobility, dignity and freedom.
These are just some of the stories we’ve received from people who are delighted to see a change that will improve safety for pedestrians, restore confidence, and independence for communities across England.
The Bill achieving Royal Assent is a huge step towards ending pavement parking – but it’s not the end of the road to reclaim our pavements for pedestrians.
Alongside these powers, the UK Government has also pledged to enable local authorities to enforce against unnecessary obstruction of the pavement via secondary legislation. This essentially allows uniformed civil enforcement officers to enforce against cars that are parked on the pavement.
So, it may take a bit more time before we see enforcement against pavement parked cars.
Living Streets will continue working with supporters, campaigners, and decision makers to push for action in England, and across the rest of the UK.
