Past event
Estate parking scheme begins
- When
- Monday 29 March 2021
- Where
- Gloucester Grove estate
The Gloucester Grove estate parking scheme starts on 29 March 2021. For the first 21 days the council will issue warning notices only. From 19 April 2021, the council's parking enforcement contractor, APCOA, will issue penalty charge notices (parking tickets).
The scheme is enforced every day, Monday to Sunday, from 7am to 7pm. It is the standard scheme that Southwark Council runs on more than 150 estates across the borough, and its aim is to protect parking for residents. Vehicles with a valid permit will not be penalised when they are parked in a designated area.
How to apply for an estate permit
- Online at southwark.gov.uk/parking
- By email to estatesparking@southwark.gov.uk
- By phone on 020 7525 3587
- In person at a My Southwark customer service point: 376 Walworth Road, SE17 2NG, or 122 Peckham Hill Street, SE15 5JR
Who can apply
You can have an estate parking permit only if:
- you live on an estate that is in the permit scheme
- your vehicle is registered with the DVLA at your home address
- your vehicle is insured
- your vehicle has an MOT.
When the council receives your application, it checks that you live at the address and checks the vehicle's registration with the DVLA.
How permits work
Southwark Council has launched a new, flexible permit system that lets residents buy estate and visitor permits online. Drivers no longer display a paper permit. All records are held online, and wardens check them live.
An estate permit is valid for one year, and only on the estate where you live. When it is due for renewal, the council confirms that you still live at the address and that your vehicle passes the DVLA checks, then issues a new permit.
All visitors must have a valid visitor permit. Each one is valid for a single day and a single vehicle registration, and only residents can buy them. Carer permits are available for residents who have a carer looking after them on the estate.
An on-street permit is not the same as an estate permit. On-street permits cannot be used on estates, and estate permits are not valid on the street. If you want both, you will need a different email address and phone number for each account.
Permit costs
| First vehicle registered with the DVLA at your address | Free |
| Second and any further vehicles | £82.50 each |
| Visitor permits (10 single visits) | £16.50 |
| Carer permit, for a registered carer | £36.00 |
Parking without a permit will be enforced with penalty charge notices, exactly as it is on the public highway. The penalty is £130, reduced to £65 if paid within two weeks.
Leaseholders' service charges are not affected by the scheme.
For the latest information, see our parking page.