4.3 Summary – Forest Hill

Average occupancy in the Forest Hill area is below 60% during the week and at the weekend. However, four roads in the area are very highly stressed on weekdays and at the weekend throughout the day. These roads are Clyde Vale, Derby Hill, Derby Hill Crescent and Dartmouth Place. These streets are located close to Forest Hill Station and close to the shops and services along Dartmouth Road which are trip generators and attract visitors from outside the area.

Other roads in the area which are highly stressed during the week but not so much at the weekend include Devonshire Road, Thorpewood Avenue and Westwood Park. Schools situated along Thorpewood Avenue and Westwood Park are likely to contribute to the high parking demand during the week.

High levels of short stay parking were recorded on Dartmouth Road which suggests that people are parking in this location to make use of the local shops, schools and library.

Commuter parking accounted for 11% of total occupancy during the week and 14% at the weekend. Removing commuter parking from the area would reduce parking stress levels on the most highly stressed routes during the week so that:

Clyde Vale would have an average parking stress of 96% (reduced from 108%)
Dartmouth Place would be 114% (reduced from 122%)
Derby Hill would be 98% (reduced from 105%)
Derby Hill Crescent would be 85% (reduced from 101%).

Removing commuter parking from these streets would not free up a large number of parking spaces for residents but would bring all but one street (Dartmouth Place) to under 100% occupancy.

Removing commuter parking during the weekend would lead to the following reductions in parking stress on the most highly stressed streets:
x Clyde Vale – 102% reduced to 83%
x Dartmouth Place – 122% reduced to 102%
x Derby Hill – 112% reduced to 93%
x Derby Hill Crescent 110% reduced to 83%