06:00PM, Thursday 12 February 2026
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Scrutiny panel members have stopped short of fully endorsing a plan to roll out controlled parking zones across Slough – but said it should be backed in ‘areas that get residents’ support’.
In 2023, Slough Borough Council’s cabinet agreed that a co-ordinated rollout of controlled parking zones (CPZs) would help control traffic pressures and improve air quality.
Slough has 23 such zones currently, mainly in and around the town centre to tackle ‘inconsiderate parking’.
At a corporate improvement scrutiny committee meeting on Tuesday (February 10), the lead member for planning, parking, highways and transport, Councillor Paul Kelly, said Slough has a ‘high level of nuisance parking’.
Cllr Kelly (Con, Haymill) said: “While the majority of residents park responsibly, there is a high level of parking non-compliance away from the town centre.”
The implementation of the scheme is expected to cost the council around £10,000, according to a report that was presented to councillors.
Councillors questioned whether controlled parking zones were the answer for the whole of Slough.
Some parking restriction zones that were already in place in Chalvey – including Bourne Road, the Turton Way area and The Green – were temporarily suspended, a report said.
But Cllr Christine Hulme (Lab, Herschel Park) said the streets that are not included in the controlled zones suffer ‘very heavily from displacement parking’.
“The roads where you don’t have the scheme are absolutely chaotic,” she added.
Matthew Hooper, the council’s director or environment and highways, said all currently suspended schemes will be revisited.
Cllr Pavitar Kaur Mann (Lab, Britwell) said there are some areas with ‘hostile views’ with regards to the restrictions whilst other residents would probably welcome them but aren’t considered in the rollout until much later, she added.
She said each area needed to be looked at ‘in isolation’ whilst taking into account residents’ views.
Mr Hooper explained there is a ‘methodology’ to how the rollout happens, but if there are residents wanting to have a CPZ sooner ‘we’re happy to take that into account’.
Before the zones are rolled out, the ward member is consulted, and a 21-day public consultation is then carried out in each area.
Mr Hooper said: “The one thing I would say is that parking consultations naturally bring out people who object, and people who support often don’t respond. So, it’s very difficult to get a balanced view from a consultation.”
Cllr Mann said supporting the rollout of the scheme across the borough is ‘a bit of a blanket statement’ that she was not happy to endorse.
Cllr Fiza Matloob (Lab, Baylis and Salt Hill) agreed and said: “The recommendation isn’t something that we can really support.”
Instead, this was amended to say councillors will back the rollout in ‘areas that get residents’ support’ and where the criteria of Slough’s 2025 CPZ policy are met.
The policy sets out that the scheme will be considered where there are highway safety concerns or a ‘significant risk’ of accidents.
In residential areas, single or double yellow lines could also be introduced but only if there are ‘significant road safety issues’, traffic delays and congestion due to parked cars or if emergency services cannot access a road.
This is not an ‘exhaustive list’ of situations, however, the report said.
Cllr Subhash Mohindra (Con, Upton) also asked that the key performance indicators (KPIs) for each ward – which measure the performance of the scheme – are presented to the committee.
A consultation for Colnbrook and Poyle was already carried out, and the implementation of the CPZs is due to start in March.
As things stand, the report set out that Elliman and Wexham residents will be consulted about controlled parking zones for their area in April, and the restrictions are scheduled to start in September.
By November, three other wards, Farnham, Manor Park and Stoke and Baylis and Salt Hill could also have CPZs in force.
In February 2027, the parking restrictions are planned to start in Langley Foxborough and Langley Meads.
By March next year, Upton, Langley Marish and Langley St Mary’s could also be part of the borough-wide rollout.
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