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About parking suspensions

Suspending a parking place stops people from parking in it if you need to park a specific vehicle, preserve clear access, work on the highway or store materials. Additional licenses or permissions will be required for certain activities. 

We normally suspend permit or paid parking places, however other types of bay may be suspended in exceptional circumstances. 

We can’t guarantee that people will not park in a suspended bay, but if they do they’ll get a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN) and in certain circumstances the vehicle may be relocated or removed. If you wish to report a vehicle parked in contravention of a parking suspension you can call our enforcement line on 0203 856 0020, Monday to Saturday 7:30am to 22:30pm, Sunday / Bank Holiday 08:30am to 16:30pm.

You can view parking restrictions to identify parking places to be suspended by searching the map at the Traffweb website. This map will help you locate Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) information, Resident and Business Parking Bays or Parking Restrictions in London Borough of Barnet.

Please be advised that it is the applicant’s responsibility to check that an application matches the parking places available before submitting a suspension request. While we may contact you for clarification, an incorrect application may be delayed or result in the wrong bays being suspended.  

Parking places on the public highway can be suspended in certain circumstances, for example for: 

  • removals 
  • building works 
  • utility works 
  • special events 

If you need to restrict the use of a location where parking is not normally subject to any restriction, or need to change the use of a location where waiting restrictions apply, you will need to contact the street works team to request a Temporary Traffic Order.  

If you’re carrying out building work and require a skip you’ll need to get a skip operator licence.

If a suspension application is approved we will provide clear signage to show that the bay is suspended from normal use and waiting and loading is prohibited. The signage will include the extent, duration and purpose of the suspension. 

If you request the suspension of a parking place that has already been suspended by another customer or is otherwise unavailable we will contact you to advise. 

If you request a parking suspension for the purpose of building works, vehicles connected with those works must park within the suspended area.  

Apply for a parking suspension

Applications must be submitted at least 7 working days prior to the date you require your suspension to start.   

To apply for a parking bay suspension you will need:

  • exact location of the bay suspension(s)
  • reason for the bay suspension
  • date(s) 
  • number of parking spaces (each bay is 5m in length)
  • email address
  • your credit or debit card details, we do not accept AMEX

 

Apply to suspend a parking bay

Prices

Parking suspensions are charged at a daily rate of £50.00 per day for a resident permit parking space (a 5-metre length), and £65.00 per day for an on street paid parking place (a 5-metre length). There is also an administration fee of £160.00 per application. 

We accept card payments and payment via invoice.

Payment by card can be made in the NSL Apply Parking Permit account once the application has been approved. You will need to make payment for your suspension booking within 1 day from the date of approval.Failure to do so may result in the suspension booking not going ahead.

If you are making a payment via invoice you will need to email us parking.clientteam@barnet.gov.uk as soon as the application has been submitted.

Please include the application reference number beginning with the prefix (SU), the street name, suspension dates, along with the PO Number (Purchase Order). This way the application can go ahead and payment can be processed shortly afterwards. Failure to email us at the point the application has been submitted may result in the suspension application not going ahead.

Please be advised that the NSL Apply parking permit system may send a request to authenticate your payment, for example via your banking app. Therefore, it is important that this authentication is completed to ensure that you successfully complete the purchase of your parking permit.

Payment Methods

Pay Now

If this payment method is selected at the point of a new parking permit application. A pop up window will appear prompting you to manually enter the card payment details and submit the payment at that point. For any future changes of vehicle on that given parking permit application where a surcharge is automatically generated. This amount will automatically be debited from the card used for the initial payment. You will not receive any pre-notification of this by email.

Online After Approval

If this payment method is selected at the point of a new parking permit application. You will not be prompted to enter any card payment details. Instead, after submitting the parking permit application, you will receive an email to notify you that the application (once approved) is ‘waiting for payment’. You will then be prompted to log into your NSL Apply Parking Permit account to make a payment to activate the permit.

Use Registered Card

You can register a payment card in the ‘manage account’ section of your NSL Apply Parking Permit account. If this payment method is selected at the point of a new permit application, this means that the payment will be taken from the registered card (providing the card has sufficient funds and has not expired). For any future changes of vehicle on that given parking permit application where a surcharge is automatically generated. This amount will automatically be debited from the registered card. You will not receive any pre-notification of this by email.

Cancellations or changes 

Should you need to change or cancel the suspension you have booked, please contact our Suspension Team as soon as possible.

Please note that cancelling your booking within your permit account will not cancel the booking. It will not normally be possible to change the location or start date of a suspension with less than five days’ notice. 

If the signs have already been put on street then we cannot amend a booking and no refund can be issued. 

If you need to cancel or amend your suspension (providing the signs have not already been put on street) then there may be additional amounts to pay for amendments and we will too advise you of any refund due.  

The administration charge amount for £160.00 per booking is non-refundable. 

Contact us

You can contact us by email Suspension Team or by telephone 0208 359 7446. Our lines are open Monday to Thursday 9 am to 5.15 pm and Friday 9 am to 5 pm. 

Parklet locations which we cannot suspend 

In order to help businesses make the most of the outdoor space in front of their premises some parking bays around the borough have been suspended to allow the installation of parklets.  These locations are listed below.  If you require a suspension in the vicinity of these locations, you must contact the suspension team discuss options before making an application. 

We cannot suspend parking bays which have been repurposed as a parklet but will do our best to assist with your requirements. 

Chipping Barnet Town Centre

Ye Old Monken Holt, 193, High Street, EN5 5SU

East Finchley Town Centre

  • Cafe Casa Pepe, 89, High Road,N2 8AG
  • Maddens Bar, 130, High Road, N2 9ED

Edgware Town Centre

  • Liam’s Coffee House, 238 Station Road, HA8 7AU
  • Slamburger, 212, Station Road, HA8 7AR
  • The Greenman Fish & Chips, 214, Station Road, HA8 7AR
  • Kabul Kebab, 94, High Street, HA8 7HF
  • Royal Crown, 90-92, High Street, HA8 7HF

Finchley Central Town Centre

  • Impact Store, 6, Station Road, N3 2RY
  • Bespoke Café,103, Ballards Lane, N3 1XY
  • Superdrugs, 105,Ballards Lane, N3 1XY
  • Annies Free House,168 Ballards Lane, N3 2PA
  • Glow Tanning & Beauty,170, Ballards Lane, N3 2PA

Hendon Town Centre

  • Exploratours,136, Brent Street, NW4 2DR
  • Place 2 Be, 134, Brent Street, NW4 2DR

Mill Hill Town Centre

  • North London Hospice, 18, The Broadway, NW7 3LL
  • Mani and Nick, 20, The Broadway, NW7 3LL
  • Tux Lux, 24, The Broadway, NW7 3LL
  • Café Broadway, 26, The Broadway, NW7 3LL
  • Fone Us, 53, The Broadway, NW7 3DA
  • Natwest, 55, The Broadway, NW7 3DA
  • BlueBelles of Portobello, 57, The Broadway, NW7 3DA

North Finchley Town Centre

  • Boulangerie Joie de Vie, 359, Ballards Lane, N12 8LJ
  • Lezziz Grill Restaurant, 361, Ballards Lane, N12 8LJ
  • MKs Cafe, 787, High Road, N12 8JT
  • HSBC Bank, 789 -791, High Road, N12 8JX

Temple Fortune Town Centre

  • Optikal Optician, 24, Temple Fortune Parade, Finchley Road, NW11 0QS
  • Joie de vie café, 25, Temple Fortune Parade, Finchley Road, NW11 0QS
  • Daniel Footware, 26, Temple Fortune Parade, Finchley Road, NW11 0QS
  • Gail's Bakery, 30, Temple Fortune Parade, NW11 0QX
  • One Ashboure, 1255, Finchley Road, NW11 0AD

Whetstone Town Centre

Seventeen Fish Bar, 50-52, Totteridge Lane, N20 9QJ