Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood

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The Bowes Primary and Surrounding Streets Quieter Neighbourhood (QN) was implemented as a trial in September 2020 using experimental traffic orders, and made permanent in January 2022. The objectives of the project were to create healthier streets within the area, significantly reduce the volume of through motor traffic and enable a longer-term increase in walking and cycling levels. The trial was funded from the first tranche of the Department for Transport Emergency Active Travel Fund, an initiative that was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Modal filters are at the following locations:

  • Maidstone Road at its junction with Warwick Road
  • York Road at its junction with Brownlow Road
  • Palmerston Road northbound at its junction with the A406 North Circular Road
  • Existing width restriction on Warwick Road, near its junction with Maidstone Road, replaced with point closure for all vehicles except for emergency vehicles and service vehicles

A restriction was introduced at Palmerston Road at the junction with Kelvin Avenue via a new traffic island restricting right turns from Palmerston Road into Kelvin Avenue. A 20mph maximum speed limit was also introduced on some roads.

During the trial, a range of monitoring activities were carried out to assess the impacts of the scheme. Residents, businesses and other stakeholders had the opportunity to share their comments through the consultation period which commenced at the beginning of the trial and ran until 2 May 2021. A further opportunity to comment was provided in November 2021. The findings from these activities were summarised in the decision report which can be found here.

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Project updates are posted under the Project Updates tab on this page below. You can also find FAQs here.

The Bowes Primary and Surrounding Streets Quieter Neighbourhood (QN) was implemented as a trial in September 2020 using experimental traffic orders, and made permanent in January 2022. The objectives of the project were to create healthier streets within the area, significantly reduce the volume of through motor traffic and enable a longer-term increase in walking and cycling levels. The trial was funded from the first tranche of the Department for Transport Emergency Active Travel Fund, an initiative that was launched in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Modal filters are at the following locations:

  • Maidstone Road at its junction with Warwick Road
  • York Road at its junction with Brownlow Road
  • Palmerston Road northbound at its junction with the A406 North Circular Road
  • Existing width restriction on Warwick Road, near its junction with Maidstone Road, replaced with point closure for all vehicles except for emergency vehicles and service vehicles

A restriction was introduced at Palmerston Road at the junction with Kelvin Avenue via a new traffic island restricting right turns from Palmerston Road into Kelvin Avenue. A 20mph maximum speed limit was also introduced on some roads.

During the trial, a range of monitoring activities were carried out to assess the impacts of the scheme. Residents, businesses and other stakeholders had the opportunity to share their comments through the consultation period which commenced at the beginning of the trial and ran until 2 May 2021. A further opportunity to comment was provided in November 2021. The findings from these activities were summarised in the decision report which can be found here.

More information

Project updates are posted under the Project Updates tab on this page below. You can also find FAQs here.

  • December 2023 – The Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood has now been completed

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    Works on the Bowes Quieter Neighbourhood project are now complete. There will be further works taking place in the area but these are part of separate Journey & Places projects. More information can be found on the Maidstone Road Public Space Improvements project here and the Brownlow Road Walking and Cycling Route project here.

    This project page which includes a range of reference material will remain accessible.

    This concludes the project and project page updates. Thank you to those who have engaged in this project.

  • Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood Traffic Monitoring Report

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    Enfield Council has undertaken various monitoring activities in the Bowes Primary and Surrounding Streets Quieter Neighbourhood both during the trial period as well as since the scheme was made permanent in early 2022. The purpose of the monitoring traffic volumes since the scheme was made permanent was to further review traffic volumes, and to understand how traffic volumes may have changed since monitoring undertaken during the trial period.

    Please see the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood Traffic Monitoring Report here, which provides a summary of the analysis undertaken. This concludes the traffic monitoring for this project. However, Brownlow Road, Wilmer Way and Powys Lane will continue to be monitored as part of ongoing borough wide monitoring.

  • Virtual permits for the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood: Exemptions from camera enforced filters for Blue Badge holders living within the Haringey zone

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    BOW virtual permits are in place for the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood (Bowes Area QN) in Enfield. Blue Badge holders living in some parts of the Bounds Green Low Traffic Neighbourhood (Bounds Green LTN Area A) in Haringey can now apply for a BOW virtual permit.

    The BOW virtual permit applies to the following camera enforced modal filters:

    • Maidstone Road at its junction with Warwick Road and
    • Warwick Road, near its junction with Maidstone Road.

    Blue Badge holders living in the part of the Bounds Green LTN which is between Bounds Green Road, the railway line, and the Enfield-Haringey boundary are eligible to apply to Enfield Council for a BOW virtual permit. This area is the same area that is referred to as ‘Area A’ of the Bounds Green LTN by Haringey Council. A map showing that area can be found on the right-hand side of the page under the “Document Library”.

    BOW virtual permit holders can nominate one vehicle to pass through the camera enforced modal filters within the Bowes QN without receiving a Penalty Charge Notice.

    Please refer to the FAQs on this page for more details about the BOW virtual permit.

  • ANPR camera enforcement on Maidstone Road N11

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    An Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera will soon be used to enforce the modal filter in place at Maidstone Road.

    At present, a bollard is in place to restrict motor vehicles from passing through this filter. People walking and cycling are still able to pass through this filter. Our contractor is due to be on site to remove the bollard within the next fortnight. The enforcement camera will become operational as soon as the bollard is removed by our contractor. Once the bollard is removed, motor vehicles will not be permitted to drive through the traffic restriction, unless exempt.

    We are making these changes to provide more access points to the area for emergency services and virtual permit holders. Emergency services and Transport for London Dial-a-Ride vehicles will be automatically exempt from this new camera-enforced traffic restriction.

    Blue Badge holders residing within the Bowes Primary Area QN are eligible to apply for a BOW virtual permit. For more information, and to apply for a virtual permit, please visit: https://new.enfield.gov.uk/services/parking/parking-permits-rb/. If you have already been issued with BOW virtual permit you do not need to re-apply and you will be able to pass through the new camera-enforced traffic restriction in your nominated vehicle without receiving a PCN.

    A camera enforced traffic restriction (modal filter) is already in place on Warwick Road.

    A map showing all the camera-enforced modal filter locations can be found on the right-hand side of the page under ‘Document Library’.



  • Decision published about amendments to the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood

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    A decision on making amendments to the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood (QN) has been published and can be found here. The decision has been made by the Leader of Enfield Council following the publication of a report addressing two existing permanent Quieter Neighbourhoods. The decision has been made to:

    • Make the necessary Traffic Management Order (TMO) to convert the existing modal filter with a bollard to a camera enforced modal filter by introducing a ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction at Maidstone Road

    • Carry out monitoring on selected roads outside of the Bowes QN area

    • Continue with small scale and minor improvements, which were identified during the trial period in response to feedback received and monitoring data, such as new advanced warning signage.

    The decision also confirms the Council’s recommendation not to make further changes to the layout of the Quieter Neighbourhood following an engagement survey conducted earlier this year about access to the area. Please refer to the published report for details about the recommendation.

    The decision is subject to call-in as per Council’s scrutiny process. More information on this process can be found here.

  • Amendments to the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood

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    Recommendations for amendments to the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood have been published in a report that can be found here. The recommendations are included in a report that addresses two existing permanent Quieter Neighbourhoods. The recommendations are that the Council:

    • Makes necessary Traffic Management Order (TMO) to convert the existing modal filter with a bollard to a camera enforced modal filter by introducing a ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction at Maidstone Road

    • Carries out monitoring on selected roads outside of the Bowes QN area

    • Continues with small scale and minor improvements, which were identified during the trial period in response to feedback received and monitoring data, such as new advanced warning signage.

    The report also presents the findings from the engagement survey we conducted earlier this year about access to the area. Residents were invited to share their views on whether they had a preference on accessing the area from the south, or from the north as per current arrangements. After having considered a number of factors, the Council has made the recommendation not to make further changes to the layout of the Quieter Neighbourhood. Please refer to the published report for details about the recommendation.

    This report, and each of the recommendations, is under consideration by the Leader of the Council with a decision anticipated shortly.

  • London Borough of Haringey's Bounds Green LTN launches Monday 15th August

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    On 15 August 2022, the London Borough of Haringey is introducing a trial Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN) in Bounds Green.

    The Bounds Green LTN is located immediately adjacent to the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood, separated by the borough boundary between Enfield and Haringey.

    Ten new traffic filters are being installed in the Bounds Green LTN area within Haringey to stop motor traffic using the neighbourhood as a through route. Some of these filters will be camera enforced which enables emergency and waste vehicles to pass through, and others will use a physical restriction, such as a bollard or planter.

    All homes and businesses remain accessible by motor vehicles at all times. The maps on Haringey's website show the locations of the filters and how you will be able to drive to a home or business in the area by car. This may vary from your usual route.

    You can view maps and further details about the LTN, including what exemptions are available, at their website here.

    The Bounds Green LTN in Haringey will be introduced as a trial under an experimental traffic order (this can be in place for a maximum of 18 months) to see how it works in practice before Haringey takes a decision on whether to amend, remove or make the trial scheme permanent.

    Get in touch with Haringey

    If you want to get in touch with Haringey please call their dedicated LTN line on 020 8489 4787 or send an email to BoundsGreenLTN@haringey.gov.uk. More information is available on their website here.


  • Exemptions from camera enforced filters for Blue Badge holders living in the area

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    We are introducing a virtual permit system (“BOW Permit”) to the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood (Bowes QN).

    Blue Badge holders residing within the “BOW Permit Zone” as shown here. BOW virtual permit holders can nominate one vehicle to pass through the camera enforced modal filter within the Bowes Primary Area Quieter Neighbourhood without receiving a Penalty Charge Notice. As a Blue Badge is personal, eligible Blue Badge holders must nominate the vehicle to which the exemption applies.

    The virtual permit must be applied for as it is not able to be applied automatically to a Blue Badge holder. One vehicle per Blue Badge holder may be nominated. There is no charge for a permit.

    Enfield Blue Badge holders residing within the BOW Permit Zone will be able to apply for a BOW virtual permit from Thursday 23rd June 2022. If your application is approved, you will be able to use this permit from Monday 27 June 2022.

    We are working with Haringey Council so that residents within Haringey inside the BOW Permit Zone can apply for a BOW permit.

    New signage will be installed on site to reflect the exemptions for BOW virtual permit holders.

    There is no change to access for emergency service vehicles, which continue to be exempt from camera enforced filters.

    Please refer to the FAQs on this page for more details about the BOW virtual permit.



  • Survey about access to and from the area closes this Sunday

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    The opportunity to provide feedback about the access to and from the area ends this Sunday. The survey will be open until 11:59 p.m. on Sunday 22nd May 2022. Please refer to our earlier project update about how to provide your feedback.

  • Further opportunity for feedback: Survey on access to and from the area

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    In response to feedback received during the trial period, the Council has committed to looking at a number of improvements to the scheme.

    Many roads in the Quieter Neighbourhood area are currently accessed from the north via the A406 North Circular Road. During the trial period of the project, some of you told us that you would prefer access from the south (Bounds Green Road). This is a topic that we would like to explore further to see if this can improve the scheme for residents.

    Please complete a short survey to let us know what you think:

    • Scroll to the bottom of this page to the ‘Surveys & Forms’ tab, and

    • Select the link to the survey labelled ‘Survey – Access to and from the area’.

    If you require a paper copy of the survey, please email healthystreets@enfield.gov.uk, or call 020 8132 0981 and leave your name and postal address, and state your request for a Bowes QN paper survey. Alternatively, you can write to us at ATTN Healthy Streets team, Enfield Council, Silver Street, London EN1 3XA.

    This survey will remain open until 11.59pm on Sunday 22nd May 2022.

Page last updated: 21 Dec 2023, 05:47 PM