Details have now been published of where Hounslow Council intends to position bays for the deposit of e-Bikes.
The council recently decided to participate in a trial which would allow companies such as Lime to officially operate in the area. Previously, electronic hire bikes could be ridden within the borough but there was no formal arrangement between the council and the operators.
Under the proposed scheme from 16 May 2023, the council will be introducing a first phase of bays across the Brentford and Chiswick areas, and this will include alteration of the existing road markings and, where necessary, removal of any existing parking bay signage.
There are 23 bays proposed in the Brentford area of which 12 will be converted from parking bays including those in resident parking areas. The remainder will either be on the footway or where there are currently parking restrictions.
The list below is provisional and implementation will depend on factors such as the weather and the removal of vehicles parked in the designated zones.
The bays will be introduced in phases, starting in Brentford and Chiswick, and working westwards. The council says this is because the east of the borough is closest to existing e-bike operations in neighbouring boroughs. The intention is to expand westwards across the whole borough in die course.
Work will commence from Monday (15 May) starting in Syon & Brentford Lock ward followed by the Brentford West and Brentford East wards. The installations will take place in the Chiswick wards in the following week.
Prior to these works starting, the council will be placing cones at locations where the bays are to be marked and installing temporary signage to identify that these bays are suspended whilst the works take place.
Should the work be on schedule it is anticipated that e-bikes will be positioned in the bays and will be available for hire from early June 2023.
The locations of the proposed bays are in the table below.
Brentford East ward |
Street Name |
Location |
Length of Bay |
Clayponds Avenue |
Opposite Nos. 56-81 Clayponds Gardens |
9.5 metres (of resident permit bay) |
Crowther Avenue |
Outside Nos. 24-26 Crowther Avenue |
7 metres (of resident permit bay) |
Ealing Road (1) |
Footway opposite the junction with Baltic Avenue |
8 metres (of footway) |
Ealing Road (2) |
Footway opposite the junction with Albany Road |
7 metres (of footway) |
Green Dragon Lane (1) |
East of Centaur Road access road |
9.5 metres (of resident permit bay) |
Green Dragon Lane (2) |
North of the junction with Kew Bridge Road |
7 metres (of permit / pay to park bay) |
Lionel Road North |
Footway on “Sunley Island” at junction with A4 |
8 metres (of footway) |
Netley Road |
Opposite access road leading to Nos. 11-25 Netley Road |
7.5 metres (of resident permit bay) |
Brentford West |
Avenue Road |
Adjacent to No. 121 Windmill Road |
7 metres (of resident permit bay) |
Boston Gardens |
Adjacent to No. 100 Boston Manor Road |
9.5 metres (6.5 metres of resident permit bay and 3 metres of double yellow line) |
Church Walk |
South-east of the junction with Boston Manor Road |
8 metres (of permit / pay to park bay) |
Clayton Crescent |
Footway opposite No. 5 Clayton Crescent |
5 metres (of footway) |
Clifden Road |
Adjacent to No. 98 Brook Road South |
8 metres (of resident permit bay) |
High Street |
Adjacent to Albany Parade, approximately opposite Goat Wharf |
7 metres (of loading only bay) |
Junction Road |
Outside No. 114 Whitestile Road (on Junction Road) |
7 metres (of resident permit bay) |
Lateward Road |
Opposite No. 5 Lateward Road |
7 metres (of permit / pay to park bay) |
Manor Vale |
East of the junction with Boston Manor Road |
7 metres (of double yellow line) |
Syon & Brentford Lock ward |
Commerce Road |
Eastern side of Commerce Road, south of the junction with Narrowboat Avenue |
9.5 metres (of time limited waiting bay) |
Epworth Road |
Opposite No. 47 Epworth Road |
9.5 metres (7 metres of resident permit bay & 2.5 metres of double yellow line) |
Rowan Road |
Adjacent to No. 4 Rowan Road |
7 metres (of unrestricted carriageway) |
Syon Lane |
Footway on the north-eastern side at the junction with Spur Road |
9.5 metres (of footway) |
The Butts |
Outside No. 19 The Butts |
9.5 metres (of permit / pay to park bay) |
Twickenham Road |
Footway on the western side, south of the junction with London Road |
9.5 metres (of footway)
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