Broomhill/Thornwood RPZ
Once again Residents Parking comes to Broomhill and what a terrible consultation so far. The author wonders if we are being forced into a situation or are we being consulted properly on whether or not we need full blown Residents Parking Zones.
Update: The push back is on. Had tremendous response from flyers and more to go out with Posters:
We have a gofundme campaign set up and looking for donations: What is going to be, £200 to £400 a year to couple quid to the campaign ! Lets works this one out Batman ! Help
Footnote for gofundme. When you go to pay at the end there is a “tip for gofundme” its green slider and you can push this back to minimise a donation to their “tip”
“Broomhill is a low-density, leafy suburb with high levels of off-street parking and occupancy well below the 80 % threshold set in GCC’s own Parking Policy and this may be the real reason why Broomhill is being cuddled up with Thornwood, why, we think Broomhill is below the 80% threshold on its own and if so, there can be no RPZ introduced. We need to object to this now- Email us to represent you to stop the train coming any further.
Introducing a Restricted Parking Zone would displace vehicles onto narrow side-roads, damage grass verges (contrary to the Pavement Parking Ban enforcement policy), encourage front-garden loss (contrary to CDP 9), and impose emissions-based charges of up to £225 per household for bays that are not even resident-only. The proposal is contrary to the Connectivity Plan commitment not to extend parking controls into areas of spare capacity and should be rejected in favour of targeted yellow lines only.”
Many have commented on how the City Council has a financial interest an seeing the Resident parking permits go ahead. Some would say the drunks are in charge of the brewery here. Hence the reason for our own proper say what happens in Broomhill and this web site.
First and foremost we must all heavily object to being lumped in with Thornwood in a consultation. If the above is correct then Broomhill is not a valid area for consultation.
This website has been quickly developed to give residents an independent voice on the matter of Paid Parking in leafy Broomhill. Yes there are areas that could do with some controls, but no emergency. Send this website to friends to assist in engaging with as many residents as possible and don’t forget to sign up for the Newsletter below.
Here we go again with the Consultation period over a holiday period and the winter nights where people can’t or wont venture out and ask yourself who would do such a obstinate consultation and why at this time of year? Surely to be a true democracy it should be over a period where the weather is not inclement and everybody has there say. The meeting/consultation at Whiteinch library on Wednesday, not too far from Broomhill, (was that tongue in cheek), for all the disabled or infirm to get to, along in the afternoon when most people are working. No, this is not a community voice. No officers from the Council were taking notes to people thoughts and objections. Want a meeting in Broomhill at a reasonable time and if you can’t make it have a Proxy vote, if so, sign up to newsletter and or contact us by email.
What has Thornwood got to do with Broomhill Parking ? Are we in Broomhill to vote on whether Crathie Drive is to have parking bay or residents of Crathie Drive in Thornwood to vote on the parking in Broomhill. I am sure the answer lies in the earlier paragraphs. If a few hundred email us we will make full objections to the RPZ in Broomhill and stop this in its tracks. There are other legal ways to fix our small problems: Email us now to object to Thornwood being lumped in with Broomhilland stop this “consultation”, why else would they do it ? contact@broomhillrpz.com and note your objection in the ” Subject ” box in email form. Please let neighbours and friends aware and to do the same.
Parking stress is far too low to justify an RPZ
Glasgow City Council’s own policy (Parking Policy 2021, still current in 2025) says an RPZ will only be introduced where average occupancy is over 80 % and rising. In leafy suburbs it is usually 35–55 %. Demand the council publishes the actual beat survey results (they have to under FOI if they won’t release them). Recent examples: Kelvindale 2024 ( been advised the Toon Cooncil are back at them ) and Jordanhill 2025 consultations both collapsed when residents proved occupancy <60 %.
Consulting the Community
As guardians of our community we are developing the website and reach to all the views in the community with Newsletters and updates by email. If you would like to comment or receive updates on local independent meeting then send email to contact@BroomhillRPZ.com and in the contact form below in “subject ” area you can input “help” to volunteer ” Against ” or “for” to note you initial outlook on the matter. The web site will soon have a voting area and assistance for Proxy vote for the worker and infirm to give everybody a voice.
Investigating Facts
The financial costs to you and local businesses.
- Approx cost for business parking permit- Circa £1050.00. This is inflationary tax, who is going to end up paying for this !
- Parking Permit for you: Depends on the size of your engine.
- Parking for Service Providers: None-
- Permits Don’t guarantee you a space outside your house, but somebody in Thornwood will.
- 2 cars per household Max
- Front-garden loss — now tied to Scottish Planning rule Converting a front garden to hard-standing now almost always requires full planning permission in Glasgow (change made 2023). An RPZ creates the exact financial pressure that pushes people to pave over gardens. Quote Scottish Planning Policy (2023 update) and Glasgow’s own City Development Plan policy CDP 9 on protecting suburban greenery.
Have your say with News Letter
Do you really think we should be coupled up with Thornwood and why should we ?
Do we really need a full blown Parking meters and boxed parking bays all over the leafy suburb.
Yes we have isolated areas that need addressing but this could be taken care of by other legal means.
Take time to let others to know about the website and we are conducting a public meeting of our own to air Broomhill’s residents concerns, if they have any worries.
Volunteers
We need some help to establish working group and organise the ” Town Hall Meeting”. Any Financial assistance would be grateful to produce more leaflets and to update the Website to a wider group and distribution of a Newsletter. Let us know if you can help by emailing contact@broomhillRPZ.com
Broomhill Community Council
- Full of Pro Resident Parking Councillors
- Done very little to communicate to the wider Community and there are certainly as few Councillors that will come out of the woodwork.
- There is Community Councillors that should have recused themselves from any input or representation in the Residents Parking Consultation. More Revelations and real scandal to come,watch out for Newsletter.
The new emissions-based permit charges are a regressive tax
Since August 2025 Glasgow charges £80–£225 per year per car depending on CO₂ band (Band A free, everything else expensive). In driveway-heavy suburbs, 70–90 % of homes are being asked to pay hundreds of pounds for a painted bay they don’t need, while the few tenement-dwellers get subsidised parking. This argument killed the 2025 Dowanhill/Hyndland extension.
This is in direct conflict with Glasgow’s Connectivity Plan & Net Zero targets
The council’s 2023–2030 Connectivity Plan and the 2025 Climate Plan both say they will reduce on-street parking supply in low-demand areas to discourage car ownership. An RPZ does the opposite: it guarantees and protects on-street spaces. See page 27 of the Connectivity Plan: “RPZs will not be extended into areas with spare capacity and high levels of off-street parking.” Ehh what ?