School Streets

We would love to see School Streets outside every school so that all school pupils can enjoy a safer journey to school and to minimise their exposure to air pollution. However, we have had to focus on a select programme of schools in line with the resources available to us. A key aim is to ensure that schemes address local problems and priorities as far as possible.

A wide selection of criteria were used to select schools for this initial programme including:

• looking at which schools needed most support with parking and congestion problems
• road safety issues
• exposure to poor air quality
• feasibility – not all schools are on roads that are suitable for traffic restrictions.

The success of the schemes will be monitored by the following:

• Improved air quality and congestion outside the school
• Reduction in road traffic related casualties
• Increase in active travel, number of pupils walking and cycling to school.

If you are a resident of the street you can register your vehicle, along with the following evidence and send to schoolstreets@brent.gov.uk

• The School Zone number on the top of our letter eg. SZ___.  (All the schemes have a different permit number we do not issue generic permits for all the zones and applications would have to be on a scheme by scheme basis.)
• Proof of residency such as either Council Tax Bill, Bank Statement OR Utility Bill
• Proof of Vehicle registration documents V5C OR vehicle Insurance documents. Please provide the page/s showing the vehicle registration number, and your postal address mentioned on them. 

Please note: If you are a Disabled Badge Holder living within the School Street Zone and do not drive a vehicle please provide proof of residency, a copy of the Disabled Badge and the vehicle registration number of the pick-up / drop off vehicle.

Once you submit all the evidence, we will send you the confirmation.

Company vehicles

If you drive a company vehicle and are also a resident with the School Street, please provide:

• The School Zone number on the top of our letter eg. SZ___.
• Proof of residency such as either Council Tax Bill, Bank Statement OR Utility Bill.
• A letter from your employer to prove you are the named driver of the company vehicle and the vehicle is in your possession, OR Vehicle Insurance documents showing you as the named driver on the company vehicle. 

If your business is within the School Streets Zone please provide:

• The School Zone number on the top of our letter eg. SZ___.
• Proof of business address such as either Council Business Rate Bill, Bank Statement OR Utility Bill
• Proof of Vehicle registration documents V5C OR vehicle Insurance documents. 

Please send your evidence to schoolstreets@brent.gov.uk

In order to register your frequent family carer or other carer’s vehicle please provide:

• The School Zone number on the top of our letter eg. SZ___.  As all the schemes have a different permit number we do not issue generic permits for all the zones and applications would have to be on a scheme by scheme basis
• Your proof of residency such as either Council Tax Bill, Bank Statement OR Utility Bill. You will need to provide proof of residency only once to add it to our records

Any vehicles used for ad hoc visits can also be added for a temporary exemption.

Please send your evidence to schoolstreets@brent.gov.uk

We appreciate these aren’t always arranged in advance and if a friend or relative carer or other carers comes to visit at short notice or you require emergency  plumber or workmen to attend to your property, for the few hours the restrictions are in force, we will be able to accommodate this.

You can email schoolstreets@brent.gov.uk or call us on 0208 937 5287 (Monday to Friday 9am to 5pm) with the vehicle details and your contact details.

Please note you will be asked to provide proof of residency as a one off evidence.

To register the vehicle please either email or call us on the number mentioned above within 24 hours of the vehicle entering the restricted School Street Zone. 

Please have the School Streets Zone number ‘SZ____’  mentioned on top of our letter to hand when emailing or calling us.