Hackney Controlled Parking Zones: Geospatial Boundaries for Traffic Management

London Borough of Hackney provides geospatial boundaries defining Controlled Parking Zones within the borough. The data is used to design and enforce parking restrictions, with updates processed through a continual cycle of public consultation and legal orders. The dataset was last updated on 2026-07-08.

Use Cases

• Map parking zone boundaries for resident permit allocation based on the geospatial data.
• Analyze the distribution of parking zones to support traffic flow and pedestrian safety planning as mentioned in the description.
• Support public consultation processes for new traffic management orders using the uploaded boundary data.

Strengths

• Dataset has a specific last updated timestamp: 2026-07-08 13:33:10.285168.
• Data is tied to a legally enforceable process for traffic management orders.
• Geospatial boundaries are designed over an OS Mastermap basemap, suggesting a precise reference system.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and file size are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality and completeness require manual inspection.

Provenance

Source

London Borough of Hackney

Collection Method

Engineers used measuring wheels or tape measures on the ground to design restrictions, with data processed in Parkmap over OS Mastermap.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-07-08 13:33:10.285168; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Borough of Hackney, London, UK