The Western Extension

Removal of Western Extension Zone

On 24 December 2010, TfL ceased to operate the Western Zone of the congestion charging scheme. The Central Zone will continue to operate, though some revised terms and conditons came into effect on 4 January 2011. For more information please click here.

Past Western Extension Zone correspondence with TfL

TfL have responded to the City Council on three matters surrounding the existing congestion charging scheme and the proposed western extension. These are as follows:

• 15 July 2005 - Attention to matters concerning the operation of the existing central zone including matters surrounding resident's discount and ease of payment
• 3 August 2005 - Concerns about bus service provision if the western extension proposal goes ahead
• 3 August 2005 - Acknowledgement of the City Council's formal submission of objection to the western extension proposal to TfL on 15 July 2005

Westminster City Council's response to TfL on the Mayor of London's plans to extend the congestion charging zone to the west

The City Council has replied to the Mayor of London's Consultation on the Western Extension of Congestion Charging that closed on 15 July 2005:

• Consultation on the Draft Order for the Western Extension of the Congestion Charging Zone - a letter from Westminster City Council (141kb)
• Appendix 1 - Congestion Charging Update (468kb) (Report from the Director of Transportation to the Transport and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Committee)
• Appendix 2 - Minutes of a meeting of the Transport and Infrastructure Overview and Scrutiny Committee held at 7pm on Tuesday 28 June 2005 (91kb)
• Appendix 3 - Proposed St Mary's Zone (807kb)
• Appendix 4 - West London Resident Association (this will be available to download shortly)
• Appendix 5 - Summary of the views of John Lewis on the proposed Western Extension of the Congestion Charge Zone (213kb)
• Appendix 6 - Congestion charging: Proposed Western Extension and bus service improvement (235kb)

Westminster City Council opposed to the Mayor of London's existing congestion charging scheme and strongly objected to his plans to extend the zone to the west. The City Council believes that an extended zone would further divide existing communities. Residents in the north would be priced out of using local businesses in the south, hitting those on low incomes the most.

The City Council has responded to various scheme variation orders as follows:

• Westminster City Council's stakeholder response to TfL on the Mayor of London's draft plans to extend the congestion charging zone to the west (34kb)
• Congestion Charging Variation No.4 - TfL's plans to reduce administration (19kb), and;
• Congestion Charging Variation No.5 - TfL's plans to increase the existing £5 charge to £8 (22kb)