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About school parking permits

If you are employed at a school that is in a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) which is already part of the school parking scheme and you have been given permission from the school. You may be able to apply for a school parking permit to allow you to park in some resident permit holders bays.

School parking permits are virtual, which means you do not need to display anything in your vehicle. Your permit is electronic and is associated with your vehicle registration number.

Patrolling Civil Enforcement Officers will be able to view your permit on their handheld computers.

You can apply for a 6 month, 9 month or 12 month permit.

The school permits cannot be used in the area immediately surrounding the school. This area will be defined before the permits are issued.It is the responsibility of the school permit applicant to find out from the school if there are any exception roads prior to applying for a school parking permit.

The school permits can only be used during working hours and term times only. The times and dates will have been agreed before the scheme begins and may be subject to periodic review.

Where numbers are limited, the school will be expected to allocate permits according to their own policies.

You will receive email renewal reminders in advance of the permit expiry date.

Schools already in the parking scheme

The scheme is currently available at the following schools:

  • All Saints CoE Primary School, Cricklewood Lane, London NW2 2TH
  • Beis Chinuch School, Yeshurun Synagogue, Fernhurst Gardens, HA8 7PH and 296 Hale Lane, Edgware, HA8 8NP
  • Childs Hills School, Dersingham Road, London NW2 1SL
  • Garden Suburb Infants & Juniors School, Childs Way, London, NW11 6XU
  • Menorah Primary School, 1-3 The Drive, London NW11 9SP
  • Pardes House Primary School, Hendon Lane, London N3 1SA
  • Peninim Primary School, 37 Elmcroft Crescent, Barnet, London, NW11 9TB
  • Rimon Jewish Primary School, 41a Dunstan Road, Golders Green, London NW11 8AE
  • St Martin's School, 22 Goodwyn Avenue Mill Hill, London NW7 3RG
  • Wessex Gardens Primary School, Wessex Gardens, London NW11 9RR
  • The King Alfred School, North End Road NW11 7HY
  • Menorah Foundation, 2, Abbots Road, HA8 0QS
  • Menorah Grammar, School House, Abbots Road, HA8 0QS
  • Shalom Noam, East Road, HA8 0AJ
  • Woodcroft Primary, Goldbeaters Grove, HA8 0QF
  • Beis Soroh Schneirer Primary School, Arbiter House, Wilberforce Road, London, NW9 6AX
  • Goldbeaters Primary School, Thirleby Road, London, HA8 0QA

Apply for your school to join the scheme

To be included, the school must:

If you think your school qualifies, the school should email parking.clientteam@barnet.gov.uk

Once we have confirmed that a school meets the criteria, we will:

  • survey the use of permit bays where the school is located
  • check that demand for parking spaces isn't likely to exceed 85% of those currently available

This will contribute to the decision as to how many permits will be available for school staff.

A recommendation will then be presented to local councillors, who will consider local circumstances and make a decision whether to accept the scheme or not.

We would expect the process to take up to 4 to 6 months from start to finish.

Apply for a school parking permit

There are two application processes that we offer. 

One, to create a main school permit account for all of the employees requiring parking permits. If the school wishes for us to create a school permit account please contact us by email parking.clientteam@barnet.gov.uk and we will supply the relevant information.

Or

Two, for the school employee to create an individual permit account and apply and manage their parking permit in their own account.

What you will need to apply:

  • proof of school
  • proof of vehicle ownership
  • a valid email address
  • your credit or debit card details, we do not accept AMEX

Proof of school

We require proof of employment and permission for each applicant wishing to apply for a permit from the school on headed, dated and signed paper.

Proof of vehicle ownership

One copy of the following accepted proof:

  • vehicle logbook (V5C) or insurance policy schedule for the respective vehicle in the same name as the applicant

If you have a company car, we need a signed and recently dated letter from your employer on headed company paper. The letter must state:

  • your full name
  • that you are an employee of the company
  • your vehicle registration mark.

If you have a long-term lease or hire vehicle, we need a recently dated copy of the agreement on headed paper. The agreement must state:

  • your full name
  • your vehicle registration mark
  • the length and terms of the agreement

Apply for a school permit

We may contact you to provide further evidence at a later date for fraud audit purposes.

Accepted document formats are PDF, JPG, JPEG or BMP.

Changes to your parking permit or account details

If you need to:

  • Update your contact details
  • Update your address details
  • Change your vehicle or vehicle registration number

Or if your main vehicle is being serviced or repaired and you need to apply for a temporary change of vehicle.

Then please visit the following page Changes to your parking permit or account details | Barnet CouncilExternal link for more information.

Renew a school parking permit

Providing that you already have a permit and are still employed at the school and that the school has not withdrawn permission for you to hold a permit.

We will send you email reminders 4 weeks, 2 weeks and the day before your current permit is due to expire. Follow the link in the email to renew your permit.

Emails from NSL Apply should appear in your inbox and are sent from Barnet.Permits@nsl.co.uk

Please check your spam and junk folders before contacting us.

We may request current proof if you have renewed your parking permit for 3 or more subsequent years since it was first provided. If this is the case it will show 'expired' next to the document type or proof being requested.

Please note that the price shown under the Permit Details tab in your NSL Apply parking permit account is reflective of the previous charging period and the price shown under the Renew tab is reflective of the current charging period. Therefore, please view the current charge listed under the Prices section of this webpage prior to renewing your parking permit.

Cancel your permit

If you no longer require your permit, you can cancel the permit in your account.

Once cancelled, a pro rata refund will be calculated from the date the permit has been cancelled on the system.

The refund should automatically be credited back to the payment card within 14 working days.

If, for any reason the refund has not been credited back to the payment card within this time frame, then please contact us by email at parking.clientteam@barnet.gov.uk to arrange an alternative refund method.

Prices

School parking permits for schools already in the scheme are priced at:

  • 12 months is £231.00
  • 9 months is £173.25
  • 6 months is £115.50

Please be advised that the NSL Apply parking permit system may send a request to authenticate your payment, for example via your banking app. Therefore, it is important that this authentication is completed to ensure that you successfully complete the purchase of your parking permit.

Payment Methods

Pay Now

If this payment method is selected at the point of a new parking permit application. A pop up window will appear prompting you to manually enter the card payment details and submit the payment at that point. For any future changes of vehicle on that given parking permit application where a surcharge is automatically generated. This amount will automatically be debited from the card used for the initial payment. You will not receive any pre-notification of this by email.

Online After Approval

If this payment method is selected at the point of a new parking permit application. You will not be prompted to enter any card payment details. Instead, after submitting the parking permit application, you will receive an email to notify you that the application (once approved) is ‘waiting for payment’. You will then be prompted to log into your NSL Apply Parking Permit account to make a payment to activate the permit.

Use Registered Card

You can register a payment card in the ‘manage account’ section of your NSL Apply Parking Permit account. If this payment method is selected at the point of a new permit application, this means that the payment will be taken from the registered card (providing the card has sufficient funds and has not expired). For any future changes of vehicle on that given parking permit application where a surcharge is automatically generated. This amount will automatically be debited from the registered card. You will not receive any pre-notification of this by email.

Terms and conditions of use

  1. Permits cannot be used in the area immediately surrounding the school. This area will be defined before the permits are issued, and will be subject to periodic review
  2. The permits are for use during working hours and term times only. We will agree these times and dates before the scheme begins
  3. If a permit is found to be used contrary to these conditions, Penalty Charge Notices may be issued and the permit may be withdrawn
  4. A goods vehicle with an overall height greater than 2.3 metres may not make use of a parking place during controlled hours.