Demands for a wider consultation on controlled parking zones (CPZs) in Chiswick have been supported by councillors.

Parking in roads around Grove Park and Strand on the Green are currently a free-for-all, reportedly leading to daily fights for spaces between residents and commuters catching the train from Chiswick.

Residents have even complained about people parking their cars in the area while they fly off on holiday from Heathrow, to save paying expensive airport parking charges.

A consultation document was sent to 3,800 households in the proposed CPZ areas in July, broken into an eastern cluster, including Spencer Road, Station Gardens and Grove Park and a western cluster, of Strand on the Green and Spring Grove.

At a meeting of Chiswick area committee on Tuesday it was revealed a total of 1,634 questionnaires were handed back to the council – a response rate of 43 per cent.

Figures from the consultation showed that 431 people said they were in favour of a CPZ being introduced.

Chairman of the meeting Councillor Sam Hearn, ward councillor for Chiswick Riverside, said: “We can take a lot of comfort from the high response rate.

“A total of 431 people said they were in favour – that’s only 26 per cent saying they’re in favour.

“There are roads where there are very strong results.”

However, residents have criticised the results for not being a true representation of people’s views, as those who responded that they had no problem with parking were excluded from expressing an opinion on a CPZ.

Spencer Road resident Andrzej Kowalski said: “Whether they are in favour or not, they should not be excluded in the way they have been.

“As a result, assuming that people without parking problems would not be in favour, the support for CPZs has been considerably overstated.”

His view was supported by Coun Hearn, who added: “I believe that if you voted saying you do not have a problem parking, chances are you’re not interested.

“If you added not interested with those who said ‘no I don’t want a CPZ’ you would get a different result “I do support that we need to take a further consultation, and include those roads where there will be displacement.”

A public meeting where residents will be able to share their views on the proposed CPZ was suggested by Chiswick Riverside ward Councillor Felicity Barwood and it is hoped it will take place in the next few weeks.

She said: “When I was first elected eight or nine years ago we were talking about a CPZ.

“I think this indicates that people are thinking we do need a CPZ and I think we’ve got to listen to what people are saying. Keep the commuters out and the long-term parkers.

“The roads are being advertised on a website telling people to come to this area. It would be wonderful if we could get ourselves eliminated from that.”

It was agreed at the meeting that a wider consultation should be conducted to include households in roads where cars would be displaced to if the CPZs were included.

An update on the consultation will be held at a monitoring meeting on Tuesday.