London Boroughs of Lambeth and Southwark - Ufford Street - changes to parking places, waiting and loading restrictions and ban on vehicles

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH AND LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

UFFORD STREET, CHANGES TO PARKING PLACES, WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS AND THE INTRODUCTION OF A BAN ON VEHICLES TRAVELLING NORTH-EAST BEYOND THE JUNCTION WITH SHORT STREET. THE INTRODUCTION ON WEBBER STREET OF WEST-BOUND ONE WAY WORKING WITH CONTRA-FLOW CYCLES BETWEEN UFFORD STREET AND GRAY STREET

[NOTE: This Notice is about changes on Ufford Street to the existing parking places and waiting and loading restrictions, a ban on vehicles heading north-east past the junction of Short Street and entering that length of Ufford Street which lies between its junction with Boundary Lane and its junction with Short Street (its boundary with the Lonon Borough of Lambeth), and a banned left turn onto Webber Street from Ufford Street and a westbound one-way system on Webber Street between the junctions of Ufford Street and Gray Street with a cycle contra-flow and changes to the existing parking places and waiting and loading restrictions. 

1. NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Councils of the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark on 19th September 2024 made the Lambeth (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. 43) Order 2024, the Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 47) Order 2024, the Lambeth (Moving Traffic Restrictions) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2024 and the London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed Routes) (Ufford Street) Traffic Order 2024. The Orders will come into force on 7th October 2024. 

2. The general effect of the Orders will be to: 
(1) On Ufford Street (in the London Borough of Lambeth):
(a) introduce a ban on motor vehicles (except for local access) travelling north-eastward past the junction of Short Street (except for local access);
(b) remove a section of permit holder parking opposite the junction of Short Street and replace with no waiting at any time restrictions;
(c) ban vehicles (except cycles) from turning left onto Webber Street; 

(2) On Webber Street (between Ufford Street and Gray Street): 
(a) introduce a westward one-way working with a contra-flow for cyclists; 
(b) ban vehicles from proceeding south-eastward past the south-east kerb-line of Ufford Street;
(c) remove parking places and replace with no waiting at any time restrictions;

(3) on Ufford Street (in the London borough of Southwark):

introduce a ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction in that part of Ufford Street which lies between its junction with Boundary Lane and its junction with Short Street (a length of approx. 49 metres, which currently lies on the shared boundary of the London Borough of Lambeth and the London Borough of Southwark), except for local access.

Note: the moving traffic restrictions in Ufford Street and Webber Street, will be enforced by traffic signs and by camera.

3. The Orders are necessary to improve the environment for residents and the wider community by reducing through motor traffic, improving junction safety and maintaining and improving safe cycle and pedestrian access. 

4. If you have any general enquiries, please email transportstrategy@lambeth.gov.uk.

5. A copy of each of the Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and for inspection at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking, Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays), until the last day of a period of six weeks beginning with the date on which the Orders are made. To arrange inspection please telephone 020 7926 0209 or email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk.  Documents are also available on request at Public Realm Projects (parking design), Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability and Leisure, 3rd Floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH. Please telephone 077 3132 4742 or email: traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk to arrange an appointment.

6. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Orders or any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders are made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 26th September 2024
Ben Stevens 
Highways Network Manager