London Borough of Southwark - Goose Green streets for people

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

GOOSE GREEN STREETS FOR PEOPLE

The London Borough of Southwark
(e-scooter & cycle hire parking places) (Goose Green Streets for People) Order 202* 
The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes)
(Goose Green Streets for People) Traffic Order 202* 
The London Borough of Southwark
(Charged-for parking) (Goose Green Streets for People) Order 202* 
The London Borough of Southwark (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Goose Green Streets for People) Order 202*

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. 

2. The effects of the (e-scooter & cycle hire parking places) Order, would be to provide a parking place on the carriageway for the use of e-scooter & cycle hire providers (who are participating in the pan-London e-scooter & cycle hire trails) only, 2 metres (‘m’) in width 10m in length and aligned parallel to the kerb in MELBOURNE GROVE south-east side o/s Nos. 1 b-c Melbourne Grove. Note that an existing trial e-scooter & cycle hire parking place on the north-west side of Melbourne Grove (12m in length) will be removed to accommodate the permanent scheme. 

3. The effects of the (Prescribed routes) Traffic Order would be to consolidate and make amendments to prescribed route restrictions in the Goose Green area (i) at junctions with Grove Lane in Derwent Grove, Elsie Road, Melbourne Grove, and Tintagel Crescent, and (ii) in Melbourne Grove south of its junction with Tell Grove, to convert any existing ‘no motor vehicles’ point closures to part road closures and amend the extent of these restrictions to account for kerb-line adjustment, as follows:-
(a) that part of DERWENT GROVE which lies between the southern kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale and a point 12m south-east of that kerb-line build-out; 
(b) that part of ELSIE ROAD which lies between the south-eastern kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale and a point 22m south-east of that kerb-line build-out; 
(c) that part of MELBOURNE GROVE which lies (i) between the south-western kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale and a point 22m south-west of that kerb-line build-out, and (ii) between a point 2m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line build-out of Tell Grove and a point 6m south-east of that kerb-line build-out (all vehicles in Tell Grove, except for pedal cycles and taxis, would be instructed to turn right at its junction with Melbourne Grove); and 
(d) that part of TINTAGEL CRESCENT which lies between the south-western kerb-line of Grove Vale and a point 8.5m south-west of that kerb-line. 
The amended ‘no motor vehicles’ restrictions described in 3 (a-d) would all be operational ‘at any time’ and all days of the week, and exemptions would be provided for emergency services vehicles. For the restrictions described in 3 (b) Melbourne Grove (at its junction with Grove Vale and at its junction with Tell Grove), and Tell Grove there are further exemptions provided for vehicles used for road maintenance, refuse collection or cleansing purposes; and for the restrictions described in 3 (a) Derwent Grove (at its junction with Grove Vale) only, there would be further exceptions provided for taxis and (on a discretionary basis) Disabled Persons’ vehicles (registered to Southwark resident ‘blue badge’ holders), rapid response healthcare workers vehicles and SEND vehicles.

4. The effects of the (Charged-for parking) Order, would be to:-
(a) in existing Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) 'ED' in ELSIE ROAD (i) south-west side (side of No. 56 Grove Vale) remove 6m existing 'Pay by Phone' and permit-holders’ parking ('shared-use'), and (ii) north-east side relocate existing 'Pay by Phone' parking ('pay') 6m in length south-eastward by 10m to a location o/s No. 1 Elsie Road and add new 'pay' parking 6m in length o/s Nos. 1 and 3 Elsie Road; 
(b) in existing Controlled Parking Zone 'PW' GROVE VALE north side (i) o/s Nos. 29 to 33 Grove Vale remove 25m existing ‘pay’ parking, and (ii) o/s Nos. 31 to 39 Grove Vale extend existing ‘stop and shop’ parking by 16.5m (new bay length will be 32m) in which vehicles may either be left free of charge for up to 30 minutes, or vehicles which have paid the parking charge may be left for up to 2 hours, the 30 minutes of which parking session would be free of charge provided no same vehicle may return to a parking place within 2 hours (Monday to Saturday 8.30 am - 6.30 pm);
(c) in existing Controlled Parking Zone 'ED' MELBOURNE GROVE south-east side o/s Nos. 1b-c Melbourne Grove remove 10m existing ‘pay’ parking (that will be replaced with the e-scooter & cycle hire parking described in item 2);
(d) in existing Controlled Parking Zone 'ED' TINTAGEL CRESCENT north-west side add 10m new 'pay' parking opposite No. 1 Tintagel Crescent.

5. The effects of the (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order, would be to:-
(a) install new 'limited stay' Disabled Persons’ parking places (‘DPPPs’) which may only be used by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge', at all times and every day of the week, for a maximum stay of 4 hours (i) in DERWENT GROVE south-west side (side of No. 34 Grove Vale 6.6m in length) and north-east side (side of No. 36 Grove Vale 6.6m in length), and (ii) in TINTAGEL CRESCENT south-east side (side of No. 98 Grove Vale 6m in length); 
(b) in GROVE VALE (between its junction with Melbourne Grove and its junction with Elsie Road) (i) amend existing 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) to accommodate the kerb-line build-outs (footway widening), the part road closures and parking amendments (described in item 4b above), (ii)  south side o/s Nos. 28 to 34 Grove Vale remove 10m existing ‘DYLs’ with ‘timed’ loading restrictions (single kerb blips ‘SKBs’) to accommodate the new raised ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing (described in item 6 below), (iii) north-east side o/s No. 23 Grove Lane upgrade existing ‘SKBs’ to ‘at any time’ loading restrictions (double kerb blips ‘DKBs’), and (iv) south-east side o/s No. 58 Grove Vale add 9m of new ‘SKBs’ (operating Mondays-Fridays between 9 am and 11 am) to existing ‘DYLs’; 
(c) on all sides of the following streets amend existing ‘DYLs’ and add new ‘DKBs’ at their junctions with Grove Vale to accommodate the part road closures, the kerb-line build-outs, and parking amendments in:- (i) DERWENT GROVE, (ii) ELSIE ROAD, (iii) MELBOURNE GROVE, and (iv) TINTAGEL CRESCENT; and
(d) in MELBOURNE GROVE north-east o/s No. 63 Melbourne Grove and in TELL GROVE south-east side (east of its junction with Melbourne Grove) amend existing DYLs to accommodate the kerb-line build-out at this junction.
Notes: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (2) ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions, ‘SKBs’ refer to timed loading restrictions and ‘DKBs’ refer to 'at any time' loading restrictions. (3) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (4) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking  

6. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE that it has approved under section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the provision of a raised ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing in GROVE VALE the centre of which would be located at a point 3m east of the common boundary of Nos. 30 and 32 Grove Vale. ‘Zig-zag’ markings, on which vehicles would be prohibited from stopping at all times, would be laid on the carriageway for a distance of up to 8m on both sides of the road either side of the crossing.

7. Southwark Council hereby GIVES FURTHER NOTICE under sections 90A to 90I of the Highways Act 1980 and in accordance with the provisions of the Highways (Traffic calming) Regulations 1999, propose to construct speed tables of flat-top construction having a maximum height level with the surrounding kerb and covering the entire width of the carriageway:- 
(a) in DERWENT GROVE extending from the southern kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale south-eastward for a distance of 12m; 
(b) in ELSIE ROAD extending from the south-eastern kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale south-eastward for a distance of 22m; 
(c) at the site of the ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing described in item 7 above, in GROVE VALE extending from a point 1.5m west of the common boundary of Nos. 30 and 32 Grove Vale eastward for a distance of 9m; 
(d) in MELBOURNE GROVE extending from the south-western kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale south-westward for a distance of 22m; 
(e) in RAILWAY RISE extending from the south-western kerb-line build-out of Grove Vale south-westward for a distance of 5m; and 
(f) in TINTAGEL CRESCENT extending from the south-western kerb-line of Grove Vale south-westward for a distance of 8.5m. 
The measurements above include the ramps and any existing traffic calming measures at the exact locations above will be refreshed and replaced. 

8.  For more information contact the Council's Highways team Highways@southwark.gov.uk 

9. Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Orders) may be found online at www.southwark.gov.uk/trafficorders; paper or digital copies of plans showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents may be requested by emailing traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk, or inspected by appointment only at: Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk (or call 077 3132 4742) for booking details.

10. Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk quoting reference ‘TMO2425-019 Goose Green SfP’ by 24 October 2024. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

11. Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

Dated 3 October 2024
Steven Grayer  Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure