London Borough of Lambeth - Aytoun Place and various roads - experimental road closures and pedestrian and cycle zone

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

SCHOOL STREETS SCHEME - EXPERIMENTAL ROAD CLOSURES AND PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ZONE
AYTOUN PLACE, AYTOUN ROAD, KNOWLE CLOSE, LINGHAM STREET (PART), RUMSEY ROAD, STOCKWELL PARK ROAD (PART), AND VICTORIA RISE.

[NOTE: This notice is about the introduction of an experimental school streets scheme in roads adjacent to Macaulay Primary School, St. Andrews Primary School, and St. Helens Primary School. The part-time closure of 8.15am to 9.15am and 2.45pm to 3.45pm Mondays to Fridays, during school term-time.  Objections to this being continued on a permanent basis may be made, as well as any other comments – see paragraph 6]. 

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth on 29 October 2024 made the Lambeth (Prescribed Routes) (No. 6) Experimental Traffic Order 2024 under section 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.  The Order will come into force on 11 November 2024.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to introduce a ban on motor vehicles except permit holders during term-time from  8.15am to 9.15am and 2.45pm to 3.45pm Monday to Fridays from entering (a) Aytoun Place, (b) Aytoun Road, (c) Knowle Close, (d) Lingham Street, between the junctions of Crossford Street and Landor Road, (e) Rumsey Road, (f) Stockwell Park Road, between the junctions of Sidney Road and Rumsey Road, and (g) Victoria Rise. Any vehicle that is already in those length of roads listed in paragraph 2 before the pedestrian and cycle zone commences will be permitted to leave.

3. Where it appears essential for certain purposes, the Council’s Assistant Director of Infrastructure, Environment, Public Realm & Climate Change Delivery, or any person authorised by him, may modify, or suspend any of the Orders or any of their provisions under section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.

4. A copy of each of the Orders and other documents giving detailed particulars about them are available for inspection online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders and 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 Orders cease to have effect. To arrange an inspection please email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk .

5. The Council will consider in due course whether the provisions of the Order should be continued in force indefinitely by means of a permanent Order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984.  Any person may object to the making of the permanent Order within a period of 6 months beginning with the date on which the experimental Order comes into force or, if the Order is varied by another Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification comes into force.  Any such objection must be made in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made and be sent to Roddy Williams, Parking and Enforcement Group (Resident Services), London Borough of Lambeth, PO Box 80771, London, SW29QQ (emails sent to rwilliams@lambeth.gov.uk are acceptable). Any objection may be communicated to, or be seen by, other persons who may have an interest in this matter.

6. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of its 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 of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order is made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 1 November 2024
Ben Stevens
Highways Network Manager