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CITY OF WESTMINSTER
DEVONSHIRE STREET, DUCHESS STREET, NEW CAVENDISH STREET, PARK CRESCENT, PORTLAND PLACE AND WEYMOUTH STREET
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Westminster City Council proposes to make the following Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49, 63 and 124 of and Part IV of
Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended:
•The City of Westminster (Cycle Hangars) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*;
•The City of Westminster (Doctor Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*;
•The City of Westminster (Free Parking Places) (Diplomatic Missions) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*
•The City of Westminster (Free Parking Places) (Disabled Permit Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*;
•The City of Westminster (Free Parking Places) (Disabled Persons) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*;
•The City of Westminster (Motorcycle Parking Places) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*;
•The City of Westminster (Parking Places) (F Zone) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*;
•The City of Westminster (Taxi Rank) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*; and
•The City of Westminster (Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Amendment No. *) Order 202*.
2.The general effect of the Orders, in connection with the introduction of a segregated with-flow cycle track on Portland Place and the formalisation of a combination of advisory and mandatory with-flow cycle lanes along the route between Park Crescent (the eastern arm) and Portland Place,would be to revise parking place provisions and waiting and loading restrictions in the vicinity of the cycle track and cycle lanes, as set out in the Schedule to this Notice.
3.FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Westminster City Council, in accordance with the provisions of section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984,
intends to:
(a)introduce a “zebra” pedestrian / cycle crossing and associated zig-zag markings outside No. 17 Park Crescent which would extend from 28.2 metres west of the eastern kerb-line of Portland Place to a point 13.5 metres east of that kerb-line; and
(b) realign the zig-zag markings on the north-west side of the “zebra” pedestrian crossing located on Portland Place, at its junction with Langham Street, to form continuous cycle routes with the proposed advisory / mandatory with-flow cycle lanes / tracks in that road.
4.The proposed Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Orders are available for inspection until six weeks have elapsed from the date on which either the Orders are made or the Council decides not to make the Orders at https://westminstertransportationservices.co.uk/notices and, in person by appointment only, at Westminster City Hall 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP, between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays (except bank / public holidays). Please telephone 020 7093 6693 or email tmo.westminster@wsp.com to arrange an appointment.
5.If you should require paper copies of the consultation documents, any reasonable adjustment to participate in the consultation, or further information, please contact the Council’s agents, WSP, by telephone on 020 7093 6693 or by email at tmo.westminster@wsp.com.
6. Any objections or other representations about the proposals should be sent in writing to the Council’s agents, WSP Traffic Order Team, 3rd Floor, WSP House, 70 Chancery Lane, London, WC2A 1AF, or by email to tmo.westminster@wsp.com quoting reference 8174/CM, by 8th October 2025. All objections must specify the grounds on which they are made.
Dated 17th September 2025
JONATHAN ROWING Head of Parking (The officer appointed for this purpose)
SCHEDULE
ROAD | LOCATION | CHANGE |
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Devonshire Street | ||
both sides | at its eastern junction with Portland Place | introduce 4.6 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions |
north side | at its junction with Portland Place | extend the double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, adjacent to No. 24 Portland Street, eastward by 4.9 metres and introduce 21.9 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions on both sides of the junction |
south side | at its junction with Portland Place | extend the double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, adjacent to Broadcasting House, eastward by 4.2 metres and introduce 19.2 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions on both sides of the junction |
New Cavendish Street | ||
south side | adjacent to the Nursing and Midwifery Council, No. 23 Portland Place |
introduce a cycle hangar (relocated from outside No. 30 Portland Place), replacing a pay-by-phone parking bay |
Park Crescent (eastern arm) | ||
inner / garden side | from opposite Nos. 1 to 6 continuing clockwise to the southern entrance to Park Crescent Garden |
introduce 115.8 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
south-east side | outside Nos. 8 and 9 | introduce 10 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions, replacing two pay-by-phone parking bays (the remaining six pay-by-phone parking bays outside Nos. 1 to 8 would be shortened to 5.4 metres each) |
outside No. 10 | remove the redundant “White Badge” disabled person’s parking place | |
outside Nos. 9 to 11 | introduce four pay-by-phone parking bays | |
outside Nos. 11 and 12 | relocate the “Blue Badge” disabled persons’ parking place south-westward by 2.3 metres |
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outside Nos. 12 and 14 and adjacent to No. 98 Portland Place |
introduce 13.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions, replacing two pay-by-phone parking bays adjacent to No. 98 Portland Place (the remaining three pay-by-phone parking bays outside Nos. 12 and 14 would be shortened to 5.5 metres each) |
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Park Crescent (western arm | ||
inner / garden side | opposite No. 17 | remove 32 metres of residents' parking to accommodate a “zebra” pedestrian / cycle crossing and associated zig-zag markings |
south-east side | outside No. 21 | introduce two cycle hangars (relocated from outside No. 81 Portland Place), replacing 5.2 metres of shared-use parking |
Portland Place (southbound carriageway) | ||
east side | outside No. 98 | introduce 22.2 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, 11.5 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions (at the junction with Park Crescent) and 10.7 metres of Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
outside Nos. 88 to 96 | shorten the shared-use parking place by 2.4 metres (1 space) | |
outside No. 88 | introduce 10 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 86 and 88 | introduce 27.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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outside No. 82 | introduce 18.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions - the “Blue Badge” disabled persons’ parking place and doctor’s parking place would be relocated southward by 8.6 metres and 2.6 metres respectively, and the residents’ parking place (5.4 metres) would be removed |
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outside Nos. 76 and 80 | shorten the shared-use parking place by 4.4 metres (1 space) and transpose its location with the electric vehicle residents’ parking place |
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outside the common boundary of Nos. 70 to 74 and No. 76 |
introduce 12 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside No. 68 | introduce 10 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside No. 66 (Royal Institute of British Architects) |
introduce 24.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 58 and 60 | introduce 18 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions - the shared-use parking place outside Nos. 52 to 60 would be shortened by 6 metres (2 spaces) at its northern end |
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outside No. 50 | introduce 10 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 42 to 48 | relocate the electric vehicle residents’ parking place southward by 5.7 metres and combine the two shared-use parking places into a single shared-use parking place of 25.9 metres (5 spaces) |
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outside Nos. 38 and 40 | introduce 10 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 34 to 38 | introduce 30.5 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 30 and 32 | introduce 19.4 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions and relocate the cycle hangar to New Cavendish Street - the pay-by-phone parking bays outside Nos. 24 to 30 would be shortened to 5.7 metres each |
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outside No. 24 | introduce 9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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extending southward from Duchess Street | introduce 24.8 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, 15 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions and 9.8 metres of Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions - two pay-by-phone parking bays outside Broadcasting House would be removed |
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immediately north of the pedestrian crossing at the junction with Langham Street |
introduce 9.4 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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adjacent to the central island(s) | opposite No. 86 | introduce 12.5 metres double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
immediately south of its junction with Devonshire Street |
introduce 4.4 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite No. 66 (Royal Institute of British Architects) |
introduce 12.3 metres double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite No. 60 | introduce 19.5 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite Nos. 48 and 50 | introduce three diplomatic parking bays (relocated from outside Nos. 43 and 45 Portland Place), replacing 15.2 metres of pay-by-phone parking (3 spaces) |
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opposite Nos. 34 and 36 | introduce 14 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions - the pay- by-phone parking place would be shortened by 6 metres (1 space) at its southern end |
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opposite Nos. 30 and 32 | introduce 12.2 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite No. 24 | extend the residents’ parking place southward by 3.5 metres (1 space) |
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extending southward from Duchess Stree | introduce 31.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite the southern entrance to Ambika House, 9A |
ntroduce a pay-by-phone parking place (1 bay), replacing 5.4 metres of taxi rank - the rank would be extended southward by a total of 8.1 metres (resulting in a net gain of 2.7 metres) |
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immediately south of the taxi rank opposite Broadcasting House |
introduce 5.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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Portland Place (northbound carriageway) | ||
west side | outside No. 83 | introduce 28.1 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, 17.9 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions (at the junction with Park Crescent) and 10.2 metres of Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
outside Nos. 73 to 81 | relocate the two cycle hangars to Park Crescent (see above) and shorten the shared-use parking place by 11.1 metres (2 spaces) |
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outside No. 73 | introduce 16 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 71 and 73 | introduce 12.5 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 59 to 63 | extend the pay-by-phone parking place northward by 5 metres and shorten the length of the bays to 5 metres each, providing an overall increase of 2 bays |
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outside Nos. 49-51 and Nos. 53 to 57 | relocate the “Blue Badge” disabled persons’ parking place and diplomatic parking bay northward by 23.6 metres and introduce 25 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions |
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outside Nos. 49-51 | introduce 15.8 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions | |
outside Nos. 43 to 47 | introduce 33.1 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions and relocate three diplomatic parking bays to the southbound carriageway of Portland Place, opposite Nos. 48 and 50 |
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outside Nos. 27 to 31 | introduce 32.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, 23 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions (extending northward from the junction with New Cavendish Street) and 9.9 metres of Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions - the shared-use parking place would be shortened by 18.6 metres (3 spaces) at its southern end |
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between New Cavendish Street and Duchess Street (outside Nos. 17 to 23) |
introduce double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions, except for a 20-metre length outside Nos. 17 to 21 where the loading restrictions would apply Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. |
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outside Ambika House, 9A and No. 15 | introduce 46.5 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions, 35.7 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions and 10.7 metres of Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions - the residents’ parking place would be relocated southward by 5 metres |
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outside No. 7 | introduce 10.5 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions |
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north-east side of the triangular island site outside No. 1a |
introduce 16.7 metres of “at any time” loading restrictions | |
adjacent to the central island(s) | opposite No. 69 | introduce 9.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions - the residents’ parking place would be shortened by 5.5 metres at its northern end |
opposite Nos. 49-51 | introduce 6.3 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite No. 47 | introduce 16.9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite Nos. 37 to 43 | introduce 30.3 metres of motorcycle parking, replacing six pay-by-phone parking spaces |
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opposite No. 27 | introduce 4.8 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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opposite No. 15 | introduce 5.5 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions (at the junction with Duchess Street) and extend the pay-by-phone parking place southward by 5.6 metres (1 bay), replacing the motorcycle parking place |
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opposite Nos. 1a to Ambika House, 9A | introduce 103.1 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting restrictions |
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Weymouth Street | ||
north side | adjacent to No. 66 Portland Place (Royal Institute of British Architects) |
introduce 9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions (extending eastward from its junction with Portland Place) and 7.6 metres of single yellow line Monday to Saturday, 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. waiting restrictions and Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. and Saturday 8.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. loading restrictions - the residents’ parking place would be shortened by 8.3 metres (1 space) at its western end |
south side | adjacent to No. 60 Portland Place | introduce 9 metres of double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions (extending eastward from its junction with Portland Place) - the pay-by-phone parking place would be shortened by 5 metres (1 bay) at its western end |
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