Fleet Road, Barking - Amendment to Waiting and Loading Restrictions (Experimental Order)

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF BARKING AND DAGENHAM (WAITING AND LOADING RESTRICTIONS) (FLEET ROAD) (AMENDMENT No. 157) EXPERIMENTAL ORDER 2025

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham in exercise of its powers under Sections 9, 10, 122 (1) and (2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended (hereinafter called “the Act”) as amended by the relevant provisions of the Local Government Act 1985 the Parking Act 1989 and of all other enabling legislation and powers and after consultation with the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis in accordance with Part III of Schedule 9 of the Act made the above Order.

The general effect of the Order will be as an experiment to:

1. Replace ‘Loading only 8am-9pm 30mins No return within 2hrs’ with ‘No Waiting at any time’ and ‘No Loading at any time’ restrictions on Fleet Road, north-east side, from a point 13.5 metres south-east of its junction with Highbridge Road for 19.3 metres in a south-easterly direction.

A copy of the Experimental Traffic Order, which will come into force on Wednesday 12 November 2025 and a statement of the Council’s reasons for making this experimental Order are available to view on the Councils website by visiting the following web page https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/parking/parking-area

and selecting ‘New and proposed traffic and parking schemes’ or available for inspection at the Adult Library, First Floor, Barking Learning Centre, Barking between the hours of 9.00am and 4.00pm Monday to Friday.

The Orders provides that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Act, the specified officer may, if it appears essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic on the highway or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Orders runs, modify or suspend the Orders or any of its provisions.

The Orders are to be on an experimental basis for a maximum period of 18 months and the Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the Orders should be continued in force indefinitely by means of permanent Orders made under sections 6 and 124 of the Act, as amended. Any person may object to the making of the permanent Orders for the purpose of such indefinite continuation within a period of six months beginning with the day on which the above-mentioned Orders came into operation or, if the Orders are varied by other Orders, beginning with the day on which the latest variation or modification came into operation. Any such objection must be made in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made and be sent for the attention of Sarah Marriott-Carle to the address below or to https://www.lbbd.gov.uk/form/tmo-feedback 

quoting ref 10660 - Halcyon House. Any objection may be communicated to other persons who may be affected.

Dated 5 November 2025

Tina Brooks, Head of Parking Services,

Law and Governance, Town Hall, Barking, Essex IG11 7LU