Croydon - Multiple Traffic Notices, Temporary Road and Footway Closures due to Maintenance Works and Special Event

CROYDON COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, SECTION 14, AS AMENDED

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF VEHICULAR OR PEDESTRIAN ACCESS AND TEMPORARY PARKING RESTRICTIONS

Croydon Council, HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that to facilitate essential highway maintenance works that may take place within the London Borough of Croydon, they intend to amend “The Croydon (Highways Maintenance Works) (Temporary Prohibition of Traffic and Pedestrian Traffic) Order 2025” to include the effect of:

Prohibiting vehicular or pedestrian access,

Suspending designated disabled bays,

Suspending pay by phone or permit parking bays,

Suspending waiting, loading or unloading measures

to the extent and at such times as shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs.

required, for which Croydon Council is the highway authority:

(a) temporarily introduce one-way traffic for the duration of the works in that length of street.

(b) temporarily close to vehicular traffic that length of street.

(c) temporarily close any adjoining streets to vehicular traffic where this is considered necessary to facilitate the work in progress.

(d) temporarily introduce banned turns, footway closures or waiting and loading restrictions at any time should this be required and

(e) temporarily suspend bus lanes/stops, cycle lanes, parking bays or any other traffic restriction as required where this is considered necessary to facilitate the work in progress.

1. Wherever the work happens to be in progress, no person may:

   (a) cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in a direction other than that indicated by a traffic sign, or

   (b) cause or permit any vehicle to proceed in any street or length of street which may at the time be subject to a road closure until the completion of the work allows.

   (c) proceed along any footway which may at the time be subject to a closure until the completion of the work allows.

2. Whilst the provisions of the amended Order remain in force, waiting or loading by vehicles would be prohibited at any time in those streets or lengths of streets specified where work is in progress. Any vehicle waiting in contravention of any restriction on waiting imposed by this Order may be removed under the provisions of the Removal and Disposal of Vehicles Regulations 1986.

3. All works requiring a road closure will be advertised complete with any diversion route on our website at the address below. Planned closures and diversion routes are also shown in the Schedule to this Notice.

   www.croydon.gov.uk/transportandstreets/rhps/roads/road-closures/notices

Frontages affected by the above restrictions will receive notification letters approximately two weeks before any work commences.

1. The restrictions shall not apply in respect of:

   (a) a vehicle being used to carry out the said work.

   (b) a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance, or police purposes, or the purposes of a statutory undertaker in an emergency, such as the loss of supplies of gas, electricity or water to premises in the area, which necessitates the bringing of vehicles into a section of road to which the order applies.

   (c) anything done with the permission of a police constable in uniform or a Civil Enforcement Officer.

2. The amended Order will come into operation on the 12 January 2026 and will remain in force until 06 October 2026, 18 months from the operational date of the original Order. (Note: The provisions of the Order will only apply during such times and to such extent as shall from time to time be indicated by traffic signs prescribed by the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. (Access for frontagers would be maintained whilst the work proceeds).

Dated 04 December 2025

Oscar Akintoye

Head of Highways & Traffic

Sustainable Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery Directorate

SCHEDULE – ROAD / FOOTWAY CLOSURES

(Please note: these dates are indicative and may be subject to change)

CROYDON COUNCIL

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984, SECTION 16A AS AMENDED BY THE ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION (SPECIAL EVENTS) ACT 1994

TEMPORARY PROHIBITION OF TRAFFIC ORDER

VERY CHRISTMAS CROYDON EVENT – HIGH STREET, CROYDON

ASSOCIATED RESTRICTIONS

Croydon Council HEREBY GIVE NOTICE that to facilitate the Very Christmas Croydon event they have made an Order the effect of which will be to close part of High Street, Croydon.

1. 1. 1. During the event, the cycle lane in High Street, Croydon, will be closed between its junctions with Park Street and Katharine Street.

      2. The provisions of the Order will not prevent access being maintained for pedestrians to any premises situated on or adjacent to any road to which this Order relates, or to any other premises accessible from, and only from, such a road.

      3. Whilst the closure remains in force, cyclists will be asked to dismount and walk through the closure on foot. Alternatively, cyclists can use the diversion routes below.

         • Via Mint Walk, St George’s Walk, Park Street, Park Lane and George Street.

         • Via Park Street, St George’s Walk and Katharine Street.

      4. The Order will come into effect at 9am on 05 December 2025 and will remain in force until 10pm on 07 December 2025.

      5. The restrictions shall not apply in respect of:

         a) any vehicle involved in setting up or dismantling the said event.

         b) a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance, or police purposes, or the purposes of a statutory undertaker in an emergency, such as the loss of supplies of gas, electricity or water to premises in the area, which necessitates the bringing of vehicles into a section of road to which the order applies.

         c) anything done with the permission of a police constable in uniform or a Civil Enforcement Officer.

         Dated this 04 December 2025

         Oscar Akintoye

         Head of Highways & Traffic

         Sustainable Communities, Regeneration & Economic Recovery Directorate