London Borough of Southwark - removal of Ryedale trial road closure

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
REMOVAL OF RYEDALE TRIAL ROAD CLOSURE The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed routes) (Ryedale area revocation) Traffic Order 2026

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 19 February 2026 it made the above Traffic Management Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The effects of the Traffic Order are to suspend and revoke a trial road closure in Ryedale at its junction with Underhill Road and its accommodating measures in the area, the removed measures are:

(a) in RYEDALE to remove a trial road closure ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction, in that part of RYEDALE between the north-eastern kerb-line of Underhill Road and a point 30 metres north-east of that kerb-line;

(b) to remove trial ‘one-way’ north-westbound working for all vehicles (except pedal-cycles) throughout the length of both BALCHIER ROAD and CORNFLOWER TERRACE; and

(c) to remove all accompanying trial measures prohibiting all vehicles (except pedal-cycles) from entering BALCHIER ROAD and CORNFLOWER TERRACE from DUNSTANS ROAD at those junctions and removing right turns only for all vehicles (except pedal - cycles) from BALCHIER ROAD and CORNFLOWER TERRACE at their junctions with DUNSTANS ROAD.

All traffic signs and features, which may include planters and moveable bollards, relating to the above-mentioned restrictions would be removed from the street.

3. Copies of the Traffic Management Order, which will come into force on 23 February 2026, together with copies of the supporting documents (this Notice and a statement of the Council's reasons for making the Order) 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.
Email traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk  (or call 077 3132 4742 Mon-Fri between 9am and 5pm, except bank holidays) for booking details.

4. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order, or of any provision contained therein, on the grounds that it is not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made there under has not been complied with in relation to the Order may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 19 February 2026
Polyvios Polyviou  Head of Highways and Sustainable Transport Policy - Highways, 
Environment, Sustainability & Leisure