London Borough of Southwark - Portland Street area improvements

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

PORTLAND STREET AREA IMPROVEMENTS

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (Portland Street area improvements) Order 2026 The London Borough of Southwark (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) (Portland Street area improvements) Order 2026

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 4 June 2026 it has made the above Orders under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2.The effects of the (Charged-for parking places) Order in existing Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) 'M2', are to amend by removing or reducing existing ‘shared-use’ (permit holders’ or Pay-by-Phone ticket-holders parking places):

(a) in PORTLAND STREET on the south-west side (i) o/s Nos. 1 to 54 Woodsford reduce by 8 metres ‘m’ (41m remain), and (ii) opposite its junction with Wooler Street remove 7m; and

(b) in TRAFALGAR STREET (i) on the north-west side opposite Nos. 124 and 126 reduce by 3m (12m remain), and (ii) on the south-east side o/s Nos. 122 and 124 reduce by 5m (157m remain).

3. The effects of the (Free parking places and Waiting restrictions) Order are:

(a) in TRAFALGAR STREET north-west side to relocate an existing electric vehicle only re-charging point parking place (5.5m in length) north-eastward by 3m from a point opposite Nos. 122 and 124 to a new location opposite Nos. 124 and 126;

(b) to amend existing 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) to accommodate new kerb-line build-outs (footway widening) in PORTLAND STREET south-west side opposite No. 166, TRAFALGAR STREET on both sides at its junction with Portland Street, and WOOLER STREET on the south-east side at its junction with Portland Street; and

(c) to add new ‘DYLs’ (i) a total of 23m to accommodate the reduction or removal of existing ‘shared-use’ parking in PORTLAND STREET and in TRAFALGAR STREET at the locations and by the lengths as mentioned in item 2 above, and (ii) in PORTLAND STREET 13.5m north-east side o/s Nos. 154 – Nos. 158 to 164 to accommodate the reduction of zig-zag markings of an existing raised ‘zebra’ pedestrian crossing.

Notes: (1) ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed or ‘Pay by Phone’ ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. (2) ‘DYLs’ (double yellow lines) refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions. (3) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (4) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (5) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 

4. Copies of the Orders, which come into force on 8 June 2026, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk  or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

5. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order/s, 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 thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order/s may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 4 June 2026
Polyvios Polyviou  Head of Highways and Sustainable Transport Policy - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure