London Borough of Southwark - Melbourne Grove Controlled Parking Zone 'MG'

London borough of Southwark

Melbourne Grove controlled parking zone 'MG'

The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (CPZ 'ED') (No. 2) Order 202*
The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for parking places) (CPZ 'MG') Order 202*

The London Borough of Southwark (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (CPZ 'MG') Order 202*

1.      Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that it proposes to make 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 general effect of the Orders, as part of the provision of the new Controlled Parking Zone (‘CPZ’) ‘MG’ in the Melbourne Grove area would be:-

(a)     to provide permit holders' parking places, for vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit, between the hours of 1 pm to 3 pm on Monday to Friday inclusive, in CHESTERFIELD GROVE, COLWELL ROAD, and MELBOURNE GROVE;

(b)     to provide a 'shared-use' parking place in which either:- (i) vehicles which have paid the parking charge of (currently) £5.70 per hour or £9.20 per hour for diesel vehicles (using 'Pay by Phone') may be left for up to 2 hours (provided no same vehicle may return to a parking place within 1 hour), or (ii) vehicles which have been granted either a valid residents' permit, a valid business permit or a valid visitors' permit which may be left without time limit, between the hours of 1 pm to 3 pm on Monday to Friday inclusive, in:- CHESTERFIELD GROVE;

(c)     to provide ‘stop and shop’ parking places in which vehicles may either be left free of charge for up to 30 minutes, or vehicles which have paid the parking charge of (currently) £5.70 per hour or £9.20 per hour for diesel vehicles (using 'Pay by Phone') may be left for up to 2 hours, the 30 minutes of which parking session would be free of charge, provided no same vehicle may return to a parking place within 1 hour, between the hours of 1 pm to 3 pm on Monday to Friday inclusive, in CHESTERFIELD GROVE, COLWELL ROAD, and MELBOURNE GROVE;

(d)     to install new Disabled Persons’ parking places (‘DPPPs’) 6.6 metres in length, which may be used, ‘at any time’ and every day of the week, by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge' (i) in CHESTERFIELD GROVE south-west side on the side of No. 96 Lordship Lane, and (ii) in COLWELL ROAD south-west side on the side of No. 184 Lordship Lane;

(e)     to introduce ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) (i) at road junctions, footway and vehicle crossovers, and between kerbside designated as parking places in part of MELBOURNE GROVE and throughout CHESTERFIELD GROVE and COLWELL ROAD (in so much as is public highway), apart from where there are existing Disabled Persons’ parking places, car club, cycle hangars or e-scooter & cycle hire parking (loading or unloading to or from attended vehicles would be permitted for a maximum of 40 minutes at any single location on ‘DYLs’), (ii) in ASHBOURNE GROVE, BLACKWATER STREET, LYTCOTT GROVE and PLAYFIELD CRESCENT in so much as lies within the new CPZ ‘MG’ boundary, and (iii) 9.5m added outside the new CPZ ‘MG’ boundary in BASSANO STREET north-west and south-west side to the rear of Nos. 131 and 133 Melbourne Grove for added junction protection;

(f)      to accommodate new parking measures in CPZ ‘MG’ (i) remove an existing free ‘short stay’ parking place in CHESTERFIELD GROVE south-west side on the side of No. 96 Lordship Lane (16m in length), and (ii) reduce in length existing ‘DYLs’ in MELBOURNE GROVE north-east side o/s No. 81 Melbourne Grove (5m), and in CHESTERFIELD GROVE north-west side o/s Nos. 1 and 3 Chesterfield Grove (1m);

(g)    to amend the Traffic Management Order map-based schedule, no physical changes will be made, as an administrative exercise to more closely match what is on the street (i) to relocate two existing cycle hangars on the north-east side of MELBOURNE GROVE opposite Nos. 68 and 70 to a new location on the south-west side o/s Nos. 68 and 70 Melbourne Grove, and (ii) to add an existing cycle hangar on the south-east side of CHESTERFIELD GROVE o/s No. 36 Chesterfield Grove; and

(h)     to amend the zone boundary for the existing CPZ ‘ED’ and to remove the below listed addresses from CPZ ‘ED’ permit eligibility: No. 48 (Flats A, B, and C) Melbourne Grove, and all addresses at Nos. 50 to 94 Melbourne Grove (evens), which will be part of the new CPZ ‘MG’. 

Existing Disabled Persons’ parking places, car club, cycle hangars or e-scooter & cycle hire parking in the above streets would not be affected by the proposals.

NOTES: (1) permit-holders’ only refers to parking places for holders of valid parking permits within the Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) listed – CPZ ‘MG’ and ‘shared-use’ refers to parking places in which holders of a valid permit for the CPZ listed – CPZ ‘MG’ or ‘Pay by Phone’ paid ticket holders are permitted to park within the permitted hours. ‘stop and shop’ parking place sessions must be registered with the Council’s ‘Pay by Phone’ provider to obtain the 30 minutes free of charge parking in addition to a longer charged-for stay. The ‘Pay by Phone’ provider will calculate the total parking charge for the parking session payable automatically upon registering. (2) ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions. (3) ‘at any time’ means at all hours on every day of the week. (4) Disabled Persons’ parking places (‘DPPPs’) may only be used by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge'. (5) All measurements are in metres and are approximate. (6) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking 

3.      Residents’ permits, business permits and visitors’ permits would be available to residents and businesses located at qualifying addresses located within the parking zone boundary, which are not subject to a planning obligation or agreement restricting the grant of permits.

4.      For more information about these proposals please contact the Council's Highways – Parking Programme team Highways@southwark.gov.uk.

5.      Copies of the supporting documents (this Notice, the proposed Orders, and a statement of Southwark Council's reasons for making the Orders) may be found online at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark ; and paper or digital copies of a plan showing the location and effect of the Orders and the supporting documents 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 - from the date of this Notice until the end of a period of six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made. Email Highways@southwark.gov.uk (or call 0207 525 4502) for booking details.

6.      Anyone wishing to make any representations either for or to object to the proposals, may use our consultation portal at https://consultation.appyway.com/southwark ; or send a statement in writing to: Traffic Order Consultations, Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, P.O. Box 64529, London SE1P 5LX or traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk  quoting reference ‘TMO2627-006 CPZ ‘MG’ Melbourne Grove’ by 2 July 2026. Please note that if you wish to object to this proposal you must state the grounds on which your objection is made.

7.      Under requirements of current access to information legislation, any letter, form or e-mail sent to the Council in response to this Notice may be subject to publication or disclosure, or both, including communication to other persons affected.

Dated    11 June 2026

Polyvios Polyviou  Head of Highways and Sustainable Transport Policy - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure