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Hackney - Proposed Raised Tables - Traffic Restrictions & School Street Zones

E8•Published 15/10/26
Islington Gazette • 

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THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY
Raised Tables – Highways Act 1980 – Section 90c The Hackney (Prescribed Routes And 20 Mph Speed Limit) (Amendment No.) Order 2026 – TT1903*

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that THE LONDON BOROUGH OF HACKNEY, in accordance with the section 90C of the Highways Act 1980 as amended proposes to introduce raised tables, as detailed in Schedule 1 of this notice

2. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Hackney proposes to make the above-mentioned Order under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended.

3. The general effect of the Order will be to make the following changes:
a) Arcola Street – at the junction with Shacklewell Lane with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
b) Cecilia Road – Downs Park Road east of Cecilia Road and Downs Park Road (west of Cecilia Road) with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
c) Cecilia Road – at the junction with Sandringham Road east of Cecilia Road and Sandringham Road (west of Cecilia Road) with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
d) Cecilia Road – at the junction with Montague Road and Colvestone Crescent with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
e) Farleigh Road (westbound) – located at the western kerb line of Amhurst Road with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
f) Foulden Road (eastbound) – located at the eastern kerb line of Stoke Newington Road with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
g) Sandringham Road (eastbound) – at the junction with Birkbeck Road with exemptions for pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
h) Shacklewell Lane – from the junction with Shacklewell Road to the junction with Amhurst Road/Scoble Place with exemptions for local buses, pedal cycles, any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
i) Banned left turn from Dalston Lane to Cecilia Road except for any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
j) Banned left turn from Farleigh Road into Amhurst Road except for any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
k) Banned left turn from Foulden Road to Stoke Newington Road except for any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.
l) Banned left turn from Ridley Road to Dalston Lane except for any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes and LB Hackney refuse vehicles.

The Halley House School (SS54)
m) Arcola Street (between Shacklewell Lane and Dunn Street) – Introduce a ‘Pedestrian and Cycle Zone’, operating Monday-Friday, between 8:00am - 9:00am and 3:30pm -4:30pm (during school term times only).

Access will be permitted at all times for vehicles registered for a School Street zone SS54 exemption, including:
- Vehicles registered to a residential or business address within the School Street zone
- Eligible Blue Badge holders who register their vehicle
- Vehicles registered for a special exemption from School Street zone SS54
- Any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes
- Patient transport vehicles
- TfL public buses and Dial-a-Ride buses
- Some LB Hackney vehicles or contracted vehicles providing transport to school, including for SEND pupils
- LB Hackney waste services vehicles
- Pedal cycles

The Excelsior Academy (SS55)
a) Cecilia Road (between Shacklewell Lane and Downs Park Road) – Introduce a ‘Pedestrian and Cycle Zone’, operating Monday – Thursday, between 7:45am – 8:45am and 3:00pm – 4:00pm and 7:45am – 8:45am and 11:45am – 12:45pm Fridays (during school term times only).
b) Downs Park Road (between Cecilia Road and Abersham Road) – Introduce a ‘Pedestrian and Cycle Zone’, operating Monday-Thursday, between 7:45am – 8:45am and 3:00pm – 4:00pm and 7:45am – 8:45am and 11:45am – 12:45pm Fridays (during school term times only).

Access will be permitted at all times for vehicles registered for a School Street zone SS55 exemption, including:
- Vehicles registered to a residential or business address within the School Street zone
- Eligible Blue Badge holders who register their vehicle
- Vehicles registered for a special exemption from School Street zone SS55
- Any vehicle being used for Police, Fire Brigade or Ambulance purposes
- Patient transport vehicles
- TfL public buses and Dial-a-Ride buses
- Some LB Hackney vehicles or contracted vehicles providing transport to school, including for SEND pupils
- LB Hackney waste services vehicles
- Pedal cycles

4. Documents giving more detailed particulars are also available for inspection by email request to: streetscene.consultations@hackney.gov.uk. Alternatively, such documents can be inspected during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays, in: The Visitor’s Reception Area, London Borough Of Hackney, Hackney Service Centre, 1 Hillman Street, London, E8 1DY, by appointment only.

5. Any objections or other representations about the Order should be sent in writing to Streetscene – Networks Team at the address specified in paragraph 4 above or emailed to: streetscene.consultations@hackney.gov.uk, within 21 days from the date on which this Notice is published. All objections must specify the grounds on which they are made.

Tyler Linton Assistant Director,
Streetscene, (Duly appointed officer)
Dated this 15th day of October 2026

SCHEDULE 1 Raised Tables

Note: The carriageway will be relevelled to install raised tables. The maximum height of the table will be 100mm.

Road

Location / Description

Arcola Street

west of Shacklewell Lane for a distances of 10m

Arcola Street

east of Dunn Street for a distance of 9m

Downs Park Road

east of Abersham Road for a distance of 8m

Sandringham Road

east of Birkbeck Road for a distance of 11m

Shacklewell Lane

6m east of the 29/30 Shacklewell Lane boundary wall eastwards for a distance of 11m.

Shacklewell Lane

from the junction with Shacklewell Road eastwards for a distance of 9m

Open to feedback

From

15-Oct-2026

To

5-Nov-2026

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