London Borough of Southwark - Lower Road active travel route - cycleway 4

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

LOWER ROAD ACTIVE TRAVEL ROUTE - CYCLEWAY 4

The London Borough of Southwark (Prescribed Routes and Cycle Lanes) (Lower Road C4) Traffic Order 2026 The London Borough of Southwark (Bus Priority) (Lower Road C4) Traffic Order 2026 The London Borough of Southwark (Charged-for Parking Places) (Lower Road C4) Order 2026
The London Borough of Southwark (Waiting and Loading restrictions) (Lower Road C4) Order 2026

1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 22 October 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 effect of the (Prescribed Routes and Cycle Lanes) Order is to:- 

(a)  introduce (i) prohibition of a left turn for vehicles travelling in a north-eastbound direction in COPE STREET, except for cycles entering the north-westbound lane of the of the mandatory segregated two-way cycle lane in Lower Road, on reaching its junction with LOWER ROAD, and (ii) prohibition of a right turn for vehicles travelling in a south-eastbound direction in LOWER ROAD, except for cycles entering the south-westbound mandatory segregated cycle lane in Cope Street, on reaching its junction with COPE STREET;

(b)  in NEPTUNE STREET to prohibit a right turn into Lower Road from Neptune Street for all vehicles;

(c)  introduce a series of new two-way mandatory cycle lanes (some partially/fully segregated) in LOWER ROAD connecting the Transport for London ‘TfL’ and London Borough of Lewisham sections of cycle route C4 from a point 9 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Culling Road (the TfL red route boundary) and its junction with Croft Street (the boundary with London Borough of Lewisham);

(d)  introduce a new one-way northbound mandatory contra-flow cycle lane in REDRIFF ROAD at the traffic island north-east of its junction with Lower Road from the north-eastern kerb-line of Lower Road northward for a distance of 21 metres; and

(e)  introduce a new one-way north-westbound mandatory with-flow cycle lane in ROTHERHITHE OLD ROAD at the traffic island south of its junction with Lower Road from a point 62.5 metres north-west of the common boundary of Nos. 1 and 3 Rotherhithe Old Road northward for a distance of 11.5 metres. 

3. The effect of the (Bus Priority) Order in LOWER ROAD is to:

(a)  remove an existing bus lane in Lower Road between its junctions with Culling Road and Croft Street to accommodate cycle infrastructure; and

(b)  provide a north-westbound with-flow bus lane in Lower Road (for the use of buses, taxis and motorcycles only and operating ‘at any time’ – meaning at all hours on every day of the week) between a point 8.5 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Ann Moss Way and a point 9 metres south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Culling Road.

4. The effects of the (Charged-for Parking Places) Order within existing Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) 'N' is to:

(a)  in LOWER ROAD south-west side o/s No. 202 Lower Road reduce existing ‘Pay by Phone’ parking place by 5.5 metres (45.5 metres remain); and 

(b)  amend the map-based schedule attached to the Order of 2026 as an administrative exercise to match the street more closely (there will be no physical changes made) in CHILTERN GROVE north-west side on the side of No. 234 Lower Road, to reflect that the existing permit-holders’ only parking ('permit') is 43.5 metres in length.

5. The effect of the (Waiting and Loading restrictions) Order is to:

(a)  introduce ‘at any time’ loading restrictions (double kerb blips ‘DKBs’) on existing ‘at any time’ waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) in (i) ANN MOSS WAY on both sides from the south-western kerb-line build-out of Lower Road south-westward for a distance of 14 metres, (ii) CULLING ROAD north-west side from the south-western kerb-line build-out of Lower Road south-westward for a distance of 12.5 metres, (iii) LOWER ROAD on the south-west side north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Culling Road (6.5 metres), 15m south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Culling Road (41 metres), north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Ann Moss Way (32.5 metres), north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Orange Place (4.5 metres), south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Orange Place (67.5 metres), opposite Nos. 147 – 155 Lower Road (38.5 metres), opposite Nos. 165 – 171 Lower Road (15 metres), opposite Nos. 171 – 181 Lower and outside Nos. 122 – 126 Lower Road (44 metres), (iv) ORANGE PLACE on the north-west side from the south-western kerb-line build-out of Lower Road south-westward for a distance of 8.5 metres and on the south-east side for a distance of 5 metres from the south-western kerb-line of Lower Road, and (v) ROTHERHITHE NEW ROAD the entirety of the north-western and south-eastern kerb-line edges of the traffic refuge island opposite Plough Way;

(b)  introduce new lengths of ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘DKBs’ in LOWER ROAD (i) on the south-west side south-east of the south-eastern kerb-line of Ann Moss Way (5 metres), from a point 8 metres south-east of the south-eastern boundary wall of No. 68 Lower Road (3 metres), from a point 9.5 metres north-west of a point opposite the north-western boundary wall of Flats 1 to 4 Orchard House Lower Road (23 metres), opposite Nos. 241 and 243 Lower Road (the entirety south-western kerb-line edge of the traffic refuge island opposite Plough Way), south-west side outside No. 202 Lower Road (5.5  metres) and (ii) on the north-east side outside No. 99 Lower Road (6 metres); 

(c)  remove existing lengths of ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘DKBs’ in LOWER ROAD south-west side (i) opposite No. 117 Lower Road (2 metres), (ii) from a point 15 metres south-east of the south-eastern boundary wall of No. 68 Lower Road (6.5 metres);

(d)  in LOWER ROAD convert (i) 14.5 metres existing ‘DYLs’ with contiguous ‘DKBs’ on the north-east side outside No. 141 Lower Road to ‘timed’ waiting restrictions (single yellow lines ‘SYLs’) with contiguous ‘timed’ loading restrictions (single kerb blips ‘SKBs’) both restrictions will operate every day of the week between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm, (ii) 30 metres existing ‘DYLs’ on the north-east side outside Nos. 147 - 155 Lower Road to ‘SYLs’ with contiguous ‘SKBs’ both restrictions will operate every day of the week between the hours of 7 am and 7 pm, and (iii) a total of 212.5 metres of existing ‘SYLs’ (with contiguous ‘DKBs’) to ‘DYLs’ (with contiguous ‘DKBs’) on the north-east side of Lower Road between a point opposite No. 146 Lower Road and a point opposite No. 260 Lower Road; and

(e)  amend the map-based schedule attached to the Order of 2026 as an administrative exercise to (i) remove a total of 72 metres of existing ‘DYLs’ in LOWER ROAD on both sides outside Nos. 157 - 165 Lower Road, and the north-west side outside Nos. 167 - 173 Lower Road to accommodate the ‘controlled area’ (zig-zag markings) of a new ‘puffin’ pedestrian crossing, and (ii) change the operating hours of existing ‘SKBs’ (on existing contiguous ‘DYLs’) in LOWER ROAD south-west side outside Nos. 148 – 156 Lower Road (20 metres) and outside Nos. 170 – 192 Lower Road (59.5 metres) to prohibit 
loading on Monday – Friday between 7 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7pm.

6. Copies of the Orders, which come into force on 26 October 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, during office hours and by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.

7. 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 22 October 2026
Polyvios Polyviou  
Head of Highways and Sustainable Transport Policy - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure