Tower Hamlets - Experimental One-Way System - Waiting & Loading Restrictions

THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS
Traffic Management Order - The Tower Hamlets (Trafalgar Gardens And White Horse Lane) (Prescribed Routes) (Experimental) Order (2026) - The Tower Hamlets (Trafalgar Gardens And White Horse Lane) (Waiting Loading And Stopping Restrictions) (Map Based) (Experimental) Order (2026)

1. Notice is hereby given that THE COUNCIL OF THE LONDON BOROUGH OF TOWER HAMLETS on 29th of October 2026 made the above-mentioned Orders under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and the Traffic Management Act 2004 (as amended).

2. The general effect of the Experimental Orders (PTO 2281) will be as follows:

Trafalgar Gardens – Prescribed Routes
(i) To introduce one-way working on Trafalgar Gardens: eastwards along the northern arm from White Horse Lane; southwards along the eastern arm past Silk House; and westwards along the southern arm to White Horse Lane.
(ii) To prohibit entry into the southern arm of Trafalgar Gardens from White Horse Lane.
(iii) To prohibit the right turn from northbound White Horse Lane into the southern arm of Trafalgar Gardens.
(iv) To prohibit the left turn from southbound White Horse Lane into the southern arm of Trafalgar Gardens.

Trafalgar Gardens And White Horse Lane – Waiting Restrictions
(v) To introduce waiting restrictions operating at any time on all lengths of Trafalgar Gardens currently subject to single-yellow-line waiting restrictions, and on the adjoining lengths of White Horse Lane at the northern junction (both kerb sides) and southern junction (northern kerb return) up until the nearest parking bay.

Trafalgar Gardens – Loading Restrictions
(vi) To prohibit loading and unloading at any time on the following lengths:(a) the northern side of the northern arm outside Carpenter House, extending 14m towards the north-eastern bend.
(b) the western side of the eastern arm and adjoining northern side of the southern arm, around the inner south-eastern bend beside the play area for 6.5m.
(c) the southern side of the southern arm towards its eastern end 10m and;
(d) the northern kerb return at the southern junction with White Horse Lane up to the nearest parking bay.

3. A copy of the Orders, which will come into operation on 28th October 2026 and may remain in force for up to 18 months and all relevant documents, can be inspected during normal office hours from Mondays to Fridays inclusive until the Orders cease to have effect, at: Parking Development, London Borough Of Tower Hamlets, 585-593 Commercial Road, London, E1 0HJ, or obtained by emailing: parking.TMO@towerhamlets.gov.uk.

4. Any person wishing to question the validity of the Orders 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 relevant requirements thereof or any regulations made thereunder have not been complied with in relation to the Orders may, within six weeks of the date on which the Orders were made, make an application for the purpose to the High Court.

5. The Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the Experimental Orders should be continued in force indefinitely. Any person wishing to object to such indefinite continuation may do so within six months beginning with the day on which the Orders come into force or, if the Orders are subsequently varied or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the Act, within six months beginning with the day on which the variation or modification, or the latest variation or modification, comes into force. Any objection must be made in writing, state the grounds on which it is made and be sent to the address in paragraph 3 above or by email to: parking.TMO@towerhamlets.gov.uk, quoting: Reference: - PTO 2281.

Ashraf Ali Director,
Public Realm
Dated: 26th October 2026