London Borough of Southwark - Union Street - temporary suspension of cycle hire parking place restriction, temp cycle hire parking place restriction, temporary introduction of paid parking bays

LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK

ROAD TRAFFIC REGULATION ACT 1984 SECTION 14(1) (UNION STREET)

(TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF CYCLE HIRE PARKING PLACE RESTRICTION, TEMPORARY CYCLE HIRE PARKING PLACE RESTRICTION, TEMPORARY INTRODUCTION OF PERMIT PARKING BAYS)

1.   The Council of the London Borough of Southwark hereby gives notice that to improve road safety, it intends to make an order to temporarily introduce and temporarily remove restrictions detailed in section 2 of this order on Union Street at locations described in the schedule of this order.

2.   The effect of the order is to (a) temporarily introduce a permit parking bay as detailed in the schedule to this order (b) prohibit parking, stopping, waiting and loading of all vehicles except dockless hire bikes and dockless hire escooters in the locations described in the schedule of this order. (c) temporarily introduce parking bays for the sole use of dockless hire bikes and escooters as detailed in the schedule of this order.

3.   When road markings and signs are in place, no person shall cause a vehicle except dockless hire bikes and hire escooters to park in the locations detailed in section (b) of the schedule of this order.

4.   The restrictions would not apply to any vehicle being used in connection with the operation of the order, or for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes or anything done with the permission or at the direction of a police constable in uniform.

5.   The temporary traffic order will be in operation from the 27th of November 2026 for 18 months.  

6.   Further information may be obtained by contacting Road Network Management at ttmo@southwark.gov.uk  

Dated this 12th of November 2026

Ian Law,  
Traffic Manager, London Borough of Southwark
Network Management, 160 Tooley Street, PO Box 64529, London, SE1 5LX
Ref: TTRO00541

Schedule

a)  Temporary Suspension of permit parking bays

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b) Temporary Hire Cycle bay restriction (new bays)

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c) Temporary Introduction of paid parking Bay (new bay)

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