London Borough of Lambeth - Kennington Oval - moving traffic restrictions

LONDON BOROUGH OF LAMBETH

The Lambeth (Moving Traffic Restrictions) (Amendment No. 18) Order 2026

The Lambeth (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 86) Order 2026

The Lambeth (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. 79) Order 2026

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lambeth 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 general effect of the Moving Traffic Restrictions Order will be to amend the prohibition of motor vehicles: 

(a) “At Any Time” in Kennington Oval from the north-eastern kerb-line of Harleyford Road to the vehicular access to St. Mary’s School;

(b) between the hours of 8.15a.m. and 9.15a.m. and 2.45p.m. and 3.45p.m. Monday to Friday in Kennington Oval, from the vehicular access to St. Mary’s School to the western kerb-line of Vauxhall Street. Access will be maintained for drivers holding a “LS32” permit.

3. The general effect of the Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions Order will be to:

(a) redesignate Disabled Persons Parking Places in Kennington Oval on the; 

a. north-eastern side, from a point 8.80 metres south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 15 and 16 Kennington Oval south-eastward for a distance of 6.60 metres;

b. south-western side, from a point 6.10 metres south-east of the north-western kerb-line of Clayton Street south-eastward for a distance of 6.60 metres and reduce in length existing “At Any Time” Waiting Restrictions following the creation of this Disabled Persons Parking Place.

(b) prohibit waiting, including for the purpose of loading or unloading “At Any Time” except for taxis on the north-eastern side of Kennington Oval from a point 15.40 metres south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 15 and 16 Kennington Oval south-eastward for a distance of 16.60 metres;

(c) prohibit waiting, including for the purpose of loading or unloading “At Any Time” in Kennington Oval on:

a. the south-western side from a point 3.60 metres south east of the north western kerb-line of Clayton Street north westward for a distance of 41.90 metres;

b. the south-eastern side from a point opposite the south western flank wall of Grace House, north eastward for a distance of 1.00 metre.

(d) designate a free loading place on the north-western side of Kennington Oval from a point 1.40 metres south-west of the western flank wall of Grace House northward for a distance of 10 metres to operate between 8.30a.m. and 6.30p.m. Monday to Friday with a maximum stay of 40 minutes.

4. The general effect of the Charged-For Parking Places Order will be to amend Parking Places so as to:

(a) reduce in length existing Permit Parking Places in Kennington Oval following the designation of new Disabled Persons Parking Places, Taxi Parking Places and Loading Places;

(b) revoke Permit Parking Places in Kennington Oval, the south-western side;

a. between a point 3.60 metres south-east of the north-western kerb-line of Clayton Street and a point 3.00 metres north-west of that kerb-line;

b. between a point 17.60 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Clayton Street and a point 38.30 metres north-west of that kerb-line.

5. A copy of each of the Orders, which will come into operation on 23 November 2026, of a map of the relevant areas and of the relevant Orders of 2023 and 2024 (and of the Orders which have amended those Orders) can be inspected online at: https://streets.appyway.com/lambeth  or www.lambeth.gov.uk/traffic-management-orders  or at the offices of Lambeth Council’s Parking and Enforcement Group (Parking,Network Management & Fleet), 3rd Floor, Civic Centre, 6 Brixton Hill, London SW2 1EG, between 9.30 am and 4.30 pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive (except on bank/public holidays). To arrange an inspection in person, please email: Trafficorders@lambeth.gov.uk 

6. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Orders or of any of their provisions on the grounds that they are not within the powers conferred by the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Orders are made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 13 November 2026

Ben Stevens
Highway Network Manager