1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea on 6th July 2020 made the above-mentioned Order under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into force for the purposes on 17th July 2020 and will continue in force for up to 18 months.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to prohibit all vehicles, other than pedal cycles:

(a) from proceeding south-eastwards in Portobello Road at its junction with Golborne Road; and

(b) from proceeding north-westwards in Portobello Road at its junction with Cambridge Gardens, between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays.

Note: The restrictions above will not apply to vehicles displaying a disabled persons’ Blue Badge or vehicles used by the emergency services. The restrictions referred to in sub-paragraph (a) above will not apply to vehicles requiring access to properties in Portobello Road situated between Golborne Road and Oxford Gardens or any property that can only be accessed via that length of road. The restrictions referred to in sub-paragraph (b) above will not apply to vehicles requiring access to properties in Portobello Road situated between Cambridge Gardens and Oxford Gardens or any property that can only be accessed via that length of road.

3. The Order provides that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the Director for Transport and Highways at the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, or some person authorised by him, may, if it appears to him or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Order extends, modify or suspend the Order or any provision thereof.

4. Further information may be obtained by telephoning Nicholas Kasic (Markets Manager) on 020 7727 7684 or email nicholas.kasic@rbkc.gov.uk

5. A copy of the Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order can be inspected at Council Offices, 37 Pembroke Road, London W8 6PW during normal office hours on Mondays to Fridays inclusive or may be obtained via email by contacting trafficorders@rbkc.gov.uk.

6. The Council will be considering in due course whether the provisions of the Order should be continued indefinitely by means of an Order made under section 6 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Any person may object to the making of this Order for the purpose of such indefinite continuation within a period of six months beginning with the day on which the Order comes into operation, or, if the Order is varied by another Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the day on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification came into operation. Any such objection must be in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made and be sent to Traffic Orders, Room 308, Council Offices, The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, 37 Pembroke Road, London, W8 6PW or email: trafficorders@rbkc.gov.uk, quoting reference RBKC/TMO/Portobello Road (Golborne Road to Cambridge Gardens) ETO by 17th January 2021.

7. Under the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, any letter you write in response to this Notice may be made available to the press and to the public, who would be entitled to take copies of it if they so wished.

8. Anyone wishing to question the validity of the Order or of any of its provisions on the grounds that it is 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 Order was made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 8th July 2020

MAHMOOD SIDDIQI, Director for Transport and Highways