1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Greenwich (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”) has made the above-mentioned Orders under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Orders will come into operation on 1st June 2023.

2. The general effect of the experimental Orders would be to:

a) provide a segregated two-way cycleway on:

i) Trafalgar Road, north side, from a point opposite No. 168 to its junction with Blackwall Lane;

ii) Woolwich Road, north side, from its junction with Blackwall Lane, crossing Angerstein Roundabout, to its junction with Gallions Road;

[Note: Along the two-way cycleway in i) no waiting at any time and no loading at any time will apply unless restrictions are already in place or are introduced as part of this Order.]

b) remove the bus, cycle and taxi lane on Trafalgar road, north side, from a point opposite its junction with Earlswood Street to a point outside No. 197;

c) prohibit access for all vehicles except pedal cycles and emergency vehicles to Rodmere Street at its junction with Trafalgar Road;

d) remove the one-way system on Rodmere Street, from its junction with its eastern arm to its junction with Trafalgar Road;

e) prohibit the right turn into:

i) Aldeburgh Street from Woolwich Road westbound carriageway for all vehicles except pedal cycles and emergency vehicles;

ii) Kemsing Road from Woolwich Road eastbound carriageway for all vehicles except emergency vehicles;

f) replace the existing advisory cycle lanes with segregated mandatory cycle lanes on Woolwich Road, both sides, from its junction with Gallions Road to its junction with Anchor and Hope Lane;

g) prohibit access for all vehicles except pedal cycles and emergency vehicles to Gallions Road at its junction with Woolwich Road;

h) provide bus, cycle and taxi lanes operational 7am-7pm Mondays to Sundays on:

i)Woolwich Road, north-eastbound, from a point 60 metres east of the junction with Charlton Church Lane to a point 55 metres west of its junction with Stone Lake Roundabout;

ii)Woolwich Road, north-eastbound, from its junction with Stone Lake Roundabout to a point 33 metres west of its junction with Westmoor Street;

iii)Woolwich Road, north-eastbound, from a point 44 metres east of its junction with Eastmoor Street to its junction with Warspite Road;

iv)Woolwich Road, south-westbound from its junction with Warspite Road to its junction with Westmoor Street;

v)Woolwich Road, south-westbound from its junction with Westmoor Street to a point 39 metres east of its junction with Stone Lake Roundabout;

vi) Woolwich Road, south-westbound from its junction with Stone Lake Roundabout to a point 65 metres east of its junction with Charlton Church Lane.

vii)Woolwich Church Street, eastbound, from a point 76 metres east of its junction with Ruston Road to a point 93 metres west of its junction with Leda Road;

viii)Woolwich Church Street, eastbound, from a point 48 metres east of its junction with Leda Road to its junction with the A205;

ix)Woolwich Church Street, westbound, from a point 65 metres west of its junction with A205 to a point 87 metres east of its junction with Frances Street;

x)Woolwich Church Street, westbound, from a point 58 metres west of its junction with Frances Street to a point 52 metres east of its junction with Woolwich Road;

I) replace single yellow line waiting restrictions with double yellow line ‘At Any Time’ waiting restrictions on:

i) Woolwich Road, northwest side, from its junction with Charlton Church Lane to a point 58 metres southwest of its junction with Warspite Road;

ii) Woolwich Road, northwest side, from its junction with Warspite Road in a south-westerly direction for 10 metres;

iii) Woolwich Road, southeast side, from its junction with Charlton Church Lane in a north-easterly direction for 12 metres;

iv) Woolwich Road, southeast side, from a point 31 metres northeast of its junction with Charlton Church Lane to its junction with Woolwich Church Street;

v) Woolwich Church Street, north side, from its junction with Woolwich Road to its junction with the A205;

vi) Woolwich Church Street, south side, from its junction with Woolwich Road a point 19 metres east of its junction with Prospect Vale;

vii) Woolwich Church Street, south side, from a point 31 metres east of its junction with Prospect Vale to its junction with A205;

viii) Anchor and Hope Lane, northeast side, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a north-westerly direction for 12 metres;

ix) Gallon Close, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a south-easterly direction for 9 metres;

x) Penhall Road, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a north-westerly direction for 12 metres;

xi)Charlton Lane, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a south-easterly direction for 10 metres;

xii)Westmoor Street, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a north-westerly direction for 10 metres;

xiii)Eastmoor Street, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a north-westerly direction for 10 metres;

xiv)Clevely Close, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a south-easterly direction for 7 metres;

xv)Warspite Road, west side, from its junction with Woolwich Road in a northerly direction for 10 metres;

xvi)Pett Street, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Church Street in a southerly direction for 8 metres;

xvii)the access road to Woolwich Dockyard Industrial Estate, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Church Street in a northerly direction for 15 metres;

xviii)Kingsman Street, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Church Street in a southerly direction for 10 metres;

xix)Church Hill, north side, from its junction with Woolwich Church Street in a south-easterly direction for 12 metres;

xx)Church Hill, south side, from its junction with Woolwich Church Street in an easterly direction for 38 metres;

xxi)Mast Quay, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Church Street in a northerly direction for 14 metres; and

xxii) Hatcliffe Street, both sides, from its junction with Woolwich Road for 30 metres.

j) reduce by approximately 30 metres the start point of the westbound bus, cycle and taxi lane on Woolwich Road, opposite Commerell Place, and extend the hours and days of operation to all times;

k) remove 5.6 metres of shared use parking place for Zone EG permit holders and payment parking and replace with waiting restriction operating between 9am and 6.30pm on Monday to Saturday on Old Woolwich Road, south side, opposite No. 1;

l) remove 3.6 metres of shared use parking place for Zone EG permit holders and payment parking and replace with waiting restriction operating between 9am and 6.30pm on Monday to Saturday on Old Woolwich Road, south side, outside No. 4;

m) remove 5 metres of shared use parking place for Zone EG permit holders and payment parking with waiting restriction operating from 8am to 6.30pm on Monday to Saturday and 9am to 6.30pm on Sunday on Old Woolwich Road, south side, outside No. 54;

n) relocate limited waiting parking places operating between 7am to 7pm on Monday to Saturday, maximum stay 20 minutes, no return within 1 hour outside No. 35 Woolwich Road, north side, to adjacent to the new segregated two-way cycleway and reduce in length by 2.5 metres;

o) introduce limited waiting parking places operating between 7am to 7pm on Monday to Saturday, maximum stay 20 minutes, no return within 1 hour on Armitage Road, west side, from a point 14.5 metres south of the southern building line of Nos. 8 to 12 Armitage Road in a southerly direction for 13 metres, replacing double yellow line no waiting at any time restriction;

p) introduce limited waiting parking places operating between 7am to 7pm on Monday to Saturday, maximum stay 20 minutes, no return within 1 hour on Woolwich Road, north side, from a point 1 metre east of the eastern property boundary of No.131 for 9 metres in a westerly direction.

q) remove the bus stop clearways on:

i) Trafalgar Road, outside No. 197, north side;

r) reduce by approximately 21.5 metres the bus stop clearway on Woolwich Road, outside Hazel Lane, at its eastern end;

s) relocate the bus stop clearway on Woolwich Road, north side, from outside No. 201, to opposite Nos. 82-90 and replace with single yellow Mon-Sat 7am-7pm and no loading Mon-Sat 7am-10am and 4pm-7pm restrictions;

t) reduce the length of the bus stop clearway opposite No. 380 Woolwich Road, north side, by 8 metres on its eastern end and 15 metres on its western end.

u) increase the length of the following bus stop clearways:

i) outside Nos. 200 to 206 Trafalgar Road, south side, by 5 metres to the west.

ii) Woolwich Road, north side, outside No. 295 Woolwich Road, 3 metres to the west

v) introduce a bus stop clearway on Trafalgar Road, north side, from a point 2.5 metres west of the western boundary of No.201 for 25 metres in a westerly direction.

w) introduce single yellow line Mon-Sat 7am-7pm restrictions on:

i) Woolwich Road, north side, from 9.5 metres east to 10.5 metres west of its junction with Hatcliffe Street.

ii) Woolwich Road, north side, from 4.5 metres east to 3.5 metres west of its junction with Commerell Place.

iii) Woolwich Road, north side, from 5.5 metres east to 9.5 metres west of its junction with Armitage Road. iv) Woolwich Road, north side, from its junction with Denford Street for 4.5 metres in a westerly direction.

x) introduce double yellow line ‘At Any Time’ waiting restrictions on Chilver Street, east side, from its junction with Woolwich Road to its junction with Dandridge Close.

y) introduce double yellow line ‘At Any Time’ waiting restrictions on Woolwich Road, north side, from a point 6 metres west to a point 8.5 metres east of its junction with Ramac Way.

3. To view a copy of the Orders and/or a statement of the Council’s reasons for making these experimental Orders please email traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk requesting electronic copies.

4. The Orders provide that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, the Assistant Director of Transport at Greenwich Council, 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 Orders extends, modify or suspend the Orders or any provision thereof.

5. The Council will consider in due course whether the provisions of the Orders should be continued in force indefinitely by means of a permanent Orders made under sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984. Any person may object to the making of the permanent Orders for the purpose of such indefinite continuation, within a period of six months beginning with the date on which the experimental Orders come into force or, if the Orders are varied by another Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification comes into force. Any such objection must be made in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made and be sent by email to traffic.team@royalgreenwich.gov.uk (quoting reference 05-23 Cycle Route).

6. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Orders or of any of the provisions contained therein 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 six weeks from the date on which the Orders were made, apply for that purpose to the High Court.

7. Persons objecting to the Orders should be aware that in view of the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, this Council would be legally obliged to make any comments received in response to this Notice, open to public inspection.

Assistant Director, Transport, Communities, Environment and Central, Royal Borough of Greenwich

Dated 24th May 2023