Road Traffic Acts
LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK
DULWICH VILLAGE STREETS FOR PEOPLE
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (E-SCOOTER & CYCLE HIRE PARKING PLACES) (DULWICH VILLAGE STREETS FOR PEOPLE) ORDER 2024
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (PRESCRIBED ROUTES) (DULWICH VILLAGE STREETS FOR PEOPLE) TRAFFIC ORDER 2024
THE LONDON BOROUGH OF SOUTHWARK (FREE PARKING PLACES, LOADING PLACES AND WAITING, LOADING AND STOPPING RESTRICTIONS) (DULWICH VILLAGE STREETS FOR PEOPLE) ORDER 2024
1. Southwark Council hereby GIVES NOTICE that on 5 December 2024 it 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 effects of the (e-scooter & cycle hire parking places) Order, are to provide permanent parking places on the carriageway for the use of e-scooter & cycle hire providers (who are participating in the pan-London e-scooter & cycle hire trails) only, each 2 metres (‘m’) in width 5.5m in length and aligned parallel to the kerb in:- (a) CALTON AVENUE north-east side, south-west of its junction with Gilkes Crescent, and (b) COURT LANE north-east side, north-west of its junction with Dekker Road.
3. The effects of the (Prescribed routes) Traffic Order are to consolidate and make amendments to certain Dulwich Village area prescribed route restrictions to introduce a two-way cycle route for the use of cycles only throughout the entirety of an existing ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction, and to slightly amend the extent of this restriction to account for kerb-line adjustments, which lies in (i) that part of CALTON AVENUE which lies between the north-eastern kerb-line of Dulwich Village and a point 4m north-east of the common boundary of Nos. 1c and 1d Calton Avenue (there will continue to be no access for vehicles, except for pedal cycles, from Dulwich Village into Calton Avenue), and (ii) that part of COURT LANE which lies between the south-eastern kerb-line of Calton Avenue and a point 3m south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 1b and 1c Court Lane.
The amended ‘no motor vehicles’ restriction mentioned above would be operational ‘at any time’ and during every day of the week. Exemptions would be provided for emergency services vehicles only. The restrictions would be indicated by traffic signs.
4. The effects of the (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) Order, are to:-
(a) in CALTON AVENUE (i) north-west side (south-west of its junction with Gilkes Crescent) remove an existing 10m loading place and install a new pedal cycle parking place on the carriageway which would be 3m in width 5m in length and aligned parallel to the kerb, for the purpose of pedal cycle parking only ‘at any time’;
(b) install new ‘unlimited stay’ Disabled Persons’ parking places (‘DPPPs’) 6m in length, in (i) DEKKER ROAD north-west side outside Nos. 25/26 Dekker Road, and (ii) DULWICH VILLAGE north-west side outside Nos. 74 and 76 Dulwich Village (note that this new DPPP is repositioned slightly from the original proposal);
(c) relocate an existing ‘unlimited stay’ DPPP in GILKES CRESCENT north-westward by 2m to a new location south-west side (north-west of its junction with Calton Avenue) and amend existing 'at any time' waiting restrictions (double yellow lines ‘DYLs’) at the location to accommodate;
(d) remove existing 'at any time' loading restrictions (double kerb blips ‘DKBs’) on both sides in (i) CALTON AVENUE (12m on each side a total of 24m) south-west of its junction with Gilkes Crescent, and (ii) COURT LANE (42m on each side a total of 84m) south-east of its junction with Calton Avenue;
(e) amend existing ‘DYLs’ on both sides of the following streets to accommodate kerb-line build-outs, the implementation of the two-way cycle route in CALTON AVENUE and COURT LANE at the location described in item 3 above (in which any existing ‘DYLs’ would be removed), and any parking changes:- (i) CALTON AVENUE between its junctions with Dulwich Village and Gilkes Crescent, (ii) COURT LANE between its junctions with Calton Avenue and Dekker Road, and (iii) DULWICH VILLAGE between its junctions with Gilkes Place and Calton Avenue;
(f) add new ‘DYLs’ in (i) DULWICH VILLAGE south-west and north-west side between its junction with Turney Road and a point 1m north-east of the northernmost boundary wall of No. 70 Dulwich Village (88m, note that this a reduced length by 23m from the original proposal), north-east side outside No. 57 Dulwich Village (26m), and east side outside Nos. 61 and 63 Dulwich Village (10m), and (ii) TURNEY ROAD south-east side opposite Dulwich Village C of E Infants School; and
(g) add new 'timed' loading restrictions (single kerb blips ‘SKBs’) on both sides of the following streets (operating between the hours of 7 am to 10 am and 4 pm to 7 pm every day of the week) on existing ‘DYLs’ wherever there are no parking restrictions existing or proposed, in:- (i) CALTON AVENUE between a point 6m south-west of the south-western kerb-line of Gilkes Crescent and a point 36m south-west of that kerb-line, (ii) COURT LANE between a point 3m south-east of the common boundary of Nos. 1b and 1c Court Lane and a point 5.5m north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Dekker Road, and (iii) DULWICH VILLAGE north-east side, north-west of its junction with Calton Avenue (20m) and outside Nos. 57 to 65 Dulwich Village (57m), south-west side opposite No. 49 Dulwich Village (18.5m), and south-west and north-west side outside Nos. 60 to 70 Dulwich Village (41m, note that this a reduced length by 23m from the original proposal), (iv) TURNEY ROAD north-west side outside Dulwich Village C of E Infants School (14m) and south-east side opposite Dulwich Village C of E Infants School (67.5m).
Notes: (1) ‘at any time’ means at all hours during every day of the week. (2) ‘DPPPs’ refers to Disabled Persons’ parking places which may only be used by vehicles displaying a valid Disabled Persons’ 'blue badge'. (3) ‘SYLs’ refer to timed waiting restrictions, ‘DYLs’ refer to 'at any time' waiting restrictions, ‘SKBs’ refer to timed loading restrictions and ‘DKBs’ refer to 'at any time' loading restrictions. (4) All measurements are in metres ‘m’ and are approximate. (5) Parking charges are listed on www.southwark.gov.uk/parking
5. Copies of the Orders, which will come into force on 9 December 2024, and of all other relevant documents are available for inspection at Highways, Southwark Council, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure, 3rd floor hub 2, 160 Tooley Street, London SE1 2QH, by appointment only. E-mail traffic.orders@southwark.gov.uk or call 077 3132 4742 for booking details.
6. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order/s, 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 of the relevant requirements thereof or of any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Order/s may, within six weeks of the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.
Dated 5 December 2024
Steven Grayer Interim Head of Service - Highways, Environment, Sustainability & Leisure