Road Traffic Acts

City of WestminsterSW1E 6QP51.497553-0.137352Road Traffic Regulation Act 19842023-09-132025-02-172025-02-192025-02-232025-03-31TSO (The Stationery Office), customer.services@thegazette.co.uk481689764662

CITY OF WESTMINSTER

MARYLEBONE & FITZROVIA TRAFFIC IMPROVEMENT SCHEME

CAVENDISH SQUARE, CAVENDISH PLACE, GREAT PORTLAND STREET,

GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET, MORTIMER STREET, REGENT STREET AND WIGMORE STREET

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Westminster City Council on 17th February 2025 made the following 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:

• The City of Westminster (Prescribed Routes) (No. 3) Traffic Order 2025;

• The City of Westminster (Waiting and Loading Restriction) (Amendment No. 562) Order 2025;

• The City of Westminster (Parking Places) (F Zone) (Amendment No. 127) Order 2025;

• The City of Westminster (Loading Bays) (Amendment No. 58) Order 2025;

• The City of Westminster (Free Parking Places) (Disabled Permit Parking Places) (Amendment No. 104) Order 2025.

2. The general effect of the Orders will be, in connection with improvements to the East Marylebone and West Fitzrovia area, to:

(a) introduce two way working for traffic in:

• Wigmore Street (between Wimpole Street and Harley Street);

• Cavendish Square (the northern arm);

• Cavendish Place; and

• Mortimer Street (between Regent Street/Langham Place and Great Titchfield Street).

(b) reverse the existing one-way working for traffic in:

• Cavendish Square (the western arm) - from north to south (currently south to north);

• Great Titchfield Street (between Mortimer Street and Margaret Street) - from south to north (currently north to south).

3. In addition to the changes to permitted traffic movements as a result of the measures in paragraphs 2(a) and (b) the Orders will also:

(a) prohibit eastbound vehicles in Wigmore Street from turning right into the western arm of Cavendish Square (except cycles);

(b) prohibit eastbound vehicles in Mortimer Street from turning right into Great Portland Street (except buses) and Great Titchfield Street;

(c) prohibit westbound vehicles in Mortimer Street from turning right into Great Portland Street and left into Great Titchfield Street;

(d) prohibit northbound vehicles in Regent Street from turning left into Cavendish Place.

4. The effect of the Orders will also:

(a) shorten the bus stand on the south side of Cavendish Place (outside Nos. 15 to 21) from 48 to 25 metres;

(b) revise the layout of designated parking facilities in the area as detailed in the Schedule to this Notice;

(c) revise the waiting and loading restrictions in the area so that double yellow line “at any time” waiting and loading restrictions will apply, except in areas designated as parking facilities and at various locations where waiting and / or loading will be permitted at certain times as indicated by single yellow lines and single kerb markings.

5. Please note that the reversal of the existing one-way working in the eastern arm of Cavendish Square (as advertised in the Notice of Proposals published on 13th September 2023) has been abandoned and will remain one-way in a north to south direction. The proposed revisions to the motorcycle, electric vehicle and residents’ parking facilities on the north-eastern corner of Cavendish Square have also been abandoned.

6. The Orders, which will come into force on 23rd February 2025, and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order are available for inspection until 31st March 2025 at http://westminstertransportationservices.co.uk/notices and, in person by appointment only, at Westminster City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, London, SW1E 6QP, between 9.00 a.m. and 5.00 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays (except bank / public holidays). Please telephone 020 3057 2156 or email tmo.westminster@wsp.com to arrange an appointment.

7. Any person desiring to question the validity of the Order 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 have not been complied with in relation to the Orders may, within six weeks from the date on which the Order was made, make application for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated 19th February 2025.

JONATHAN ROWING, Head of Parking (The officer appointed for this purpose)

SCHEDULE - REVISIONS TO PARKING FACILITIES

CAVENDISH SQUARE

to remove two residents parking spaces from the west side of the western arm(south of Wigmore Street, adjacent to Bessborough House).

CHANDOS STREET

to remove a residents’ parking space from the east side (adjacent to No. 14 Cavendish Place).

GREAT PORTLAND STREET

to provide a loading bay for goods vehicles only (12 metres) on the west side (outside Nos. 59 and 61).

The loading bay will operate at all times, with a maximum stay of 1 hour (provided continuous loading is taking place) with no return within 1 hour.

GREAT TITCHFIELD STREET

(a) to remove two residents’ parking spaces from the west side (between Little Titchfield Street and Mortimer Street, outside No. 37);

(b) to provide three residents’ parking spaces on the east side (between Mortimer Street and Little Portland Street, outside No. 36);

(c) to provide five residents’ parking spaces on the west side (between Little Portland Street and Margaret Street, outside Nos. 13 to 19);

(d) to provide three pay-by-phone bays on the west side (between Mortimer Street and Little Portland Street, outside Nos. 23 to 31);

(e) to relocate the two pay-by-phone bays on the east side (between Little Portland Street and Margaret Street, outside Nos. 14 to 18) 3 metres northward;

(f) provide an additional pay-by-phone bay on the east side (south of Little Portland Street, adjacent to Nos. 20 to 30);

(g) to relocate the existing disabled person’s “white badge” bay outside No. 20 northward by approximately 8 metres;

(h) to relocate the existing disabled person’s “white badge” bay adjacent to No. 42 northward by approximately 8 metres.

MORTIMER STREET

(a) to provide a loading bay (24.5 metres) on the north side (between Regent Street and Great Portland Street, outside Nos. 74 to 78);

(b) to provide a loading bay (33.5 metres) on the south side (between Great Portland Street and Great Titchfield Street, outside Nos. 69 to 83).

The loading bays will operate between 9pm and 7am and between 10am and midday, with a maximum stay of 40 minutes (provided that continuous loading is taking place) with no return within 2 hours.

WIGMORE STREET

(a) to introduce three residents’ parking spaces on the north side (between Wigmore Place and Wimpole Street, outside Nos. 14 to 18);

(b) to relocate the existing residents’ parking place on the south side (between Wigmore Place and Wimpole Street, outside Nos. 15 to 21) eastward by 7 metres;

(c) to replace five residents parking spaces (26 metres) with 3 pay-by-phone bays (16 metres) on the south side (between Harley Street and Wimpole Street, outside No. 3 to 9);

(d) to provide five pay-by-phone bays on the north side (between Harley Street and Wigmore Place);

(e) to provide an e-scooter/ dockless cycle hire parking place (5 metres) on the south side (opposite Wigmore Place, outside No. 11).