Road Traffic Acts
LONDON BOROUGH OF CAMDEN
\ QUEEN’S CRESCENT AREA – PUBLIC REALM IMPROVEMENTS
THE CAMDEN (PRESCRIBED ROUTES) (QUEEN’S CRESCENT AREA) (NO. *) TRAFFIC ORDER 202*
THE CAMDEN (PARKING PLACES, LOADING PLACES AND WAITING, LOADING AND STOPPING RESTRICTIONS) (AMENDMENT NO. **) ORDER 202*
1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Camden ('the Council') propose to make 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 nature and effect of the Orders would be, in: -
(a) ALLCROFT ROAD, both sides, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time from the south-western kerb-line of Queen’s Crescent south-westward for 17 metres.
(b) BASSETT STREET, both sides, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time from the south-western kerb-line of Queen’s Crescent south-westward for 11 metres.
(c) CRESSFIELD CLOSE, both sides, introduce no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions, revoking existing waiting restrictions between the north-eastern kerb-line of Grafton Road north-eastward for 24 metres.
(d) DALE ROAD, both sides, introduce no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions, revoking existing waiting restrictions from the north-eastern kerb-line of Grafton Road and a point opposite the rear footway of Grafton Road.
(e) GILDEN CRESCENT, both sides, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time from the north-eastern kerb-line of Queen’s Crescent north-eastward for 13 metres.
(f) GRAFTON ROAD, between QUEEN’S CRESCENT and VICAR’S ROAD: (i) both sides, revoke existing waiting restrictions outside 196 Grafton Road and extend zigzag lines at the same location; (i) both sides, revoke existing resident permit holders (CA-L) parking place restrictions outside and opposite Nos. 234 and 236 Grafton Road and replace with no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions at the same location; (iii) the south-west side, introduce no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions, revoking existing waiting and parking place restrictions, opposite No. 234 Grafton Road to the south-eastern kerb-line of Dale Road; (iv) the north-east side, introduce no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions, revoking existing waiting and parking place restrictions: (A) from the north-western kerb-line of Cressfield Close to outside No. 236 Grafton Road, (B) outside No. 240 Grafton Road to the south-eastern kerb-line of Dale Road, and (C) from the north-western kerb-line of Dale Road north-westward for 10 metres; (v) the south-west side, convert 40 metres of existing no waiting restrictions to resident permit holders (CA-L) bay outside Nos. 351 to 377 Grafton Road; (vi) the south-west side, introduce a 4 metre cycle hangar, revoking existing resident permit holders (CA-L) parking place restrictions, opposite (A) Nos. 224 and 226 Grafton Road and (B) No. 206 Grafton Road; (vii) introduce a prohibition of motor vehicles at any time restriction outside Nos. 234 and 236 Grafton Road.
(g) QUEEN’S CRESCENT, between MALDEN ROAD and BASSETT STREET: (i) both sides, extend the existing no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions at the junction of Malden Road north-eastward by 4 metres revoking the existing waiting and parking place restrictions at these locations; (ii) the south-west side, outside Nos. 56 to 72 Queen’s Crescent, amend the existing no waiting restrictions to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am - 6.30pm, Thursday 7am - 6.30pm, and Saturday 7 am – 6pm; (iii) the north-east side, amend the operational times of the existing waiting restrictions and pay by phone parking places to no waiting Thursday 7am - 6.30pm, Saturday 7am – 6pm, and pay by phone parking Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am – 6.30pm max stay 1 hour; (iv) the north-east side, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time.
(h) QUEEN’S CRESCENT, between BASSETT STREET and ALLCROFT ROAD: (i) both sides, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time between the south-western kerb-line of ASHDOWN CRESCENT and the north-eastern kerb-line of ALLCROFT ROAD; (ii) the north-east side, (A) amend the length of the existing pay by phone parking place outside Nos. 139-141 Queen’s Crescent to 5.5 metres, (B) amend the operational times of the existing waiting restrictions and pay by phone parking places to no waiting Thursday 7am - 6.30pm, Saturday 7am – 6pm, and pay by phone parking Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am – 6.30pm max stay 1 hour, and (C) amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time; (iii) the south-west side, outside Nos. 76 to 86 Queen’s Crescent, amend the no waiting restrictions to Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am - 6.30pm, Thursday 7am - 6.30pm, and Saturday 7am – 6pm.
(i) QUEEN’S CRESCENT, between the north-eastern kerb-line of ALLCROFT ROAD and the south-western kerb-line of WEEDINGTON ROAD: (i) introduce a prohibition of motor vehicles at any time restriction with an exception for loading or unloading by goods vehicles between 7pm and 11am; (ii) both sides, introduce no waiting at any time restrictions, revoking existing waiting and parking place restrictions at these locations; (iii) the south-west side, introduce 2 loading only parking places operating 7pm to 11am with a 40-minute maximum stay.
(j) QUEEN’S CRESCENT, between the north-eastern kerb-line of WEEDINGTON ROAD, and the south-western kerb-line of GRAFTON ROAD: (i) the north-east side, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time from the north-eastern kerb-line of the northern arm of WEEDINGTON ROAD, north-eastward for 7 metres; (ii) the north-east side, amend the operational times of the existing waiting restrictions and pay by phone parking places to no waiting Thursday 7am - 6.30pm, Saturday 7am – 6pm, and pay by phone parking Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday 8.30am – 6.30pm max stay 1 hour outside Nos 167 and 169 Queen’s Crescent; (iii) the south-west side, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time, from the south-eastern kerb-line of the southern arm of WEEDINGTON ROAD north-eastward for 16 metres.
(k) WEEDINGTON ROAD: (i) the northern arm: (A) on both sides, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions, from the north-eastern kerb-line of Queen’s Crescent north-eastward for 5 metres, and (B) introduce a prohibition of motor vehicles at any time restriction at its junction with Queen’s Crescent, applicable to vehicles approaching from either Queen’s Crescent or the southern arm of Weedington Road; (ii) the southern arm: (A) on both sides, amend the existing waiting restrictions to no waiting and no loading at any time restrictions, from the southern kerb-line of Queen’s Crescent southward for 12 metres, and (B) introduce a compulsory right turn restriction (into Queen’s Crescent) with exception for pedal cycles at its junction with Queen’s Crescent, applicable to vehicles approaching from the south-east.
2. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council, under powers conferred by section 23 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, intend to amend the length of the existing control area for the zebra crossing situated on Grafton Road adjacent to No. 196 Grafton Road from the centre of the crossing south-eastward by 18.8 metres.
3. FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council, under section 90C of the Highways Act 1980, intend to construct or modify road humps at the following locations, the general effect of which would be, in:
(a) GILDEN CRESCENT, construction of a flat top hump at the junction with Queen’s Crescent, 3.1 metres wide (7.5 metres wide including ramps) to a height of no more than 100mm.
(b) GRAFTON ROAD: (i) reconstruct the flat top table 6.7 metres wide including ramps outside Nos. 234 and 236 Grafton Road and a height no more than 100mm; and (ii) construction of a sinusoidal road hump 23 metres north-west of the north-western kerb-line of Dale Road to a height of no more than 100mm.
(c) QUEEN’S CRESCENT: (i) at the junction with Malden Road, extend the flat top hump north-eastward by 2.1 metres; and (ii) construction of a flat top hump outside No. 74 Queen’s Crescent, 3.3 metres wide (5.3 metres wide including ramps) and a height no more than 100mm.
(d) QUEEN’S CRESCENT and ALLCROFT ROAD, extension of the raised table junction by 3.7 metres south-westward in Queen’s Crescent and 1.5 metres south-westward in Allcroft Road.
(e) QUEEN’S CRESCENT and WEEDINGTON ROAD, construction of a flat top table junction at the junction of Queen’s Crescent with the north-east and south-west arms of Weedington Road to a height of no more than 100mm.
4. Further information on the proposals and associated highways improvements can be found at safetravelcamden.commonplace.is/proposals/queens-crescent .
5. Copies of the proposed Orders, of plans indicating the proposals, the Council's Statement of reasons for making the Orders, and of other relevant documents, may be obtained by contacting traffic.orders@camden.gov.uk or inspected either: online at camden.gov.uk/recently-advertised-proposals or by prior appointment, in person at 5 Pancras Square, London, N1C 4AG during normal office hours.
6. Any person wishing to object or make representations in respect of the proposals should send comments in writing, quoting reference ‘TMO2425-0021’ and giving reasons for any objection, to the e-mail address above or by post to ‘FREEPOST LBC TRANSPORT STRATEGY’, to be received by the end of 30 May 2025.
Peter Mardell - Head of Parking Operations
08 May 2025