The Assistant Director of Parking, Network Management and Fleet has decided to make permanent the school street schemes at various schools and extend the scheme at Henry Cavendish primary school in Streatham.

URL: https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=10285

Decision Maker: Assistant Director - Parking, Network Management and Fleet

Outcome:

Is Key Decision?: No

Is Callable In?: No

Purpose:

Content: 1.    To have due regard to the representations received during the statutory objection period and officer responses thereto (Appendix C) for the school street schemes currently in operation at Iqra VA primary school, Glenbrook Primary School, Harris Academy Clapham; La Retraite Roman Catholic Girls' School; and an extension of the School Street at Henry Cavendish primary school (Streatham) as detailed in the plans in appendix B.     To note the Equalities Impact Assessment in Appendix D.    To authorise the making of an order which gives permanent effect to the experimental order for the school street schemes shown in Appendix B under the provisions of Sections 124 and Schedule 1 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act (RTRA) 1984 and Regulations 23 and 24 of the Local Authorities’ Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 by September 2026.     Subject to the schemes being made permanent, to approve the continuation of the policy that enables owners of vehicles to apply for a digital exemption permit allowing vehicle access to the school street zones for:    residents with vehicles registered to an address within the school street, as shown in Appendix A,  owners of vehicles nominated by residents living at addresses within the School Street Zones that display a Blue Badge,    owners of vehicles nominated by the school (on behalf of pupils, parents, and staff) displaying a Blue Badge.    To agree that the responses received to the experimental traffic order, including objections to the proposals, do not warrant the holding of a public inquiry pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996.    That subject to the existing experimental schemes being made permanent to authorise officers to carry out both informal public engagement and subsequent statutory consultation on the reduction of the school street arrangement in Rodenhurst Road as detailed in Appendix I under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 and in accordance with the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996. This statutory consultation is expected to take place in autumn 2026.     That subject to due consideration being given to the consultation mentioned at 6 above, to agree to the implementation of proposed amendments to the School Street arrangements on Rodenhurst Road as detailed in Appendix I, and to making the relevant permanent Traffic Management Orders (TMOs) under sections 6, 124 and Schedule 1 and Part IV of Schedule 9 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, subject to no material objections resulting from the statutory consultation process, but that if any material objections are received they are considered by the Assistant Director of Parking, Network Management and Fleet by way of a separate written report before a decision is reached as to whether to make the Order as advertised (or not) or modify the proposals and, where required, re?advertise and on whether a public inquiry pursuant to Regulation 9 of the Local Authorities Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 should be held before making such an order.    To approve the spending of approximately £3,000 to implement the permanent order.    

Date of Decision: August 19, 2026