Decisions for issue Crystal Palace and South Norwood Low Traffic Neighbourhood

This report was deferred to a Cabinet meeting following the elections on 6 May 2021.

1. Subject to Spending Control Panel agreeing to the spending of ring fenced grant funding to implement an Experimental Low Traffic Neighbourhood at Crystal Palace and South Norwood ‘Experimental LTN’ by the making of an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order (Experimental TRO) to operate for up to 18 months, to:

a. prohibit access and egress by motor vehicles (other than certain exempt vehicles) at the following locations:

i. Sylvan Hill at the common boundary of Nos.11 and 13

ii. Lancaster Road junction with Goat House Bridge

iii. Fox Hill junction with Braybrooke Gardens

iv. Stambourne Way junction with Auckland Road

v. Bus gate introduced at the common boundary of Nos. 86 and 84a (Auckland Road Surgery) Auckland Road

b. These restrictions to be enforced through Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera technology.

c. The restrictions shall not apply in respect of:

i. a vehicle being used for fire brigade, ambulance or police purposes;

ii. anything done with the permission of a police constable in uniform or a civil enforcement officer;

iii. a vehicle being used for the purposes of a statutory undertaker in an emergency, such as the loss of supplies of gas, electricity or water to premises in the area, which necessitates the bringing of vehicles into a section of road to which the order applies;

iv. buses;

v. licensed taxis

vi. Dial-a-Ride vehicles;

vii. vehicles to which a valid exemption permit has been provided.

d. Introduce two disabled persons Blue Badge parking bays outside Nos 84 and 86 Auckland Road.

2. Instruct officers to continue to seek to work with those in Bromley Council to mitigate effects predicted to arise from the Experimental LTN in certain residential access streets in Bromley and to address concerns about potential effects on air quality.

3. Delegate to the Director of Public Realm the authority to vary the provisions of the Experimental TRO including the exemptions to the restrictions.

4. In relation to Equality, agree:

a. that the equality implications of the recommended Experimental Traffic Regulation Order have been the subject of careful consideration in compliance with the Council’s obligations under sections 1 and 149 of the Equality Act 2010;

b. nevertheless there should be further equality impact analysis including through focused engagement with the members of groups with protected characteristics potentially most affected by the proposed change in and around the area of the Experimental LTN during the operation and any change of the Experimental TRO;

5. Ensure that a recommendation on the future for the Experimental LTN be brought to the Traffic Management Advisory Committee at the appropriate time if considered desirable prior to the expiry of the Experimental TRO and in any event as soon as is practicable after 12 months of the experimental order being in place.

1.1 To consider:

a) the responses received to the informal consultation on the options for the future of the Crystal Place and South Norwood Temporary Low Traffic Neighbourhood and other feedback.

b) the Mayor of London’s Transport Strategy and the Council’s plan to implement it within the Borough (the Croydon Local Implementation Plan).

c) the Council’s statutory duties, including its duties under the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, in particular its duties under s.9, s.121B and s.122, its duties under the Traffic Management Act 2004, in particular its duty under s.16, its duties under the Equality Act 2010, in particular under s.1 and s.149 (the public sector equality duty). .

d) the statutory guidance ‘Traffic Management Act 2004: network management in response to COVID-19’ as updated on 13 November 2020.

e) the other matters within and referred to within this report.

1.2 To agree to the removal of the measures implementing the Temporary Low Traffic Neighbourhood as soon as practicable and in any event prior to the implementation of the recommended Experimental TRO.

1.3 To request the following additional information to enable consideration of the recommendations 1.1 and 1.3 – 1.7 of the January 2021 report

a) An addendum to the January 2021 report addressing the judgement of Mrs Justice Lang in the case of (R (UTAG & LTDA) v Mayor of London and TfL [2021] and the impact, if any, on the recommendations in respect of the proposed experimental order which were made to the Traffic Management Advisory Committee in the January 2021 report.

1.4 To request the following question be put to the Traffic Management Advisory Committee/officers/persons who made representations to the Committee/in response to the consultation to facilitate further consideration of the recommendations in paragraph 1.1 and 1.3 – 1.7 of the January 2021 report

a) Following the preparation of the addendum to the January 2021 report, does the Traffic Management Advisory Committee endorse the recommendations 1.1 and 1.3 – 1.7 of the January 2021 report, or such other recommendation in the addendum, in respect of the proposed experimental order.

1.5 To request the additional information and questions be put to the Traffic Management Advisory Committee/officers/persons who made representations to the Committee/in response to the consultation to enable further consideration of the recommendations at 1.1 and 1.3 – 1.7 of the January 2021 report.

a) Response from local school and how we will work with them to resolve their concerns

The two local schools have both expressed concern with regards access to their establishments by teachers and other staff. The team are to investigate how these concerns can be addressed to best effect for all concerned

b) Access for care workers

The needs of our residents who require home care, be that via professionals or family members, must be considered so that they and their care givers are not disadvantaged by this scheme. Clarity needs to be given as to how the Council will deal with the essential needs of those affected.

c) Access for car clubs

Car clubs do mean that there are less cars on our roads at any one time as households can rely on the use of such clubs almost entirely. Residents living within the zone that do not have access to their own car or rely from time to time on the use of car club alternatives should not be penalised for trying to reduce their reliance upon the ownership of a car or similar. The team is to investigate how car clubs can be incorporated into the operation of the zone in a similar way to Care Givers.

d) Period of experimental order

It is acknowledged that the Committee did not want the Experimental TRO to last beyond 12 months, with a review at that stage.

e) Engagement with the London Borough of Bromley

Officers to report to TMAC on a regular basis to allow for the updating of the committee as we work together with Bromley to progress the scheme. Notwithstanding the above, since the meeting of TMAC I have been made aware of the judgment of Mrs Justice Lang in the case of (R (UTAG & LTDA) v Mayor of London and TfL [2021] EWHC 72 which has quashed the London Streetspace Plan and Transport for London’s “Interim Guidance to Boroughs”. Whilst I understand that the quashing order is stayed pending appeal by TfL, I consider it necessary to fully understand the impact of the judgment, if any, on the recommendations to the Traffic Management Advisory Committee, to take a decision in relation to the proposed Experimental Orders which will comprise the Low Traffic Neighbourhood.

RESOLVED – That the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Croydon: