Have your say on the Oval to Stockwell low traffic neighbourhood

We’re asking people who live, work and travel in the trial low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) to share their views by doing a survey. This is because we’re considering making the changes permanent after monitoring the LTN and finding that it has been reducing traffic in the area. The consultation is open from 6 September to 11 October 2021.

Open date: Monday, 6 September 2021 at 9.00am Close date: Monday, 11 October 2021 at 11.59pm Type: Consultation Neighbourhood: Stockwell Category:
  • Streets, roads and transport

Please note this consultation is closed

Background and purpose of consultation

We put in LTNs, which use measures such as traffic filters, to help reduce motor vehicle traffic. With less traffic we aim to improve road safety for all users, encourage travel in more active and healthy ways, support the local economy and make streets nicer places to be, reduce air pollution and improve air quality.

Impact so far

We’ve been keeping track of traffic, air quality, and cycling in the LTN, and here’s what we’ve found out:

  • Motor vehicle traffic fell by a quarter inside the LTN and by 8 per cent when including boundary roads.
  • The largest reduction on a boundary road was 1,300 vehicles a day on Clapham Road.
  • Traffic did not reduce much on Harleyford Road and increased 3 per cent on South Lambeth Road.
  • Cycling increased by 87 per cent, with increases in cycling seen at 12 of the 15 monitoring locations.
  • Traffic has reduced on a further five streets in the area by enough to be added to our ‘Healthy Routes Network’, which means we class them safe enough for a 12-year-old to cycle independently.
  • The LTN has had some impact on air quality and we expect to see more substantial changes over time.
  • Reductions in nitrogen dioxide are five times greater in London than elsewhere in the UK, partly due to measures such as the Ultra-Low Emission Zone.
  • All the places where we analysed air quality that was classed as sensitive, such as outside schools and care homes, had air quality within legal air quality limits.

The proposal

We know that some car journeys are hard to avoid and that the LTN will not solve all traffic issues in the area. Therefore we’ve come up with changes to the LTN that we think will help it work well for everyone if it stays in place.

  • Ability to apply for an exemption from one traffic filter for blue badge holders.
  • Ability to apply for an exemption from bus gates within LTNs for taxis and fully accessible private hire vehicles.
  • Rapid response healthcare providers to be exempt from all filters. Emergency services are already exempt.
  • Accessibility improvements to pavements, kerbs and roads were spotted through audits and resident feedback.
  • Seating and planting outside businesses to encourage more visitors.
  • Review of road layouts to increase bus priority and walking and cycling access.
  • Review of traffic signal timings and putting back movement bans at junctions where possible.
  • Further changes to specific roads such as Lansdowne Way.
  • Support installation of ‘green screens’ to combat pollution on busy roads for buildings such as schools.

Across the borough, we’re also planning activities to support people to walk, cycle and use public transport instead of private motor vehicles. We’re also introducing ultra-low emission vehicles and bikes for council operations.

We’d like you to us what you think about this LTN and help decide if it should stay in place by doing our survey online.

Document relevant to the consultation

Oval to Stockwell Low Traffic Neighbourhood Stage Two Monitoring Report

How to respond

Please share your views by completing our online survey

Take the survey

Need help with the survey? While the consultation is running, we’ll be out in the area and can help you complete the survey on a tablet or answer quick questions. Find dates and locations at lambeth.gov.uk/oval.