Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) aim to make our local areas safer and more attractive by reducing traffic. This encourages more people to walk, cycle, and use other sustainable ways to get around. We achieve this by limiting through-traffic on certain roads.
All properties within an LTN remain accessible by car, though your driving route might change. LTNs are part of a wider plan to reduce traffic across the borough.
Blue Badge dispensation
While LTNs encourage less car use, we know that for some people, having access to a car is essential for their health and wellbeing, and other travel options might not be available.
After speaking with disabled people and their representative groups, we've created a process for Blue Badge holders to get easier access to LTN areas. This can help:
- Individuals who drive themselves.
- People who are regularly visited by someone else, like a carer.
How the dispensation works
To support disabled people who rely on cars, if you have a Blue Badge and register for a dispensation, you will be able to drive through specific 'traffic filters' in Lambeth without getting a Penalty Charge Notice (traffic fine).
We need you to register because we can only identify you by your vehicle's registration number, and we need to know which LTN location you want to register for.
As well as individuals, organisations that hold a Blue Badge (for example, Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) transport providers) can also register for a dispensation.
Registering for a dispensation:
Registering for a dispensation:
- Individual Blue Badge holders can apply online for an LTN dispensation.
- Organisations that hold a blue badge should contact the Council directly through the Transport Strategy online form.
PLEASE NOTE: All vehicles must abide by current signage until receiving official notification from the Council, confirming the vehicle has been registered for a dispensation.
Restricted property access exemption
In the rare case, where there's no other way to get to or from a property, a restricted property access exemption might be considered as part of a traffic filter.