New Crossing Proposals for Lordship Lane

Southwark Council, funded by TFL, propose to install 2 new crossings on Lordship Lane.

1. At the junction of Lordship Lane & Crawthew Grove, to ease the traffic turning into East Dulwich Grove. This crossing will result in the loss of 2 parking spaces.
2. Outside the Co-Op. This crossing will result in the loss of 6 parking spaces. The main difference on the plans for this crossing as against the plans submitted 2 years ago is that the build out will allow parking behind / beside the crossing, thus the number of parking spaces at risk have been reduced.
   

A meeting was held between the engineers from Southwark Council, the local councillors and a representative of the SSBA. A summary of that meeting, plus follow up communication, is as follows:

1. The SSBA recognise that there are pedestrian safety issues on Lordship Lane, particularly at the junction of East Dulwich Grove. The SSBA stated that they are keen to work with local councillors on a solution but will be cautious on what effect loss of parking will have on local business.
2. The SSBA questioned why there is an additional need for another crossing outside the Co-Op. The SSBA stated that it would be difficult to get local businesses on board with that crossing as it will have a negative effect on business.
3. Southwark Council stated that a local consultation will be conducted on the proposed crossings. It is understood that this is due to take place shortly.
4. The SSBA stated that any consultation should clearly state that if a persons name and address etc are not filled in on the consultation papers, then it should clearly state that their paper would be excluded. This in effect is what happened 2 years ago.
5. The SSBA stressed that any crossings should have a zero impact on parking.
6. The SSBA proposed that a walking audit be completed to identify where parking can be created on the streets off Lordship Lane. A provisional audit has identified 39.5 new spaces that could be created without any additional road works. Local councillors expressed a desire to look at creating new parking opportunities.

At this point we need to wait until the consultation takes place.

Any queries relating to this please contact ed@edwarehouse.co.uk.