To whom it may concern: I would like to know whether Southwark Council went through the statutory consultation process with Transport for London under (I think) section 121B of the Road Traffic Management Act - I believe it's called the TMAN process - in relation to experimental traffic orders recently made in Dulwich, including the closure of the Dulwich Village / Court Lane / Calton Ave intersection, timed closures of Dulwich Village / Turney Road / Burbage Road and closures on Melbourne Grove North and surrounding streets (Derwent, Elsie roads). This would be on the basis of a likely impact on Lordship Lane, which is a strategic road. If a TMAN notification was made, is it possible to have a copy/ be given info about the data and criteria used by TfL to assess the proposals? If this info is accessible online I'm happy to be pointed in the right direction.

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TfL Ref 1513-2021

Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 3 November 2020 asking for information about the TMAN process and if it was followed in relation to the experimental traffic orders recently made in Dulwich.

Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.  I can confirm that we hold some of the information you require.

TfL received a Traffic Management Act 2004 Notification (TMAN ) from Southwark Borough Council reference number N2004545, on the 10 November 2020. This TMAN was relating to Dulwich Village London Streetspace Programme (LSP) timed access restrictions.  The scheme notification relates to timed access restrictions on multiple roads around Dulwich village from 8am – 10am and 3pm – 6pm. The proposed changes are: restricted access to Turney Road from Croxted Road, to Gallery Road from A205 Thurlow Park Road, and to College Road from A205 Dulwich Common. The information currently provided includes a General Arrangement drawing with proposed signage locations / wording and scheme impact monitoring document highlighting ATC camera positioning on East Dulwich Grove and Lordship Lane.  Please see attached.

At present we are still reviewing the detail of the LSP and what implications the restrictions may have on the Transport for London Road Network and the Strategic Road Network (TLRN / SRN) corridors, especially the potential for traffic reassignment on the SRN corridor Lordship Lane and the potential for impact to bus services along this corridor. TfL will need to agree a monitoring strategy with Southwark. 

The process we follow can be found on our website at the following locations:

https://tfl.gov.uk/info-for/boroughs-and-communities/streetspace-funding

http://content.tfl.gov.uk/lsp-interim-borough-guidance-main-doc.pdf

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