Greenwich, in London, could make trial rules permanent – with road users and motorists in the capital city warned.
Drivers face 7am to 7pm rule being made ‘permanent’ in England
Drivers could face 7am to 7pm rules in England being made “permanent” after a trial. Greenwich, in London, could make trial rules permanent – with road users and motorists in the capital city warned.
Permanent driving restrictions could see the Labour Party council reduce access to certain roads. Under the West and East Greenwich Neighbourhood Management Scheme, vehicles could have access restricted along 13 roads during weekday rush hours.
The scheme, which operates from Monday to Friday between 7am and 10am and 3pm and 7pm, came into effect in November last year. But now it could become permanent after the local authority issued an update.
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If made permanent, the Royal Hill and Blisset Street cameras will be relocated, and Blue Badge holder exemptions will be doubled from one to two.
The report recommends keeping the timings of the scheme the same: Monday to Friday, 7am to 10am and 3pm to 7pm and relocating the cameras on Royal Hill and Blissett Street.
It recomments increasing in the number of vehicle exemptions per eligible Blue Badge holder from one vehicle to two, too.
It also includes thousands of people have taken part in over three rounds of community feedback: from gathering initial insights about traffic issues in the area, to sharing proposals to finally trialling those proposals in real life.
The most recent round of consultation took place during the trial so residents could comment on what they were like in practice. Over 4,000 people took part and 273 people came to six neighbourhood feedback events that were held in the local areas, and just over 50 people attended an online session.
During the scheme, 54 per cent of areas in West Greenwich experienced a decrease in NO2, while 66 per cent of areas in East Greenwich experienced decreasing levels of NO2 with no areas experiencing an increase.
The Leader of the Council will consider the report and make a decision no earlier than Friday 3 October 2025.