1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Lewisham (‘the Council’) on 7th January 2022 made the above-mentioned Order, under sections 9 and 10 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended. The Order will come into force on 14th January 2022 and expire on 13th June 2023.

2. The general effect of the Order will be to continue, by way of an experiment, the effects achieved by the modal filters at the locations below, first introduced under the temporary Covid-19 legislation in 2020, that is, to prohibit motor vehicles proceeding in:

(a) Bishopsthorpe Road from entering into Silverdale;

(b) Silverdale from entering into Bishopsthorpe Road;

(c) that part of Silverdale which lies north of a point 3 metres north of the northern kerb-line of Grace Path from entering into that part of Silverdale which lies to the south of that point; and

(d) that part of Silverdale which lies south of a point 3 metres north of the northern kerb-line of Grace Path from entering into that part of Silverdale which lies to the north of that point.

3. The Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order can be obtained by emailing a request to parkingdesign@lewisham.gov.uk quoting reference ‘Silverdale and Bishopsthorpe Road'.

4. The Order provides that in pursuance of section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, the Council’s Head of Strategic Transport, or some person authorised by them, may, if it appears to them or that person essential in the interests of the expeditious, convenient and safe movement of traffic or for preserving or improving the amenities of the area through which any road affected by the Order extends, modify or suspend the Order or any provision thereof.

5. The Council will in due course consider whether the provisions of the Order should be continued in force indefinitely by means of a permanent Order made under section 6 of the 1984 Act. Any person may object to or make representations regarding the making of the permanent Order for the purpose of such indefinite continuation within a period of six months beginning with the date on which the experimental Order comes into force or, if the Order is varied by a subsequent Order or modified pursuant to section 10(2) of the 1984 Act, beginning with the date on which the variation or modification or the latest variation or modification comes into force.

6. Any such objection or representation must be made in writing and all objections must specify the grounds on which they are made and must be emailed to: parkingdesign@lewisham.gov.uk or posted to Lewisham Transport Policy & Development, 5th Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU, quoting reference ‘Silverdale and Bishopsthorpe Road'. Any objection may be communicated to other persons who may be affected.

7. A pack of documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order can be collected for inspection between 9am – 5pm Mondays to Fridays at the office of the London Borough of Lewisham, Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU. Please go to the security office at the rear of the building and request a pack of documents for ‘Bishopsthorpe and Silverdale – ETO-2022 No 2’. Alternatively, the Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order can be obtained by emailing a request to parkingdesign@lewisham.gov.uk quoting reference ‘Bishopsthorpe and Silverdale – ETO-2022 No 2’.

8. If any person wishes to question the validity of the Order or of any of their provisions on the grounds that it or they are not within the powers conferred by the 1984 Act, or that any requirement of that Act or of any instrument made under that Act has not been complied with, that person may, within 6 weeks from the date on which the Order was made, apply for the purpose to the High Court.

Dated: 7th January 2022

Louise McBride, Head of Strateg,ic Transport, 4th Floor Laurence House, 1 Catford Road, London SE6 4RU