An update from Healthy Streets at Lambeth:
Following a decision from the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Transport, Environment, and Clean Air, a new traffic filter is being introduced, as part of the Streatham Hill Low Traffic Neighbourhood, at the junction of Palace Road and Leigham Vale.
What is changing?
The new camera-enforced traffic filter will limit passing traffic to people walking, wheeling, cycling, scooting and exempted vehicles, including the emergency services and Blue Badge Holders with an approved dispensation. The filter aims to reduce traffic and road danger, creating a safe environment for people walking, wheeling and cycling.
The introduction of a new filter follows a statutory consultation on the proposals that took place from December 2024 to February 2025.
Why is a new traffic filter being introduced?
Since the Streatham Hill LTN was made permanent in 2022, a gap has been identified which enables people driving to cut-through via Palace Road, Lanercost Road and Probyn Road. Monitoring undertaken in May 2025 demonstrated that more than 3,500 vehicles were travelling along Palace Road at the proposed filter location daily. Before the LTN was introduced, this figure was around 2,100 vehicles per day. This represents an increase of several hundred daily vehicle movements since the last monitoring undertaken in 2020 and 2021, which informed the decision to make the Streatham Hill LTN permanent. These increased traffic volumes undermines the objectives of the LTN, which is to provide a low traffic environment suitable for people walking, wheeling and cycling locally.
Installing a new traffic filter on Palace Road at its junction with Leigham Vale will plug this gap. This will help reduce road danger by preventing vehicles using Palace Road and Probyn Road as a through route between the A215 and A205.
How can you find out more about this?
We have published a press release with further information relating to the scheme: https://love.lambeth.gov.uk/road-changes-to-reduce-cut-through-traffic-and-road-danger-on-palace-road-tulse-hill/.
Our formal decision report has been published on our website: https://moderngov.lambeth.gov.uk/ieDecisionDetails.aspx?ID=10102.
More information about the Streatham Hill LTN can be found here: Streatham Hill Low Traffic Neighbourhood | Lambeth Council
Traffic filter installation timelines and exemptions
The works to implement this new traffic filter will begin on Monday 2 February 2026 until Monday 16 February 2026.
During the works period, the junction of Palace Road and Leigham Vale will be closed to traffic. A diversion plan can be viewed overleaf.
The new traffic filter will go live on Monday 16 February 2026.
After this date, penalty charge notices (PCNs) will be issued for motor vehicles who travel through this filter without a dispensation. Similarly to other traffic filters in the Streatham Hill Low Traffic Neighbourhood, Blue Badge Holders will be able to apply for a dispensation to access this traffic filter. Apply for a Blue Badge dispensation online here: http://q-r.to/applydispensation More information about LTN dispensations can be found here: https://www.lambeth.gov.uk/parking/parking-permits/low-traffic-neighbourhood-ltn-dispensation.
To ask a question, use the online form at: www.lambeth.gov.uk/form/transport-strategy-project, or call 020 7926 1000.
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