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On 24/02/2025 at 12:52, ab29 said:

 

Campaign Update | 24 Feb

West Dulwich Action Group High Court hearing

West Dulwich Action Group’s legal case against Lambeth for imposing an LTN has been heard in the High Court. The hearing was widely reported in the national press, including the Standard. It is likely to be a few weeks before the judge delivers his verdict. 

New review highlights scale of opposition to LTNs

A review of 90 LTNs across 17 London boroughs and six other UK cities has found that the overwhelming majority were brought in without community support. Of the 78 LTNs that were subject to public consultations, 86% had sizeable majorities of respondents opposed. Despite this, three out of four LTNs were imposed anyway. The review, based on councils’ own published results, was carried out on behalf of a coalition of more than 15 local campaign groups by One Dulwich, who are quoted in last Saturday’s Times. The article highlights the extent to which councils manipulated survey questions and results to disguise the scale of opposition.

Safety at the Dulwich Village junction

One Dulwich has written to Southwark Council expressing major concerns about safety at the re-designed junction, urging the Council to install better signage and road markings, and to improve crossing points. Because of the risk of serious accidents, we have asked for the Council to respond as a matter of urgency. 

Thank you for your support.

Best wishes,

The One Dulwich Team

Fantastic news re the win against Lambeth local authority.. let's hope we can get some LTNs removed in East Dulwich, tho I suspect the new road and "square" near ED station further cements the permanent LTN on Melbourne Grove sadly.

One Dulwich

 

Campaign Update | 12 May

West Dulwich Action Group wins LTN legal battle

Congratulations to the West Dulwich Action Group (WDAG), the first campaign group in the UK to win a legal battle over an LTN. Last week, a High Court judge ruled that Lambeth Council’s consultation was unfair and the West Dulwich LTN unlawful.

The LTN was implemented last September after a consultation in which 67.5 per cent of residents objected (a similar percentage objected to the Dulwich Village and East Dulwich LTNs). It will remain in place pending further direction from the judge, who may order its removal.

The judgment has given hope to our fellow campaigners in Croydon and Greenwich. Challenging councils over consultations has always been hard, firstly because the time window for legal action is so small, but also because the courts have previously seemed reluctant to rule against trial schemes, especially those introduced during Covid (listen to the report at 1:34:59 on BBC Radio 4 Today). But now, in 2025, the tide may be turning.

WDAG’s win was widely reported – see The Times, The Telegraph, and BBC London. Now WDAG are calling on Lambeth to refund more than £1 million in fines issued since last September.

Southwark News calls for the Council to work with Dulwich residents

Cllr Richard Leeming’s comment at last week’s meeting on the Future of Dulwich made front page headlines in this week’s Southwark News: “Ward councillor asserts that Southwark’s most controversial LTN will not be lifted whilst there is a Labour Council.” The newspaper also devotes its entire editorial to the meeting, highlighting local anger and frustration, and the “vital importance in politics of bringing people with you.”

“Going forward,” the editorial says, “the council should explore ways it can work with local residents to address some of their concerns – only then might we see a system that works for everyone.”

We couldn’t agree more. Our councillors have our contact details – we look forward to hearing from them.

Thank you for your support.

  • 4 weeks later...

One Dulwich

 

Campaign Update | 31 May

West Dulwich victory keeps the fightback against LTNs in the news

Media coverage about community opposition to LTNs has continued since West Dulwich Action Group’s High Court success – excellent opinion pieces in the Guardian and the Times, an in-depth article in the Telegraph, and articles in the Critic and Spectator. One Dulwich also contributed to a discussion about LTNs on Nick Ferrari’s show on LBC (02:49:50) on 28 May.

Department for Transport considers next moves

One Dulwich and Social & Environmental Justice have written again to Transport Secretary Heidi Alexander asking the DfT to introduce a proper legal framework for LTNs in the light of the WDAG verdict. She replied to say that the Government is still considering next steps.

No response from Southwark Council

We have written again to Southwark Highways asking them to respond to concerns submitted in February, at their request, about the safety of pedestrians and cyclists at the Dulwich Village junction. So far, we have heard nothing back.

Meanwhile, following the closure of D Village last month, and Dalloz Fine Art moving to Clapham, another Dulwich Village business, Romeo Jones, has sadly closed. This comes just four weeks after chair of the Dulwich Village Association Hazel Broadfoot warned about the negative effect on local businesses of the new CPZ and the “highly confusing” camera restrictions on main access roads. She said: “If we continue to make it so difficult for people to access Dulwich Village by car, then shops will close and jobs will be lost.”

Thank you for your support.

The One Dulwich Team

"(...) huge, permanent labour majorities removed all politicall oversight"

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On 27/02/2025 at 10:30, Earl Aelfheah said:

How have you concluded that there has been a trebling of pollution?

The data I've seen suggests pollution (NO2) has been dropping across the area:

SDT Location 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023
139 Lamppost (2139 - L29) Grove Lane     33.2 24.1 27.5   18.6
136 Lamppost (2160 - L12) adjacent to Dog Kennel Hill School     33.8 20.2 23.9 22.3 20.1
138 Lamppost (2127 - L11) Pytchley Road     31.1 24.7 27.4 25.9 23.4
114 Lamppost No 1 Goose Green / East Dulwich Road 37.4 31.6 33 22.6 25.2 25 21.8
161 Lamppost 2120-02 adjacent to 8 East Dulwich Grove           29.2 25.3
162 On the southern downpipe at Harris East Dulwich Primary School, Lordship Lane           23 22.1
151 Junction of Townley Road & Lordship Lane Lamppost ( 2300 - 01)     28.6 18.6 22 20.1 17
97 Barry Road 37.5 37.3 32.5 24.3 26.8 24.4 23

It dropped mainly because of lock down in 2020. 

Posted (edited)
On 25/06/2025 at 08:40, Earl Aelfheah said:

I don't understand why you've quoted my post, which makes a factual statement (local air pollution has not 'trebled' as claimed, but has trended downwards year on year, across every local NO2 monitoring site), accompanied with a laughing emoji.

You have recently made a series of posts, aimed at, or quoting me, which are incoherent and / or appear belligerent / angry (even suggesting we meet?!). I've obviously upset you, but there is nothing in the post you have quoted that I think could be considered funny, aggressive, or unreasonable. So just checking you're ok?

<Personal attack removed. Suspension given . Later posts quoting this one have been removed. - Admin>

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