West Ham Park LTN
Newham Council is committed to creating more people-friendly streets that make it easier and safer for everyone in Newham to get around using greener modes of transport. Whether you walk, scoot, cycle or use a wheelchair or mobility aids, this will all contribute towards creating a cleaner and healthier borough.
Update – December 2024
Blue badge holders are eligible for an exemption, which is being run on a trial basis. This is available to blue badge holders who live inside the West Ham Park LTN area. Applicants can nominate one vehicle to be exempt from all modal filters in the West Ham Park LTN (which will display WHP01 signage). This vehicle can be either the person’s own vehicle or a vehicle that is registered within the borough to someone that supports them, including a carer. Overall usage and the number of daily trips made by each vehicle will be reviewed to evaluate the overall effectiveness of the scheme.
To apply for a blue badge exemption, please visit the application page.
Update – November 2024
Newham Council has implemented a new experimental low traffic neighbourhood in the West Ham Park area as of Monday 25 November 2024.
This means that there are four new modal filters: one on Tavistock Road, one on Vicarage Road, and two on Ham Park Road. Modal filters are the wooden planter boxes that allow access through residential streets for pedestrians and cyclists, and for police, ambulance, fire brigade and waste collection vehicles. They prevent other motor vehicles from driving through using Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology.
Signage at the four modal filters depict enforcement controls
*Blue badge holders who live within the area can apply for an exemption as part of the experimental scheme to drive through a modal filter.
All properties remain accessible by car and other private motor vehicles. People driving motor vehicles may have to take a slightly different route to get between the main roads and properties in the area.
Providing feedback during the experimental scheme
The consultation period of the experimental scheme starts on 25 November 2024, and will last between 6 and 12 months. During this time, members of the public can provide feedback on the West Ham Park low traffic neighbourhood and we can adjust the scheme based on feedback received and data collected. If you provide feedback, and later have additional comments or if your views change on any matters, feel free to provide feedback more than once over the course of the consultation period.
Here are the ways you can provide feedback:
1) Online survey and map
The survey collects feedback on peoples’ overall thoughts about the scheme. The map enables people to click on streets and junctions in order to highlight what is working well or to make suggestions to improve the scheme.
To access the map and survey, visit the survey page.
If you don’t have internet access, you can conduct a feedback survey by phone – 020 8430 2000 and ask for ‘highways’.
2) E-mail the project team
You can e-mail the project team with your questions or comments at liveableneighbourhoods@newham.gov.uk.
3) Object to the scheme
During the six-month statutory period starting on 25 November 2024, you can object to the scheme in its entirety. To do this, e-mail the traffic order team: traffic.orders@newham.gov.uk and explain your reason(s) for objecting.
Leaflet 4 – November 2024
Experimental scheme start
Newham Council will be implementing a low traffic neighbourhood in the West Ham Park area on Monday 25 November 2024. In this leaflet you will find:
- Information about the low traffic neighbourhood
- How we decided to launch an experimental low traffic neighbourhood
- What happens during the experimental scheme
- How to share your views
Download the document
Leaflet 4 - Full document (PDF)
Leaflet 4 - British Sign Language (Video)
Leaflet 3 – June 2024
Experimental scheme approved
Newham council has approved the implementation of a low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) in the West Ham Park area on an experimental basis.
In this leaflet you will find:
- A summary of the engagement carried out so far and our findings
- Details about the new low traffic neighbourhood
- Next steps
Download the document
Leaflet 3 - Full document (PDF)
Leaflet 3 - British Sign Language (Video)
Leaflet 3 - Audio below
Leaflet 2 – January/February 2024
Low traffic neighbourhood design
In late January / early February 2024, we sent leaflets to addresses in the West Ham area, which show a draft design for an experimental low traffic neighbourhood and show residents how they can register for a workshop to provide their feedback.
Download the document
Leaflet 2 - Full document (PDF)
Leaflet 1 – June 2023
Street Survey results
In June 2023 we sent leaflets to addresses in the West Ham area, which summarise the results of the Street Survey and traffic data collection, and shows residents how to register to workshops so that they can provide their views on improving streets in the area.
Download the document
Leaflet 1 - Full document (PDF)
Leaflet 1 - British Sign Language (Video)
Street Survey (March 2023)
On 11 March 2023, we sent postcards to addresses in the West Ham Park area asking residents to complete a Street Survey. We also followed up by going back to all properties within the study area and asking to complete the survey at the door. We received 664 responses (10% response rate) in total with residents providing their views about road safety, air quality, walking, cycling and traffic in the area they live. We would like to thank all that participated for their feedback
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Most residents thought road safety, air quality, traffic, cycling, wheeled access and footways/crossings in the area were ‘poor’. On average, people rated the conditions for walking in their local area ‘okay’ and were supportive of implementing a 20mph speed limit.
People were also given the opportunity to write open text comments on the same topics. Out of the 421 comments we received, the most common topics for responses were as follows:
Traffic data
A number of traffic surveys were conducted in the West Ham Park area during one week in November 2022 to gain a comprehensive understanding of the existing traffic conditions. We are conducting surveys quarterly to understand any seasonal changes.
Roads in the West Ham Park area currently operate 30mph speed limits. At traffic speeds of 30mph, the risk of pedestrian fatalities is 5 times greater than at speeds of 20mph.
As a result of this the Council monitored traffic speeds at over 50 locations in the West Ham Park area.
At 5 locations, at least a quarter of vehicles were driving at 20mph or faster.
This includes:
- Tavistock Road
- Bolton Road
- Margery Park Road (two locations)
- Ham Park Road
47% of traffic was through traffic, meaning that these vehicles drove through the West Ham Park area rather than starting or ending their journeys in the neighbourhood. The main corridors where traffic did not stop in the neighbourhood are:
- Ham Park Road (west end) to Margery Park Road
- Ham Park Road (west end) to Warwick Road
- Ham Park Road (west to east)
- Vicarage Road to Tavistock Road
Let’s keep in touch!
If you have any further question, phone or e-mail us at: 020 8430 2000
