Purpose

This report seeks approval from the Director of Environment and
Sustainability, in consultation with the Cabinet Member for a
Sustainable Camden, to implement permanent Safe and Healthy Street
changes in the area around Leather Lane. The scheme has been
developed to make it easier for people to choose sustainable ways
to travel such as walking and cycling to access the market,
businesses and schools in the area. As a result, this report
proposes to amend the existing Traffic Management Order and the
surrounding vehicular access restrictions, enforcing the
restrictions by use of ‘droppable’ bollards on side
roads, closing Leather Lane at the junctions of Clerkenwell Road
and Baldwin Gardens for all motor vehicles (except cycles and
emergency vehicles), amending parking bays and waiting and loading
restrictions around the area and permitting cycles to access
Leather Lane via Greville Street. The existing Temporary Trader
licensed hours at Leather Lane will be amended to align to the
hours of the new Traffic Management Order and a variation process
instigated to align the permanent licensee hours.
 
The proposals would help meet the objectives of We Make Camden
by helping Camden’s local economy to be strong, sustainable
and inclusive and, creating safe, strong and open communities; also
supporting Camden to be a green, clean, vibrant, accessible and
sustainable place with everyone empowered to contribute to tacking
the Climate Emergency. The proposals also help the ambition that
Camden’s local economy should be strong, sustainable, and
inclusive – and where everyone should have a secure
livelihood to support them to live a prosperous life.
 
The Leather Lane Safe and Healthy Streets scheme also
contributes to key objectives in the Camden Transport Strategy,
Clean Air Strategy and Action Plan, Climate Action Plan and the
Mayor’s Transport Strategy.

Content

THAT the Director of Environment and Sustainability, in
consultation with the Cabinet Member for a Sustainable Camden,
having considered the proposals in relation to the objectives set
out in Camden’s Transport Strategy, the design amendments
made in response to feedback received in the public consultation,
the Equality Impact Assessment (Appendix B),and having had
due regard to the needs set out in section 149 of the Equality Act
2010:
 

(i)            
Approves the proposal to implement permanent changes as part of the
Leather Lane Safe and Healthy Streets scheme, including potential
detailed design  amendments 
being considered  in response to feedback
received in the public consultation, subject to compliance with
relevant statutory requirements; and
 

(ii)           
Delegates authority to the Chief Engineer to take any further
decisions relating to the detailed design and
implementation/construction of this scheme.