Lambeth’s School Streets
There are two School Streets on Kennington Park Estate.
The school street outside St Mark’s Primary School extends along Kennington Oval from Harleyford Street to Vauxhall Street. You can see a map of the area here
And the Henry Fawcett School Street goes from Kennington Road along Bowling Green Street and Magee Street. Click here to see map of the area.
All vehicles, apart from those with exemptions, are banned from these streets between 8.15-9.15am and 2.45-3.45pm during term time.
You can apply for an exemption if you are either:
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a resident or a business within a school street, who requires access during its hours of operation
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a Blue Badge holder who requires access to the school street during its hours of operation.
For residents and businesses exemptions the following proof is required:
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You will need to provide copies of the vehicle registration document (V5/C) or valid insurance schedule, ensuring they are in the applicant’s name and registered at the address within the school street.
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If you are hiring or leasing the vehicle we will need to see a copy of the signed hiring/leasing agreement. It must be on letter-headed paper and include the duration of the hire or lease period.
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If you drive a company car you will need to provide:
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a copy of the vehicle registration document (V5)
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a signed letter (on letter-headed paper) from your company confirming your employment and that you are the keeper and user of the vehicle at the property address within the school street (must be dated within the last 3 months)
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If you are a named driver but not the registered keeper, you will need to provide the insurance schedule naming yourself as a driver (this needs to be registered to the address within the school street).
For blue badge holder exemptions, the following proof is required:
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Blue Badge (both sides)
You have to apply online at https://epermits.lambeth.gov.uk/
The TRA is opposed to these school streets, not because we disagree with any of their aims of creating safer and more pleasant environments outside of schools, of reducing road danger at the school gates, tackling congestion, improving air quality and increasing active travel to school, but because they are combined with the Kennington Oval Reimagined scheme to restrict traffic over a large area, and this is having a very bad effect on residents and local businesses who are unable to carry on their lives without a whole range of problems. See our post here.
