It’s cricket season again!

For residents of Kennington Park Estate living next to the Oval doesn’t just mean a summer of leather on willow but large crowds and road closures.   Surrey CCC Community Newsletter details the dates and times when the roads, in particular Harleyford Road between Oval tube station and the Beehive, Durham Street, but many minor roads as well, will be closed in the right hand column.  

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Parking on Kennington Park Estate

Hyde Housing has changed the way UKCPM manage parking on our Estate. These are the key points of the new SIPPI system which came into effect on 1 April 2025. 1.  Permit Prices Lower emission vehicles: ie. those that are ULEZ compliant, will be charged at £90 per year for the first car. Hyde social rent tenants: social rent tenants will receive a 20% discount. This means that for social residents with a ULEZ complaint car the cost of an annual permit is reduced to £72 per year for the first car. Additional vehicles and cars that are not ULEZ exempt: the permits for second cars and non-ULEZ complaint cars will increase to £200 per year (regardless of tenancy type). Hyde do not normally issue more than two permits per home, but in instances where an exception is made, additional vehicles will be charged at the commercial parking rate, which…

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School Streets

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: a resident or a business within a school street, who requires access during its hours of operation 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: You will need to provide copies of the vehicle registration document (V5/C) or…

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