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Coopers Lane School Street

Roads close to schools often have periods of the day that are busy with school traffic, causing road safety concerns for pedestrians and cyclists, congestion, and poor air quality for all. The primary objective of this programme is therefore to help pupils and parents to socially distance at the school gates and to create a safer environment for travel to school on foot and by bicycle, by implementing restrictions at school drop off and pick up times. However, School Streets also have many additional benefits such as improving the air quality at the school gates, encouraging daily routines that incorporate exercise and helping to reduce the impact of the school run for those that live in the immediate vicinity of the school gates.

How will a School Street affect you?

The attached plan shows the proposals for the school near to your home including the times of operation and School Street closure point(s). Pragnell Road will restrict non exempted vehicular traffic from 8.15 to 9.30am and 2.30 to 3.30pm Monday to Thursday and 8.15 to 9.30am and 1.30 to 2.30pm on Fridays, on school days, during term time only. School term dates can be found at https://lewisham.gov.uk/myservices/education/schools/term-dates The School Street zone will be supported by signage advising the times of the restriction, and advanced warning signage will also be in place.

There are a number of ways School Streets will be managed due to the road layout and circumstances at each location. Pragnell Road will restrict entry at the junction with Kingsand Road using signage and enforced by Automatic Number Plate Recognition (ANPR) camera with an exemption for residents living with the road closure area. At the junction with Coopers Lane a short section of road will be made a full time one way with a No Entry sign, with a cycle contraflow section

Access for emergency services will be maintained.

For further details on this School Street please see the commonplace website, where there are a series of Frequently Asked Questions (link provided below).

What happens next?

This is an opportunity for you to comment on how the School Street is going in your experience and this will be monitored closely. You can also write to the team at schoolstreets@lewisham.gov.uk If an urgent issue arises, you can also contact the council switch board on 020 8314 6000 , and a message will be passed to the appropriate team to respond to.

If you live within the School Street closure a School Street permit can be arranged https://parkingpermits.lewisham.gov.uk/options/school_street

You will receive an email confirming your free permit has been registered. You will not be exempt until you have received this email.

Even if you are offered an exemption, we encourage you to try to avoid driving within the School Street area during pick up and drop off times, and if you do so please do take extra care.

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