West Dulwich LTN bombshell: Campaigners become first in UK to defeat council over low traffic neighbourhood scheme
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History made as High Court rules against Lambeth council over traffic scheme
Campaigners against the West Dulwich LTN in South London celebrate High Court victory against Lambeth Council whom the court found failed to consult properly.
Campaigners have won a sensational High Court victory in their battle with a London council over the introduction of a hugely controversial low traffic neighbourhood scheme.
They had asked the court to judicially review the LTN in West Dulwich, claiming it had been introduced by Lambeth council with inadequate consultation.
Judge Tim Smith, in a judgement delivered on Friday, said the campaigners had succeded in one of their three parts of their legal challenge.
This was that the council’s “consultation on the orders [introducing the LTN] was unfair”.
A spokesperson for the West Dulwich Action Group said: “We are delighted with today’s ruling, which clearly demonstrates that Lambeth council failed to fully consider the impacts and effects of the LTN on local residents and businesses.
“This ruling sends a clear signal to all councils nationwide: communities will no longer tolerate top-down, poorly conceived schemes that ignore local input, which prioritise revenue over real solutions to issues like pollution.”
More info here: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/west-dulwich-ltn-high-court-victory-lambeth-b1226783.html
The ruling is the first time that LTN opponents have won a court battle to force a council to axe a low traffic neighbourhood.
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