Dulwich roads and travel news
Dulwich roads and travel news, newest first: closures, roadworks, rail changes, buses and parking, from the authorities' own notices.
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Lordship Lane Red Route Plan Would Close Spurling Road
Southwark wants to make Lordship Lane and Grove Vale a red route and close Spurling Road at Goose Green to through traffic. The survey closes on 29 November.
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Transport
New Hire Bike Bays Planned on 28 Dulwich and Peckham Streets
Southwark has approved new e-bike and e-scooter bays on streets from Bromar Road to Elm Grove, each in a former car parking space. Formal notices come next.
Transport
Green Hundred Road Junction in Peckham to Get Four Trees
Southwark plans shorter crossings, wider pavements and four new trees where Green Hundred Road meets Peckham Park Road. The survey closes on 22 November.
Transport
No Elizabeth Line Through London on 28 and 29 November
No Elizabeth line trains run between Paddington, Abbey Wood and Shenfield on 28 and 29 November. Plan another way to Heathrow, the City or Canary Wharf.
Travel
Lordship Lane Closed Until 15 November for Gas Repairs
Lordship Lane is shut between Grove Vale and East Dulwich Grove for emergency gas repairs until about 15 November. Four bus routes are on diversion.
Parking
Southwark Votes on Clamping Cars With 3 Unpaid Tickets
Cars with three or more unpaid parking tickets could be clamped even when legally parked, if councillors agree on 18 November. Evaders cost £2.1m a year.
Transport
Night Tube at 10: No Stop in Dulwich, Peckham or Camberwell
The Night Tube is 10 but misses Dulwich, Peckham and Camberwell. We timed the trip home to nine local stops, weekend and midweek. Checked November 2026.
Transport
TfL Fare Dodging Crackdown: 24 Arrests in a Month
Plain-clothes police and TfL inspectors stopped 467 people and made 24 arrests in Operation Vector's first month. What it means on the Windrush line and buses.
Transport
Southwark E-Bike Discount: Lime and Voi Rides for £1.75
Southwark residents can now cap a 20-minute Lime ride at £1.75, or buy a 30-minute Voi bundle for £1.75. You need a library card for Lime and proof of address for Voi.
Parking
Melbourne Grove CPZ Approved Despite 79% Objecting
Permit parking on Melbourne Grove, Chesterfield Grove and Colwell Road was approved on 28 October, despite 121 of 153 replies objecting. Live early 2027.
Herne Hill
Herne Hill Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Herne Hill
Herne Hill roadworks: London Borough of Southwark - Fielding Street - temporary prohibition of traffic (notice of 22 Oct) and every other traffic order...
Peckham
Peckham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Peckham
Peckham roadworks: Woods Road (now, until 22 Dec) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Peckham
Peckham Rye Bus Gate Approved: Decision Stands From 27 Oct
Southwark's £2.5m Peckham Rye gyratory scheme, bus gate included, took effect on 27 October with no call-in recorded. Formal traffic order objections come next.
Parking
Dulwich Double Yellow Lines: Objections Close 12 November
You have until 12 November to object to new double yellow lines on 19 Dulwich-area streets, including 59 metres on Gallery Road. Every street and length.
Roads
Dulwich Bus Lanes to Go 24/7: Lordship Lane, Grove Vale
Bus lanes on Lordship Lane, Grove Vale, East Dulwich Road and Champion Park would be enforced around the clock, with a £160 fine. Objections close 5 November.
Roadworks
Dog Kennel Hill Reopens: Buses Back on Normal Routes
Dog Kennel Hill is open: rechecked 6 November, it is off TfL's closures list and the 40, 176, 185, 484 and P13 run normally after the 12 to 23 October closure.
Transport
Peckham Rye Roadworks: Night Closures 30 Oct and 2-13 Nov
Peckham Rye closes 8pm to 5am on 30 October and 2 to 13 November, Nunhead Lane to Cheltenham Road. The 343 and 484 diversion ends at 4.30pm on 29 October.
Transport
Peckham Rye Station Gets 50% More Ticket Gates: What's Next
Two more ticket gates, new platform screens and better CCTV are in at Peckham Rye. Two extra doorways come next, and the work ends in late summer 2027.
Trains
Dulwich Christmas Trains: No Service on 25 December
No trains from any Dulwich station on Christmas Day, almost none on Boxing Day, and a bank holiday on Monday 28 December. What is known so far, and when.
Parking
Gallery Road Dulwich: Yellow Lines Cut, Two Spaces Saved
Southwark shortened its double yellow lines on Gallery Road's bends after Dulwich Picture Gallery objected, freeing two spaces. Residents split three to three.
Parking
Dulwich Double Yellow Lines: 14 Streets in New Plan
New double yellow lines at 14 spots in Dulwich, East Dulwich and Peckham Rye, from Court Lane to Keston Road. Objections are open until 12 November 2026.
Peckham
Rye Lane Peckham Reopened: Buses Back Before TfL Date
Southwark reopened Rye Lane at 10.45am on Saturday 12 September. The 11 bus routes are back too, six days before TfL had the diversion booked to end.
Peckham
Peckham Rye Gyratory: £2.5m Plan Shuts Road to Cars
Southwark has approved the £2.5m gyratory scheme that closes Peckham Rye East to all but buses and bikes. The decision took effect on 27 October; objections come next.
Peckham
Rye Lane Shut 7 to 10 Days: 11 Bus Routes Diverted
Rye Lane is closed to traffic and pedestrians at 114-116 while a scaffold props up the old cinema. Eleven bus routes are on diversion and residents are in hotels.
Parking
Parking in Dulwich: £5.70 an Hour, Free Bank Holidays
When parking in Dulwich is free, each zone's controlled hours and the only two council car parks, plus the Dulwich Park car park rules and the permit costs.
Transport
Green Hundred Road Junction in Peckham to Get Four Trees
Southwark plans shorter crossings, wider pavements and four new trees where Green Hundred Road meets Peckham Park Road. The survey closes on 22 November.
Transport
No Elizabeth Line Through London on 28 and 29 November
No Elizabeth line trains run between Paddington, Abbey Wood and Shenfield on 28 and 29 November. Plan another way to Heathrow, the City or Canary Wharf.
Travel
Lordship Lane Closed Until 15 November for Gas Repairs
Lordship Lane is shut between Grove Vale and East Dulwich Grove for emergency gas repairs until about 15 November. Four bus routes are on diversion.
Parking
Southwark Votes on Clamping Cars With 3 Unpaid Tickets
Cars with three or more unpaid parking tickets could be clamped even when legally parked, if councillors agree on 18 November. Evaders cost £2.1m a year.
Transport
Night Tube at 10: No Stop in Dulwich, Peckham or Camberwell
The Night Tube is 10 but misses Dulwich, Peckham and Camberwell. We timed the trip home to nine local stops, weekend and midweek. Checked November 2026.
Transport
TfL Fare Dodging Crackdown: 24 Arrests in a Month
Plain-clothes police and TfL inspectors stopped 467 people and made 24 arrests in Operation Vector's first month. What it means on the Windrush line and buses.
Transport
Southwark E-Bike Discount: Lime and Voi Rides for £1.75
Southwark residents can now cap a 20-minute Lime ride at £1.75, or buy a 30-minute Voi bundle for £1.75. You need a library card for Lime and proof of address for Voi.
Parking
Melbourne Grove CPZ Approved Despite 79% Objecting
Permit parking on Melbourne Grove, Chesterfield Grove and Colwell Road was approved on 28 October, despite 121 of 153 replies objecting. Live early 2027.
Herne Hill
Herne Hill Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Herne Hill
Herne Hill roadworks: London Borough of Southwark - Fielding Street - temporary prohibition of traffic (notice of 22 Oct) and every other traffic order...
Peckham
Peckham Roadworks: Road Closures and Traffic Orders Near Peckham
Peckham roadworks: Woods Road (now, until 22 Dec) and every other traffic order within 3 km, checked each morning with the council's notice linked.
Peckham
Peckham Rye Bus Gate Approved: Decision Stands From 27 Oct
Southwark's £2.5m Peckham Rye gyratory scheme, bus gate included, took effect on 27 October with no call-in recorded. Formal traffic order objections come next.
Parking
Dulwich Double Yellow Lines: Objections Close 12 November
You have until 12 November to object to new double yellow lines on 19 Dulwich-area streets, including 59 metres on Gallery Road. Every street and length.
Roads
Dulwich Bus Lanes to Go 24/7: Lordship Lane, Grove Vale
Bus lanes on Lordship Lane, Grove Vale, East Dulwich Road and Champion Park would be enforced around the clock, with a £160 fine. Objections close 5 November.
Roadworks
Dog Kennel Hill Reopens: Buses Back on Normal Routes
Dog Kennel Hill is open: rechecked 6 November, it is off TfL's closures list and the 40, 176, 185, 484 and P13 run normally after the 12 to 23 October closure.
Transport
Peckham Rye Roadworks: Night Closures 30 Oct and 2-13 Nov
Peckham Rye closes 8pm to 5am on 30 October and 2 to 13 November, Nunhead Lane to Cheltenham Road. The 343 and 484 diversion ends at 4.30pm on 29 October.
Transport
Peckham Rye Station Gets 50% More Ticket Gates: What's Next
Two more ticket gates, new platform screens and better CCTV are in at Peckham Rye. Two extra doorways come next, and the work ends in late summer 2027.
Trains
Dulwich Christmas Trains: No Service on 25 December
No trains from any Dulwich station on Christmas Day, almost none on Boxing Day, and a bank holiday on Monday 28 December. What is known so far, and when.
Parking
Gallery Road Dulwich: Yellow Lines Cut, Two Spaces Saved
Southwark shortened its double yellow lines on Gallery Road's bends after Dulwich Picture Gallery objected, freeing two spaces. Residents split three to three.
Parking
Dulwich Double Yellow Lines: 14 Streets in New Plan
New double yellow lines at 14 spots in Dulwich, East Dulwich and Peckham Rye, from Court Lane to Keston Road. Objections are open until 12 November 2026.
Peckham
Rye Lane Peckham Reopened: Buses Back Before TfL Date
Southwark reopened Rye Lane at 10.45am on Saturday 12 September. The 11 bus routes are back too, six days before TfL had the diversion booked to end.
Peckham
Peckham Rye Gyratory: £2.5m Plan Shuts Road to Cars
Southwark has approved the £2.5m gyratory scheme that closes Peckham Rye East to all but buses and bikes. The decision took effect on 27 October; objections come next.
Peckham
Rye Lane Shut 7 to 10 Days: 11 Bus Routes Diverted
Rye Lane is closed to traffic and pedestrians at 114-116 while a scaffold props up the old cinema. Eleven bus routes are on diversion and residents are in hotels.
Parking
Parking in Dulwich: £5.70 an Hour, Free Bank Holidays
When parking in Dulwich is free, each zone's controlled hours and the only two council car parks, plus the Dulwich Park car park rules and the permit costs.