1) NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the London Borough of Islington on 8 January 2026 made the above-mentioned Orders under Sections 6, 45, 46, 49 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 as amended, and of all other powers thereunto enabling.

2) The general effect of the Orders which will come into effect on 9 January 2026 will be to:

a) introduce bus lanes operating Mon–Sat, 7 am–7 pm, with taxis and cyclists permitted users, at the following locations:

i) on City Road, northbound, from outside No. 4, to opposite the northern kerb line of Epworth Street;

ii) on Finsbury Square (the western arm), northbound, from 7m north of the northern kerb line of Chiswell Street, to 8m south of the common boundary of Nos. 10 and 11 Finsbury Square;

iii) on Finsbury Pavement, northbound, from 6m north of the northern kerb line of Ropemaker Street, to 5m north of the common boundary of Nos. 125 and 127 Finsbury Pavement;

b) remove the southbound bus lane on City Road, between its junctions with Epworth Street and Worship Street;

c) extend existing ‘No Stopping’ restrictions (as indicated by zig-zag lines):

i) by 3m on the east side of the carriageway, north of the crossing on City Road opposite Bunhill Fields Burial Ground;

ii) by 1.8m on the west side of the carriageway, north of the same crossing;

iii) by 3m on both sides of the carriageway, south of the same crossing

; iv) by 2.1m on the east side of the carriageway, north of the crossing outside No. 12 Finsbury Square;

d) reduce existing ‘No Stopping’ restrictions:

i) by 1.5m on the west side of the carriageway, north of the crossing outside No. 12 Finsbury Square and replace with ‘No Waiting or Loading’ Mon-Sat at Any Time, Sun 12am-6am;

ii) by 3m on the east side of the carriageway, south of the crossing outside No. 12 Finsbury Square and replace with ‘No Waiting or Loading’ at Any Time.

e) amend the operating hours of the parking place outside Nos. 20-24 City Road to Mon-Sat: 12am-7am; 10am-4pm; 7pm-12am; Sun: 12am-6am, with No Waiting or Loading permitted Mon-Sat: 7am-10am and 4pm-7pm;

f) amend the waiting and loading restrictions outside Nos. 14-18 City Road to ‘No Waiting at Any Time’, with ‘No Loading’ Mon-Sat 7am-10am and 4pm-7pm;

g) introduce a ‘No Loading at Any Time’ restriction on Finsbury Square (northern arm) on the north side of the carriageway, between its junction with Finsbury Square (western arm) and a point 2m east of that junction;

h) introduce a ‘No Loading’ restriction in operation Mon-Sat: 7am-7pm, on Finsbury Square (western arm) on the west side of the carriageway, from a point 7.8 m south to a point 26.7 m south of the common boundary of Nos. 10 and 11;

i) reduce the extent of the taxi rank on Finsbury Pavement by 7.2m at its southern end and relocate northward by 8m, replacing the removed length with a ‘No Waiting or Loading At Any Time’ restriction. The operating hours of the taxi rank will be changed to Mon-Sat: 12am-7am, 10am-4pm, and 7pm-12am; Sun: at any time, with No Waiting or Loading permitted Mon-Sat: 7am-10am and 4pm-7pm;

3) A copy of the made Orders and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the Order are available for inspection. Copies of these documents may be obtained either by emailing environment@islington.gov.uk, by telephoning Environment on 020 7527 2000 or by sending a postal request to Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London N7 8TP, citing scheme 8636. You can arrange an inspection in person by emailing environment@islington.gov.uk or calling 020 7527 2000.

4) Any person who wishes to question the validity of the Orders, or of any provisions contained therein on the grounds that it or they are not within the relevant powers of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 or that any requirement thereof or any relevant regulations made thereunder has not been complied with in relation to the Orders, may apply to the High Court within six weeks from the date on which the Orders are made.

Dated 9 January 2026

Wayne Stephenson, Corporate Director Environment and Climate Change