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High Court throws out challenge to Tower Hamlets plan to remove three LTNs

Deniz Huseyin
23 January 2025
LTN infrastructure on Old Bethnal Road is set to be removed following  High Court decision
LTN infrastructure on Old Bethnal Road is set to be removed following High Court decision
 

 A Judicial Review has found that Tower Hamlets Council acted lawfully in deciding to remove three Low Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) in the east London borough.

The legal challenge by local campaigners focused on the legality of the council’s consultation process and Mayor Lutfur Rahman’s decision to reopen Old Bethnal Green Road, Columbia Road, and Arnold Circus.

Removal of modal filters was among Rahman’s manifesto pledges before his election in May 2022 (LTT887).

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