Traffic management orders (TMOs) are legal documents that regulate various traffic and parking changes. These include but not limited to waiting and loading restrictions, speed limits, and road closures.
View parking restrictions on an interactive map
You can view Islington’s parking, waiting, loading and stopping restrictions on the interactive map. Additionally, the map schedule from the traffic management order which makes a restriction legally enforceable, as well as its made notice, are available via a hyperlink that appears by clicking on a restriction.
Charged-for parking place orders
These orders cover on-street parking places which require a payment, this includes pay by phone bays, shared use bays and permit-holder bays.
Free parking places, loading places and waiting, loading and stopping restrictions orders
View our map-based TMOs for free parking places, loading places and waiting, loading and stopping restrictions.
Moving restrictions orders
Islington's moving traffic restrictions are covered by one traffic order. These restrictions include banned or compulsory turns, one-way streets, no entry points, restrictions on vehicle access, amongst others. As new traffic schemes come into force, our moving restrictions traffic order is amended to include any changes.
View Islington's moving restrictions traffic order.
Experimental traffic orders
These are our experimental traffic orders (ETOs). They are not included in the TMOs.
Each scheme is open to consultation for 6 months after its start date. After the 6 months, we may decide that an ETO should be made permanent. iWe will then add it to our permanent TMOs. Each ETO may be in force for no longer than 18 months.
School Street for Newington Green Primary School
This scheme introduces a School Street on Mildmay Road for Newington Green Primary School
- Start date: 15 September 2025
- Consultation closing date: 15 March 2026
Details of experimental traffic order
- Press notice for Newington Green Primary School Street
- The Islington (Moving Traffic Restrictions) Experimental Traffic Order (No. 6) 2025
Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood traffic filters
We have introduced traffic filters to the Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood. Find out more about the Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood on our consultation site, Let's Talk.
- Start date: 17 October 2025
- Consultation closing date: 17 April 2026
Details of experimental traffic order
- Press notice for Mildmay Liveable Neighbourhood traffic filters
- The Islington (Prescribed Routes) (No. 10) Experimental Traffic Order 2025
- The Islington (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 22) Experimental Order 2025
- The Islington (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. 22) Experimental Order 2025
IBBH traffic filter Blue Badge exemptions
This ETO combines all low traffic neighbourhood (LTN) and liveable neighbourhood (LN) traffic filter permits into one IBBH permit. Permit holders can use them for every LTN and LN across the borough. More informaiton about permits and how to use them on our Blue Badge LTN and LN permit page.
- Start date: 13 February 2026
- Consultation closing date: 13 August 2026
Details of experimental traffic order
- Press notice for IBBH traffic filter Blue Badge exemptions
- The Islington (Moving Traffic Restrictions) Experimental Traffic Order (No. 3) 2026
Highbury Place IBBH traffic filter
This ETO adds the Highbury Place traffic filter to the IBBH traffic filter Blue Badge exemptions permit ETO scheme. More informaiton about permits and how to use them on our Blue Badge LTN and LN permit page.
- Start date: 22 May 2026
- Consultation closing date: 22 November 2026
Details of experimental traffic order
- Press notice for Highbury Place IBBH traffic filter
- The Islington (Moving Traffic Restrictions) Experimental Traffic Order (No. 7) 2026
School Street for Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School
This ETO introduces a new School Street near Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School and expands the existing School Street on Cynthia Street for the Gower School.
- Start date: 2 September 2026
- Consultation closing date: 2 March 2027
- Let's Talk consultation website
Details of experimental traffic order
- Press notice for Elizabeth Garret Anderson School Street
- The Islington (Moving Traffic Restrictions) Experimental Traffic Order (No. 9) 2026
Blackstock Road parklet
This ETO introduces a new parklet (an extended pavement) on Blackstock Road.
- Start date: 2 October 2026
- Consultation closing date: 2 April 2027
Details of experimental traffic order
- Press notice for Blackstock Road parklet
- The Islington (Charged-For Parking Places) (Amendment No. 28) Experimental Order 2026
- The Islington (Free Parking Places, Loading Places and Waiting, Loading and Stopping Restrictions) (Amendment No. 27) Experimental Order 2026
How we consult on and make traffic management orders
We follow the mandatory consultation process required by Part II of the Local Authorities' Traffic Orders (Procedure) (England and Wales) Regulations 1996 (LATOR). This includes:
- advertising schemes in the London Gazette and a local newspaper (the Islington Tribune)
- submitting draft documents to certain organisations required by the LATOR for consultation, known as statutory consultees, which includes but is not limited to emergency services, Transport for London, Royal Mail and the Road Haulage Association
- for temporary TMOs (and for permanent or experimental TMOs at our discretion), posting notices on the street where changes are being proposed
Contact us
Contact us for more information:
- Email: environment@islington.gov.uk
- Phone: 020 7527 2000
- Address: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London N7 8TP
Related information
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Road closures
Apply for a Temporary Traffic Regulation Order required for road closures
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Suspend a parking bay
Parking suspensions will temporarily change the parking restrictions at the chosen location. This means that only permitted vehicles will be allowed to park or work within the chosen location
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Controlled Parking Zones
Find the areas where parking is controlled in Islington
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Park on an estate
Anyone can apply for an Islington estate parking space or garage
