Better Bus Southwark Section 4 - Lordship Lane

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Phases

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Section 4 - Your comments

12 February 2026 - 29 March 2026

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Should go to Forest Hill

Dangerous pedestrians use here

This should be joined up with Lewisham as cross border issue

Extend route 40 to Forest Hill

40 route should not stop early

Getting rid of parked cars is going to destroy the shops

More peak services to Forest Hill

Drivers frequently do not give way to pedestrians crossing the minor road.

Bus frequency in rush hour.

Cars parked on the west side block buses in both directions

Narrowed Road

176 bus route frequently stops short

Divert cars away lordship lane

, 1 comment

A bus from Lordship lane through Dulwich, currently only the P4 runs through Dulwich

, 2 comments

There is no bus stop from the beginning of Lordship Lane at Goise Green till 100 yards further up Lordship Lane

Changing bus destination

Remove car parking

The buses are too slow mainly because there are too many stops. Take out every second stop. People would still be close to a bus stop but things would speed up

, 2 comments

Extend routes to Sydenham, please!

Congestion almost guaranteed

Narrow pavement

Lack of coordination with Thames water for frequent leaks and poorly planned repairs with extensive delays to bus journeys and no bus prioritisation.

Congestion

, 1 comment

There is no direct bus from the southern tip of the borough ie Gipsy Hill, College Road, etc to Kings Hospital. A dir3ctvroute from Crystal Palace Parade bus terminus via Lordship Lane, to Dog Kennel Hill and then Kings Hospital will ensure those living round Westow

Quicker/easier route to tube/central London

There needs to be traffic lights, or at least a zebra crossing, at the junction of Lordship Lane and East Dulwich Grove, where the 37 bus turns into East Dulwich Grove. It is extremely perilous to cross there.

Need a route direct to London Bridge

Bus lanes and car parking

Rubbish Collection

East Dulwich -Peckham connection

Short stopping. On past 2 out of 4 early we’d evenings 40 bus short stopped just before Goose Green or last night Camberwell

Terrible road conditions and infrastructure

Stop used to regulate service, but only a couple of stops before the end.

Route change

Dangerous to cross

, 2 comments

More frequent 176

Yellow hatching required outside Underhill rd

Dangerous road at end of East Dulwich grove and lordship lane

Bus timing, minor delays

Pavement parking

Dangerous for pedestrians and motorists

Remove parking to make bus lanes more usable

Buses not frequent enough

, 2 comments

Stop serves a lot of buses and sometimes queues around corner.

Long waits for buses

Delays to Bus route 42

P4 bus is atrocious

road space is used inefficiently

Pedestrian crossing

, 1 comment

Cars using bus lane make crossing dangerous to use

Congestion NOT due to parked cars

Removing car parking spaces in Lordship Lane

, 1 comment

Rebalancing Lordship Lane for Reliable Buses and a Thriving High Street

, 2 comments

Rubbish collection

I would really like the 37 bus to be rerouted through Lordship Lane towards Dulwich Library and Heber Road. Then for the bus to go down Barry Road towards Peckham rather than going down towards Oakhurst Grove. The 484 already uses that route and Barry Road has infrequent busses, also having a link for the 37 at Dulwich Library would be great.

, 1 comment

There should not be parking spaces on Lordship lane or Grove Vale as they create too many obstructions for buses.

Do not remove yet more parking spaces from Lordship Lane, thus undermining the shops & hospitality businesses that are facing so many other (government-inflicted) problems at the moment

Lordship Lane needs to be a red route.

, 1 comment

Better Bus Southwark Section 4 - Lordship Lane

Phases

Section 4 - Your comments

59 issues

Should go to Forest Hill

Dangerous pedestrians use here

This should be joined up with Lewisham as cross border issue

Extend route 40 to Forest Hill

40 route should not stop early

Getting rid of parked cars is going to destroy the shops

More peak services to Forest Hill

Drivers frequently do not give way to pedestrians crossing the minor road.

Bus frequency in rush hour.

Cars parked on the west side block buses in both directions

Narrowed Road

176 bus route frequently stops short

Divert cars away lordship lane

A bus from Lordship lane through Dulwich, currently only the P4 runs through Dulwich

There is no bus stop from the beginning of Lordship Lane at Goise Green till 100 yards further up Lordship Lane

Changing bus destination

Remove car parking

The buses are too slow mainly because there are too many stops. Take out every second stop. People would still be close to a bus stop but things would speed up

Extend routes to Sydenham, please!

Congestion almost guaranteed

Narrow pavement

Lack of coordination with Thames water for frequent leaks and poorly planned repairs with extensive delays to bus journeys and no bus prioritisation.

Congestion

There is no direct bus from the southern tip of the borough ie Gipsy Hill, College Road, etc to Kings Hospital. A dir3ctvroute from Crystal Palace Parade bus terminus via Lordship Lane, to Dog Kennel Hill and then Kings Hospital will ensure those living round Westow

Quicker/easier route to tube/central London

There needs to be traffic lights, or at least a zebra crossing, at the junction of Lordship Lane and East Dulwich Grove, where the 37 bus turns into East Dulwich Grove. It is extremely perilous to cross there.

Need a route direct to London Bridge

Bus lanes and car parking

Rubbish Collection

East Dulwich -Peckham connection

Short stopping. On past 2 out of 4 early we’d evenings 40 bus short stopped just before Goose Green or last night Camberwell

Terrible road conditions and infrastructure

Stop used to regulate service, but only a couple of stops before the end.

Route change

Dangerous to cross

More frequent 176

Yellow hatching required outside Underhill rd

Dangerous road at end of East Dulwich grove and lordship lane

Bus timing, minor delays

Pavement parking

Dangerous for pedestrians and motorists

Remove parking to make bus lanes more usable

Buses not frequent enough

Stop serves a lot of buses and sometimes queues around corner.

Long waits for buses

Delays to Bus route 42

P4 bus is atrocious

road space is used inefficiently

Pedestrian crossing

Cars using bus lane make crossing dangerous to use

Congestion NOT due to parked cars

Removing car parking spaces in Lordship Lane

Rebalancing Lordship Lane for Reliable Buses and a Thriving High Street

Rubbish collection

There should not be parking spaces on Lordship lane or Grove Vale as they create too many obstructions for buses.

Do not remove yet more parking spaces from Lordship Lane, thus undermining the shops & hospitality businesses that are facing so many other (government-inflicted) problems at the moment

Lordship Lane needs to be a red route.

There needs to be more bus route options here