In a street that would normally have moving or parked vehicles, to ensure the safety of everyone involved in a street party, you may need to temporarily:
- close the road to traffic
- leave parking bays empty of vehicles
If you need either of these measures, the Events Team will can provide an application form to complete and returned to the Team or uploaded and submitted online at the same time as your event application.
Road closures
Our Events Team will issue you with an official Temporary Street Closure Notice to be printed and displayed at either end of the road closure for the duration of the event. You may need to hire or purchase your own barriers, cones and signage to show that the street is closed for your event.
Parking
Our Parking Team will put up the signage on the street so you won’t need to do anything. You will need to remind your neighbours to move their cars the night before to avoid disruption to your setting up.
Security planning
Busy and publicly-accessible locations require some security planning and increased vigilance. If your street party involves a road closure, the Metropolitan Police advise that any routes a vehicle could access are blocked with, for instance, a barrier or parked vehicle, and are staffed throughout the event. Vehicle access to your street during your party should be prohibited, except for emergency services and you should be vigilant for any suspicious behaviour.
If you suspect there is:
- immediate danger, dial 999
- no immediate threat, dial 101 or the National Anti-Terrorist Hotline 0800 789 321