Wandsworth Council has published plans that will see lorries weighing more than 7.5 tonnes banned from passing through Tooting Fishponds. The ban was supported by residents early last year, who voiced their support for a ban on heavy lorries using their residential area as a convenient cut through. Following a consultation, the council will introduce a ban on lorries weighing more than 7.5 tonnes from entering Fishponds Road, Garratt Lane, Glenburnie Road, the Upper Tooting Road and Beechcroft Road. The restrictions would apply 24 hours a day, seven days a week to all large lorries accessing the area.
Image: Wandsworth Council Large vehicles with a legitimate reason to be on the roads would be an exception, such as making a delivery to an address or a coach carrying pupils to and from one of the nearby schools.