Purpose

To facilitate the holding of the Lewes Bonfire celebrations, to reduce the disruption to traffic likely to be caused by the event and for the expediency and safety of the participants, the travelling public and other highway users, East Sussex County Council have made an Order under Sections 14(1) and 16A to C of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended, which will temporarily impose restrictions in Lewes and the surrounding area in the following lengths of road:

Decision

Temporary Road Closures from 16.45hrs on 5 November to 01.00hrs on 6 November 2026
A275 (A277) Brighton Road - from the junction with A27(T) (Ashcombe roundabout) extending northwards via A275 Nevill Road to B2116 Plumpton Road, Offham.
Diversion via A275 - A272 - A22 - A27(T) and vice versa.

U5065 Southerham Lane - from the junction with A27(T) to A26 Cliffe Industrial Estate.
Diversion via A27 - A22 - B2192.

U5137 Mayhew Way, Southdowns Road, Brooks Road - from the junction with U5127 Church Lane to A26 Brooks Road roundabout.

C7 Kingston Road, Bell Lane, Winterbourne Hollow - from the junction with C324 Well Green Lane to the junction with A275 Brighton Road.
Diversion via C324 Wellgreen Lane - A27(T) Ashcombe roundabout and vice versa.

U5012 Hamsey Lane - at the junction with A275.
Diversion via A275.

C8 The Drove – from the junction with U5012 Hamsey Lane to the junction with A275.
Diversion via A275.

Temporary Prohibition of Waiting (Including verges and footways) from 12.00hrs on 5 November to 02.00hrs on 6 November 2026
A26 - from the junction with A27 Southerham roundabout, northwards including the Cuilfail Tunnel to the junction with C112 Ham Lane encompassing the existing permanent prohibition of waiting order located on Malling Hill. Including the A26 lay-bys.
B2192 - from the junction with A26 Earwig Corner to the junction with C113 New Road.
C7 – from the junction with C324 Wellgreen Lane northwards to the junction with A277 at the Prison crossroads including Bell Lane and Winterbourne Hollow, encompassing the permanent prohibition of waiting orders located on Southover High Street and Bell Lane.
C324 Ashcombe Lane & Wellgreen Lane - from the junction with Ashcombe roundabout (A27) to the junction with C7.
A275 - from the junction with A27 Ashcombe roundabout to the junction with A277 at the Prison crossroads extending northwards on the A275 to the junction with U5072 Malthouse Way, Cooksbridge encompassing the permanent prohibition of waiting located on the A275 (A277) Brighton Road and the A275 Nevill Road, including bays on Nevill Road.
B2116 Ditchling Road - from the junction with A275 The Street to the junction with C110 Plumpton Lane.
U5137 Brooks Road, South Downs Road, Mayhew Way and Church Lane - from the junction with Phoenix Causeway to the junction with Malling Down, encompassing the permanent prohibition of waiting on these roads.
U5065 Southerham Lane - from the junction with A27(T) to the pinch point outside Unit 24, Cliffe Industrial Estate.

The temporary prohibition of waiting restriction and temporary road closure restriction will include the roads and their junctions off the A26 between A27 Southerham roundabout to the junction with B2192 Earwig Corner, including the junctions with U5137 Church Street, U5135 Mill Road, U5134 Spences Lane, U5134 Orchard Lane, U5136 The Spinneys, U5164 Wheatsheaf Gardens, U5138 Daveys Lane, U5139 Thomas Street, U5160 Cliffe Industrial Estate and U5143 South Street.

Temporary Prohibition of Loading and Unloading & Parking, cyclists (including prohibition of disabled parking) from 12.00hrs on 5 November to 02.00hrs on 6 November 2025 in the roads listed below. Parked vehicles may be removed.

Bell Lane, Brighton Road, Brooks Road, Cliffe High Street, Cockshut Road, Commercial Square, East Street, Eastgate Street, Friars Walk, Garden Street, Grange Road, Ham Lane, High Street, John Street, Juggs Close, Juggs Road, Kingston Road, Lancaster Street, Landport Road, Lansdown Place, Little East Street, Malling Street, Market Street, Morris Road, Mountfield Road, Nevill Road, North Street, Offham Road, Phoenix Causeway, Potters Lane, Prince Edward’s Road, Priory Street, Railway Lane, South Downs Road, Southover High Street, Spital Road, St Anne’s Crescent, St John’s Terrace, St Pancras Road, Stansfield Road, Station Street, Sun Street, The Course, West Street, Western Road, White Hill, Winterbourne Hollow.

The Order will be in force from 12.00hrs on 5 November until 02.00hrs on 6 November 2026.

Pedestrian access will be maintained at all times, unless otherwise directed by the police for operational reasons. Vehicular access will be at the discretion of Sussex Police e.g. care workers, medical, social services and pre-identified BSG members.

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