Brunswick Park Streetspace Scheme
Update to the scheme
In October 2023 we held a consultation for residents to have their say on what they’d like to see included in the permanent measures to be introduced at the traffic filters in the Brunswick Park Streetspace area. We also consulted on proposed traffic calming on Benhill Road and Owgan Close and received support for widening Benhill Road pavements.
You can read the full decision making documents here on our website. The recommendations to install the highways improvement measures were approved.
Therefore in February/March 2024, we'll be refurbishing the traffic filters to replace the temporary wooden planters with kerbed buildouts and where possible low level planting and trees. We will install street furniture such as cycle stands, hangars, benches and bollards where appropriate and in accordance with the consultation feedback received. Raised crossings at Benhill Road and Owgan Close will be constructed in April 2024.
We will notify affected residents with exact dates by letter nearer the time to warn them of the works.
Project background
We've been partnering with Impact on Urban Health (IoUH), part of Guy’s and St Thomas Foundation, to deliver Brunswick Park Streetspace Scheme. This project consists of traffic filters on certain streets to encourage people to walk and cycle where possible and enable people to travel more short journeys on foot or by cycle. The traffic filters use physical measures such as planters, bollards or enforcement cameras to prevent motor vehicle access.
The measures were introduced as experimental traffic orders in 2020, with the aim of re-purposing the street space to create a healthier, more active and greener environment for all.
By changing the way we use and design our streets, we want to:
- make walking and cycling an enjoyable, safe and easy way to get around
- encourage people to shop locally to support businesses and reduce car use
- reduce inequalities in health and wellbeing
- improve road safety
- reduce the amount of cut-through traffic
- improve air quality and reduce pollution and noise levels
Brunswick Park Streetspace review
After the Brunswick Park Streetspace measures were introduced under Experimental Traffic Orders, a review was carried out on the scheme in summer 2021 to understand the scheme’s impact.
A public consultation was carried out from 31 July 2021 to 22 September, which gathered feedback from local people on what impact the measures have had on them and their preferred future for the measures.
A public consultation was carried out from 31 July 2021 to 22 September, which gathered feedback from local people on what impact the measures have had on them and their preferred future for the measures. We received 540 unique responses during the consultation period, which is a 10% response rate. 83% of responses were from local residents. 62% of all respondents would like to retain the measure, or retain the measure but increase the streetspace area with other features.
We also carried out an Equality Impact Assessment and bespoke engagement activities with certain demographics.
Monitoring was undertaken in three waves throughout the experimental period. It included traffic volumes, cyclist volumes and pedestrian activity.
The outcome of the review and statutory consultation was closed on 7 January 2022. It informed the final decision on the measures on Tuesday 8 March 2022, which is to make the majority of the measures permanent and implementable.
You can read the full decision making documents here on our website. You can also read details of the subsequent statutory consultation here.
Permanent Orders were published in March 2022, and additional monitoring took place in April 2022.
Page last updated: 15 February 2024
