Kensington Park Road Streetscape Scheme

Overview

In recent years, Kensington Park Road has become known for outdoor dining, and since 2021 the section between Elgin Crescent and Blenheim Terrace has been closed to through traffic. Now the Council is proposing measures to make this street a greener, more attractive place in which to spend time. The proposals are part of our ambitions to create more amazing spaces in a borough that is greener, safer and fairer for everyone.

The proposed streetscape improvements are for the section of Kensington Park Road between Elgin Crescent and Blenheim Crescent. We’re interested in your views and you can take part in the consultation until Wednesday 29 November 2023.

Why your views matter

We're interested in your views on the proposed designs for Kensington Park Road.

The main features of the proposed scheme, illustrated below, are:

• Wider footways to give more space to pedestrians, and to facilitate ‘al fresco’ dining areas.
• Narrowed junctions at each end, to reinforce the existing restrictions on vehicle movements (to complement the camera enforcement due to be introduced shortly).
• Continuous, level footways, including over the junction with Kensington Park Mews to give pedestrians priority.  The carriageway will be raised by 60mm to footway levels with demarcation and a slight kerb to identify parking and loading bays.
• Conversion of the mini-roundabout at the junction with Blenheim Crescent to a priority ‘give-way’ junction.
• New dropped kerbs and tactile paving introduced at the northern ends of this section of Kensington Park Road, for pedestrians travelling further north on Kensington Park Road, or east and west on Blenheim Crescent.
• Raised planter beds with trees and greenery, with some incorporating seating.
• Improvements in front of Notting Hill Community Church, with improved green infrastructure, seating and water bottle refilling fountain to create a place for people to meet and relax.
• Cycle parking stands provided at four locations: two at the southern end; one to the north of Kensington Park Mews; and one at the northern end.
• New short sections of marked cycle lane at each junction to assist contra-flow cyclists.
• Changes to loading spaces and parking including provision of;
  • Two loading bays on the northwest side of the street, and a further two bays to the southeast.
  • Five pay-by-phone bays on the northeast side of the street
  • Four residents’ parking bays on the southwest side

Businesses wishing to apply for 'al fresco' licensing - including in parking/loading areas - will continue to be able to do so. See the traffic order notice below for full details of the changes to parking and loading.

Masterplan of the proposed changes

Computer-generated image of the proposed changes as seen from the Elgin Crescent end of Kensington Park Road

Computer-generated image of the proposed changes as seen from the Blenheim Crescent end of Kensington Park Road

Traffic order notice of proposed changes to parking and loading (Kensington Park Road proposals only)

If you require a paper copy of the survey or require assistance in other languages, please contact the team by email at cycling@rbkc.gov.uk.

What happens next

What happens next?

A full report of the results of the consultation will be presented to the Director for Transport and Regulatory Services, who will then make a decision on whether the proposed changes should be implemented.