Greening Phoenix Road: Permanent Public Space and Healthy Streets Consultation

View the project information sheet. 

View the consultation plans. 

View visualisations of the project.

View additional information about the proposals, including on previous community feedback and proposed parking changes.

View maps for proposed vehicle access if additional traffic routing changes are taken forward.

During 2024 we’ve been trialling changes on Phoenix Road including traffic management and green space changes, plus permanent improvements for pedestrians. This included making Phoenix Road traffic free between Werrington Street and Chalton Street and adding a traffic restriction at the junction of Phoenix Road and Ossulston Street. This trial followed extensive community engagement on how to invest HS2 funding for re-providing green space lost due to construction works.

During the trial we have collected feedback, which noted that:

• Traffic has reduced in the area overall, but remains high on streets without restrictions
• Vehicle access to the area has become more difficult
• New wider pavements are good but other parts of the Phoenix Road area could be made more accessible
• There are concerns around conflicts between people walking and cycling
• There are concerns around pavement parking and driving near the Ossulston Street / Phoenix Road junction
• The green space could have better planting and include colour and artwork
• There are concerns around personal safety and anti-social behaviour
• A permanent project could include areas for food growing
• The space is great for children and play is one of the best activities for it, there should be more events
• The project should respond to local culture and be ‘place specific and unique’
• Businesses should benefit from the new public space, e.g., by hosting events

Planters in the traffic-free trial area of Phoenix Road

We’re now consulting on whether to make the existing trial changes permanent and on new proposals to further reduce traffic, improve road safety and create permanent green and open space in the area. Key proposals include:

• Making the trial traffic restrictions on Phoenix Road and Ossulston Street permanent
• Introducing a new 18-month trial southbound only system at the Chalton Street / Phoenix Road junction to further reduce through traffic
• A new green space on Phoenix Road, including a designated area for cyclists
• Adding plants and trees throughout the wider area
• Public space changes, including accessible seating, play features for children, artwork, and a dedicated open space for play and activities in the traffic-free area of Phoenix Road
• Junction safety, pedestrian crossing and pavement changes, including at the Phoenix Road / Chalton Street junction
• Parking, loading and road marking changes, including a new loading bay at the Werrington Street / Phoenix Road junction and removal of 4x resident permit bays and 5x pay-by-phone parking bays to make way for new planting

Visualisation of the proposals for the traffic-free area of Phoenix Road (View from the Phoenix Road / Werrington Street junction looking east)

To view the plans and find out more about what each proposal would achieve, click on the links at the top of this page.

After the consultation, a decision report will be produced and published online via our website. Local residents and stakeholders will be notified of the outcome. The report will consider a broad range of information including officer observations, consultation responses, relevant policies, and other data/information.

Subject to the decision to go ahead with the scheme, officers will monitor the scheme and will consider additional measures if necessary. These will be progressed and publicly consulted on as part of a separate scheme.

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