What are PSPOs?
PSPOs are powers available to local authorities under the Anti-Social Behaviour, Crime and Policing Act 2014, to restrict problem behaviours and ensure that public spaces are safe and enjoyable for everyone to use.
Background
Richmond Council introduced two Public Spaces Protection Orders (PSPOs) in October 2017 and renewed them in 2020.
Our PSPO for Anti-Social Behaviour prohibits or restricts behaviours that are recurring problems...More
Richmond Council is reviewing Ham Parade. The east side of the parade has not been refurbished in recent times and there are existing concerns around the quality of the pedestrian environment, narrow pavements, and difficulty for those in wheelchairs to access the bus stop. The monthly closure of the slip road to host the market has shown the potential for an alternative use of the existing space.
We would like to refurbish the east side of Ham Parade to a more closely...More
Wandsworth Council would like to hear your views about bringing Parkrun to Battersea Park.
What is Parkrun?
Parkrun is a national initiative which has been running for 18 years and is organised and managed entirely by volunteers. It is free to take part and you can walk, jog, run, volunteer or spectate. The event takes place over five kilometres and takes place every Saturday morning in parks around the country.
Junior Parkrun is a two kilometre...More
The Council is keen to understand the views of residents about traffic and speed conditions in Riverside Drive and Dukes Avenue.
These roads have been highlighted as having unacceptable average speeds for a 20mph speed limit. In light of this, the Council requested Police speed enforcement, which has been carried out on a number of occasions. Unfortunately the Police recorded high levels of non-compliance. In order to address these concerns, the Council has...More
Wandsworth Council has an ambition to create healthy streets that are safe and easy to walk or cycle on. We have identified Totterdown Street (from Tooting High Street to Blakenham Road) as an area for significant improvement, and have developed some ideas on how this part of the street can be transformed for the community, at the same time boosting economic opportunities for the area.
We would like your feedback on these ideas, so you can tell us how you think this space could...More
DEVELOPING OUR LOCAL SEND PROVISION – INVITATION TO VIEW THE PROPOSAL FOR REPURPOSING THE BROADWATER SCHOOL SITE
As part of the Council’s commitment to support children and young people with SEND and their families locally, we are proposing to construct a new and expanded SEND (Special Educational Needs and Disabilities) provision for Paddock Secondary and Sixth Form School on the former Broadwater School site.
The proposal will deliver a £20m,...More
A School Street is where a road or section of a road near a school temporarily closes to motor traffic to become a pedestrian and cycle zone at the start and end of the school day.
There are many benefits of Schools Streets including keeping the area outside the school gates free of congestion, reducing idling vehicles and improving air quality, encouraging active travel to school, creating a pleasant and calm atmosphere at the start and end of the school day and, of course, improving...More
Richmond Council are seeking your views on proposed changes to Hospital Bridge Road between Ashley Drive and the A316 Chertsey Road. The scheme is focused on providing safe facilities for walking and cycling and reducing vehicle speeds while maintaining space for general traffic flow and essential parking needs.
Why are we proposing changes?
The safety of road users, particularly pedestrians and cyclists, caused by high vehicle speeds were a concern prior...More
Let’s do this together!
To win the title of London Borough of Culture in 2025, we want to show that our bid has support from all our residents, community groups, arts organisations, students and businesses.
We’d love you to share your ideas and local knowledge so we can create a fantastic programme which showcases the borough of Wandsworth to London and the world! Please take a few minutes to complete our survey and tell us what you love about your...More
Join Richmond Council in developing a Night Time Strategy for the borough. You can tell us what you think about specific places and how they could be improved by pinning your comments on our new interactive map or filling te quick survey.
What is a Night Time Stratergy?
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames is developing a Night Time Strategy to help understand how we can make the night time a better experience for everyone living, working, and visiting the borough....More
Richmond Council are reviewing and updating the current Children and Young People’s Plan to ensure that the voice of the children and young people within the borough are the central focus of the Children and Young People’s Plan 2023 – 2028. We have listened to a range of children and young people within the area through a series of surveys and focus groups, and we discovered the pressing issues in the borough.
The main themes identified include: ...More
A School Street is where a road or section of a road near a school temporarily closes to motor traffic to become a pedestrian and cycle zone at the start and end of the school day.
There are many benefits of Schools Streets including keeping the area outside the school gates free of congestion, reducing idling vehicles and improving air quality, encouraging active travel to school, creating a pleasant and calm atmosphere at the start and end of the school day and, of...More
Richmond is participating in Transport for London’s (TfL) multi-borough e-scooter rental trial, which began on 7 June 2021.
The scheme is made possible by legislation enabling local authorities to host public hire schemes subject to Department for Transport approval. The trial aims to test the viability and safety of e-scooters as part of a long-term solution to air quality and congestion issues across London. An overview of the e-scooter rental trial is available here . ...More
Wandsworth Council wants your help to decide on the final design for the refurbishment of Coronation Gardens play area. £143,000 has been granted for improvements to this play area, with a further £30,000 given towards biodiversity improvements in and around the space.
The first round of consultation held between August to September 2022 helped us to understand what local residents think of the current playground, if and how they currently use this facility and how they think it could...More
The Council wishes to implement parking restrictions and road safety measures in Staines Road, between Fifth Cross Road and Sixth Cross Road
In recent months the Council has received a number of complaints from residents regarding injudicious parking along this section of Staines Road, resulting in driveways being partly or fully blocked, and restricting sightlines when exiting onto Staines Road. Concerns have also been expressed about parking around junctions,...More
Wandsworth Council is updating its Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, and we need your input.
The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) identifies flood risk and how it is managed, as well as identifying the roles and responsibilities of risk management authorities.
An initial LFRMS for the period 2014-2020 was published in 2015. The LFRMS should be updated on a 6-year cycle to capture all of the work that has been progressed in the...More
Richmond Council is updating its Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, and we need your input.
The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) identifies flood risk and how it is managed, as well as identifying the roles and responsibilities of risk management authorities.
An initial LFRMS for the period 2014-2020 was published in 2015. The LFRMS should be updated on a 6-year cycle to capture all of the work that has been progressed in the...More
The Council is keen to better understand the views of residents about the existing traffic and parking conditions within the Wykeham Estate.
For some time, the Council has received complaints from residents with regards to traffic volume and road safety concerns, notably on Longford Road due to traffic cutting through the estate and traffic associated with the nearby schools. This has raised safety concerns particularly with potential for conflict with traffic meeting head on in...More
We want to hear from you, our residents. We are working with local leaders, experts, community representatives from across the area, to come up with long term solutions to the cost-of-living crisis, which will help us all in the coming years. And we want to hear from you to help us find where the biggest problems are and suggest effective solutions.
The group are looking at changes in the cost of Food, Housing, Fuel and Transport, so we want to hear about how these...More
We are currently undertaking a boroughwide programme of reviewing existing Conservation Area Appraisals to ensure they are reflective of their current character and appearance.
What is a Conservation Area Appraisal and Management Plan?
Conservation Areas are areas of special architectural and historic interest, the character and appearance of which is worth of preserving or enhancing. This character is derived from the area as a whole rather than the...More
A School Street is where a road with a school temporarily closes to reduce vehicular traffic during the school's opening and closing times, to enhance the safety of school children.
There are many benefits of Schools Streets including keeping the area outside the school gates free of congestion, reducing idling vehicles and potentially improving air quality, encouraging active travel to school, creating a pleasant and calm atmosphere at the start and end of the school day...More
A School Street is where a road or section of a road near a school temporarily closes to motor traffic to become a pedestrian and cycle zone at the start and end of the school day.
There are many benefits of Schools Streets including keeping the area outside the school gates free of congestion, reducing idling vehicles and improving air quality, encouraging active travel to school, creating a pleasant and calm atmosphere at the start and end of the school day and,...More
As part of the Council’s new walking and cycling strategy, and residents’ requests to 'make Mitcham Lane safe for all', we are introducing the following measures on Mitcham Lane on a trial basis, between the junctions with Southcroft Road and Blegborough Road, to improve cycle provision and road safety for all road users.
Measures to be introduced
Mandatory cycle lanes in both directions to provide designated and safe space for cycling and...More
The Council submitted a bid to Transport for London (TfL) in November 2021 for a Bus Priority scheme on Merton Road that would deliver a benefit to passengers using the corridor and also to pedal cyclists and motorcyclists (P2W) having road space away from general traffic during the proposed times of operation. Funding was made available in September 2022 to deliver the scheme. The initial proposals aim to extend the current time of operation of the northbound bus lane between Brookwood...More
The Council has undertaken a review of the all the current Conservation Areas within the Borough. The programme identified existing area which it views as being under particular development pressure and which would merit reassessment. Those conservation areas which have out of date and insufficient Conservation Area Appraisals have also been identified.
Conservation Areas are areas of special architectural and historic interest, the character and appearance of which is worth of...More
Tell us about Castelnau Shopping Parade!
Richmond Council wants to hear your thoughts about the parade, to inform plans for improvements to the area.
Please fill in our survey, telling us about your views and experiences.
Have your say
Give us your views using the Online Survey link below.
If you need to request a paper copy, a different language or format, or if you need any support to take part in the survey, please email consultation@richmond.gov.uk...More
The Wandsworth Community Safety Partnership will launch its new Community Safety Strategy in 2023. This will identify the crime, anti-social behaviour and community safety issues for the Partnership to prioritise.
The Wandsworth Community Safety Partnership brings together Wandsworth Council, the Metropolitan Police, London Fire Brigade, health partners, the criminal justice system including Probation Services as well as community and voluntary sector...More
Between 12 October and 29 November 2022 Wandsworth Council carried out a public consultation on the proposal to close Broadwater Primary School, with the intention to repurpose the site for a Special Needs School. You can view the consultation here
After carefully considering all responses and feedback received, Wandsworth Council has made the difficult decision to proceed to the formal stage of the statutorily regulated process for the discontinuance (closure) of Broadwater...More
Update 27/01/23
Thank you to those who attended the public consultation event at Paddock School on the 18 th January. The questions raised at the meeting, and the responses to them, are available to read here .
Update 18/01/23
There will be a public consultation event at Paddock Upper School, Priory Lane, on Wednesday 18 th January, from 5.30-7pm. If you would prefer to attend this meeting online the joining details are as follows:
Click here to join the...More
In light of concerns raised regarding pedestrian safety outside of Meadlands School, it is proposed to introduce a zebra crossing (with parallel cycle crossing) on Broughton Avenue, Ham to provide safe access to the school. This is a very well used crossing point for both pedestrians and cyclists.
The Council has developed a scheme which looks to provide a combined pedestrian and cycle zebra crossing just to the south of Simpson Road, adjacent to the school frontage. To...More