Purpose

This report seeks approval from the Director of Environment and Sustainability, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden, to implement a trial Healthy School Streets scheme in the vicinity of the Cavendish School on Inverness Street in Camden Town ward.

A public consultation on the proposals detailed in this report was undertaken between 21 March 2025 and 27 April 2025.

The proposed Healthy School Street, timed motor vehicle restriction, would be implemented as a trial in order to assess whether the scheme reduces traffic volumes and improves road safety and air quality in the vicinity of Cavendish School, as well as encourage pupils and parents/carers to walk, cycle or scoot to school (sustainable, active, healthy travel) without causing undue adverse effects.

This report follows a consideration of relevant policies, data collected during the development of the scheme, an Equality Impact Assessment, and a public consultation on the proposals, the results of which have informed officers’ recommendations in Section 2 of this report.

Decision

That the Director of Environment and Sustainability, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden, having considered this report, the Equality Impact Assessment (Appendix C), the public Consultation Summary Report (Appendix A), and having had due regard to the needs set out in section 149 of the Equality Act (2010) and subject to compliance with relevant statutory requirements and detailed design:

i.            Approves the recommendation to implement the trial timed Healthy School Street outside the Cavendish School in Camden Town Ward.

ii.            Delegates authority to the Chief Engineer to take any further decisions relating to the detailed design and implementation elements of the trial scheme;

iii.            Delegates authority to the Chief Engineer, following consultation with the Cabinet Member for Planning and a Sustainable Camden, to take any further decisions whether to retain, amend or remove the Healthy School Street at the end of its trial period.