Purpose

Results of the statutory
consultation relating to the highway and public realm improvements
on Dingwall Road and Lansdowne Road, and consideration of any
objections received and associated decision/s.
 

Content

 
1.1  To consider the objections received
to the following proposals:

 

§ 
To relocate the taxi parking bay and disabled
parking bays on the southside of Lansdowne Road (east) 25m
eastwards to accommodate a new parallel crossing on Lansdowne Road
(east) adjacent to Dingwall Road;

§ 
To remove the diagonal road closure on the Lansdowne
Road / Dingwall Road junction, between Lansdowne Road (west) and
Dingwall Road (north) in order to
convert this junction to a roundabout; and

§ 
To introduce a 19.0m solo-motorcycle parking bay on
Dingwall Road (south) outside AMP House.
 
1.2 To consider the Chief Officers of emergency
services responses to the following proposals:
 

To implement a raised
entry treatment at the Lansdowne Road / Walpole Road junction;
To implement parallel
pedestrian crossings at the Lansdowne Road / Dingwall Road junction
on the Lansdowne Road (west), Dingwall Road (north), Lansdowne Road
(east) and Dingwall Road (south) arms;
to add an additional
cycle stage at the Dingwall Road / George Street signalised
junction; and
to reduce the stagger
on the George Street (east) arm of the Dingwall Road / George
Street signalised junction.

 
1.3  To agree to the reasons, detailed in
Section 4 and 6, to implement the following proposals:

 
§ 
To relocate the taxi parking bay and disabled
parking bays on the southside of Lansdowne Road (east) 25m
eastwards;
§ 
To convert the zebra crossings to parallel crossings
on the Lansdowne Road (west), Dingwall Road (north) and Dingwall
Road (south) arms of the Dingwall Road / Lansdowne Road
junction;
§ 
To implement a parallel crossing on the Lansdowne
Road (east) arm of the Dingwall Road / Lansdowne Road junction;
§ 
To remove the diagonal road closure on the Lansdowne
Road / Dingwall Road junction, between Lansdowne Road (west) and
Dingwall Road (north) in order to
convert this junction to a roundabout;
§ 
To introduce a 19.0m solo-motorcycle parking bay on
Dingwall Road (south) outside AMP House; and
§ 
To introduce an additional cycle stage and reduce
the stagger on the George Street (east) arm of the Dingwall Road /
George Street signalised junction.
 
1.4 To authorise the Head of Highways & Traffic to
amend the Traffic Management Orders (TMOs) as necessary in
accordance with the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (RTRA) (as
amended) and notify the objectors of the decision.
 
 

Reasons for the decision

 
The proposed public realm
improvements on Dingwall Road, Lansdowne Road and George Street
will create a safer and more accessible route between East Croydon
Station and Wellesley Road; and a more attractive environment that
promotes active travel. The proposed improvements are a key part of
the Town Centre Regeneration programme with the aim of attracting
new visitors, residents and investors to Croydon. This regeneration
programme is one of the four key priorities in the Croydon Growth
Plan 2025.
 
On 28 October 2025, the
Executive Mayor approved the elements of the Dingwall Road Public
Realm Improvement Scheme that did not require statutory
consultation.
 
Following the analysis of the
responses from the statutory consultation and addressing the
objections received, this paper recommends the implementation of
the remaining elements of the public realm scheme.
 

Alternative options considered

Not converting the zebra
crossings to parallel crossings at the Dingwall Road / Lansdowne
Road junction would not promote cycling in the borough and result
in cyclists crossing the carriageway with general traffic, which
could increase safety risks.
 
If the taxi and disabled
parking bays on Lansdowne Road (east) were not relocated eastwards,
a parallel crossing could not be implemented adjacent to Dingwall
Road. There is currently no crossing facility over Lansdowne Road
(east) and Highway officers have receive requests from the HMRC for
a crossing between Ruskin Square Car Park and their building at 1
Ruskin Square.
 
Not removing the diagonal road
closure at the Dingwall Road / Lansdowne Road would not improve
access to Wellesley Road from Walpole Road following the westbound
lane closure on Lansdowne Road to accommodate the Wellesley Road
toucan crossing, or encourage more
visitors to Croydon by improving access to Ruskin Square Car
Park.
 
Not providing a motorcycle
parking facility on the public highway would not relieve the
congestion at the Dingwall Road / George Street junction caused by
delivery drivers.
 
If an additional cycle stage
was not introduced at the Dingwall Road / George Street signalised
junction, cyclist would not benefit from having a signal-controlled
crossing on George Street, separated from general traffic and tram
movements. Dingwall Road and George Street is part of a key cycling
corridor in the borough and this
proposal would promote cycling in Croydon.
 
At the Dingwall Road / George
Street signalised junction, the alternative to reducing the stagger
would be to extend the proposed guardrailing in the central island to the existing
crossing point across the general traffic lanes on George Street.
Although this solution would prevent pedestrians from crossing
outside of the designated crossing point, relocating the crossing
westwards would align with College Road and one of the pedestrian
desire lines in the area.
 
If a raised entry treatment was
not implemented at the Walpole Road / Lansdowne Road junction,
vehicle speeds entering or exiting Walpole Road would not be
reduced, potentially impacting pedestrian and cycle safety on
Lansdowne Road and the provision of a safer and more accessible
route between East Croydon Station and Wellesley Road.