When I attended Kingsbury Green Primary School in the 1950s I cannot remember any of my fellow pupils arriving by car. Now things are very different and with St Robert Southwell Primary now a close neighbour to Kingsbury Green I witnessed some chaotic and bad-tempered scenes with drivers at home time a few years ago when I left the premises after working with pupils in Fryent Country Park.
They are two of the schools involved in the Emergency School Streets schemes introduced partly as a result of the pandemic and the need for social distancing, as well as the overall health benefits of walking to school and reduction in traffic pollution.
In contrast to the Low Traffic Neighbourhood schemes the great majority of School Streets are recommended to be made permanent despite concerns about the impact of Covid related school staff absences impacting on supervision. The decision will be taken by Brent Cabinet on Monday January 17th.
There was consultation in the neighbourhood of the schools as well as with the parent body and detailed reviews published for each scheme.
Officers’ report:
Closing the road outside of a school to vehicles at pick up and drop off times helps make the route safer for pupils, promotes walking and cycling, and cuts the number of polluting cars contributing to local air pollution. It also helps the school community with social distancing as more pupils return to school.
Residents who live within the school street zone, blue-badge holders and emergency vehicles are exempt from restrictions.
An independent review has been conducted of the 30 emergency school streets schemes that have been operation since September 2020 to see if they should become a permanent arrangement or be removed.
Thank you to everyone that responded to the consultation, your feedback will be used in the decision making process. A report will be considered by the Councils Cabinet at the meeting on 17 January 2022.
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Area |
School |
School Street locations |
Recommendation |
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Brondesbury Park |
Queens Park Community School (.pdf, 568.6kB) |
Aylestone Ave between Chudleigh Road & Christchurch Ave. Christchurch Ave between Aylestone Ave & Brondesbury Park |
Remove |
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Malorees Infant and Junior Schools (.pdf, 568.6kB) |
Remove |
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Church End |
Brentfield Primary (.pdf, 385.7kB) |
Meadow Garth by Homefield Close |
Make permanent |
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St Marys CoE Primary School (.pdf, 394.2kB) |
Garnet Road j/w Mayo Rd |
Make permanent |
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Cricklewood |
Mora (.pdf, 396.9kB) |
Mora Rd J/W Temple Rd & Wotton Rd/St Michael's Road |
Make permanent |
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Our Lady of Grace Infants (.pdf, 417.0kB) |
Dollis Hill Ave at A5 & Mount Road |
Make permanent |
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Fryent |
St Robert Southwell RC Primary (.pdf, 483.9kB) |
Slough Lane |
Make permanent |
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Harlesden |
John Keble (.pdf, 585.3kB) |
Crownhill Road Manor Park Rd to Harlesden Gdns
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Make permanent |
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MapleWalk (.pdf, 585.3kB) |
Make permanent |
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St Claudine's Catholic School for Girls (.pdf, 585.3kB) |
Make permanent |
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Harlesden |
Minet Ave j/w Acton Lane |
Make permanent |
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Kensal Green |
Princess Frederica CE VA Primary School (.pdf, 489.2kB) |
Purves Road |
Make permanent |
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Kensal Rise |
Ark Franklin Primary Academy (.pdf, 414.7kB) |
Kempe Road between Chamberlayne Road & Peploe Road |
Make permanent |
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Kenton |
Mount Stewart Infant & Junior school (.pdf, 486.3kB) |
Mount Stewart Ave between Abercorn Gdns and Manning Gdns |
Make permanent |
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Uxendon Primary School (.pdf, 577.6kB) |
Greenway and Falcon Way |
Make permanent |
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Claremont Primary School (.pdf, 577.6kB) |
Make permanent |
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Kilburn |
Christchurch (.pdf, 427.9kB) |
Clarence Road, Willesden Lane & Torbay Road |
Make permanent |
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Kingsbury |
Kingsbury High School (.pdf, 394.6kB) |
Bacon Lane from school to Roe Lane |
Make permanent |
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Kingsbury Green Primary School (.pdf, 459.6kB) |
Old Kenton Lane |
Make permanent |
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Neasden |
Northview (.pdf, 428.0kB) |
Northview Cres j/w Southview |
Make permanent |
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Wykeham |
Annesley Close j/w Aboyne Road |
Make permanent |
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Preston |
Preston Park (.pdf, 483.2kB) Preston Manor Upper School (.pdf, 464.8kB) |
College Road Glendale Gdns & Thirlmere Gdns
Hollycroft Avenue j/w Highfield Avenue |
Make permanent
Remove |
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Stonebridge |
Stonebridge Primary (.pdf, 485.1kB) |
Wesley Rd at Hillside |
Make permanent |
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Our Lady of Lourdes (.pdf, 485.1kB) |
Make permanent |
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Sudbury |
Sudbury Primary School (.pdf, 439.4kB) |
Perrin Road |
Make permanent |
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Tokyngton |
Elsley (.pdf, 478.7kB)
Oakington Manor Primary School (.pdf, 460.8kB) |
Tokyngton Ave & Berkhamsted Ave at Gaddesden Ave Oakington Manor Drive, Chippenham Avenue, Chalfont Avenue j/w Brent Way |
Make permanent
Make permanent |
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Wembley |
St Joseph Infants (.pdf, 542.9kB) |
Waverley Ave j/w Harrow Road |
Make permanent |
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St Joseph Juniors (.pdf, 542.9kB) |
Chatsworth Ave j/w Harrow Road |
Make permanent |
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Willesden |
St Mary Magdalen’s Catholic Junior School (.pdf, 401.7kB) |
Linacre at junction with Acland Road |
Remove |
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Convent of J & M Infants (.pdf, 418.8kB) |
Access Road to school between 19 & 25 |
Make permanent |
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St Joseph Primary (.pdf, 476.0kB) |
Goodson Rd, Brownlow Rd & (Amendment: Northcote Rd between Brownlow Rd & Leopold Rd to be introduced also) |
Make permanent |
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Leopold (.pdf, 412.9kB) |
Hawkeshead Rd j/w Oldfield Rd & Roundwood Rd |
Make permanent |
Very much as with LTN, South Kilburn being a Corporatist Land Colony was also excluded from Brents School Streets programe. We see School Streets working in adjacent Camden instead. "Learn to live with it (Covid)", how if entire Brent neighbourhoods are excluded from mitigation actions?
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