Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Healthy Neighbourhood Timeline

Additional targeted stakeholder meetings were held between 9 June and 1 September 2025 to gather further input 

Once the feedback from the proposed design engagement phase has been collated and analysed, we make changes to the proposed design as required, thus producing the final design that will be implemented as the Healthy Neighbourhood trial. 

The final design for the Vauxhall Pleasure Gardens Healthy Neighbourhood consists of five camera-enforced traffic filters, and one traffic filter enforced with a bollard. The traffic filter locations and characteristics are:  

• Tyers Street at the junction with Kennington Lane (A3204) - A camera-enforced traffic filter prohibiting motor vehicle movements in both directions from passing the filter. (Except emergency vehicles, waste vehicles, or motor vehicles with registered dispensation). 
• Glasshouse Walk west of the junction with Vauxhall Walk - A camera-enforced traffic filter prohibiting motor vehicle movements in both directions from passing the filter. (Except emergency vehicles, waste vehicles, or motor vehicles with registered dispensation). 
• Vauxhall Street north of the junction with Tyers Terrace - A camera-enforced traffic filter prohibiting motor vehicle movements in both directions from passing the filter. (Except emergency vehicles, waste vehicles, or motor vehicles with registered dispensation). 
• Newburn Street north of the junction with Loughborough Street - A camera-enforced traffic filter prohibiting motor vehicle movements in both directions from passing the filter. (Except emergency vehicles, waste vehicles, or motor vehicles with registered dispensation). 
• Sancroft Street east of the junction with Newburn Street - A camera-enforced traffic filter prohibiting motor vehicle movements in both directions from passing the filter. (Except emergency vehicles, waste vehicles, or motor vehicles with registered dispensation). 
• St Oswald’s Place between Tyers Terrace and Tyers Street – A physically-enforced traffic filter prohibiting all motor vehicle movements in both directions from passing the filter. 

Two design modifications were made following the proposed design engagement phase. 

Randall Row  

Following stakeholder engagement and detailed traffic analysis, the proposed filter on Randall Row has been removed from the scheme. Discussions with local businesses along Randall Road highlighted concerns regarding the potential negative impact of restricting access to this road, which primarily serves local traffic. Businesses expressed that the closure could adversely affect operations and accessibility. The removal does not compromise the integrity of the Healthy Neighbourhood design, nor does it create a new through-route.  

Glasshouse Walk  

During the engagement process, businesses located on Goding Street raised concerns regarding the potential impact of the Healthy Neighbourhood scheme on vehicular access and parking availability. As part of a project that precedes the Healthy Neighbourhood, there is an existing vehicular restriction on Goding Street, south of its junction with New Spring Gardens. Several businesses, particularly those operating within the night-time economy, expressed specific concerns about access for servicing, staff and customers, as well as the availability of safe and convenient parking in the vicinity. 

In response to this feedback, the Car Club Bay located on the eastern side of the filter has been relocated west of the traffic filter, maximising the number of parking spots in the area adjacent to Goding Street. Additionally, the existing e-scooter bay on the northern section of Goding Street will be repurposed into a parking bay. A larger bay was installed in the southern section of Goding Street in November 2024, which has successfully accommodated demand and ensured that there is sufficient capacity for the parking of rental scooters and bikes. This, in combination with TfL’s plans to install more bays on their road network in the Vauxhall area, supports the proposed repurposing of the space. 

The decision on what type of traffic order to be used is formalised and communicated at this point through a formal Cabinet Member Delegated Decision Report. The decision will be made by the Cabinet Member for Sustainable Transport, Environment, and Clean Air. 

We have published a press release with further information. 

Our formal decision report, which is subject to call in, has been published on our website. 

At this stage we have also published:  

• Appendix A – Final Design Report which provides an overview of the engagement, monitoring and design work undertaken in preparing the recommended design. 
• Appendix B – Concerns Raised and Officer Response Table which details the issues raised throughout both engagement phases and consideration of these by officers. 
• Equality Impact Assessment - an anticipatory process that supports the Council to predict possible issues and take appropriate action such as removing or mitigating any negative impacts, where possible, and maximising the potential for positive impacts.