Improvements to Bredgar Road, Hargrave Park, and Bickerton Road
Share your views on our proposals to improve the School Streets at Bredgar Road and Hargrave Park and the western part of Bickerton Road by Monday, 9 March 2026.
Our aim is to make the streets safer, healthier, and more welcoming for all. We are proposing changes to:
Make it easier and safer for everyone to walk, wheel, cycle and scoot, particularly for children and families using the school and nursery.
Reduce road danger and encourage slower driving on these streets.
Make the area greener and more attractive by introducing more trees and planting, which will also help to create cooler spaces during summer and help manage flood risk.
Over time we have heard concerns from you about fast traffic on these roads and that more space is needed for people dropping off and picking up children from school and nursery. The proposals we are sharing have been shaped by this feedback from local people.
Proposal 1 - Bredgar Road
Proposed design for Bredgar RoadOn Bredgar Road we propose:
Widening the pavement outside Hargrave Park Primary School and Little Angels Nursery to create more space for parents and carers to drop off, wait for, and pick up children.
Introducing a new informal crossing between the main entrance of Little Angels Nursery and one of the entrances of Hargrave Park Primary School and narrowing the road to shorten the length of the zebra crossing to make it safer to cross the road.
Making the area greener and more attractive with new planting beds and more trees, which will also reduce flood risk and create more shade in the summer.
Enabling space for these changes by removing up to 7 parking spaces and relocating one dedicated disabled parking bay from the south side to the north side of the road.
This visualisation shows what these changes could look like:
You can download the proposed design here.
Proposal 2 - Hargrave Park
Proposed design for Hargrave ParkOn Hargrave Park we propose:
Widening the pavement outside Hargrave Park Primary School to create more space for parents and carers to drop off, wait for, and pick up children.
Widening the pavement outside Harry Rice Community Centre to create more space for all users.
Introducing a new informal crossing outside Harry Rice Community Centre to make it easier and safer for people to cross the road.
Making the area greener and more attractive with new planting beds and more trees, which will also reduce flood risk and create more shade in the summer.
Narrowing the junction with Dartmouth Park Hill to slow traffic entering Hargrave Park.
Enabling space for these changes by making the western side of Hargrave Park one-way (as with the eastern side of Hargrave Park) and removing up to 11 parking spaces.
This visualisation shows what these changes could look like:
You can download the proposed design here.
Proposal 3 - Bickerton Road
Proposed design for Bickerton Road
On Bickerton Road we propose:
Making the parklet outside Cricks Corner cafe permanent by removing the temporary structure and replacing it with new outdoor space protected by a kerb with new planting and a new tree.
Narrowing the junction with Dartmouth Park Hill to make it easier to cross the road.
Widening the pavement outside the entrance to Dartmouth Park to make it easier for people who need more space to enter the park.
Introducing a new informal crossing outside both entrances to Dartmouth Park to make it easier and safer for people to cross the street and access the park.
Making the area greener and more attractive with new planting beds and more trees outside Archway Studios, which will also reduce flood risk and create more shade in the summer.
This visualisation shows what these changes could look like:
You can download the proposed design here.Have your say on our proposals to improve Bredgar Road, Hargrave Park and Bickerton Road:
Complete our survey online by 11.59pm on Monday 9 March 2026 .
Collect and return a paper copy of our survey by 11.59pm on Monday 9 March 2026, and collect copies of the designs from Islington Town Hall reception or Archway Library, or request by writing to: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP
Come and give us your views on our proposals in-person at a public event on Tuesday 3 March 2026, 6-7pm.
Register to attend: Register online here or register in person by visiting:
Archway Library (N19 5PH)
Islington Town Hall (N1 2UD)
We will confirm your place and details of the location by email or phone. Please only attend if you receive this confirmation, as spaces are limited.
Please note that as the capacity for the event will be limited, priority will be given to residents and businesses on Bredgar Road, Hargrave Park and Bickerton Road and Junction ward.
If you have any questions about the project, or you need this information in another language, or reading format such as Braille, large print, or Easy Read, you can:
Write to: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP
Tell us what you think by 11.59pm on Monday 9 March 2026.
