Elizabeth Garrett Anderson School Street

The School Street will include:

• The full extent of Donegal Street (from Rodney Street to Penton Street)
  
• The full extent of Rodney Street (from Wynford Road to Pentonville Road)
• Collier Street (from Cumming Street to Rodney Street)

The School Street will operate from 8.15am to 9am and 3pm to 4.30pm Monday to Friday (during term-time only) to match up with the schools opening and closing times.

The School Street will be live from Wednesday, 2 September 2026.

To enable the new School Street, the operational times of the existing School Street on Cynthia Street outside The Gower Primary School will be extended in the afternoon. Both School Streets will operate 8.15am to 9am and 3pm to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday, during term-time. You can see a map of the School Street below.

Map showing the extent of the EGA School Street

Access to the School Street

Exemptions for the School Street will be issued to applicants who live or work in the School Street, or for Blue Badge holders who require access to parking near a building in the School Street. Blue Badge holders will only be able to use the roads within the School Street for access and not as a through route during the times of operation.

All individuals who require access, including residents and Blue Badge holders, will have to apply for an exemption permit ahead of the School Street going live. All properties within the School Street will be notified by letter in advance of the scheme going live, with details on how to apply for an exemption. Applications for an exemption will be open from July 2026.

More information on applying for, or renewing a School Street exemption permit, can be found on our webpage.

Signs will inform drivers of the restrictions before the entrances to the closed streets. An example of the sign is below. We will identify non-registered vehicles entering the street during operational times by camera and issue a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN).

School Street implementation by Experimental Traffic Order (ETO)

The School Street will be introduced as an 18-month trial by ETO from Wednesday, 2 September 2026. Once the ETO comes into force, there is a six month objection period. A formal objection must be in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made.

The ETO will come into force in Autumn 2026 and residents will be sent further information on how to object.

Improvements outside the school gates

In addition to the proposed School Street, we will be improving the environment outside of the school gates on Donegal and Rodney Streets by making the following changes:

• Widening the pavements outside the school entrances on Donegal Street to create more space for walking and move traffic and its emissions further from the school gate.
• Improving crossings (on Donegal Street and on Rodney Street) to slow down traffic and make the area safer for people walking and cycling. Crossing improvements will include new tactile paving, re-lining of crossings and widened pavements at the junction.
• Introduce colourful artwork on the road outside the school to make drivers aware of the school and encourage them to slow their speed.
• Introduce new greening, including low-level planting to improve air quality and create a more pleasant environment, while also preventing instances of pavement parking.

As part of the public consultation feedback, you told us that the pavement outside the year 7 entrance to EGA School on the east side of Donegal Street is very narrow and would benefit from wider pavements. As a result, we made a change to the design which includes moving the proposed pavement widening and greening from outside the school reception entrance to outside the year 7 entrance on the east of Donegal Street. You can see this change in the full design on the right-hand side of this page under 'Useful Documents'.

Example of greening and low-level planting

Example of colourful artwork on the road

Example of a widened pavement outside a school

You can see the full design for the improvements outside the school gates below and on the right-hand side of this page under 'Useful Documents'.

Final design of physical improvements outside EGA school entrances on Donegal Street and Rodney Street

Implementing improvements outside the school gate by Traffic Management Order (TMO)

We're proposing to implement the physical improvements to the space outside the school, including pavement widening and greening, on a permanent basis from July 2026.

To make these changes to the space outside the school we are proposing to:

• remove four parking spaces on Donegal Street
• relocate the existing motorcycle bay on Donegal Street further east next to the existing bike hangar
• introduce new waiting and loading restrictions (single and double yellow lines) on Donegal Street and Rodney Street

You can find a full plan of proposed changes to parking below and on the right-hand side of this webpage in 'Useful Documents'. You can also collect a paper copy from Islington Town Hall reception (N1 2UD).

We will be doing this under a Traffic Management Order (TMO), which is subject to a statutory consultation. To make an objection to the TMO, please send it in writing to us between Friday 13 February, to Friday, 6 March 2026 by:

• Email: SchoolStreets@islington.gov.uk
• Post: Environment, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP

Please note that any formal objection that is submitted may become a public document and could be published.

Plan of proposed changes to parking and waiting and loading restrictions on Donegal Street and Rodney Street

Following the statutory consultation, should the physical improvements be implemented, works would take place in Summer 2026. Residents will receive a letter with detailed information on any works and parking suspensions in advance.

Visualisation of the street improvements outside EGA school