Improvements outside Christ the King Primary School

Update on proposed improvements to Tollington Park

As part of our commitment to make Islington’s streets greener, healthier, and more welcoming for all, we held a public consultation to deliver improvements outside Christ the King, on Tollington Park in February this year.

We proposed a number of changes to create a more pleasant atmosphere outside the school gate, where road danger is reduced, and where it’s easier for children, parents, and carers to walk, cycle, and wheel to and from school. This included raising the existing signalised crossing, widening the pavement, new cycle parking and seating, greening, and new colourful carriageway artwork. We also proposed moving a cycle hangar from Tollington Park to Turle Road.

We first engaged with local people, businesses and the school community in December 2023 where we asked people to identify the current issues with the street environment outside Christ the King. Using this feedback, we developed designs for Tollington Park and held a public consultation from Monday, 19 February to Sunday, 17 March 2024.

We received 13 responses to the online survey. We also delivered a workshop with selected pupils from the school. You can find the detailed results in the consultation report.

The feedback from the consultation demonstrates that the public generally supports the aims of the improvements proposed outside the school.

How we plan to transform Tollington Park

We will be introducing the following improvements outside Christ the King Primary School:

Figure 1: Examples of improvements.

In response to concerns fed back during the public consultation we have made some changes to the designs which include:

• reducing the proposed removal of parking spaces required to accommodate building out the pavement from from 10 spaces to 7 spaces
• local people told us that they were concerned about speeding in the area and on Tollington Park. We monitored speeds on Tollington Park which showed that the seven-day average speed is under the 20mph limit. However, we are committed to further supporting speed reduction on Tollington Park and we have included speed reduction measures within the design such as widening the raised crossing, and reducing parking loss to create 'pinch points' at the entrance to the school zone which will encourage vehicles to lower their speed.

Figure 2: artistic impression of improvements to Tollington Park

Next steps for Tollington Park

We're proposing to implement the improvements on a permanent basis from July 2024. 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, 17 May to Friday, 7 June 2024 by:

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

About Islington’s School Streets 

Since 2019, Islington Council has introduced 36 School Streets, covering 37 primary schools. These work by preventing vehicles from using streets outside schools at drop-off and pick-up times, making the school run more enjoyable, and creating a better atmosphere.