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We want to make improvements to the St Mary's Church area
As part of our efforts to create a greener, healthier and more child-friendly borough, Islington Council is looking to make improvements to the street environment in St Mary’s Church.
We introduced the St Mary’s Church Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), first as a trial in 2022 and later made it permanent in 2023 after consultation. The LTN created cleaner, less congested and more people-friendly streets in the area.
Now we want to enhance the existing measures, creating a greener, more welcoming, child-friendly and accessible place for everyone, as well as supporting local businesses.
Cross Street public consultation
Tell us what you think of proposed improvements by Tuesday, 28 July.
In February and March 2026, we ran an early engagement exercise where we asked you what you would most like to see on Cross Street.
You said you would most like to see:
more trees
more greening
pavement improvements
more seating
You can find full results of this engagement in the report here.
We have taken the feedback received on board and developed a design for improvements to the environment on Cross Street. We are now inviting feedback on this design as part of a public consultation from Tuesday, 30 June to Tuesday, 28 July.
Proposed design for Cross Street
See the 'Useful documents' section on the right hand side of this page to find out more about the improvements at Cross Street, including proposed plans and drawings.
Get involved
We would like to hear from residents, businesses and other members of the local community.
Fill in our online surveyat the bottom of this web page by Tuesday, 28 July 2026to tell us what you think of the proposed changes.
or return it by post (Environment, St Mary’s Church Projects, 1 Cottage Road, London N7 8TP)
or return it in-person to the two locations above.
Come and talk to us
You’re also invited to attend our drop-in sessions where you can share your feedback directly with the project team.
Council officers will be on Cross Street outside the Baptist church on Wednesday, 15 July between 5:30 - 6:30pm.
Next steps
Your views and ideas on Cross Street will be considered and used to create a detailed design.
Visualisation for proposed changes outside the Baptist church
Visualisation for proposed changes at the junction of Essex Road
Consultation results on improvements to Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place
We consulted on improvements to the street environment on Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place in February and March 2026. Thank you to everyone that took the time to fill out the survey, meet with council staff and email us.
We have considered the feedback received and made changes as required.
Next steps for improvements on Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place
We're proposing to implement the improvements on Braes Street, Halton Road and River from October 2026. This will require changes to parking and loading (yellow lines) which are explained in more detail below. You can see the full designs in the ‘Useful documents’ section on the right.
Braes Street
Removal of two parking bays (12 metres) outside 31 Braes Street.
Proposed changes to parking and yellow lines
Halton Road
Removal of one parking bay (4 metres) outside 76 Halton Road.
Removal of the zebra crossing on Halton Road
Proposed changes to parking and yellow lines on Halton Road (northern arm)
Proposed changes to yellow lines and zebra crossing on Halton Road (southern arm)
River Place
Removal of three parking bays (18 metres) outside the River Place Health Centre. 3 metres of parking will be replaced by a single yellow line and the remaining 15 metres of parking will be replaced with a buildout and greening with double yellow lines
Introduction of a 'keep clear' road marking on Essex Road at the junction with River Place
Proposed changes to yellow lines, parking and road markings on River Place
Statutory consultation on parking changes
We will be making the above changes to parking and waiting and loading restrictions through a Traffic Management Order (TMO), which is subject to a statutory consultation. Any formal objection to the proposed changes must be in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made. To make an objection to the TMO, please send it in writing to usbetween Friday, 3 July to Friday, 24 July 2026 by:
Post: St Marys Church Projects, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP
Please note that that any formal objection that is submitted may become a public document and could be published.
The council will consider objections, as well as other feedback, before a decision is made on whether the proposed changes are implemented.
Following the statutory consultation, should the improvements be implemented, residents will receive a letter with detailed information on any works and parking suspensions in advance.
We want to make improvements to the St Mary's Church area
As part of our efforts to create a greener, healthier and more child-friendly borough, Islington Council is looking to make improvements to the street environment in St Mary’s Church.
We introduced the St Mary’s Church Low Traffic Neighbourhood (LTN), first as a trial in 2022 and later made it permanent in 2023 after consultation. The LTN created cleaner, less congested and more people-friendly streets in the area.
Now we want to enhance the existing measures, creating a greener, more welcoming, child-friendly and accessible place for everyone, as well as supporting local businesses.
Cross Street public consultation
Tell us what you think of proposed improvements by Tuesday, 28 July.
In February and March 2026, we ran an early engagement exercise where we asked you what you would most like to see on Cross Street.
You said you would most like to see:
more trees
more greening
pavement improvements
more seating
You can find full results of this engagement in the report here.
We have taken the feedback received on board and developed a design for improvements to the environment on Cross Street. We are now inviting feedback on this design as part of a public consultation from Tuesday, 30 June to Tuesday, 28 July.
Proposed design for Cross Street
See the 'Useful documents' section on the right hand side of this page to find out more about the improvements at Cross Street, including proposed plans and drawings.
Get involved
We would like to hear from residents, businesses and other members of the local community.
Fill in our online surveyat the bottom of this web page by Tuesday, 28 July 2026to tell us what you think of the proposed changes.
or return it by post (Environment, St Mary’s Church Projects, 1 Cottage Road, London N7 8TP)
or return it in-person to the two locations above.
Come and talk to us
You’re also invited to attend our drop-in sessions where you can share your feedback directly with the project team.
Council officers will be on Cross Street outside the Baptist church on Wednesday, 15 July between 5:30 - 6:30pm.
Next steps
Your views and ideas on Cross Street will be considered and used to create a detailed design.
Visualisation for proposed changes outside the Baptist church
Visualisation for proposed changes at the junction of Essex Road
Consultation results on improvements to Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place
We consulted on improvements to the street environment on Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place in February and March 2026. Thank you to everyone that took the time to fill out the survey, meet with council staff and email us.
We have considered the feedback received and made changes as required.
Next steps for improvements on Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place
We're proposing to implement the improvements on Braes Street, Halton Road and River from October 2026. This will require changes to parking and loading (yellow lines) which are explained in more detail below. You can see the full designs in the ‘Useful documents’ section on the right.
Braes Street
Removal of two parking bays (12 metres) outside 31 Braes Street.
Proposed changes to parking and yellow lines
Halton Road
Removal of one parking bay (4 metres) outside 76 Halton Road.
Removal of the zebra crossing on Halton Road
Proposed changes to parking and yellow lines on Halton Road (northern arm)
Proposed changes to yellow lines and zebra crossing on Halton Road (southern arm)
River Place
Removal of three parking bays (18 metres) outside the River Place Health Centre. 3 metres of parking will be replaced by a single yellow line and the remaining 15 metres of parking will be replaced with a buildout and greening with double yellow lines
Introduction of a 'keep clear' road marking on Essex Road at the junction with River Place
Proposed changes to yellow lines, parking and road markings on River Place
Statutory consultation on parking changes
We will be making the above changes to parking and waiting and loading restrictions through a Traffic Management Order (TMO), which is subject to a statutory consultation. Any formal objection to the proposed changes must be in writing and must state the grounds on which it is made. To make an objection to the TMO, please send it in writing to usbetween Friday, 3 July to Friday, 24 July 2026 by:
Post: St Marys Church Projects, 1 Cottage Road, London, N7 8TP
Please note that that any formal objection that is submitted may become a public document and could be published.
The council will consider objections, as well as other feedback, before a decision is made on whether the proposed changes are implemented.
Following the statutory consultation, should the improvements be implemented, residents will receive a letter with detailed information on any works and parking suspensions in advance.
As part of our efforts to create a greener, healthier and more child-friendly borough, we want to make improvements to the street environment on Cross Street.
As part of a public consultation, we are inviting feedback on proposed designs for improvements to the environment on Cross Street.
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We want to make improvements to the St Mary’s Church area.
As part of our efforts to create a greener, healthier and more child-friendly borough, Islington Council is looking to make improvements to the street environment in St Mary’s Church.
We are inviting feedback as part of a public consultation on our proposed designs for improvements on:
Braes Street
Halton Road
River Place
We are also inviting feedback and ideas as part of early engagement on how we could improve Cross Street. These ideas will help us create designs.
You only need to open this survey once to respond to one or all of the projects. When you have completed your feedback on one project, you will be asked whether you want to give feedback on any of the other projects in the same survey and be automatically taken back to the start of the survey.
Consultation for projects and early engagement for Cross Street
St Mary's Church area improvements has finished this stage
Listening to local people to hear your views about our proposed projects at Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place, and to help us develop designs for Cross Street.
Amending and developing proposals
St Mary's Church area improvements has finished this stage
Developing and amending designs for Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place based on your ideas.
Public consultation for Cross Street
St Mary's Church area improvements is currently at this stage
Public consultation on draft designs for Cross Street will take place prior to any changes being made.
Project implementation
this is an upcoming stage for St Mary's Church area improvements
Once a decision has been made, we will begin construction on the proposed projects at Braes Street, Halton Road and River Place. Exact timeframes will be communicated to residents and businesses.
Reviewing consultation and decision-making for Cross Street
this is an upcoming stage for St Mary's Church area improvements
Once our public consultation for Cross Street has closed, we will review the feedback received in order to inform a decision on what measures to implement as part of this scheme.
Implementation for Cross Street
this is an upcoming stage for St Mary's Church area improvements
Once a decision has been made, we will begin construction on Cross Street. Exact timeframes will be communicated to residents and businesses.
Proposed changes to parking and yellow lines on Halton Road (northern arm)
Proposed changes to yellow lines and zebra crossing on Halton Road (southern arm)
Proposed changes to yellow lines, parking and road markings on River Place
