Tufnell Park street environment and greening improvements

As part of our commitment to creating a greener, healthier and more child-friendly borough, Islington Council, with support from Tufnell Park Ward councillors, is planning improvements to the street spaces in the Tufnell Park area.

We want to make these spaces more welcoming by adding planting and trees, as well as other features such as extra public seating and informal play elements for children. These changes aim to create pleasant places for people to stop, rest and spend time in, while making them more fun and engaging for children, as well as helping reduce to climate impacts and support biodiversity.

Have your say on our proposed design for existing School Street improvements

Islington Council, with support from Tufnell Park Ward councillors, is proposing further improvements to the existing School Street on Carleton Road and Dalmeny Road. Our aim is to make the streets greener, more child-friendly, and more comfortable and pleasant for everyone.

The School Street, introduced in 2020, has already helped to reduce congestion and pollution at school drop-off and pick-up times, making it easier and safer for children to walk, wheel and cycle to school.

As part of our public engagement in July 2025, we asked for your views on how the School Street and the spaces outside the two schools could be improved. We've listened to your feedback and used your ideas to help shape a draft design for the School Street improvements.

Some key features of our proposals are:

New greening and tree planting on new pavement build-outs, narrowing the road and/or replacing parking
New seating spaces for parents/carers and residents to wait and rest
Playful features to make the spaces outside the schools more fun and engaging for children
Making it easier and safer for people to walk and wheel on the pavements and across the road
Creating space to enable these changes by removing 18 parking spaces on Dalmeny Road and 13 on Carleton Road, and relocating an existing bike hangar to further north on Dalmeny Road.

An artist’s impression showing how the street could look with the proposed improvements

You can download the proposed design here, and see further details in the "More Information about our proposed projects" section.

Please see below how you can give us your feedback.

Get involved

We would like to hear feedback from parents/carers, local residents and other members of the school communities on our proposed design for improving the School Street.

Online survey: We encourage you to give us your views on each of our proposed designs by filling in our online survey by Sunday 15 February 2026:

Online survey on designs for improving School Street

Consultation Event: Join our drop-in session at Hilldrop Community Centre, Tuesday 3 February, 5:30pm–7:30pm. Register online via the QR code below or via this link: Tufnell Park School Street improvements - Consultation Drop-in Session - Registration – Fill in form. You can also register in person at the Cat and Mouse Library or Hilldrop Community Centre.

Paper copies: Completed paper copy surveys can be returned to reception staff at the Cat and Mouse Library library (277 Camden Road, N7 0JN)

View proposals in person: Display available at Cat and Mouse Library.

Please note: the Cat and Mouse Library and Hilldrop Community Centre staff do not represent the project team and cannot answer questions about the proposals. For queries, contact the project team using the details above.

Email: Send your comments to: tufnellpark.projects@islington.gov.uk

Post: Send your comments to: Environment, Islington Council, 1 Cottage Road, N7 8TP

Next steps

Once we’ve gathered your feedback on our design to improve the existing School Street, we’ll consider it carefully before deciding whether and how to proceed. Please check back here for updates.

Update on improvements to five street spaces in the Tufnell Park area

Islington Council, with support from Tufnell Park Ward councillors, is planning improvements to five local spaces shown on the map.

Our aim is to make these spaces greener, more welcoming and accessible - whether for passing through, enjoying moments of play or sitting and spending time there.

Every space will include new planting and greenery. Four of the locations will also feature seating to provide comfortable places to rest or connect with neighbours, along with playful features for children.

In May 2025 we asked for your views on how these spaces could be improved. In September 2025 we consulted on designs for each of the five spaces. We received encouraging feedback, with widespread support for the five schemes and some helpful suggestions for further improvements.

We have listened to your feedback and made some changes to the final designs, which we plan to implement in stages from February 2026.

You can view the final designs and a summary of the consultation feedback in the Documents section of this page. Summaries of our plans for each space are in the "More Information about our proposed projects" section.

Artist's impression of what the space at Hilldrop Road could look like after the proposed improvements

Previous public consultation on design for zebra crossing on Dalmeny Avenue

Our public consultation on our proposed zebra crossing on Dalmeny Avenue near Tufnell Park Primary School ran from Monday 15 December 2025 to Monday 5 January 2026.

You can find more details in the "More Information about our proposed projects" section.

We're now deciding whether and how to proceed with these improvements, taking your feedback provided as part of the consultation into account. Please check back here soon for updates on the proposed zebra crossing.