Tufnell Park street environment and greening improvements

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

These changes are designed to make local spaces more welcoming by introducing planting and trees, alongside features such as additional public seating and informal play elements for children. Together these improvements will create more pleasant places for people to stop, rest and spend time in, while also making them more fun and engaging for children, and support climate resilience and biodiversity.

Below are updates on the schemes that are currently live or have been implemented:

Update on improvements to existing School Street on Dalmeny Road and Carleton Road

Islington Council is planning further improvements to the existing School Street on Carleton Road and Dalmeny Road, which serves Tufnell Park Primary School and The Bridge Secondary School. 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. In January and February 2026 we consulted on a design for the School Street improvements. We received encouraging feedback, with widespread support for the scheme.

We have listened to your feedback and made some changes to the final design, which we plan to implement in phases from July 2026.

You can view the final design and a summary of the consultation feedback in the Documents section of this page. A summary of the improvements we will be making to the School Street is in the "More Information about our proposed projects" section.

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

Following the public consultation, which ran from 15 December 2025 to 5 January 2026, a decision was taken to proceed with the implementation of the Zebra Crossing on Dalmeny Avenue. Construction commenced in early March 2026, and the scheme was completed with the crossing officially opened in June 2026.

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

Improvements to five street spaces in the Tufnell Park area

Islington Council has made improvements to five street spaces in the Tufnell Park area shown on the map.

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 listened to your feedback and made some changes to the final designs. Implementation began in February 2026 and has been delivered in phases.

Our aim has been to create greener, more welcoming and accessible spaces - whether for passing through, spending time or enjoying moments of play.

Each location now includes new planting and greenery (two sites still to be completed), with additional tree planting planned for later in the year. Four of the sites also feature new or improved seating, providing comfortable places to rest or connect with neighbours, alongside playful features designed for children.

You can view the final designs and a summary of the consultation feedback in the Documents section of this page. Summaries of what has been delivered at each space are also available in the "More Information about our proposed projects" section.

Artist's impression of the Hilldrop Road scheme, illustrating the proposed improvements that have now been delivered.