Kensington and Chelsea - Multiple Traffic Notices

ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA

NEW PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ZONE IN AIRLIE GARDENS AT SCHOOL DROP-OFF AND PICK-UPTIMES AND CONSOLIDATION OF PEDESTRIAN AND CYCLE ZONE ORDERS

The Kensington and Chelsea (Prescribed Routes) (No. X) Traffic Order 202X

1. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Council of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea (hereinafter referred to as “the Council”), pursuant to arrangements made under section 101 of the Local Government Act 1972 with the Council of The City of Westminster, propose to make the above-mentioned Order under sections 6 and 124 of and Part IV of Schedule 9 to the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984, as amended.

2. The general effect of the Order would be to:

(a) provide a pedestrian and cycle zone in Airlie Gardens, outside Holland Park School. Motor vehicles would be banned from entering all that part of Airlie Gardens that is public highway, between 8.00 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. and between 3.00 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. on Mondays to Fridays inclusive; [Note: (1) Foot scooters, e-scooters, emergency vehicles and Dial-a-ride buses would be exempt from the closures. Residents and traders who live or work in the sections of road referred to above would be able to register for an exemption. (2) The pedestrian and cycle zone would operate at the times stated above, although in practice it is anticipated that it would only operate during these hours in school term-time, when physical barriers are installed on street].

(b) remove the exemption that applies to disabled persons blue badge holders to the school street pedestrian and cycle zones in St Albans Grove, in relation to Thomas’s Kensington School, and in Pembridge Square and Moscow Road, in relation to Pembridge Hall and Wetherby Schools, bringing these in line with all other pedestrian and cycle zones within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea; and

(c) Consolidate the existing vehicle ban in Portobello Road, between Lancaster Road and its junction with Elgin Crescent / Colville Terrace, and the existing pedestrian and cycle zones within the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, as well as the pedestrian and cycle zones in lengths of Moscow Road and Pembridge Square within the City of Westminster.

3. A copy of the proposed Order and other documents giving more detailed particulars of the scheme may be obtained via email by contacting trafficorders@ rbkc.gov.uk quoting reference: “Pedestrian and Cycle Zones” and can be inspected by appointment at Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX between 9am and 5pm on Mondays to Fridays inclusive.

4. Anyone who wishes to support or object to this proposal or make any other representations in respect of it, should send a statement in writing to that effect, and in the case of an objection, stating the grounds thereof to: trafficorders@rbkc.gov.uk or Traffic Orders, Transportation and Highways, Kensington Town Hall, Hornton Street, London W8 7NX, quoting reference “Pedestrian and Cycle Zones” by 1st July 2026.

5. Further information may be obtained by contacting Chris Eales (Team Manager - Parking Policy and Traffic Management Orders) on 020 7361 2553 or email trafficorders@rbkc.gov.uk.

6. Under the Local Government (Access to Information) Act 1985, any letter you write to the Council in response to this Notice may be made available to the press and to the public, who would be entitled to take copies of it if they so wished.

Dated 20th May 2026

ANDREW BURTON
Director of Highway and Regulatory Services