Dulwich Village - Streets for people

Engagement Phase 3 is now live from 7 December until Wednesday 17 January 2024 - Have your say

In the summer of 2020, we introduced a traffic filter at the junction of Calton Avenue, Court Lane and Dulwich Village as part of a wider Streetspace programme for the Dulwich area.  The traffic filter has since been made permanent and we have gone on to develop designs and consult with the public on proposals for a new community space at the heart of Dulwich Village.

This is part of the council’s ambitious Streets for People strategy which supports:

  • cleaner air
  • safer and quieter streets with less traffic and fewer accidents
  • healthy travel options like walking, cycling or wheeling
  • greener, and more pleasant spaces for our communities to connect and socialise
  • a better place for all who live, work, study and visit 

The initial changes to the junction have already seen significant increases in walking and cycling in the area, and there is potential for more growth once a permanent layout is implemented. Creating an inclusive street space that everyone can safely enjoy is a key objective of our Streets for the People programme.

Our proposal

We have now revised our proposals following the public feedback received during the Phase 2 consultation in November and December 2022. We have addressed concerns including safety for vulnerable road users, reducing traffic congestion along Dulwich Village and improving the quality of the public space on Calton Avenue. We are also proposing pedestrian improvements and reducing congestion for northbound traffic at the Dulwich Village – Red Post Hill junction.

We want the permanent Dulwich Village scheme to become a leading example of how a Streets for People scheme can and should look.

Our proposal includes:

  • high-quality space, accessible for all to connect, socialise and play, in a safe and pleasant environment.
  • new, wider and more direct pedestrian crossings
  • separating pedestrians, cyclists and motorists, reducing cyclists’ speed through traffic calming
  • disabled parking, cycle parking and a loading bay
  • more trees and greenery
  • outdoor seating
  • improving journeys for those who have to use their cars or public transport by reducing northbound congestion
Visual Dulwich Village Centre
Visual of Dulwich Village Centre

Find out more and have your say by completing our online consultation form

What is next

Feedback from this consultation will inform the formal decision-making process around spring 2024.

There will be an opportunity to comment on the statutory elements of the project during the statutory consultation phase in spring 2024.

We aim to commence construction during summer 2024.

Engagement Phase 1 in summer 2022 - information gathering

The first phase of engagement consisted of a number of activities to understand how the junctions currently perform against healthy street objectives. This phase included:

  • Healthy Streets design check
  • on-street Healthy Streets survey
  • Healthy Streets survey with pupils
  • pan-impairment accessibility audit
  • cycling accessibility audit
  • ground investigation and junction survey

The outcome of this engagement informed the initial design development.

Results of Phase 1 can be found in the Dulwich Village Streets for People - Phase 1 report (PDF, 2mb) and summary report (PDF, 1.6mb)

Engagement Phase 2 in autumn 2022 - concept ideas

We would like to thank everyone for their feedback during the Phase 2 consultation which took place in November and December 2022.

During this phase, we looked at how well the area was working for all kinds of road users, and we spoke with people on the street. We talked to local schools and the children attending them, and to local businesses. This phase included:

  • online and locally distributed survey
  • door to door survey in Calton Avenue and surrounding streets
  • on-street information stall
  • workshops with pupils at Alleyn’s School and JAGS (James Allen’s Girls’ School)
  • meetings with local residents’ associations
  • meetings with Dulwich Society, Dulwich Estate and Friends of Dulwich Square
  • engagement with local businesses

The consultation received 1,242 responses. The people we spoke to can be summarised as follows:

  • 86% were local residents living in the immediate Dulwich Village area
  • 11% identified as being disabled or having a disability
  • 78% declared that they were car owners or had access to a car

The outcome of this engagement was used to set the design objectives and shape the development for the public space.

One aspect of the proposals that dominated responses was a proposal to ban vehicle access along Turney Road from the junction with Dulwich Village, opposite Calton Avenue and Court Lane. Having considered all the responses, alongside the traffic data and survey work, designs have been developed which retain vehicle access along this section of Turney Road. We have looked at other opportunities to improve the street environment here to support the needs of local pupils, and pedestrians and support safer cycling at all times.

View the Phase 2 engagement report (PDF, 929kb)

Page last updated: 07 December 2023

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