Consultation on permanent weekday road closure of South Carriage Drive

The six-week, public consultation on a permanent weekday road closure of South Carriage Drive is now closed.

An analysis of the results and the outcome will be published on our website in late spring, 2024.

Historically, South Carriage Drive has always been closed to traffic on Sundays. In 2020, we consulted on and trialled an extension of this closure to include Saturdays, as part of our commitment to reducing the volume of cut-through traffic in the park, improving the park experience for visitors and opening up new spaces for everyone to enjoy. However, at the same time, TfL introduced a new cycle lane on Park Lane that intersects with South Carriage Drive. To address safety concerns between cars and cyclists, we temporarily closed South Carriage Drive to all traffic, seven days a week. This has been in place for more than three years.

We have now concluded a public consultation to gather views on keeping South Carriage Drive permanently closed to motor traffic on weekdays as well as weekends, to ensure that pedestrians and cyclists experience a safe and welcoming entrance to the park every day.