Liveable Streets Bethnal Green

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Consultation Update

We are encouraging residents and businesses to get involved in the next stage in our consultations in Bethnal Green. Through these consultations there are two options which have been developed for respondents to consider. Option 1 sets out a series of changes which seek to address issues that have been identified. Option 2 is for retaining the current scheme and its benefits. The surveys for Old Bethnal Green Road and Weavers consultations are now open.


Option 1: Remove the Liveable Streets closures and implement a series of areawide improvements to the public realm to encourage active travel.

This option would seek to strike a balance between traffic restrictions and essential access for disabled residents, the emergency services and various council services such as maintenance and street works coordination. It would also seek to address traffic congestion and bus service delays on Hackney Road. More detail on each of the options for Old Bethnal Green Road area and Weavers can be found here:


Option 2: Retain the current scheme

This option is for no changes to be made to the area. For some parts of the area, the Liveable Streets scheme has largely been successful in reducing traffic levels and improving the public realm in a way that makes it safer for walking and cycling. Traffic levels show the streets in the area which have benefitted from reduced traffic. These include streets that are close to some of the schools in the area. The data also shows that traffic levels have fallen for the area as a whole. The pocket park on Old Bethnal Green Road and new public realm on Columbia Road have resulted in significant improvements to the look and feel in those areas with new planting, trees and seating.

Clarification on Pollard Row/Pollard Street Proposals

This is section seeks to clarify one of the questions sent in our consultation document for transport changes to the Old Bethnal Green Road Area.

Retention of the closures on Pollard Row and Pollard Street and creation of a new public realm in the area with new seating, planting and trees. This is the retention of a closure to northbound traffic on Pollard Row (at the junction of Ivimey Street) and a closure to traffic travelling eastbound on Pollard Street (at the junction with Pollard Row). The plans on page 6 of the consultation document also propose the removal of closures that currently restrict westbound traffic on Pollard Street and southbound traffic on Pollard Row.

In the document we have set out plans for Pollard Row and Pollard Street which are also shown above.

Option 1 covers both retention and removal of closures in this area

The question in the paper survey on pager 2 refers to these proposals and references retention of closures on Pollard Row and Pollard Street as part of Option 1.

Q. Retention of the closures on Pollard Row and Pollard Street, and creation of a new Public Realm in the area with new seating, planting and trees

For clarity the question is asking if you agree, disagree or are neutral regarding the new traffic arrangements in the plan i.e. both the retention and removal of closures as part of a revised scheme.

This question is referring to the retention of

  • closures to northbound traffic on Pollard Row (at the junction of Ivimey Street)
  • closures to traffic travelling eastbound on Pollard Street (at the junction with Pollard Row)

To clarify, the plans also propose the removal of closures that currently restrict:

  • westbound traffic on Pollard Street
  • southbound traffic on Pollard Row

Clarification will be added to the online version of the question. Apologies for any confusion caused.

The deadline for responses will be 12 February 2023. Have your say:

  1. Hard copy and send via post in the freepost envelope provided to addresses within each scheme area
  2. Online surveys for Weavers and Old Bethnal Green Road consultations. Residents and businesses who receive a paper copy of the survey should use the response reference code on the survey

Using your response reference number

All paper surveys sent out to addresses within the consultation boundary will have a response reference code for each address to be used for online responses if that is your chosen method of response. This code is for the household and can be used for responses from each member of the household.

Consultation Update

We are encouraging residents and businesses to get involved in the next stage in our consultations in Bethnal Green. Through these consultations there are two options which have been developed for respondents to consider. Option 1 sets out a series of changes which seek to address issues that have been identified. Option 2 is for retaining the current scheme and its benefits. The surveys for Old Bethnal Green Road and Weavers consultations are now open.


Option 1: Remove the Liveable Streets closures and implement a series of areawide improvements to the public realm to encourage active travel.

This option would seek to strike a balance between traffic restrictions and essential access for disabled residents, the emergency services and various council services such as maintenance and street works coordination. It would also seek to address traffic congestion and bus service delays on Hackney Road. More detail on each of the options for Old Bethnal Green Road area and Weavers can be found here:


Option 2: Retain the current scheme

This option is for no changes to be made to the area. For some parts of the area, the Liveable Streets scheme has largely been successful in reducing traffic levels and improving the public realm in a way that makes it safer for walking and cycling. Traffic levels show the streets in the area which have benefitted from reduced traffic. These include streets that are close to some of the schools in the area. The data also shows that traffic levels have fallen for the area as a whole. The pocket park on Old Bethnal Green Road and new public realm on Columbia Road have resulted in significant improvements to the look and feel in those areas with new planting, trees and seating.

Clarification on Pollard Row/Pollard Street Proposals

This is section seeks to clarify one of the questions sent in our consultation document for transport changes to the Old Bethnal Green Road Area.

Retention of the closures on Pollard Row and Pollard Street and creation of a new public realm in the area with new seating, planting and trees. This is the retention of a closure to northbound traffic on Pollard Row (at the junction of Ivimey Street) and a closure to traffic travelling eastbound on Pollard Street (at the junction with Pollard Row). The plans on page 6 of the consultation document also propose the removal of closures that currently restrict westbound traffic on Pollard Street and southbound traffic on Pollard Row.

In the document we have set out plans for Pollard Row and Pollard Street which are also shown above.

Option 1 covers both retention and removal of closures in this area

The question in the paper survey on pager 2 refers to these proposals and references retention of closures on Pollard Row and Pollard Street as part of Option 1.

Q. Retention of the closures on Pollard Row and Pollard Street, and creation of a new Public Realm in the area with new seating, planting and trees

For clarity the question is asking if you agree, disagree or are neutral regarding the new traffic arrangements in the plan i.e. both the retention and removal of closures as part of a revised scheme.

This question is referring to the retention of

  • closures to northbound traffic on Pollard Row (at the junction of Ivimey Street)
  • closures to traffic travelling eastbound on Pollard Street (at the junction with Pollard Row)

To clarify, the plans also propose the removal of closures that currently restrict:

  • westbound traffic on Pollard Street
  • southbound traffic on Pollard Row

Clarification will be added to the online version of the question. Apologies for any confusion caused.

The deadline for responses will be 12 February 2023. Have your say:

  1. Hard copy and send via post in the freepost envelope provided to addresses within each scheme area
  2. Online surveys for Weavers and Old Bethnal Green Road consultations. Residents and businesses who receive a paper copy of the survey should use the response reference code on the survey

Using your response reference number

All paper surveys sent out to addresses within the consultation boundary will have a response reference code for each address to be used for online responses if that is your chosen method of response. This code is for the household and can be used for responses from each member of the household.

Page last updated: 12 Feb 2023, 11:59 PM