Layton Road / Ealing Road - Low Traffic Neighbourhood

This consultation closed on 1 December 2023, an update will be available shortly which will summarise the findings and next steps.

Layton Road / Ealing Road - Low Traffic Neighbourhood

As part of the ongoing three year Community Led Scheme programme, and further to the public consultation conducted in December 2022, ‘to restrict northbound traffic movements from Brook Lane North onto the Great West Road (A4)’, the London Borough of Hounslow has decided to uphold the objections received and to not progress those proposals.

Following discussions between local ward councillors and council officers, we are now consulting on an alternative proposal to close Layton Road at its junction with Ealing Road, using bollards to prevent access. Emergency service vehicles would be able to access from Ealing Road via a collapsible bollard

Details are shown on the following link: Plan of proposal, as well as on the plans found in the sidebar on this page.

What is the proposed scheme?

Closing Layton Road at its’ junction with Ealing Road would prevent through-traffic from using Layton Road to reach the A4 Great West Road. An arrangement such as this was recently implemented at Hounslow Road / The Vale, Feltham (as shown in the image below).

The council is committed to making our roads safer for everyone living, working and visiting the borough. These changes aim to create an environment that will not only prevent vehicles using Layton Road to reach the A4, but they will also help encourage more walking and cycling, improve air quality and reduce emissions within the local area. 

The following traffic management measure is proposed:

• Introduction of a point of no-entry at the Layton Road junction where it meets Ealing Road.
• Bollards would be installed to prevent access to Layton Road with a collapsible bollard to allow for emergency vehicles to access from Ealing Road. The footway is proposed to be converted to shared use for pedestrians and cyclist to improve cycle accessibility through the road closure.
• To facilitate the movement of articulated delivery lorries to Transteel (Units 2, 3 Layton Road) it would be necessary to make junction alterations at the Layton Road / Brook Lane North junction, and to convert 10 parking spaces (opposite the entrance to Transteel company), into 'no waiting and no loading' restrictions. 

Unlike a more traditional one-way road, the point of no-entry would only restrict traffic at that precise location, allowing two-way traffic on the rest of Layton Road. Please click on the ‘Plan of Proposals’ link mentioned above.

Some expected benefits of this proposal 

Improved road safety.

Reduced traffic speeds and traffic volumes (once traffic is unable to use Layton Road as a thoroughfare from Point A - Ealing Road to Point B - Great West Road) will improve road safety.

Improved neighbourly environment.

• A more peaceful community environment during the daytime and and even more beneficial at night-time. 
• Having less traffic also means less pollution outside residents’ doors.
• Reduced idling of engines, and litter from waiting cabs.

We're carrying out this consultation to hear your views on the proposals. We welcome your views and comments on these proposals by completing our short survey below. Please submit your responses by Friday 1 December 2023.

As the council are using a new consultation platform, you will need to complete a quick registration process first before submitting responses to our survey. 

You can also submit your comments to us in writing by email or post - please send any comments to us (quoting: 'Layton Road CLS') to the email at the top of this page, or by post to the following address:

Traffic, Transport and Parking
Hounslow House
7 Bath Road
Hounslow
TW3 3EB

The closing date for this consultation is Friday 1 December 2023.

Should you need this information in an alternative format, please email traffic@hounslow.gov.uk to request this.

Please note, that we are not able to respond directly to every respondent, but all feedback will be summarised and presented to your local councillors, along with our recommendations, for their consideration. We will update the consultation webpage with that information once a decision has been made.

What happens next

Following the end of consultation, feedback will be reviewed, and recommendations presented to Ward Councillors for a decision. This webpage will be updated with the outcome in due course.

Image of a similar measure introduced at Hounslow Road / The Vale in Feltham

 

Paper copies of all consultations and surveys are available. To request one, please email consult@hounslow.gov.uk or call 020 8583 2000.