School Streets co-design

School Streets Co-design Projects

Hounslow Council is partnering with the charity, Sustrans to develop and test community-led designs that propose some physical changes to the space, to create nicer places to spend time in around two schools in the borough. To do this, we are working with young people, the school community and local residents to reimagine the space together.

Thank you for participating in Test phase and the project to date, stay tuned for the report and next steps which will be published here in due course.

Where will this be taking place?

Ivybridge Primary School in Isleworth and Strand on the Green Infant and Junior Schools in Chiswick will be taking part in the project. School Street measures have been operational on Brooks Lane since 2004 and were introduced on the cul-de-sac section of Summerwood Road in 2020. Both schools are Gold accredited by TfL under the Travel for Life programme for their commitments to active and sustainable travel.

Discover Phase update – September/October

The first stage of this process, the “Discover” stage, was focused on understanding the current opportunities and challenges in the respective project areas.

During the first half-term, a number of engagement events were held at both schools to meet the local community, school staff and families. The project team facilitated a series of events to engage with a wide cross section of the community. This included an online residents meeting, an online perception survey, a pop-up stall outside the school, and a workshop with pupils.

To celebrate World Car-Free Day on 22 September, a Play Street was also hosted at both locations. The streets outside of the schools were closed to vehicular traffic beyond the usual School Street hours to provide space and time for crafts, play, music, and games. Local stakeholders were invited to come along and enjoy the afternoon with their families. Additionally, the children had the opportunity to take part in a co-design activity and vote for the changes they would like to see to the street. Their contributions will be considered alongside the 200+ responses received via the online perception survey which closed on 20 October.

Pupil Voting Activity

Strand on the Green Play Street

Ivybridge Healthy Streets Design Check

Co-design Phase update – November/December

The second stage of the process, the ‘Co-design’ phase was focused on working with the community to consider design solutions to the main issues highlighted to us at the 'Discover' stage.

We held several engagement events, some focused on school children and others aimed at local residents, school staff and parents. We used interactive engagement boards to explore various design options for different ‘zones’ of the school street with all stakeholders (see photos below). Additionally, we held a whole school co-design day at Ivybridge Primary School and Strand on the Green Junior School where every pupil had the chance to show and tell us their ideas for the school street. Bio-diversity workshops were also held with select pupils at all three schools to consider how we can improve greening and attract wildlife.

In total, 11 different engagement events were held between 22^nd November and 12^th December across the two School Streets.

Engagement at Strand Christmas Fair

Whole school co-design day

Pop-up at Ivybridge Primary

What’s next?

We are now about to begin the third stage of the project, Test. After collating and analysing all the feedback received to date, we are ready to present an initial design proposal for each school to hear what the two communities think. We will be showcasing a concept design at our ‘Test’ event to get your input before we develop the plans further.

The Test stage will be complete by the end of March 2024. Following these showcase events, the designers will be using community feedback to refine the plans further. The council will then run a formal consultation process which will provide another opportunity to input and comment on the proposals later in the school year. We will keep you updated on further details closer to the time via correspondence and this webpage.

You can also find the ‘Discover’ and ‘Co-design’ reports from the last two stages of the project on the righthand side of this page for further information on the findings and milestones to date.

An overview of the project timeline is set out in the table below:

Further updates will be available here as the project develops.

Get in touch

For any questions about the co-design projects at Ivybridge or Strand on the Green, please email STA@hounslow.gov.uk.

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