Hounslow Council


Fromow's Corner and Arlington Gardens traffic improvements

The London Borough of Hounslow proposes to implement a traffic and pedestrian safety scheme at Fromow's Corner, at the southwest end of Turnham Green, and a separate scheme at the junction of Arlington Gardens and Sutton Lane North.

Fromow’s Corner

The proposals are:

  • Replacement of the 3.4m diameter mini-roundabout with a 4.0m diameter full roundabout with an additional 1.0m wide mountable ring, located approximately 3.0m northeast of the current roundabout.  At this new location it would slow all traffic and result in improved observance of the Highway Code - specifically preventing vehicles from cutting across the junction instead of traversing the roundabout.  In particular, Wellesley Road to Heathfield Terrace traffic would be slowed, and Heathfield Terrace to Sutton Lane North traffic (including route 27, 272 and E3 buses) would be better regulated.

  • A kerb build-out and raised entry treatment across Walpole Gardens for pedestrian safety.

  • An improved pedestrian refuge in the middle of Heathfield Gardens.

  • A new zebra crossing across Heathfield Terrace, 11.0m east of the centreline of Heathfield Gardens.

  • A new fence and removal of a short section of path on Turnham Green to prevent pedestrians crossing Heathfield Terrace at Fromow’s Corner, and a new pathway on the Green to direct them to the new zebra crossing.

In order to improve the functioning of the roundabout at its new location, ideally no traffic would enter the roundabout from Walpole Gardens. The Council therefore wishes to explore the possibility of converting Walpole Gardens into a one-way westbound street.

Arlington Gardens/Sutton Lane North

The proposals for this junction are:

  • Minor kerb adjustments and a raised entry treatment across Arlington Gardens, with a central island to provide a safer crossing across Arlington Gardens.

  • A refuge on Sutton Lane North to provide a safer crossing from Arlington Gardens to Turnham Green.

  • A short section of path to link the new crossing point to the nearest pathway within the Green.

A map of the scheme is available:

Key to plans

The plans are based on Ordnance Survey data, with all existing features shown in grey. Ordnance Survey data is approximate only.  Therefore, existing kerb lines and other key features have been site-surveyed by the Council's land survey team, and these accurately-surveyed lines are shown as red dashed lines.

The proposed features are shown in colour as follows:

  • Kerb lines and refuges etc  - blue

  • Road markings - black

  • Additional parking restrictions (yellow lines) - yellow

  • Raised entry treatment paving - light green

  • Tactile paving at controlled crossings - red

  • Tactile paving at uncontrolled crossings - yellow

Further information

Please follow this link to see further details about the proposed developments.

Consultation

Letters and plans were delivered to approximately 700 households and businesses in the local area on 30 September and 1 October.

A response form and reply-paid envelope was included.

If this material was not delivered to you, please respond by e-mail or by printing off the response form and posting or faxing it to:

Transport Planning & Policy
Street Management and Public Protection
London Borough of Hounslow
Civic Centre
Lampton Road
Hounslow
TW3 4DN.

E-mail: transportplanning@hounslow.gov.uk
Fax: 020 8583 5233.

Please note that we cannot usually provide individual replies to consultation responses, but please be assured that your views will be taken into account by the Area Committee in deciding whether to approve or modify the schemes.

Please note that the deadline for your response to this consultation is Tuesday 31 October 2006. The results of the consultation will be considered by the Area Committee on 6 December 2006.