Brentford to Syon Park walking and cycling improvements

Proposals

Please watch the video below to see a fly through of the changes we are proposing:

This is the first phase of a set of improvements along Brentford High Street, London Road and Hounslow High Street between Brentford and Hounslow town centres.

We consulted on our initial ideas between 5 January and 16 February 2022 and are currently developing proposals for the rest of the route from Syon Park to Hounslow Town Centre which we will consult on in the future.

Our proposals affect the section of Brentford High Street and London Road from Alexandra Road to Beech Avenue. The principal changes we are proposing:

• New protected cycle lanes in both directions along Brentford High Street between Alexandra Road and Beech Avenue.
• New and improved pedestrian crossings along the route, making it easier for people to cross the street.
• Changes to the layout of four bus stops
• Changes to make the area feel more pleasant and help it adapt to climate change. We are working with the London Borough of Hounslow to identify potential space for trees, rain gardens, and sustainable drainage systems

Our traffic modelling suggests some minor increases in journey times for general traffic on the route, while bus journey times should remain broadly the same or even to improve.

We have explained the changes in more detail in the How it impacts you section.

Why?

CGI showing junction of Brentford High Street/Commerce Road We have been working closely with Hounslow Council on a project to encourage walking and cycling between Hounslow and Brentford town centres.

Our proposals are in line with our Vision Zero strategy which aims to eradicate deaths and serious injuries from our roads.

The proposals for this scheme have been designed according to our Healthy Streets approach, which aims to make London a safer, healthier and greener place to live and travel.

How it impacts you

On this page we list the changes we are proposing to make along Brentford High Street between Alexandra Road and Beech Avenue.

On this page we list the changes we are proposing to make along Brentford High Street between Alexandra Road and Beech Avenue. You can also find out more about potential impacts for traffic in our Frequently Asked Questions.

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Improvements for walking and cycling

• At the junction of Half Acre with Brentford High Street, wider crossing points would be provided, including facilities to help cyclists safely travel to and from Half Acre
• Commerce Road: a wider crossing with traffic lights would be provided on the western arm of the junction, and an improved crossing on the northern arm of the junction (by the Holiday Inn Hotel) to enable pedestrians to cross the road here more quickly in one go, without having to wait in the middle of the road
• Changes are proposed at the following side-road junctions to slow traffic and give priority to cyclists and pedestrians: Half Moon Close, Field Lane, Brent Lea, Augustus Close, Tallow Road, Market Place, Catherine Wheel Road and Dock Road. At all these junctions, the road would be raised above the level of the main road to slow turning traffic and highlight the presence of cyclists and pedestrians. At Half Moon Close, Augustus Close, Catherine Wheel Road the road would also be narrowed, and additional pavement space provided

Improvements for cycling

• New protected cycle lanes in both directions along Brentford High Street between Alexandra Road and Beech Avenue
• The proposals would extend Cycleway 9 from Alexandra Road by Brentford County Court to Beech Avenue
• The Toucan crossing will be modified at Half Moon Close, with the island removed to make space for the protected cycle lanes. A shared use footway would connect the cycle lanes at Half Moon Close with Cycleway 40
  
  
• Bus stop bypassesto be provided at the following locations:
  • ‘Market Place' bus stop westbound (BN)
  • ‘Market Place' bus stop eastbound (BL)
    
    
• At the following bus stops the cycle lanes will run at the back of the pavements, behind the bus stops, to avoid trees at the following locations:
  • 'Brent Lea’ bus stop westbound. Pedestrians would be able to avoid crossing the cycle lane by using the pavement outside the row of shops at 35-41 London Road
  • ‘Brent Lea’ bus stop eastbound which will be moved 52 metres westwards. Pedestrians would cross the cycle track at new pedestrian crossings
• Advanced stop lines (ASLs) to allow cyclists to get ahead of vehicles at the traffic lights at Half Acre (southbound) and Commerce Road (Southbound)
  
  
• An existing loading bay on the southern side of the High Street would be moved slightly west to make room for the cycle lane and complement the Ballymore development. Currently the bay is directly opposite Market Place: it would be moved further west between Market Place and Tallow Road
  
  
• Four parking bays on the north side of the road between Market Place and Half Acre would be retained with the remainder removed to create space for the cycle lane
• The carriageway on Brentford Bridge would be slightly narrowed to make space for the new cycle lanes

CGI showing view of cycle lanes behind bus stops 

Improvements for pedestrians

• Pavements would be widened along the southern side of the high street as part of Ballymore’s works, between Timber Wharf Path/Thames Walk, and Augustus Close

Changes for buses

• The pedestrian crossing to the east of Market Place would be moved about 10 metres west to allow more room for the 'Market Place' bus stop westbound (BN)
  
  
• Eastbound bus lanes would be removed between Field Lane and Commerce Road, and between Market Place and Half Acre, to make space for the cycle lanes

Other changes to support the proposals

• At the junction of Brentford High Street with Half Acre, two traffic lanes in each direction would be retained on all arms of the junction
  
  
• Changes to make the area feel more pleasant and help it adapt to climate change.  We are working with the London Borough of Hounslow to identify potential space for trees, rain gardens, and sustainable drainage systems
   

Changes outside of our scheme proposals

There are changes at the junction of Tallow Road, which will no longer be a signalised junction and will operate as a priority give-way junction. This has been agreed between Hounslow Council and Ballymore as part of the Town Centre redevelopment.
 

Equalities Impact Assessment

Our Equality Impact Assessment (EqIA) identifies:

• The affects these proposals could have on people
• How we propose to minimise any negative impacts

After we’ve considered all comments, the EqIA will be reviewed and may be updated.

We use the EqIA to help us decide if, and how, we should proceed with these proposals.

More Information

We will be holding two drop-in events at the Digital Dock, 205 Brentford High Street, London TW8 8AH:

• Tuesday 6 August (15:00 - 19:00)
• Saturday 17 August (09:30 - 13:30)

This will give you an opportunity to get further information about the proposals and provide your thoughts and feedback, to allow us to consider your views.

If you are unable to make this date and time and would like to discuss the proposals further with us, please get in touch and we can respond to your queries directly.

• Email: haveyoursay@tfl.gov.uk
• Telephone: 020 3054 6037 to leave your name and contact number and we will call you back. Please quote ‘Brentford Syon Park' when leaving your message.

We have also provided the following information to help you respond:

Accessible Information

We want to make sure everyone is able to take part in our consultations. To help make it accessible to everyone we have provided:

Tell us your views

You can reply by completing our survey, which should take no more than 10 minutes to complete or if you are short on time, you can submit a quick response.

The closing date for comments is 9 September 2024.

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Questions?

You can use our question tool during the consultation period. We will respond to your questions as soon as we can.

You can also contact us by email, via our telephone call back service (020 3054 6037) or in writing (FREEPOST TFL HAVE YOUR SAY)

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Latest news

Update 11 November 2024

Between 15 July and 9 September 2024, we consulted on walking and cycling improvements between Brentford and Syon Park along Brentford High Street between Alexandra Road and Beech Avenue.

We have now published our consultation report to explain the outcomes of the consultation. You can view it in the Documents section of this webpage. 

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