Pothole update

We promised that we would check local roads after winter had finished.

We reported the following potholes for repair:

• On Drewstead Road – between Woodbourne Avenue and Hoadly Road

• At the junction of Broadlands Avenue and De Montfort Road

• On Conyers Road – between Fairmile Avenue and Babington Road

• Outside Whinfell Close on Riggindale Road

• At the top of Moorcroft Road

• At the junction of Woodbourne Ave and Steep Hill

• Outside 11, 55, 114 and 144 Kingscourt Road

• Along Norfolk House Road and near the junction with Streatham High Road

• Outside 102A and 153 Gleneagle Road

• Outside 16 Blakemore Road

• At the bottom of Prentis Road at the junction with Garrad’s Road

Let us know if we have missed any that need sorting!

Increased crossing times for Streatham High Road

Three-quarters of British people over 65 struggle to cross the road at the very places that are meant to be safe for pedestrians – our signalised crossings. It’s a problem for tens of thousands of others as well, including people with mobility issues and parents with young children.

Local residents, including members of the Streatham Mum's Network, asked if we could help to make the crossings on Streatham High Road safer for pedestrians.

We asked Transport for London to improve four crossings near Kingscourt Road, Mount Ephraim Lane, Broadlands Avenue and Drewstead Road as part of the current High Road project. We are pleased to say that they have agreed to do this as part of the works to improve the central reservation.

The crossings will be upgraded including making them more accessible for users with disabilities and making crossing times longer.

We are supporting the current campaign by Living Streets to make crossing times longer throughout the local area.

Graffiti removed from Moorcroft Road, Mount Ephraim Lane and Broadlands Avenue

There seems to be quite a bit of tagging and other graffiti appearing in the area south of Streatham Hill. We sent pictures to Lambeth Council with the locations and asked them to remove it. We are pleased to say this has now been done in:

Mount Ephraim Lane:



Moorcroft Road:



Broadlands Avenue:

Cleaning of Broadlands Close (Broadlands Avenue)

Broadlands Close it seems is being neglected by Lambeth Council when it comes to cleaning.

There is a lot of debris from the tree in the middle of the Close including small branches/ twigs and leaves. It looks as if they have been there for quite a while, are wet and very slippery. We have asked for the close to be cleaned and regular cleaning to be ongoing in the Close. This seems to be a problem in other Close's such as Tarrington Close off Garrad's Road, which also seems to have been neglected, although they should all be cleaned regularly.

[Update 25 Feb: The Close has now been cleaned]