Have your say on Sustainable Streets proposals for your area

**This article was amended on 24/07/25 to revise the deadline and event information.**

Residents and businesses are being asked what they think of new plans to make our streets greener, safer, and more sustainable. 

We’re consulting on proposals for Sustainable Streets in the areas of Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Plumstead, Shooters Hill, Thamesmead West, and Woolwich. We want feedback from residents and businesses by 30 September 2025. 

There were more than 3,000 responses from residents and businesses to the council’s initial survey in February 2025, which called for feedback on local traffic and parking issues in each area, and what they thought would make their street more sustainable. The information gathered has been used to inform the designs of what a Sustainable Street could look like in each the six areas. 

Sustainable Streets are a combination of controlled parking measures that prioritise parking for residents and businesses, alongside other street improvements such as safer road crossing points, electric vehicle charge points, secure cycle parking, car club bays, more street trees and other enhancements.  

Key findings from residents and businesses: 

• Parking congestion and road safety create daily challenges
• People are interested in switching to electric vehicles, but a lack of charging points and high costs are putting them off
• Cycling levels are low, with safety fears, inadequate bike storage, and insufficient cycling infrastructure discouraging use. 

What the council is proposing: 

• Car Club facilities
• Cycle storage hangars and dockless cycle bays
• Electric vehicle (EV) charge points
• Permit parking and pay and display bays
• Plus, new trees, safer road crossing points, and more 

Councillor Averil Lekau, Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Sustainability and Transport, said: “The Royal Borough of Greenwich is one of the fastest-growing boroughs in London. With more new development than ever before we need to make sure that our streets work for everyone, as well as responding to the climate emergency.  

“We’ve listened to residents and businesses and that feedback has shaped proposals for what Sustainable Streets could look like across Charlton, Kidbrooke and Blackheath, Plumstead, Shooters Hill, Thamesmead West, and Woolwich. Now we want to know what our residents think of the proposed designs. They can do this by going online, visiting a participating library, or coming to a Woolwich Town Hall event, by 30 September 2025. 

“If introduced, Sustainable Streets will prioritise residents and businesses to help travel in cleaner and greener ways, while making parking more accessible. Improving the borough’s infrastructure is key to addressing those points, and installing more electric vehicle charging points will help residents switch to more sustainable vehicles. Likewise, having better access to cycle hangars will also encourage people to choose two wheels to travel on rather than four.  

“Parking permit schemes help manage parking demand and can offer better parking access to homes and shops. If revenue is generated from the parking permits, it would be reinvested into transport and highway improvements across the borough, including subsidising Freedom Passes for older and disabled residents. Together, we can make our borough a greener, safer, and more sustainable place for all to enjoy.”    

How to take part  

Online: Visit royalgreenwich.gov.uk/sustainable-streets  

Libraries: Physical maps and feedback forms will be available at: Woolwich Centre Library, Charlton House Library, Plumstead Centre Library, Slade Centre Library, Thamesmere Library and Blackheath Library.  

Community Feedback Events 

Town Hall events in Woolwich will be held: 

• Monday 11 August, 6pm to 7:30pm (Woolwich)
• Tuesday 12 August, 6pm to 7:30pm (Charlton)
• Wednesday 13 August, 6pm to 7:30pm (Kidbrooke & Blackheath)  
• Tuesday 19 August, 6pm to 7:30pm (Thamesmead West)
• Wednesday 20 August, 6pm to 7:30pm (Shooters Hill)   
• Thursday 21 August, 6pm to 7:30pm (Plumstead) 

Online webinar: Thurs 7 Aug, 6pm to 7.30pm, MS Teams, Mon 29 September, MS Teams (you can sign up for the August webinar by following: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/7August-SustainableStreets-webinar, you can sign up for the September webinar by following: royalgreenwich.gov.uk/29September-SustainableStreets-webinar)

What happens next 

Your feedback on the proposed designs, as well as parking surveys and feedback from the emergency services, will help develop and refine the proposals. There will be further stage of statutory consultation where you can formally support or object to the proposals. A final decision will then be referred to the Council’s Cabinet Member for Climate Action, Environment and Transport, Cllr Averil Lekau, to decide if the schemes should be implemented or not. 

Your voice matters. Please take part.