(CLOSED) Harrow to Pinner Cycleway Improvement Scheme

Welcome to the Harrow to Pinner Cycleway Improvement Scheme engagement page.

London Borough of Harrow's engagement on our proposals for improvements for walking and cycling between Harrow town centre and Pinner will run for six weeks from 31st October to 23:59 on 11th December 2023. This consultation is now closed.

Introduction 

The London Borough of Harrow is seeking to improve choice in how residents travel. This includes making improvements for walking and cycling to key destinations to make it easier, safer, and more enjoyable to walk and cycle. The Harrow to Pinner Cycleway Improvement Scheme represents the first part of developing a Cycleway network across the borough accessible to as many as possible. This route runs from Harrow town centre to Pinner, via West Harrow and North Harrow stations.

We are delivering leaflets to addresses closest to the 3 mile (4.5km) route which provides an overview of the proposals. This on-line engagement page provides a fuller description and detailed plans of the route and further explains the current proposals.

We are seeking your views and suggestions on the improvements. A questionnaire is provided (please click on SURVEY below) for us to understand your views. We will also be running exhibitions including sessions where you can discuss the proposals with officers. More details on these in the Key Dates section (to the right).

The proposals are much more than just a cycle scheme and provide benefits to everyone, especially if you live locally and enjoy getting around your part of Harrow. We are seeking to improve connection from people's homes to some of our key centres and stations. Also improved links to schools, parks, places of worship, bus stops and other local destinations. They include significant public realm improvements and are for everyone who lives, works or studies nearby.

The proposals for the Harrow to Pinner route are broken down into four sections which are outlined in the Documents to the right of this introduction. We hope you like the proposals and see the benefits for all but welcome any feedback. We will consider all the feedback to see if there should be changes to the proposals and in making recommendations to the Portfolio Holder (a senior councillor) who makes decisions on the best way to proceed. 

You are welcome to provide feedback on the entire route, or any part of the scheme proposal you are most interested in.

The Harrow to Pinner Cycleway Improvement Route

We have divided the route into four sections so it is easier for people to comment on the sections of the route they are familiar with and use regularly. These are:

Section 1 - Harrow town centre to Blenheim Road, North Harrow - from Junction Road, Harrow, the pedestrian/cycle bridge, Vaughan Road, The Gardens, Blenheim Road to its junction with Imperial Drive;

Section 2 – North Harrow Centre - Imperial Drive, Station Road and Pinner Road through North Harrow;

Section 3 – Between North Harrow and Pinner centres - Woodlands, short section of Pinner Road, Melrose Road, Kingsley Road, Marsh Road and Cecil Park; and

Section 4 – Pinner - Marsh Road (from Cecil Road junction through Pinner) and Station Approach.

The main scheme proposals summary

Harrow town centre end: Lighting, signage and environmental improvements in coordination with main town centre project.

West Harrow: Tighter junction geometry, increased pavement areas, new greening features, at several junctions, by West Harrow station and Vaughan School and improved traffic calming to make roads safer and better for pedestrians and cyclist.

North Harrow: New parallel zebra crossing of Imperial Drive, continuous cycle track through North Harrow, relocated bus stop by station and renewed, improved pavements for pedestrian footway areas, tree planting and greening

Pinner: Clear continuous cycle tracks from the proposed 20mph zone in Cecil Park to Station Approach, new public realm scheme outside Jubilee Parade. New or revised parallel zebra crossing across Marsh Road and Station Approach. Renewed, improved pavements, rain garden and other greening.

How to find out more and tell us what you think

There is a description of the proposals in each of the four sections above which you can read by clicking on their link. They are accompanied by plans and illustrations of how the improvements might look. The Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) to the right provides more background information and explanation of what the various features proposed look like and responses to questions people often ask about similar schemes.

Once you have had a look at the proposals, we really would like to know what you think. We would welcome your feedback on the entire route, or any part of the scheme proposal you are most interested in. Please complete the online survey by following the SURVEY link before 11 December 2023.

If you require further clarification on the proposals or are unable to fill the survey on-line, please email transportation@harrow.gov.uk 

You can keep up to date with the project and find other transport related projects at www.harrow.gov.uk/road-maintenance-travel/current-projects-transport-streets

What happens next?

All the responses received will be analysed and presented firstly to the relevant local ward councillors for feedback, and then reported to the Portfolio Holder (PH) (senior councillor) who will make the final decision on how to proceed. Where practical we will make modifications so your feedback can improve the scheme proposals and so it reflects the needs of the local community. We will produce a summary of the results that we will feedback to everyone who took part setting out the results and how they have been used.

It is most likely that any scheme taken forward will need a statutory consultation stage, probably in the early part of 2024, needed to introduce any restrictions covering proposals like parking bays, parking & speed restrictions and traffic calming. This is a further opportunity to make representations about specific proposals. Consideration of the representations is a legal requirement and will take place before a final decision by the PH on an actual scheme to be built.