Air pollution and congestion cut as trials made permanent
The South Fulham Clean Air Neighbourhood consists of two areas to the east and west of Wandsworth Bridge Road.
After extensive trials, the East scheme was made permanent in December 2021, and the West scheme in March 2024.
The data shows that 15,000 fewer cars per days are using residential streets as cut-throughs in South Fulham.
In total, there is an estimated 1.9 tonnes reduction in climate-damaging carbon emissions and an estimated 1.35kg less deadly nitrogen oxide (NOx) polluting the air every day, bringing air quality improvements and health and climate benefits.
For full details of the traffic and air pollution reductions please read the Cabinet report of 4 March 2024.
All residents of H&F, wherever in the borough you live, can give free access through the cameras to as many visitors a day as you want.
All you need is a Resident Visitor Permit to book in friends, family, carers, deliveries and tradespeople using RingGo.
To support the local economy, H&F Council offers free business visitor access permits to enable shoppers, deliveries and staff to drive through the Clean Air Neighbourhood cameras.
Uber and Bolt private hire drivers are also allowed to go through the cameras to pick-up and drop-off passengers in the area.
As part of the Clean Air Neighbourhood programme urban designers are now working with residents and businesses to make the area greener and more attractive.
The aim is to provide cycleways and cycling facilities, better walkways for pedestrians, improve biodiversity, tackle flood risk, boost the local economy and enhance the physical and mental well-being of residents.
Taking control of your streets
The project has enabled residents to take control of local streets which had become flooded with traffic – 90 per cent of which was made up of out-of-borough motorists largely from Surrey, Hampshire and the A3 corridor.
The decades-old and seemingly unmanageable traffic problem in South Fulham has been made worse in recent years by increased use of satnav systems directing arterial road traffic to cut through narrow residential streets.
The project, which was developed by the council working with residents, uses the latest Automatic Number Plate Recognition technology to end this problem.
Map of South Fulham (west) Clean Air Neighbourhood
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Non-H&F registered drivers can enter and leave the area either via New Kings Road or enter and leave via Wandsworth Bridge Road.
Five cameras have been installed to discourage out-of-borough motorists from using our streets as cut-throughs. They are at:
- Broomhouse Lane (200 yards north of Daisy Lane)
- Hurlingham Road (at the junction with Edenhurst Avenue)
- Peterborough Road (on the side of 90 Clancarty Road)
- Ryecroft Street/Stokenchurch Street (at the junction with Perrymead Street)
- Studdridge Street (between Perrymead Street and Bowerdean Street).
Via New Kings Road, non-residents can drive on the following streets: Perrymead Street, Chipstead Street, Quarrendon Street, Chiddingstone Street, Bradbourne Street, Coniger Road, Peterborough Road (south as far as Sulivan Court), Broomhouse Road, Broomhouse Lane (until 200 yards north of Daisy Lane), Studdridge Street (east as far as Perrymead Street), Linver Road, Alderville Road, Cortayne Road, Ashington Road, Cristowe Road, Bettridge Road, Foskett Road, Ewald Road, Dolby Road, Grimston Road, Napier Avenue, Hurlingham Gardens, Ranelagh Avenue. Hurlingham Road is accessible via Grimston Road, Foskett Road or Ewald Road. Edenhurst Avenue is accessible via Ranelagh Avenue, Ranelagh Gardens is accessible via Napier Avenue.From Wandsworth Bridge Road, non-residents can drive on the following streets: Carnwath Road and Broomhouse Lane (until 200 yards north of Daisy Lane), Breer Street, Dymock Street, Hugon Road, Woolneigh Street, Friston Street, Narborough Street, Ashcombe Street, Beltran Road, Settrington Road, Clancarty Road, Daisy Lane, Sulivan Road, Peterborough Road (until just north of South Park), Studdridge Street (west as far as Bowerdean Street ), Bowerdean Street, Ryecroft Street (west until just before junction with Perrymead Street), and Stokenchurch Street (west until just before junction with Perrymead Street).
Monitoring sensors have been installed in the local area to capture traffic and pollution data. This provides further analysis of how the Clean Air Neighbourhood trial is impacting the local area. Examples of such sensors are loops in the road, smart cameras which count vehicle and pedestrian movements at junctions, ANPR and pollution sensors.
This map shows the Clean Air Neighbourhood project to the east of Wandsworth Bridge Road and how non-residents can avoid the cameras.
Map of South Fulham (east) Clean Air Neighbourhood
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Streets covered by the project remain freely open to all residents of H&F. The CAN only restricts the use of certain roads in South Fulham by out-of-borough residents. Those roads are:
Ninety-nine per cent of the area remains accessible for deliveries, contractors, carers and visitors without crossing any camera control points. The following information lays out how non-residents can access streets and avoid the cameras.
1. Access off New Kings Road
Avalon Road, Peterborough Villas, Bagleys Lane and Harwood Terrace (West) can all be accessed off the New King’s Road.
2. Access off Wandsworth Bridge Road (North)
Access via Cresford Road
Cresfold Road, Bagleys Lane (south), Acfold Road, Cheryls Court and Meldon Close.
Access via Bovingdon Road
Bovingdon Road, Acfold Road, Bagleys Lane (south), Cheryls Court and Meldon Close.
Access via Broughton Road
Pearscroft Road, Pearscroft Court and Sandilands Road.
3. Access off Wandsworth Bridge Road (south) and Townmead Road
Access via Oakbury Road
Oakbury Road, Cranbury Road, Hazlebury Road, Snowbury Road
Access via Rosebury Road
Rosebury Road, Hazlebury Road, Cranbury Road, Snowbury Road.
Access via Stephendale Road
Stephendale Road, Hazlebury Road, Broughton Road, Gilstead Road, DeMorgan Road, Hamble Street, Althea Street, Edenvale Street, Kilkie Street, Byam Street, Glenrose Street, Lindrop Street, Tynemouth Street, Elbe Street.
Access via Townmead Road
Townmead Road, William Morris Way, Bagleys Lane (south), Imperial Road (south), DeMorgan Road, Hamble Street, Althea Street, Edenvale Street, Kilkie Street, Byam Street, Glenrose Street, Lindrop Street, Tynemouth Street, Elbe Street.
All H&F residents can drive through cameras
The Clean Air Neighbourhood discourages out-of-borough motorists from using residential streets as commuter cut-throughs using smart technology cameras, and thereby reduces pollution and congestion.
The maps (above) shows how automatic number plate recognition cameras have been carefully positioned to stop non-H&F drivers using the most popular cut throughs between Wandsworth Bridge Road and New King’s Road and vice versa.
All residents of the borough with an H&F registered vehicle, wherever you live in the borough, can go through the Clean Air Neighbourhood cameras without penalty.
Friends, family, carers, deliveries and tradespeople from outside H&F can reach every single street without going through a camera. They just need to enter and leave the area via Wandsworth Bridge Road or enter and leave via New Kings Road. The cameras will only affect drivers who try to cut through from Wandsworth Bridge Road to New Kings Road, and vice versa.
All residents of H&F who have a Resident Visitor Permit can also book friends, family, carers, deliveries and tradespeople free access through the cameras by using RingGo.
Using RingGo to give your visitors free access
H&F residents can use RingGo to give their visitors free access through the cameras in three easy steps. You just need to register with the council for a Resident Visitor Permit, sign up with RingGo and, on the day, let RingGo know the registration number of your visitor’s vehicle.
1. Register for a Resident Visitor Permit at www.lbhf.gov.uk/rvp or by calling the hotline on 020 8753 3849.
2. Sign up to RingGo via its app or online at the RingGo website.
3. When you expect or have had a visitor, just enter their vehicle registration number with RingGo via its app or at www.myringgo.co.uk. You can do this up to midnight on the day they visit, even after they’ve left.
When using the app or online you can choose either to pay for your visitor’s parking (which will automatically allow them through the cameras) or just select the ”CLEAN access only” drop-down menu.
Hotline to book in visitors
Visitors can drive to any street and avoid the cameras. If for some reason your visitor still needs to pass a camera or does so by accident, the simplest and fastest way to book them in is through RingGo.
As we appreciate some residents don’t use apps or the internet, we have set up a dedicated seven-day hotline on 020 8753 3849 to give your visitors free access. You can also arrange to have a family member, carer or friend book on your behalf, please ask for details
We’re giving away eco-friendly, bamboo fridge magnets with the hotline number. To get yours, please call the hotline or email cleansouthfulham@lbhf.gov.uk, writing “fridge magnet” in the subject and giving your name and address.
Deal with Uber and Bolt on South Fulham cameras
We have worked with Uber and Bolt for over three years on a range of measures to ensure residents in the Clean Air Neighbourhood are picked up and dropped off at their homes. This has included:
- Upgrades to in-car navigation systems to enable drivers to reach all addresses without going through the cameras.
- Empowering residents to give drivers access through the cameras during a journey using the RingGo app.
- Guaranteeing no private hire vehicle driver will be fined if they provide details of the trip involving a drop off or pick up in the area.
In March 2024, we signed agreements with Uber and Bolt on a technical solution which allows their drivers to go through the South Fulham cameras without penalty to pick up and drop off residents.
Free access for shoppers, deliveries and staff
To support the local economy, H&F Council offers free business visitor access permits to enable shoppers, deliveries and staff to drive through the Clean Air Neighbourhood cameras.
With just a couple of clicks, firms can enter their visitors’ registration numbers to grant free access.
The permit is among a raft of measures being introduced in Clean Air Neighbourhoods to support a thriving local economy.
All H&F-based businesses can apply for the permit. Staff can use the RingGo App to input the registration number of their shopper, delivery or staff.
Or, where businesses prefer, H&F will provide free tablets so customers can input their own vehicle registration details.
To apply for the new business visitor access permit, please contact mark.fanneran@lbhf.gov.uk or visit new business visitor access to find out more.
Traffic reduction and air quality
To gain a better understanding of the effect of vehicle pollution on air quality we installed 56 air quality monitors in South Fulham. That is the highest density air quality monitoring network in Europe.
We have commissioned UK leading scientists at Imperial College London to review the data and develop their understanding of the impact of traffic reduction on the air we breathe.
This important research project would help inform how we can tackle toxic air not just in H&F but across London and beyond.
New look for South Fulham
On Wandsworth Bridge Road itself, plans to make the road a destination high street at the heart of the community are being implemented by urban designers working with local residents and businesses.
They will help transform the road by reducing congestion and pollution and creating a welcoming, clean and green place that puts people and businesses first.
The enhanced use of public space will make shop frontages and pedestrian areas more attractive to locals and visitors. Data suggests increased footfall can bring sales boosts to the local economy of 35 to 40 per cent.
As part of phase one improvements, surface dressing and parklet installation works will take place in August and September across the two “mini-town centres” between Ryecroft Street and Clancarty Road, and between Woolneigh Street and Hugon Road.
The anti-skid surfacing is made from buff-coloured bauxite. Along with the parklets, it will alter the perception of the motorist, creating a sense of road “narrowing” while emphasising pedestrian areas and enhancing safety.
A series of side street enhancements are also being planned this year which will see footway widening at junctions, new public seating with integrated planters, and additional shopper bays, cargo bike, e-bay and cycle parking.
A root and branch decluttering of the road will take place, replacing existing worn-out street furniture and unnecessary signage, posts and bollards with new enhanced furniture creating additional greenery, seating and social space.
Seven bike hangars have been installed in streets to the east with another seven in the pipeline, and new off-street loading bays will be installed to ease congestion on Wandsworth Bridge Road.
Investigations are also underway into upgrading the seven crossings on the corridor to improve safety for pedestrians and cyclists. The use of raised crossings, widened islands and contrasting surface dressings will further slow traffic and alter driving behaviour.
Longer term, we are working with Transport for London and Wandsworth Council on the necessary changes to both the New Kings Road junction and the Townmead, Carnwath and Wandsworth Bridge junction to prioritise safe pedestrian and cycle crossings.
Did you know…
Black cabs, buses, emergency vehicles and local H&F registered mini cabs automatically can go through the cameras without penalty.
Carers, healthcare workers and specialist services supporting H&F residents can register directly with the council for automatic free access through the cameras.
You can give free access through the cameras to as many visitors a day as you want.
Polluted air makes people ill, especially children. It is estimated that air pollution causes an average 82 deaths a year in our borough.
If your visitor stays overnight, you can book them in again the following day at any time up to midnight.
Borough access permit
If you are a resident but your vehicle is not registered to an H&F address or you do not need a residents parking permit (for example company, hire and courtesy cars or you live in car-free accommodation), please register for the project using the online form.
Apply for a borough access permit
A borough access permit will allow you to access the project area without penalty. Please note that this is not a residents parking permit and does not provide you with residential parking.
Contact us
Our customer services team is here to help:
Email: enquiries@lbhfparking.com
Call: 020 7371 5678
For businesses needing support please use our Clean air neighbourhood business support request form.
Frequently asked questions
Frequently asked questions about the east and west South Fulham Clean Air Neighbourhood projects.