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Resident's parking and parking permits

Residents' parking permits

Information about residents' parking permits, plus motorcycle bays in the borough.

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New residents

Find out about parking permits for residents new to the Royal Borough.

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Report a fraudulent permit holder

What to do if you think someone is using a resident's parking permit they are not entitled to.

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Bevington Road open space

Details about the improvements to Bevington Road open space.

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Extended Sunday parking in Knightsbridge

Extended Sunday parking in Knightsbridge during December.

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Residents' parking permit fees and charges

Information about the current fees and charges for residents' parking permits.

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Personalised disabled parking bays

If you have a Purple Badge and are unable to walk more than 50 metres, you can apply for a...

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Doctors' bays permit fees and charges

Information about fees and charges for doctors' bays permits.

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Parking for residents with hidden disabilities

As of 30 August 2019, the Disabled Persons Blue Badge criteria allows residents with hidden...

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COVID-19: Parking, permits and streets

Information about parking near hospitals, permit renewals and online applications.

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Renew a resident's parking permit

You can renew a resident's parking permit online, in person or by post.

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Antique dealer permit fees and charges

Information fees and charges for antique dealer parking permits.

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Car club permits fees and charges

Information about fees and charges for car club permits.

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Parking with your permit

Information on where you can park in the borough with a resident's parking permit.

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Apply for a resident's parking permit

Information on how to apply for a resident's parking permit.

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Parking permit prices and refunds

Find out about parking permit fees and how to get a refund if you no longer need a permit or if you...

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Eligibility criteria

Information on who is eligible for a resident's parking permit.

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Temporary or Permanent Change of Vehicle Registration

Information on replacing your parking permit if you change your vehicle, number plate or personal...

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Parking permit appeals process

Information on the parking permit appeals process if you have been refused a permit or disqualified...

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Documents required for application of parking permit

Find out what documents you need to apply for a resident's parking permit.

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Disabled parking for residents

Our Purple Badge scheme for disabled residents runs alongside the Government's Blue Badge scheme.

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Doctors parking permits and bays

Information on doctor's parking and doctors' parking bays including who is eligible and how to...

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Parking Permit Calculator

Information and guidance on the new parking permit prices coming into force April 2021.

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Visitor parking and pay-by-phone

Guide to parking

If you are visiting the borough, find out where and when you can park and how much it costs.

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PayByPhone

PayByPhone is a quick and secure way to pay for parking. Find out more including how to register.

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Disabled parking for visitors

Information on the Blue Badge scheme which does not apply in central London and the benefits a Blue...

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Bank holiday parking

Information about parking on bank holidays in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Electric vehicles

Find out where you can charge your electric vehicle in the borough.

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Waiting and loading

Find out about waiting and loading restrictions in the borough.

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Car clubs

Information on the car club schemes happening independently in the borough

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Suggest a new Blue Badge bay

Suggest a location for new Blue Badge disabled parking bays.

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Transport and highways fees and charges

Information about the fees and charges for highways and public lighting.

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Manage your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)

Ways to pay a parking fine, challenge a ticket or make a formal representation against a notice to...

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Parking penalty charges

If you are charged with a parking penalty, the fee will depend on how serious the parking...

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Parking enforcement and vehicle removal

Find out what to do if you have received a Penalty Charge Notice (PCN), or your vehicle has been...

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Help with your Penalty Charge Notice (PCN)

If you receive a penalty charge notice, you can challenge it or make a representation against a...

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Parking reports

Our annual parking report sets out important facts and figures about our parking enforcement...

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Representation against a Vehicle Removal

Only use this form if no more than 28 days have passed since you paid to have your vehicle released.

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Parking suspensions

Parking suspensions

Find out when you need apply for a parking suspension.

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Apply for a suspension

Find out how to apply for a parking suspension including how much notice you need to give and...

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Submit online parking suspension

Apply for a parking suspension using our online form.

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Suspension costs

Find out the cost to suspend a parking bay.

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Extend a suspension

If you need to extend a suspension, send us a written request by 3pm on the working day before it...

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Search suspension

You can check online for information on parking suspensions booked in any road of the Royal Borough...

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Yellow line dispensations

Find out when you can apply for a yellow line dispensation, how to apply and costs.

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Terms and conditions

Parking bay suspension information and terms and conditions.

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Pay for a suspension

We need to receive full payment before we can approve a suspension request.

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Parking suspensions fees and charges

Information about the current fees and charges for parking suspensions.

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Parking dispensation fees and charges

Information about the current fees and charges for parking dispensations.

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Managing traffic and transport

Borough-wide 20mph speed limit

Information on plans for a borough-wide 20 mph speed limit as part of our Covid-19 response Active...

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Managing traffic

Information on managing traffic in the borough including initiatives to encourage active and...

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Mobile lifting operations licence

Information about mobile lifting operation licences including costs, how to apply and separate...

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Mobile Lifting Operation (MLO) Application Form

Apply for a licence to carry out a Mobile Lifting Operation on the public highway

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Temporary traffic orders

Information about temporary traffic orders including costs, conditions and how to apply.

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Temporary Traffic Order (TTO) Application Form

Apply for a Temporary Traffic Order using our online application form

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Travel plans

How we work with local schools and businesses to reduce traffic, improve air quality and encourage...

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Car clubs

Information on the car club schemes happening independently in the borough

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Electric vehicles

Find out where you can charge your electric vehicle in the borough.

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Policies and strategies

Policies and plans relating to transport and highways including the core strategy.

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Traffic Management Orders

Information about traffic orders including a search tool for recent and under consultation orders.

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Local Implementation Plan

Information about the updated Local Implementation Plan which supports the Transport Strategy...

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Latest Local Implementation Plan (LIP)

The Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea's Third Local Implementation Plan

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Public transport

Information about public transport which serves the borough including London Underground, trains,...

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Highways advice for builders

Builders working on the highway need related permits and licences in place before they start work.

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Licences and site layout

Advice for builders on licences and site layout to minimise the impact on the highway.

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Kensal Portobello Crossrail Station

Information about Crossrail 1 and a station at Kensal

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Golborne Road Consultation

Information on the Golborne Road consultation for improvements to the road including files for...

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Sloane Street

Read about the extensive improvements we are making to Sloane Street.

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Ladbroke Grove Improvements consultation

Consultation on Improvements to Ladbroke Grove

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Fulham Road / Beaufort Street / Drayton Gardens

Information on the pedestrian Improvement traffic lights at Fulham Road / Beaufort Street / Drayton...

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Old Brompton Road / Drayton Gardens / Bina Gardens

Information on the pedestrian Improvement traffic lights at Old Brompton Road / Drayton Gardens /...

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King’s Road / Beaufort Street

Information on the pedestrian Improvement traffic lights at King’s Road / Beaufort Street.

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Carrying out works in the borough

What to consider when carrying out works in the borough.

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Road layout and highway status enquiry fees and charges

Information about the current fees and charges for road layout and highway status enquiries.

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Road traffic regulation fees and charges

Information about the current fees and charges for road traffic regulation.

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Search Traffic Management Orders

Search for Traffic Management Orders.

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Pedestrian Improvements at traffic lights in Chelsea – consultation

The Council is proposing to improve pedestrian facilities at the following three traffic signal-...

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Roads and pavements

Maintaining roads and pavements

Information on our programme to maintain roads and pavements in the borough.

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Roadworks

Information on road and street works taking place in the borough including utility companies'...

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Temporary structures

How to apply for a licence for a temporary structure licence or to store materials or plant,...

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Abandoned vehicles

Information about penalties for abandoning a vehicle on the public highway.

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Street lighting

Information about street lighting design in the borough.

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Highway status enquiries

Information about full land charge searches, CON29 enquiries and highway status enquiries.

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Advice for scaffolders

Advice for scaffolders working in Kensington and Chelsea.

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Section 58 restrictions

Information about Section 58 notices which are served on all statutory undertakers who dig up roads...

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Highways enforcement

Our Highways Enforcement Team deal with highways obstructions (not parking) and temporary...

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Managing construction traffic

Information about submitting a Construction Traffic Management Plan (CTMP) for parking availability...

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List of streets

A list of streets in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.

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Dropped kerbs

Dropped kerbs help wheelchair and mobility scooter users.

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Apply for a highway excavation licence

How to apply for a licence to lift the footway and make a temporary excavation, including licence...

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Apply for a skip permit

Apply for a skip permit, information about using skips and how to request a parking bay suspension.

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Cost of fees

Fees for skip permits, temporary structure and plant and material licences.

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CTMP guidance

Information about Construction Traffic Management Plans including guidance notes and a pro-forma.

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Highways licences

Find out which highways licence you need to apply for if you want to use the public highway for...

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Idling Engines- Don’t Be Idle

It is an offence to leave the engine running when your vehicle is parked.

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Junior road safety

Information about promoting road safety in primary schools through the Junior Travel Ambassador (...

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Maximum fines

damaging a road - £1000 plus the cost of the repair

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Privacy Notice for Parking Services

Important information about your privacy and how we process your information.

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Roadworks fines

Information about maximum fines for offences on public highways. This includes placing a skip on...

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Scaffolding, hoardings, barriers and temporary crossovers

Information on temporary structure regulations including scaffold (conditions 1 to 6) and gantry (...

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Roadworks - Frequently asked questions

Roadworks - Frequently asked questions

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Road safety

Information and guidance on road safety including our road safety strategy.

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Streetscape Guide

About the Council's Streetscape Guide

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The Exhibition Road Project

The Exhibition Road project was completed on 8 December 2011, changing a confusing and unwelcoming...

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Carrying out works in the borough

What to consider when carrying out works in the borough.

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Oversailing Licence

Any structure which permanently overhangs the public highway must be licensed in accordance with ...

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Requesting a bench

How to request the palcement of a bench on the highway.

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Sloane Street - Keeping you informed

Sloane Street - Keeping you informed

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Sloane Street consultation

Information about our consultation to improve Sloane Street.

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Sloane Street - What are we doing?

Sloane Street - what are we doing?

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Sloane Street - Programme

Sloane Street - programme

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Sloane Street - Frequently asked questions

Sloane Street - Frequently asked Questions

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Street Cleaning

Street cleaning services

Information about our Street Cleaning Services and how to report a complaint.

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Winter maintenance

What we do to keep streets clear in winter and what you can do to help.

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Cleaner streets

How we work to keep streets clean, and what you can do to help

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Graffiti and fly posting

Graffiti and Fly-posting Initiative The graffiti and fly-poster team

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Love Clean Streets

Love Clean Streets is an award winning mobile and cloud based service. Citizens can report...

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Education

Evidence tells us that the majority of graffiti is carried out by young males between the ages of...

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Graffiti and fly-poster team

The Graffiti and Fly-poster team are based in the Conservation and Design section of the Planning...

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Graffiti and fly-poster removal

The best way of reducing graffiti and further acts of vandalism is by removing it as quickly as...

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Graffiti contacts

The Council cannot remove graffiti and fly-posters for property owned by privately owned street...

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Graffiti and the law

Graffiti is criminal damage under the Criminal Damage Act 1971

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Prevention

Those who write graffiti and erect illegal posters look for ideal sites to display their tags and...

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Accessible Transport

Disabled parking for visitors

Information on the Blue Badge scheme which does not apply in central London and the benefits a Blue...

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Disabled parking for residents

Our Purple Badge scheme for disabled residents runs alongside the Government's Blue Badge scheme.

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Disabled Parking Fraud

Information on disabled badge fraud and how we're tackling it

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Freedom Pass

Information on the two types of Freedom Pass which are only available to people who are resident in...

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Taxicards

The Taxicard scheme offers subsidised travel in licensed vehichles to London residents who have...

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Community Transport

Information on the different options available to help you get out and about.

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Disabled parking for residents

Our Purple Badge scheme for disabled residents runs alongside the Government's Blue Badge scheme.

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Suggest a new Blue Badge bay

Suggest a location for new Blue Badge disabled parking bays.

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Cycling and walking

Cycle parking

Find out where you can safely secure your bike in the borough.

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All ability cycling club

Our free cycle training sessions are open all abilities and needs.

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Santander Cycles

Hire bikes in London with Santander Cycles. You don’t need to book in advance and can pay daily or...

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Car Free Day 2019

On 22 September 2019, London will be celebrating World Car Free Day and The Royal Borough will be...

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Cycle maintenance courses

Information about bicycle maintenance including free courses at beginner and intermediate levels if...

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Cycle training

We provide free cycle training to adults who live, work or study in the borough.

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Two-way cycling in one way streets

The Royal Borough's initiative for two way cycling in one way streets

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Dr Bike sessions

Get your bicycle tuned up for free at Dr Bike sessions in Notting Hill, Kensington and Chelsea.

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Cycle routes

Find out about quietway cycle routes in the borough and our plans to create more.

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Cycling grid routes

Download Central London Cycling Grid routes that run through the borough.

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Try Before You Bike Scheme

Hire a bike with the simple and affordable Try Before You Bike Scheme

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Cycling Grid consultation (from Brompton Cemetery to Exhibition Road)

Detailed plans of the Brompton Cemetery to Exhibtion Road route.

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Cycling Grid consultation (from Dovehouse Street to St Leonard’s Terrace)

Detailed plans of the proposed Dovehouse Street to St Leonard's Terrace route.

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Harrington Gardens to Bayswater Road

Information about plans for Harrington Gardens to Baywater Road quietway cycle route.

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Implemented Quietway cycle routes

Detailed plans for the 'Quietway' cycle routes across the borough.

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Kensington High Street to Notting Hill Cycleway Consultation

About the consultation on a new cycle route, linking Kensington High Street to the cycle route...

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Mitre Lane to Ledbury Road

Information about the quietway cycle route from Mitre Lane to Ledbury Road.

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Pembridge Square to Meanwhile Gardens Cycle Route Consultation

We are consulting on a new cycle route from Pembridge Square to Meanwhile Gardens until 29 March...

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Kensington High Street Cycle Scheme

As part of post COVID-19 recovery measures, the Council is introducing experimental with-traffic-...

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School Streets

A School Street is a road, or section of road, outside a school that becomes a pedestrian and cycle...

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School Street Trial: All Saints Catholic College

Information on the school streets consultation for All Saints Catholic College

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School Street Trial: Fox Primary and Hawkesdown House Schools

Information on the school streets consultation for Fox Primary and Hawkesdown House Schools

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School Street Trial: Marlborough Primary School

Information on the school streets consultation for Marlborough Primary School

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School Street Trial: Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

Information on the school streets consultation for Holy Trinity Church of England Primary School

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RBKC cycleway consultation - Shepherd's Bush to Notting Hill

Making cycling safe and easy for all.

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School travel initiatives

If your school has a valid travel plan in place, you can take advantage of a wide range of exciting...

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TfL's STARS Scheme

STARS stands for Sustainable Travel: Active, Responsible, Safe; and is designed to promote and...

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School travel plans

A school travel plan demonstrates a school’s commitment to improving local road safety and air...

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STARS events and key dates

Training and celebration events that are hosted by TfL and the Royal Borough separately.

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Small grant funding

If your school has a valid travel plan in place, you could be eligible to receive a small grant of...

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Road safety engineering

Information about casualty data for the Royal Borough and how to request road safety improvement...

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Training opportunities and courses

If your school is engaged with the STARS scheme and has a valid travel plan in place, you can...

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Sustainable Travel Strategy

About the council's Sustainable Travel Strategy

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