The Mulberry House School Healthy School Street - Minster Road

The Commonplace engagement survey, which has been available on this page during the trial scheme, is now closed. Following the consultation we have decided to implement the changes permanently. You can read the monitoring report at the end of this page You can read the decision report here and this page will be updated shortly with more information on the final changes.

What was the issue on Minster Road?

The Mulberry House School on Minster Road suffered with parking issues, congestion, road danger and poor air quality outside the school, making it unsafe for the school community.

As 69% of households in Camden do not own a car and public transport capacity remains much lower than before the pandemic, we know that safe and easy walking, cycling and scooting routes are more important than ever. Supporting and encouraging those who are able to walk and cycle, by creating safer streets will ensure that there is more space available on public transport and on our roads for those who need it the most.

How have we responded to this challenge?

Minster Road outside The Mulberry House School is temporarily closed to traffic at school drop off and pick up times in the morning and afternoon. between 8:00am - 9:00am and 3pm - 4pm, Monday to Friday during term time only.

Exemptions for the scheme are available for residents and businesses on Princess Road, as well as for Blue Badge holders that require access. Other exemptions (including temporary or one off exemptions) may be agreed with the council on a case by case basis. In order to find out more about exemptions for the scheme, including how to apply, please visit www.camden.gov.uk/healthyschoolstreets. All previously agreed exemptions remain valid.

The Healthy School Street measures:

• makes the street outside school safer at the start and end of the school day
• discourages car journeys to school
• improves air quality in the vicinity of the school
• cuts down on traffic outside the school

You can find out more about this scheme on our website.