Chingford Road corridor

We are proposing a range of improvements along Chingford Road, covering approximately 1.2 km between Crooked Billet Roundabout and Forest Road, to make Chingford Road greener, safer and a more inviting place to be. 

We are planning on doing this by making it easier, safer and more convenient to walk, wheel, cycle and use public transport, which will help address concerns raised by residents around road safety and congestion on this key strategic route. The scheme will improve walking and cycling facilities, help increase bus reliability and introduce new and improved public spaces; increasing transport options and improving Chingford Road for people who live, work, or travel in the area. 

It’s vital for us to improve the area for walking, wheeling and cycling in particular, so we can reduce reliance on motor vehicles, lower emissions and encourage active lifestyles.

Our proposals for Chingford Road include: 

• Fully segregated, stepped cycle tracks on both sides of Chingford Road connecting Crooked Billet Roundabout to Farnan Avenue.
• At Farnan Avenue the cycle tracks will join up with the existing Cycleway along Farnan Avenue, providing connections to Forest Road, Walthamstow Central and Lea Bridge Road.
• Bus priority measures to enable buses, including Superloop services, to run smoothly and reduce delays. These include removal of parking between 9 and 31 Chingford Road, introducing no loading restrictions on Monday to Friday from 7am to 7pm on double yellow lines and changing all existing single yellow lines to double yellow lines along Chingford Road from the Crooked Billet Roundabout to Farnan Avenue, and between 9 and 31 Chingford Road. These improvements will make bus journeys faster and more reliable and mean buses won’t get stuck behind vehicles loading and unloading at peak times, improving the travel experience for everyone who relies on them.
• Continuous footways on most side roads to give people walking priority. Continuous footways are raised sections of pavement that continue across junctions to provide a smooth and uninterrupted surface for people walking.
• Upgrading existing pedestrian crossings to make it easier for people and cyclists to cross the road with:
  • A toucan crossing near Penrhyn Crescent
  • A signalised parallel (pedestrian and cycle crossing) near Cazenove Road
  • A signalised parallel crossing near Eversham Avenue 

A parallel crossing near Chandos Avenue

For more information on how these crossings will work, please see the plans in the ‘Useful documents’ section. 

• Public space improvements like pocket parks and planting to improve the look and feel of the area and increase greening, including on the corner of Chingford Road and Farnan Avenue.
• Wide bus stop bypasses with tactile paving and zebra crossings so people can easily exit the bus and cross the cycle path. 

To make space for these proposals, we need to remove or relocate some parking bays on Chingford Road, totalling a net loss of 28 parking bays. The largest changes would be: 

• 21 bays removed outside Sir George Monoux College and 12 bays added opposite the college
• 10 bays removed outside 9 Chingford Road and 31 Chingford Road. 

Our parking stress surveys indicate that the average utilisation of parking bays is around 60% on Chingford Road and there is sufficient capacity on the surrounding streets to accommodate the removal of parking. 

While we aim to retain trees wherever possible, three trees (outside 203 and 271 Chingford Road, and at the junction of Chingford Road and Farnan Avenue) will need to be removed to make space for the improvements. However, we are proposing a large amount of planting in other areas, including at the corner of Farnan Avenue and Chingford Road so there will be a net gain in greening.

We want to make sure the proposals reflect the needs of the local community, and we would like to have your feedback. Have your say on the plans by completing our survey by 17 November 2025. 

This short survey should take around five minutes to complete and will ask questions about your travel habits, your thoughts on the proposals, and any other comments or suggestions you have about traveling around the area.

To have your say, please complete our survey by one of the following ways: 

• Email enjoy@walthamforest.gov.uk or call 020 8496 5221 and leave a voicemail requesting a paper copy to be sent to you
• Complete the Chingford Road corridor online survey

We are also holding a public drop-in session where you can come and speak to the project team to find out more about the scheme and ask any questions you may have. 

This will be held at: 

• Saturday 15 November Walthamstow Library E17 7JN, 1pm to 3:30pm 

Once the consultation has closed, we will analyse all the responses we receive and use these to help shape final plans for Chingford Road. Your feedback will be crucial to improving active and sustainable transport connections in the area. We’ll aim to write to residents to share the survey results and next steps for the project in 2026. 

Thank you for taking part in the Chingford Road Corridor consultation. The survey is now closed.

We’ll review all feedback and share the next steps soon. Stay tuned for updates.

Consultation plans – October 2025

Chingford Road Illustrative masterplan (PDF)

If staff members are unavailable for any reason at 020 8496 3000, you may leave a telephone message requesting a call back from the Enjoy Waltham Forest Team.