Campaign Timeline

Study of Norwood Road, noting severance of Tulse Hill Station.

The local community petitioned to be included in the Junction Improvement Programme initiated by the Mayor of London. Aim to create an identity within the area, build a stronger community and make it place people want to visit.

The work to remove the Tulse Hill Gyratory gained momentum as part of a larger £7m project called StreetWorks, a unique approach to partnership working between the community led by Norwood Forum, with Lambeth Council and Transport for London.

Tulse Hill and West Norwood StreetWorks team publish their vision for Tulse Hill.

The favoured proposal was to part pedestrianise the eastern arm of the gyratory

Fatal accident brought forward safety improvement works to junction with Station Rise.

Presentation from TfL in 2018 Healthy Streets for London – Tulse Hill Gyratory.

Resources including funding reduced by Lambeth and TfL and Gyratory programme set aside from other planned works. Gyratory project becomes moribund.

StreetWorks programme restarted. Norwood Forum publishes Lambeth statement detailing commitment to the removal of gyratory, whilst recognising TfL financial situation (at the time no long-term funding settlement).

March – New community group formed ‘Residents Against the Gyratory’.

December – Walkabout organised by Councillor Olga Fitzroy with Deputy Mayor Seb Dance, Marina Ahmed AM (London Assembly Member, Lambeth & Southwark), Helen Hayes MP (Dulwich and West Norwood), Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Clapham & Brixton Hill) and Councillor Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member, Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air £200k TfL commitment to do an ‘Outcome Definition Study in next financial year: what options are available to improve safety and community cohesion, what short term measure might be implemented such as additional traffic calming. Nothing seen of this.

June – Walkabout organised by Councillor Fitzroy with Lambeth Chief Executive, Bayo Dosunmu Dec 2023. TIL meeting with Councillors to brief on interim plans, promise to meet with community in late summer/autumn 2024 (still not happened).

Olga Fitzroy, Lambeth councillors and London Assembly member Marina Ahmad, joined forces with local MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and others in June to write to London Mayor Sadiq Khan to urge him to make funding available for the scheme.

December – We publish a document of Questions asked to the Mayor of London, containing questions and answers dating back to 2012.

March – Community campaign group renamed ‘Transform Tulse Hill’. TfL said four design proposals to be released by August 2025.

February – Interim measures planned in 2023 completed. Vivacity camera planned to monitor traffic and road traffic incidents more accurately.

July – Transform Tulse Hill (TTH) launched. Kickoff open resident meeting on 23rd July.

TfL decline to meet with TTH or attend this meeting. TfL now say six designs will now be put forward with the deadline extended to ‘Autumn 2025’. No reason given for delay.

November – Local MPs add their support to our campaign. All three local MP’s, Bell Ribeiro-Addy, MP for Clapham & Brixton Hill, Helen Hayes, MP for Dulwich and West Norwood and Steve Reid, MP for Streatham and North Croydon pledge their support for our campaign.

29th November – We hold a community day event in Tulse Hill to meet with like-minded residents to hold a photo opportunity to promote our campaign. Also in attendance were local MP’s Helen Hayes and Bell Ribeiro-Addy, as well as London Assembly Member Caroline Russell, who met with members of our Steering Group.

4th December – The Mayor’s Walking and Cycling Commissioner, Will Norman, meets members of TTH in Tulse Hill where we discussed our safety concerns of the gyratory for all road users particularly pedestrians and cyclists.

February – Our petition to TfL and the Mayor of London reaches its initial target of 1,000 signatures.

March-May – Local MP Helen Hayes raised the issue of the gyratory in Parliament, specifically mentioning our campaign. She addressed Transport Minister Lilian Greenwood MP, and they later met to discuss the urgent need for transformative investment in the Tulse Hill gyratory.

June – Following a meeting on 22nd May in Tulse Hill with Thomas Holmes (Lead Sponsor, Safe and Healthy Streets, TfL) and Claire Alleguen (Local Engagement Manager, Local Communities and Partnerships, TfL), we submit a letter setting out a number of questions arising from our discussions during the meeting.