Ruskin Road area (bounded by Pound Street / High Street / Park Lane / railway line / Park Hill)

Overview

The Council is proposing some changes to the Ruskin Road area (bounded by A232 Carshalton Road / Park Lane / railway line / Park Hill) to improve road safety. The changes include measures such as safer pedestrian crossing points, 20mph speed limit, more trees and more benches in the area. The aim of the proposed changes is to make the area safer to travel around, improve air quality and get people more active. These changes align with Transport for London's Healthy Streets approach.

What we are proposing:

• Carshalton Park Road (outside Nos 40/42) - Proposed raised platform with drainage channels on Carshalton Park Road on the approach to the existing traffic signalled pedestrian crossing in Ruskin Road close to The Park to slow speed of traffic approaching the crossing. View the plan.

• Ruskin Road/Carshalton Park Road existing road closure - Create a continuous footway for pedestrians with green planted areas (subject to ground investigation) to create a level continuous footway for pedestrians and improve the environment. Emergency vehicle access will be maintained. View the plan.

• The Park at the junction with Ruskin Road - Proposed raised platform entry treatment and kerb realignment to narrow the crossing point to assist pedestrians to cross more easily and to slow traffic speeds approaching the junction. View the plan.

• Ruskin Road close to No.60 Ruskin Road - Convert the existing pedestrian refuge island to a new zebra crossing to give pedestrians a priority to cross and to slow traffic speeds. The proposal includes some loss of parking at the proposed zebra crossing to ensure good visibility between the pedestrian and driver. View the plan.

• Grosvenor Avenue - Proposed speed cushions and flashing ‘SLOW DOWN’ signs to slow the speed of traffic and improve road safety. View the plan. View the second plan.

• Grosvenor Avenue junction with Glebe Road - Proposed pedestrian refuge island to assist pedestrians to cross at the junction. View the plan.

• Glebe Road - Gordon Road bend - Proposed road hump in Gordon Road and a pedestrian refuge island in Glebe Road to assist the pedestrians to cross, slow the speed of traffic, and improve road safety. The proposal includes a loss of parking at the proposed crossing point to ensure vehicles don’t park too close to the island. View the plan.

• Gordon Road at its junction with Beeches Avenue - Proposed pedestrian refuge island to assist pedestrians to cross at the junction. The proposal has no loss of parking as the parking bays will be re-located. View the plan.

• Park Lane near Springfield Road (outside Jancett Childcare) - Convert the existing pedestrian refuge island to a new zebra crossing to give pedestrians priority to cross, slow the speed of traffic and improve road safety. The proposal includes some loss of parking at the proposed zebra crossing to ensure good visibility between pedestrian and driver. View the plan.

• Proposed 20mph speed limit in the area for those roads currently not 20mph. These roads include - Ashcombe Rd, Beynon Rd, Blakehall Road, Brookside, Carshalton Park Road, Carshalton Place, Cator Road, Church Hill (part), Glebe Road, Gordon Road, Grosvenor Avenue, Park Avenue, Park Close, Rotherfield Road, Ruskin Road, Salisbury Road, Seymour Road, Talbot Road, The Park, The Square, Wales Avenue (between Park Hill and Carshalton Park Road), Wallace Crescent, Wilmot Road, Woodstock Road. View the plan.

Ruskin Road area collision data.

Ruskin Road area traffic data.

Healthy Streets 

Most of the journeys that Londoners make - 80% - happen on our streets. The best way to get more people out walking, cycling and using public transport is to improve the quality of the experience of being on those streets.

The Healthy Streets Approach focuses on creating streets that are pleasant, safe and attractive, where noise, air pollution, accessibility and lack of seating and shelter are not barriers that prevent people - particularly our most vulnerable people - from getting out and about.

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Why your views matter

As this scheme may affect you please take a few minutes to give us your feedback. 

Please submit your feedback by Sunday 7 December 2025

While it will not be possible to reply to you individually, all comments will be taken into account. At the end of this consultation period, council officers will consider all responses received and a summary of the responses will be presented to the local ward councillors. Residents in the consultation area will be notified of the outcome of the consultation by letter. 

For more information on how Sutton handles your personal information, please visit our Privacy Notice (opens in a new window). Any comments you make may be made public on the Council's website, however, we will remove any personally identifiable information.

Once the consultation has been analysed we aim to outline the next steps in early 2026.

Read our FAQs to help you with any questions before you fill out the survey.

Read our FAQs about the 20 MPH speed limit.