Ealing Council wants residents' views on how the side of the road is used, from parking and EV charging to trees and play. The Your Street, Your Space survey closes on 20 December.
Ealing Council is asking residents and businesses how the space at the side of the borough’s roads should be used. Its Your Street, Your Space survey is open until 20 December 2026.
The answers will feed a new kerbside strategy. That strategy will set the council’s approach to deciding what goes where along the kerb: parking bays, cycle hangars, loading, trees and more.
Overview
- What: an early survey on how kerbside space in Ealing should be used and prioritised
- Who can answer: residents, businesses and anyone who uses the borough’s streets
- Deadline: 11.59pm on Sunday 20 December 2026, on the council’s consultation site
- Exhibition: at Perceval House on weekdays until Wednesday 18 November
- What comes next: a draft strategy, then a formal public consultation from 15 March to 30 April 2027
What the kerbside is used for
The council’s project page lists the uses that compete for the same strip of road. They include:
- walking and wheeling
- cycle lanes and cycle parking
- rental e-bikes and e-scooters
- bus stops and taxi ranks
- car parking and EV charging
- deliveries, servicing and waste collection
- play areas, parklets and sustainable drainage
“Street space is limited, and there are often competing demands for how it should be used,” the council says. It says this stage is about “exploring ideas and gathering views, without drawing conclusions”.
The council says Ealing’s road network is being digitally mapped for the first time. Once that is finished, residents will be able to look up the legal orders that govern their street, such as parking restrictions and yellow lines. The strategy is being written alongside the mapping.
The six principles behind it
The council says six principles will guide the strategy:
- safety and accessibility, such as dropped kerbs, disabled bays and crossings
- active and sustainable travel, such as cycle parking and safe walking routes
- climate resilience and biodiversity, such as rain gardens and street trees
- shared and private vehicles, including car parking
- everyday uses, such as bin collections and deliveries
- the local economy, such as seating outside cafes and restaurants
Children went first
Before the adult survey opened, the council’s school travel team asked children. More than 1,400 pupils from 22 primary schools and two secondary schools took part through workshops, poems and drawings, the council said in its announcement on 13 November.
Most wanted less traffic and to feel safer crossing the road. They also asked for wider pavements, more space to play, more bins and more trees. The council says their answers helped shape the questions in the adult survey.
Some of the children were given certificates at Perceval House on Tuesday 10 November. The top entries will win prizes for their schools.
Councillor Dominic Moffitt, the cabinet member for climate action, said: “Street space is limited, so we want residents and businesses to tell us what matters most to them and how they think the space should be used. We know there will be different priorities, and we want to hear them so that we can find the right balance.”
The timetable
The council’s consultation site sets out the stages:
| Stage | Dates |
|---|---|
| Early public engagement (this survey) | 10 November to 20 December 2026 |
| Strategy written | 4 January to 12 March 2027 |
| Formal public consultation on the draft | 15 March to 30 April 2027 |
| Strategy finalised and adopted | 3 May to 9 July 2027 |
| Delivery and monitoring | From 2 August 2027 |
What it means for you
If parking outside your home matters to you, this is the early stage where priorities are set. The council says it will explore “how trade-offs should be managed” between uses.
If you want more cycle parking, trees or seating, the survey is the place to say so. The strategy will set how the council weighs those requests against parking and loading.
If you run a shop or cafe, loading, deliveries and outdoor seating are all in scope.
If you want to see the material in person, the exhibition at Perceval House, 14-16 Uxbridge Road, is listed on the council’s site as open on weekdays from 12 November, closing at 5pm on Wednesday 18 November.
Sources
- Ealing Council, Your Street, Your Space, for the uses, principles, stages, dates and exhibition.
- Ealing Council, Children rethink the streets: now it’s the adults’ turn, 13 November 2026, for the children’s competition and Cllr Moffitt’s comments.
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