Healthy Route: Brockwell Park to Gipsy Hill

The Brockwell Park to Gipsy Hill (also known as Rosendale Road) Healthy Route is key part of the Healthy Routes network. It will connect several:

• neighbourhoods
• schools
• businesses
• green spaces
• public transport hubs.

Lambeth is committed to creating streets and neighbourhoods that are healthy, safe, inclusive and pleasant. We want to enable the community to travel more actively as this benefits public health and wellbeing, and is part of Lambeth's Climate Action Plan to become net zero compatible and climate resilient by 2030. 

Healthy Routes is part of Lambeth’s Transport Strategy The routes are convenient, safe and accessible to all. They can be on quiet streets where traffic levels are low or on main roads where dedicated space is provided for walking/wheeling and cycling. They also link people with places they need to get to, such as:

• schools
• workplaces
• shops
• amenities
• public transport.

The project has 4 phases: 

• phase 1 - between Brockwell Park and Turney Road
• phase 2 - between Turney Road and A205 South Circular 
• phase 3 - between A205 and Park Hall Road  
• phase 4 - between Park Hall Road and Gipsy Hill station 

Phase 1 - Brockwell Park and Turney Road

This phase was installed in January 2021, initially as a temporary scheme, which consisted of: 

• four new zebra crossings 
• a new two-way cycle track protected with traffic wands 
• a banned left turn for general traffic from Rosendale Road into Turney Road 

As part of making this section permanent, we have recently installed the following improvements: 

Hawarden Grove / Rosendale Road junction

• Raised the existing zebra crossing north of the junction to reduce vehicle speeds 
• New coloured surfacing on the cycle track across the junction to visually reinforce cycle priority 
• New protective islands at the junction to reduce slow vehicles entering and exiting the minor road, by reducing the turning radius 
• Raised continuous footways across the minor road junction to make it easier for pedestrians to cross and to make pedestrian priority explicit 
• New cycle parking

Guernsey Grove / Rosendale Road junction

• Raised the existing zebra crossing north of the junction to reduce vehicle speeds 
• New coloured surfacing on the cycle track across the junction to visually reinforce cycle priority 
• New protective islands at the junction to reduce slow vehicles entering and exiting the minor road, by reducing the turning radius 
• Raised continuous footways across the minor road junction to make it easier for pedestrians to cross and to make pedestrian priority explicit 
• New cycle parking 

The following improvements are due to be installed on Norwood Road in the vicinity of the junction with Rosendale Road in June 2024:

• Remarking the raised zebra crossing to highlight people crossing between Brockwell Park and Rosendale Road.
• Resurfacing the crossing with antiskid surfacing
• Repairing and replacing damaged or missing ‘wands’ along the cycle track on Norwood Road
• Removing and replacing old road markings to make the road layout clearer.

Due to safety considerations, road closures will be necessary at the following locations as part of these improvements:

• Norwood Road/Rosendale Road junction: No access, follow diversion routes 
• Outside 89 Norwood Road and junction A2199:  No access, follow diversion routes 

See the below links for diversion routes: 

• Road closure map: Norwood Road, Rosendale Road, Croxted Road, Brockwell Park Gardens
• Traffic diversion map: Norwood Road, Rosendale Road, Croxted Road, Brockwell Park Gardens

Phase 2 - between Turney Road and A205 South Circular 

Phase 2 of the route was installed in 2023 and includes: 

• New 3-metre-wide two-way cycle tracks protected with traffic wands along the eastern side of Rosendale Road, between Turney Road and the A205 South Circular. 
• A new parallel zebra pedestrian and cycle crossing near the junction of Turney Road, connecting the existing cycle track delivered in phase 1. 
• The pedestrian refuge on Turney Road, outside the entrance to Rosendale Primary School, has been upgraded to a zebra crossing to make crossing easier and safer. 
• The mini-roundabout at the junction of Turney Road and Rosendale Road has been removed and replaced with priority T-junctions. These are safer as vehicles travelling south on Rosendale Road and exiting Dalkeith Road must give way to: people using the cycle lane, people walking and wheeling and to vehicles travelling north on Rosendale Road and south on Turney Road. 
• A new parallel zebra pedestrian and cycle crossing near the junction of Lovelace Road. This will improve connectivity for residents and people walking/wheeling and cycling from Lovelace Road. 
• The pedestrian refuge on Rosendale Road, adjacent to All Saints Church, has been upgraded to a raised zebra crossing.  
• Dropped kerbs and widened footway 'build-outs' at the junction of Rosendale Road and Turney Road. 

Phase 3 - between A205 and Park Hall Road

In this phase, the bi-directional cycle track will be extended south along Rosendale Road from the A205 to the junction with Park Hall Road.

Phase 3 consists of: 

• the continuation of the 3metre-wide two-way cycle track, protected with traffic wands 
• a new zebra crossing outside the shops 
• three new pedestrian and cycle parallel zebra crossings at the junction with park hall Road, to enable cycles to join the cycleway safely, and to facilitate safe pedestrian crossings. 
• one hour free parking outside the shops
• raised continuous footways across the minor road junctions with Carson Road (both arms) and Elmworth Grove, to make pedestrian priority explicit, reduce motor vehicle speeds entering and exiting the minor roads and encourage drivers to take caution crossing the cycle tracks. 

Transport for London (TfL) are leading on redesign of the Rosendale/A205 junction, with input from Lambeth. Designs are still being developed and will be shared as soon as possible. Lambeth and TfL are working together to install the junction and phase 3 of the Healthy Route at the same time.

For further details on this, you can find out more here.