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Bromley-by-Bow Highways and Public Realm
The area of Bromley-by-Bow between the A12 and River Lea is undergoing major change and we want to make sure that the local streets and places are fit for the future. The Bromley-by-Bow Connectivity project will improve local circulation, including walking and cycling and access to public transport, alongside environmental enhancement to improve peoples’ day-to-day experience.
Overview
The area of Bromley-by-Bow between the A12 and River Lea is undergoing major change and we want to make sure that the local streets and places are fit for the future. The Bromley-by-Bow Connectivity project will improve local circulation, including walking and cycling and access to public transport, alongside environmental enhancement to improve peoples’ day-to-day experience.
Vision
Vision
The area of Bromley-by-Bow between the A12 and River Lea is undergoing major change and we want to make sure that the local streets and places are fit for the future.
Bromley-by-Bow is recognised as a potential future District Centre in the LLDC Local Plan. Furthermore, the LLDC Bromley-by-Bow Supplementary Planning Document (SPD, 2017) sets out the ambition to improve the livability and local connectivity in the Bromley-by-Bow area to the east of the A12, and TfL consulted on potential improvements to local connectivity in 2018 under the title ‘Bow Vision’.
The landowners and developers in Bromley-by-Bow recognise the importance of boosting transport connections and have pledged to improve walking and cycling and enable new bus routes and local circulation alongside environmental enhancement to improve peoples’ day-to-day experience.
Since adoption of the SPD, a third of the development sites and anticipated homes have come forward; residents have started to move into the area and improved connections to the Bromley-by-Bow Underground station have been delivered. The next steps are to bring forward further improvements in public realm and transport connectivity.
Proposals
Proposals
LLDC working in partnership with LB Tower Hamlets have developed proposals to improve the streets and places at the core of the Bromley-by-Bow area including Hancock Road, Three Mills Lane and Imperial Street and including routes to the A12 underpass and green verge along Hancock Road.
Detailed proposals have now been developed that will support the area to become:
• Greener to help reduce pollution and for the area to be more attractive
• Tidier and welcoming to become a place where people want spend time in
• Safer, especially in hours of darkness
• More accessible for local people, including circulation within the area, as well as to wider connections with surrounding neighbourhoods.
Proposals
LLDC working in partnership with LB Tower Hamlets have developed proposals to improve the streets and places at the core of the Bromley-by-Bow area including Hancock Road, Three Mills Lane and Imperial Street and including routes to the A12 underpass and green verge along Hancock Road.
Detailed proposals have now been developed that will support the area to become:
• Greener to help reduce pollution and for the area to be more attractive
• Tidier and welcoming to become a place where people want spend time in
• Safer, especially in hours of darkness
• More accessible for local people, including circulation within the area, as well as to wider connections with surrounding neighbourhoods.
Latest Project Progress
Latest Project Progress
Indicative construction sequence (all dates tbc.):
- Spring 2025 - Hancock Road works
- Summer 2025 - Three Mills Lane works
- Summer 2025 - Imperial Street works
- Spring 2025 - Summer 2025 - Lighting, wayfinding and potentially CCTV
- Autumn 2025 - Street tree planting
To keep in touch with the project or provide your view on the proposals, please get in touch via the contact details below:
connectivityportfolio@londonlegacy.co.uk
Links to planning documents:
Get Involved
Get Involved
The voice of local people is crucial to help shape these ideas, we want to hear from people who know the area best, including residents and regular visitors; feedback will genuinely help shape what elements are taken forward towards delivery.
Current live engagement
Have your say on the proposals by filling in an online survey, accessible via this link:
Previous engagement activities
In summer 2023 we carried out initial public engagement to gather opinion on how improvements might be made in the area, see below some of the key findings:
- The majority of respondents live locally and use local facilities regularly
- Most people arrive/ leave the area by sustainable means; walking, cycle, scooting, bus, tube
- Most agree that improvements to infrastructure would lead them to walk/ cycle more
- A tidier environment, greening and better crossings are top priorities
- 64% of respondents don’t feel safe at night
- 68% of respondents think the A12 limits how they move around
These findings have helped shape the public realm and highway design as it has progressed.