Restricting access to Church Street must be cancelled due to Chiswick Mall flooding

Transport for London plans to close off direct access between the Hogarth Roundabout and Church Street.

Due to Chiswick Mall flooding twice a day, vehicular access to Church Street is crucial for local residents, St Nicholas’s Church and the George and Devonshire Pub.

The London Assembly has today called on the Mayor to instruct TfL to cancel all plans to restrict access to Church Street for motorised vehicles.

Keith Prince AM, who proposed the motion, said:

“Hogarth Roundabout and the decision to restrict access to Church Street could impact a large number of people.

“The only available road floods twice a day - flooding that cannot be mitigated without negatively damaging the eco-system - and this would disrupt transport for vehicles. Not only would commuters be affected, but also delivery drivers trying to pass through the area, as well as parishioners, mourners and hearses travelling to or from the St Nicholas’ Church site just off the roundabout.

“There is cross-party support in Chiswick in opposition to the plans for Hogarth Roundabout and I am pleased that the Assembly has agreed that something needs to be done.”

Gareth Roberts AM, who seconded the motion, said:

“I am pleased that this motion has been agreed.

“A number of households, a historic public house and St Nicholas Church are regularly affected by high tides and need the current link to Hogarth Roundabout to exit the area. Blocking this link would cause unnecessary disruption.

“We therefore ask the Mayor to cancel plans to restrict access to it.”

The full text of the motion is:

This Assembly notes that Hounslow Council, the Old Chiswick Protection Society, the Vicar of St Nicholas’s Church, the owners of the George and Devonshire Pub and residents of Church Street itself oppose Transport for London’s plan to close off direct access between the Hogarth Roundabout and Church Street.

This Assembly also notes that, due to Chiswick Mall flooding twice a day, vehicular access to Church Street is crucial for local residents, St Nicholas’s Church and the George and Devonshire Pub.

This Assembly therefore calls on the Mayor to instruct TfL to cancel all plans to restrict access to Church Street for motorised vehicles.

The meeting can be viewed via webcast or YouTube.

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