Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Neighbourhood

We are proposing to create a cross-boundary healthy neighbourhood in Bunhill, south of Old Street, as part of our efforts to create a cleaner, greener, and healthier borough.

This healthy neighbourhood plan aims to create pleasant and lively streets where communities can come together to spend time with their neighbours, support local shops, and children can play and travel safely. With more plants and trees, seating for neighbours and reduced traffic, the healthy neighbourhood will transform Bunhill’s streets.

After listening to local people’s feedback, we are prioritising:

• creating safe streets for children to travel to school and areas for play
• reducing through-traffic, improving road safety and air quality
• supporting local businesses to thrive.

The liveable neighbourhood will also work to:

• create greener and more pleasant streets
• make it easier and safer to walk and cycle
• bring the community together.

To review the work that has been undertaken so far, please see the timeline. 

Timeline

We have now completed the first phase of the project, which included listening to people's views and ideas on how we should improve streets and public spaces within the project area.

Since then, we have been working closely with the City of London to create a cross-boundary healthy neighbourhood and we are now at a stage to undertake engagement on initial proposals.

Based on the feedback during this phase of engagement, we will finalise proposals for the cross-boundary healthy neighbourhood project. In 2025, we will publish our final designs which will then be subject to a formal consultation with local people.

Head to the engagement page to find out more information, and to see the initial proposals we are seeking feedback on.

January 2023 to February 2023

1. Early engagement (complete) 

Early engagement to gather ideas for local people on where and how you think we should improve streets and public spaces in the Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane project area.

November to December 2024

2. Co-design (ongoing)

Further engagement to get local people’s feedback on initial proposals for the Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane Healthy Neighbourhood project.

Summer 2025

3. Public consultation

Formal public consultation on the proposed final designs.

How to get involved

We want to work with local people to understand local issues that you would like to see addressed in the Bunhill, Barbican and Golden Lane to create healthier and more pleasant streets, and work together to design and implement the cross-boundary healthy neighbourhood. Visit the engagement page.

See our proposals, sign up to events, and give us your views about improving local streets and public spaces. Get involved.

Planning the healthy neighbourhood

We want to work with local people to understand the issues you would like to see addressed in the Bunhill area to create healthier and more pleasant streets, working together to design and implement the cross-boundary healthy neighbourhood.

To do this, we will be holding several different types of engagement activities to hear from the whole community as we develop designs. Details of events and opportunities to get involved will be advertised on the engagement page. We will also publicise them locally.

Drop-in sessions

We will be holding engagement drop-in sessions on these dates.

Tuesday 19 November 2024

• Time: 12noon-2pm
• Location: Golden Lane Community Centre, Lower Ground Floor, Fann Street, London, EC1Y 0SA
• In-person event, no booking required

Thursday 21 November 2024

• Time: 6pm-8pm
• Location: Kings Community Centre, Blackwell House, Pankhurst House, Pankhurst Terrace, Kings Square Estate, London, EC1V 8DY
• In person event, please book a space.

Monday 25 November 2024

• Time: 7pm-8pm
• Online event, please book a space

Wednesday 27 November 2024

• Time: 6pm-8pm
• Location: Guildhall, Gresham Street entrance, Corporate Room 2
• In person event, no booking required

Friday 29 November 2024

• Time: 8.45am-11am
• Location: Vibast Community Centre, 167 Old Street, London, EC1V 9NH
• In person event, no booking required

Email your views and comments

You can email our project team with your views and comments: BunhillHN@islington.gov.uk

More information

For more information and answers to questions about liveable neighbourhoods in Islington, you can visit our people-friendly streets frequently asked questions (FAQ) page.

If you have any questions that are not answered by this information, contact our project team: BunhillHN@islington.gov.uk.