"Portobello Road is to be "modernised" after councillors agreed to spend 4.4m on upgrading the pavements, lighting and greenery. Plans for the west London high street, which has appeared in hit films Notting Hill and Paddington, were approved during a recent meeting at Kensington and Chelsea Council. Other improvements include dropped kerbs for wheelchair users, more parking bays, and replacing anti-terror barriers with sliding bollards. The works are due to start in January 2027."
"The council said the funding will come from the Community Infrastructure Levy, which is collected from developers. They said no money will be taken from other services to pay for the scheme. This uses underground tree pits and absorbable materials to hold onto water and slow down its entry into drains. Trial holes are set to be dug to establish how the flooding mitigation will work on the street."
"Johnny Thalassites, lead member for environment and planning, said: "Addressing the flood risk is imperative to this area, following devastating floods back in 2021 which damaged homes and property. "We will ensure as construction begins, we are doing all we can to mitigate and minimise disruption.""
Kensington and Chelsea Council approved a £4.4m programme to modernise Portobello Road including pavements, lighting, and greenery upgrades. The project will add dropped kerbs for wheelchair users, extra parking bays, and replace anti‑terror barriers with sliding bollards. Works are scheduled to start in January 2027 and funding will come from the Community Infrastructure Levy collected from developers, with no money taken from other services. Flood mitigation will use underground tree pits and absorbable materials to retain water and slow entry into drains, with trial holes to test performance. A six‑week public consultation received 246 responses. The scheme is split into two phases covering Chepstow Villas to Elgin Crescent.
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