Tolworth Close proposed short cut closure

Overview

We have listened to feedback that Tolworth Close has excessive traffic and is being used as a short cut between Ewell Road and Tolworth Broadway.

Following a report to the Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee, we are proposing a road closure to stop motor vehicles entering and exiting Tolworth Close at Tolworth Broadway, while maintaining through access for cyclists and pedestrians.  This closure will be implemented under an “Experimental Traffic Management Order” also known as an ETMO.

The closure will consist of a planter in the middle of the road.  Residents, businesses and emergency services will still have access from Ewell Road but can’t exit into Tolworth Broadway.

The image shows a similar planter to the one that will be installed the location of this planter can be seen in the plan below:

Click the top-left icon to remove the toolbar and view the full plan.  You can download this plan from the "Related Links" section at the bottom of this webpage. 

The trial and engagement and consultation process will commence on 23 June 2025. 

Share your views

You can comment on any aspect of the scheme during the lifetime of the Experimental Traffic Management Order, which is no less than six months, up to 18 months. 

You can do this by completing the survey through the “Share your views: Online Survey” button at the bottom of the page. Your comments will help us understand your day-to-day experience of the scheme and also help us assess if we need to make any changes during the trial.

Registering a FORMAL support or objection

Notices of the council’s intentions to introduce the experimental road closure will be published in local newspapers; the London Gazette and Surrey Comet.

Support and Objections must only be about the elements of the scheme that are subject to this statutory consultation, you can submit formal support or objections by:

Our official online statutory consultation website 

To give formal responses through our Appyway consultation website:

1. Open this link: https://consultation.appyway.com/kingston-upon-thames
2. Go to the ‘Active Consultations’ window at the left hand side
3. Select "MO.EXPKING342-Tolworth Close Experimental TMO" 
4. At the bottom right of the map, click on the blue box "Respond to Consultation"
5. Fill in the relevant details and click "Submit Feedback".

By Post

TMO Office, Highways and Transport, Guildhall 2, High Street Kingston upon Thames KT1 1EU.  Please quote "MO.EXPKING342-Tolworth Close Experimental TMO" in your feedback.

Formal responses to the experimental road closure in Tolworth Close must be made by 23 December 2025.  

Next steps

All formal submissions, along with non formal feedback from the Lets Talk survey will be analysed by Kingston Council and recommendations will be presented in a final report to be considered by the  Surbiton Neighbourhood Committee within the next 18 months. The Committee will then make a decision to keep or remove the scheme.

If you have any questions, or need any of the information in a different format, please get in touch with us by calling the council's contact centre on 020 8547 5000 and ask for a member of the Highways Engagement and Commissioning team to call you back.

Why your views matter

We want to know what you think of the trial and understand your day-to-day experience of the scheme. Your comments will also help us decide if we need to make any further changes during the trial of the scheme.