A new grass-roots volunteer community group has been launched by residents of Tulse Hill to kick start the stalled campaign to improve the Tulse Hill gyratory – one of the city’s most dangerous junctions – and improve the area around Tulse Hill station for local people and businesses.
The gyratory – the one-way road junction connecting Norwood Road, Tulse Hill, and the A205 South Circular – is plagued by speeding vehicles and regular traffic collisions. Numerous injuries and damaged property have occurred in recent years, and sadly two pedestrians and one motorcyclist have been killed since 2013.
The A205 South Circular Road, including the Tulse Hill junction, falls under the remit of Transport for London (TfL), not Lambeth Council, because it’s designated as a strategic road (trunk road). The South Circular (A205) is a major orbital route around London, designed to handle significant traffic volume. TfL is responsible for managing and maintaining these strategic roads within the Greater London area.
PRERA representatives attended their launch meeting on Wednesday 23rd July 2025.
Transform Tulse Hill have agreed monthly meeting dates with the next meeting taking place at 7pm on Tuesday 26th August at the former Salvation Army Hall on Norwood Road.
You can find our more and get involved here.
Background
Change at Tulse Hill was first campaigned for over a decade ago. Between 2013 and 2017, residents and businesses held an extensive consultation and development process which generated a proposal to improve the area around the gyratory and remove traffic from part of Norwood Road. But action stalled following the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic because of the financial issues Transport for London faced due to the pandemic.
Timeline
2011: Study of Norwood Road, noting severance of Tulse Hill Station.
2013: The local community petitioned to be included in the Junction Improvement Programme initiated by the Mayor of London. Aim to create an identity within the area, build a stronger community and make it place people want to visit.
2015: The work to remove the Tulse Hill Gyratory gained momentum as part of a larger £7m project called Streetworks, a unique approach to partnership working between the community led by Norwood Forum, with Lambeth Council and TfL.
2016: Streetworks vision for Tulse Hill.
2017: Fatal accident brought forward safety improvement works to junction with Station Rise.
2018: Presentation from TfL in 2018 ‘Healthy Streets for London – Tulse Hill Gyratory.
2019: Resources including funding reduced by Lambeth and TfL and Gyratory programme set aside from other planned works. Gyratory project becomes moribund.
2021: Streetworks programme restarted. Norwood Forum publishes Lambeth statement detailing commitment to the removal of gyratory, whilst recognising TfL financial situation (at the time no long-term funding settlement).
March 2022: New community group formed ‘Residents Against the Gyratory’.
Dec 2022: Walkabout organised by Clir Fitzroy with Deputy Mayor Seb Dance, Marina Ahmed AM (London Assembly Member, Lambeth & Southwark), Helen Hayes MP (Dulwich and West Norwood), Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP (Streatham) and Clir Rezina Chowdhury, Cabinet Member, Sustainable Lambeth and Clean Air £200k TfL commitment to do an ‘Outcome Definition Study in next financial year: what options are available to improve safety and community cohesion, what short term measure might be implemented such as additional traffic calming. Nothing seen of this.
June 2023: Walkabout organised by ClIr Fitzroy with Lambeth Chief Executive, Bayo Dosunmu Dec 2023. TIL meeting with Councillors to brief on interim plans, promise to meet with community in late summer/autumn 2024 (still not happened). Olga Fitzroy, Lambeth councillors & London Assembly member Marina Ahmad joined forces with local MP Bell Ribeiro-Addy and others in June to write to London Mayor Sadiq Khan to urge him to make funding available for the scheme.
Dec 2024: Questions asked to the Mayor of London.
Feb 2025: Interim measures planned in 2023 completed. Vivacity camera planned to monitor traffic and road traffic incidents more accurately.
March 2025: Community campaign group renamed ‘Transform Tulse Hill’.
TfL said four design proposals to be released by August 2025.
July 2025: Transform Tulse Hill launched. Kickoff open resident meeting on 23.07.2025. TfL have decline to meet with TTH or attend this meeting. TfL now say six designs will now be put forward with the deadline extended to ‘Autumn 2025’. No reason given for delay.