Residents newsletters
March 2024
Issue Nine
Works continue along the East side of the street this month. RBKC and their contractor FM Conway currently have 5 active worksites on Sloane Street:
- Outside Louis Vuitton to outside Ermanno Scervino
- Opposite the Millennium Hotel
- Outside Cadogan Place Gardens
- Cadogan Place to Ellis Street
- Outside Holy Trinity Church
February 2024
Issue Eight
As the works continue along the eastern side of the street, there are currently five active worksites where RBKC and contractor FM Conway are working:
- Outside Harvey Nichols to Tom Ford
- Outside Balenciaga to Richmond Court
- Outside Cadogan Place Gardens
- Footway outside Piccolo – excluding freeholder land as requested
- Outside Holy Trinity Churchto Cassandra Goad
January 2024
Issue Seven
Traffic continues to flow south along Sloane Street, with vehicles now using the west side of the road. Public realm works by FM Conway are taking place along the east side of the street. Residents will have seen new Yorkstone paving appearing towards the north end of Sloane Street and other underground works continue.
December 2023
Issue Six
We hope this finds you all well and as the year draws to a close, we would like to say a big thank you, once again, for all your patience and support during the last 12 months of the Sloane Street Transformation works.
October 2023
Issue Five
It was great to see so many of you at the recent Sloane Street Residents Drop-In, held at Cadogan Hall and online. Thank-you for your valuable input.
One of the suggestions was that the Sloane Street team increase the frequency of works updates to fortnightly, as well as providing more detail, all to better keep our residents informed with the latest information.
August 2023
Issue Four
On behalf of RBKC, FM Conway and Cadogan, we hope you have all had a good summer, despite the inclement weather.
Works are continuing at a good pace and we are still on track for completion at the end of 2024.
July 2023
Issue Three
On behalf of RBKC, FM Conway and Cadogan, we’d just like to say a big thank you to all residents for your patience during the Sloane Street Transformation works.
June 2023
Issue Two
As you may be aware, the project to create a cleaner, greener and more beautiful Sloane Street is now in full swing and the teams on the ground are making great progress.
April 2023
Issue One
As you may be aware, after several months of exploratory activity, significant works started in earnest this January. Progress has been swift, and we aim to keep you regularly updated via this e-newsletter, which will provide material on topics including construction news, bus diversions and other traffic information relevant to the transformation of Sloane Street.
December 2022
Webinar on Sloane Street public realm works 6th December 2022
In partnership with Cadogan, RBKC hosted a webinar to provide an update on upcoming Sloane Street public realm improvement works in the New Year.
On Tuesday 6th December 2022, members of the project team presented the vision for Sloane Street Future, to provide some detail on upcoming works and answer questions. The webinar recording can be viewed below.
November 2022
On January 8th 2023 the northbound lane of Sloane Street (the left-hand side, as you look north from Sloane Square) will close to traffic. Two major diversions will be put in place. They can be viewed here.
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- Eastbound traffic through Sloane Square will no longer be able to turn left into Sloane Street. Instead it will be diverted via Eaton Square, Hobart Place and Grosvenor Place, joining Knightsbridge at Hyde Park Corner.
- Traffic on Pont Street will no longer be able to turn left (if heading west) and right (if heading east) towards Knightsbridge. Instead it will be diverted via Belgrave Square and Upper Belgrave Street to the above diversion route via Eaton Square, Hobart Place and Grosvenor Place.
- Southbound traffic on Sloane Street will not be affected.
The closure of the northbound lane is to allow FM Conway to begin laying the final public realm scheme on Sloane Street. During this period pedestrian traffic on the west side of the street will be diverted to the outside of the work compounds as shown here. Access to the front of commercial and residential properties will be maintained, but with defined access points as illustrated here.
A diagram showing an overview of the works can be seen here.
In August 2023 work will move to the east side of the street and the southbound lane of Sloane Street will close to traffic. This website will be updated in 2023 to show the impact.
Please note that all plans may be subject to revision.
For enquiries regarding the works, please contact FM Conway’s Public Liaison Officers Helen McConnell and Cate Green at sloane.street@fmconway.co.uk or on 07917 518 529 and 07443 077 444.
October 2022
Reach Active was asked by the Council to remove its worksites for the period of the Queen’s funeral in September. It has therefore had to amend its schedule for the works described in the August update below.
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A new presentation can be found here. This information was accurate as of 12th October and will be updated again should the schedule change significantly.
Works in phases 1, 3 & 4 are scheduled to stop by 11 November to allow Christmas trading. Phase 2 works (outside residential properties) will continue until 16 December. All works will then resume after Christmas.
Squarepoint is also present on the street, filling cellars with concrete where necessary to support the weight of the public realm scheme. Retailers are being contacted by Cadogan as and when this work takes place outside their premises.
August 2022
On 1st September, Reach Active will begin excavating trenches along the kerb line in various locations on the west/northbound side of the street (Cadogan Hotel side). These will allow utility providers (such as BT, Thames Water, Cadent Gas etc) to divert their cabling/piping away from the locations of the new planters.
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More information on Reach Active’s approach can be found in a brief presentation here. This information was accurate as of 24th August and will be updated should the schedule change significantly.
Some important points to note are as follows:
- There will be work sites at various locations on the west side of Sloane Street. These locations will move in coming months, as shown in the presentation.
- The work sites will require traffic management comprising of a lane closure and footway narrowing. Temporary traffic signals will be used for works around the Pont Street junction.
- The footway width will be a minimum of 1.5m.
There will be no worksites outside retail premises between 14th November 2022 and 2nd January 2023 to allow Christmas trading.
July 2022
In July 2022, we wrote to residents and businesses around Sloane Street, providing an update on the Sloane Street works commencing in September 2022. This letter explained that Utilities specialist Reach Active will begin works to divert utilities (Water, Electricity, Broadband) on the street for a period of approximately 18 months.Â
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Reach Active is already undertaking localised works at several crossings on Sloane Street and has written directly to affected parties.
Starting in January 2023, the principal contractor FM Conway will install the new public realm and street furniture, with this work taking place concurrently with the continuing Reach Active utilities diversions. The completion date for the scheme is anticipated as autumn 2024. You can see more detail of this on our programme page.
Should you have any specific questions please contact FM Conway’s Public Liaison Officers Cate Green or Helen McConnell at sloane.street@fmconway.co.ukwho will be happy to assist.