New raingardens for Erconwald Street

We want to enhance greening and better manage the risk of surface water flooding in the local area. That’s why we are proposing to create raingardens along Erconwald Street between East Acton Station and Wormwood Scrubs, W12.

Erconwald Street is a main thoroughfare for the community. The location of the proposed scheme is shown in the map below.

What is a ‘raingarden’?

A raingarden is a type of ‘sustainable urban drainage system’ which helps manage surface water run-off. These raingardens are created by removing impermeable road surface to allow the water to drain naturally into the ground. This reduces the amount of rainwater that enters our sewage system and helps better manage the surface water flood risk. They will be planted up with a variety of biodiverse climate-tolerant plants – helping beautify the area.

We have successfully created these features in other locations across the borough. The closest existing raingardens to Erconwald Street can be seen on Australia Road in the White City Area.

A long raingarden outside a school on Masbro Road

A small raingarden on Masbro Road

What are the plans?

We are proposing to create a series of nine raingardens on Erconwald Street between East Acton Station and Wormwood Scrubs. These raingardens will be created on the road, not impacting pedestrian space. The proposals would result in a loss of 4 parking bays, on a street that has approximately 140 parking bays.

Pupils from Old Oak Primary School pupils have helped us design the gardens to reflect local feedback and ensure more greenery on their route to school.

The proposals for raingardens on Erconwald Road are:

• 1 long raingarden and 1 small raingarden at the north end of the road near Braybrook Street.
• 3 small raingardens between Mellitus Street and Wulfstan Street.
• 1 small raingarden between Wulfstan Street and Henchman Street
• 2 small raingardens between Henchman Street and the railway
• 1 small raingarden south of the railway.

Tell us what you think

We’d like to know if you support this scheme or have any other comments on the proposals. Please give us your views before 19.01.2026, by completing the survey below or contacting us directly.

To contact us directly:

• Healthystreetsprojects@lbhf.gov.uk
• 07833441789

If you need help accessing the survey or any of the information associated with this consultation please contact us.