Oxford Street Pedestrianisation Drop-in Events and Enabling Works Update

Posted on: 24/09/2026

The Oxford Street Development Corporation is holding a series of drop in events where residents, businesses and visitors can meet the team, find out more about the changes and ask questions.

Monday 28 September, 1.30pm–4.30pm
Regent’s Hall
275 Oxford Street
London W1C 2DJ

Wednesday 30 September, 5.30pm–8.30pm
Oxford Street Development Corporation
19 Wells Street
London W1T 3PL

Thursday 1 October, 4.30pm–7.30pm
Fitzrovia Community Centre
2 Foley Street
London W1W 6DL

The section of Oxford Street between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street is on track to become traffic free by late October 2026. Preparatory works are already underway in the Oxford Street, Regent Street, Bond Street and Great Portland Street areas, with changes to road layouts, diversions, parking and loading arrangements.

Please see below an update on the progress of enabling works, which will prepare Oxford Street to become traffic free between Orchard Street and Great Portland Street.  

Below are set out the work Transport for London have completed, the work currently underway, and the work TfL intend to carry out. Where TfL are working at night, their working hours are 22:00 to 05:00 only.

Works underway or scheduled

TfL are currently or will shortly be working in the following locations:

• Great Portland Street – this a shared worksite with a utility company, who are currently on site. Once their works are complete, TfL will remove traffic islands from Great Portland Street, near the junction of Great Castle Street. TfL expect to complete their works by 27 September 2026. They will work during the day on weekdays. TfL site safety barriers will be in place throughout the day and night. There is no right turn from Oxford Street to Great Portland Street while works are taking place. Great Portland Street is southbound only for vehicles and cycles between Great Castle Street and Oxford Street. 
• Updated: Oxford Street’s junction with Great Portland Street: between 28 September and 16 October 2026 TfL will remove part of the central island on Oxford Street to enable new bus movements, and provide a new pedestrian crossing in future. They will work during the day on weekdays. Their site safety barriers will be in place throughout the day and night. There will be no right turn from Oxford Street into Great Portland Street while works are taking place. Great Portland Street will be open northbound only for vehicles and cycles between Great Castle Street and Oxford Street. Additionally:
• Between 28 September and 16 October eastbound bus routes 98, 390, N8, N25, N98 and N207 on Oxford Street will follow diversions.
• Between 28 September and 16 October routes 55 and N55 will start their routes from Stop Tottenham Court Road Station/New Oxford Street (Y) on New Oxford Street
• Between 28 September and 16 October routes 73 and N73 will start their routes from Stop ‘Goodge Street Station' (A) on Tottenham Court Road
• Full details of bus diversions by route are now available on https://tfl.gov.uk/bus/status
• Updated: Great Castle Street (East) and Regent Street: TfL are on site re-aligning the kerb at Great Castle Street (East). There is no access to Regent Street from Great Castle Street (East) while they work. Access for loading and unloading is maintained. TfL expect to complete their works by 5 October 2026. 
• Updated: Duke Street: On 28, 29 and 30 September 2026 we will:
• TfL will extend the existing taxi rank near Duke Street’s junction North of Oxford Street to 39.8 meters by replacing the existing parking bays.  
• South of Oxford Street, on Duke Street TfL will replace one general parking bay with a new disabled parking bay.
• While TfL are working at the above locations the parking and taxi bays will be suspended. TfL will be working during the day only (8am to 5pm)
• New: Balderton Street, Bird Street & Woodstock Street – from 28 September to 2 October 2026 TfL will be installing safety bollards on these streets. TfL will be working during the day (8am to 5pm). While TfL are working:
• There will be no vehicle access to Balderton Street from North Row. Vehicle access to Balderton Street will be via Brown Hart Gardens
• There will be no pedestrian access to Bird Street from Oxford Street. Access to Bird Street from Barrett Street maintained. Access to properties maintained.
• There will be no pedestrian access to Oxford Street from Woodstock Street.
• Please note TfL may complete these works by 1 October.
• New: Lumley Street, Marylebone Lane East, Dering Street - from 2 October to 7 October 2026 TfL will be installing safety bollards on these streets. TfL will be working during the day (8am to 5pm).While they are working:
• There will be no pedestrian access to Oxford Street from Lumley Street.
• There will be no pedestrian access to Oxford Street from Dering Street.
• There will be no pedestrian access to Oxford Street from Marylebone Lane East (former Debenham’s site). Pedestrian access to Oxford Street provided via Marylebone Lane West (Bond Street station exit)
• New: Marylebone Lane West, Old Cavendish Place from 8 October to 13 October 2026 TfL will be installing safety bollards on these streets. TfL will be working during the day (8am to 5pm).While they are working:
• There will be no pedestrian access to Oxford Street from Marylebone Lane West (Bond Street station exit). Pedestrian access to Oxford Street via Marylebone Lane East (former Debenham’s site) maintained. The Bond Street station exit will remain open but pedestrians wanting to access Oxford Street will be diverted to Marylebone Lane East.
• There will be no pedestrian access to Oxford Street from Old Cavendish Place. 

Works to be scheduled 

These works are being scheduled, and TfL will confirm their dates and times when the necessary work permits are finalised: 

• James Street: TfL expect to close James Street at its junction with Oxford Street, including removal of vehicle access to James Street between Barrett Street and Oxford Street  
• Great Portland Street (between Great Castle Street and Market Place): TfL will install bus stands and remove a taxi bay. 
• Junction of Wigmore Street, Portman Square, Orchard Street: TfL will be providing a road markings and signals changes to enable right turns from Orchard Street into Wigmore Street for vehicles ahead of Oxford Street becoming traffic free   
• Public realm measures: Implementation of temporary urban realm along Oxford Street.  

Works Completed

TfL have completed works in the following locations:

• Binney Street: TfL have installed double yellow lines at Binney Street’s Junction with Oxford Street, replacing a section of parking bays 
• Weighhouse Street (Binney Street to Gilbert Street): TfL have marked new ‘give way’ lines, giving priority to vehicles on Weighhouse Street 
• Gilbert Street (Weighhouse Street to Brook Street only): TfL have re-lined road markings on this section of Gilbert Street to operate two-way for vehicles in the future, including the removal of a general parking space near the junction of St Anselm's Place. Traffic on this section of Gilbert Street continues to travel one-way southbound until we carry out additional works on James Street. TfL will write to properties ahead of this change and provide a further update. 
• Great Castle Street (west) and Regent Street – TfL have re-aligned the kerb at Great Castle Street (West)
• Margaret Street (Regent Street and Great Portland Street) – TfL have moved an ambulance bay 3m west of its current location and removed existing taxi bays.
• Margaret Street (between John Princes Street and Regent Street) – TfL have extended an existing taxi rank by 6m and installed a new bus stand on the southern side of Margaret Street.  
• Marylebone Lane – TfL have installed double yellow line and double kerb markings restricting loading at all times on Marylebone Lane’s eastern side.
• Market Place – TfL have re-lined markings to replace four parking bays with three disabled parking bays

Please note earlier this year TfL completed works to provide bus stops and stands in Wigmore Street and Cavendish Place as well as initial changes to provide relocated general and disabled parking bays on Wigmore Street, Duke Street and Wimpole Street.

If you have any questions, please let Abbas Raza from TfL’s Local Communities and Partnerships AbbasRaza@tfl.gov.uk know.  

We would welcome hearing from RSMSJ members on info@rsmsj.com about your experience of the enabling works currently taking place in the area.

As a community, it is important that we understand how the works may be affecting residents on a day-to-day basis. We would therefore be grateful if you could share any feedback regarding the impact you are experiencing, whether this relates to noise, access, traffic, disruption, working hours, communication, or any other concerns.

Your feedback will help us build a clearer understanding of the experience of residents across the community and identify any issues that may require further attention. We encourage everyone affected directly or indirectly to share their views so that residents' experiences can be properly understood and considered by TfL.