Marylebone's three local Conservative Councillors, Barbara Arzymanow, Ian Rowley and Karen Scarborough, have today issued a joint statement explaining their opposition to Labour's plans for a segregated cycleway on George Street, and how local people can voice their opposition.
Labour councillors have failed the people of Marylebone. The Cabinet Member for Streets has approved the segregated Cycleway C43 on George Street, despite 140 objections and only 13 responses in support in the latest Traffic Management Order consultation.
This decision comes even though the Mayor of London’s traffic plans for the pedestrianisation of Oxford Street remain unclear. It is irresponsible to build segregated cycle lanes before the consequences of the traffic displacement caused by the closure of Oxford Street are known.
We are “calling in” the decision on Cycleway C43. The Climate Action, Environment and Highways Policy and Scrutiny Committee will meet on Tuesday, 14 October at 6 pm, where the Cabinet Member will be held to account.
The short notice for this meeting must not stop local people from attending and making their voices heard. There are three planned cycleways across Marylebone, all likely to be approved by the Labour Council. The same Cabinet Member, Cllr Max Sullivan, was responsible for signing over control of Oxford Street to TfL and the Mayor of London as a “non-key decision,” meaning it could not be “called in”, thus paving the way for pedestrianisation without scrutiny.
Labour is using loopholes to silence local voices. The Traffic Management Order consultation ran between 16 July and 6 August, during the school holidays. Wetherby Prep, located on George Street and Bryanston Square, and the parents of hundreds of children were unable to respond.
When the Conservatives ran similar consultations, responses from local residents were given greater emphasis in the process. Labour has ignored this, counting submissions from across London and beyond, even though this is a residential street. The scheme also ignores the needs of pensioners, disabled people, and those who rely on local parking, as all parking spaces will be removed.
We urge local people to attend the meeting:
6.00 pm, Tuesday 14th October 2025
Room 18.06-7, 18th Floor, City Hall, 64 Victoria Street, SW1E 6QP
