Rain gardens to tackle floods in King Street

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November 3, 2025
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Rain gardens to tackle floods in King Street

The pavement along King Street, between Beavor Lane and Strandish Road, has had a facelift, with the installation of two new rain gardens, providing natural green shields. These “will be added to better protect homes and businesses from flooding and boost biodiversity,” the council says.

Funding includes £100,000 H&F’s Green Investment scheme, as well as local resident investors who have helped raise over £3.25 million for “vital green improvements,” which the local authority says is “more than any other council in Britain.”

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The works will see tarmac removed from around trees in the area to “further improve drainage and help them thrive.” The rain gardens will also allow water to naturally absorb into the ground, preventing Victorian sewers from being “overwhelmed during heavy rainfall,” while also creating “an attractive barrier between shops and the road.”

Next, the borough’s green investment scheme will help bring flood protection schemes to local primary schools, with “eco-friendly downpipe planter” that capture rainwater from school roofs set to be installed at Old Oak, Holy Cross, Flora Gardens, and Wormholt Park. The planters use “special soil and natural mineral wool to store rainwater for longer,” while also creating “colourful new spaces where children can learn about nature and food growing.”

The new rain gardens, the council says in a press release, is part of its “wider work to breathe new life into Hammersmith’s biggest high street.”

New pavements are being installed outside its Civic Campus between Cromwell Avenue and Unity Square. Paid for by the developer, they will “help make the area safer and more welcoming for pedestrians and cyclists.”

Meanwhile, the “ever-popular” Hammersmith Winter Festival is set to return on Saturday 15^th November with live music, 100 market stalls, and “entertainment for all the family.”

Together, the council said, “these improvements are transforming King Street into a destination for residents, workers and visitors alike as we’re working to make H&F stronger, safer, and kinder.”

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