Request ID: FOI-0445-2425 Date published: 24 May 2024
You asked
Hello, we have an issue with bus shelters and homeless mattresses in Eden Street (west side) Kingston upon Thames. Do you own these shelters?
I think the only solution to our problem is the removal of these.
Could you please confirm;
1) do you own this shelter?
2) what is the process for a removal request?
We answered
TfL Ref: FOI-0445-2425
Thank you for your request received by Transport for London (TfL) on 7th May 2024 asking for information about bus shelters on Eden Street, Kingston. Your request has been considered in accordance with the requirements of the Freedom of Information Act and our information access policy.
Specifically you asked:
“Hello, we have an issue with bus shelters and homeless mattresses in Eden Street (west side) Kingston upon Thames. Do you own these shelters? I think the only solution to our problem is the removal of these. Could you please confirm;
1) do you own this shelter? 2) what is the process for a removal request?”.
I can confirm that we hold the information you require.
In answer to Question, TfL does not own the bus shelter in question. Rather, this is owned by JCDecaux advertising, which is responsible for installation and the management/maintenance of the shelter.
In answer to your second question, this would fall under the local borough’s jurisdiction, so you will need to put the matter to the Royal Borough of Kingston Upon Thames. You can contact the council via its website here:
If this is not the information you are looking for please do not hesitate to contact me.
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Yours sincerely,
David Wells FOI Case Officer FOI Case Management Team General Counsel Transport for London