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Campaigners opposed to a proposed relocation of Victoria Coach Station to Bayswater will protest outside Transport for London’s headquarters this week.

Residents and Westminster councillors who fear the move would worsen local traffic congestion, air quality and children’s health will also hand in a petition with 6,000 signatures.

The narrow site close to Royal Oak station is one of several options that TfL is considering for a new hub.

Property company Grosvenor, the freeholders of the coach station’s current home in Belgravia, want to redevelop the site when TfL’s lease expires.

However, the suggested move has caused alarm in areas such as Paddington, Queensway, Marylebone and Notting Hill. Victoria Coach Station serves 14 million passengers per year and handles up to 2,000 coaches a day.

"Marylebone Road is already one of the most polluted in Europe. A coach station does not seem like a solution" Councillor Emily Payne

Emily Payne, Conservative councillor for Bayswater, said streets and transport infrastructure would be swamped. She said: “Marylebone Road is already one of the most polluted in Europe so putting a coach station right next to it does not seem a suitable solution.”

She said there were 15 schools and a number of nurseries within half a mile of the site and TfL should consider a “Paris-style” solution with a major hub further away from the city centre. A number of children will attend the protest at the Southwark HQ on Thursday.

TfL is thought to favour the Royal Oak location as it already owns the land and could build above the station.

A flyer sent to residents last week titled “Sadiq Khan’t Be Serious” said basing the main station in Royal Oak would break pledges from the Mayor to promote cleaner air. It also said the land had originally been gifted to the community in recognition of the disruption caused by Crossrail work.

TfL said a number of options are still under consideration, including keeping part or all of the coach hub in Victoria. Other locations said to be under consideration include Heathrow and Old Oak Common. A TfL spokesman said it wants to ensure that London “is adequately served by coaches, while allowing them to operate more efficiently and reduce both pollution and road danger”.