A SCHEME to re-lay pavements along the length of Kentish Town Road has come under fire as residents say the plans will make the street look cheap.
Camden Council engineers plan to rip up the tarmac that covers the walkways at the moment and replace it with a veneer-like fake paving.
But residents and traders are claiming the scheme, which may see a lino-style veneer laid down the length of the road instead of traditional paving stones, is a cheap and ugly option.
Caroline Hill, from the Kentish Town Residents Action Group, said: “We do not want a cheap job done.”
Workmen are unable to lay normal slabs because Victorian cellars lie beneath the street – and engineers do not know how much weight they can take.
Ms Hill added: “Some of the cellars are not in a good way and there are fears proper pavements would not be safe. But we are very unhappy about the veneer.”
A council spokesman said they had hoped to get the pavement work started but it had been delayed by work to replace street lamps.
A trial stretch running from Regis Road past nine shops is due to start in the second week of April.