<strong>This article was also featured in <a href="https://www.thetimes.com/uk/law/article/portobello-road-residents-trapped-in-their-homes-by-terror-curbs-k8nx6cqnt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Times</a>, <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/30/notting-hill-kensington-residents-anti-terrorism/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Telegraph</a>, <a href="https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/portobello-road-anti-terror-barriers-notting-hill-legal-challenge-b1240862.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The Standard</a> and <a href="https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/portobello-road-residents-imprisoned-in-homes-by-anti-terrorism-measures-mount-legal-challenge/ar-AA1JDExt" target="_blank" rel="noopener">MSN</a>. </strong>

Residents in one of London's most exclusive neighbourhoods are taking legal action after being "imprisoned" by barriers outside their homes, designed to prevent terrorist attacks.

A team from Broadfield, who is representing the residents, claims that the new barriers were introduced without formal consultation.