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We asked

We asked for your views on the implementation of a controlled pedestrian and cycling zone during school pick up and drop off hours, or ‘School Street’, on

• Dersingham Road between Cricklewood Lane and Caddington Road
• Greenfield Gardens between Cricklewood Lane and The Vale.

The proposed times are 8.15-9.15am and 3.00-4.00pm Monday to Friday, term time only.

You said

We received 94 responses to this engagement. 21.28% of respondents were supportive of the scheme. 73.4% of respondents were opposed to the scheme going ahead. 5.32% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

8.5% of respondents thought the scheme would stop illegal and dangerous parking. 8.5% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety. 3% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality. 4% of people thought the scheme would reduce traffic. 3% of respondents thought the scheme would encourage people to walk, bike and scoot to school.

30% of respondents recommended that the scheme include Caddington Road.

17% of respondents expressed concern that it would affect access to the road for people who needed it, like residents, carers, taxi/trade/delivery vehicles. 8.5% of respondents were concerned that it would limit access to the GP on Greenfield Gardens. 19% of respondents thought the scheme would push traffic elsewhere.

30% of respondents were opposed to the scheme going ahead on Greenfield Gardens.

Youth survey respondents

We received nine responses to this engagement. 67% of respondents oppose the scheme. 22% were supportive. 11% neither supported nor opposed.

11% of respondents thought the scheme would stop illegal and dangerous parking. 11% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety. 22% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality.

11% of respondents recommended that the scheme include Caddington Road.

44% of respondents thought the scheme would increase traffic elsewhere. 22% of respondents thought the traffic would increase.

We did

We have considered the feedback and will be proceeding with the School Street scheme on Dersingham Road and extending the scheme to include Caddington Road. We are not proceeding with the School Street scheme on Greenfield Gardens. Instead, the ‘School keep clear’ zig zag markings near the school entrance will be extended and enforced by cameras.

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We asked

We asked for your views on the implementation of a ‘School Street’ which is a controlled pedestrian and cycling zone during school pick up and drop off hours on the following roads:

• Thirleby Road between Gunter Grove and Montrose Avenue, and between Gloucester Grove and Gervase Road
• Trevor Road between Thirleby Road and Gloucester Grove
• Gilbert Grove between Watling Avenue and Thirleby Road,

The proposed times are 8.30-9.30am and 3.00-4.00pm Monday to Friday, term time only.

You said

We received 43 responses to this engagement. 34.88% of respondents were supportive of the measures. 55.81% of respondents were opposed to the measures. 9.3% of respondents neither support nor opposed.

11.6% of respondents thought it would improve safety; 7% of respondents said they thought it would improve air quality; 14% of respondents thought the scheme would stop illegal and dangerous parking.

26% of respondents expressed concern that it would affect access to the road for people who needed it, like residents, carers, teachers, taxi/trade/delivery vehicles, friends and family. 14% of people were concerned that the scheme would push traffic elsewhere and 11% of respondents expressed concern that the scheme would impact working parents’ ability to get to work after dropping their children at school.

9% of people recommended the scheme also included Gunter Grove.

9% of respondents did not comment on their reasons.

We also received further correspondence from school staff regarding concerns with parking for parents.

We did

Based on results from the engagement that showed the majority of residents were not in favour of these proposed School Streets, and our discussion with the schools, we have decided not to progress with a School Street for Goldbeaters Primary School and The Annunciation Catholic Infant School.

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We asked

We asked for your views on our proposed updated Local Flood Risk Management Strategy (LFRMS) and the Action Plan for 2023-2029.

We wanted to understand if you thought the strategy was clear and easy to understand, and what you thought of the strategic objectives and proposed actions plan that were included in the draft strategy.

We also wanted to hear what you knew about flooding and the guidance and processes in place if you were to experience a flood in the future.

You said

We received 24 responses to our online questionnaire:

• 72 either strongly agreed or tended to agree that the purpose of the LFRMS was clear
• 61% either strongly agreed or tended to agree that the LFRMS was easy to understand
• 61% either strongly agreed or tended to agree that the different responsibilities outlined in the strategy were clear
• 81% of respondents were unaware that the council had dedicated Flood and Water management information on its website.

A total of 12 technical stakeholders also provided responses to the technical consultation:

• 100% of the respondents agreed that the greatest risk Barnet faces is from surface water flooding, followed by 83% for sewer flooding and 35-40% from rivers/watercourses
• 75% of the respondents were aware that the Council’s website has a dedicated Flood and Water Management page and 83% were aware that the Council discourages developing on the watercourses
• 100% of the respondents agreed that the purpose of LFRMS is clear and that the strategic objectives will help prevent and manage risks from flooding. They also agreed that the strategy is easy to understand, the different roles and responsibilities outlined in the strategy are clear, and the strategic objectives defined are appropriate and clear
• 80% of the respondents agreed that we had not missed out any objectives and agreed with the timescale of the action plan.

We did

We implemented minor changes made to the LFRMS itself including updating phrasing, associated mapping and checking references.

In the Action Plan, amendments included changing the wording around some actions and further reference adding links.

The Local Flood Risk Management Strategy and Action Plan were adopted by the council during the Cabinet meeting on 5 September 2023.

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We asked

We asked for your views on the Brent Cross Cricklewood Experimental Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ).

You said

We received 53 responses to our consultation via email or telephone. Feedback included:

• the hours of control are too long
• unsafe parking on Claremont Road around the north side of Clitterhouse Crescent
• there are no safe access points from Clitterhouse Crescent into Claremont Park for pedestrians with mobility issues
• cost of permits are a concern
• more parking enforcement is needed.

We did

Based on the feedback received we have reviewed the current restriction hours and have amended these to 9am to 6pm. A new 6-month consultation, with amended timing changes to the Experimental Traffic Order, was launched on 26 October 2023.

To prevent unsafe parking, we have recently implemented yellow line restrictions on Claremont Road between Clitterhouse Crescent and Whitefield Avenue.

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We asked

We asked for your views on our proposal to adopt a more strategic, cost-effective and sustainable approach to maintaining safer footways through a defined Highways Tree Root policy framework.

You said

We received 73 responses to the online questionnaire.

• over 70% of respondents agreed with the council's proposed new approach
• the use of rubber crumb as a solution was the primary reason for disagreeing with the policy
• most of the comments indicated that tree removal should be a last resort.

We did

Following feedback, the council are adopting the Highways Tree Root policy framework and are currently in the process of developing the final policy document.

Once the Tree Root policy document has been developed, it will be available on the project page linked at the top and on our website.

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We asked

We asked you to give us feedback on our first draft Dementia Strategy.

You said

We received 76 responses to the consultation. We had feedback from people living with dementia, their carers and families as well as providers both commissioned and non-commissioned and also from the voluntary community. These have been translated to priorities and outcomes in our final Dementia Strategy.

We did

We now have a final strategy which can be viewed here Dementia Strategy 2023-2028 which includes the six priorities and three outcomes we will be focusing on for the next five years.

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We asked

We asked residents and local stakeholders to suggest local topics that would benefit from scrutiny involvement. All suggestions would be considered by councillors and selected topics would form part of the work programme for the year ahead. The consultation ran for five weeks.

You said

We received 58 topic suggestions from 22 participants to the online questionnaire. All of the respondents are Barnet residents. Feedback came from across the borough covering over 50% of wards. 57% of respondents were aged between 25-64 with 24% stating they have a disability.

We did

Road maintenance and NHS services emerged as the most popular topics from the survey.

Councillors considered your suggestions at the Full Council meeting 11 July 2023. It was agreed that the Overview and Scrutiny committee will undertake a task and finish group to review road and pavement maintenance including future investment options. This will involve councillors looking at the way the service is currently run, speaking to council officers, looking at best examples of services from around the country and speaking to experts. The councillors will then make recommendations on how services can be improved.

You also raised concerns about GP appointments including use of out of hours services. You also want councillors to look at the process of well-planned discharge from the hospital to their homes along with the support patients need to live independently. The Health Overview and Scrutiny Committee will undertake a task and finish group to review these issues, working closely with NHS colleagues and will hold focus groups with service users.

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We asked

We asked for your views on the replacement playground at Barnet Playing Field.

You said

We received 112 responses to the online questionnaire, we spoke to 65 people at the two events we ran in the current playground and we received 4 direct emails. The key themes from the public consultation were the following requests:

• to keep the existing basketball hoop
• to install monkey bars
• for a roundabout
• for a second baby swing
• for surfacing under the picnic benches
• to improve and extend the basketball facilities.

We did

Following the feedback received, we developed a revised plan, which includes:

• the shape of the new playground has been changed so the existing basketball hoop can be kept. We have added a gate into the playground from the side with the basketball hoop
• we have removed the turbo carousel and replaced this with monkey bars
• we have added a roundabout to the design
• we have added a second baby swing to the design
• the picnic benches have been better incorporated into the design, with surfacing under the picnic benches.

The order has been placed for this design, and it is likely to be installed in late autumn 2023.

We are not able to improve and extend the basketball facilities within the playground project. However, we have noted this request for future improvements to the facilities at Barnet Playing Field, when funding becomes available.

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We asked

We asked for your views on the implementation of parking controls, including the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) in Blundell Road and neighbouring streets HA8, to address local parking concerns and demand.

You said

We received 99 responses from approximately 900 properties, which equates to an overall response rate of 11%.

87% of the respondents told us that they or their family or visitors always or often experience parking problems near their property during morning, afternoon, and evening on weekdays. They stated that parking problems are mainly caused by commuter parking, multiple car households, or trade vans/trucks.

Overall, 68% of the respondents indicated they are specifically in favour of a Controlled Parking Zone being implemented with 64% preferring an all-day hours of operation.

The response for the days of operation was about equally divided with 32% preferring Monday to Friday while 33% preferred 7 days a week.

We did

Following the informal consultation feedback, we are developing proposals that would help to improve parking situation in Blundell Road and the surrounding area. The proposals will be discussed and agreed with your Ward Members and subject to funding availability, will be progressed to statutory consultation and implementation.

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We asked

We asked for your views on the implementation of parking controls, including the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone (CPZ) Underhill, in order to address local parking concerns and demand.

You said

We received 291 responses from approximately 1700 properties that were consulted, which represents an overall response rate of 17%.

46% (135 respondents) of the respondents told us they, their family or visitors always, often, or sometimes experience parking problems near their property. They stated that parking problems are mainly caused by multiple car households, commuter parking, or trade vans/trucks.

Of those properties consulted, 15% objected to the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone.

25% respondents said they would like traffic issues to be investigated further to improve road safety at the road junctions and improve traffic flow along Mays Lane, Underhill, and Fairfield Way.

There were also concerns raised regarding parking issues associated with school traffic.

We did

Based on the feedback received we are developing proposals to improve parking, traffic flow, and road safety in the area. The consultation feedback and any measures proposed will be discussed and agreed with your Ward Members, and subject to funding availability will be progressed to statutory consultation and implementation.