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This consultation has closed.

Statutory Consultation

Based on the feedback received, we have amended our proposals and will proceed to a statutory consultation on 28 November 2024. You can view our new plans here: A598 Ballards Lane Statutory Consultation Plan.

Letters have been sent to residents in the vicinity of the proposals informing them of the statutory consultation. You can view this letter and have your say on the statutory consultation here: Resident letter - Ballards Lane Statutory Consultation.

The statutory consultation closes on 19 December 2024.


Public Consultation (now closed)

Background

The aim of the A598 Ballards Lane scheme

Statutory Consultation

Based on the feedback received, we have amended our proposals and will proceed to a statutory consultation on 28 November 2024. You can view our new plans here: A598 Ballards Lane Statutory Consultation Plan.

Letters have been sent to residents in the vicinity of the proposals informing them of the statutory consultation. You can view this letter and have your say on the statutory consultation here: Resident letter - Ballards Lane Statutory Consultation.

The statutory consultation closes on 19 December 2024.


Public Consultation (now closed)

Background

The aim of the A598 Ballards Lane scheme is to improve bus journey times for 13, 125, 221 and 460 bus routes. Currently along A598 Ballards Lane scheme area there are approximately 2,300 bus boarders/alighters per weekday with more travelling through.

We have reviewed bus journey time data which shows north-east bound and south-west bound there are delays for the bus services during peak times on weekdays. We have undertaken parking and loading surveys to make sure any proposals do not affect alternate modes too much.


Bus Lane Proposal

The proposal is to implement a north east bus lane from Waitrose (Bus Stop L Woodberry Grove) to 305 Ballards Lane and a south west bus lane from Christchurch Avenue to Bus Stop Granville Road (Stop LL).

The north east bound bus lane (Waitrose- Bus Stop L Woodberry Grove to 305 Ballards Lane) will be operational Monday to Saturday 7-10am. The south west bound bus lane (Christchurch Avenue to Bus Stop LL Granville Road) will be operational Monday to Saturday 4pm-7pm. This will mean parking/loading will be amended between Christchurch Avenue to Woodberry Way in bus lane area to No Parking and loading Monday to Saturday 4-7pm.

Double Yellow Lines are proposed to replace existing white line road marking between 220 to 224 Ballards Lane to enable buses to egress from the stop efficiently and safely.

Visual narrowing of Moss Hall / Ballards Lane and Christchurch Avenue / Ballards Lane is proposed to make it safer for pedestrians and a Yellow Box junction is proposed opposite Alexandra Grove and Hutton Grove on Ballards Lane to replace existing Keep Clear markings.

No parking spaces are proposed to be removed under this scheme.

We have provided some more information below:


How to have your say

We are keen to hear your views on this proposal. Please take the time to review the plans and give us your views by completing the online questionnaire. The closing date for this consultation is 17 September 2024.

Alternative formats of the engagement 

If you are unable to complete the questionnaire online and would like to request a paper copy or another format of the questionnaire, please email highwayscorrespondence@barnet.gov.uk or telephone the Traffic and Development Section on 020 8359 3555 and quote reference BC/2250-56.


What happens after the engagement closes 

The findings from this consultation will help us determine if the scheme should be implemented, and if so what actions need to be taken to address any areas of concern. Once a decision has been made, we will update this page.

If you wish to have your say on another bus lane proposal, please return to the main engagement page.

This consultation has closed.

  • We asked, you said, we did - Statutory Consultation

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    We asked

    As part of the statutory process, we asked for your views on our A598 Ballards Lane Bus Lane proposal. The statutory consultation ran from 28 November 2024 to 19 December 2024.

    You said

    Approximately 747 letters were sent to local residents and businesses. Notices were also placed on lamp columns throughout the area.

    We received 5 objections to the statutory consultation. Objections represent 0.67% of all those sent a letter. The main concerns identified were the following:

    • Increasing congestion (1)
    • Parking and loading (1)
    • No need for bus lane (1)
    • Requirement for crossings or traffic lights/mini roundabout at Ballards Lane and Alexandra Grove (2)

    We did

    Following the review of all comments received during both this statutory consultation and the previous public consultation, the Ballards Lane scheme will be made permanent.

    The concerns raised have been assessed and addressed below:

    • Transport for London confirmed this scheme would not need modelling due to negligible impact it would have on road network users. iBus data from Transport for London shows there are currently delays for buses on their journey. By implementing bus lanes we hope to make bus journey times more reliable.
    • We have undertaken parking and loading surveys to determine the design of the scheme. There is very limited parking or loading northbound or southbound in the bus lane areas. Between 330-280 Regents Park Road the parking bays are not affected by the scheme.
    • Officers have investigated a crossing at Alexandra Grove but unfortunately due to the tracking of buses we are not able to provide shorter crossing distances or an island. In the future we will consider potential crossings on Ballards Lane or whether a junction could be considered at Ballards Lane/ Alexandra Grove.

  • We asked, you said, we did - Public Consultation

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    We asked

    We asked for your views on proposals to implement bus lanes on A598 Ballards Lane.

    You said

    We received 83 responses to our questionnaire which is a response rate of 11%, based on the number of letters we sent out.

    We asked how important elements were of the design. It showed:

    • 55% thought North East bus lane was important with 41% stating not important (4% don’t know)
    • 55% thought South West bus lane was important with 42% stating not important (2% don’t know)
    We also requested written thoughts on the proposals. The main themes mentioned within the public consultation can be found below:
    • Bus Lane is a good idea (11% of respondents)
    • Bus Lane should be longer / include a larger area / more hours (15% of respondents)
    • Bus Lane will impact parking / loading negatively (6% of respondents)
    • No need for bus lane / poor use of council resources (8% of respondents)
    • Increased congestion (41% of respondents)

    We did

    Based on the feedback received, we have amended our proposals and will proceed to a statutory consultation on 28 November 2024. You can view our new plans here: A598 Ballards Lane Statutory Consultation Plan.

    Letters have been sent to residents in the vicinity of the proposals informing them of the statutory consultation. You can view this letter and have your say on the statutory consultation here: Resident letter - Ballards Lane Statutory Consultation.