We asked, you said, we did - Statutory Consultation

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.