We asked, you said, we did - Statutory Consultation

We asked

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

You said

Approximately 593 letters were sent to local residents and businesses. Notices were also placed on lamp columns throughout the area.

We received 23 objections to the statutory consultation. Objections represent 3.88% of all those sent a letter. The main concerns identified were the following:

• Increasing congestion (11)
• Reducing parking and loading Cyprus Road and Mountfield Road (12)
• Reducing parking between Fitzalan Road to North Crescent (2)
• Reducing parking outside Chessington Lodge (1)
• It will encourage drivers to use quieter residential roads to get through traffic (5)
• Bus Lane will obstruct view of pedestrians crossing roads (1)

We did

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

The concerns raised have been assessed and addressed below:

• Traffic Modelling has been undertaken showing that there will be bus journey time benefits from the scheme. The modelling results suggest no significant increase in delays for general traffic.
• Parking and loading stress surveys have been undertaken across the corridor which suggest:

o Currently 57% of parking space (8 out of 14 spaces) between Cyprus Road and Mountfield Road on northbound side is utilised during the worst morning and evening peaks.

o Currently 75% of parking space (15 out of 20 spaces) between Cyprus Road and Mountfield Road on southbound side is utilised during the worst morning and evening peaks.

o Currently 72% of parking space (26 out of 36 spaces) on North Crescent there is utilised during the worst morning and evening peaks.

o Currently 51% of parking space (19 out of 37 spaces) between Fitzalan Road to North Crescent on both sides during the worst morning and evening peaks.

o There are further spaces located on Charter Way to accommodate spaces lost northbound during bus lane operational hours.

o This suggests adequate parking for residents, customers and businesses

• There are no quieter residential roads which run parallel to Regents Park Road so traffic using these to bypass congestion is unlikely to occur.
• A road safety audit has been conducted on the proposal and visibility has not come up in concerns.