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We asked

We asked for your views on a review of existing Finchley North Controlled Parking Zone (FN) and the introduction of a parking controls in the neighbouring area (FN-Xx). This was aimed at addressing local parking concerns and demand.

You said

Response from the Proposed Controlled Parking Zone (FN-X)

We sent letters to approximately 800 properties inviting them to take part in the consultation. We received 133 responses on the proposed parking controls, which represents an overall response rate of 17%.

70% 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:

• commuter parking
• long term parking by non-residents
• illegal parking on the footway
• parking by trade vans/trucks
• obstructive parking at road junctions.

Some of the respondents mentioned that obstructive parking causes accessibility issues for traffic and pedestrians, with some stating that traffic speeds and rat running is an issue on their road.

Of those properties consulted in the roads that have no parking controls, 10% objected to the introduction of a Controlled Parking Zone.

28% said they would like traffic issues investigated further to improve parking for the residents, deter obstructive parking and improve accessibility and control traffic speeds and rat running.

Response from the existing Finchley North CPZ (FN)

We sent letters to approximately 1200 properties inviting them to take part in the consultation. We received 165 responses, which represents an overall response rate of 14%.

52% 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 commuter parking and parking by trade vans/trucks on a weekday or on a daily basis.

Of those who responded 73% did not want changes or had no views regarding changes to the existing CPZ hours and days of operation.

24% said they would like traffic issues investigated further to help parking for visitors to the local businesses, schools and community centres, deter obstructive parking and improve accessibility.

There were several mentions for a review of permit charges to reduce multiple car households which they feel would encourage use of public transport and other sustainable means of travel.

We did

Based on the feedback received we are developing proposals to improve parking, traffic flow and road safety in the area. This will help local businesses and improve amenity of the neighbourhood.

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 implementation.

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We asked

We asked for your views on the proposed refurbishment of the playground at Sturgess Park.

You said

We received 28 responses to the online questionnaire, spoke to 22 people at the two events we ran in the park, received one direct email and received 22 drawings/comments from students from Parkfield Primary School. The key themes from the public consultation were:

• request to put the two baby swings together, and to have two flat swings together
• request to add a second litter bin, so there are two litter bins in the playground like now
• request to make the small multi play unit more suitable for small children
• there are problems with overflowing litter bins in the park, particularly at the weekend
• request for football goals in the park
• request for better benches and litter bins in the park
• there can be feelings of unfriendliness in the park, and there was a request for more foot patrols.

We did

The order has been placed for the new equipment, and this will be installed in early 2024.

The baby swings and the flat swings have been put together and a second litter bin has been added. The small multi play unit has been changed and now does not include a fireman’s pole.

The comments about overflowing litter bins have been passed on to the team that empties litter bins.

This project and the agreed funding is for the playground only. We are planning to replace the benches and litter bins as part of our regular work. For the football goals we will consider this request further along with the impact on other users of the park.

The request for more patrols in the park has been passed on to our Community Safety Team.

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We asked for your views on proposals to implement a School Streets Scheme enforced by Automatic Number Plate Reading (ANPR) cameras at St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School. This was in response to requests for a School Streets Scheme to deal with traffic congestion around the school entrances.

You said

We distributed 157 letters to the area around the school asking for views on our proposals. We received 106 responses to the consultation, with an overall 24% rate of support for the proposal, with 67% of respondents opposing the scheme.

We did

We took all the feedback into consideration and a Chief Officer’s Decision was made not to proceed with the implementation of the School Streets Scheme at St Catherine’s Catholic Primary School.

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We asked

We asked for your views on proposals to implement a School Streets Scheme enforced by Automatic Number Plate Reading (ANPR) cameras at Deansbrook Infant and Junior school. This was in response to requests for a School Streets Scheme to deal with traffic congestion around the school entrances.

You said

We distributed 60 letters to the area around the school asking for views on our proposals. We received 106 responses to the consultation, with an overall 33% rate of support for the proposal, with 37% of respondents opposing the scheme.

We did

We took all the feedback into consideration and a Chief Officer’s Decision was made not to proceed with the implementation of the School Streets Scheme at Deansbrook Infant and Junior School.

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We asked

We asked for your views on proposals to implement a School Streets Scheme enforced by Automatic Number Plate Reading (ANPR) cameras at Holy Trinity CE Primary school. This was in response to requests for a School Streets Scheme to deal with traffic congestion around the school entrances.

You said

We distributed 308 letters to the area around the school asking for views on our proposals. We received 106 responses to the consultation, with an overall 17% rate of support for the proposal, with 78% of respondents opposing the scheme.

We did

We took all the feedback into consideration and a Chief Officer’s Decision was made not to proceed with the implementation of the School Streets Scheme at Holy Trinity CE Primary School.

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We asked

We asked for your views on proposals to implement a School Streets Scheme enforced by Automatic Number Plate Reading (ANPR) cameras at Chalgrove Primar School. This was in response to requests for a School Streets Scheme to deal with traffic congestion around the school entrances.

You said

We distributed 312 letters to the area around the school asking for views on our proposals. We received 106 responses to the consultation, with an overall 20% rate of support for the proposal, with 70% of respondents opposing the scheme.

We did

We took all the feedback into consideration and a Chief Officer’s Decision was made not to proceed with implementation of the School Streets Scheme at Chalgrove Primary School.

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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 Essex Park (between Nether Street and Wentworth Avenue).

The proposed times are 8.00-9.00am and 3.00-4.00pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

You said

We received 112 responses to this engagement. 48.21% of respondents were supportive of the scheme. 46.43% of respondents were opposed to the scheme. 5.36% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

26% of respondents thought the scheme would make the street safer. 10% of respondents thought the scheme would improve the situation. 3% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality.

11.7% of respondents expressed concern that the scheme would create more traffic/congestion on Moss Hall Grove. 9% of respondents thought the scheme would push traffic elsewhere. 3% of respondents thought the scheme would cause more congestions on the other part of Essex Park

45% of respondents did not choose to give reasons for their opinions.

Youth survey responses

We received five responses to this engagement. 60% of respondents supported the scheme. 20% of respondents opposed the scheme. 20% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

60% of respondents thought the scheme would make the street safer. 20% of respondents thought the scheme was unfair on residents.

We did

We have considered the feedback and will be proceeding with the School Street scheme on Essex Park and will be extending the scheme to include Moss Hall Grove.

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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 the following roads:

• Bethune Avenue/Crescent Road (between The Ridgeway and The Crescent)
• Hemington Avenue.

The proposed times are 8.00-9.00am and 2.45-3.45pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

You said

We received 161 responses to this engagement. 31.75% of respondents supported the scheme. 65% of respondents opposed the scheme. 3.17% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

15% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety. 7% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality. 9% of respondents thought the scheme would reduce traffic.

38% of respondents were concerned it would push traffic elsewhere. 15% of respondents expressed concern that the scheme would impact working parents’ ability to get to work after dropping their children at school. 5% 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. 6 % of respondents were concerned the scheme would increase traffic and consequently harm the children who would walk to school.

10% of respondents did not give reasons for their opinions.

Youth survey responses

We received 38 responses to this engagement. 46% of respondents were supportive of the scheme. 48.65% were opposed to the scheme. 5.41% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

21% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety. 13% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality. 10.5% of respondents thought the scheme would reduce traffic.

5% of respondents expressed concern that the scheme would impact working parents’ ability to get to work after dropping their children at school. 5% of respondents thought the scheme would push traffic elsewhere. 7.8% of respondents did not think the scheme would produce any benefit at all.

We did

We have considered the feedback and will be proceeding with the School Street scheme on Bethune Avenue and Hemington Avenue.

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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 Bellevue Road (between The Crescent and Holly Park Road). The proposed times are 8.30-9.15am and 3.00-3.45pm, Monday to Friday, term time only.

You said

We received 87 responses to this engagement. 73.33% of respondents were supportive. 32.22% of respondents opposed the scheme. 1.11% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

7% of people thought the scheme would stop illegal and dangerous parking. 47.7% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety. 4% of people thought it would reduce traffic. 7.7% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality

22% of respondents thought the scheme would push traffic elsewhere. 7.7% of respondents objected to the double yellow design part of the scheme. 4% of respondents recommended the scheme be extended to other roads surrounding the school. 3% of respondents were concerned that this School Street scheme was too close to the St Johns and Friern Barnet scheme. 3% of respondents were concerned it would reduce parking for residents.

12% of respondents did not give reasons for their opinion.

Youth survey responses

We received five responses to this engagement. 22% of respondents were supportive of the scheme. 66% of people opposed the scheme. 11% of respondents neither supported nor opposed the scheme.

80% of respondents thought the scheme would improve air quality. 20% of respondents thought the scheme would improve safety.

We did

We have considered the feedback and will be proceeding with this School Street scheme.

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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.