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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.

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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.