The preliminary design for the Shopping Parade is almost finished and consultation will start in a couple of weeks-time. Full update will be given at the Assembly meeting with an opportunity to say what you think about the design
Minutes:
Sandhurst parade shopping improvements – Paul Tagliarini Principal Urban Designer
My name is Paul Tagliarini and I work with a consultancy called Project Centre, working on behalf of Lewisham Council on Sandhurst/Sangly road improvements. Asked to give a short presentation today previous consultation the current scheme at the moment one of the key issues is parking there is not adequate parking for people to stop and shop, also drivers struggle to drive through the area, people park on both sides of the roads makes it too narrow to pass. a mixture pf pavement materials uneven and tired, street furniture clutter obstructing the pedestrians
June last year we did a consultation on initial proposal. sent out 150 consultation leaflets to residents and shopkeepers. Consulted with key stakeholders.
got comments back including keeping the current location of the crossing is the same after objections to move it on the previous proposal, more style of parking previous proposal most respondents were in favour of the scheme and wanted to see change
The latest consultation, hopefully would have received it and there are leaflets here today. Encourage a 20 mile speed limit, controlled parking, improve the overall appearance of the street and so on. Slow traffic down and help people crossing formalise the parking legally, deter people from parking on the opposite side of the roads, tree planting for nicer street scape, remove phone, new pacing for both sides like to unify the forecourts and the footway, but subject to permission of the freeholders of the forecourt
Q. In the proposed plans are you increasing or reducing parking.
A. We have increased parking. All the other bays are new
parking.
Q. When is the construction anticipated, hopefully in march, how long will it take.
A. Not too sure maybe in the region of 4 months.
Q. What will happen at the top
of Inchmary road, it is already chaos,
it is the only way out of our area, there is a massive problem of
people coming out of that road and St Fillian’s – originally you did look at
changing that but that has not changed. People park across
driveways, double parking.
Inchmary road, how are you going to
make it bearable to get in and out.
A. We are restricted around this. Doing anything about the route people are driving is beyond our remit of the improvements.
Q. Repositioning of bus stops
did you consider the locations of bus stops.
A. Originally we were going to stack the junctions but there were some safety concerns over that. There would be visibility issues on the moving of the bus stops, we have bought it out more into the carriageway, the bus will have more room. We are restricted as to where we can move it, due to the junctions.
Q. Are we having raised curbs to stop people driving onto the pavement and driving on the pavement.
A. We will have a 25 curb. The curbs are raised, by about an inch,
we are restricted due to drainage issues.
Q. Rubbish bins are always
overflowing, will this be looked at?
A. We haven’t looked into the rubbish situation, it is something we can look at going forward.
Q. How much power do you have
over the shops keepers to get them to toe the line.
A. A lot of redundant dead space. We are asking the shop owners, but if they so no, we have no power to make them. There is a lot of illegal parking, are you going to stop that. Some of the parking is illegal and we will try and prevent it. Where there is a legal right currently, these will be maintained
The consultation goes to the end of October. We have information here.
There is still a consultation period. Details are in the booklet and on leaflets. So do feed back in there is still time. It closes at the end of October