HEYES LANE SURVEY - WHAT YOU TOLD US

The results of the residents’ survey, which ran for a three-week period and closed on Monday 16th July have now been compiled. All directly affected residents of Heyes Lane received a copy of the proposals, along with a letter and link to the online survey. 48 residents completed the survey; here is a summary of what they said:

- 71% of respondents agreed with the creation of on-street parking spaces, although they were evenly split on whether the spaces should be all-day or for a limited time.
- 83% of respondents agreed that speeding vehicles are a problem, although 21% wanted to consider alternative traffic calming measures.
- 81% of respondents agreed that double parking is a problem, although 12.5% considered single yellow lines (allowing weekend parking) to be adequate.
- 69% of respondents agreed that access protection markings are needed, although of the remaining respondents, 25% said this question did not directly affect them.
- 63% of respondents were residents of Heyes Lane, with the remaining 37% residents of other parts of the village, but with an interest in the proposals.

The survey has provided some helpful feedback in terms of how the proposals can be amended or improved and this will be passed on to CE Highways. Here is a selection of some of the comments that were received during the consultation period:

*We do not need parking that no-one will use - it is "too far out of the village for short stay and definitely should not be for long stay. A definite NO from me.

*The proposed spaces near Barrington House should be short term and should not be valid during school bus pick up and drop off times.

*A improved road surface is what we need, not this.

*Anything to stop people speeding on Heyes Lane is fine.

*An excellent pragmatic solution. Speeding at the village end of Heyes Lane is a real problem and extremely dangerous.

*I think your traffic calming idea is a very good one with the practical benefits of extra parking. Really well thought out.