Church Stretton Town Plan - Towards 2013
Church Stretton Town Plan - Towards 2013
October 2008 -
For copy of Church Stretton Town Plan - Towards 2013 - click here
CHURCH STRETTON TRAFFIC EXHIBITION
(which covered issues contained in the Town Plan - Towards 2013)
held in the Parish Centre, Church Stretton
Saturday, 11th October 2008.
(November 2008 - A report setting out the feedback received at the above meeting can be viewed from the link below)
Residents came in large numbers to the above Exhibition initially in the Parish Centre and later in the Visitor Information Centre.
The Exhibition was arranged by the Traffic Management Implementation Team of the Town Council and the Church Stretton Area Partnership, with the support of the County Council Transport Planning Unit, based on the latter’s researches into the options proposed.
It is very encouraging that 180 people took the time to return detailed feedback responses. The great majority recognised that we have to make the town centre more accessible and welcoming for both residents and visitors, if we are to increase the footfall and keep our shops in business.
Over three-quarters of respondents favoured removing parking from the Square and creating an amenable civic space, that can be used flexibly for a variety of purposes. A majority wished to combine this development with greater pedestrian priority along that stretch of the High Street, including probably a one-way traffic flow, recognising that the current narrow pavements are a significant deterrent, especially to those with pushchairs or electric buggies.
Even more backed improved pedestrian crossing points at the junctions of Easthope Road with both Sandford Avenue and Lion Meadow, with slightly fewer also favouring improvements at the top end of Sandford Avenue.
The preferred options for a coach drop-off point were either Lutwyche Road or Beaumont Road, so as to be adjacent to the new public conveniences.
A narrow majority expressed a preference that the new 21-place car park at Lutwyche Road should be reserved for long-stay parking but many were undecided as to its best use.
Half of respondents agreed with the introduction of some CCTV surveillance in the town centre, the other half being either uncertain or opposed.
Guided by this feedback, the Traffic Management Implementation Team and the Transport Planning Unit will now undertake more detailed feasibility studies, before consulting again on specific proposals early in the New Year. These will have to be costed and fitted into a comprehensive overall plan that minimises negative knock-on effects. Implementation may have to be phased for financial reasons but we now have a mandate to make progress on a development programme that is vital to the future well-being of our town.
Cllr. Bob Welch
Town Mayor
November 2008 - for copy of Report on Feedback received at the above meeting
click here
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