Development option 3.1 seems most logical, dispensing with Eldon Road industrial site and its associated traffic, consolidating the retail/commercial elements in a central location, while also developing surface car parks for shoppers and commuters and providing greater leisure and recreational areas alongside new residential areas.

Consideration MUST, however, be given at the same time to something better than traffic lights at the present Spa roundabout site. Increased residential areas will see the number of car users increase by 2/3 times the number of houses in an area where existing local roads are already above capacity at certain times of the day.

Alternative road routes around Hockley must be sought to give road users choice in their journeys in the hope that congestion can be lowered on the B1013 through Hockley. Lower Road Hockley must be improved both from safety and also volume of users aspects to make it wider with existing bends eased and with pedestrian/cycle paths made made available. At the same time Plumberow Avenue should be developed properly to provide another through road to Hockley. The latter already has the advantage of traffic lights at the junction with Greensward Lane/Spa Road. These traffic lights should also be amended for a filter right light on the Greensward Lane side heading towards Hockley from the Ashingdon direction. All these roads must be limited to an appropriate speed given the high volume of housing and residents in some of the areas serviced by them.

Local bus services should also be increased in an effort to reduce car usage.