Comment
Town Centre Masterplans
Representation ID: 889
Received: 27/02/2008
Respondent: Hockley Parish Plan Group
Although Hockley Parish Plan Group has already submitted a representation with respect to the Hockley Town Centre Masterplan, we would like to summarise our findings during the placecheck walk, most of which support our representation.
Things we disliked during the walk
* Poor state of seating
* Poor state of bus shelters in Southend Road
* Poor state of décor at shops, residential properties, rail station, clinic etc.
* Poor state of gardens / open space near the railway bridge
* Pavements in need of repair
* Shop car parks in need of repair
* Litter, especially cigarette ends outside eating, drinking and gambling establishments
* Telegraph poles as an obstruction to less mobile people
* Disregard of parking regulations, including delivery vans
* Location of bus stop at Alldays (including driver make-up time) causing a visibility hazard for vehicles exiting Alldays and Somerfield car parks
* Traffic congestion build-up at Spa roundabout
* Many closed down empty shops
* Too many charity shops
* Too many take-away food shops
Additional facilities we discussed during the walk
* Specialist shops
* Family restaurants (especially Italian) and cafes
* Youth club
* Youth meeting place, possibly in one of the empty shops
* Police station
* Possible community use for the Spa Pump rooms
* CCTV cameras
* Bins for cigarette ends including stubbing out feature, similar to Spa pub
* Additional seating in the vicinity of the Spa roundabout
* Seating and a shelter at the Royal Taste bus stop
* Flower beds in the vicinity of the Spa roundabout
* More central bicycle parking facilities
* Possible bus lay-by in Southend Road
* Better signposting of car parks
* Clearer marking and regulations of parking spaces, including disabled spaces
* Additional free parking behind the shops in Spa Road
* Join up Somerfield and Alldays carparks to make better use of space
* Additional disabled parking spaces on and off road
* Additional car parking on the Plumberow Avenue side of the Railway station
* Free parking (especially short term) at the public car park behind the library
Although Hockley Parish Plan Group has already submitted a representation with respect to the Hockley Town Centre Masterplan, we would like to summarise our findings during the placecheck walk, most of which support our representation.
Things we disliked during the walk
* Poor state of seating
* Poor state of bus shelters in Southend Road
* Poor state of décor at shops, residential properties, rail station, clinic etc.
* Poor state of gardens / open space near the railway bridge
* Pavements in need of repair
* Shop car parks in need of repair
* Litter, especially cigarette ends outside eating, drinking and gambling establishments
* Telegraph poles as an obstruction to less mobile people
* Disregard of parking regulations, including delivery vans
* Location of bus stop at Alldays (including driver make-up time) causing a visibility hazard for vehicles exiting Alldays and Somerfield car parks
* Traffic congestion build-up at Spa roundabout
* Many closed down empty shops
* Too many charity shops
* Too many take-away food shops
Additional facilities we discussed during the walk
* Specialist shops
* Family restaurants (especially Italian) and cafes
* Youth club
* Youth meeting place, possibly in one of the empty shops
* Police station
* Possible community use for the Spa Pump rooms
* CCTV cameras
* Bins for cigarette ends including stubbing out feature, similar to Spa pub
* Additional seating in the vicinity of the Spa roundabout
* Seating and a shelter at the Royal Taste bus stop
* Flower beds in the vicinity of the Spa roundabout
* More central bicycle parking facilities
* Possible bus lay-by in Southend Road
* Better signposting of car parks
* Clearer marking and regulations of parking spaces, including disabled spaces
* Additional free parking behind the shops in Spa Road
* Join up Somerfield and Alldays carparks to make better use of space
* Additional disabled parking spaces on and off road
* Additional car parking on the Plumberow Avenue side of the Railway station
* Free parking (especially short term) at the public car park behind the library
Tim Gleadall
On behalf of Hockley Parish Plan Group