Comment
Hockley Area Action Plan - Issues and Options
Representation ID: 9411
Received: 23/04/2009
Respondent: Mrs Belinda Sims
I was going to enter my views on the website but decided this would be easier!
I agree something does need to be done with the centre of Hockley but I feel it could be achieved on a lesser scale and would like to make the following comments:
The idea of a village green sounds great and possibly the simplest solution would be to relocate the Royal Mail sorting office onto the Eldon Way Industrial Estate.
Keep Eldon Way as an Industrial Estate and try to encourage more leisure facilities to come into the empty units. I do not feel new housing there is a good idea.
More litter bins from the station up to the village and the area in general would help with the litter problem as well as more dog waste bins (but they do need to be emptied regularly).
Something does need to be done with the Spa junction. When I moved here 20+ yrs ago the mini roundabout was fine but there is too much traffic now. Traffic Lights are certainly one idea, are there others?
Somehow persuade the freeholders of the existing buildings to keep the properties in a good state of repair!!! Some of the buildings are not the most pleasant to look at but if they were in good order it would make a big difference.
I was going to enter my views on the website but decided this would be easier!
I agree something does need to be done with the centre of Hockley but I feel it could be achieved on a lesser scale and would like to make the following comments:
The idea of a village green sounds great and possibly the simplest solution would be to relocate the Royal Mail sorting office onto the Eldon Way Industrial Estate.
Keep Eldon Way as an Industrial Estate and try to encourage more leisure facilities to come into the empty units. I do not feel new housing there is a good idea.
More litter bins from the station up to the village and the area in general would help with the litter problem as well as more dog waste bins (but they do need to be emptied regularly).
Something does need to be done with the Spa junction. When I moved here 20+ yrs ago the mini roundabout was fine but there is too much traffic now. Traffic Lights are certainly one idea, are there others?
Somehow persuade the freeholders of the existing buildings to keep the properties in a good state of repair!!! Some of the buildings are not the most pleasant to look at but if they were in good order it would make a big difference.