Hockley Area Action Plan - Issues and Options

HAWKWELL PARISH COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HOCKLEY AREA ACTION PLAN.

1. General: We respond as the neighbouring parish with many of our residents using Hockley as the nearest location for shops and local services. We seek to differentiate ourselves from Hockley and do not recognise the Hockley/Hawkwell settlement that the core strategy seeks to impose on us.

2. Question 1 (page 23): We agree that the summary at 2.9 covers the most of major issues facing Hockley town centre. We do not recognise Mount Crescent but presume it is Plumberow Ave/Spa Rd junction. We believe that the roundabout at the Spa Public house is a major issue for the town centre, the B1013 is heavily congested and the roundabout and pedestrian crossings create long tailbacks and pollution each morning and early evening. A more modern junction management traffic light system co-ordinating traffic and pedestrian usage may ease this but removing the through (rat running) traffic from the B1013 and thus Hockley would be the only real solution.
We believe that the closure of Woodlands Ave and forcing traffic to access the houses in that area to use Hockley Rise is misguided, there already exists a very real problem with traffic access/egress at Hockley Rise during the day time, this would only exacerbate that problem and badly affect Hawkwell residents. .

3. Question 2 (page 25): We agree that the objectives set out at 3.2 should be supported except that we have strong reservations about the development of the Eldon Way industrial site as a new town centre. We feel moving Eldon Way to the new Cherry Orchard commercial area would be very expensive and could create a lot of additional commuting travel, there is currently no real public transport to get to this site and that would be essential. We would prefer the Foundry estate to be re-located to the empty units on Eldon way and the resulting space at the Foundry developed for housing. We would not disagree with the development of the community uses at the Southend Rd end of Spa Rd but would be concerned at the lack of close parking spaces and the potential for generating yet more congestion. We believe the opportunity should be used to provide spaces for Hockley to make its contribution to the increased housing said to be needed in the area thus relieving Hawkwell from having to accommodate more than its fair share. As stated above we do not agree with the core strategy that lumps Hockley and Hawkwell together and we believe this action plan should be required to accommodate a fair share of the new dwellings that are said to be needed by the district, in Hockley.

4. Question 3 (page 28): We do not disagree with the options identified but would express concern that the Post Office may view the need to re-locate as an opportunity to close the sorting office and that would not be in best interests of Hockley or Hawkwell We do support the comment at 3.3.9 which recognises the need to balance development with need to manage volumes of traffic. We are also concerned that constructing a cluster of community uses at site will cause additional congestion at the junction of Spa Rd/Main Rd /Southend Rd and it will be necessary to provide adequate free parking facilities immediately close by, providing car parking near the station would not be acceptable for this facility.


5. Question 4 (page 39): We answer this question as a neighbouring parish and therefore limit our views to the effect on our residents and their use of Hockley as a local shopping and services area. We believe that whatever option is chosen it must provide retail outlets for small local businesses with a mix of shops offering local residents the option to buy many, if not all, the goods and services they need on a day to day basis. We would not want redevelopment to result in highly priced property that would prevent small local businesses from surviving and therefore we would not want a massive supermarket that would dominate/overpower local retailers. We are, to some extent, ambivalent regarding the options in respect of the removal of the employment opportunities that Eldon Way provides though the options provide leisure and commercial developments. On balance, and from the perspective of a neighbouring community, we favour the options that provide increased retail, leisure and housing in the town centre. We also wonder if the more ambitious plans are realisable. We wonder if the redevelopment of the sites currently occupied by Somerfield and the adjacent parade and the now closed convenience store could provide a town square probably of similar proportions to that in Rochford would provide a central focus for the centre of the village with the redevelopment of the Foundry for Housing thus contributing to the need for additional houses in the District. Of the options presented we would regard option 1.1 as the most realistic and the most acceptable to Hawkwell residents.

6. Transport Options:
We hold the view that until action is taken to restrict the B1013 as a rat run from the north and west of the county into Southend , via Cherry Orchard Way, not much can be achieved to improve the quality of life for people in Hockley and Hawkwell West in respect of traffic congestion causing noise and air pollution. We agree that a modern signalised system at the Spar Rd/ Main Rd /Southend Rd junction has the potential to marginally improve congestion provided, in sequencing that set of lights, pedestrians are required to wait a reasonable period of time before crossing. At the moment pedestrians drift across the pedestrian crossings constantly stopping traffic for example, at the afternoon school turn out, causing traffic to tail back often almost as far back as the junction with Hambro Hill on the outskirts of Rayleigh.

7. Question 1 (page 47):
We are implacably opposed to the shift of access traffic from Woodlands Road to Hockley Rise, the latter is already a dangerous and over subscribed junction at rush hour times, we do not regard the shift of a Hockley problem to Hawkwell is acceptable. Neither option is acceptable therefore.

8. Page 47- Southend Rd:
We are unsure whether this refers to Southend Rd or Spa Rd, the majority of the options seem to refer to Spa Rd.



9. Page 48:
The entrance/exit areas north and south of the station approach need improving with better drop off, turn round, pedestrian paving, parking and taxi rank facilities and the junction of Spa Rd and Station Approach needs addressing.

10. Main Rd:
Although many of the shops on Main Rd are empty this location suffers from a severe lack of parking and unloading facilities. This may be a good opportunity to buy the vacant wood yard and build a free car park for the use of those visiting the shops, this will no doubt improve the viability of the shops on this parade.

HAWKWELL PARISH COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HOCKLEY AREA ACTION PLAN.

1. General: We respond as the neighbouring parish with many of our residents using Hockley as the nearest location for shops and local services. We seek to differentiate ourselves from Hockley and do not recognise the Hockley/Hawkwell settlement that the core strategy seeks to impose on us.

2. Question 1 (page 23): We agree that the summary at 2.9 covers the most of major issues facing Hockley town centre. We do not recognise Mount Crescent but presume it is Plumberow Ave/Spa Rd junction. We believe that the roundabout at the Spa Public house is a major issue for the town centre, the B1013 is heavily congested and the roundabout and pedestrian crossings create long tailbacks and pollution each morning and early evening. A more modern junction management traffic light system co-ordinating traffic and pedestrian usage may ease this but removing the through (rat running) traffic from the B1013 and thus Hockley would be the only real solution.
We believe that the closure of Woodlands Ave and forcing traffic to access the houses in that area to use Hockley Rise is misguided, there already exists a very real problem with traffic access/egress at Hockley Rise during the day time, this would only exacerbate that problem and badly affect Hawkwell residents. .

3. Question 2 (page 25): We agree that the objectives set out at 3.2 should be supported except that we have strong reservations about the development of the Eldon Way industrial site as a new town centre. We feel moving Eldon Way to the new Cherry Orchard commercial area would be very expensive and could create a lot of additional commuting travel, there is currently no real public transport to get to this site and that would be essential. We would prefer the Foundry estate to be re-located to the empty units on Eldon way and the resulting space at the Foundry developed for housing. We would not disagree with the development of the community uses at the Southend Rd end of Spa Rd but would be concerned at the lack of close parking spaces and the potential for generating yet more congestion. We believe the opportunity should be used to provide spaces for Hockley to make its contribution to the increased housing said to be needed in the area thus relieving Hawkwell from having to accommodate more than its fair share. As stated above we do not agree with the core strategy that lumps Hockley and Hawkwell together and we believe this action plan should be required to accommodate a fair share of the new dwellings that are said to be needed by the district, in Hockley.

4. Question 3 (page 28): We do not disagree with the options identified but would express concern that the Post Office may view the need to re-locate as an opportunity to close the sorting office and that would not be in best interests of Hockley or Hawkwell We do support the comment at 3.3.9 which recognises the need to balance development with need to manage volumes of traffic. We are also concerned that constructing a cluster of community uses at site will cause additional congestion at the junction of Spa Rd/Main Rd /Southend Rd and it will be necessary to provide adequate free parking facilities immediately close by, providing car parking near the station would not be acceptable for this facility.


5. Question 4 (page 39): We answer this question as a neighbouring parish and therefore limit our views to the effect on our residents and their use of Hockley as a local shopping and services area. We believe that whatever option is chosen it must provide retail outlets for small local businesses with a mix of shops offering local residents the option to buy many, if not all, the goods and services they need on a day to day basis. We would not want redevelopment to result in highly priced property that would prevent small local businesses from surviving and therefore we would not want a massive supermarket that would dominate/overpower local retailers. We are, to some extent, ambivalent regarding the options in respect of the removal of the employment opportunities that Eldon Way provides though the options provide leisure and commercial developments. On balance, and from the perspective of a neighbouring community, we favour the options that provide increased retail, leisure and housing in the town centre. We also wonder if the more ambitious plans are realisable. We wonder if the redevelopment of the sites currently occupied by Somerfield and the adjacent parade and the now closed convenience store could provide a town square probably of similar proportions to that in Rochford would provide a central focus for the centre of the village with the redevelopment of the Foundry for Housing thus contributing to the need for additional houses in the District. Of the options presented we would regard option 1.1 as the most realistic and the most acceptable to Hawkwell residents.

6. Transport Options:
We hold the view that until action is taken to restrict the B1013 as a rat run from the north and west of the county into Southend , via Cherry Orchard Way, not much can be achieved to improve the quality of life for people in Hockley and Hawkwell West in respect of traffic congestion causing noise and air pollution. We agree that a modern signalised system at the Spar Rd/ Main Rd /Southend Rd junction has the potential to marginally improve congestion provided, in sequencing that set of lights, pedestrians are required to wait a reasonable period of time before crossing. At the moment pedestrians drift across the pedestrian crossings constantly stopping traffic for example, at the afternoon school turn out, causing traffic to tail back often almost as far back as the junction with Hambro Hill on the outskirts of Rayleigh.

7. Question 1 (page 47):
We are implacably opposed to the shift of access traffic from Woodlands Road to Hockley Rise, the latter is already a dangerous and over subscribed junction at rush hour times, we do not regard the shift of a Hockley problem to Hawkwell is acceptable. Neither option is acceptable therefore.

8. Page 47- Southend Rd:
We are unsure whether this refers to Southend Rd or Spa Rd, the majority of the options seem to refer to Spa Rd.



9. Page 48:
The entrance/exit areas north and south of the station approach need improving with better drop off, turn round, pedestrian paving, parking and taxi rank facilities and the junction of Spa Rd and Station Approach needs addressing.

10. Main Rd:
Although many of the shops on Main Rd are empty this location suffers from a severe lack of parking and unloading facilities. This may be a good opportunity to buy the vacant wood yard and build a free car park for the use of those visiting the shops, this will no doubt improve the viability of the shops on this parade.

HAWKWELL PARISH COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HOCKLEY AREA ACTION PLAN.

1. General: We respond as the neighbouring parish with many of our residents using Hockley as the nearest location for shops and local services. We seek to differentiate ourselves from Hockley and do not recognise the Hockley/Hawkwell settlement that the core strategy seeks to impose on us.

2. Question 1 (page 23): We agree that the summary at 2.9 covers the most of major issues facing Hockley town centre. We do not recognise Mount Crescent but presume it is Plumberow Ave/Spa Rd junction. We believe that the roundabout at the Spa Public house is a major issue for the town centre, the B1013 is heavily congested and the roundabout and pedestrian crossings create long tailbacks and pollution each morning and early evening. A more modern junction management traffic light system co-ordinating traffic and pedestrian usage may ease this but removing the through (rat running) traffic from the B1013 and thus Hockley would be the only real solution.
We believe that the closure of Woodlands Ave and forcing traffic to access the houses in that area to use Hockley Rise is misguided, there already exists a very real problem with traffic access/egress at Hockley Rise during the day time, this would only exacerbate that problem and badly affect Hawkwell residents. .

3. Question 2 (page 25): We agree that the objectives set out at 3.2 should be supported except that we have strong reservations about the development of the Eldon Way industrial site as a new town centre. We feel moving Eldon Way to the new Cherry Orchard commercial area would be very expensive and could create a lot of additional commuting travel, there is currently no real public transport to get to this site and that would be essential. We would prefer the Foundry estate to be re-located to the empty units on Eldon way and the resulting space at the Foundry developed for housing. We would not disagree with the development of the community uses at the Southend Rd end of Spa Rd but would be concerned at the lack of close parking spaces and the potential for generating yet more congestion. We believe the opportunity should be used to provide spaces for Hockley to make its contribution to the increased housing said to be needed in the area thus relieving Hawkwell from having to accommodate more than its fair share. As stated above we do not agree with the core strategy that lumps Hockley and Hawkwell together and we believe this action plan should be required to accommodate a fair share of the new dwellings that are said to be needed by the district, in Hockley.

4. Question 3 (page 28): We do not disagree with the options identified but would express concern that the Post Office may view the need to re-locate as an opportunity to close the sorting office and that would not be in best interests of Hockley or Hawkwell We do support the comment at 3.3.9 which recognises the need to balance development with need to manage volumes of traffic. We are also concerned that constructing a cluster of community uses at site will cause additional congestion at the junction of Spa Rd/Main Rd /Southend Rd and it will be necessary to provide adequate free parking facilities immediately close by, providing car parking near the station would not be acceptable for this facility.


5. Question 4 (page 39): We answer this question as a neighbouring parish and therefore limit our views to the effect on our residents and their use of Hockley as a local shopping and services area. We believe that whatever option is chosen it must provide retail outlets for small local businesses with a mix of shops offering local residents the option to buy many, if not all, the goods and services they need on a day to day basis. We would not want redevelopment to result in highly priced property that would prevent small local businesses from surviving and therefore we would not want a massive supermarket that would dominate/overpower local retailers. We are, to some extent, ambivalent regarding the options in respect of the removal of the employment opportunities that Eldon Way provides though the options provide leisure and commercial developments. On balance, and from the perspective of a neighbouring community, we favour the options that provide increased retail, leisure and housing in the town centre. We also wonder if the more ambitious plans are realisable. We wonder if the redevelopment of the sites currently occupied by Somerfield and the adjacent parade and the now closed convenience store could provide a town square probably of similar proportions to that in Rochford would provide a central focus for the centre of the village with the redevelopment of the Foundry for Housing thus contributing to the need for additional houses in the District. Of the options presented we would regard option 1.1 as the most realistic and the most acceptable to Hawkwell residents.

6. Transport Options:
We hold the view that until action is taken to restrict the B1013 as a rat run from the north and west of the county into Southend , via Cherry Orchard Way, not much can be achieved to improve the quality of life for people in Hockley and Hawkwell West in respect of traffic congestion causing noise and air pollution. We agree that a modern signalised system at the Spar Rd/ Main Rd /Southend Rd junction has the potential to marginally improve congestion provided, in sequencing that set of lights, pedestrians are required to wait a reasonable period of time before crossing. At the moment pedestrians drift across the pedestrian crossings constantly stopping traffic for example, at the afternoon school turn out, causing traffic to tail back often almost as far back as the junction with Hambro Hill on the outskirts of Rayleigh.

7. Question 1 (page 47):
We are implacably opposed to the shift of access traffic from Woodlands Road to Hockley Rise, the latter is already a dangerous and over subscribed junction at rush hour times, we do not regard the shift of a Hockley problem to Hawkwell is acceptable. Neither option is acceptable therefore.

8. Page 47- Southend Rd:
We are unsure whether this refers to Southend Rd or Spa Rd, the majority of the options seem to refer to Spa Rd.



9. Page 48:
The entrance/exit areas north and south of the station approach need improving with better drop off, turn round, pedestrian paving, parking and taxi rank facilities and the junction of Spa Rd and Station Approach needs addressing.

10. Main Rd:
Although many of the shops on Main Rd are empty this location suffers from a severe lack of parking and unloading facilities. This may be a good opportunity to buy the vacant wood yard and build a free car park for the use of those visiting the shops, this will no doubt improve the viability of the shops on this parade.

HAWKWELL PARISH COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HOCKLEY AREA ACTION PLAN.

1. General: We respond as the neighbouring parish with many of our residents using Hockley as the nearest location for shops and local services. We seek to differentiate ourselves from Hockley and do not recognise the Hockley/Hawkwell settlement that the core strategy seeks to impose on us.

2. Question 1 (page 23): We agree that the summary at 2.9 covers the most of major issues facing Hockley town centre. We do not recognise Mount Crescent but presume it is Plumberow Ave/Spa Rd junction. We believe that the roundabout at the Spa Public house is a major issue for the town centre, the B1013 is heavily congested and the roundabout and pedestrian crossings create long tailbacks and pollution each morning and early evening. A more modern junction management traffic light system co-ordinating traffic and pedestrian usage may ease this but removing the through (rat running) traffic from the B1013 and thus Hockley would be the only real solution.
We believe that the closure of Woodlands Ave and forcing traffic to access the houses in that area to use Hockley Rise is misguided, there already exists a very real problem with traffic access/egress at Hockley Rise during the day time, this would only exacerbate that problem and badly affect Hawkwell residents. .

3. Question 2 (page 25): We agree that the objectives set out at 3.2 should be supported except that we have strong reservations about the development of the Eldon Way industrial site as a new town centre. We feel moving Eldon Way to the new Cherry Orchard commercial area would be very expensive and could create a lot of additional commuting travel, there is currently no real public transport to get to this site and that would be essential. We would prefer the Foundry estate to be re-located to the empty units on Eldon way and the resulting space at the Foundry developed for housing. We would not disagree with the development of the community uses at the Southend Rd end of Spa Rd but would be concerned at the lack of close parking spaces and the potential for generating yet more congestion. We believe the opportunity should be used to provide spaces for Hockley to make its contribution to the increased housing said to be needed in the area thus relieving Hawkwell from having to accommodate more than its fair share. As stated above we do not agree with the core strategy that lumps Hockley and Hawkwell together and we believe this action plan should be required to accommodate a fair share of the new dwellings that are said to be needed by the district, in Hockley.

4. Question 3 (page 28): We do not disagree with the options identified but would express concern that the Post Office may view the need to re-locate as an opportunity to close the sorting office and that would not be in best interests of Hockley or Hawkwell We do support the comment at 3.3.9 which recognises the need to balance development with need to manage volumes of traffic. We are also concerned that constructing a cluster of community uses at site will cause additional congestion at the junction of Spa Rd/Main Rd /Southend Rd and it will be necessary to provide adequate free parking facilities immediately close by, providing car parking near the station would not be acceptable for this facility.


5. Question 4 (page 39): We answer this question as a neighbouring parish and therefore limit our views to the effect on our residents and their use of Hockley as a local shopping and services area. We believe that whatever option is chosen it must provide retail outlets for small local businesses with a mix of shops offering local residents the option to buy many, if not all, the goods and services they need on a day to day basis. We would not want redevelopment to result in highly priced property that would prevent small local businesses from surviving and therefore we would not want a massive supermarket that would dominate/overpower local retailers. We are, to some extent, ambivalent regarding the options in respect of the removal of the employment opportunities that Eldon Way provides though the options provide leisure and commercial developments. On balance, and from the perspective of a neighbouring community, we favour the options that provide increased retail, leisure and housing in the town centre. We also wonder if the more ambitious plans are realisable. We wonder if the redevelopment of the sites currently occupied by Somerfield and the adjacent parade and the now closed convenience store could provide a town square probably of similar proportions to that in Rochford would provide a central focus for the centre of the village with the redevelopment of the Foundry for Housing thus contributing to the need for additional houses in the District. Of the options presented we would regard option 1.1 as the most realistic and the most acceptable to Hawkwell residents.

6. Transport Options:
We hold the view that until action is taken to restrict the B1013 as a rat run from the north and west of the county into Southend , via Cherry Orchard Way, not much can be achieved to improve the quality of life for people in Hockley and Hawkwell West in respect of traffic congestion causing noise and air pollution. We agree that a modern signalised system at the Spar Rd/ Main Rd /Southend Rd junction has the potential to marginally improve congestion provided, in sequencing that set of lights, pedestrians are required to wait a reasonable period of time before crossing. At the moment pedestrians drift across the pedestrian crossings constantly stopping traffic for example, at the afternoon school turn out, causing traffic to tail back often almost as far back as the junction with Hambro Hill on the outskirts of Rayleigh.

7. Question 1 (page 47):
We are implacably opposed to the shift of access traffic from Woodlands Road to Hockley Rise, the latter is already a dangerous and over subscribed junction at rush hour times, we do not regard the shift of a Hockley problem to Hawkwell is acceptable. Neither option is acceptable therefore.

8. Page 47- Southend Rd:
We are unsure whether this refers to Southend Rd or Spa Rd, the majority of the options seem to refer to Spa Rd.



9. Page 48:
The entrance/exit areas north and south of the station approach need improving with better drop off, turn round, pedestrian paving, parking and taxi rank facilities and the junction of Spa Rd and Station Approach needs addressing.

10. Main Rd:
Although many of the shops on Main Rd are empty this location suffers from a severe lack of parking and unloading facilities. This may be a good opportunity to buy the vacant wood yard and build a free car park for the use of those visiting the shops, this will no doubt improve the viability of the shops on this parade.

HAWKWELL PARISH COUNCIL: RESPONSE TO HOCKLEY AREA ACTION PLAN.

1. General: We respond as the neighbouring parish with many of our residents using Hockley as the nearest location for shops and local services. We seek to differentiate ourselves from Hockley and do not recognise the Hockley/Hawkwell settlement that the core strategy seeks to impose on us.

2. Question 1 (page 23): We agree that the summary at 2.9 covers the most of major issues facing Hockley town centre. We do not recognise Mount Crescent but presume it is Plumberow Ave/Spa Rd junction. We believe that the roundabout at the Spa Public house is a major issue for the town centre, the B1013 is heavily congested and the roundabout and pedestrian crossings create long tailbacks and pollution each morning and early evening. A more modern junction management traffic light system co-ordinating traffic and pedestrian usage may ease this but removing the through (rat running) traffic from the B1013 and thus Hockley would be the only real solution.
We believe that the closure of Woodlands Ave and forcing traffic to access the houses in that area to use Hockley Rise is misguided, there already exists a very real problem with traffic access/egress at Hockley Rise during the day time, this would only exacerbate that problem and badly affect Hawkwell residents. .

3. Question 2 (page 25): We agree that the objectives set out at 3.2 should be supported except that we have strong reservations about the development of the Eldon Way industrial site as a new town centre. We feel moving Eldon Way to the new Cherry Orchard commercial area would be very expensive and could create a lot of additional commuting travel, there is currently no real public transport to get to this site and that would be essential. We would prefer the Foundry estate to be re-located to the empty units on Eldon way and the resulting space at the Foundry developed for housing. We would not disagree with the development of the community uses at the Southend Rd end of Spa Rd but would be concerned at the lack of close parking spaces and the potential for generating yet more congestion. We believe the opportunity should be used to provide spaces for Hockley to make its contribution to the increased housing said to be needed in the area thus relieving Hawkwell from having to accommodate more than its fair share. As stated above we do not agree with the core strategy that lumps Hockley and Hawkwell together and we believe this action plan should be required to accommodate a fair share of the new dwellings that are said to be needed by the district, in Hockley.

4. Question 3 (page 28): We do not disagree with the options identified but would express concern that the Post Office may view the need to re-locate as an opportunity to close the sorting office and that would not be in best interests of Hockley or Hawkwell We do support the comment at 3.3.9 which recognises the need to balance development with need to manage volumes of traffic. We are also concerned that constructing a cluster of community uses at site will cause additional congestion at the junction of Spa Rd/Main Rd /Southend Rd and it will be necessary to provide adequate free parking facilities immediately close by, providing car parking near the station would not be acceptable for this facility.


5. Question 4 (page 39): We answer this question as a neighbouring parish and therefore limit our views to the effect on our residents and their use of Hockley as a local shopping and services area. We believe that whatever option is chosen it must provide retail outlets for small local businesses with a mix of shops offering local residents the option to buy many, if not all, the goods and services they need on a day to day basis. We would not want redevelopment to result in highly priced property that would prevent small local businesses from surviving and therefore we would not want a massive supermarket that would dominate/overpower local retailers. We are, to some extent, ambivalent regarding the options in respect of the removal of the employment opportunities that Eldon Way provides though the options provide leisure and commercial developments. On balance, and from the perspective of a neighbouring community, we favour the options that provide increased retail, leisure and housing in the town centre. We also wonder if the more ambitious plans are realisable. We wonder if the redevelopment of the sites currently occupied by Somerfield and the adjacent parade and the now closed convenience store could provide a town square probably of similar proportions to that in Rochford would provide a central focus for the centre of the village with the redevelopment of the Foundry for Housing thus contributing to the need for additional houses in the District. Of the options presented we would regard option 1.1 as the most realistic and the most acceptable to Hawkwell residents.

6. Transport Options:
We hold the view that until action is taken to restrict the B1013 as a rat run from the north and west of the county into Southend , via Cherry Orchard Way, not much can be achieved to improve the quality of life for people in Hockley and Hawkwell West in respect of traffic congestion causing noise and air pollution. We agree that a modern signalised system at the Spar Rd/ Main Rd /Southend Rd junction has the potential to marginally improve congestion provided, in sequencing that set of lights, pedestrians are required to wait a reasonable period of time before crossing. At the moment pedestrians drift across the pedestrian crossings constantly stopping traffic for example, at the afternoon school turn out, causing traffic to tail back often almost as far back as the junction with Hambro Hill on the outskirts of Rayleigh.

7. Question 1 (page 47):
We are implacably opposed to the shift of access traffic from Woodlands Road to Hockley Rise, the latter is already a dangerous and over subscribed junction at rush hour times, we do not regard the shift of a Hockley problem to Hawkwell is acceptable. Neither option is acceptable therefore.

8. Page 47- Southend Rd:
We are unsure whether this refers to Southend Rd or Spa Rd, the majority of the options seem to refer to Spa Rd.



9. Page 48:
The entrance/exit areas north and south of the station approach need improving with better drop off, turn round, pedestrian paving, parking and taxi rank facilities and the junction of Spa Rd and Station Approach needs addressing.

10. Main Rd:
Although many of the shops on Main Rd are empty this location suffers from a severe lack of parking and unloading facilities. This may be a good opportunity to buy the vacant wood yard and build a free car park for the use of those visiting the shops, this will no doubt improve the viability of the shops on this parade.