Cotham Hill Engagement Survey

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Engagement has concluded

We are asking residents, businesses and anyone who enjoys Cotham Hill to comment on three possible permanent schemes.

Over the summer, the council provided more space for walking and cycling on our streets to support social distancing during COVID-19. This included installing two temporary road closures on Cotham Hill. Two parts of the road have been closed to motorised traffic – between Whiteladies Gate and Hampton Lane; and between Hampton Park and part of the street towards Abbotsford Road.

We have been flexible with our approach and we have been listening to suggestions from local people for improvements to support high streets and help people get around safely both during the pandemic and in the long-term.

Building on feedback from the current temporary scheme we now have three possible permanent schemes that we would like your views on.

We are asking residents, businesses and anyone who enjoys Cotham Hill to comment on three possible permanent schemes.

Over the summer, the council provided more space for walking and cycling on our streets to support social distancing during COVID-19. This included installing two temporary road closures on Cotham Hill. Two parts of the road have been closed to motorised traffic – between Whiteladies Gate and Hampton Lane; and between Hampton Park and part of the street towards Abbotsford Road.

We have been flexible with our approach and we have been listening to suggestions from local people for improvements to support high streets and help people get around safely both during the pandemic and in the long-term.

Building on feedback from the current temporary scheme we now have three possible permanent schemes that we would like your views on.

Engagement has concluded

  • Cotham Hill Engagement Survey

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    We asked

    The engagement on Cotham Hill was open for six weeks from Monday 9 November 2020 to Sunday 17 January 2021. People were asked about their street environment, what they liked about the street, what they would improve and what would they prioritise. The survey captured views from residents, businesses and anyone who uses the street to help build a picture of what people would like to see improved in the street environment and provide feedback on their own experiences.

    Individual responses were received via the online survey and, to ensure the survey reached as wide an audience as possible in a multi-cultural ward, paper copies with a language template covering 12 languages were posted along with a free post envelope to 3348 local properties. 25 posters were put up in the local area to raise awareness of the survey. Local stakeholders and community groups were also asked to help raise awareness of the survey and it was promoted via social media platforms. Due to Covid19 restrictions preventing face to face engagement, the team offered virtual chats and phone appointments to anyone who didn’t want to submit a written response but wanted to ask questions and provide feedback.

    You said

    From this survey we received 2632 responses to the engagement, which were made up of 2075 online and 557 paper copies. Of the responses received 60% are residents who live within one mile and over 80% walk to the road with over 65% visiting the street over 3 to 4 times a week.

    Around 90% of respondents like Cotham Hill due to the “local high street economy” and “personality and character of the street”. Over 60% felt it was a “place for meeting friends and family” and over 70% like “supporting local jobs”. Over 85% of respondents think “pavements are too narrow” is a serious and moderate problem. Over 80% of respondents “have wider pavements” as an essential and high priority for the street.

    The main themes that came through the free text boxes were support for pedestrianisation, outdoor seating space and wider pavements.

    We did

    The feedback from this survey along with the engagement with local businesses, community groups and local stakeholders has been used to help produce a road layout design for two temporary road closures on Cotham Hill. This will be implemented on Sunday 11 April 2021 to allow several hospitality businesses to trade outside with COVID-19 restrictions changing to permit outdoor hospitality service the following day. It will also improve journeys for pedestrians and cyclists. Whilst this is an urgent measure to support business we are working on a more permanent scheme which will be subject to further engagement with the community. This will take a look at a more holistic approach at the area and could incorporate changes to the wider area.

    More information about what we engaged on and the results are available in either the summary report or the full report.