Improving Ilford Lane

We want to make Ilford Lane a safer and more comfortable place to shop at, to live nearby and to visit. To do this we are seeking views on how you would like Ilford Lane to change, improving how it looks and works. We will note all the comments received to identify what measures people care the most about and use them to develop proposals for the area. To give your views please fill in the engagement form below. The survey closes on 31 March 2023.

We will also be carrying out various surveys and audits to collect data on the issues that face residents and businesses. These include counting traffic and pedestrian flows, examining where traffic accidents have occurred and looking at where people cross the road. We will be speaking to businesses and shoppers to understand how the vibrancy of the street can be improved. We will be talking to resident groups and community groups to understand the challenges of living next to such a busy area. We will be talking to the two schools (Uphall and Cleveland Road) to get input from young people on how they travel to and from school. All this feedback will be used to develop proposals for the area.

When we have looked at all this information we will identify solutions that will be presented in a public consultation in Summer 2023. The solutions will be based on the data collected, what local people have told us and good practice to:

• Improve the safety of pedestrians by reducing conflicts with vehicles and making streets easier to cross.
• Create a street where everyone will feel more able and confident to live, shop and visit
• Introduce measures to improve the look and feel of Ilford Lane and introduce greening and seating where appropriate.

The public consultation will show the data we have collected, how we have interpreted this information and will present our initial solutions using computer generated images that show how the street could look. The public consultation will allow everyone to tell us what they think of these ideas so we can understand how local people want Ilford Lane to look in the future. We want as many people as possible to be involved in this consultation to develop a consensus on what changes are the most acceptable.

When we have an understanding of what local people support we will seek to deliver these changes carefully. Some measures will be easier to deliver, some will take more work, and normal Council consultation processes will apply to any changes proposed.