Stoke Newington Gyratory Consultation
Hackney Council undertook a borough wide consultation to seek views from residents and businesses to identify traffic and road safety issues in the Stoke Newington area and to understand how the gyratory affected residents, visitors and business owners.
The public consultation ran from 4th October 2010 for 12 weeks and resulted in 850 responses.
The separate business consultation received 161 responses. The majority of responses, 145 were completed as face-to-face surveys (104 from Stoke Newington Business Association members and 41 non-SNBA members) and 16 were received via online completions.
In total the consultation received 1016 responses from residents, business owners, visitors and stakeholder organisations.
We would like to thank all those people who provided feedback during the public consultation. This document provides a summary of consultation results and what the Council will do next.
All of the consultation reports are available below:
- Public Consultation Report (PDF 278KB)
- Business Consultation Report (PDF 1MB)
- High St - Church St Report (PDF 2MB)
- Appendix A - Location Map of Stoke Newington Gyratory (PDF 470KB)
- Appendix B - Existing Layout Drawing (PDF 256KB)
- Appendix C - TfL Site Layout Drawing (PDF 217KB)
- Appendix C - Timing Sheet (PDF 330KB)
- Appendix C - Controller Specificiation (PDF 24.6KB)
- Appendix D - Tracking Results Drawing (PDF 1MB)
- Appendix E - Proposed Layout Drawing (PDF 359KB)
- Appendix F - Proposed LinSig Results Table (PDF 23KB)
Consultation Results Summary
Public consultation
850 responses were received in total and 92% of respondents identified themselves as Hackney residents; the highest number of responses came from postcode areas N16 0 and N16 7 which correspond to the Stoke Newington Central ward where the gyratory sits.
75% of respondents consider traffic levels to be a problem in the area and 67% considers traffic levels have a negative effect on the development and quality of life in the area.
Approximately a third of respondents (32.5%) consider parking arrangements to be inadequate, another third (35.1%) to be adequate and another third doesn't know/is not sure (32.5%)
A majority of respondents (70%) would support the removal of the Stoke Newington Gyratory, 14.5% oppose it and 15.5% consider that they don't know and mostly asked for more detail on the proposals before giving an opinion.
Business consultation
161 questionnaires were completed, 104 from Stoke Newington Business Association members, 41 non-SNBA members and 16 online completions. This represents a 76% response rate from the list of businesses approached (212 businesses).
41% of responses indicated that traffic is considered to be a problem in the area.
Over 75% (106 responses) stated that parking was regularly required by customers of the shops and businesses in Stoke Newington. The provision of nearby parking is perceived as being of critical importance to the viability of businesses, particularly the smaller shops. Current levels and arrangements for customer parking, however, were considered inadequate.
49% of business respondents would support the removal of the existing one-way system. The majority of comments related to improvements in terms of accessibility and travel time, especially for cyclists and buses. It was also appreciated that a two-way system may help to slow traffic and reduce rat-running through the surrounding residential streets.
There were major concerns, however, surrounding the re-allocation of parking and loading facilities. 29% would oppose the removal of the gyratory on the basis that it is either going to decrease passing trade or that it is operationally unworkable.
Overall, consultation response suggests a strong support for the removal of the gyratory but also for there to be more information on the impacts of doing this.
More information
For more information about this consultation, please contact the Traffic and Transportation team on 020 8356 4891 or email: consultation@hackney.gov.uk
Page updated: 22 Jul 2011
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