APPENDIX 2 NEW SOUTHGATE MASTERPLAN Consultation Report- October 2010 CONTENTS SUMMARY OF THIS DOCUMENT 1 1. The Masterplan & consultation 2 2. Consultation methods and people consulted 4 3. The responses to the consultation 8 4. What local residents and community groups said 15 5. What organisations said 26 6. Changes to the masterplan 34 APPENDICES A. Responses from organisations B. Responses from residents and community groups C. Consultation material used to publicise the masterplan EXECUTIVE SUMMARY New Southgate is one of our Place Shaping Priority Areas. The New Southgate Masterplan is our plan to improve and regenerate New Southgate. It sets out a vision for what we want the area to be like in the future as well the plans and projects needed to deliver that vision on the ground and make it a reality for residents who want to see real change in their neighbourhood. As the plan is about what residents want we did a lot of work with the community to prepare a draft Plan and then held a public consultation on the draft for 12 weeks. This document sets out: • Who we consulted on the masterplan • When we consulted • How we consulted them • The profile of people who responded in terms of age, gender, ethnicity, religion location in the area The report also sets out the responses we received including the questionnaires, individual responses from residents and community groups, and comments from organisations and businesses. The key findings from the consultation are: • Improving New Southgate Station and the area outside is a big priority for local people (78%) • The need to improve safety and the public realm at Red Brick Estate and the opening up of High Road is also very important to local people (78%) • Residents are supportive of the plans for the Ladderswood Estate redevelopment (74% of questionnaire responses) • Most people are in favour of the different uses identified for the Western Gateway site (69%) • Residents are very concerned about the plans to narrow Station Road as they feel it will increase traffic congestion • Of the three open spaces (Millennium Green, Grove Road and High Road), improving High Road is a priority for residents with younger children play space, benches, and flower planting suggested by many people • Residents are concerned at developing the car park at Arnos Grove Station will lead to an increase in parking on local streets. The tables in Appendix 1 and 2 set out all the individual comments received, we have provided a response and suggested how the masterplan will change as a result of the comments. This report will be made available for residents, community groups and organisations to view before we publish the final masterplan. 01. THE MASTERPLAN CONSULTATION New Southgate is one of Enfield’s Place Shaping Priority Areas . We want to regenerate New Southgate by working with local residents, community groups and businesses to identify what needs to be improved and the best way to do this. Once we know what changes need to be made, we will work closely with the local community to deliver these. What is the New Southgate Masterplan? Regeneration is not just about improving the environment; it’s also about improving opportunities for people by focusing on things like health, schools, jobs, training and anti-social behaviour. The Masterplan brings all of these different things together in one document, an overall plan for the future of New Southgate . It identifies what we want the area to be like and how we will achieve this. It sets out plans for different places such as Bowes Road library, the Western Gateway site (the gasholder, Homebase and Topps Tiles) and Ladderswood Estate as well as plans that will affect the whole area, such as reducing anti-social behaviour. To view the draft plan go to www.enfield.gov.uk/placeshaping The Masterplan will be a Supplementary Planning Document in the Local Development Framework. This means that all new development and planning applications in New Southgate will be required to be in line with what is said in the plan. To make sure that the masterplan is based on the needs and concerns of New Southgate residents, a lot of work was done before the draft plan was prepared. This helped us to identify what local people think the big issues are. The early consultation included: • Sending a flier to every address in New Southgate in August 2009, asking people what they like and dislike about New Southgate and inviting them to join a Neighbourhood Panel to help prepare a draft plan; • A Neighbourhood Panel was formed in September 2009, a group of local residents who met with us four times to help us prepare the plan; • Consultation with residents of Ladderswood Estate (this was targeted as the Ladderswood Estate will be demolished and rebuilt as part of the plans); • Two community events in September 2009; and • Meetings with local businesses, community groups and schools. After this early consultation, a draft plan was prepared. Public consultation on this took place for 12 weeks from 17 March to 9 June 2010. This report explains how we carried out this consultation including the different groups and organisations consulted and the methods used, as well as the responses we received from local residents and organisations and our response to these. Finally it sets out how the plan will be changed as a result. Once these changes are agreed, the final masterplan will be adopted by the Council along with a Delivery Strategy which will explain how and when we will be delivering each of the projects identified in the plan. Residents at the Masterplan Community funday: Saturday 15 th May, Grove Road open space How the consultation complied with Planning Regulations and Enfield Council guidance As the Masterplan is a Supplementary Planning Document, the Consultation Statement has been prepared in accordance with Regulation 17(2) of the Town and Country Planning Local Development (England) Regulations 2004 and identifies: - The names of the organisations/groups who we consulted in connection with the preparation of the SPD (Chapter 5); - How those people were consulted (Chapter 2); - A summary of the main issues raised in the consultations (Chapters 4 and 5); and - How those issues have been addressed in the SPD (Chapter 6). The consultation process reflects the Council vision and preferred consultation approach, as set out in the Statement of Community Involvement (2006). The Enfield Strategic Partnership is wants to make sure that community engagement in Enfield is as effective as possible and they have an Engagement Framework which sets out principles, standards and objectives for engagement. To comply with the Engagement Framework, the draft masterplan was subject to a 12-week consultation with the public and appropriate stakeholders from 17 th March to 9 th June 2010. Full details of the consultation process are set out in the next chapter. 02. PEOPLE CONSULTED AND HOW WE CONSULTED THEM To get residents’ views on the masterplan, different consultation methods and events were arranged throughout the 12 week consultation period such as mail-outs to residents and businesses, newspaper articles, coffee mornings with parents at local schools, meetings with local business groups, forums in different languages and a community funday. The table sets out the consultation methods and activities and the different people consulted: Date Consultation activity and method Groups Approximate targeted number of people attending/ involved March Delivery of a community newsletter to all All residents Delivered to 2010 residents and business in the masterplan area. and businesses 1500 ‘Shaping New Southgate’ contained information in the addresses about the Masterplan, how to comment, and masterplan other projects of local interest. The newsletter area was also made available on the Enfield Councils website. March Masterplan summaries, including resident All residents Delivered to 2010 questionnaire, distributed to every address in and businesses 1500 the masterplan area. Every primary school child in the addresses in local school (Garfield, Bowes, St Pauls and masterplan Our Lady of Lourdes) received a masterplan area and local summary and questionnaire to take home in schools book bags. The summary and questionnaire were also made available on our website March Draft masterplan and summary/questionnaire Local Delivered to 2010 documents distributed to local community community approx 20 groups and to borough-wide umbrella groups different organisations representing equalities groups including community (see attached list of groups who received this churches, Sikh and equalities letter) temple, groups equalities groups March- Masterplan posters and banners displayed in All residents N/A June prominent locations including school railings, and business in 2010 and shop windows along High Road, Bowes the local area Road and Friern Barnet Road including people who do not live in the area but travel to it for tube and rail stations or work. March Article in Our Enfield Magazine All Enfield Distributed to 2010 residents approx 120,000 households in Enfield March E-mail notification sent to Ward Councillors, Ward N/A 2010 Local MP and relevant council staff Councillors, Council officers and Local MP March – Masterplan documents available for comment Local Notification to June on the council’s website, letter sent to all LDF Development approximately 2010 specific and general consultees, statutory Framework 64 specific and notice put in local press, documents made consultees 1245 general available for viewing in all borough libraries and including local LDF at council offices. residents, consultees (Statutory consultation requirements met) statutory organisations and stakeholders March- Masterplan questionnaire distribution and All residents N/A June collection points set up in three local shops and and businesses 2010 at Bowes Road Library 17 th Two resident’s drop-in sessions held at St All local 17th March- March Paul’s Church Hall, High Road, to discuss and residents and approx 30 and 31 st comment on the Masterplan.