A50 GROWTH CORRIDOR Projects a and B Consultation Report

A50 GROWTH CORRIDOR Projects A and B Consultation Report

Project A

Project B

Spring 2014

Contents Page Contents 1 Executive summary 2 Chapter 1: Consultation Overview 1.1 Background 4 1.2 The consultation exercise 5 1.3 The Purpose of this Report 6 Chapter 2: Response Overview 2.1 Stakeholder, Business and Public Exhibitions 7 2.2 Media Coverage 7 2.3 Number of Responses Received 8 2.4 Presentation of Consultation Responses 9 Chapter 3: Response Analysis 3.1 General Overview of the Detailed Responses Received 10 3.2 Section 1. Profile of Respondees 10 3.3 Section 2. Overview of Perceptions of the Projects 12 3.4 Section 3. Link from Park Avenue to Derby Road 15 3.5 Section 4. The ‘Free Text’ Responses 16 3.6 Section 5. Overall View of the A50 Growth Corridor 19 3.7 Comments from the Events 20 3.8 Presentation of Feedback analysis 21 Chapter 4: Conclusions 4.1 Consultation Principles 22 4.2 Consultation Outcome 24 Appendix A: Stakeholders (those with property potentially affected invited to the consultation 25 Appendix B: Stakeholders (Civic/Local Authority) invited to the consultation 26 Appendix C: Businesses invited to the consultation 28 Appendix D: Properties receiving individual invitation to the Consultation event 30 Appendix E: Attendees at Stakeholder and Business Events 32 Appendix F: Exhibition Plans 34 Appendix G: Attendees at Stakeholder and Business feedback analysis events 37 Appendix H: Consultation questionnaire 38

Executive Summary

Proposals to improve the A50 (T) around Uttoxeter were announced by the Chief Secretary (Rt Hon Danny Alexander MP) on the 4th December 2013 as part of the updated National Infrastructure Plan (NIP), as follows: “The Government will provide funding to support improvement to the A50 around Uttoxeter starting no later than 2015-16 (subject to Statutory procedures) to support local growth, jobs and housing; this project will be subject to the usual developer contributions.” (NIP Dec 2013) Paragraph 3.10 This statement was also confirmed and reference made to the NIP on 5th December 2013 by Chancellor George Osborne in the Autumn Statement.

In anticipation of this announcement, Staffordshire County Council (SCC) assigned the Major Project Team to analyse and develop the A50 Growth Corridor and in particular Projects A and B around Uttoxeter.

Once the Projects had reached a preferred option stage, a fully integrated communications and engagement plan was prepared. The intention was to raise awareness, understanding and support for the Projects on the A50 Growth Corridor to the north of Uttoxeter and the positive impact they would have on Staffordshire’s economy in terms of housing and employment. A series of linked events were staged to allow stakeholders, businesses and the general public to see and comment on the proposals before any planning application was submitted.

The principle of the consultation was to allow comment on the preferred Projects and identify any potential areas for improvement whilst giving the Major Project team sufficient time to consider consultation feedback and further develop the Projects prior to any planning application submission.

Publicity for the consultation was integral to ensuring maximum exposure for the events. Therefore a combination of direct invitations together with press, radio and TV interface was used to encourage participation. Events were spread over two weeks at times and location aimed to make input as straightforward as possible.

Four events were staged. A dedicated Stakeholder consultation event on the morning of 25th February followed immediately afterwards by a consultation event for the General Public. A dedicated Business consultation event on the morning of 3rd March followed immediately afterwards by a consultation event for the General Public. The events were attended by over 750 people. Feedback forms were prepared and available for attendees to complete at the event or alternatively they could be returned in a pre-paid envelope. There was also the facility to complete the form on line.

Such was the level of interest in the projects that 342 completed feedback forms were received together with a further 49 emails and 12 letters. Closure of the feedback process, originally scheduled for Monday 10th March, was postponed until Thursday 13th March as a result of the level of interest shown by members of the public.

All feedback was compiled and analysed and as a result 8 common areas of concern were identified along with a considerable number of positive comments in support of the preferred Projects.

The 8 common areas of concern are:

A. Environment Issues B. Effects on Residents C. Local Highway Network D. Business Impact E. Design F. Town Centre G. The Parks Inn H. Pedestrian / cyclist facilities

Where reasonable, the design of Project A has been changed as a result of the consultation.

Chapter 1 Consultation Overview 1.1 Background

1.1.1 The purpose of the consultation was to obtain the views of interested people, businesses and organisations on a major economic regeneration initiative, the A50 Growth Corridor in particular Projects A and B around Uttoxeter. Whilst the Projects are designed to create a substantial improvement for the Staffordshire economy, they also have the potential to have a significant impact on the locality in terms of housing and employment opportunities. The scheme will also ease traffic congestion, improve safety and reduce travel times on the trunk road and local network. The consultation was designed to maximise the opportunity for public input and reasonable design enhancement prior to submission of the planning application.

In December 2013, the Government announced an updated National Infrastructure Plan featuring general funding for public and private investment in energy, transport, flood defence, waste, water and communications infrastructure up to 2030 and beyond. The plan also specified funding to support improvements to the A50 near Uttoxeter starting no later than 2015/16. The money will fund improvements to what is now called the A50 Growth Corridor, Projects A and B, to the north of Uttoxeter. These involve the installation of one grade separated junction (Project A) and the installation of a second grade separated junction together with the removal of two existing roundabouts (Project B) that currently cause very significant peak time traffic congestion. Improving traffic flow along one of the key arterial routes between the West and East midlands (from the M6 to the M1) will support major employers from Stoke-on-Trent and Derbyshire, including Toyota and JCB, as well as tourist attractions including Alton Towers, providing a much needed boost to the Staffordshire economy.

Also in December, major Staffordshire-based employer JCB announced expansion plans with proposals to create 2,500 new jobs. In its announcement, JCB Chairman Lord Bamford stated: “The Chancellor’s announcement of the major A50 road improvement project is good news for businesses in this area. It allows companies like JCB to plan ahead with confidence, knowing that the road network will not constrain business growth and future investment.”

The A50 is a major trunk road owned and maintained by the Highways Agency on behalf of the Secretary of State. Following the success of the i54 South Staffordshire Project, where County Council Major Projects Team is leading the installation of a new motorway junction onto the M54 to facilitate a new factory for Jaguar Land Rover, the County Council will deliver the A50 Growth Corridor as delivery partner of the Highways Agency.

Two separate Projects will be delivered: Project A - a junction to the west of Uttoxeter that will facilitate the economic developments at JCB’s Heavy Products/World Parts facilities and the approved St Modwen’s Industrial Development as well as the approved new 750 house development to the west of Uttoxeter; Project B – junction modifications which will serve the A518 traffic the north east of the town.

The County Council propose to submit a planning application for Project A in Spring 2014.

It is anticipated that the decision on the planning application will be made in late Summer 2014 and work is set to start on Project A in Winter 2014/2015 provided all planning procedures are completed satisfactorily.

1.2 The consultation exercise

1.2.1 In order to give the opportunity for the views of businesses, organisations and members of the General Public to be included in the consultation, careful consideration was given to information accessibility. Public exhibitions are the primary vehicle for the dissemination of information in these cases so these were planned for a location that was sufficiently large to give space to display all the information relevant to the preferred Projects yet closest to the centre of impact. Aspects including, disabled access, free parking and breakout space for more private conversations were all taken into consideration when choosing the venue and, with the above in mind, Uttoxeter Racecourse was chosen as the most appropriate venue.

1.2.2 The preferred Projects A and B are of considerable complexity and therefore the consultation events were manned by a team of professional staff with a range of specialities, able to answer the range of questions anticipated. Three distinct consultee groups were identified; Stakeholders, Businesses and the General Public; a Stakeholder being defined as either a person or organisation whose property could be directly affected by the Projects or a person holding a public office which could be affected by the Projects. Specific Stakeholder and Business consultations were staged on the same day as the General Public’s consultations but at different times. This allowed a combination of thematic presentations supported by Q & A sessions where topics relevant to those groups were explored. Detailed consultation logistics included: event separation, participant focussed times, range of material presented and refreshments for all participants.

1.2.3 Letters offering individual consultation were distributed to all residential and business properties which could be physically affected by the proposals. In addition, invitations were sent to the 100 largest businesses in the Uttoxeter area. Direct invitations to the public consultation event were sent to 750 properties in the residential areas closest to the proposed works. This was then supplemented by briefings for local / sub-regional newspapers, local radio, regional TV and the highways / engineering professional media. 5

1.2.4 Despite this range of planning, there remained the possibility that interested parties may not be able to be present at the consultation events in person. Therefore a dedicated and well publicised website was constructed with the material from the consultation event displays being replicated. To supplement the widespread ownership of devices with internet-accessibility, Uttoxeter has the benefit of a fixed town centre based library with computers available to the public and this aided the access of information.

1.2.5 Whichever means of access was used, all consultees were invited to formalise their responses to the proposals through the use of a standard feedback form, see Appendix H.

1.3 The purpose of this report

1.3.1 This report was prepared and published by the County Council to provide an overview of the responses received to this important consultation and provide a summary of the main themes that emerged in response to the specific questions asked on the feedback form.

Chapter 2 Response Overview 2.1 Stakeholder, Business and Public Exhibitions

2.1.1 Experience from previous consultation events indicated that it would be appropriate to hold separate events for Stakeholders, Businesses and the General Public.

2.1.2 Stakeholder event 40 Stakeholders/Stakeholder organisations were invited to a dedicated event held between 10:00 and 12:00 on the morning of 25th February 2014; 28 responded and a total of 38 people were present. Representatives from, for example, County / Borough / Parish Councils, Staffordshire Police and Midway Academy attended the event.

2.1.3 Business event 100 Businesses were invited to a dedicated breakfast-style event held between 08:00 and 10:00 on the morning of 3rd March 2014. 16 responded and a total of 25 people were present. Representatives from, for example, JCB, McDonalds, Whitbread and Eurogarage attended the event among others.

2.1.4 Public exhibition Following immediately on from the Stakeholder and Business events, the exhibition was opened to the General Public. The exhibitions were held from 12:00 – 20:00 on Tuesday 25th February and from 10:00 – 20:00 on Monday 3rd March. A total of 687 members of the public attended the event. The attendance numbers for of these events were derived from all attendees registering in a visitor’s book.

Overall, the Major Projects Team were very encouraged by the degree of response to the invitation to participate in the consultation events. At no point was any concern raised that the attendees were unable to talk to a member of the Major Projects Team.

2.2 Media coverage

There has been good media coverage for the consultation event from the local papers, local radio and TV. Examples of the coverage are as follows: A. Central News, 4/12/13, 6pm, Pre-recorded interview with SCC Leader, Cllr Philip Atkins, on the A50 investment B. Radio Stoke, 4/12/13, Drive, Live interview with SCC Leader, Cllr Philip Atkins on the A50 investment C. Radio Stoke, 4/12/13, 4.20pm, Live interview with SCC Leader, Cllr Philip Atkins, on the A50 investment

D. Signal FM, 4/12/13, News Bulletins, Lead story from lunch time on bulletins including a quote from SCC Leader, Cllr Philip Atkins E. Transport Network online, 6/12/13, which supported the projects in a very positive manner F. Sentinel, 5/12/13, lead story on pg.11, which supported the projects in a very positive manner G. Burton Mail, 6/12/13, A piece by Andrew Griffiths on pages 8 and 9, which supported the projects in a positive manner H. Burton Mail 5/12/13, pg. 5, which supported the projects in a very positive manner I. Staffordshire Newsletter, 11/12/13, lead story on pg. 22, which supported the projects in a very positive manner, J. The Sentinel, 13/12/13, pg. 4, which supported the projects in a positive manner K. Uttoxeter Post & Times, 6/12/13, Front Page, which supported the projects in a positive manner L. Cheadle/Leek Post & Times, pg. 8, which supported the projects in a very positive manner M. Uttoxeter Advertiser, negative coverage which focussed on potential loss of residential properties

2.3 Number of responses received

2.3.1 Collation, analysis and interpretation of consultation responses

In total, 342 completed feedback forms were returned either by post or via the dedicated website. In addition, a further 49 emails and 12 letters were received. Interestingly, only 238 (69.6%) out of the completed forms indicated that they had been completed by people who had attended the event. This indicates a significant proportion of people did not benefit from the opportunity to have any specific issues discussed, and potentially answered, directly by one of the Major Projects Team present during the two consultation days.

Given the number and breadth of consultation responses, this report cannot include every single individual comment received. The report does, however, provide an overview of all the responses received and reflects the 8 common areas of concern that emerged in response to the specific questions asked on the feedback form.

The feedback form was specifically structured to identify when the response was intended to represent the views of a wider group. The source of representation is critical to the analysis and the potential impact of the issue raised. The County Council is mindful of this diversity in the nature of responses received and has therefore structured the analysis of responses accordingly.

2.3.2 The number of consultation responses received was large, indicating a significant level of awareness and engagement with the consultation. Three broad categories of consultation responses were received:

1. Those who support the Projects 2. Those who understand and support the objectives but want specific factors to be reviewed 3. Those who were unsupportive of the Projects proposed.

2.4 Presentation of consultation responses

This report provides an overview of the responses received and a summary of the 8 common areas of concern that emerged in response to the specific questions that were asked. The 8 common areas of concern that emerged from detailed consultation responses SCC received are summarised in the next section.

Chapter 3 Response Analysis 3.1 General overview of the detailed responses received

As explained previously, the consultation events were held at the relevant time in the project development process. However, there were other external factors which appear to have had an impact on the responses; for example, Uttoxeter is in the process of significant change. The East Staffordshire Borough Council (ESBC) Local Development Framework has set the parameters for the development of Uttoxeter in terms of both housing and industrial development land. Applications for a number of major developments are currently being considered by ESBC and opposition to those proposed developments was apparent in some of the attendees.

The feedback form was structured to be a series of linked sections to give a quantitative then qualitative response from the respondees. Analysis of the completed feedback forms revealed that whilst the quantitative response elements had functioned as anticipated, the qualitative ‘free text’ parts of the feedback form (Questions 5, 7, 8 and 10) had been used in a more generalised, often non-Project specific, manner. Initially however, the submissions for each of the ‘free text’ boxes were analysed independently and it became apparent that the responses fell into the same eight common areas of concern. These were then grouped and are covered in section 4 of this report.

With the following analysis, the numbers quoted in the various tables will not tally as not all responders answered all the questions within the feedback forms.

The analysis will be presented as follows: Section 1 Covering questions 1 – 3, profile of the respondees Section 2 Covering question 4, the overview of perceptions of the Projects Section 3 Covering question 6, view of a link from Park Avenue to Derby Road Section 4 Covering question 5, the reasoning behind the question 4 responses question 7, the reasoning behind the question 6 responses question 8, support for Investment for the Project question 10, additional comments on the proposals Section 5 Covering question 9, Overall view of the A50 Growth Corridor

3.2 Section 1 - Profile of Respondees

3.2.1 Aiming to give the respondees the maximum opportunity to respond identifying all the different origins of the responses, the opening question asked: “Are you responding as….. (Please select all that apply”’. The response was as follows:

Number Percentage A resident living in Uttoxeter 285 83.6% A regular user of the A50 living in Staffordshire/Stoke 176 51.6% on Trent An employer/employee of a business in Uttoxeter 49 14.4% (Please specify below) A major employer/ employee of a business outside of 25 7.3% Uttoxeter e.g. Alton Towers, Toyota (Please specify below) A regular user of the A50 living outside of 19 5.6% Staffordshire

3.2.2 Building on that profile and giving context for their use of the A50, Question 2 asked “For what reasons do you use the A50? (Please select all that apply)”. The response was as follows:

Number Percentage Social use 310 91.7% Commute to work 104 30.8% Business related travel 84 24.9% Other * 39 11.5% Home to school commute 11 3.3% I do not use the A50 4 1.2% * Although 39 respondees identified ‘Other’, 51 other uses were registered.

3.2.3 The final question in this section focussing on the consultees was for identifying intensity of use through the question: “If you use the A50 please tell us how often. (Please select one only)”

Number Percentage At least once a week 153 45.8% Daily 144 43.1% At least once a month 31 9.3% At least once a year 5 1.5% Less often 1 0.3% Never 0 0.0%

3.2.4 Intensity and reason for use Questions 2 and 3 depict a clear picture of the intensity of use of the A50 by respondees. 91.7% use the route for social use and 55.7% use it for business related travel therefore, as these will generally be mutually exclusive, this indicates heavy and multiple daily usage. This is corroborated by 43.1% indicating they use the route daily with an additional 45.8 % stating that they use it at least once a week, totalling 88.9%. 11

The reason why people are using the route is perhaps less relevant than the fact of their presence accessing/egressing this nationally important cross-country route and the consequent effect on congestion, business traffic and an increased potential for accidents.

3.3 Section 2 – Overview of perceptions of the Projects

It had been assumed that the business community may have a different perception of the Projects compared to the Stakeholders and the General Public. Therefore the response from the different groups have been analysed separately.

3.3.1 Business Related Response

The Business related response is classed as those respondees who have identified a business related usage of the A50 including; impact on their business, business travel and straightforward commuting. Of the combined number of respondees from 3.2.1 - 3.2.3 above, there were a total of 166 individual business related responses.

Question 4 of the feedback form focussed on the broadest level investigating current perceptions of overall issues. The questions and responses were as follows:

1. “Traffic congestion is a problem along the A50 in Uttoxeter and action is needed in the interests of local businesses, visitors and residents”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 55 58 20 18 12 0 Percentage 33.7% 35.6% 12.3% 11.0% 7.4% 0.0% Combined 69.3% 12.3% 18.4% 0.0% * 79.0% 21.0%

2. “Project A - the new grade separated junction is needed to support new business, job creation and housing development near the A50 west of Uttoxeter”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 34 51 33 19 29 0 Percentage 20.5% 30.7% 19.9% 11.4% 17.5% 0.0% Combined 51.2% 19.9% 28.9% 0.0% * 63.9% 36.1%

3. “Project B - the new grade separated junction and changes to road layout will reduce travel times along the A50 and benefit local businesses and motorists.”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 34 41 29 29 30 0 Percentage 20.9% 25.2% 17.8% 17.8% 18.4% 0.0% Combined 46.0% 17.8% 36.2% 0.0% * 56.0% 44.0%

4. “Overall the A50 Growth Corridor will encourage economic growth and job creation within Staffordshire.”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 28 43 45 28 15 4 Percentage 17.2% 26.4% 27.6% 17.2% 9.2% 2.5% Combined 43.6% 27.6% 26.4% 2.5% * 62.3% 37.7% * Comparing only those either agreeing or disagreeing with the question

The response to Part 1 clearly shows here is a well-recognised problem on the A50. Part 2 gives a two thirds positive response supporting the reasoning for the creation of Project A.

Part 3 gives a much more balanced response. Whilst the majority still understand and support the reasoning of the wider benefit for the creation for Project B, there is considerable concern regarding the impact on local businesses; for example, the Derby Road ‘Service Area’ and the businesses around the A50 / B5030 roundabout. As the issues arising from this question were so significant, it is an area for further investigation and potentially design modification. Even with that balanced view in Part 3, Part 4 showed the belief that the overall effect of both Projects would be beneficial for the Staffordshire economy.

3.3.2 General Public related response

As explained earlier in this report, two of the main functions of the Projects are to address the congestion on the A50 and side roads caused by the existing at- grade roundabout and to facilitate the planned industrial / commercial and housing expansion around Uttoxeter. The current perceptions of the respondees were investigated through the four parts to Question 4 of the feedback form. The questions and responses were as follows:

1. “Traffic congestion is a problem along the A50 in Uttoxeter and action is needed in the interests of local businesses, visitors and residents”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 55 55 26 20 7 1 Percentage 33.5% 33.5% 15.9% 12.2% 4.3% 0.6% Combined 67.0% 15.9% 16.5% 0.6% * 80.3% 19.7%

2. “Project A - the new grade separated junction* is needed to support new business, job creation and housing development near the A50 west of Uttoxeter”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 28 59 35 23 20 2 Percentage 16.8% 35.3% 21.0% 13.8% 12.0% 1.2% Combined 52.1% 21.0% 25.8% 1.2% * 66.9% 33.1%

3. “Project B - the new grade separated junction* and changes to road layout will reduce travel times along the A50 and benefit local businesses and motorists.”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 25 41 45 24 27 3 Percentage 15.2% 24.8% 27.3% 14.5% 16.4% 1.8% Combined 40.0% 27.3% 31.9% 1.8% * 56.4% 43.6%

4. “Overall the A50 Growth Corridor will encourage economic growth and job creation within Staffordshire.”

Strongly Agree Neither Disagree Strongly Don't agree agree nor disagree know disagree Number 20 47 35 32 19 9 Percentage 12.3% 29.0% 21.6% 19.8% 11.7% 5.6% Combined 41.3% 21.6% 31.5% 5.6% * 56.8% 43.2% * Comparing only those either agreeing or disagreeing with the question

The response to part 1 is marginally even stronger than for the business related users indicating the breadth of recognition of the problem. Verbal responses understandably indicated that the main congestion is experienced during the normal morning and afternoon peak periods with reduced problems at other times.

The response supporting business/development related in part 2 is again stronger than that received from the business related users. It is less unequivocal than for part 1 but still strongly in favour of the scheme. 14

The response to part 3 is much more balanced but with the majority still being in support of Project B. Verbal response at the consultation events indicated that there was an agreement with the reduced travel times but concern about the impact on local businesses and local traffic. This is considered in greater detail in Section 4 of this report.

The response to part 4 indicates that the majority of the General Public believe the economic generation and job creation potential of the scheme, but in a less definite manner than the business related A50 users.

3.4 Section 3 – Link from Park Avenue to Derby Road

3.4.1 Project B includes the construction of slip roads for the westbound traffic on the A50. The length of these slip roads means that they start very close to the current location of the A50 / Derby Road roundabout. On safety grounds, the Highways Agency set a minimum length between slip roads and due to this, provision of a direct access route from the A50 to the Derby Road ‘Service Area’ would require substantial departures from standard. Traffic wanting to access this area would have to take a 1½ mile diversion via the new grade separated roundabout, Dove Way and Derby Road

Questions 6 and 7 were structured to investigate the support for the provision of a link between Park Avenue, Dove Way and Derby Road to alleviate potentially increased journey times and distances and to provide better access to residential and business premises. This is linked purely to Project B and will form part of the Project B consultation event to be held during late 2014 / early 2015. It has been included as part of this initial consultation report for two reasons. Firstly to elicit the general feeling towards the principle of the creation of this link but also to give guidance as to whether to engage with the development proposals currently being considered for the Dove Way / Derby Road area.

3.4.2 Despite there being relatively few respondees identifying themselves as being economically reliant on the Derby Road ‘Service Area’, the anticipated level of concern was shown. There was strong belief that isolation of this area could have a negative impact on the economic viability of that facility especially given the recent investment in these facilities (Premier Inn / Starbucks / Petrol station / Burger King / Subway / Spar / 2 pubs) in recent years and that it was a well-used amenity frequented by local people and long distance traffic alike.

Question 6 asked the following: “Do you think building a new link road in Uttoxeter between Park Avenue, Dove Way and Derby Road would be beneficial once Projects A and B have been completed? (Please select one)”

Overall Yes No Don’t know Number 167 87 78 Percentage 50.3% 26.2% 23.5%

Business related Number 87 40 39 Percentage 52.4% 24.1% 23.5%

General public Number 79 47 39 Percentage 47.9% 28.5% 23.6%

Within the free text response facility of question 7, the two highest ranking points raised were: 1, that the link would benefit the existing network (56 respondees cited this) and; 2, insufficient capacity on the existing highway network (38 respondees cited this). Overall, the ‘free text’ responses are covered in the following section.

3.5 Section 4 – The ‘Free Text’ responses (Questions 5, 7, 8, 10)

3.5.1 Analysis of the free text responses revealed over 400 positive comments relating to the scheme and the most frequent comments were: 37% expressed the view that the proposed projects would have a positive effect on traffic flows, improve road safety, ease congestion on the principal road network and reduce accidents; 35% expressed the view that Uttoxeter needed investment and growth; 23% expressed the view that the proposal would benefit the area and bring much needed jobs.

3.5.2 The analysis also revealed a very close correlation between the answers in the four separate response areas. Grouping of the responses resulted in eight common areas of concern as follows:

A. Environment Issues B. Effects on Residents C. Local Highway Network D. Business Impact E. Design F. Town Centre G. The Parks Inn H. Pedestrian / cyclist facilities

A. Environment Issues

A number of comments were made regarding the effect Projects A and B will have on the environment, specifically the increase in noise and pollution from vehicles, the effect on existing green field land and the potential for flooding.

Any major proposal such as the A50 Growth Corridor will result in increased traffic with its attendant issues. However, prior to Projects A and B of the A50 Growth Corridor being carried out, the County Council will undertake noise surveys and reports into air quality, together with a full flood risk assessment.

The removal of the roundabouts on Project B will remove the need for deceleration and acceleration, the location where most vehicle emissions take place. Additionally, screen planting will be provided to replace any planting removed. Both of these measures will reduce noise and improve air quality.

The Planning Authority will investigate the environmental impact of Projects A and B and any mitigation works recommended or planning conditions imposed will be complied with by the County Council.

B. Effect on Residents

Comments were made relating to the effect Projects A and B are likely to have on residents in the area, specifically increased journey times and inconvenience, disruption to existing bus services and the detrimental effect the work will have on house prices.

The County Council will take steps to minimise inconvenience during the construction of Projects A and B. Ultimately, the Projects will however provide benefits with considerably reduced journey times on the A50 to the benefit of far many other road users including local residents.

House prices are dictated by many factors and in many cases the close proximity of good transport links can be a major selling point. It is impossible to predict with any certainty how house values will be affected. Some residents may qualify for compensation under Part 1 [Land Compensation Act 1973] claims.

Discussions will take place with all the relevant bus companies in order to accommodate any changes to their routes and services. In all cases the needs of passengers will be paramount.

C. Local Highway Network

Points were raised concerning the effect on the surrounding highway network, delays, extra traffic and the capacity of the network to cope. Specific comments relating to the effect on residents living on and using New Road were also made.

The do-nothing option is not feasible in this case otherwise congestion on the A50 will reach unacceptable levels with huge detrimental impacts on residents and business functionality. It is expected that Project A traffic flows will have no major 17

impact on the existing network and traffic modelling on Project B is currently being undertaken, and its impact will be analysed and reviewed on its completion.

Post construction, any traffic displacement will be monitored and any safety improvements will be carried out if deemed necessary.

D. Business Impact

Comments were made concerning the effect on businesses specifically around access and egress, passing trade, loss of existing jobs and the resulting lack of petrol stations.

Discussions are taking place with all affected businesses and the County Council is investigating alternative access and egress arrangements. Access to businesses will be maintained where possible and there is a possibility that a petrol station could be relocated.

E. Design

Comments were made giving alternative suggestions for the designs and asking for the designs to be reviewed.

Alternative options for the “McDonalds roundabout” design have been considered and deemed unacceptable due to the number of residential properties that would be demolished, 60 if the junction was relocated to the west or 30-40 if an underpass or over bridge is constructed. The removal of the two existing roundabouts means the delays on the A50 currently experienced by thousands of motorists on a daily basis will be reduced.

The County Council Engineers are currently investigating a proposal, made at the consultation, for a link road from the A50 to Derby Road and providing a link road from Derby Road to Dove Way.

F. Town Centre

Comments were made expressing concern the Projects A and B could have on the access and egress to and through the town centre. Concerns over the increased traffic causing congestion and possibly encouraging vehicles to by pass the town centre completely with the attendant negative effect on town centre trade were also raised.

Projects A and B will facilitate future developments of housing and employment sites which will bring increased prosperity to the area and may allow for the regeneration of the town centre in the future. Projects A and B will maintain access and egress to the town centre and traffic will be monitored pre and post construction.

SCC engages with the Uttoxeter Area Renewal Plan Group, comprising of businesses, councillors, planning authority and other stakeholders to encourage

town centre growth and the County Council is committed to continuing this engagement.

G. The Parks Inn

Responders expressed the view that the County Council should amend the design so the Parks Inn could be kept.

Following the consultation event the design of Project A has been amended so the Parks Inn can remain in situ. Alternative locations for the drainage ponds are being sought.

The County Council is not yet in possession of the topographic survey so we are unable to confirm any design changes for Project B at this stage.

H. Pedestrian / Cyclist facilities

Comments were made regarding the apparent lack of pedestrian and cycle facilities on the design, specific requests were made for pedestrian crossing points over the A50.

Following the consultation event SCC Engineers are investigating the feasibility of a footbridge across the A50 at Ashbourne Road which will provide the requested pedestrian crossing point.

The drawings displayed at the consultation event did show cycle facilities clearly and the County Council will be consulting pedestrian and cycle groups as the designs progress.

3.6 Section 5 – Overall View of the A50 Growth Corridor

Taking everything into account, the feedback form aimed to capture the over- riding view of all respondees. To this end, Question 9 asked the following question:

“Taking everything into account, how would you rate your overall view of the A50 Growth Corridor?”

The result was as follows:

Strongly Broadly No strong Generally Strongly support the agree view either in disagree against the proposals support or proposals against Number 43 116 41 61 59 Percentage 13.4% 36.3% 12.8% 19.1% 18.4% Combined 49.9% 12.8% 37.3% * 57.0% 43.0% * Comparing only those either agreeing or disagreeing with the question

Quantitative review of the preceding figures indicates a strong acknowledgement of the problem of the current arrangement and that Project A is needed to facilitate the permitted and proposed developments to the West of Uttoxeter. Project B whilst receiving support from the majority of respondees gives rise to concern which will be the focus of further design development prior to re- consultation during Winter 2014/15. Overall, the Projects received support from the majority of respondees.

3.7 Comments from the events

During the event, a number of people made unprompted supportive comments for the Projects, a sample of those comments are as follows:

Position Quote 25th February 2014 ESBC Councillor “It will sort out all the problems at Tunnicliffe Way and the A522 Over Bridge” Clerk of Uttoxeter Rural “It will solve the problem of the A50 Junction at the JCB Parish Council World Parts Factory” Local resident and Local “It will be a major safety improvement closing the B5030 Police Officer roundabout” Local resident “It’s all a good idea apart from the effect on businesses [at the Derby Road Roundabout]” Local resident “[Does it make sense what we are proposing to do?] Yes, the MacDonald’s roundabout is a nightmare” Son of local resident “On the whole, this [Project A and B] looks like it should have been in the first place” Local resident living on “It will definitely be better. We hate our road at the Ashbourne Road moment” 3rd March 2014 Local resident “The road is definitely needed and the junction improvements are needed” Local resident “From a traffic point of view, closing Derby Road roundabout is a fantastic idea” Local resident “When they built the A518, they should have made it like this”

3.8 Presentation of feedback analysis to Stakeholders and Businesses 26th March, 2014. Uttoxeter Racecourse

Due to the importance the County Council attributed to the views of stakeholders and businesses, a dedicated feedback analysis event was staged where all those invited to the original stakeholders and business events were again invited to hear both the findings of the analysis and the design changes being reviewed.

SCC Commissioner for Business and the Enterprise County, Steve Burrows, welcomed participants to the event and introduced the material to be presented. Two presentations were given covering: (1) the statistical findings from the feedback and (2) highlighting the areas of major concern and design changes that have been identified or are under consideration. The presentations were well received with a brief but informative question and answer session following the presentation by the Major Projects Team.

Chapter 4 Conclusions 4.1 Consultation Principles

In designing and delivering the A50 growth Corridor consultation, the County Council has endeavoured to work in line with the best practice guidance from the Consultation Institute. The principles set down are as follows:

1. Integrity of consultation ‘The process must have honest intention. The Consultor must be willing to listen to the views of the consultees’. The County Council believes this has been proven by, for example, the way The Parks Inn has been treated as the highway design has been changed to remove the need to demolish these premises.

2. Visibility of consultation ‘All those who have a justifiable right to participate in a consultation should be made reasonably aware of the exercise’. The County Council believes this has been achieved by the direct contact with those whose properties are likely to be physically affected, mailing to 700 properties close to the proposed works and through successful liaison with the local and regional media, see Section 2.2.

3. Accessibility of consultation ‘Consultees must be able to have reasonable access to the exercise’. The County Council believes this has been achieved as Uttoxeter racecourse was the best available venue to meet the events’ needs in terms of room size, access, time available and location. The venue and staff were very helpful and did all they could to ensure the event was successful.

4. Transparency of consultation ‘Information arising from the event; for example, invitee lists, consultee responses & consultation results should be published’. The County Council believes this has been achieved as this information has been included in the Project A planning application submission, where appropriate.

5. Disclosure obligations ‘Consultors are under a duty to disclose information which could materially influence the nature and extent of consultees' responses’. The County Council believes this has been proven by, for example, the way The Parks Inn has been treated. The extent of support for The Parks Inn was known due to the numerous objections and the petition against the previous planning application to demolish The Parks Inn and build houses on that site. Despite this knowledge, the potential for demolition of The Parks Inn was included in the consultation plans as a worst case scenario. As stated previously, the objections to this proposal have been taken on board and the design changed to save this business. Further, the County Council undertook to include both Projects A and B so the Stakeholders, Businesses and General Public of Uttoxeter and environs would be made aware of the entirety of the proposals. Also, the County Council gave the option on the feedback form for all respondees to identify if they wanted to be kept informed of future developments of the project. This process is being delivered. Finally, The Uttoxeter Area Renewal Plan Group, chaired by the Leader of the County Council, includes representatives from major businesses, County Councillors, emergency services and local councillors, meets frequently to discuss regeneration in Uttoxeter town centre. Especially given the Chairmanship of this group, it is anticipated that this group would be used to report feedback and discuss any issues that may arise, particularly during construction.

6. Fair interpretation ‘Information and viewpoints gathered through Consultation exercises have to be collated and assessed, and this task must be undertaken objectively’. The County Council believes this has been proven by the inclusion of all the consultation information presented, where permitted by the consultees, as part of the planning application for Project A.

7. Publication ‘Participants in a consultation exercise have a proper expectation that they will see both the output and the outcome of the process’. The County Council believes this has been proven by the inclusion of all the consultation information presented, where permitted by the consultees, as part of the planning application for Project A.

4.2 Consultation Outcome

Through the process of the consultation events set out in this report, the local residential, Stakeholder and Business communities have been consulted on the development proposals for Projects A and B.

Project A

Whilst the majority of the feedback regarding the principles of Project A has been positive, there was a substantial response regarding aspects of the design of the works. As a direct result of these representations, the design of the proposed works have been revised where technically possible/objectively realistic to do so to take account of these concerns (see Section 3.5), thereby improving the scheme to the benefit of the community of Uttoxeter as a whole.

Project B

The proposals for Project B, raised more concerns due to the larger impact on the local business and existing highway infrastructure. The deliberate action of including Project B in the consultation has given the County Council the maximum time to review the issues raised prior to a second Project B-specific consultation to be held during winter 2014/15. That consultation will adopt the same principles thereby giving Stakeholders, Businesses and the General Public plenty of opportunity to engage with SCC Major Projects Team.

Appendix A Stakeholders (Those with property potentially affected invited to the consultation) The following list identifies those properties that were identified as either being definitely, or had a potential to be, affected as the projects developed. These properties had letters hand delivered on 29/01/14. Uttoxeter Filling Station, New Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 7DE Nos. 5, 8 – 10 The Meadows, Uttoxeter, ST14 7DF Houses 1, 2 & 3 The Paddocks, Greenacres Drive, Uttoxeter, ST14 7DF Nos. 1 – 5 Badgery Close, Uttoxeter, ST14 7RR Moriah, Badgery Close, Uttoxeter, ST14 7RR Dimmingsdale, Badgery Close, Uttoxeter, ST14 7RR Nos. 30, 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 & 42 Stanley Crescent, Uttoxeter, ST14 7BD Little Chef, Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA Nos. 32, 50 – 84 (even numbers only), Park Avenue, Uttoxeter, ST14 7AX Environmental Agency, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EB Pub at Racecourse, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA Hotel at Racecourse, Derby Road , Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA The Barn, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA House at Leasows Farm, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA Leasows Farm, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA Cotton Mill Farm, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA Bangalore Farm, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA Service Station, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA McDonald Restaurant, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA The Bungalow, Ashbourne Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AB Subway, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EB Spar, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EB Starbucks, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EB Burger King, Derby Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 8EB G. Bloor & Sons, A50 By Pass, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA The following list are those properties that were identified as either being definitely affected by the proposals or had a distinct potential to be affected as the projects developed. These properties had letters delivered by registered delivery being dispatched on 29/01/14. 24 Middlefield Place, Hinckley, Leicester, LE10 0RL Anfield House Farm, New Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 5DT Park View Farm, New Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 9DT Environment Agency, Horizon House, Deanery Road, Bristol, BS1 5AH Woodlands Farm, Moisty Lane, Marchington, Uttoxeter, ST14 8JX Bangalore, By Pass Road, Uttoxeter, ST14 5AA 3 Witton Court, Stenson Fields, Derby, DE24 3HX Severn Trent Water Ltd, P.O.Box 5309, Coventry, CV3 9FH Mobberley Farm, Tean Road, Cheadle, Stoke on Trent, ST10 1TW Western Power Distribution, Westwood Way, Westwood Business Park, Coventry, CV4 8LG

Appendix B Stakeholders (Civic/Local Authority) invited to the consultation North Staffs Commerce Park Chamber of Festival Park, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST1 5BE Commerce 01782 202222 Burton and District Chris Plant Chamber of UC114, HE Business Centre, Burton and South Derbyshire College, Commerce Lichfield Street, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE14 3RL MP Andrew Griffiths Gothard House, 9 St Paul's Square, Burton-on-Trent, DE14 2EF Uttoxeter and Derby [email protected] Leader of Councillor Philip Atkins Staffordshire County [email protected] Council County Councillor Councillor Geoff Morrison Uttoxeter Town 34 Bridge Street, Uttoxeter ST14 8AP Ward [email protected] County Councillor Councillor Bob Fraser Dove 77 Dover Road, Horninglow, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 0TB [email protected] Leader of East Councillor Richard Grosvenor Staffs Borough [email protected] Council Chief Executive of Andy O’Brien East Staffs Borough Andy.o'[email protected] Council East Staffordshire Borough Council Environmental Health Officer The Maltsters, Wetmore Road, Burton upon Trent, DE14 1LS Derbyshire County Council County Hall, Matlock, DE4 3AG Staffordshire Moorlands District Council Moorlands House, Stockwell Street, Leek, Staffordshire, ST13 6HQ Community Graham Hunt Partnership Officer [email protected] District Helen Gill Commissioning [email protected] Lead Denstone Parish Emily Whitehead Council 3 Croftshead Avenue, Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 5HJ [email protected] Draycott in the Clay Mrs R Hill Parish Council Keyscroft, Sunnyside Road, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 7UL [email protected] Leigh Parish Brian Boughey Council Bents Cottage, The Bents, Leigh, Stoke on Trent ST10 4QD [email protected] Marchington Parish Linda Hoptroff Council 9 Chartley Gates Close, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8DX [email protected]

Rolleston on Dove Heidi Light Parish Council 8 Beacon Drive, Rolleston on Dove, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 9EL [email protected] Tutbury Parish Mr S Powell Council 23 Meadow View, Rolleston on Dove, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire DE13 9AL [email protected] Uttoxeter Rural Mr M J Bagguley Parish Council Woodland View, The Wood, Meir, Stoke on Trent, Staffordshire ST3 6HR [email protected] Uttoxeter Town Tina Jeffrey Council Uttoxeter Town Council, Uttoxeter Town Hall, High Street, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 7HN [email protected] Abbey Ward Colin Whittaker Loxley Bank Farm, Loxley Lane, Loxley, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire ST14 8QB [email protected] Crown Ward Robert Hardwick [email protected] Heath Ward Martin Blencowe 2 Foxglove Ave, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8UN [email protected] Heath Ward Andrew Riley Ye Olde Talbot, 43 Market Place, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8HF [email protected] Rolleston on Dove Beryl Toon Ward 2 Home Farm Caravan Park, Marston Lane, Rolleston on Dove, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 9BJ [email protected] Town Ward Peter Ball 51 Balance Street, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8JQ [email protected] Town Ward Malcolm Barrett Brookside Business park, Brookside Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, ST14 8AT [email protected] Tutbury and Stephen Smith Outwoods Ward Chestnut House, Wood Lane, Hanbury Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, DE13 8TG [email protected] Environment Agency 03708 506 506 [email protected]

Appendix C Businesses invited to the consultation

1 J.C.B. Service 39 R Burton 2 J.C. Bamford Excavators Ltd 40 Lawn King 3 Fox's Biscuits 41 M J Barrett Construction 4 The Abbotshurst Group PLC 42 Midlands Co-op Food 5 Security Plus Ltd 43 Glenthorne Veterinary Group 6 Arriva Transport Solutions Ltd 44 Heartlands Travel 7 Tesco Stores Plc 45 St Peter's C of E First School 8 Thomas Alleyne's High School 46 R & R Hayes 9 Denstone College Ltd 47 Jane Lawton Margrate McBride 10 Donaldson Associates Ltd 48 Staffordshire Clinic 11 Stevensons Of Uttoxeter Ltd 49 Bason & Gathercole 12 Glennans Ltd 50 J R Ashmore & Son 13 MacDonald’s Restaurants Ltd 51 Staffordshire Traditional Meat 14 The J.C.B. Academy 52 Apex Hardware 15 J.C.B Finance Ltd 53 Bason & Gathercole 16 The J.C.B Academy Trust 54 Uttoxeter Dental Practice 17 Bagshaws Partnership 55 J.C.B. Power Products Ltd Highfield Court Close Care 18 56 Pym & Wildsmith Complex 19 M J Barrett Group Ltd 57 Isabel Wilson 20 Grange Homecare 58 Glenthorne Veterinary Centre 21 Uttoxeter Leisure Centre 59 National Paintball Games 22 Lloyds Banking Group 60 Wilkins & Thompson 23 Old Rectory Nursing Home 61 Euro Garages Starbucks 24 UKC Systems Ltd 62 Allens Farm Services 25 Barrowhill Hall Residential Home 63 Strawberry Garden Centre 26 The Big Top Fun Centre 64 Cinebowl 27 J.C.B Insurance Services Ltd 65 Pharmacy Dispensing Chemists Smallwood Manor Preparatory 28 66 Spar Newsagents School Ltd 29 Parkbrook Lodge 67 Prestige Conservatory Blinds Hermitage Residential Care 30 68 Diki By Diane Rubach Homes 31 Mr P's Pies 69 Francesco Group 32 Malcolm Barrett 70 Rice & Co 33 Midway Nursery School 71 The Marjorie Centre 34 St. Mary's Mount 72 Doves Funeral Services 35 Northgate Surgery 73 O Barron 36 M Sicha 74 R Elliott & Son Uttoxeter Leisure And The Marjorie Centre For Complementary 37 75 Development Company Ltd Health 38 C E Phillips 76 B L Hopkinson Constructional Engineers

77 David B Howard 89 Cooper & Partners 78 Happy Hours Day Nursery 90 SJL Landscapes 79 Robinia North 91 Julie Hims 80 Balance House Nursing House 92 Uttoxeter Pre School 81 Dove Funeral Services 93 Heath House 82 Uttoxeter Service Station 94 Peter Till & Co 83 S J McCann Transport 95 Top Furniture 84 John Hancox 96 May Associates 85 Cowlishaw & Mountford 97 Lowndes Fruits 86 McCracken Opticians 98 Gun-Point 87 Mill Outlet Carpets 99 Les Swanwick Electrical 88 Woolley & Wainwright 100 Keith Grimley

Appendix D Properties receiving individual invitation to the Consultation event - Area 1

Properties receiving individual invitation to the Consultation event - Area 2

Appendix E Attendees at Stakeholder Consultation Event. 25th February, 2014

Name Address 1 Councillor Ball East Staffs Borough Council 2 Councillor Birnie ESBC 3 Councillor Rob Fraser Staffordshire County Council 4 Jean Pattinson Evans URPC 5 Ken Rudman Draycott-In-The-Clay Parish Councillor 6 Mark Flavell Draycott-In-The-Clay Parish Councillor 7 Councillor Philip Atkins SCC 8 Councillor G Morrison SCC, 34 Bridge, Uttoxeter 9 Councillor M.J. Barrett Brookside Road, Uttoxeter 10 Howard Clulow MJ Barretts Brookside Business Park Uttoxeter 11 Malcolm Baggerley Uttoxeter Road, Parish Council 12 Graham Hunt SCC 13 Tim West Staffordshire Chamber of Commerce 14 David May Belfour Beatty, A50 Scropton Depot 15 Unknown ESBC 16 S. Smith ESBC 17 H. Hopeoff Marchington PC 18 Councillor John Whitley Loxley Bank Farm 19 Gary Wie Staffs Police 20 R. Neelow Staffs Police 21 S. Humphreys Press 22 Richard Castle Press 23 M.P. Machiman Director 24 D. Forshaw Northern Trust Co Ltd 25 J.W. Allen Woodland Farm 26 M. Dudley Uttec ADV Uttoxeter 27 D. Johnson Police Station, Uttoxeter 28 G. Johnson Police Station, Uttoxeter 29 D. Biggs Police Station, Uttoxeter 30 Christine Baggott Bagshaws, 69 Derby Rd, Uttoxeter 31 Jon Nicklin Bagshaws, 69 Derby Rd, Uttoxeter 32 J. Allen Unit A Racecourse Business Park 33 Mark Taylor Scrap Yard Uttoxeter 34 Helen Wood The Parks, New Road 35 Chrissy Cremin Cheeky Monkeys Day Nursery 36 Mr Carmwell Dairy Farm, Stramshall 37 Mrs Carmwell Dairy Farm, Stramshall 38 Stephanie Tarvernor Midway Academy

Attendees at Business Consultation Event. 3rd March, 2014

Name Address

1 Hilary Laner Foxes Biscuits 2 Gemma Dow Whitbread 3 Ben Spratt Whitbread 4 E. Greenwood Alton Towers Resort 5 Sarah Pym-Eaton Pym & Wildsmith (Metal Finishers) 6 Sue Wildsmith Pym & Wildsmith (Metal Finishers) 7 Stuart Brown Glenthorne Jets, Uttoxeter 8 Malcolm Gate Bagshaws LLP 9 Barry Thacker Anfield House Farm, New Road Uttoxeter 10 W. Bareor Sep Transport 2, 11 John Kavanagh JCB 12 Graeme Jones Uttoxeter Town Team 13 Sarah Lucas Rapleys LLP 14 Clare Lord McDonalds 15 Emma Alder McDonalds 16 Ian Jackson McDonalds 17 Simon Cope McDonalds 18 Robin Lawrence EuroGarage 19 Unknown EuroGarage 20 Mark Kerringan Alton Towers Resort 21 Kate Waitfield Little Chef 22 Karen Myatt Little Chef 23 Dave Rogers Fox's Distribution 24 Dave Obrien Fox's Cheadle Road 25 Christine Baggott Bagshaws

Appendix F Exhibition Plans

Overall scheme plan

Project A. General Arrangement

Project B. General Arrangement

Appendix G Attendees at Stakeholder & Businesses feedback analysis event Uttoxeter Racecourse. 26th March, 2014

Name Address 1 Councillor B. Fraser Staffordshire County Council AFS. Unit A, Racecourse Business Park, 2 Mr J. Allen Dovefields, Uttoxeter 3 Mrs H. Wood ‘The Parks’, New Road, Uttoxeter 4 Mr P. Wood ‘The Parks’, New Road, Uttoxeter 5 Mr L. Barrett ‘The Parks’, New Road, Uttoxeter Fox’s Biscuits, Dovefields Ind. Est., Dovefields 6 Mr D. Rogers Road, Uttoxeter 7 Mrs J. Pattinson-Evans Uttoxeter Rural Parish Council 8 Mr M. Gale Bagshaws 9 Mr B. Thacker Anfield House Farm, New Road, Uttoxeter 10 Mrs C. Baggott Bagshaws 11 Mr P. Somerfield East Staffs Borough Council 12 Mr J. Kavanagh J.C.B. 13 Mr D. Martin 43 Ashbourne Rd, Uttoxeter 14 Mrs S. Martin 43 Ashbourne Rd, Uttoxeter 15 Mr R. Lawrence Euro Garages 16 Mr I. Munshi Euro Garages 17 Mr I. Badat Euro Garages 18 Mr M. Kerrigan Alton Towers

Appendix H Consultation questionnaire