London Overground Extension to Barking Riverside
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London Overground extension to Barking Riverside Autumn 2014 Public Consultation report Public Consultation report Published January 2015 Revision Date Summary of changes 1 12/01/15 First Report 2 21/01/15 Comments from 5 additional stakeholders now included in section 6, (6.3, 6.19, 6.20, 6.21 6.23). Amendments to 1.5, 5.1, 5.2, 5.9 and 5.11 to reflect the change in the balance between the number of public and stakeholder responses. 3 30/09/15 Correction to typographical error in 4.9, question 6. Contents 1 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................... 4 2 Introduction ................................................................................................................................ 6 3 Background to the scheme ........................................................................................................ 7 4 Methodology .............................................................................................................................. 7 Scope of consultation .................................................................................................................... 7 Outside the scope of this consultation ........................................................................................... 8 Consultation objectives ................................................................................................................. 8 Consultation tools .......................................................................................................................... 8 The online survey and questionnaire ............................................................................................. 9 5 Analysis of consultation responses .......................................................................................... 10 Who responded? ......................................................................................................................... 10 How did they hear about the consultation? .................................................................................. 13 Question 6 ................................................................................................................................... 13 Analysis of open questions 7 and 8 ............................................................................................. 15 Question 7 ................................................................................................................................... 16 Question 8 ................................................................................................................................... 16 6 Responses from stakeholders .................................................................................................. 17 7 Next steps ................................................................................................................................ 23 8 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................... 23 Appendix A – Copy of the consultation leaflet ................................................................................. 24 Appendix B – Leaflet distribution area ............................................................................................. 29 Appendix C – List of stakeholders consulted ................................................................................... 30 Appendix D – Breakdown of responses by borough (Q6) ................................................................ 34 Appendix E – Codes for all issues raised for Q7&8 ......................................................................... 35 Appendix F – Issues raised for Q7&8 .............................................................................................. 37 Appendix G – Roadshow venue details ........................................................................................... 40 Appendix H – Letter to stakeholders ............................................................................................... 41 Appendix I – Email to stakeholders ................................................................................................. 43 Appendix J – Email to Oystercard users.......................................................................................... 44 Appendix K – Online petition ........................................................................................................... 45 1 Executive Summary 1.1 In autumn 2014 Transport for London (TfL) conducted a non-statutory six week public consultation on the proposal to extend the London Overground Gospel Oak to Barking line from Barking to the Barking Riverside development. The consultation ran from 8 September to 19 October. 1.2 Information about the proposals was made available online along with a consultation questionnaire which included both closed and open questions. 1.3 Members of the public and stakeholders were invited to give their views either by filling in the questionnaire online or by responding via post or email. The proposals could also be viewed and commented upon at three consultation events. Paper copies of the consultation were available on request, together with the questionnaire. Both were also available on request in alternative formats such as large print, audio or another language. 1.4 The consultation was supported by a comprehensive marketing campaign: 27,000 consultation leaflets were distributed to addresses in the London Borough of Barking and Dagenham Over 42,000 emails were sent to Oystercard users in the Borough who had signed up for service updates Letters and emails were sent to local, London wide and national statutory and non-statutory stakeholder groups and individuals Adverts in the local press Roadshow events Face to face consultation leaflet distribution and updates on the TfL twitter account to alert/remind people about the roadshow events 1.5 The consultation generated 715 written responses, including 23 responses from stakeholders. 99% (685) of the public responses were online, with 1% (11) received by email, post or at an exhibition. We also received a petition from ‘No to Silvertown Tunnel’ called ‘Boris Johnson: Extend London Overground from Barking Riverside to Thamesmead and Abbey Wood’. The petition gathered 225 signatories during the consultation period. 1.6 We asked three questions about the proposal: In principle, do you support an extension of the London Overground line from Barking to Barking Riverside? Please tell us why here Do you have any further comments on this proposal? 1.7 The first question was mandatory and the result was overwhelming positive, with 90% of respondents replying that they supported an extension in principle. 1.8 641 respondents provided further comments on the proposed extension. Overall there were more positive and neutral comments about the proposals than negative. The positive and neutral comments included: Support for the proposal because it would improve transport accessibility Support for the proposal because it would help the area to grow General statements of support 1.9 Some of key issues and concerns from the individual and stakeholder responses are summarised as: Current and future congestion on the existing two carriage Overground trains The ability of Barking Station to accommodate extra passengers Provision of a second station between Barking and Barking Riverside 1.10 Full details of all the consultation responses are available in section 5 of this report (analysis of consultation responses), section 6 (responses from stakeholders, who preferred to make contributions in writing) and Appendix F (issues raised for Qns7&8). 1.11 An information paper, “Transport for London’s response to issues raised” is published alongside this report on the consultation website. Everyone who contacted TfL as part of the consultation with an email or postal address will be notified that the report and information paper are available. 1.12 Consultation and engagement on the proposals is ongoing. Since the consultation closed in October 2014, we have engaged further with rail and freight organisations and interested parties whose land or business operations may be impacted by the scheme. The project email address is still active and we continue to respond to individual requests for information by email, by phone or in writing. 1.13 Work on the project continues. We anticipate a second round of public consultation on scheme options in the spring of 2015, when we will also explain why a London Overground extension is preferred over alternative schemes. Depending on the progress of the scheme’s design, which will consider the outcome of the spring 2015 consultation, a third round of public consultation may be necessary before making any application for powers to build and operate a railway extension through a Transport and Works Act Order. 1.14 A summary consultation report, highlighting all the consultation and engagement activities conducted to inform the proposals will be submitted as part of our Transport and Works Act Order application, for powers to build and operate whichever railway extension we decide to pursue. 1.15 Report structure Section 2 is a high level explanation of what we are proposing Section 3 provides the background to the scheme and explains why it is necessary Section 4 describes how we consulted Section 5 introduces the