Regional Investment Programme A27 Worthing and Lancing improvements Report on Public Consultation April 2018 Registered office Bridge House, 1 Walnut Tree Close, Guildford, GU1 4LZ Highways England Company Limited registered in England and Wales number 09346363 A27 WORTHING AND LANCING IMPROVEMENTS REPORT ON PUBLIC CONSULTATION Highways England Project no: 70015216 HE PIN 551524 Worthing and Lancing Prepared for Highways England Bridge House Walnut Tree Close Guildford Surrey GU1 4LZ ii Table of contents 1 Executive summary ....................................................................1 1.1 Context ............................................................................................................... 1 1.2 Scheme background and objectives .............................................................. 1 1.3 Report purpose ................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Options considered .......................................................................................... 3 1.5 Consultation arrangements ............................................................................. 3 1.6 Effectiveness of the public consultation ........................................................ 4 1.7 Questionnaire response analysis ................................................................... 4 1.8 Key stakeholder and other responses ........................................................... 5 1.9 Conclusion and next steps .............................................................................. 5 2 Introduction .................................................................................7 2.1 Background ....................................................................................................... 7 2.2 Need for improvement ...................................................................................... 8 2.3 Scheme objectives ........................................................................................... 9 2.4 Proposed scheme ............................................................................................. 9 3 Consultation approach ............................................................. 11 3.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 11 3.2 Collaboration and engagement with key stakeholders .............................. 11 3.3 Approach ......................................................................................................... 12 3.4 Materials .......................................................................................................... 13 Letters and emails ............................................................................................ 13 Brochure and questionnaire .............................................................................. 14 Background information .................................................................................... 14 3.5 Communication methods ............................................................................... 15 Public exhibition events .................................................................................... 15 Deposit points ................................................................................................... 16 Highways England project website ................................................................... 17 iii 3.6 Publicity and advertising ............................................................................... 18 Posters .............................................................................................................. 18 Newspapers ...................................................................................................... 18 3.7 Highways England contact details................................................................ 18 3.8 Response and analysis methodology .......................................................... 19 4 Consultation effectiveness....................................................... 20 4.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 20 4.2 Questionnaire responses ............................................................................... 20 4.3 Letters and emails .......................................................................................... 20 4.4 Exhibition attendance record ........................................................................ 20 4.5 Highways England website visitors .............................................................. 22 4.6 Effectiveness of communication methods .................................................. 22 Consultation awareness ................................................................................... 22 Type of respondent ........................................................................................... 22 5 Travel behaviour and existing issues with the A27 ............... 24 5.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 24 5.2 Travel behaviour ............................................................................................. 24 Frequency of use .............................................................................................. 24 Mode choice...................................................................................................... 26 5.3 Existing concerns and issues ....................................................................... 27 Biggest issue..................................................................................................... 28 5.4 Local issues .................................................................................................... 29 6 Views on the proposed A27 Worthing and Lancing improvements scheme ............................................................. 31 6.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 31 6.2 Need for improvements to the A27 at Worthing and Lancing .................... 31 6.3 Views on the proposed scheme .................................................................... 32 Meeting the scheme objectives ........................................................................ 32 Comments on proposed junction improvements .............................................. 33 Support for the proposed scheme (Option 1) ................................................... 38 6.4 Alternative improvements .............................................................................. 40 iv 6.5 Other comments ............................................................................................. 40 6.6 Provision for walkers, cyclists and horse riders ......................................... 41 6.7 Consultation process ..................................................................................... 42 7 Stakeholder responses ............................................................. 43 7.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 43 7.2 Stakeholder response by type ....................................................................... 43 7.3 Local authorities ............................................................................................. 44 7.4 Political / elected members ............................................................................ 46 7.5 Parish councils ............................................................................................... 52 7.6 Environmental groups .................................................................................... 53 7.7 Local businesses and business organisations ........................................... 55 Business organisations ..................................................................................... 55 Businesses ........................................................................................................ 57 7.8 Education centre ............................................................................................. 60 7.9 Emergency services ....................................................................................... 61 7.10 Transport / user groups ................................................................................. 61 7.11 Residents group / associations ..................................................................... 65 7.12 Community group ........................................................................................... 70 7.13 Summary .......................................................................................................... 75 8 Other responses ........................................................................ 78 8.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 78 8.2 Response analysis ......................................................................................... 78 9 Exhibition comments ................................................................ 80 9.1 Introduction ..................................................................................................... 80 9.2 Public exhibitions ........................................................................................... 80 9.3 Material and event usefulness......................................................................