{"id":1692,"date":"2009-02-15T22:44:40","date_gmt":"2009-02-15T22:44:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/?p=1692"},"modified":"2009-02-15T22:44:40","modified_gmt":"2009-02-15T22:44:40","slug":"the-district-councils-plans-for-hockley","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.onlinefocus.org\/the-district-councils-plans-for-hockley\/","title":{"rendered":"The District Council’s Plans For Hockley"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’sabout time we mentioned the District Council’s Consultation on it’s plans for revamping Hockley Town Centre.<\/a>.<\/p>\n

To quote the council website:<\/p>\n

A new square, village green, more leisure, retail, commercial and housing – would you like to see these in the centre of Hockley?
\n
\nThe Council are in the process of producing an Area Action Plan for Hockley. This Area Action Plan will set the planning framework for the central area of Hockley, directing development and guiding public and private investment in the area.
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\nFollowing initial consultation, including a placecheck event and online consultation, the Council has produced a consultation draft (Issues and Options stage) of the Hockley Area Action Plan for Hockley. This examines the issues and opportunities for Hockley centre, and suggests potential ways to address these. Significant potential to increase the vibrancy and vitality of the centre has been identified and the document sets out various options for achieving this. We now want your views on these.
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\nYour views are needed to help us to assess whether we have fully considered all the issues and opportunities facing the study area and have adequately assessed the potential future options for development of the area.
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\nIn order to encourage discussion and consideration of the matters we have presented questions throughout this report. Your responses to these questions and any other submissions will be taken forward to the preparation of the document.
\n
\nCopies of the Hockley Area Action Plan Issues and Options can be viewed online here, as well as in Hockley library and Rochford Council Offices.
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\nViews can be submitted via our online consultation system please see link below. Those who do not have access to the internet are encouraged to contact Planning Policy on 01702 318191 and we will make alternative arrangements to enable their views to be submitted. Please ensure that any comments you wish to make are received by 5pm on 30th April 2009.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/p>\n

You can download the consulation document here<\/a><\/p>\n

The council believes the key issues are these:<\/p>\n

Uses – Poor range of retail with a need for a wider and
\nmore diverse retail offer
\n– Employment area occupies a lot of land, has a lot of
\nexposed ?backs? and is poorly related to the rest of
\nthe town centre and therefore potential exists for the
\nrelease of employment uses allowing re-use of the
\nsite to be explored<\/p>\n

Form and
\nStructure
\n– Poor quality, uncoordinated and cluttered public
\nrealm at the Junction of Spa Road and Main \/
\nSouthend Road (which is the focus for the town) in
\nwhich buildings do little to little to address the
\nimportance of the junction
\n– At the Spa Road \/ Main Road \/ Southend Road
\nJunction, the building line is weak and the space
\nlacks a sense of place, character and
\ndistinctiveness
\n– Buildings along Spa Road are a mix of scales and
\nset back different distances from the road and
\ntherefore do not give Spa Road a sense of
\nenclosure
\n– Some buildings also represent an inefficient use of
\nthe land
\n
\nStreet network \/
\nmanagement
\n– The northern end of Spa Road is relatively narrow
\n(carriageway width of 5 metres in some places)
\nwhich is problematic for the Heavy Goods Vehicles
\nthat use the route
\n– The signalized junction of Mount Crescent \/ Spa
\nRoad \/ Greensward Lane is hazardous because of
\nthe downhill slope to the junction and sightlines
\nbeing
\n– On street parking spaces are well used and when
\nconsidering the design of the public realm on street
\nparking will be critical because it enables small
\nbusinesses and retail to capture the passing trade
\n– The roundabout on Station approach provides a
\npoor entrance to the station
\n
\nPedestrian \/ cycle network
\n– There is limited permeability in Hockley because of
\nthe railway line and cul-de-sac which create barriers
\nto movement
\n– A number of the pedestrian crossings are poor
\n– The pedestrian environment at the Spa Road \/ Main
\nRoad \/ Southend Road roundabout needs improvement
\n– Cycle parking is only provided at the station and the
\nlayout of streets in addition to the volume and speed
\nof traffic acts as a deterrent to cycling
\n
\nPublic Transport
\n– Bus routes in Hockley are legible in terms of where
\nthey are positioned, however the design of the stops
\nand the information provided could be improved
\n– The bus stops on Southend Road opposite the
\nlibrary are not in use<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The council’s vision is for: <\/p>\n

<\/p>\n

\n?A reinvigorated town centre with an attractive and varied shopping
\noffer, providing a high quality of life with a strong community focus.
\nTransformation and improvements in the town centre will ensure that
\nforward thinking is balanced with traditional values, providing
\nopportunities for all in a place that is a pleasure to live and work in?.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

There are half a dozen options put forward , and there’s too much detail to summarise here. But all of them include some extra town centre housing – for between 114 and 209 new homes. <\/p>\n

We’d be interested to hear from our Hockley readers on this one….<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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