London Road, Preston Road and Lewes Road Red Route Public Consultation Report

December 2024

Background

Two Red Routes were implemented using an Experimental Traffic Regulation Order. The first six months of an ETRO forms the formal public consultation on the scheme. 

Headline Findings

· Comments were generally supportive of the scheme, in particular relating to cycle lanes clear of parked vehicles and safety for both cyclists and pedestrians.

· Unsupportive comments mainly related to a lack of loading bays / places to pick up / drop off to both residential and business addresses. To address this, an additional five loading bays were installed and an existing bay extended.  

Methodology

The consultation was advertised as part of the ETRO and promoted via the council’s social media, website and featured several times in the local media. The public consultation for both red routes was closed on 6 January 2025.

Results

Comments were submitted via email and these comments were grouped together and themed as follows:

Formal ETRO Responses
A23 London Road / Preston Road Supportive	19
A23 London Road / Preston Road Object	1
A23 London Road / Preston Road other	1
Lewes Road Supportive	29
Lewes Road Object	0
Lewes Road Other	0

Other comments received by Parking Projects during consultation period

In addition to the formal ETRO comment process, we received 111 emails related directly to both red routes. In summary these can be themed as:

Supportive	55
Opposed	7
Other	49

Comment theme
Supportive
Safer for cyclists	49
Safer for pedestrians	2
Less anti-social parking	1
Improve traffic flow / bus journey times	1
Easier for disabled people to negotiate	1
General approval (no specific reason given)	1
Other
Lack of loading bays / difficult for deliveries	17
General enquiries on the rules for red routes	15
Lack of disabled parking	10
More general parking spaces needed on routes	3
Opposed
Concerns over impact on individual businesses / loading access	6
Scheme not needed	1