Agenda item

A public question form is included on page 20.

This is an opportunity for public questions to be addressed to the chair.

Residents or persons working in the borough may ask questions on any matter in relation to which the council has powers or duties.

Any questions submitted in advance will receive responses at the meeting or a future meeting.

The following public questions were submitted at the meeting:

Public question 1 – Resident at Dovercourt Road

With reference to the proposed changes to the East Dulwich Grove/Townley Road/Green Dale junction, could Southwark Council please supply us with evidence (traffic surveys, stakeholder questionnaires, analysis of previous works, feasibility studies) to show that they have correctly identified the problems with safety at the junction, and to demonstrate what impact the proposed changes  –  particularly the blocked right turn from Townley Road  –  would have on this junction, safety at other local road junctions, the 37 bus route, the volume of traffic on adjoining residential roads, and traffic flow throughout Dulwich Village and East Dulwich?”

Public question 2 – Resident at Woodwarde Road

“We object to the proposal which provides insufficient context and evidence and we put forward two questions.”

On our first question, residents in Woodwarde Road have raised a number of queries about what evidence Southwark Council has that its proposed changes to the junction will improve safety, and what work has been done to model the impact of these changes on the local area. These questions are being raised with local councillors and Council officers. Some replies are outstanding and so it is simply not possible to gather together all the responses, and to discuss them with neighbourhood groups, before the deadline of December 12.

Public question 3 – Resident at Woodwarde Road

On the second question, residents were asking for more details about Southwark Council’s policy on conducting consultations, how stakeholders are identified, and whether this particular consultation has been conducted on those lines.

Public question 4 – Resident at Gilkes Crescent

"Can Southwark suspend its consultation process until it has provided evidence of its strategic planning for the surrounding Dulwich area, including motorized traffic, to support its proposal for the Townley Road - East Dulwich Grove junction? At present, it appears that the slight improvement for bicycles at this junction is greatly outweighed by dangers, particularly to children, resulting from the extra traffic generated to the West of the junction (towards the Dulwich - Red Post Hill junction). The area to the West is already much more heavily congested than the Townley Road - West Dulwich Grove junction."

Public question 5 – Resident at Gilkes Crescent

"Has Southwark considered the route likely to be followed by traffic that cannot turn right as it emerges from Townley Road? Has it made an impact assessment for the various streets, such as Gilkes Crescent, where it might try to loop back towards East Dulwich?"

Note:

The above questions were submitted to officers in public realm, environment and leisure department for responses to the community council meeting.

Public question 6

A local resident raised the issue of the site around Judith Kerr School as there was a proposal to use it as designated green space. The community council agreed to seek further advice from officers on the matter.