Redlees Park - Landscape Changes Consultation

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Consultation has concluded

The consultation on landscape changes to Redlees Park is now complete. It closed on 24 September 2023. Results have been collected and analysed in detail, including those from the in-person consultation at the Health in the Park event on 29 July 2023.

Who responded?

  • Total response rate to 120 people
    • 102 responses were recorded for the full survey 
    • An additional 18 ranked choice responses were recorded at the in-person at the event
We would like to thank everyone who took part in or helped to promote this survey. 


Summary of results

A clear preference was shown by the local community to convert the existing park land into formal car parking for the Bowls Club and Artists Studio. This principle will be taken forward with the use of landscape architect services to assess feasibility and prepare design options. 


Results 

Out of the 120 respondents, 82 expressed a preference for permitting formal parking on the tarmac strip - 68.3% of the total – while 22 expressed opposition, and an additional 13 showed preference for other options via the in-person survey. 

With this in mind, a clear preference was shown by the local community to convert the existing park land into formal car parking for the Bowls Club and Artists Studio. This principle will be taken forward with the use of landscape architect services to assess feasibility and prepare design options. 

In addition, when asked to rank possible features in terms of preference, maximising car parking for the Bowls Club and Artists’ Studios was the clear preference in the online survey. It received an average ranking of 2.43 (with one being the most preferable and six the least) compared to the second-place average rank for increased pedestrian protection at 3.32. Tree planting was in third place, showing a clear prioritisation for vehicle storage over tree planting when redesigning this space. The least preferable items were converting the area into an event space and installing electric vehicle charging stations. 

Question three concerned other options for the entrance area, which were both supported by a majority of respondents; 60% approved of additional shrubs along the verge, and 51% supported increased protection for pedestrians. These items will be included in the next phase of feasibility assessments and the preparation of design options.  

 

Methodology and demographics 

Although the survey was widely advertised and promoted, we acknowledge some methodological issues have led to a bias in the results. In particular, the demographics of those responding skews older than the average population of the area, with over 65% of respondents self-reporting as over 50; this age group makes up 28.7% of the general population of Hounslow. While this does mean we have successfully designed the site to be accessible to a wide variety of potential users, it also means we failed to reach younger ages groups, as only 6.7% of respondents were under 29.  

8.5% of respondents were of a racial or ethnic background other than white, compared to an average of 53% in Hounslow generally. Further work is required to reach out to minority ethnic groups in future consultations. Meanwhile, 16.7% reported some limitation to their day-to-day activities due to disability, which is a higher rate than average across Hounslow (6.8%), which shows we have successfully engaged people with disabilities in the survey. 

Future consultation steps will make every effort to encourage greater involvement of those who are underrepresented in these results. 


Next Steps 

Our next step is to engage a landscape architect to assess feasibility and prepare design options which incorporate the above-agreed principles. Any finalised plan will then be presented to the community prior to implementation, with a focus on encouraging participation from groups underrepresented in these results. The decision to allow a section of park land to accommodate a parking area for particular users is one which must be undertaken carefully and with sensitivity to the surrounding landscape, and we will therefore be incorporating protection for pedestrians and safety features in order to prevent damage to the site or injury to visitors. 

We will maintain a mailing list of those who expressed an interest in follow-up information after the completion of the survey. This data will only be used for the purpose of contacting you regarding changes made as a result of this consultation.  

The council would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your participation in this process. All responses have been read in detail and will be taken into consideration as part of any future plans for the site. If you have any further comments or questions regarding this site, please do feel free to contact us directly. You can also email parks@hounslow.gov.uk for any comments, questions, or repair requests regarding the site. 

The consultation on landscape changes to Redlees Park is now complete. It closed on 24 September 2023. Results have been collected and analysed in detail, including those from the in-person consultation at the Health in the Park event on 29 July 2023.

Who responded?

  • Total response rate to 120 people
    • 102 responses were recorded for the full survey 
    • An additional 18 ranked choice responses were recorded at the in-person at the event
We would like to thank everyone who took part in or helped to promote this survey. 


Summary of results

A clear preference was shown by the local community to convert the existing park land into formal car parking for the Bowls Club and Artists Studio. This principle will be taken forward with the use of landscape architect services to assess feasibility and prepare design options. 


Results 

Out of the 120 respondents, 82 expressed a preference for permitting formal parking on the tarmac strip - 68.3% of the total – while 22 expressed opposition, and an additional 13 showed preference for other options via the in-person survey. 

With this in mind, a clear preference was shown by the local community to convert the existing park land into formal car parking for the Bowls Club and Artists Studio. This principle will be taken forward with the use of landscape architect services to assess feasibility and prepare design options. 

In addition, when asked to rank possible features in terms of preference, maximising car parking for the Bowls Club and Artists’ Studios was the clear preference in the online survey. It received an average ranking of 2.43 (with one being the most preferable and six the least) compared to the second-place average rank for increased pedestrian protection at 3.32. Tree planting was in third place, showing a clear prioritisation for vehicle storage over tree planting when redesigning this space. The least preferable items were converting the area into an event space and installing electric vehicle charging stations. 

Question three concerned other options for the entrance area, which were both supported by a majority of respondents; 60% approved of additional shrubs along the verge, and 51% supported increased protection for pedestrians. These items will be included in the next phase of feasibility assessments and the preparation of design options.  

 

Methodology and demographics 

Although the survey was widely advertised and promoted, we acknowledge some methodological issues have led to a bias in the results. In particular, the demographics of those responding skews older than the average population of the area, with over 65% of respondents self-reporting as over 50; this age group makes up 28.7% of the general population of Hounslow. While this does mean we have successfully designed the site to be accessible to a wide variety of potential users, it also means we failed to reach younger ages groups, as only 6.7% of respondents were under 29.  

8.5% of respondents were of a racial or ethnic background other than white, compared to an average of 53% in Hounslow generally. Further work is required to reach out to minority ethnic groups in future consultations. Meanwhile, 16.7% reported some limitation to their day-to-day activities due to disability, which is a higher rate than average across Hounslow (6.8%), which shows we have successfully engaged people with disabilities in the survey. 

Future consultation steps will make every effort to encourage greater involvement of those who are underrepresented in these results. 


Next Steps 

Our next step is to engage a landscape architect to assess feasibility and prepare design options which incorporate the above-agreed principles. Any finalised plan will then be presented to the community prior to implementation, with a focus on encouraging participation from groups underrepresented in these results. The decision to allow a section of park land to accommodate a parking area for particular users is one which must be undertaken carefully and with sensitivity to the surrounding landscape, and we will therefore be incorporating protection for pedestrians and safety features in order to prevent damage to the site or injury to visitors. 

We will maintain a mailing list of those who expressed an interest in follow-up information after the completion of the survey. This data will only be used for the purpose of contacting you regarding changes made as a result of this consultation.  

The council would like to take this opportunity to thank you all for your participation in this process. All responses have been read in detail and will be taken into consideration as part of any future plans for the site. If you have any further comments or questions regarding this site, please do feel free to contact us directly. You can also email parks@hounslow.gov.uk for any comments, questions, or repair requests regarding the site.