Issue details
Acomb Front Street – Phase 2 Update
Purpose of the Report:
In October 2023, Executive agreed that £570,000 of UK Shared
Prosperity Fund monies (UKSPF) be allocated to the development and
implementation of the Acomb Front Street Phase 2 Project, including
further engagement with residents and businesses.
In February 2024, the Executive Member for Economy & Transport
approved the content of a programme of open public engagement, to
seek feedback on costed designs and ideas for the Phase 2
scheme.
The purpose of this report is to provide Executive with feedback
from the public engagement exercise and to outline the recommended
next steps for the project. As previously reported, all UKSPF
monies must be spent by 31 March 2025.
Executive will be asked to
• Note the feedback from the extensive public engagement
• Approve high-level principles and practical next steps,
including Scrutiny for Acomb Front Street Phase 2
• Agree that the decision on the final costed scheme design be
delegated to the
Executive Member for Economy & Culture, to be made at a public
decision session
in September 2024
Decision type: Key
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: Acomb Ward; Holgate Ward; Westfield Ward;
Notice of proposed decision first published: 17/06/2024
Level of Risk: 04-08 Regular monitoring required;
Decision due: 18/07/24 by Executive
Lead member: Councillor Peter Kilbane, Deputy Leader of the Labour Group cllr.pkilbane@york.gov.uk
Lead director: Corporate Director of Place
Department: Directorate of Place
Contact: Kathryn Daly email: kathryn.daly@york.gov.uk kathryn.daly@york.gov.uk.
Consultation process
The Acomb Front Street Phase 2 public
engagement commenced on 26 February 2024 and ran to 24 March 2024.
The purpose of the open public engagement work was to test the
ideas set out in the Phase 2 project scope and determine the
community priorities in the context of the cost and desirability.
Learnings from the previous community consultation (Future of Acomb
Front Street Study 2021) and community petition July 2023 were also
carried forward.
The public engagement sought feedback on :-
• enhancing the area through better placemaking, creating a
more people friendly space and reducing the number of
bollards
• creating a more accessible destination, with wider, more
generous pedestrian crossing points, new accessible toilet
facilities and improved blue badge parking
• extending the benefits beyond the high street to better
connect local amenities
• longer-term aspirations, including but not limited to
looking how to reduce the vehicle dominance in Front Street or the
adoption of private frontages
An accessible mix of engagement methods were used to allow for the
greatest reach into the community, including in person public
meetings/drop-in events, stakeholder meetings and online survey,
plus paper-based format.
The community response was tremendous and generated 900 completed
surveys, and more than 5,000 comments to be analysed.
The Executive report will include a detailed summary of the
engagement feedback received.
Equality Impact Assessment Completed?: EIA will be included as part of the report.
Documents
- Acomb Front Street – Phase 2 Update