Paper petition details

Petition agaist Northampton Borough Council's plans to open Northampton's Abington Street to traffic

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Started by: Ben Wesson

On reaching 100 signatures the head of the relevant department will be made aware of the matter.

This Paper petition was received on 08/04/2014.

115 people signed this Paper petition.

Council response

The reopening of the middle section of Abington Street to traffic is a key part of this Administration’s plans to improve accessibility and parking to regenerate the town centre.

The idea was publicly discussed at the Borough Council Cabinet meeting in July last year, at which neither Lib Dems nor Labour councillors bothered to speak. The Borough Council ran a public consultation from 10th September until 9th October 2013, and the County Council followed suit from 5th December 2013 until 1st January 2014. This included sending over 300 letters to local businesses and residents asking for their views, and it was of course a key policy on which we publicly campaigned and were elected in the 2011 local elections. The proposal was again considered by the Cabinet at its meeting on 11th December when it was agreed to include the scheme in the Council’s capital programme for 2013-2015.

The decision has been taken and work will soon be underway to reopen of the middle section of Abington Street to bring economic growth and improve the vitality of Northampton. We are creating an area where people can be picked up and dropped off in the heart of the town centre, and this will bring the area back to life as we make it easier for shoppers to visit and support local businesses.

Tim Hadland
Cabinet Member for Regeneration, Enterprise and Planning