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Have your say on the A23 Great Street Design Code

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Have your say on the A23 Great Street Design Code

Thank you to everyone who responded to our last survey to help establish the vision for the A23 Great Street (Redhill to Horley corridor)! Your feedback has been instrumental in guiding the direction of the Design Code.

Based on your input, we have established a series of 'Ambitions' for the A23 Great Street. These are listed below and grouped based on:

Identity;
Movement;
Streets, public spaces and nature; and
Built Form

We would like your input on these and will use your feedback to continue to refine the A23 Great Street Design Code.

The ambitions

Identity ambitions

To create a street that is beautiful
To respond to the historic character and distinctiveness of Surrey and the local area
To enhance the sense of arrival and provide greater identity to the centres
To create appropriate settings that support and encourage public life
To create an environment that is accessible to all and improves personal safety
To increase climate change resilience

Movement ambitions

To provide attractive alternatives to the private car
To improve access to strategic transport links by active modes
To improve road safety particularly for pedestrians and cyclists
To provide a continuous high-quality cycling facility
To provide pedestrian priority over vehicles
To provide better active travel crossings and connections
To provide safe, convenient and legible routes to schools
To make drivers ‘guests’ within the place
To facilitate expeditious access by emergency vehicles

Streets, public spaces and nature

To deliver a consistent, well-maintained public realm
To minimise street clutter and formalise its location
To improve access to open spaces and nature
To reduce unnecessary hard surfaces and replace these with green
To link green spaces in a connected network
To plant more street trees
To deliver biodiversity net gain
To manage all water run-off within the confines of the corridor

Built form

To identify opportunity for development that reinforces character and distinctiveness
To ensure that development responds to and enhances the natural environment
To provide a more consistent building frontage to the street
To provide eyes on the street to improve feelings of safety
To provide development that is flexible and can change over time