Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Residents are friendly. Palmers Green feels like a safe place to live. Lots of people care about the area. There is a good park. The farmers’ market, if it can survive. Waitrose!
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The high street is dangerous to cross. There are no zebra or ‘green man’ crossings from Hazlewood Lane to the northern end of the high street. Crossing the road to visit the park if one comes.......
Survey Response No
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Main features: Park, train station leading to high road. These need to be united features with outstanding linking shops and architecture that become a talking point for the new Palmers Green
Broomfield Park, Hazelwood Rec. Park, Train station, Waitrose, Baskervilles Tea Shop, North London Hospice Shop.
Use of primary schools performing in parks/triangle. Community spirit at designated times of.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
A reasonably wide range of accessible shops, restaurants and services.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The whole high street looks a bit down-at-heel. Too many nail bars, coffee bars, pound shops, cheap fashion outlets and betting shops.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
More street trees and planters; pavement café; wine bar (the old Grouts would have been .......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The park
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Scruffy, lots of traffic, not much parking although I usually walk or take the bus.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Cleaner pavements and streets, some free short term parking, traffic calming of some sort, maybe more seating.
Need to sort out unused public conveniences which have become an eyesore.
Like to see planters etc........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Waitrose, Specsavers, Post office, Red Cross Bookshop, Oxfam, are the main shops I use. Some of the cafes are nice around the Triangle. The parking is not too bad although expensive for an hour stay. Alongside Broomfield Park there are some nice new cafes and restaurants.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The number of horrid nail bars, the lack of a good clothes shop for men,.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The mix of good quality independent businesses like Olivia Dry Cleaning, More Than Coffee, The Only Place For Pictures, Rimini, Nirvana Health, & Baskervilles, together with decently reliable chains like Starbucks, Waitrose & Morrisons
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The number of betting shops & beauty salons – far too many of both. The empty/vacant shops, the increasing.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Setting including Broomfield Park. Transport links.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
here is definite feeling it is not safe. The pavements are not clean. The mix of shops is totally incorrect.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
- Cleaner streets. More police presence in evenings. More quality shops.
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
I.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Restaurants / café with a flavour from different parts of the world.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Rubbish building up round the back of the shops. People dumping outside charity shops when they are shut.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Cleaner streets.
Question 4e. Specific aspacts – type and range of shops
A greater range of shops would help – book shop and.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The parks and cafes in the local area
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The amount of rubbish, the state of the various alley ways, which are covered with dog mess, the number of charity shops and the disrepair of many of the shops on the main road.
The number of youths standing about at the top of Hazelwood Lane and near MacDonald’s who are selling drugs – my own children have been asked to.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Having lived in Palmers Green for 40 years, it has lost a lot of charm over time but is still a nice area with lots of potential!! People are nice and there are good schools, nice parks and generally a good feel but the High Street is lacking in having any positive charms.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The amount of cheap shops, charity shops and the awful shop fronts of many make the area look.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Whilst easy to criticise the High Street i do find we actually use it more than we have other areas where we have lived. Whatever your views on Waitrose and Starbucks as brands they are premises that attract you to the area for shopping and one hopes people then remain and explore other shops in the vicinity.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
With some notable exceptions the quality and standard of shops is.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Commuting links to the City and connections (via Finsbury Park) to West End.
Parks and its sports infrastructure (tennis and basketball courts, football grounds)
Proximity to North Circular Road
Variety of shops
Good schools (St Monica’s RC, St Anne’s, PG Girls’ School)
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Excessive amount of charity and discount shops on the high street
Excessive proportion of.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The variety of places to meet, eat and drink. The park is an amazing asset and is well used and maintained. The work on the conservatory and orchard are brilliant and each visit develops a new idea. I especially liked the art/craft sessions observed in the palm house.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The new mix of shops needs to be kept in a bace while I enjoy having the choice I feel bad for the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Generally well presented apart from comments on pavements below – parks and green areas are excellent. It is a community not just a faceless commuter area for London
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The pavements are generally in dirty condition with dog mess being left for many days before being washed away by the rain not actually cleared away. The refuse collection teams also leave a lot of rubbish.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Broomfield Park, some nice restaurants, 2 libraries, good choice of supermarkets and chemists
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Selection of shops on the high road is very poor – far too many charity shops, hairdressers, dry cleaners. No independent shops, absolutely no shops selling childrens clothes, no large clothes chains, such as River Island, Next, Gap which would encourage trade within the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Main features: Park, train station leading to high road. These need to be united features with outstanding linking shops and architecture that become a talking point for the new Palmers Green
Broomfield Park, Hazelwood Rec. Park, Train station, Waitrose, Baskervilles Tea Shop, North London Hospice Shop.
Use of primary schools performing in parks/triangle. Community spirit at designated times of year, e.g. Christmas........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The lovely old houses and buildings in the high street, the shops and restaurants.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Far too much signage and railings everywhere. The loss of the huge tree at Aldermans hill triangle is a huge blow. I counted 48 signs and railings in this small area alone. The Victorian toilets should either be opened again or got rid of, along with the monstrous 70’s style flower beds........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
It’s multi-cultural and there are very good transport links to London and surrounding areas. It’s lively and there are lots of restaurants and pubs and a fair selection of shops. There are lots of parks/greenspace in the surrounding area which is excellent.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
It’s a bit worrying to read in a lavatory toilet of one of the restaurants ‘No drugs will be tolerated’........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The parks, library and architecture of the buildings.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The no of local shops that have closed down and been replaced by takeaways, charity and pound saver shops which has resulted in an increased level of rubbish in the streets in particular the high street and greatly reduced the community spirit I encountered when I moved here in 2000.
Question 3. What would you like to.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
• Mixed, tolerant community with good access to local and London-wide services.
• Reasonably wide and leafy streets
• Proximity to Broomfield Park
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
It’s open, not too crowded and still retains character unlike many of the new shopping developments which are more or less all the same. Some of the shops are very unique like the arty and antique shops.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
There are very few special events taking place there, a lot of the food shops are greek/Turkish so there isn’t much diversity and the streets/pavements ect are fairly.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good mix of people and amenities, nice housing, parks, shops and restaurants
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Parts are grubby and run down, not enough variety of shops, no female friendly bars or pubs
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
More variety of shops, particularly food shops such as butcher, fishmonger, quality greengrocer. No decent clothes shops or nice gift shops.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Compact, lending itself to a walking society. Many streets of pleasant housing. Three parks in the community area, another in walking distance. ‘ High street’ & Alderman’s Hill are of pleasant buildings with enough potential space for social living. The Triangle (potentially). A central railway station. Reasonable bus routes. A community which seems reasonably at ease with itself; not high crime (by London’s.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Pleasant streets with trees. View of the park from Aldermans Hill. Good, well-kept houses with character. A safe feeling. Reasonable shops, not all national/international chains.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Too much traffic and too many parked cars. Too many gardens paved over. Trees pollarded to within an inch of their lives.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
A 20 mph zone.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
It serves the local community with most shops and services so that they do not have to go further afield.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
- It’s a shame Green Lanes is a main thoroughfare with so much traffic.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
I’m sure something could be done to slow speed down as the cars drive through the shopping centre. This would make it more.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
It has a community feel about it; Many of the shopkeepers even the main chain stores recognise the local community. The area is diverse in terms of class and race and this is a positive feature.
There are a variety of small shops in the area which means that local residents do not need to venture far to buy all their goods.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
There is a large number of youths in the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Palmers Green is generally a good place, kept clean and with a good mix of cultures. My family and I generally feel safe and there is a good selection of restaurants and bars to socialise. There are good parks either side of the town and has a wonderful atmosphere.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Palmers Green has never been an area to shop in. It has a good(ish) range of places to buy.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Variety of shops and restaurants, parts of Broomfield Park, public transport and primary schools
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Empty shop units and too many betting shops and nail bars/nail salons. Increased crime and vandalism.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
More facilities for the local community e.g families with young children, better and safer facilities for.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Great parks.
Community of different nationalities - enriches what is on offer in the shops and restaurants.
Lots of different restaurants and cafes.
Reasonable range of shops
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Often looks completely filthy – litter around, pavements stained – where grease has been dropped outside fast food etc no one from the shop scrubs it up.
And a lot of empty shops –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
It’s clean, safe, pleasant, has a lovely green space, a god range of shops, cafes, restaurants
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
No good secondary school where we would be in catchment
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
No more new pound shops, a leisure centre, an M&S food store
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
It’s quite busy at peak times but where in.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
My family loves the public library in Palmers Green, we go there all the time. The children’s section is really nice with seating for young children and access to the toilet it makes it an ideal place to take little ones especially when the weather is not so good outside.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
It is very difficult to access local shops if you are in the car on the way from school. .......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good transport services ie Buses and trains (b) Multi Cultural population
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
(a) no public toilet facilities (b) poor car parking facilities
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
(a) clean and maintained public toilet facilities (b) a small private covered shopping Mall with a variety of shops
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Palmers Green has the feel of a community. It is varied in its make-up. It is mostly green tidy and safe.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Shops in the High Street appear to becoming scruffier as they get taken up by charity shops. Not enough variety of shopping – can only see people moving out of town.
Driving is awful – often dangerous!
Youths hanging about more now – Starbucks, McDonalds and.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Some useful shops – supermarkets, hardware shop, Boots, Clarks.
Broomfield Park is lovely.
Good train link to Herts/London.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Cramped pavements, difficult to cross main shopping street (no pedestrian crossing between triangle and post office. Little parking at post office end of street.
Narrow range of shops – need to go to Enfield or Wood Green for.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
good transport links for central London
- a good variety of shops locally
– a park with plenty of potential
- decent varied and affordable housing stock for young families.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Traffic flow in the area requires much greater thought and attention from planners especially now that the A406 roadworks near completion. Roads east of Green lanes (Lakes Estate) are used at.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Great outdoor area with 2 wonderful parks – Broomfield Park & Grovelands Park, good primary schools and good transport links to Central London.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
The amount of tacky shops on the high street (e.g. betting shops, too many charity shops and most recently a cash/gold converter shop), very dirty pavements, gangs with dogs hanging around especially the Triangle area and.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Very little. We have a mini-Waitrose. Store 21 is Ok. My optician is still there.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Everything, now that the old shops have gone. We used to have a large and interesting department store – Evans &Davis; Grouts; fishmongers, butchers; Tesco, Sainsbury; a bookshop; a good wine merchant. All gone. No pleasure in wandering around.......
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
I live in Southgate and very seldom go to Palmers Green as I don't find it a very appealing place to shop. There are a number of reasons:
It is difficult to cross the road at Green Lanes near the Triangle. I find there is little thought or priority for pedestrians
For some reason the footpaths seem cluttered
Parking is a problem
It seems to be a mish mash of shops
There is nothing stylish about the shops.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Think this is a good multi cultural spot... like the mix. There are a few good shops... generally a good mix catering to the diverse economic mix.. alderman’s hill and the park are more aesthetically pleasing than high st.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Green Lanes Palmers Green unfortunately gives the impression of being very ugly and downmarket when driving through. £1 shops with goods on the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
The variety of shops; the variety of people living here (families, older people, young professionals, etc).
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Parts of Green Lanes are quite run down / feel a bit unsafe at times (e.g opposite the Fox). - Fair amount of day time drinkers hanging around between the Alfred Herring and the Fox pubs – can make the area unpleasant with children.
Question 3. What would you.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Palmers Green is a largely attractive area with a diverse town centre. It has a good mix of independent traders and high street chains (over 120 units); a scattering of cafes and restaurants. There is very low vacancy in shops, which is contrary to national trends. It retains a couple of reasonable pubs, a post office, a couple of good supermarkets (we should be especially proud to have attracted a Waitrose). The.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
I've lived here for 17 years and seen a lot of changes.
Friendly, I always bump into friends along the main road. Some good shops and cafes. I like the charity shops for books. Library good even though not central. Art shop.
I use the Shape gym at least 3 times a week. I feel safe at night walking along the streets.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Closed shops with nothing in the window. Betting shops.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Parks and green spaces
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Range of shops – but in current climate, open shops are better than boarded up ones. Yes it would be great if we could replicate muswell hill/ crouch end high streets, but I’m realistic!
The dog poo (!) on the alleyways leading up from green lanes to fox lane. Truly disgusting – can’t it be policed better – CCTV and someone.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
– local shopping centre with all types of shops, not more charity stores or bookies
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
charity shops, bookies, hairdressers
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Council must have strict guidance on licensing
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
cleaning of the high street and side roads.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
we have a wide range of shops; I have worked in this area over ten years. I can do all my shopping at lunch times.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
we should have free parking for the people who work in this area. We can have a pass to display on our windscreen. It is very hard to find a space that is near.
Question 3. What would you like to see to.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
fairly good variety / selection of different shops / services
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Excessive cost of short term parking which means local shops cannot compete with out of town outlets which have free parking
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
give minimum 20 minutes – maximum 30 mins free parking on the main thoroughfares........
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – busy road full of shops. High traffic of people and vehicles. Nice and clean streets
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – many big businesses in one place, killing small businesses – high rent and rates
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – promote the area more to make people shop locally and.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – G Mantella, Waitrose, catwalk, Westlakes, tea room, fairy box, Sony shop, boots, t mobile, Starbucks
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – betting shops and charity shops
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Supports ½ hr free parking. Convenience would encourage more use of the town.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – easy access to parks, libraries etc. good range of shops etc
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many betting shops. Lousy post office (in wrong place).
Traffic very dense with high levels of loutish driving
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – widen Aldermans hill pavements – to create one lane in.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – remove the old disused toilets at the Triangle
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – pedestrian lights required
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Supports ½ hr free parking
Doesn’t support Sunday parking charges
Question 4c. Specific aspects – clutter
Clutter – remove all advertising stands outside shops because it is possible to put a.......
[Green Lanes Business Association survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – good parking space. Reasonable variety of shops. Fairly clean (except outside betting shops (cigarettes))
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – parking charges. Toilet area on the triangle. Groups of men congregate around betting shops particularly in good weather. Need more larger stores. Area where recycling used to be. Lodge drive generally.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – small and friendly shops easy to reach and well known
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – parking – for elderly and people with babies is a nightmare to stop even to pick up a loaf of bread
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – perhaps a 20 minute free parking- for short visit to chemist etc. and.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – ease of parking / local shops. Small shops
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many charity shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – get better tenants, encourage more parking
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Supports ½ hr free parking.
Does not support Sunday parking
Question 4c........
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – good shops and banks post office and supermarkets within walking distance
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – outlets closing down, empty shops, CCTV cameras, overzealous, can’t even stop to drop off
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – reduce business rates to encourage trade, reduction for new trade.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – reasonable clean, safe pleasant area to shop in. good amount of pedestrian crossings. Plenty of cafes and coffee shops.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – variety of shops is decreasing. We have lost butchers, fishmongers, haberdashers and clothes shops.
Post office is a nightmare as staff don’t know their job
We have too many phone.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – park, community spirit
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – little free parking
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – pedestrianized area
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Supports ½ hr free parking
Would encourage town centre use …because you could just stop side of the road easily and quickly.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – diversity of shops / restaurants
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – the number of shops which closed.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – reduced business rates for new owners of shops
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – introduce speed bumps (20mph) near schools
Traffic calming.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – a fair variety of shops / businesses / banks are available. It’s a reasonably clean environment as compared with wood green
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – there are real problems with parking which makes using the shops difficult .rather too many charity shops! Commercial rates for shop owners are far too high.
Question 3. What would.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – variety of local shops, ie restaurants, electrical, furniture, estate agents etc
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – no free parking in front of shops for the customers
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – to have a time-limited free parking for customers
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – we have a strong business Assoc that gets things done
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many drunks who use public and private areas to urinate and vomit particularly on shop doorways
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – close pubs earlier and stop people loitering
Question 4a. Specific aspects –.......
Survey Response No 60
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
good – variety of shops, good access on foot, generally area feels safe, has a “local” feel
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many bookmakers in a small area, litter and dumping and dirty streets especially close to shops, not enough refuse bins. Parking can be a problem
Question 3. What would you like to see.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – it’s a nice area but does need some cleaning up
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – not enough shops to buy CD DVD etc. we need to find more parking areas
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – the pay and display system to be spread into side roads. Also cut the cost for parking to help the.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – have a great community that works together, will be a shame to spoil the businesses
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – crime increasing
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more PCSO’s on the road
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Supports free ½ hr parking. Would encourage more.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – active Residents Associations but with some flawed intentions. Business association with good contacts in the council. General ambience of palmers green was good.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – the general “mix” of pedestrians is getting rougher (groups of youths, too many pubs, gambling offices, late night pubs etc)
Question 3........
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – diversity of shops and restaurants particularly lemon tree and office interiors etc.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good - cameras giving tickets when drivers are still in vehicle but not dealing with yobbish behaviour near McDonalds or in car park.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Make McDonalds exercise more.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – all the banks / boots / post office
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good - increasing crime, a lot of youths smoking weed near Londis
Too many coffee shops . cafes – need high end restaurants
No more betting / gambling shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – put more police to help with reducing.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – good independents and multiples traders – Broomfield park
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good - some old buildings need painted and looked after
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve - clean streets properly
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic - not a problem
Traffic / hedge.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – plenty of very good restaurants, streets kept in reasonably clean condition, Broomfield park likewise kept in very good order
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – not enough retail outlets, ie bookshops, record shops, toy shops, too many hairdressers and nail bars
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve –.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – long streets of shops but no central focus point. Fast traffic on Aldermans hill.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – 1. Slow down Aldermans hill traffic 2. Maybe some shrubs / trees at the triangle 3. Get rid of electronic noticeboard at the triangle
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – Aldermans hill,.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – friendly, cheerful, busy, energetic, good facilities – we need more trees to retain rural feel, people need to preserve greenery and front gardens
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too urbanised, need more green and trees, noise from too many ?? extractors ?? some traffic and parking problems
Question 3. What would you like to see to.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – fairly good variety of shops but need more and less cafes. Generally clean and tidy
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – need more clothes shops. Narrow pavement where the car / tv shops are near the bus stop. Too much clutter there (opposite studio 21)
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – do not allow signs.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good -it’s clean, there is a sense of community
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – parking, cycle lane
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – there should be some parking for the store staff. A cycling lane would help traffic.
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Supports ½ hr free parking. It.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – green spaces, lots of independent shops, good transport links, lots of very good quality restaurants from varied international cuisines
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – increasing levels of street litter and bubble gum tuck to pavements, becoming increasingly scruffy, increasingly inconsiderate parking – on double – increased rowdiness.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – variety of shops in area
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Nothing
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Supports ½ hr free parking
I would be more inclined to make short shopping trips and shops would benefit
Does not support Sunday parking charges.......
[Green Lanes Business Association Survey]
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – nice community of people, good access to food shops, restaurants, pubs and banks, good transport links
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – some empty shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – lower rent and rates for shops owned by independents. Too many charity shops.
Question 4a. Specific aspects –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
HAS A LOCAL FEEL NOT TOO MANY CHAIN STORES.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
CLEARLY GREEN LANES IS A MAJOR ROAD PASSING THRU A LOCAL AREA.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
- TURN THE TRIANGLE INTO A ROUNDABOUT WITH PEDESTRIAN ACCESS TO THE ISLAND (LIKE SOUTHGATE CIRCUS).
- REMOVE PEDESTRIAN LIGHTS AND REPLACE WITH MORE ZEBRA CROSSINGS.
Question 4a. Specific aspects –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
2 parks nearby. Not a lot of teenagers hanging around on the streets. New Waitrose and Baskervilles tea shop. Friendly local people.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
It looks dirty, lots of rubbish on streets and dog excrement. Speeding dangerous drivers. Shops on high street in the main part look shabby and cheap. Too many betting shops. Pubs are horrible. Restaurants are ok but.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Waitrose! And some nice, smaller coffee shops opening up. Great charity shops, the Library, Westlakes. It has a station, a park, good buses, nice houses, all the ingredients for a great place to live
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Not enough unusual shops, shopping centre feels generally very down-market, compared with somewhere like Muswell Hill which has 2 good book shops, lovely cafes and more.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
I love living in Palmers Green. It still has some variety of shops, and a moochable quality.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
There is an unharmonious streetscape.
The triangle is ugly, particularly now that we don’t have a tree. There is a lack of greenery.
The variety of shopping opportunities is narrowing. Charity shops, nailbars, fast food and cafes are.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Yes it’s changed considerably but Palmers Green is still a nice place to live (We’ve lived here since 1970)
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Residential parking is a problem through over development and the splitting of houses into two or more residences thus bringing more vehicles than spaces into our roads. This in turn leads householders having their kerb dropped thus losing front gardens and the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Waitrose, lots of banks, coffee shops
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
– too many charity shops and too many pound shops. Look shabby
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
shop signage to be in keeping with shops like Baskervilles tea shop.
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
– roads off green lanes and Aldermans hill should have 20mph!
Question 4d. Specific aspects –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
the parks. The arrival of Waitrose. The sense of community
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
the shops generally are poor and the look of the high street is ugly. The amount of traffic.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
more of a feature made of the triangle. More greenery on the streets. Outside seating – cafe’s. Shops to be more attractive capturing the old (period) style.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Broomfield park, shopping parade on Aldermans hill (particularly Baskervilles). Triangle shopping especially Waitrose and Morrison's. range of restaurants
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
traffic – particularly speeding traffic on Aldermans hill. Problems crossing roads to park and in green lanes. Noise pollution from rush hour traffic. Speeding along Aldermans hill
Question 3. What would you like to.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Ruth Winston Centre; the park (Broomfield); the station allowing quick access to central London and beyond. Good and frequent bus services. Aldermans hill still fairly smart / Baskervilles and Waitrose
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
– the area from the triangle, ie green lanes has become very shabby and down market due to poor selection of shops. Groups of men hanging around the betting shops etc........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – parks / tree lined streets / Edwardian house. transport generally. Shopping area specifically – not much!
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – volume of traffic / poor parking plus charges. Too many restaurants and fast food shops. Litter
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – remedies to above
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
You can generally buy almost everything you need in palmers green high street
2. The street trees are nice – although the leaves are not cleared in the autumn often enough
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Litter – especially outside the Fox and chewing gum on pavement
Dog shit along the 500 year old footpath from fox lane to green lanes
Many paving stones are cracked and can trip people
Side.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
There is a relaxed feel to the area. I feel safe and have never felt threatened. What could be a very pleasant area is ruined because traffic is allowed to dominate the area.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Traffic takes priority over people throughout the whole area. The appearance of the area is shabby and the council seem to neglect the area. The so-called flower beds are poorly.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – transport, parks, Edwardian houses
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – shops, parking, too much development and extension of houses. Lack of Council planning control.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – fewer rent increases for shops therefore encouraging a more diverse range
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – No more.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – cosmopolitan, large amount of educated people with interesting ?????
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good - dirty streets
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – no smoking butts or spitting on street
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – speed OK
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – parking should be cheaper, too.......
Great! I shall respond since I am particularly concerned about the Conservation area frontages on Aldermans Hill. I raise this regularly with Development Control and the CAG (including Councillors). I have a list of outstanding issues which have been raised with Development Control over the last year, and I resubmitted it again at the last CAG. This initiative will help apply pressure to deal positively with problems; currently anything seems to go. There is a supplementary plan design.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – useful convenience stores, which mean we don’t always have to go to a big supermarket. Waitrose is especially wonderful.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – looks scrappy. Limited types of shops (ie too many of one thing). Uninspiring restaurants. Too stringent parking.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – relax the parking restrictions.
Bring.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good -the parks, Baskervilles, Waitrose. That’s it.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many cheap shops, bad pubs, no butchers, grocers, fish shop, book shop etc.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – better high street with more interesting shops. Renovate big house in Broomfield.
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic- yes.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good -the park, the people, Lakeside (? Unclear writing)
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – what about hr free? The roads – too much of a through route; not enough community venues
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – a café in the park, a good market, safer roads
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – there is too much fast.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – small shops and good transport
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many mobile phone shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – tree planting and ????? parking would help
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking -can drivers won’t come without car parking
Question 4c. Specific aspects – clutter
Clutter – especially the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – transport links are good. Village feel to the place. Small shops
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – need more trees in the streets. Decent pavements need to be checked
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more car parking, free. Traffic restrictions
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – more thought to pedestrians
Question 4b........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – vibrant mixed community
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – can be shabby in places
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – tidier streets, less empty shops
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – too much traffic, too fast – deters pedestrians
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – too high but residential parking.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – transport, parks, shops like Baskervilles to meet friends
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – spitting on the ground, littering and on occasions loitering
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – good quality shops ie like M&S, BHS. Less cheap shops
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – it’s very green
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – the job centre
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – better shops on the high street
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – “I’m alright with it”
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – it’s fine
Question 4c. Specific aspects – clutter
Clutter – V........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the vibrant mix of people
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – some anti-social behaviour and refuse / litter
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more bins / more frequent collections esp from flats above shops-front and back, where residents don’t have proper bins
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic- some traffic calming.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – library, coffee shops, park, Waitrose, Baskervilles
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – fast food chains, pound type shops – muggings in the area around the Triangle – I don’t feel safe
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more independent shops. More policing – visible bobbies on the beat, more quality food chains, eg Wagamama
Question.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – people can be powerful together, eg Lakeside residents and street lighting issue
Location / ??, tube links to central London
Physical elements of trees, style of houses, parks such as Grovelands. Effort made to make PG look Christmas.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – crime into (in/?) area. Areas that become intimidating in the evening
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the Xmas lights!
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – pound shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – maybe craft shops
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – usually quite congested but not unusual for shopping high street
Question 4c. Specific aspects – clutter
Clutter – not noticed (by car)
Question 4d. Specific aspects.......
A butcher, a baker and a candlestick maker would be a good start. I visited Essex Rd for the first time recently, another busy bus route with a mix of affluent and deprivation. Simply having a good butchers, fishmongers and veg, a decent pub (and my personal favorite!) a lovely material shop/ cafe with space downstairs for courses, tutorials etc. gave me the hook to want to return. That peppered with an off-licence, betting, pound shop and all that we're familiar with up here is infinitely.......
Enhance the shopping experience and area by having theatre in central spaces, such as the Triangle.
Have perhaps five local artists working in the high.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the great sense of community. Broomfield park is lovely
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – the high street is a bit shabby
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – the high street and in particular the retail mix. Also a clean up of the pigeon mess outside the empty shop opposite video shop. This must constitute a health hazard if nothing else........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – well lit mostly clean streets with little clutter. Lots of high street banks are around and supermarkets. Shops stay open for commuters coming home after work
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – parking is difficult and expensive and few spaces available in the evening when visiting restaurants
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more high street.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – nice shops and cafes
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – crossing between station and morrisons. Speeding cars especially on aldermans hill
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more plants; traffic calming, but would need to address traffic control on Lakes Estate too
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – slower traffic speeds.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good- clean, very safe – in comparison with other boroughs
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – lack of up market shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – less pound shops, parking restrictions, zebra crossings – the one near HSBC needs to be moved
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the park, shops like waitrose, boots etc. cafes like Baskervilles
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many betting shops
Too many cheapo £1 shops
Dirty run down post office.
Too many cars in green lanes.
Cars that park in residential roads all day and use station.
Very uneven poor paving stones.
Condition of bridge at end of fox lane.
Too much rubbish, dog excrement.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – independent shops, nice places to eat and drink. Nice housing , Broomfield Park
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – traffic, some parking difficulties, anti social behaviour
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – environmental improvements – traffic calming
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – keep costs low as possible – keep.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – my local shopping area should be Southgate chase side. Palmers green has a greater variety of useful shops. The supermarket Morrison’s is an asset in terms of variety and price
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – space is required to provide a greater variety of shops to render, as far as possible, journeys to Enfield and wood green unnecessary
Question 4a. Specific aspects –.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good -safe, clean streets. Good bus services, especially the reliable W9. Pleasant green spaces.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good -inevitable increase in traffic clogs our streets. Difficulties with parking, meters expensive
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – some pavement slabs are still askew after last winters extreme weather – hazardous for.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – divers mix of people, reasonable public transport; you have the basics- park, supermarket, library. Good roads leading in and out of town
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good -grubby; not green enough in main street, overall not a cohesive look to the town centre; feels a bit rough sometimes
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – cleaner , greener.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
There is a real sense of community around this area which I think is supported / generated by the business association with fun day and Easter eggs – more would be good
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – walking up and down the high street has become a bit of an assault course – dodging randomly placed bits of steet furniture
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the fact that there is a good choice of shops and restaurants from many cultures
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – it would be nice to have a hardware shop (similar to Robert Dyas), toyshop and baby / children’s wear shops. Also a butcher and fishmonger would be a big benefit.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve –ensuring shops do not close down.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – good selection of shops and cafes. Excellent park. Very good transportings
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – dingy shop fronts
Not enough litter bins
No public toilets
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – brighter shops – benches -more planting. Good signage
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic - from a personal point of view I.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – good selection of shops. Most shopkeepers polite and helpful. Waitrose is a plus. Public transport pretty good.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – main No 1, cyclists riding on pavements of all ages at speed without any thoughts or consideration for others.
Fox Lane bridge on left from green lanes used as a toilet. Grassed area before bridge used as a toilet area for dogs and cans and.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – library: coffee shop (aroma). Remaining Victorian / Edwardian buildings
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – the general “look” of the area, it appears generally “scruffy”. Also the extent that shop owners have been allowed by the Council to alter the appearance of premises without due regard to historical appearances, such as Trimming shop (end of Devonshire Rd) (Grouts).......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – parks, assortment of shops and eating places. Generally a pleasant place to live
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good - general lack of respect and consideration by residents and those passing through (particularly motorists) for others in the community.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve - penalties for those who leave their bins on the.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – attractive design and solid structure of the older buildings. Therefore a good framework to build on.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good –shabby shop fronts; lack of variety in retailers; general run down look and lack of quality
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve -stronger planning conditions so that owners cannot detract from.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good - architecture some remnant of independent shops. Park a real asset. Good cafes. Friendly local footfall in shops.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – dirty pavements, too many similar cheap shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve - power cleaning of streets. Smart litter bins. More cohesive features to increase feeling of town centre.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – transportation is good. Bus and rail connections very convenient. There is a sense of community though I do sense this needs to be maintained (improvements on the horizon)
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – night time can feel slightly “edgy” especially close to McDonalds. Improvements could be made to choice of shops .
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the variety – shops, green space. It also feels safe.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many pound type shops selling similar wares
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – new ???? shops. More for children eg craft, pottery shops. A decent bookshop
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – traffic can be too fast on Aldermans hill.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – interesting ethnic mix and variety of shops and supermarkets. Comparatively crime free. Decent housing stock. Good parks, open spaces and sports facilities. Library, charity shops. High street lighting. Refuse collection (recycling)
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – inadequate street parking. Street litter. The building in Broomfield park.
Question 3. What would you like to see to.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – restaurants and pubs and charity shops
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – bookies, the paradise club, and empty shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – decent shops, burger king, fancy dress shop, things for kids
Car boot sale in fox car park on Sunday
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – need more free parking – too many.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – housing, the parks, independent shops, pubs , atmosphere
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – litter in the town. Betting shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more independent shops (more closed ones)
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic -traffic is too congested in town so use residential streets as rat runs. Often speed down.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Local, friendly shopkeepers, useful shops, nice architecture, independent shops.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – speeding cars, no cinema, lack of local information, poor provision for cyclists(lanes / parking)
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – bring the Sunday market into centre of town then promote it. Diversify shops. Free parking for an hour........
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – no interesting shops –too many selling similar things
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – community policing – see how they feel on a Friday or Saturday evening: some not very nice people around – very ?????? - ?????
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Traffic – traffic is too fast up Aldermans hill.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – Aldermans shops and park (although these are mostly restaurants and estate agents). Library.
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – too many gangs of men (young and older) hanging around the betting shops – café’s etc.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve 0- better variety of shops- see more police on the street, worst thing that happened – Woolworth.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – trees and greenery. Edwardian / older houses
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – very poor paving which is dangerous particularly on side roads. Too many charity shops
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – pavements. A better range of smaller shops
Question 4a. Specific aspects – traffic
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – too.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – nice park (except for the deteriorating old house!!) – an eyesore! Bus services to and from Enfield are frequent and usually on time. Good train service. Nice tea shop opposite park (Baskervilles)
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good -too much rubbish (cans etc) thrown onto pavements. (Including cigarette ends)D og mess!! (not scooped up)graffiti still occurring
Question 3. What would you.......
Question 4e. Specific aspacts – type and range of shops
Type of shops –no more big stores / selection of small specialist shops / triangle stalls and above ground toilets (like Winchmore hill) and / or information office and police
Question 4f. Specific aspects – amount and use of pavement space
Pavement space – Ok but just keep level regularly maintained
Question 4g. Specific aspects – the Triangle public space
Triangle -see above
Question 4h. Specific aspects – Greenery.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – café’s, community market (though still underused) the parks
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – litter, dog mess in Broomfield
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – café in Broomfield, traffic on Aldermans (a further pedestrian crossing needed)
Question 4b. Specific aspects – parking
Parking – limited parking on green lanes. Lodge park.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – the variety of shops and feeling of community
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – lack of short term parking in the high street which does not encourage shoppers. Dirty pavements.
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – planters with flowers and greenery especially at the triangle and more hanging baskets.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – trees, parks
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good – dodgy clubs, pickpockets, drug addicts, drunks
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – more police presence discourage the above.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Less good – traffic speeds
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Improve – more police
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Traffic – “influence on pedestrians” is underlined
Question 4e. Specific aspacts – type and range of shops
Type of shops – more shops not all coffee shops.......
Sadly after an excellent re-launch in December 2010, with a fantastic response from the public, the Sunday market in Palmers Green station car park is once again dwindling. This is largely due to lack of visibility despite various attempts at signage at the entrance to the car park. Sadly there is a vicious circle at play in that not enough footfall discourages traders from coming and not enough traders makes the market less attractive and so it goes on. With no funding, publicity.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – it’s a lovely area – very friendly and good range of shops. My 4 year old says “I like the park”
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good - sad some of the best independent shops have closed in recent years, eg the bookshop, café Anjou, the station café. Shortage of school places (we live 0.41 miles from Hazelwood and did not get a place)
Question 3. What would you like to see.......
Question 1. What do think is good about the area?
Good – mix of shops and restaurants – not too many chains. Waitrose , farmers market
Question 2. What do you think is less good about the area?
Less good -0 fast food outlets
Question 3. What would you like to see to improve the area?
Improve – support for small businesses. Ban of chewing gum
Question 4c. Specific aspects – clutter
Clutter – would be good to reduce this
Question 4d. Specific aspects – look of the.......
Too much litter on the streets
Too much dog mess on the pavements. This is a health hazard.
Stop people spilling out of the fox drunk on a Friday night
We should actively reduce the number of betting shops. Way too many
Broomfield park should be used for concerts
Introduce a local “wedge” card like scheme which reward people for spending their money locally.
Need to encourage local shops and penalise landlords / encourage landlords to let retail space
Far too much litter on.......
