Background
The
Town Farm Estate is in the Hailsham East Ward of the town. The housing is dense and mixed, with most being owned by
council and housing associations. The
estate has plenty of parking spaces, with the majority of vehicles using
designated parking areas. The
residents of the area are concerned about there being a lack of open
space.
Scheme Objectives
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priority to pedestrians and reduce the dominance of the car.
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a safer area and enhance the local environment.
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Impacts
The
Home Zone project helped to pull together various regeneration projects in
the area. The regeneration
initiatives over the past six years have cumulatively helped to increase
house prices which had previously lagged behind the rapid increases in the
south east. There has been an
increasing demand for properties on this estate.
There has been a reduction in traffic speed and this together with
the shared surface and plaza areas have made the estate a safer and more
pleasant place to live. Surveillance
has been improved and the creation of secure parking areas has deterred
car crime.
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Progress
- March 2005
Works on site are substantially complete. A
final surface dressing is outstanding which is weather dependent.
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