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Pingle Lane Survey

Towards the end of April 2023, we ran a survey, to get the views of Aston Lodge residents, on proposed improvements to Pingle Lane (to make it more accessible). The survey closed on 8^th May.

Here is a summary of the results of the survey, and comments.

Gathering The Data

We sent emails out to our ALRA mailing list and posted on the Aston Lodge Residents Facebook group, inviting residents to complete our survey, in order to get a representative sample of views.

Improvement Needed?

We received 112 unique responses, of which, 95 people (84.8%) were in favour of some form of improvement:

Suggested Improvements

The following chart, shows the amount of support for each of the suggested improvements:

Improvement	Total
Tarmac	80
Lighting	88
Footway	60
Drainage	64

Tree Protection

Assuming improvements were agreed, we asked the same 95 people, if existing trees should be protected... 88 people (92.6%) said that they should be protected:

Comments

All people that completed the survey, were invited to enter any comments or concerns. Here is a summary of those comments/concerns.

The most popular requests for improvement, were for some form of lighting and a more even surface.
Many people said, that they appreciated the rural nature of the lane, with its tree canopy, and were keen to retain as many natural features as possible.
Some people suggested a surfaced pedestrian access via Jordan Way, as an alternative to providing a footway on the lane itself.
A small number of people raised concerns about the possible increased speed of traffic, and risk to pedestrians, if the lane was surfaced.
Although the majority of people were in favour of some form of improvement, a number of people said that the lane should be left as it is.