Skipton High Street Heritage Action Zone Consultation

Improvements to Coach Street, Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard.

Skipton’s High Street Heritage Action Zone (HAZ) Programme aims to recognise the heritage of Skipton, enhance historic links to and from the High Street, maximise the potential of public open spaces, encourage more walking and cycling, and attract more people to Skipton including residents, visitors and young people.

Since the 1770s, Coach Street has been home to busy workshops and warehouses, storing goods arriving by canal and trading throughout the area. Today, Coach Street is a busy mix of independent businesses, shops, cafes, bars, restaurants, private homes as well as providing the main route to Skipton's waterways and Canal Basin.

In order to make Skipton's 'Canal Quarter' more attractive and more accessible for everyone to enjoy, Craven District Council is working in partnership with North Yorkshire County Council and Historic England to develop a number of improvement proposals for the Coach Street area.

We would be grateful if you could spare a few minutes to consider the plans at https://www.cravendc.gov.uk/community-living/skipton-high-street-heritage-action-zone/

and answer the questions below. Thank you.

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* 1. What is your connection to the Coach Street area - including Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard?

I live here or near here

I work or have a business here

I visit here for social/leisure/shopping reasons

I drive along Coach Street for commuting or school drop off

I walk or cycle here

I use it to access the towpath/canal area

Other (please specify)

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* 2. What 3 things do you like about the Coach Street area, including Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard?

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* 3. What 3 things do you dislike about the Coach Street area, including Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard?

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* 4. What is your opinion about the quality of the pedestrian walkways within the Coach Street area, including Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard?

Very high quality

High quality

Neither high nor low quality

Low quality

Very low quality

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* 5. What is your opinion about the provision of street furniture and public facilities - including benches, bins, signage, lighting, planters, cycle parking, public art?

Very high quality

High quality

Neither high nor low quality

Low quality

Very low quality

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* 6. Would you like to add any further comments about the condition of the Coach Street area, including Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard?

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* 7. Overall, how do you feel about the plans to improve the Coach Street area, including Victoria Street, Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard?

Very positive

Positive

Neutral

Negative

Very negative

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* 8. Please tell us why you feel this way?

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* 9. Of the following improvement proposals, please tick those that you think will have a positive impact on the Coach Street area.

Widening of the pavements along Coach Street using traditional stone

Installation of raised pedestrian crossing points and speed table along Coach Street

Provision of dedicated bays for loading/unloading and drop off/pick-up points on Coach Street

Provision of a flagstone central walkway along Victoria Street

Upgraded, heritage-style lighting including within the ginnels of Hallam's Yard and Victoria Square

Installation of a 'Private Road' sign along Victoria Street

Re-laying of the setts and paving in Victoria Square and Hallam's Yard

Provision of cycle parking in Victoria Square

Public seating in Victoria Square

Improved beds and new planters in Victoria Square

Improved directional signs

Inclusion of public art features, such as murals

Installation of bins bays in Hallam's Yard

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Please add any further comments that you wish to make about the improvement proposals.

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* 11. What ethnic origin are you?

White (British)

White (other)

Black or Black British

Asian or Asian British

Mixed - multiple ethnic background

Prefer not to say

Other (please specify)

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* 12. What age category do you fall within?

15 and under

16-24

25-44

45-64

65+

Prefer not to say

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* 13. What gender do you identify as?

Male

Female

Non-binary

Prefer to self-describe

Prefer not to say

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* 14. Are you...

A resident of Skipton?

A visitor to Skipton?

An employee of a business in Skipton?

An owner of a business in Skipton?

Other (please specify)