Mauchline Placemaking Survey 2021

1. Mauchline Placemaking Plan 2021

Welcome to the Mauchline Placemaking Survey 2021.  
This survey gives you a chance to have your say on the proposals for Placemaking in Mauchline.
Please view the Mauchline Place Map and Placemaking Document and then fill in your response.  

What is a placemaking plan?
Placemaking is a process where local people consider their priorities for the improvement to the places where they live. It involves the Council and Community Steering Groups working together to co-produce a map of the community to identify areas which need improvement and how these improvements might be made.  After wide ranging consultation the priorities for improvements become part of planning policy as guidance to the Local Development Plan.
 
This consultation will end on 30 March 2021


 
 

1. Cycling and walking route improvements - Improvements to infrastructure which will encourage people to walk and cycle more.

• Walking path from Netherplace to South Lodge
• New footpath on B743 linking to Hilltop walk
• Improve the Hilltop walk between B743 and Hillhead Road
• Path to school from Greenhead Lane
• Creation of a footpath around the Beechgrove Road recreation ground onto Cumnock Road
• Lighting and appearance of pathways between Loudoun Street carpark and Castle Street
• Potential use of woodland behind car park as green space with walking and cycling opportunities
• Options to improve active travel down Ayr Road to Gowkthorne turnoff then Barskimming or Haugh Road or north to the monument, providing circular route.
• Better signage for the River Ayr Walk, and other local features of importance on new and existing routes


For cycling and walking I think these proposals will provide:
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2. Streetscape improvements - Measures which will help people move around more easily, reduce negative experiences and enhance positive experiences.

• Measures to reduce traffic congestion on residential roads –
  • Mary Morrison Drive and Hamilton Avenue
  • Beechwood Road
  • West Park Avenue
  • Barskimming Road
  • Mansefield Road
  • Earl Grey Street
  • Haugh Road
• No right turn from Cowgate into Loudon Street
• Consider impact of housing proposals on Station Road Junction with A76
• Change the timing of the traffic lights at the High Street / Loudoun Street junction to improve right turns into Loudoun Street and refresh road markings.
• Provide controlled crossing / Traffic lights Cumnock Road before the monument
• Improvements to road surfaces and condition of existing signs
• Improve dark sky lighting
• Improve traffic management and parking provision in the vicinity of the school and the Loan Green Surgery
• Improve the area around the Burns Memorial, Burns cottages and around the bus stop at the Tarbolton Road junction
• Improve the entrance to village from Kilmarnock.
• Improve pavements and drainage
• Reduce the growth of hedges and scrub onto the pavements on Kilmarnock Road south of the Beechwood Road Junction
• Remove roadside planting on the A76 and renovate bollards
• Install a notice board on Loudoun street
• Remove redundant telegraph pole at Loudoun Street A76 Junction
• Improvements to Shop Fronts

For ease of mobility around Mauchline I think these measures will bring:
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3. Opportunities for civic space improvements - areas of vacant or under-used space such as squares, parkland, local landmarks or natural features to be improved for public use or visual amenity improvement including broadband

• Develop a community sports hub on Beechgrove Park
• Consider extension to Loudon Street carpark, improve lighting tackle flooding at the bottom corner and more toilets needed
• Develop Curling Stone Museum and outdoor rink
• Take action that restricts fly tipping at the entrance to the town on the waste ground on A76 at the North of the village
• Consider a gateway feature on A76 south of Glendale Cottage
• Incorporate curling stones into features of the built environment


For civic spaces I think these proposals will bring:



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4. Priority buildings - Buildings which require significant regeneration in order to improve their impact on the quality of the built environment

Investigate improvements for the following buildings:
  • Poosie Nansies
  • Gavin Hamilton’s house
  • Burns Museum
  • Nanse Tannocks museum
  • Kilmarnock Supporters Club
  • Abbots Tower
  • 3 High Street
  • Burns Cottages and Monument
For Priority buildings I think these proposals would bring:
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5. Green space requiring improvement - Improvements to areas of grassland or woodland to provide greater opportunities for play, recreation or visual amenity

Develop a greenspace improvement schemes for the area which include proposals for the following:

• Improve space at rear of Loudon Street carpark
• Upgrade play park in Beechgrove Park
• Provide allotments on playing field at Alexander Terrace
• Mitigate flooding at the recreation ground on Beechgrove Road and plan more trees
• Improve drainage on the lower recreation ground on Beechgrove Road
• Better use of planting in green spaces adjacent to the A76 at the Junction to Jean Armour Drive
• Develop woodland in centre of village as a space for leisure and health activities.


For green spaces I think the proposals would bring:
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6. Housing development and housing improvement opportunities - Brownfield or green-field sites where future new-build housing could be developed. Areas of existing housing where the condition of properties leads to significant consistent vacancies and negative visual impact.
  • Site between Barskimming Road and Station Road.
  • Project areas – Areas within distinctive regeneration project boundary
  • CARS small grant and shopfront improvement scheme
For housing I think these proposals will bring: *

 

7. What is your post code? *

 

8. Where did you find out about this consultation? *

 

9. What is your age group? *

 

10. Do you consider yourself to have a long-term disability or condition? *

 

11. What is your gender? *

 

12. How would you describe your ethnic origin? *

 

13. Please use this space to add any comments, suggestions or complaints you may have about these proposals:

 

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