Liss Village Centre Proposals: Public Engagement (15th April - 2nd June 2024)

Introduction

Liss Parish Council has commissioned Hampshire Services (Hampshire County Council’s in-house transport planning consultancy service) to help them make the village centre nicer to spend time in and travel through by making it easier to walk and cycle and creating a better sense of place.

Community engagement was undertaken in summer 2022 to find out what locals, businesses and visitors like and don't like about travelling through and spending time in the village centre. Using this valuable local knowledge, the design proposals in this pack have been developed.

We would like to hear your views on the design proposals. A feedback survey will open on 15th April and will run until midnight on 2nd June. Your feedback will be used to shape the next stages of designs.

Find out more about the proposals below under 'The Masterplan'. 

Have your say

The survey can be accessed here.

We want to hear from all local residents and businesses in order to create a plan that works for everyone. 

The survey is open from 15 April and closes on 2nd June 2024.

Hard copies of the survey can be collected from the LPC Office behind the Village Hall, The Post Office Counter, The Triangle and The Temple Inn in Liss Forest. 

 Learn more at the pop up event

The Parish Council and members of the Hampshire Services project team will be in the Village Hall to discuss the proposals on Saturday 18th May 2024 between 11am and 2pm. Residents and businesses are encouraged to drop in to find out more about the project. 

Background

Please click here for further background and for outcomes of the summer 2022 community engagement exercise.

Project timeline so far                                                                                   

The Masterplan

The design proposals show a village centre where everyone feels safe and welcome to visit and travel through, particularly when walking, wheeling (e.g. using a mobility scooter/ wheelchair) and cycling.

Driving speeds would be reduced and through-traffic encouraged to avoid the village centre.

Pavements would be widened and roads narrowed.

The road would be raised closer to the pavement in the very centre of the village, and side roads would be tightened to make it easier to cross and move around.

Plenty more planting would be added for shade and shelter, and more seating and cycle parking will be included too.

Design ideas have been developed in four different areas - click on each heading for more information:

•Liss Central Plaza
•Liss Station Forecourt
•Memorial Green
•Andlers Ash Road/Hill Brow Road junction

The designs have been produced for Liss Parish Council with input from Hampshire County Council, South Downs National Park Authority, East Hampshire District Council.

Key themes 

What happens next?

The feedback received from the survey will be reviewed by the Parish and the project team to assess how well supported the designs are, and where they may need to change.

A feedback report will be published detailing the findings of this engagement, with the final designs published in due course.

Once the masterplan has been formally adopted by the Parish Council, they will seek funding opportunities to work towards further stages of design work and delivery.

Contact us

If you have any queries regarding the project, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with the Parish Council using the following contact information; projectofficer@lissparishcouncil.gov.uk, 01730 892823.

Have your say

The survey can be accessed here.

We want to hear from all local residents and businesses in order to create a plan that works for everyone. 

The survey is open from 15 April and closes on 2nd June 2024.

Hard copies of the survey can be collected from the LPC Office behind the Village Hall, The Post Office Counter, The Triangle and The Temple Inn in Liss Forest.