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What is a Home Zone?
A Home Zone is a residential street where equal priority is given between vehicles and pedestrians. The layout of a Home Zone can differ from one street to another but the design is usually based on the following:
- creating a street environment which is pleasant and attractive
- designing a road layout that will help slow traffic speeds to safer levels.
- creating a distinctive entrance to the Home Zone from adjacent areas.
- maximize the amount of available residents parking
- provide places for tree planting and greenery
- provide a better standard of street lighting
- keeping access for the emergency services and refuse collection
Home Zones are one of the ways in which we can help make streets and neighbourhoods more attractive places to live.
Derby City Council was awarded £1 million from the Department for Transport - the Government’s Home Zone Challenge Fund - for the Normanton Home Zone in January 2002. This was one of the highest awards for any council in the country. Additional funding has come from:
- URBAN II - financial assistance provided by the European Union through the European Regional Development Fund and the Derby City Partnership.
- the Government through the Single Regeneration Budget and the Derby City Partnership.
Home Zone consultation
A key element in the success of home zones has been the involvement and support of residents at every stage of designing and planning their streets. In Normanton the consultation has been extensive:
- September 2002 - open Days at the Guru Ravidas Centre and St George’s Catholic Social Centre, attended by more than 120 people
- October 2002 - three quarters of residents completed questionnaires during a door-to-door survey in Havelock Road and Cameron Road
- October 2002 – 13 residents attended workshops to identify issues in Havelock Road and Cameron Road
- November 2002 – 35 residents attended an exhibition of preliminary design options for Havelock Road and Cameron Road
- March 2003 – 21 residents attended an exhibition of proposed design features for Havelock Road and Cameron Road
- March 2003 – a Home Zone office was established in Havelock Road with twice weekly surgeries and a permanent exhibition
- July 2003 – more than 150 people attended the Home Zone Fun Day featuring a mock-up of a section of the Home Zone in Havelock Road
- April 2004 – a series of ‘drop in’ sessions at the Home Zone office for residents of Sackville Street and Randolph Road
- June 2004 – an exhibition of design features and options for Sackville Street and Randolph Road
- a series of newsletters has kept residents informed of progress
- further door-to-door surveys have been carried out to ask residents about specific design options and in response to petitions received:
- June 2003 – Chatham Street was removed from the Home Zone in response to a petition from residents
- February 2004 – Sutherland Road was removed from the Home Zone in response to a petition from residents. Some Sutherland Road residents have since made representations in favour of the Home Zone. Further consultation will be carried out towards the end of the Home Zone if funds allow.
Work in progress
External Links to other Home Zone web pages
Home Zone Challenge - you may need to download Java virtual machine to view these pages
Home Zone News - news, information and links to various Home Zones around the country
Links to other Derby renewal projects
Area Renewal Projects - introduction
Hartington Street Renewal Area
Pear Tree Renewal Area
Group Repair Schemes
Osmaston Housing Improvement Zone
Home Zone After Study
Following the substantial completion of the works Derby City Council appointed Atkins, an international consultant, to undertake a detailed assessment of the Normanton Home Zone. It was decided to employ a consultant to undertake this work to ensure an unbiased view of the scheme as a number of concerns had been raised throughout the process regarding the Home Zone. It would also allow an independent organisation to come up with, where necessary, a number of recommendations that could be taken forward.
The study includes:
- A traffic and parking assessment, the results of which were compared against similar data collected before implementation.
- An evaluation of the social and economic impacts of the Home Zone.
- Analysis of the views of residents which were collected via household and postal surveys.
- Comparing the Normanton scheme with other Home Zones throughout the country.
Atkins produced a very detailed report of their finding and also an Executive Summary 
392Kb, which includes all of the most significant points. Paper copies of the document can be viewed at Pear Tree Improvement Centre, Pear Tree Library and the Parking Services/Traffic Management reception at Saxon House on Friary Street. If you would like to obtain a copy of the report please email traffic.management@derby.gov.uk.
For more advice and information
Please contact us using the details below, or you can use the contact form at the bottom of this page:
Pear Tree Home Improvement Centre
182 Pear Tree Road,
Derby
DE23 8NQ
Telephone: 01332 718800
Fax: 01332 293129
Minicom: 01332 256666
Email: housing.grants@derby.gov.uk.