The votes are in and that the residents have chosen option 1 .

In May & June a Public Consultation was conducted that involved distributing consultation leaflets to local residents and holding a public exhibition to introduce the project to the local residents and to respond to any questions that they may have.

Consultation questionnaire documents which contained a postage free return facility were hand delivered to 1327 residential properties and businesses in the Butter Hill area.

Additionally, the following bodies were also consultation:

• Ward Councillors
• London Metropolitan Police Traffic Management Unit
• London Fire Brigade (Sutton Fire Station)
• London Ambulance Service
• London Buses
• Cyclism
• Cyclism Touring Club
• Living Streets
• Transport for London Network Management
• Residents association

A Public Exhibition was held on Wednesday 12June 2013 and Thursday 13 June 2013 at Westcroft Leisure Centre to answer any questions and discuss related issues with the public.

The final results are as follows:

• 39% of the respondents preferred option no.1 and another 6.4% preferred an alternative measures but also accepted option no.1.
• 37% of respondents preferred option no.2
• From the alternative options suggested, the 3-way traffic lights were favoured     mostly by the respondents.