 Parish Plan Consultation - March 2008
- Results
In response to the consultation material and questionnaire in April’s edition
of the Bulletin over 150 replies have been received from households, businesses,
clubs and organisations.
Detailed analysis of the replies is being undertaken by the Parish Plan
Steering Group, but early indications are that the top priority areas appear to
be:
- Planning matters
- Safety (including road safety)
- Environmental matters
Those responding to the survey see Parish Council priorities as concentrating
on issues to do with planning, young people and traffic.
The consultation material asked everyone to indicate their levels of priority
for a range of suggestions which had been generated during previous
consultations. Altogether some 49 individual suggestions were put forward for
comment. The top ten priorities are:
- Concern about levels of new housing for the village.
- Controls over infilling and “backland” development
- Do something about litter
- Reduce dog-fouling
- Conservation of the village character
- More visible police presence
- Anti-social behaviour
- Road safety and traffic speed
- The provision of a meeting place for young people
- Promote opportunities for sale of local and seasonal produce.
People were also asked about their top five priorities. Respondents tended to
group issues together, and traffic and road safety; housing issues; facilities
for younger people; more policing and improvements to bus services were common
responses.
The consultation attracted many individual comments and suggestions which the
steering group will consider in detail over the coming weeks. Very encouragingly
many people also put their names forward to help with implementing proposals in
the final plan.
With all consultation now complete the timetable to finalise the plan is as
follows:
- Summary of consultation: May 2008
- Finalisation of Plan: June 2008
- Summary of Plan in Bulletin: Sept 2008
Two events to launch the plan are being planned, the first is the Village
Fayre on 21st June, and the second is at the Annual Parish Meeting on 25th June.
Many thanks to everyone who has responded to the consultations; these
responses are invaluable in finalising the plan and full details can be found
here.
If anybody would like to help with the plan in the future, and has not yet
put their name forward, please contact me on 01206 241708 or email
chrisstevenson@orange.net.
Chris Stevenson,
Chair, Parish Plan Steering Group
The online version of the questionnaire is available to view here
- please remember that the survey is now closed and this is here as an archive
only.
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