Drafting the NDP

23rd June 2014

4 areas for NDP to focus on

• Housing Development

• Facilities

• Parking

• Commercial

DevelopmentNeed for Housing

• Intention to move within Yes 32.7% (223)

village – next 10 yrs• Intention to move into Yes 8.3% (56)

village – next 10 yrs• Need more housing now Yes 25.7% (167)• Need more housing Yes 42.5% (270)

in next 10 yrs

Reasons• Friendly• Great community• Good school• Good range of shops and societies• To be close to family• Relatives living in village (Number of responses)

DevelopmentType of Housing

• Internal Movement– Smaller property 35.3% (77)

– Larger Property 36.7% (80)

– Same size 28.0% (61)

• Size of Property– Flats 127

– Bungalows 83

– 1-2 Beds Houses 233

– 3-4 Beds 206

– 5+ Beds 24

– Retirement (with care) 83

– Retirement (without care) 118

– Affordable 240

• Buy or Rent– Buy 58.4%

– Rent 41.6%

• Type of Development– Individual developments 38.0% (248)

– Small Developments (2-4) 47.7% (311)

– Multiple Developments (5+) 5.7% (37) (Number of responses)

Key Criteria for Development

• Achievable ?– Greenbelt Boundary constraints– Village Conservation area– “Larger Rural Villages Character” Assessment

Document– Brownfield redevelopment

• Sustainable ?– Utility provision– School places and catchment area– Health service provision

Facilities & Amenities• Importance to Village

– Sports Club 2.72 Ave rating*– Church 2.60– Reading Room 2.53– The Hut 2.43– St John’s 2.35– Village Club 2.34

*3= very important, 2= fairly important

• Quality of Facilities– Church 58** Poor/Ave 418 Good 5 Neg. Comms– Sports Club 127 307 8– St John’s 175 211 14– Reading Room 240 241 28– The Hut 260 153 54– Village Club 172 95 57

** number of responses

Cars & Parking• # Vehicles in Village

(all types) 741

• Households with 3+ vehicles 84

• Where parked– Off Road 70.6%

– On road 19.7%

– Both 4.6%

• Additional facilities needed– Parking needed 190 comments

• Suggestions/Comments– Parking and roads 277 comments

Commercial• Need for other shops/services Yes 39.9% (244)

• Type of shop/service– Butcher 32.4%* (79)– Green Grocer 13.5% (33)– Hardware 13.1% (32)– Chemist 12.3% (30)– Café 10.7% (26)

• Type of Business Development– Shops 40.0%– Tourism 34.1%– Office Developments 24.3%– Small Industrial 22.1%– None of these 37.3%

• Suggestions– Longer opening hours– Parking for shop users

* of respondents to question

Thoughts and Questions

• What are our ambitions for the village to 2026?

• How can we achieve these?

• What are the barriers to that ambition?