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• The Hook Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group– Barry Deller (Chair & Site Selection Lead)– Diana Whittaker (Secretary)– Sue Mesher (Community Engagement Lead)– Sandra Smith – Anne Atkins – Debra Davies (Hook Parish Council)– Jane Bonnin (Hook Parish Council)– Rob Leeson – Serena Dolby (Publicity)– Ernie Hobbs
Hook Residents Survey Results
Future of Hook
“As Hook evolves in the 21st century, in what ways can it continue to sustain you, your family, friends or business?” 45% - “better internet” and “better
transport links” both received 35% - Employment locally 27% -More affordable housing 19% - Energy generation locally 5% - Business space Most popular comment - regenerate
the parade of shops in village centre a large proportion requested that
infrastructure be improved before houses are built - especially roads
Car parking was also a common issue, many respondents requested management be put in place for commuters vehicles who park in residential areas
Respondent also keen to keep the “village feel” of Hook.
Housing 32% said no more housing
needed in Hook 29% believed each of small
family homes, homes for young people and affordable housing all were needed in Hook
21% believed more bungalows and retirement homes were needed
Community
Which characteristics residents thought were “essential to making the parish of Hook “a good place to live” show that :• trains and public footpaths are
the most important facilities -85% of respondents using them
• access to Health Services also important - 45% choosing it as essential.
• Access to nature, transport services, education provision, community safety and parks and open spaces all received over 30% of the marks
• What concerned respondents about the parish - 33% cited antisocial behaviour followed by vandalism at 29%
• 84% of respondents said they regularly used the public footpaths
• 66% use Hook Focus as a source of local information
Basic Info 643 questionnaires
completed Average age of respondents
was 58 Average time lived in Hook
was 20 years
Hook Business Survey Results
Traffic & Travel 15% of responding businesses
said their businesses suffer from transport issues as a result of being located in Hook
43% said the public transport services met the staff needs to get to and from work
23% said staff had issues with traffic/roads in Hook
Future Trading 61% said their current
premises will suit their business needs for the next 5 years
49% of those expecting to expand in the next 5 years said they would need under 93 square meters (1,000 sq ft)
45% believe there is suitable capacity / quality of business space to support any expansion of their business within Hook
35% said they would have a need for additional parking if all commercial buildings in Hook were fully occupied. Of these 45% (15% of all respondents) are based in the centre of Hook
Employees 81% employ less than 50
people 6% employ over 300 people 51% said they had had
difficulty recruiting appropriately skilled staff over the last 12 months.
25% said that 76-100% of their employees lived in Hook
Just over 40% said they would like to see enhanced shopping facilities and more choices of food establishments for their employees in Hook
Basic Info 84 companies completed the
questionnaire of which 33 are based in the centre in Hook
25% of businesses in retail 68% of businesses said they were
“very satisfied” or “fairly satisfied” with Hook as a place to do business. 3% were fairly or very dissatisfied
Hook Employee Survey Results
Travel 37% of respondents live within a
10 mile radius of their work place
Just under 50% (47.24%) have a journey which takes 30 mins or less to get to work
75% of respondents travel by car to their work place
8% use public transport
Housing 12.56% of respondents said they
“would consider moving to Hook” Of these respondents, 14% expected to
move within the next year; 30% within 1-2 years; 36% in the next 3-5 years and 14% within the next 6-10 years
For those who would consider moving to Hook the most popular type of housing by far was buying a 3 bed house or buying a 4 bed house
Basic Info 398 respondents from 42
companies completed the questionnaire
11.60% of respondents live in Hook
Facilities 63% of respondents said
they use the supermarkets in Hook on a weekly basis
41% of respondents said they use the footpaths in Hook on a weekly basis
28% of respondents said they use the pubs & restaurants in Hook on a weekly basis
Traffic 94% of respondents who drive
to work park their car in a company car park
Nearly 40% of respondents are “very dissatisfied” with congestion “exiting office car park”
38% of respondents are “very dissatisfied” or dissatisfied with congestion “at M3 roundabout”
Theme Groups
1. Planning Services (including housing anddesign)
2. Central Community Zone and Businesses
3. Transport (including parking and traffic)
4. Leisure and Environment
5. Health and Education