Household and Housing Needs Survey

PART 1 – HOUSEHOLD SURVEY

SECTION A: YOUR VIEWS ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN THE VILLAGES

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Botesdale and Rickinghall currently have just under 1000 homes and have grown by an average of 12 houses per year since 2002. Predicted housing growth in the East of England region means that additional housing in the Mid Suffolk District Council area is inevitable. MSDC does not have an up-to-date Local Plan to guide planning (a new Plan is currently being drafted) so we don’t know how much development we can expect. Botesdale and Rickinghall cannot be insulated from change – “no development here” is not a realistic option. But we can influence the location of new development in the villages so that we –

maintain the general character and layout of the village;

try to meet the needs of local people; and

minimize the adverse impact on local infrastructure, facilities and other assets.

In this part of the survey we will be addressing the issues of development and new housing as well as collecting general information about living in the parishes of Botesdale and Rickinghall. We will ask more specific questions about your personal housing needs in Part 2.

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* 1. What do you think about the number of houses we have currently? Please tick one box

Need a lot more

About right

Need a few more

Too many already

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* 2. How many new homes should be built here in the next 20 years? Please tick one box

10-25

25-50

50-75

75-100

100-150

150-200

200+

Don’t know

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* 3. What importance do you attach to the following reasons for new housing in Botesdale and Rickinghall in the next 20 years?

	Important	Not Important	No opinion
To enable young people to remain in the community	To enable young people to remain in the community Important	To enable young people to remain in the community Not Important	To enable young people to remain in the community No opinion
To meet the wider need for more housing	To meet the wider need for more housing Important	To meet the wider need for more housing Not Important	To meet the wider need for more housing No opinion
To enable older people to move to suitable accommodation	To enable older people to move to suitable accommodation Important	To enable older people to move to suitable accommodation Not Important	To enable older people to move to suitable accommodation No opinion
To maintain sufficient use of village services and amenities	To maintain sufficient use of village services and amenities Important	To maintain sufficient use of village services and amenities Not Important	To maintain sufficient use of village services and amenities No opinion
To add to the social mix of the community	To add to the social mix of the community Important	To add to the social mix of the community Not Important	To add to the social mix of the community No opinion
To fund improvements to the community	To fund improvements to the community Important	To fund improvements to the community Not Important	To fund improvements to the community No opinion

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* 4. What form would you prefer any future development to take? Please note that developers are not required to provide social housing in a development of under 10 houses. Please tick any that apply

No preference

In-filling

Several small developments of up to 5 dwellings

Several small developments of 6 - 10 dwellings

1 or 2 larger developments (11-50)

1 very large development of 100+ dwellings

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* 5. What types of housing do you think will be most needed in Botesdale and Rickinghall in the next 20 years?

	Strong need	Moderate need	Low need	No need	No opinion
Starter/affordable homes	Starter/affordable homes Strong need	Starter/affordable homes Moderate need	Starter/affordable homes Low need	Starter/affordable homes No need	Starter/affordable homes No opinion
Social housing e.g. shared ownership or rental through a housing asssociation	Social housing e.g. shared ownership or rental through a housing asssociation Strong need	Social housing e.g. shared ownership or rental through a housing asssociation Moderate need	Social housing e.g. shared ownership or rental through a housing asssociation Low need	Social housing e.g. shared ownership or rental through a housing asssociation No need	Social housing e.g. shared ownership or rental through a housing asssociation No opinion
Private rented accommodation	Private rented accommodation Strong need	Private rented accommodation Moderate need	Private rented accommodation Low need	Private rented accommodation No need	Private rented accommodation No opinion
Homes for ‘downsizers’	Homes for ‘downsizers’ Strong need	Homes for ‘downsizers’ Moderate need	Homes for ‘downsizers’ Low need	Homes for ‘downsizers’ No need	Homes for ‘downsizers’ No opinion
Family homes	Family homes Strong need	Family homes Moderate need	Family homes Low need	Family homes No need	Family homes No opinion
Luxury i.e. executive homes	Luxury i.e. executive homes Strong need	Luxury i.e. executive homes Moderate need	Luxury i.e. executive homes Low need	Luxury i.e. executive homes No need	Luxury i.e. executive homes No opinion
Retirement housing	Retirement housing Strong need	Retirement housing Moderate need	Retirement housing Low need	Retirement housing No need	Retirement housing No opinion
Sheltered housing	Sheltered housing Strong need	Sheltered housing Moderate need	Sheltered housing Low need	Sheltered housing No need	Sheltered housing No opinion

Other (please specify)

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* 6. How concerned are you about the consequences of new housing development in Botesdale and Rickinghall?

	Very	Quite	Neutral	Not very	Not at all
Environmental impact (flooding, wildlife, air quality, drainage etc.)	Environmental impact (flooding, wildlife, air quality, drainage etc.) Very	Environmental impact (flooding, wildlife, air quality, drainage etc.) Quite	Environmental impact (flooding, wildlife, air quality, drainage etc.) Neutral	Environmental impact (flooding, wildlife, air quality, drainage etc.) Not very	Environmental impact (flooding, wildlife, air quality, drainage etc.) Not at all
Access and safety problems associated with additional traffic	Access and safety problems associated with additional traffic Very	Access and safety problems associated with additional traffic Quite	Access and safety problems associated with additional traffic Neutral	Access and safety problems associated with additional traffic Not very	Access and safety problems associated with additional traffic Not at all
Construction traffic	Construction traffic Very	Construction traffic Quite	Construction traffic Neutral	Construction traffic Not very	Construction traffic Not at all
Pressure on school places	Pressure on school places Very	Pressure on school places Quite	Pressure on school places Neutral	Pressure on school places Not very	Pressure on school places Not at all
Pressure on health centre	Pressure on health centre Very	Pressure on health centre Quite	Pressure on health centre Neutral	Pressure on health centre Not very	Pressure on health centre Not at all
Adequacy of other facilities and services	Adequacy of other facilities and services Very	Adequacy of other facilities and services Quite	Adequacy of other facilities and services Neutral	Adequacy of other facilities and services Not very	Adequacy of other facilities and services Not at all
Loss of village identity	Loss of village identity Very	Loss of village identity Quite	Loss of village identity Neutral	Loss of village identity Not very	Loss of village identity Not at all

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* 7. How important do you think it is for any new building development to match the styles of surrounding buildings or the character of the village? Please tick one box

Very important

Fairly important

Not important

No opinion

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* 1. What do you think about the number of houses we have currently? Please tick one box

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* 2. How many new homes should be built here in the next 20 years? Please tick one box

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* 3. What importance do you attach to the following reasons for new housing in Botesdale and Rickinghall in the next 20 years?

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* 4. What form would you prefer any future development to take? Please note that developers are not required to provide social housing in a development of under 10 houses. Please tick any that apply

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* 5. What types of housing do you think will be most needed in Botesdale and Rickinghall in the next 20 years?

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* 6. How concerned are you about the consequences of new housing development in Botesdale and Rickinghall?

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* 7. How important do you think it is for any new building development to match the styles of surrounding buildings or the character of the village? Please tick one box

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* 8. If you have anything further to add to Section A, please comment in the space below.