HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT YOUR FUTURE

HAVE YOUR SAY ABOUT YOUR FUTURE!

 
Dear Neighbour,

This survey is an invitation for you to make your views known on the future of life in our Parish.

By way of a quick reminder, the 2016 Annual Parish Meeting voted unanimously to develop a Neighbourhood Plan.  The Plan will cover Planning and Development but equally important is the opportunity to improve day-to-day life in our village.

From the first short survey during the Summer the main topics raised by the residents were:

·       Traffic
·       Amenities
·       Social Activities

Your opinions and support for the Plan are vital, as it will be developed by the community for the community. There are very few chances to influence the direction of developments within our Parish.  The Neighbourhood Plan gives the opportunity to say what you want to happen.  It is also a rare chance to suggest activities and facilities that could improve things for everyone living in Henstead with Hulver.

YOUR SAY MATTERS SO PLEASE SPEND A LITTLE TIME COMPLETING THIS SURVEY.

Many thanks for your involvement.

The Henstead with Hulver Project Team



COMPLETION INSTRUCTIONS

Each person living in our Parish, including children aged 16 or over, is invited to complete a survey form.  Following is the online survey and each person can complete their own set of responses separately.  Should you prefer to complete a printed survey please contact:

John Armstrong                   Telephone:           01502 476418 

Full details of where to return the printed survey and how to contact members of the Project Team are included in the printed version.

There are various comment boxes throughout the survey and two more comment sections at the end .  Please use these final comment sections to tell us anything additional, or that has not been covered by the survey.

 
ABOUT YOU

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* 1. Name, Address and Contact Details:
This information is needed to validate the survey data and ensure you are a resident of the parish. (*mandatory)

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* 2. Age Groups of household members:
By providing age groups this may help us to identify the services and housing/care needs for people within the parish in the coming years and to plan social events that are relevant to the age groups. Please enter the number of persons in each age group within your household.

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* 3. DATA PROTECTION
Declaration:
Any personal information that I have provided on this survey, is on the understanding that it will only be used for parish matters and that my details will NOT be shared with any other persons/organisations outside of the Parish Council and Village Hall Committee. By adding your name and the date below you are confirming this statement

TRAFFIC

Here are some of the views expressed by the residents in the first survey:
  • "Excessive speed of traffic"
  • "Volume of commercial traffic"
  • "Lorries, tractors and buses too big for narrow roads causing erosion of verges"
  • "Roads are a commuter rat run"
  • "Poor road conditions"

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* 4. Thinking of where you live, how much of a problem are the following traffic issues? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 5. At what locations are you regularly concerned with the issues above? (Please specify in the boxes below)

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* 6. Which of the following methods do you think will help improve road safety? (Please tick all that apply)

AMENITIES
Here are some of the views expressed by residents in the first survey:
  • "Poor broadband speed"
  • "No mobile signal"
  • "No shop or pub"
  • "Lack of Public Transport"
  • "No children's play area/village playing field with facilities for kids"
BROADBAND & MOBILE PHONE SERVICE
Answers to the following questions will help support any argument for acquiring faster broadband and mobile services within the parish.

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* 7. How important is broadband access to you?

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* 8. How would you describe the speed of your broadband?

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* 9. For what purpose do you use your internet? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 10. Are you able to get a mobile phone signal where you live?

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* 11. How would you describe the reliability of your mobile service where you live? (Please select one that applies)

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* 12. If the erection of a mobile phone mast was planned for this parish, would you object?

COMMUNITY SHOP

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* 13. Would you like to see a community shop within the parish?

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* 14. If yes, would you be willing to work in it on a voluntary basis or if set up as a co-operative with shares?

POP UP PUB

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* 15. If a 'pop up pub' were to be set up in the village hall, would you use it?

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* 16. If yes, how frequently should the pub operate?

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* 17. Would you be prepared to help run the pub on a voluntary basis or if set up as a co-operative with shares?

ALLOTMENTS / COMMUNITY GARDEN

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* 18. Would you like to see the establishment of either of these within the parish?

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* 19. What areas would you suggest as suitable locations?

LOCAL TRANSPORT

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* 20. If there were a regular bus service operating in the parish, would you use it?

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* 21. If so where would you  like it to travel to?

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* 22. In the absence of public transport, would you be prepared to join a village scheme to provide transport for others e.g.. to hospital appointments?

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* 23. Are you aware of the Beccles & Bungay Area Community Transport Service (BACT - formerly known as 'Dial-A-Ride')?

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* 24. Do you use this service?

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* 25. If yes, do you think this service fulfils the needs of Henstead & Hulver?

CHILDREN'S PLAY AREA

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* 26. Do you think there is a need for a children's play area?

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* 27. If so, where do you think it should be located?

GREEN & OPEN SPACES, PATHWAYS & WALKS

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* 28. What do you consider the best way to benefit from these? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 29. How often do you use the village public footpaths & bridleways?

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* 30. If monthly village walks were organised to help establish the pathway network, would you be willing to take part?

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* 31. Should green & open spaces be protected from development? (Please tick one option)

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* 32. The Parish Council has recently taken over the responsibility for the 'Church Surround'.  What do you think should be done with that area?

MAINS DRAINAGE

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* 33. To what extent is not being on mains drainage a problem for you?

EXISTING PARISH AMENITIES

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* 34. How often do you use the following existing parish facilities? (Please tick all that apply)

  Often Sometimes Rarely Never
The Village Hall
St Mary's Church (Henstead crossroads)
Henstead Arts & Crafts Centre
Henstead Exotic Garden
Annabelle's Equestrian Centre
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Here are some of the views expressed by the residents in the first survey:
  • "the village hall is a wonderful amenity"
  • "the village hall is a focal point"
  • "we have a village hall but you never know what is going on there"

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* 35. Which of the following activities, held at the village hall, do you currently attend? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 36. Would you support and/or attend any of the following if they were arranged at the village hall? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 37. Are there any other functions or events you would like to see established at the village hall?  If so please tell us what they might be and whether you would be willing to take part. Please enter yes (willing to participate) or no (not willing to participate) after each suggestion.

HOUSING
Here are some of the views expressed by the residents in the first survey:
  • "affordable housing with locals priority on purchase"
  • "development of redundant farm buildings to affordable/family housing"
  • "redevelopment of Prime's garage"

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* 38. Within the past five years has anyone in your household had to move away (or remain living with you) due to lack of suitable housing in the Parish?

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* 39. If you answered yes to Q38, please pick all that apply:

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* 40. What sort of new housing (if any) would you like to see built within the Parish? (Please tick all that apply)

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* 41. What size of housing development do you think would be most appropriate in the Parish (Please tick all that apply)

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* 42. Are there any sites you think may be suitable for new housing development within the Parish?

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* 43. If you answered yes to Q42, please give details of any available locations and what they are suitable for.

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* 44. If new housing development takes place, what style / design of house would you like to see (Please tick all that apply)

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* 45. Are there any areas of land you think should be protected from development

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* 46. How important is it that new development, including extensions, are sympathetic to the following:

  Very Important Fairly Important Not important
The scale of surrounding buildings
The character and positioning of surrounding buildings
Design of surrounding buildings
The materials of surrounding buildings
The open space character of the village and settlements of the parish
If you would like to make further comments about housing (or any other topic) please add them at the end of the survey.


ECONOMICS & BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
There will be a separate Neighbourhood Plan survey for all businesses.  We therefore need to know how many businesses operate within the parish so we ensure that every business can have their say.

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* 47. Do you operate a business within the parish?

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* 48. If you answered yes to the above and you wish to receive a business survey please provide your business address.

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* 49. Should new business be encouraged within the parish? If you answered yes, please tell us what type of business you would like to see and/or support.

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* 50. Should the parish further encourage the provision and development of tourism facilities?

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* 51. If you answered yes to the above, which of the following do you think would be good for tourism? (Please tick all that apply)

PARISH COMMUNICATION
The Parish Council and Village Hall Committee are proposing to set up an email database for the purpose of updating residents of the parish on various matters. Personal email addresses would strictly be used for this purpose only.

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* 52. Would you like to join this email group?

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* 53. If you answered yes to the above, please provide your email address.

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* 54. The email initiative is intended to provide information and updates on the following topics. (Please tick which topics you would like to be updated on)

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* 55. If you do not have an email address and would like to be kept updated with parish events, which is your preferred method of communication?

If you would like to make further comments about communication (or any other topic), please add them at the end of the survey.
THE FUTURE

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* 56. How would you like the Henstead & Hulver parish described in 15 years time? (Please tick up to 5)

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* 57. If you have any other comments or ideas relating to the questions IN THIS SURVEY to put to the project team, please use the boxes below

ANY OTHER COMMENTS

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* 58. If you have any other comments or ideas, which have NOT BEEN COVERED BY THIS SURVEY, please use the box below.

The Project Team would like to thank you for taking the time to complete this survey.

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