Questionnaire Results

The following are the results from the North Waltham Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire that was circulated to all residences in May 2017

A copy of the questionnaire can be downloaded here

346 Questionnaires were issued with 263 completed & returned giving a 76% response rate

Part 1

About You

1.2 Number of people in each group in your household

1.4 How many of your household work within North Waltham
1.5 How many of your household work outside North Waltham

Part 2

A Shared Vision for North Waltham

2.1 How would you like North Waltham described in 15 years' time?

Phrase	Importance = 1	Importance = 2	Importance = 3	Rank
Accessible	5	8	9	8
Affordable	8	6	10	7
Attractive	12	22	23	5
Friendly	37	53	42	3
Prosporous	1	3	3	10
Rural	99	49	25	1
Safe	54	55	53	2
Traditional	11	12	30	6
Tranquil	18	37	39	4
Vibrant	2	1	5	9

2.4 Do you feel it is necessary for the NP to strengthen existing provisions for conservation and enhancement of the landscape

2.5 Bearing sustainable development in mind, what do you think are the biggest benefits development could bring to North Waltham?

Phrase	Importance = 1	Importance = 2	Importance = 3	Importance = 4	Importance = 5	Rank
Community with a balance of ages & incomes	36	27	29	16	13	2
Improved broadband speed	11	16	14	18	11	6
Safer cycles routes	7	13	7	11	8	12
Investment in infrastructure	24	11	4	11	4	7
Leisure & recreation facilities	7	13	13	19	17	8
Local jobs, businesses, shops	3	5	12	8	14	13
Improved mobile phone coverage	15	21	21	16	16	4
Greater sense of village identity & community	10	28	13	16	20	5
Preservation of the countryside & local assets	81	40	26	17	11	1
Preserve air quality	3	17	16	8	12	9
Safer pedestrian routes	4	10	20	9	12	10
More rental properties	1	3	3	8	5	16
Bridleways	2	4	6	9	6	14
Transport links	30	12	21	18	17	3
Variety of housing	7	11	13	10	7	11
Parking	2	5	4	3	10	15

2.6 What concerns you about development in North Waltham?

Phrase	Importance = 1	Importance = 2	Importance = 3	Importance = 4	Importance = 5	Rank
A weaker sense of community	12	14	14	18	20	8
Expansion taregtted only at people on high incomes	32	16	11	11	9	6
Loss of rural identity	100	33	19	21	17	1
Increased traffic	44	67	58	19	23	2
Reduction in green space	11	28	39	35	25	4
Lack of school, childcare places and/or overcrowding	6	8	14	9	16	9
Inappropriate building design	9	11	18	24	26	7
Increase in crime & anti-social behaviour	14	22	25	26	30	5
Damage to conservation area	17	32	27	42	27	3
Unsafe pedestrian routes	3	6	10	17	13	10
Unsafe cycle routes	0	5	5	5	13	11

2.8 How important do you consider the following when describing the character of North Waltham?

Phrase	Importance = 1	Importance = 2	Importance = 3	Importance = 4	Importance = 5	Rank
Separation from other settlements	141	31	121	19	8	3
Listed Buildings	34	46	51	32	23	8
Sense of Community	111	58	29	13	13	4
Peaceful, quiet country environment	178	34	23	7	8	1
The farmed landscape	79	64	38	22	20	5
Village facilities (shop, cuckoo meadow, school etc)	121	56	25	13	13	2
Well maintained public spaces	72	75	28	19	18	6
Ridges and skylines	50	46	39	26	20	7

Part 3

Housing / Development

3.1 How many homes do you think the Neighbourhood Plan should consider?

3.2 Would you prefer the dwellings to be brought forward:

3.3 Thinking about sustainable development of North Waltham over the next 15 years, where do you think the priority in house building should be in North Waltham?

3.4 How many bedrooms should be included in the new homes?

3.5 What type of housing do you think is required in North Waltham?

3.6 Who do you believe requires new homes in North Waltham?

Part 4

Infrastructure

4.1 Tell us what you think about the infrastructure where you live.

	Good	Acceptable	Poor	Rank
Sewerage / drainage	129	87	31	3
Water supply	179	64	4	1
Electricity	145	98	3	2
Mobile phone	19	70	156	8
Broadband	55	118	70	4
Pavements	37	141	60	5
Roads	19	101	131	7
Lighting	75	63	50	6
Gas	7	20	111	10
Cycle routes	13	53	121	9

4.2 If money was available to invest in infrastructure, where should this be spent?

	Importance = 1	Importance = 2	Importance = 3	Importance = 4	Importance = 5	Rank
Sewerage / drainage	16	25	8	14	7	6
Broadband	19	29	31	17	24	4
Roads	92	34	33	12	15	1
Bridleways	6	16	10	11	17	7
Mobile phone	41	41	21	26	12	2
Electricity	3	7	12	10	10	8
Lighting	1	12	6	10	8	9
Water supply	1	1	5	6	6	10
Pavements	12	21	30	23	18	5
Public footpaths	24	30	41	29	19	3

4.3 Do you think the Neighbourhood Plan should support land being made available for energy production?

Part 5

Business and Local Economy

5.1 Should the Neighbourhood Plan allocate land for business use?

YES

36%

NO

64%

If Yes, select those that apply

5.2 Would you be in favour of the Neighbourhood Plan allocating land for the creation of a business centre?

Part 6

Transport

6.1 The 1st consultation identified a number of traffic or transport concerns - score the importance of each

	Importance = 1	Importance = 2	Importance = 3	Importance = 4	Importance = 5	Rank
The junction at the pond / shop	62	43	40	26	33	3
The junction of Chapel St & Yew Tree Lane	28	41	47	22	39	6
The junction of Church Rd & St Michael's Close	20	27	36	28	52	10
The junction of Church Rd & Steventon Rd	13	33	54	24	43	9
The junction of A30 and A303	67	32	25	27	38	4
The speed of traffic through the village	133	42	28	10	13	1
Parking around the school	83	50	31	16	19	2
Parking around the shop / pond	27	38	54	30	33	5
Pedestrian connectivity with surrounding areas	34	36	35	27	37	7
Cycling connectivity with surrounding areas	31	36	32	26	46	8