Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Getting Around

Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub-topic Code Topic G1 The pub needs to be refurbished 6 F Pub G2 Improve internet in village 18 I Broadband No to street lighting - light pollution - night sky G3 9 I Street lights fabulous here I accept that the bus service is infrequent - if only G4 3 Bus it could be reliable and keep to the timetable

Buses need to slow down and remember they G5 1 Bus have wing mirrors which overhang path

Parking in front of long row is a problem. Needs Car - G6 to be off road parking for those houses. parking

Watching the chldren trying to cross the road G7 from the school bus when the traffic is so fast - 2 Car - speed there should be a speed limit on the road 20 MPH speet limit through village centre and G8 3 2 Car - speed extend to 40 mph over to Oakley Traffic calming - a good example which seems to G9 work well is box end going towards Kempston. 1 4 Car - speed Would be good for 30 mph and 40 mph. The road narrows at the end of Derwent cottages that results in speeting cars on the wrong side of G10 1 Car - speed the road. Speed cameras (average) would help reduce speed. Any speed limit should apply to whole parish - not G11 7 Car - speed just village centre When was the last speed related accident in G12 2 Car - speed Pavenham? G13 Average speed cameras (can we get % revenue?) 1 Car - speed

G14 Average speed cameras 17 4 Car - speed Average speed cameras due this year (Response G15 1 7 Car - speed to speed camera question) Speeding! Please no humps or chicanes - the former would damage buildings with the G16 4 2 Car - speed vibrations as houses are so close to the road. Cameras please! G17 Speed cameras for whole parish, esp West End 5 1 Car - speed Very busy road at long row and narrow. Impossible not to park cars on path if traffic is to G18 3 Car - speed get through. Traffic along here can be dangerously fast. Traffic lights on causeway to enable safer walking Car, Cycle, G19 1 and cycling ie narrow road Foot Car, Cycle, G20 Ever tried to walk or cycle across the causeway? 2 Foot It would be great to have bike racks at the village G21 3 1 Cycle hall and pub If we could persuade Oakley to have some cycle G22 racks so that it would be possible to cycle to the 2 Cycle, Bus nearest frequent bus route Cycle paths? And a wide enough path for double G23 buggy or wheelchair would be great as usually it is Cycle, Foot a problem Widen footpath at the Old Bakery and reduce G24 road to single carriageway - traffic calming and 7 Foot safety Council - keep main footpath along high street cut G25 6 Foot back so wider for us all to keep away from road G26 Reprint the footpath and bridleway leaflet Foot High penalties for not picking up dog poo on G27 4 Foot public footpaths G28 Regular maintenance of footpaths and bridleways 8 Foot

Lower stile beside brook on footpath to Moors. G29 Foot Too high for elderly people to climb over. Off road footpath through the spinney beside the G30 3 Foot causeway to Oakley (Response to G30 - off road footpath to Oakley) G31 You can bypass causeway by walking through 1 Foot public access in meadows G32 Improve connectivity of footpath network 2 Foot New footpaths to link directly to other villages G33 7 1 Foot and walk safely to schools Suggest wouden bridge across ditch on footpath G34 which goes from top of Weavers Lane then across Foot to Church Lane G35 Hedges often overlap pat ways 2 Foot G36 Improve footpaths - cut back hedges and briars Foot G37 Footbridge to Milton Ernest 6 Foot G38 Canoe access to the river 9 River Any interest in a rail station at Milton Ernest or G39 Sharnbrook. Probable for fast EMT trains ex 2018 3 1 Train to London /HR How many people commute to the mainline G40 station in Bedford? Is car pooling possible? + to 4 Train MK

E - Heritage & Environment; I - Infrastructure; Topic H - Housing; G - Getting Around; W - Working in Codes: Pavenham; F - Facilities; M - Map; C - Childrens. Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Facilities

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TRAFFIC lights on causeway would enable young and old F1 3 G Access to people to have access tofacilities pavenham does not have Oakley

F2 access to Oakley needed for shopping 2 G Access to Oakley

better signage for walks . A centraly located map showing F3 4 G walks, downloadable from Village Website Footpaths It’s a shame to have a great asset like the river and not to F4 2 G be able to use it ie fishing and boating etc River Pavenham is very homogenious - How do we better understand the diversity of Bedford ,bedfordshire and F5 1 England ? How do we engage whilst preserving our Demogra Identity ? phics Remember Pavenham has a very senior age profile as F6 Bedfordshire villages go.This influences all good and 2 1 Demogra worthy ideas phics training for Internet skills will help to address key skills will help to address key issues for elderly residents.online F7 9 Clubs - shopping , finding council services.repeat prescriptions , internet skype with distant family and friends . Practical skills. training It would be great to have a community shop / café once a Pub / F11 16 week at the pub Shop Shop response - or at the church? Shop F8 Shop response - we had one but not many people used it Shop Shop response - Would it be economically viable ? F9 Premium service will cost more . Will it get footfall ? Will it 1 1 have anything more than basics ? Shop Shop response - Yes but now we have an aging population F10 and people unable to get on buses , maybe yrs ago but not 1 with community so up and coming. Shop

It would be great to have a community shop / café once a Pub / F11 16 week at the pub Shop F12 Fete 1 - More summer events - like a village fete Fete F13 Fete 1 response - Who will organise Fete Fete 2 - Bi-annual village fete on day of open gardens with F14 high street closed off from Church Lane to West End / Carlton Turn so it could be held in the centre of the village Fete Fete 2 response - What about the free bus to take people F15 to gardens - where would it go? Fete Village F16 Village hall develop as sports club and social facilities Hall Village F17 It would be great to have a bike rack at the village hall 9 Hall Playing F18 More outdoor gym equipment for adults in playing field field

It would be great to have a village store selling basics like F19 milk, bread, newspapers, etc plus local produce Shop

Village shop for basics such as papers bread and milk + F20 6 local produce. To save extra car travel for things forgotten Shop F21 A village shop / post office would be handy 14 Shop Remember elderly. Internet training at a village hub. Use F22 the village hall to best effect. Much activity is blocked by Village high cost Hall Pub as central community hub - social group hub, basics, F23 click and collect point, café, sales, internet Pub F24 Nicer pub, or one that opens on Mondays Pub A real pub - why does Nick Tandy have to be celebrated in F25 Felmersham? Pub F26 Could table tennis club be open to kids / teenagers? 5 Clubs Something for youngsters (non-sporting) could be F27 5 valuable to the community Clubs Encourage more participation and leadership in village F28 organisations - people to take on roles Clubs Can the pub have a clear demarcation of car park / garden F29 2 so you can enjoy the view? Pub Allotment F30 Allotments? 3 s Turn the phone box at Weavers Lan into cash point Phone F31 machine box Turn the phone box at Weavers Lan into library - people F32 Phone exchange books - have seen this work in Suffolk village. box

Do we neeed to think about the future of the Cock in a F33 few years time? Do we all buy it and run it together with a 3 shop, mobile PO. Have a small café there etc, etc Pub

E - Heritage & Environment; I - Infrastructure; H - Housing; Topic G - Getting Around; W - Working in Pavenham; F - Codes: Facilities; M - Map; C - Childrens. Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Heritage & Environment

Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub Topic Code Topic Street E1 Keep village dark so can see the stars 8 lighting Having come from a town, please preserve views of night Street E2 14 1 sky by not having street lighting lighting Street E3 Street lighting, not over the top, could be improved 12 lighting Street E4 Remove street light from 1 The Bury 1 lighting Street E5 Ask Oakley to switch off lights at Business Park lighting Small is Beautiful. Pavenham's attraction is its size & E6 5 friendly people. Don't spoil it. Maintain village environment through tight control of E7 planning. Inappropriate building will forever change feel 9 H of village Any new buildings should match heritage of existing Housing E8 10 2 H buildings style

Appropriate building should not mean new houses made Housing E9 to look like old. It should mean quality & architectural 4 H style merit - there should be room for new. We cannot preserve the village in aspic! Allow Housing E10 contemporary architecture that respects village but does 1 H style not mimic it.

A greater range of houses would encourage population Housing E11 2 H diversity - any new build to be 1-2 beds & social housing style Please do not allow any more eco houses in the village. Housing E12 The one we have acquiredis quite out of place. They must 2 3 H style be unobtrusive & fit in. As part of our vision, should we seek to make village as green as possible? Keep green belt, encourage alternative Green E13 fuels to limit reliance on oil, new ways to travel - car village pooling, bikes, etc E14 Don't lose the pub 10 F Pub E15 Views - please preserve 12 Spinney is in danger. Trees are only cut down. Can we see Green E16 some planting. village E17 No wind farms in Pavenham 2 E18 No solar farms in Pavenham 2 2 Should become hedgehog friendly. Householders E19 encouraged to connect gardens with small holes at base of 5 Wildlife fences. Plant wild flowers, etc. Lectures on the history of Pavenham. Demos of reed work E20 3 of the past. E21 Invite Tour de France to come through village 3

Cars - E22 Safer roads not just for village centre G speeding

Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub-topic Code Topic There is a need for a variety of accommodation to be housing HI built to ensure younger families can afford to live in 13 0 type this wonderful place. The demographic figures highlight the need for catering for 65+ needing to be able to downsize and thereby housing H2 3 0 releasing larger houses and precluding moving from type village. More suitable accommodation required for single people. Midway between small cottages and large detached housing H3 4 1 houses. Eg for elderly people to downsize and remain in type village. housing H4 Remember ageing population. Supported living needed. 4 0 type

We need 2-3 bedroom housing suitable for 55 yr+ housing H5 residents to downsizeto. It should have most 6 0 type accommodation downstairs and be disabled suitable.

Lower cost housing needed to encourage families and housing H6 1 4 greater diversity of people ie 1-2 bed and social housing. cost housing H7 New houses within £200,000. 5 5 cost Additional housing should be starter homes and OAP housing H8 9 3 homes type housing H9 We need 4 bed houses for families. 2 0 type Largest proportion of mobile homes (15.2%) in Bedford mobile H10 Borough. Has this reached saturation point? Moritorium 11 1 homes on further development in the village? housing H11 No llarge scale developments 21 0 scale housing H12 Infill housing in style of the village. 15 0 location Any development should be on Pavenham straight housing H13 between the mobile homes/Close Road and the rest of 1 0 location the village rather than infill and affect views.

Linnel's orchard a perfect site for infill houses with a housing H14 4 2 service road. location Any development should maximise community benefit planning H15 1 0 from planning gain. gain house We need to ensure conversions in the Conservation Area H16 9 2 conversion are in keeping with village heritage. s Nw houses should normally be of stone façade like housing H17 9 6 Orchard Close and Sonning. style New housing should complement the heritage of the housing H18 3 0 village but must avoid 'cottage pastiche'. style housing H19 Historic housing in the main part of the village. 5 7 location housing H20 New homes should be low energy homes. 4 2 style H21 Off street parking for Close Road and High Street. 2 0 parking New development must have off road parking for three H22 1 0 parking cars. If we provide accommodation for young families are there housing plans in place for extra school places, more doctors? H23 2 0 implication Have local authorities provided forward planning for s these issues?

Home owners should take responsibility for the areas village H24 2 0 outside the front of their property ie public areas. upkeep

H25 Important to keep bus service. 8 0 G bus Commercial development at Stafford Farm is not H26 sustainable without safe pedestrian access from housing 2 5 G footpaths areas. Public footpaths. Dogs should be kept on a leadand not H27 3 1 G footpaths allowed to run througha farmer's wheat crop.

Gentleman had walked Bunyan Trail (8 miles) and only got H28 1 G footpaths stuck at Mill Lane/Stevington Bog.

E - Heritage & Environment; I - Infrastructure; H - Housing; Topic G - Getting Around; W - Working in Pavenham; F - Codes: Facilities; M - Map; C - Childrens. Infrastructure

Pavenham Neighbourhood Plan - Launch Event Comments - Infrastructure

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I1 High Speed broadband (promised late 2016/early 2017) 44 b/band I2 Fibre to the kerb b/band Footpaths and safety for cylists. Ever tried to cross the I3 7 G Causeway? cycling Encourage renewable energy use across village - diminish I4 3 3 reliance on oil energy I5 Gas 1 1 energy I6 Electricity energy

I7 Hedges along footpath should be kept trimmed back 2 G foot

I8 Footpaths should be weeded so full width exposed 3 G foot Need footway beside Church Lane (High St to church) and I9 3 G to Bury entrance - for safety. foot Before broadband fix the basic landlines. Some have had I10 1 them taken away and told they will not return for months. landline I love the fact that there is no street lighting - night sky. I11 48 Hurrah night sky! lighting I12 Get rid of lights by Housing Association lighting We should have a few street lights at road junctions - I13 1 14 especially by war memorial lighting Better mobile signal - improve capacity to use mobile I 14 platforms/products eg tracking for pets and kids, 6 emergency services etc Mobile I15 Parking on footpaths on Long Row cottages 1 G parking I16 More doggie bins. Yes, Mill Lane 6 pets I17 A good pub 4 F pub I18 Maintain the sewer 5 sewage Clean drains on Walnut Close (full of leaves and shrubs) - I19 will reduce surface water sewage Better drainage down Mill Lane to take away surface I20 water sewage I21 Water! sewage

I22 Traffic light control through High St (always on red!) G traffic Do you mean traffic calming?! Lights won't stop speeders - I23 1 G it'll make them go faster! traffic Impact on Pavenham from surrounding village building I24 G (new) - more traffic? traffic Make village hall into a wifi centre for older people in I25 F village village hall

Topic Move to Comment Endorse Disagree Sub-topic Code Topic W1 Faster broadband - critical issue 43 I b/band 3rd highest proportion, in Beds Borough, of people W2 7 I working from home. Broadband is critical b/band 10th highest prportion of self employed in Beds Borough W3 AND 7th lowest proportion of F/T employed. Broadband 10 I critical for social & economic viability b/band I don't know about business, but I would like to be able to W4 I download a film in less than a week. b/band Young people, particularly those working for themselves, W5 increasingly return to their parents' home. Broadband is 2 I critical for their businesses. b/band Does Pavenham have the opportunity to build a social W5 community capacity business? opportunity Do we need industrial sites in the village with heavy W6 1 G lorries coming in on a regular basis? traffic W7 Should we have a Pavenham "Business" Club? 3 co-ordinate Revive reed cutting to clear the river and teach young W8 1 people to weave. opportunity A Pavenham business directory that includes everyone W9 that works from home or in the village and what they do. co-ordinate 19.6% of residents have no qualifications. What does this W10 mean in terms of economic welfare? Does the Plan need to consider rural poverty?

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Map 1 Favourite places - bee orchids on the golf course 2 E Environment

Map 2 Favourite places - all of the views - how do you choose 1 E Environment Favourite places - all of it! Such a beautiful place to live, Map 3 3 E Environment we are very lucky. Map 4 Wild flower meadows at the Retreat 1 E Environment Favourite places - the setting of the ancient High Street - Map 5 2 E Environment open farmland to river meadow to river Map 6 Favourite places - the park E Facilities Favourite places - the river - the beach (shame the rope Map 7 2 E River swing has gone) Map 8 Favourite places - swimming in the river 3 E River Map 9 Favourite places - watching my children swim in the river E River Map Support the pub - use it or lose it F Pub 10 Map Maintain the pub 10 F Pub 11 Map How can we maximise the chances of keeping the put? 5 F Pub 12 Map Investigate what the pub could do to encourage / meet 8 F Pub 13 needs of the community / be used once more Map It would be good to have the pub open for coffee and 4 F Pub 14 cakes one afternoon per week Map A community facility / internet café / shop run by the 2 1 F Shop, café 15 community Map Would like bus service to be improved 2 G Bus 16 Map Speed limit reduced on Bedford Road (especially where Car - G 17 school buses stop) Speeding Map Car - Speed restrictions enforced throughout village 6 G 18 Speeding Map Speed of cars / vehicles coming down Church Lane from Car - 5 G 19 Felmersham - speed cameras may be needed Speeding Map Speed limit of 40 mph from bend on straigh going to Car - G 20 Oakley and traffice lights on causeway speeding Map Dangerous to walk down from church lane to narrow, no 1 G Car, Foot 21 footpath + cars drive too fast Map It would be great to have a footbridge to Milton Ernest 3 G Foot 22 Map The straight footpath is too narrow plus the speed for 4 G Foot 23 anybody but the fittes Footpaths dangerous bedcause too narrow / greenery Map often encroaches walkway - difficult to walk with children 3 G Foot 24 / dogs Map Maintain width of footpath along Pavenham High Street 7 G Foot 25 at Bury. Currently overgrown causing restricted width. The pavement by the Spinney on the High Street is not Map wide enough. The hedge and undergrowth needs cutting 2 G Foot 26 back severly to make it safe for people taking children along Map Footbridge on river meadow area at west end on Bunyan 6 G Foot 27 Trail always waterlogged and boggy or duck board Map Lower stile on river footpath 3 G Foot 28 Map 1. Any possiblity of not having cows on the Bunyan Trail? 8 9 G Foot 29 So many… so intimidating! 2. Pavenham is an agricultural commnity. To maintain the Map countryside farming must take priority. If no cows it would 2 G Foot 30 be overgrown. Map 3. Keeping open channels btw all users can usually find a G Foot 31 compromise to most 'problems' that is acceptable

Map Safer cycling routes through and around the village. 1 G Foot 32 Particularly from the village to the park / village hall. Map Better footpath access to nearby villages, esp Felmersham G Foot 33 for school Map Publish map of the 9 footpaths 1 G Foot 34 Map A footpath along the farm track from the church to the G Foot 35 golf course footpath would be safer Map Long Row corner very dangerous both for drivers and G Foot, car 36 walkers Map The Causeway stops pedestrians and cyclists from Foot, Cycle, 2 G 37 accessing shot, post office and frequent bus services Car Map Better access to the river 5 G River 38 Speeding on 'the straight' between the bend at The Knoll Map and the bend past Pavenham Park. Apparently this G Speeding 39 features on a 'biker website' as a good place for speed!! Map Bollards! G 40 Map Pavenham does not want any large developments 8 H Development 41 Map How can we ensure that any development is completed in 1 H Development 42 a timely and tidy manner Map Plot 8A is not part of The Bury and is not a building plot H Development 43 Map Consider developing supported accommodation so frail H Development 44 elderly do not have to leave their village Map Worried about possible development in conservation 9 H Development 45 areas and village open spaces Map Field behind the Leys - please don't develop it 14 H Development 46 Map No building behind The Leys H Development 47 When giving permission for housing we should make sure Map environmental aspects are considered - permeable drives H Environment 48 wildlife access eg hedgehog holes in fences, bat boxes, The Borough Council is responsible for the Spinney (High Map St / bottom of Bury) need to ensure it is maintained and 2 H Environment 49 protected and some replanting. Map Mobile phone mast 2 4 I Phone 50 Map Poor drainage on roads. No channels cut in verge I or G Drainage, car 51 anywhere to draw surface water Map Some of the people 5 1 52 Map Restart the village 'tug of war' across the river 1 53 Map How is Pavenham going to commemorate Nick Tandy's 2 54 achievements?

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C1 Wants the pub to stay open for when he's old enough! F Pub C2 How about a youth club. Who wants to volunteer F Clubs Playing C3 Roundabout in the park F field Playing C4 Better goal posts for football 2 F field A picnic bench by the river and benches to sit on by C5 F footpaths Benches Speed reductions by Close Road. Children catch school C6 1 G Cars - bus by bottom of Close Road speeding

C7 Speed reductions on Bedford Road G Cars - speeding

Cars - C8 I would like to be able to ride my bike but it is not safe G speeding, Cycling I like playing tennis in the park, having a garden to play in, C9 F scooting to see my friends

E - Heritage & Environment; I - Infrastructure; H - Housing; Topic G - Getting Around; W - Working in Pavenham; F - Codes: Facilities; M - Map; C - Childrens.