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High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area Questionnaire High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area Questionnaire Please complete this survey as fully and thoughtfully as you can and seal it in the envelope it arrived in. Please try to incorporate everyone’s views in the household on a single questionnaire or if this isn’t possible and additional forms are required you may copy this one if you have the facilities; otherwise additional copies can be downloaded from the following website: https://www.tiltonandhalsteadpc.org.uk/ or requested from the person who delivered this questionnaire. Thank you in advance for taking the time to complete the questionnaire! ___________________________ will be collecting questionnaires on___________________between_____________and also on __________________________ between__________________. If neither of these times are convenient for you, please call _________________________ to arrange a time to have your questionnaire collected. Final Deadline for submission: Friday, 16th of November 2018 You will automatically be entered into a PRIZE DRAW on 16th January 2019 with the following prizes: 1st £50, 2nd £25 and 3rd £10 with the results to be announced on the following webpage: https://www.tiltonandhalsteadpc.org.uk/ 1 Background to the High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Plan The Localism Act of 2011 gives people the power to influence planning and development of the area in which they live and work. So that we can make use of that power and ensure that our local planning authority, Harborough District Council (HDC), takes account of our views when it makes decisions on planning issues that affect our neighbourhood area, we are producing a Neighbourhood Plan. Why High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area? Once the decision to produce a neighbourhood plan had been taken, Tilton on the Hill & Halstead Parish Council consulted with the seven surrounding parishes, to ascertain the level of interest in pooling resources to produce the neighbourhood plan. Cold Newton, Lowesby and Marefield elected to join with Tilton on the Hill and Halstead. As a result of that, Tilton on the Hill and Halstead Parish Council has set up a sub-committee, comprising representatives from all four parishes, to produce the plan. The neighbourhood area to which our plan will apply is called the ‘High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area’ and is shown on the maps of each of these four parishes on pages 4-7 (note that the maps are to different scales). The High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area embodies the local characteristics of a predominantly rural area, including outlying hamlets and a village centre. It is clearly an area where sustainability of any future development is important and the parish council and parish meetings in the area want to be able to influence future development, so as to ensure that it will be suitably situated, integrated and supported within our communities. The village of Tilton on the Hill has been designated by HDC as a ‘Selected Rural Village’, and is deemed suitable to accommodate additional housing, but on a lesser scale than the nearby ‘Rural Centre’ of Billesdon. According to HDC, development in Tilton on the Hill should reflect the size, character and service provision available in the village. The parishes of Cold Newton, Lowesby, Marefield and the area of Tilton on the Hill & Halstead parish that falls outside the village of Tilton on the Hill are deemed suitable to receive only limited small-scale infill development, rather than any substantial additional housing or commercial development. 2 Remember, we can influence future development in our neighbourhood area, but we cannot prevent it altogether. Our neighbourhood plan must comply with the Harborough District Plan and national government’s wider policies for sustainable development. Seeking to prevent all future development is likely to be unsustainable and, in any event, would do little for the future vitality of our neighbourhood area. However, having a neighbourhood plan will help ensure that any future developments are suitable to the area and meet our needs, it will also identify the facilities, amenities and services that should be in place to meet the current and forecast needs of our community. This is your opportunity, as someone living and /or working in the High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area, to have your say about the future growth and development of the neighbourhood area. The results of this questionnaire will allow us to develop a vision for the future of our communities and to define objectives and policies that will help bring that vision into being. Cold Newton, Lowesby and Marefield Parish Meetings and Tilton on the Hill & Halstead Parish Council want our plan to reflect the opinions of all the people living and working in our communities, so please use this opportunity to give us your views and ideas. Why Should You Fill Out This Questionnaire? The questionnaire results will provide the foundation of our plan. Your views and opinions are vital to its success. So please take the time to fill out this questionnaire. A neighbourhood plan allows local people to influence, during the life of the plan (in our case, up until 2031), the planning and development of the area in which they live and / or work and should: Develop a shared vision for a neighbourhood area Choose where homes, shops, offices and other development should be built Influence how much housing should be built, and of what type Identify and protect important features, treasured assets and local green spaces Once approved, the plan will have legal force in setting out what development is acceptable in our neighbourhood area and for what reasons. Developers and local authority planners will take notice of it. Without a neighbourhood plan we will have little control over any development that takes place and are likely to receive less community funds from those developments. 3 The Parish of Tilton on the Hill and Halstead Legend Insert map:Parish BTheounda Parishry of Tilton on the Hill andMarefie ldHalstead Trees and WoodLolawensbdy Waterbodies Owston And Newbold Cold Newton Withcote Tilton On The Hill Launde Billesdon Skeffington 4 Lod©d i2n0g1to7n Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. ± Harborough District Council 100023843 30 4 0 0.175 0.35 0.7 1.05 1.4 Miles The Parish of Cold Newton Owston And Newbold Legend Insert map: The Parish of Cold Newton Parish Boundaries Marefield Trees and Woodland waterbodies Lowesby Hungarton Cold Newton Tilton On The Hill Billesdon 5 © 2017 Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. ± Harborough District Council 100023843 33 5 0 0.125 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 Miles The Parish of Lowesby Legend Insert map: The Parish of Lowesby Parish Boundaries Melton District Trees and Woodland waterbodies Owston And Newbold Marefield Lowesby Hungarton Cold Newton Tilton On The Hill 6 © 2017 Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. ± Harborough District Council 100023843 32 6 0 0.125 0.25 0.5 0.75 1 Miles The Parish of Marefield Melton District Legend Insert map: The Parish of Marefield Parish Boundaries Trees and Woodland Owston And Newbold waterbodies Marefield Lowesby Tilton On The Hill 7 © 2017 Crown Copyright. All rights reserved. ± Harborough District Council 100023843 Cold Newton 31 7 0 0.075 0.15 0.3 0.45 0.6 Miles Questions to find out your opinions 1. Community: 1.1. How would you like to see the High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area described in 10 years’ time? (please tick one box in each row to respond to each statement) Very Important Neutral Not Not at all important important important A great place for families to prosper A great place for businesses to prosper A place with a great community spirit A place that welcomes sensible and sustainable growth A place that embraces change A community with a unique identity and sense of place A community that welcomes newcomers A place that cooperates with neighbouring communities A place that embraces diversity A place where people feel safe A place where residents engage in decisions that affect them A place where community led activities are encouraged 8 1.2. How important are the following for the High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Area? (please tick) Very important Important Neutral Not important Not at all important Village Hall/s Childrens’ Playground Sports Field Sports court (at Tilton village hall) Post Office outreach service Mobile library A good local public house The parish church/es & related activities Village shop Garage & shop Telephone Box (Lowesby) Local societies & neighbourhood groups Neighbourhood Watch Community Speed Watch Parish Magazine/s Village website/s Footpaths Bridleways Road gritting Broadband Transport to schools Peace and quiet 9 1.3. The High Leicestershire Neighbourhood Plan will aim to capture the aspirations of our community and establish how they might be delivered. What should be the scope of the plan in this regard? (please tick) Very Important Neutral Not Not at all important important important To address and reduce the potential impacts of climate change To reduce deprivation, loneliness and isolation To ensure residents can access key services To promote health and wellbeing in the community To protect, manage & enhance the natural, built & historic environment To protect & enhance the character & culture of the individual parishes To ensure future developments meet the needs of the community To ensure future development is situated to give minimal impact and be of sympathetic design and character To promote economic growth To promote regeneration 1.4. Although the following questions cover the whole
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