St Enoder NP Appraisal Report November 2014 1 CONTENTS PAGE INTRODUCTION 3 SUMMARY 3 Section 1: General background 5 Section 2. Housing and development 26 Section 3. Employment land 57 Section 4. Retail, food, leisure and other facilities 61 Section 5. Transport, traffic and related issues 82 Section 6. Renewable energy 136 Section 7. Landscape 157 Section 8. Community buildings 179 Section 9. Community spaces, sport and open spaces 189 Section 10. Historical environment 200 Section 11. Further comments 204 2 INTRODUCTION. There are approximately 1,915 houses in the parish of St Enoder. 402 forms were returned which is a response rate of 21%. Some respondents did not complete all the sections, but the response rates are based on the number of replies received. The questionnaires were circulated from the 5 September with a deadline of 4 October 2014. Residents were able to post back their forms in a pre-paid envelope. Please note that some people responded positively to questions but with caveats and these were recorded in the comments section relevant to that question. The survey included statements giving background context to certain questions but these have not been included in this report but can be found within the questionnaire. SUMMARY Background • A quiet and central location, and a friendly community were highlighted as the main reasons why residents like living in St Enoder parish. Housing and Development • 86% (645 respondents) of respondents would like to be involved in decisions regarding the buildng of new housing in the parish. • 87% (649 respondents) of respondents would prefer that no new large-scale housing be built in the parish. • 82% (612 respondents) would support affordable housing in the parish. • 88% (659 respondents) support green spaces being protected between the main built-up parts of the parish. • 82% (614 respondents) support the conversion of existing buildings for housing, 68% (509 respondents) do not wish to see more large housing estates in the Parish. Employment Land • 77% (575 respondents) support land identified (and listed in the questionnaire) to be safeguarded for employment. • 77% (571 respondents) support the local Clayworks land identified to be utilisted for employment. Retail, Food, Leisure and Other Facilities • 88% (654 respondents) support existing shops being protected and not developed into housing. • 86% (641 respondents) prefer that any current public houses or restaurants not be developed into housing. Transport, Traffic and Related Issues • 62% (464 respondents) are concerned with the amount of traffic in the parish. • 70% (525 respondents) are worried about traffic speeding around the parish. • 72% (534 respondents) feel that on-street parking causes a road safety concern across the parish. • 68% (505 respondents) would like to see two car parking spaces to alleviate problems of on-street parking. • 77% (571 respondents) would like to see larger properties having more off-road car parking spaces to reduce on-street parking. • 81% (601 respondents) have not used the train which leaves from St Columb Road. • 68% (507 respondents) would be happy to see improvement of facilities for cyclists. 3 Renewable Energy • 66% (493 respondents) disagree with provision of more large wind turbines in the parish; • 55% (414 respondents) disagree with more large wind turbines being built across Mid Cornwall • 56% (417 respondents) disagree with provision of more solar farms in the parish • 76% (569 respondents) agree with an increase in the use of roofs of buildings for solar panels. • 48% (359 respondents) agree with additonal wind turbines in the parish, however 36% (272 respondents) disagree with such a project. • 47% (352 respondents) object to a visible community wind turbine situated in the parish, however 38% (286 respondents) would support such an initiative. Landscape • Residents supported the suggested landscape aspects. Top priorities included conservation of woodland 84% (628 respondents); unspoilt public views of the countryside 83% (620 respondents); green areas between developed areas 81% (607 respondents); and rivers and streams 79% (591 respondents). • 37% (276 respondents) stated that they only occasionally use parish bridleways and footpaths, 34% (254 respondents) regularly use them. Community Buidlings 46% (342 respondents) support the need for an office for the Parish Council within the parish. 56% (419 respondents) suggest the parish would benefit from having a community library. 50% (374 respondents) would be happy to make use of a community library, however 36% (269 respondents) reported that they were not likely to use such a facility. Community, Sport and Open Spaces • 91% (676 respondents) agreed there was a need to protect the open spaces detailed in the questionnaire. • 85% (637 respondents) agreed that they would like to see the field near Indian Queens Primary School protected. • 76% (563 respondents) support the improvement of the Indian Queens Recreation Ground play area. • 68% (510 respondents) approve the purchase of additional land to enable future burial plots in Indian Queens. • 81% (607 respondents) agreed that the current field used for the Fair and other public events be safeguarded. • 52% (386 respondents) support land being purchased to enable plots for use as allotments, however 58% (435 respondents) were not interested in renting allotments in the future. Historic Environment • Respondents supported all the suggested heritage sites/features. The top options were: church and chapels 81% (607 respondents), archaeolgical monuments 77% (607 respondents), historical landscapes 75% (565 respondents), • 81% (603 respondents) agreed with the safeguarding of areas of historical and archaeological importance to the parish. 4 SECTION 1. GENERAL BACKGROUND 1. GENDER: Gender of respondent No of respondents Male 321 Female 361 Prefer not to say/not specified 64 TOTAL 746 AGE: Age of respondents No of respondents 16 - 24 45 25 – 44 202 45 – 64 261 Over 65 235 Prefer not to say/not specified 3 TOTAL 746 BREAKDOWN OF AGE AND GENDER: Female Male Gender not specified 16 - 24 22 20 3 25 – 44 102 90 10 45 – 64 127 110 24 Over 65 109 101 25 Age not specified 1 0 2 TOTAL 361 321 64 2. Number of children in households. The table below indicates the number of children in households. Total number of children in 1 2 3 Not specified household 0-4 years 34 16 6 1 5-7 years 33 6 0 1 8-11 years 22 12 0 1 12 -15 years 18 4 0 0 TOTAL 107 38 6 3 The figures above are detail the total of children in a household in that particular age range ie there are 3 households with children aged 0-4 which totals 6 children. 5 3. Where do you live in the Parish?. Householders were asked were they live in the Parish. There were some differences in responses, where some householders considered that their address was part of one village and yet someone else from the same address area considered that it fell within the neighbouring village - full details shown below. 3 Where do you live in the Parish? Village No of Responses St Francis Road Queens / St Columb Road 24 Moorland Road, Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 18 Higher Fraddon Fraddon 17 Kingsley Court, Fraddon Fraddon 16 St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 15 Chapel Road Queens / St Columb Road 14 Fraddon Hill, Fraddon Fraddon 12 School Road, Summercourt Summercourt 12 Fairview Park, St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 9 Fraddon Fraddon 9 Pedna Carne, Higher Fraddon Fraddon 9 Penhale Gardens Fraddon 9 Barton Lane Fraddon 8 Highgate Queens / St Columb Road 8 St Austell Street, Summercourt Summercourt 8 Parka Road, St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 7 Pocohontas Crescent, Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 7 Princess Park Queens / St Columb Road 7 Tremear Green, St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 7 Beacon Road, Summercourt Summercourt 6 Blue Anchor, Fraddon Fraddon 6 Hanover Parc, Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 6 Pedna Carne Fraddon 6 Carnego Lane, Summercourt Summercourt 5 Heather Meadow, Fraddon Fraddon 5 Higher Fraddon, St Columb Fraddon 5 Summercourt Summercourt 5 The Mowie Queens / St Columb Road 5 Toldish Queens / St Columb Road 5 Trevarren Queens / St Columb Road 5 Barnfield Terrace, Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 4 Chapel Town, Summercourt Summercourt 4 Gaverigan Queens / St Columb Road 4 Grovewood Court Fraddon 4 Halloon Avenue, St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 4 Keast Close, Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 4 Lindsay Fields, Fraddon Fraddon 4 Mowhay Meadow, Fraddon Fraddon 4 New Road Fraddon 4 Parka Road, Fraddon Fraddon 4 Pit Lane, Higher Fraddon Fraddon 4 6 3 Where do you live in the Parish? Village No of Responses St James View, Fraddon Fraddon 4 Sycamore Gardens, Summercourt Summercourt 4 Carworgie Way, St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 3 Chapel Lane, Fraddon Fraddon 3 Gummows Shop Summercourt 3 New Row Summercourt 3 Newquay Road, St Columb Road Queens / St Columb Road 3 Penhale Fraddon 3 Suncrest Estate, Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 3 Westbourne Terrace Fraddon 3 Arrallas Summercourt 2 Blackcross Queens / St Columb Road 2 Grovewood Court, Barton Lane Fraddon 2 Indian Queens Queens / St Columb Road 2 Mitchell Summercourt 2 Mylords Road Fraddon 2 Pencorse Summercourt 2 Resparva Summercourt 2 Retyn Summercourt 2 Seaview Terrace, Summercourt Summercourt 2 St Enoder Summercourt 2 The Drang Queens / St Columb Road 2 Arundel Terrace, St Francis Road Queens / St Columb Road 1 Cloddan Mews, St Francis Road Queens / St Columb Road 1 Cobble Lane Fraddon 1 Goenrounsen Summercourt