ge • You la r il h v a m r u l e o t Y • • o u Y r i t c n o m m u We have a plan… ARMSCOTE BLACKWELL DARLINGSCOTT - on- NEWBOLD Stour TREDINGTON Tredington Parish Plan 2015 Embracing Armscote, Blackwell, Darlingscott, Newbold-on-Stour and Tredington. 1 Foreword ge • You la r by Nadhim Zahawi il h v a m r u l e For a society o t Y • • to flourish and prosper, it’s vital that local people have a …a plan for the future of our community. o u Y say over what happens r i t c n in their area. That’s why o m m u the government has given communities these powers. When central government makes decisions on development hundreds of Dear residents of Armscote, Blackwell, miles away or when unknown local government workers Darlingscott, Newbold-on-Stour and Tredington. take decisions without real local engagement, it produces bad decisions, making people Following the overwhelming response to the recent Parish Plan feel powerless and damaging local quality of life. questionnaire in which over 75% of all households chose to participate, Parish plans like this are exactly what communities need to reverse this and make we now have a plan. This publication is a summary* of the outcome and sure that localism thrives. I can see that lots of hard work went into it. This parish plan findings from the questionnaires and it encapsulates the thoughts, the shows the commitment of local people in maintaining the feelings, the hopes, aspirations and concerns that we, as a community, open and friendly countryside quality of the area. have for the place in which we live. It also highlights the actions that need to be addressed in order to fulfil those needs and ambitions, which are Nadhim clearly listed in the Action Plan at the end of this publication. As an accurate Zahawi, Member of Parliament Stratford on Avon representation of the majority opinion of the community of Tredington Contents Parish, this plan will now be used as a route to identify possible, positive How we did it ......................... 4 initiatives - supported by Stratford District Council, Warwickshire County Demographics....................... 5 Housing ................................. 6 Council and your Parish Council thus providing a way forward for the Local economy and trade ............................... 7 future. Your contribution has been invaluable and your participation will Essential services .............8-9 impact on decisions that will affect every one of us, not just for now – but Transport ............................. 10 Parking and traffic .............. 11 for future generations to come. Exciting times ahead! Health, social and local services .................12-13 Education ............................ 14 Thank you. Community matters .......15-17 Living in the From the Steering Committee countryside ....................18-19 Local Government .........20-21 Living round here ..........22-25 Young Person’s Voice ...............................26-27 Action Plan .....................28-33 Acknowledgements ............ 34 Contacts ....................32-33,35 *This is a summary of results. For the full report go to: www.stratford.gov.uk/tredingtonpp 2 3 ge • You la r il h v a m r u l e o t Y • • o u Y How we did it The demographics. The detail. t r i c n o m m u Numbers and percentages systematic steps to creating the Parish Plan. The survey took place during September and October 2014. depend on the total number of 10 responses to each question. They vary because not all • Initial public meetings were held to identify residents’ concerns. Over 30 volunteers personally distributed and then collected completed, sealed, questions were answered by anonymous questionnaires from 640 properties across the five communities. every respondent. The Parish Council recruited volunteers and commissioned a Parish Plan. • of respondents are 489 questionnaires were completed in the timeframe allowed for the survey 54% female. • A Steering Committee of twelve was set up with representatives from each which was considered to be an excellent response. of the five villages and hamlets with additional support from two parish of respondents are The number of responses from each community was as follows: 46% male. councillors. A Chair, Vice-Chair and Treasurer were elected. have lived here for A Big Lottery Fund grant was applied for – and duly awarded. • ARMSCOTE 51 BLACKWELL 49 6% less than 1 year. A questionnaire was created, designed, then pre-tested using the services • have lived here of the SDC independent Consultation Unit and local work groups. Delivered 22% between 1-2 years. - on- to over 640 households by volunteers. NEWBOLD Stour DARLINGSCOTT 37 183 have lived here 35% between 6 -15 years. • The questionnaire achieved over 75% response from these households and from the separate Youth Survey providing a challenging and complex picture Number of people in household by age TREDINGTON have lived here for across a wide range of topics. 169 20% 25 years or longer. 0-4 years 50 (5%) Independent analysis by SDC Consultation Unit. 5-11 years 82 (7%) of respondents consider • Tredington Parish to be 99% the location of their main 12-18 years 78 (7%) residence. The quantitative and qualitative results enabled the Steering Committee to • of respondents state that identify in great detail the likes, dislikes and issues which concern residents. 19-24 years 62 (6%) their property in Tredington 1% Parish is a second or 25-44 years 171 (16%) additional residence. Initial consultation with the local primary school, the doctors at Shipston • 45-64 years 324 (30%) over of respondents own their Medical Centre, the county council and the clergy was conducted to 50% properties outright. consider future actions. 65-74 years 199 (18%) 76+ years 131 (12%) of respondents have a The Steering Committee and its sub-committees edited the lengthy report 29% mortgage on their property. • Base (Base:1110) into a summarised set of issues, which form the basis of this publication. The outcomes are addressed in the resulting Action Plan on pages 28-33. Numbers and percentages depend on the total number of respondents are renting. of responses to each question. They vary because not 16% all questions were answered by every respondent. On the following pages are the summaries of the questionnaire results grouped by subject. The editing process was conducted via Steering Committee analysis, subgroup edits and Group Review. If you would like to study the data in more detail, the full SDC report is available to view on www.stratford.gov.uk/tredingtonpp Or to view this document online, go to www.tredingtonparishcouncil.co.uk/parishplan.html 4 5 The way we live. The way we shop. Housing Local economy and trade “Does anyone in your household now require Retail separate accommodation in the Parish?” 462 respondents stated that the main towns used for main household food shopping were as See ACTION PLAN follows: Pages 28-33 1.1 Housing Survey 1.2 Planning Applications 1.3 Neighbourhood Plan NO 96% YES 4% 400 SHIPSTON - on- STRATFORD Stour 192 “Do you think there is a need for more housing - in- Marsh in your village or hamlet?” BANBURY MORETON 23 20 NO 47% YES 53% Other towns mentioned: Villages’ opinions vary considerably. The NO vote varies between 73% in Armscote and 27% in Newbold. LEAMINGTON SPA 20 STOW-ON-THE-WOLD 5 WARWICK 4 35% in Darlingscott support 1-5 properties; 29% in Newbold support 6-12 properties and a further 24% in Newbold support 12+ properties. NEWBOLD-ON-STOUR 4 SOLIHULL 2 “Do you think that more housing should be built Local Retail in Tredington Parish?” Over 80% of respondents support local shops. Online shopping is popular, with food ordered online by 49% and non-food items by 75% of NO 39% YES 44% NO OPINION 17% respondents. 58% of respondents would NOT use a central collection facility for deliveries, but 27% would. “What type of housing do you think is needed?” “Would you like to see Business Development 207 respondents said: “Properties to buy on the open market.” 161 respondents said: “Housing Association rented or shared ownership properties.” in the Parish?” 139 respondents favoured rural businesses, with 62 welcoming the idea of workshops and artisan See ACTION PLAN When asked “Where?” studios. Pages 28-33 2.1 New businesses The re-use of brownfield sites and redundant buildings was most preferred, with sites at the edge of There was little enthusiasm for further business parks, Blackwell Business Park being considered villages being the least popular. sufficient for the area. 91% considered design, materials, height and size to be important when planning new build or extensions to properties. *This is a summary of results. For the full report go to: www.stratford.gov.uk/tredingtonpp *This is a summary of results. For the full report go to: www.stratford.gov.uk/tredingtonpp 6 7 The stuff we rely on. The stuff we rely on. Essential services EMERGENCY Essential services LOCAL SERVICES Your view on the standard of our services Gas, mains water and mains electricity All three utilities were generally rated as ‘good’ by at least 70% of respondents. Of those surveyed, 120 households are still without mains gas, 78 of which would like to be 41% connected. 32 of these are in Blackwell. 73% Mobile phone reception and Broadband Fire Police Mobile phone reception was considered the poorest service with only 9% of responses indicating Service (Emergency) ‘good’. Internet Broadband was also rated low with only 12% of responses recording ‘good’. 187 25% 201 Communications respondents respondents 41% of respondents have a landline of respondents use a mobile phone. 16% 97% in their home. 91% See ACTION PLAN Pages 28-33 2% of respondents use email and of respondents have satellite TV.