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Houghton on the Hill Neighbourhood Plan – A Progress Report

John Preston RCC And Ian Hill

Supporting People & Sustaining Communities

Consultation

STEP 1 – Initial Project Publicity

Plan publicised to the community including questionnaires, and website

STEP 2 - Evidence Base

All existing information relating to the parish collated to form a profile of the designated area

STEP 3 – Houghton Questionnaire

Questionnaire for all households within the designated area to gather their views and priorities

Supporting People & Sustaining Communities

Consultation

STEP 4 – Houghton Youth Questionnaire

Questionnaire for children and young people within the designated area to gather their views and priorities

STEP 6 – Production of Draft Neighbourhood Plan

Information, evidence and data collected used to produce plan document

STEP 5 - Stakeholder Meeting

Meeting will be held to inform and consult key stakeholders including local councils, service providers, businesses and community groups

Supporting People &

STEP 7 – Pre-Submission Consultation 6 weeks STEP 9 – Independent Examination STEP 10 –Referendum The Plan made Yes / No ? STEP 8 – Harborough District Council 6 weeks Consultation Consultation

Consultation questionnaire - some statistics:-

– 630 Questionnaires delivered to occupied dwellings within the Neighbourhood Plan area – 423 completed returns (68%) – Plus 59 completed returns of the young persons questionnaire (also consultation via Houghton School) – Results represent the views of over 800 people from a population of just over 1500 Also: – Stakeholder consultation held in April – Evidence Base ..National & Local statistics

Feelings about Houghton

Some village stats… 2011 census

• 41% of population is over 55 (compared with

28% for HDC as a whole). Houghton is top.

• 32% of householders are pensioner - only

(compared with 23% for HDC as a whole)

• 24% of households have 1 person
• 61% of households have at least 2 more

bedrooms than required, well above the District figure of 49%.

Anticipated need for type of dwelling 10 years hence

Types of new dwellings people feel are needed in Houghton

Where people prefer development to take place

50 100 150 200 250 300

A B C D E F G H I

• No. of responses giving each site priority 1 or 2

North of A47 DeaneGate, Winckley, Co-op site South and east of existing built area

Road safety--- how to improve

50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400

Number of responses

Q23 Priority given to means to improve road safety

• No. indicating high priority
• No. indicating medium priority
• No. indicating low priority

Pedestrian controlled crossing of A47 Footpaths linking developments to centre Cycle paths e.g. to Bushby Have new roads Have physical means to reduce speed Traffic lights

Green spaces used and valued

50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Field footpaths & bridle ways Weir Lane playing field Weir Lane children's playground St Catharine's Green (play area) Village Hall field (Bowls, play area) Chapel Close Green Weir Lane young people’s recreation area

Number of responses

Q34 Publically accessible green spaces used / valued in Houghton

Number who use Number who value

Used

Valued

Adequacy of community facilities for

• ur expanding village

50 100 150 200 250 300 350

Number of responses

Q39 Adequacy of community facilities

Number indicating seriously inadequate Number indicating inadequate Number indicating satisfactory Number having no opinion

Renewable energy

259 232 147 109 100 92 106 131 126 88 12 40 86 98 190 35 27 34 63 23

50 100 150 200 250 300

Houses to have means for harvesting surface water Houses to have means for generating energy Support for local Solar Farms Support for anaerobic digesters Support for local wind farms Number of responses Q49 priority to providing / improving / changing means for providing renewable energy

Number who agree Number who are neutral Number who disagree Number having no opinion

AGREE NEUTRAL DISAGREE NO OPINION

Draft Neighbourhood Plan

• …will be produced by NPWP based on results

from the various consultation exercises and statistical data

• …will contain policies relating to land use,

building and environment.

• You will be then be consulted!
• When?... June / July 2016

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