Tweet Green Belt & Development Survey Current Local Issues To make this survey more representative please answer the following questions: Your details Leave this field blank 1. On a scale of 1 to 5, when at some point in the future we run out of other places to build, where do you think the balance should be between preserving Green Belt and building more houses? Questions 1 2 3 4 5 Where do you think the balance should be between preserving Green Belt and building more houses? 1 2 3 4 5 1 = build more houses even if it means building on Green Belt, 5 = preserve Green Belt even if means we can’t build more new houses 2. Each year the Borough Council plans to build 460 new homes, and has met this target [every year] so far. This means that we add about 1% each year to the total number of houses in the Borough. Do you think this number of 460 is: Much too low Slightly too low About right Slightly too high Much too high 3. Of the houses built each year, rank on a scale of 1-5 how much priority you feel should be placed on each of the following housing types Questions 1 2 3 4 5 Sale on the open market 1 2 3 4 5 Subsidised sale, eg 80% of market price for first time buyers 1 2 3 4 5 Shared ownership (ie part-buy, part-rent) 1 2 3 4 5 Rent on the open market (private rent) 1 2 3 4 5 “Affordable” rent (80% of market rent) 1 2 3 4 5 “Social” rent (approx. 50% of market rent) 1 2 3 4 5 Other 1 2 3 4 5 (1 = high priority, 5 = low priority) 3.1 If you selected "other" above please specify the housing type here: 4. When deciding where to build new houses, where should the Council give priority? (rank your choices, 1 = top priority, 6 = bottom priority) Questions 1 2 3 4 5 6 Converting existing offices and shops to housing 1 2 3 4 5 6 Building tall blocks of flats in town centres 1 2 3 4 5 6 Building on vacant industrial sites 1 2 3 4 5 6 Building in the back gardens of existing residential areas 1 2 3 4 5 6 Demolishing existing houses and building new houses/flats at higher density 1 2 3 4 5 6 Building on green field/Green Belt land 1 2 3 4 5 6 rank your choices, 1 = top priority, 6 = bottom priority 5. We believe that developers of new houses should pay for the infrastructure which is needed as a result of the new houses. Which 3 types of impact on local infrastructure from new housing developments that most concern you? Extra demand on doctors’ surgeries and local hospitals Extra demand on local schools Congestion on public transport (eg peak time trains) Congestion on local roads Shortage of local car parking More crowding at parks, play areas and other open spaces Other (please specify using the box below) Check THREE boxes only. 5.1 If you selected "other" above please specify the impact here: 6. Please give us any other comments or views on these issues using the bow below:
