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Melbury Abbas and Cann Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031 Questionnaire December 2017

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MELBURY ABBAS & CANNNeighbourhood Plan 2018 - 2031Questionnaire (January 2018)This is your chance to shape the future of our parish. Please help us to help you and our community by filling out this questionnaire. Thank you.Please complete this questionnaire by: Saturday, 3rd February 2018

Melbury Abbas and Cann Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031

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Purpose of the Melbury Abbas and Cann Neighbourhood Plan & Questionnaire

The group parish of Melbury Abbas and Cann together make up an outstanding combination of landscape and history. Melbury Abbas and Cann are delightful rural communities facing the challenges of the 21st century.

Under the Localism Act 2011, parish and town councils can develop a Neighbourhood Plan to complement their area’s Local Plan and other national policies, so a plan is in place to reflect community priorities.

An application by the Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council to North Dorset District Council requesting designation as separate ‘Neighbourhood Area’ was approved in November 2017. Previously we were working with Shaftesbury to develop a joint Neighbourhood Plan. However, the Neighbourhood Plan steering group felt the more rural issues that are important to our community were lost and a separate designation was sought. For a map of our approved designation please see page 16 of this questionnaire.

As such, it is sensible to survey our community again since the last survey in 2014 was carried out in conjunction with Shaftesbury, which overlooked some of these rural aspects. This is the principle reason for having a separate and more specific plan of our own.

The Melbury Abbas and Cann Neighbourhood Plan 2018-2031 (MA&CNP 2031) intends to work with the various elements of that mix to take our communities forward whilst celebrating and protecting the most important aspects of that landscape and heritage.

MA&CNP 2031 will create local planning guidelines with sustainability at their heart. These will focus on economic, social and environmental aspects that underpin a viable and sustainable community. Based on a theme of sustainable development, our overall approach is to create a forward-looking vision for the parishes that delivers an environment where people want to live, work, invest and visit.

MA&CNP 2031 belongs to the community that lives and works in the parish of Melbury Abbas and Cann. Once adopted, following consultation, a referendum and examination by an independent inspector, the plan will become part of the statutory planning framework.

Your input will be crucial to the plan’s validity and longevity and ensure the needs of the community are the basis of the plan. Please help us to make it relevant, forward thinking and effective by filling in this questionnaire. It should take approximately 15-20 minutes to complete.

We also want to hear from you if you have skills and knowledge of planning or a deep desire and plenty of energy to shape the future. We have a role for you that will suit the time you can give, please leave your details at the end of this questionnaire if you are interested in getting involved.

This is the online version of the questionnaire. This is a 'fillable form' where you can complete your responses electronically and submit your form using the 'submit my questionnaire' button on page 15 of this questionnaire. Alternatively you can complete and save your form and return to [email protected] or [email protected]. Rest assured, your data will besecurely stored in line with the Data Protection Act.

If you wish your responses to remain anonymous then please complete a printed copy, these will be distributed by a team of local volunteers in January 2018 and will be collected late January/early February (check your distributed printed copy for more detail).

We look forward to understanding more about your development priorities for the future of our area. Figure 1 (cover page): View from Fontmell Down of the Blackmore Vale, photo courtesy of a Parish resident.


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Melbury & Cann Neighbourhood Plan MA&CNP 2018 – 2031

Your Villages – Your Future QUESTIONNAIRE

Please complete one questionnaire per household. Answer with your own opinions, not what youthink might be ‘good’ for the community as a whole; if there are any questions you don’t know, or don’t want to answer, just leave them blank and carry on to the next one.

Section 1. About You

1. How many people live in your household per age group?

Ages 0 - 11 12 -18 19 - 35 36 - 50 51 - 65 66 - 80 81 and over

2. How long have you lived in the Neighbourhood Area (Melbury Abbas or Cann)?

Less than 1 year

1 to 5 years 6 to 10 years 11 to 24 years 25 years or more

3. Why did you come and live here? (Mark with 'x' for that apply to you and your household)

Born here Cheaper to live here than elsewhere

A good sense of community Housing Association or Council placement

Near to local facilities and amenities Family and/or friends

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Local education

Employment Ease of commuting

Retirement or semi-retirement Easy access to the A30

I/we run a business here Easy access to the A350

Any other reasons?


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Section 2. Your Future needs

4. How likely is it that someone in your household may need any of the following types of accommodation before 2031? (Score between 5 for very likely to 1 for not at all likely; mark with 'x')

RESIDENTIAL NEED 1 2 3 4 5 RESIDENTIAL NEED 1 2 3 4 5

Low-cost starter home (e.g. help to buy)

Larger accommodation

Shared ownership home (part buy; part rent)

Retirement accommodation (independent living)

Affordable rented accommodation

Retirement accommodation/ care home (assisted living)

Self-build Plot/development* BUSINESS/COMMERCIAL SPACE - see Section 6**

Community-led development e.g. a Community Land Trust

Other - please state

Smaller accommodation Other - please state

* Those interested in self-build can register their interest here.** Businesses (inc. self employed will beasked to complete some employment-specific questions to better understand local employers’ needs inSection 6.

Section 3. Future development of Melbury Abbas and Cann

5. The North Dorset Local Plan suggests that no new housing should be built in our parishes in theperiod up to 2031. To what extent do you agree with the following statements for development preferences in the area? (Score between 5 for your highest / most preferred option(s) and 1 for your lowest / leastpreferred; mark with 'x')1

1 2 3 4 5

No new housing should be permitted

Limited housing should be permitted (e.g. less than 10)

Modest amounts of development should be permitted (e.g. 11-20)

The area should actively find sites to enable larger development (e.g. 20+ on a single site)

Some mixed development should be encouraged e.g. residential and employment on the same site

There should be new employment units built e.g. office space, co-working facilities or retail

New community facilities should be developed

Renewable energy projects (e.g. commercial/community-led should be developed)

1 NB: wind energy can only be permitted if it has the support of the local community in a Local or Neighbourhood Plan. There are no plans to pursue wind technology due to the area’s setting within and surrounding the AONB.

http://localselfbuildregister.co.uk/localauthorities/north-dorset-district-council/


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6. If some development preferred, what type of sites would be suitable? (Score between 5 for yourhighest / most preferred option(s) and 1 for your lowest / least preferred; mark with 'x')

SITE PREFERENCE 1 2 3 4 5 SITE PREFERENCE 1 2 3 4 5

On Brownfield sites (land that has had previous uses)

On Greenfield sites (land that has never previously been developed)

Convert redundant farm buildings

Upgrade existing commercial buildings for modern business needs

Convert former commercial buildings to residential

Sites that support community-led development e.g. Community Land Trusts

Using plots of land between existing buildings (in-fill)


7. Which sites in Melbury Abbas and Cann do you think are suitable for development?

Site Name and owner (if known) Where is it? What should be built there? (e.g. houses, employment space, mixed development, community

facilities, renewable energy projects)


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Section 4. Protection of Green Spaces in the Neighbourhood Area

8. There are several locations* (see map for details on P. 7) that have already been identified assignificant to our Neighbourhood Area as either areas with important environmental assets or land thatcould be suitable for development. How important is it to you that these should be protected fromdevelopment? (Score between 5 for very important to 1 for not at all important; mark with 'x')

SITE/LAND 1 2 3 4 5 SITE/LAND 1 2 3 4 5

SITE A: Dinah’s Hollow SITE D: Land at Guys Marsh

SITE B: Area encompassing Cranborne Chase & West Wiltshire Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty

SITE E: Land along A30/B3081 at Higher Blandford Road

SITE C: National Trust Land Other - please state

9. In addition to sites stated in Qu. 8, are there any particular green spaces in Melbury Abbas andCann that you would like to see protected from development or enhanced? These may include recreationareas, footpaths, important visual landscapes, roadside verges, allotments and green spaces within thevillages. If so, why?1 If possible, please mark them the map on page 7.

Site Name and owner (if known) Where is it? Why do you want it to be protected or enhanced? E.g. is it important for recreation, natural

beauty, historical value, tranquility or wildlife?

1 Under the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF, para 76), Local Green Spaces (LGS) are defined as spaces that are important to a community that should be protected from development. For instance, areas with recreational functions or as spaces for natural beauty and tranquility. However, there are stringent conditions on the types of land and their extent that can qualify as LGS designation; they cannot be extensive tracts of land or part of the open countryside, they should be close to the community it serves, and demonstrate special characteristics for the local community, such as recreational, tranquillity, wildlife, beauty, historic functions.


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Section 5. Design of new buildings and extensions

10. What should new buildings look like and what features should they have? (Score between 5 for themost important features and 1 for the least important; mark with 'x')

DESIGN FEATURES 1 2 3 4 5 DESIGN FEATURES 1 2 3 4 5

In keeping with nearby buildings, old and new

Electric car charging points

Use of local materials A nearby recreation area for children

Innovative/modern designs

Outside space e.g. gardens

Design should be left to the developer

Walking distance to shops and amenities

Features to reduce energy running costs/emissions

Promote biodiversity through sensitive design

Space for working from home

Buildings should blend with the landscape wherever possible

Parking space/s Other - please state

Garage Other - please state

Section 6. Employment

11. What are the occupations of the employed members of the household?Employed household

member

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12 i) Does anyone in your household run their own business in Melbury Abbas and Cann (including self-employment)? Please answer Questions 12-17. Otherwise please move to Question 18. If there are more than one household members to whom this applies, please note R1. and R2. etc next to your responses.Yes No I am thinking of

starting a business

12 ii) What does your business do?

12 iii) Where is your business based? (inc. home-based)

12 iv) How long have you been based in the Melbury Abbas or Cann area?

0-1 year/ startup

2-3 years /establishing

4-5 years /established

6-10 years / maturing

11 years +

Length of time

12 v) If yes, how many people do you employ?

0 1-5 6-20 21+

Employees

13. What is your current business accommodation? e.g. home-based, office etc.

14. Which of the following is likely to apply to you in the next 5 years? (mark with 'x' all that apply)

We will likely keep the

same office location

We will be looking

for bigger premises

We will be looking

for more modern

premises

We will be looking to be nearer a railway station

We will be looking to be nearer the A30/

A303

We want a flexible office tenancy e.g. short-term, daily

hire, hot-desking or serviced offices

Business need

We will likely recruit

additional staff

We will likely

relocate outside of the area

We will likely have to close our business

None of the above

Don’t know Other - please state

Business need


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15. If you have already looked for premises which, if any, of these did you experience? (mark with'x' all that apply)

Lack of available

units

High cost of units

Units did not reflect

modern business

needs

Location lacked

sufficient parking

Units did not allow for employees/

staff to walk/cycle to work

The site met our needs

(i.e. current tenants)

We haven’t looked for new

premises

Experience

16. Ideally, where might new business premises be located in (and around) the plan area? (if notalready specified in Question 7)

Site Name and owner (if known) Where is it? What should be built there?

17. What facilities or services would be the most helpful to you in establishing or expanding yourbusiness in the area? (mark with 'x' all that apply)

The most up to date broadband

service

Retention of or expansion

of train schedules to

match business operating hours

Greater parking (public)

Additional parking

within our own business

premises

Provision of alternative transport

facilities such as electric car/

motorbike charging stations

Innovative train to office

transport services

Facilities/sor services

Links to funding

sources for businesses to

locate here

Links to available local resources to

outsource elements of our

business e.g. personnel, IT, financial etc.

Local training services/

facilities e.g. apprenticships

and further education

Additional support from Chamber of Commerce/

Parish Council

Association

Don’t know Other - please state

Facilities/sor Services


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18. If between now and 2031 there are possibilities for new jobs in the neighbourhood area, whichof the following would be relevant to you - either to grow your business or as potentialemployment? (Score from 5 for your most preferred to 1 for not likely at all. Mark with 'x' for all thatapply)

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

1 2 3 4 5 EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY

1 2 3 4 5

Agricultural working Horticultural working (e.g. garden centres)

Training Opportunities, further education, skills training, apprenticeships

Transport and logistics (deliveries, taxis, buses, community transport etc)

Health and medical services

Rural trades and crafts

Leisure industry Sport-related activities

Hospitality e.g. restaurants, cafes

Music / Performing Arts

Internet-based (home) working

Woodland management/forestry

Manufacturing Tourist accommodation

Building trades Caring services

Professional services e.g. accountants,architects, lawyers

Childcare and early years

Retail (shops) Other - please state

Engineering Other - please state


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Section 7. Transport

19. How far away from home do people travel to work (mark with 'x' for all that apply)

Employed household

member

Works from home Up to 5 miles 6 – 20 miles Over 20 miles

1

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3

4

Any comments on your household commute?

20. How do they get there? (mark with 'x' for all that apply)

Employed household

member

Walk Cycle Motorbike Car/Van

Car share

Train Bus Taxi Other - please state

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21. The government seeks to discourage the use of cars (other than electric ones). What wouldpersuade you to make more use of alternative forms of transport, or use your car less? (Score 5 for themost likely to 1 for not likely at all; mark with 'x').

INCENTIVE 1 2 3 4 5 INCENTIVE 1 2 3 4 5

Vehicle sharing schemes

Advanced cycle safety schemes

Improved footpaths and rights of way

Provision of more cycle racks

Improved co-ordination of buses and trains

Community transport scheme

More local employment opportunities

Electric car charging points

Office space for working from home

More local shops and amenities within walking distance from my house/office

Co-working spaces in the two parishes



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Section 8. Community Priorities

21. If our Neighbourhood Plan is officially adopted, then locally we will be entitled to receive 25%of the money that developers have to pay on new developments. This money may then be used for thegeneral benefit of the community. What would you like the Parish Council to do with these (possiblysubstantial) funds? (Score between 5 for the most important and 1 for the least important; mark with'x' )

INCENTIVE 1 2 3 4 5 INCENTIVE 1 2 3 4 5

Provide more community transport

Provide grants for improvements to community buildings e.g. churches,community halls,sports pavilions etc

Improve flood defenses Development of new community buildings

Invest in energy efficiency measures for our community buildings

Purchase local land or property for community investment

Invest in renewable energy initiatives for the community

Improve the footpaths and rights of way for walking, cycling and riding.

Conserve and manage green spaces e.g. wildlife corridors, cycle paths, nature trails

Set up a nature conservation area to protect Dinah’s Hollow

Set up a tourist information centre

Improve road safety

New recreational facilities for children and young people


Support facilities for local community groups e.g. young people, elderly



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22. With the continuing damage to roadside verges, trees, banks, power cables, sub-terrain pipeworkand roadside furniture through Dinah’s Hollow and Melbury Abbas, what do you think should be done toimprove the situation?

What should be done Who should be responsible

23. How important is it to you that our parish councils should be consulted informally for theiropinions, before plans are submitted to the Local Planning Authority? (Score 5 for very important and 1is not at all important; mark with 'x')

1 2 3 4 5

The Parish Council should be consulted before plans are submitted to the Local Authority

The Parish Council should establish a design review committee to review planning applications and their impact on historic character in the area

24. If you have any other comments on local development priorities until 2031 please note themhere:

Any other comments


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Section 9. Contact

25. All responses will be treated anonomously unless you indicate you wish to be contactedpersonally by a member of the group. However, to ensure we can match the responses to needs ofdifferent areas within Melbury Abbas and Cann please provide us with your postcode:

Postcode:

26. We may wish to contact you to explore some of your responses in more detail. Please indicate if youwould be happy for us to do so by sharing your preferred contact. Your data will be held in accordancewith the Data Protection Act 1998 and will not be shared with any third parties.

Yes No

I am happy for the MA&CNP 2031 steering group to contact me

Name:

Phone:

Email:

27. If you would like to be involved in the creation of the Melbury Abbas and Cann Neighbourhood Planthen please indicate here; mark with 'x'

Yes No

Yes! I’d love to get involved

I can’t commit right now but please keep me informed by email

Thank you for your time taken to complete this questionnaire.

Clicking 'Submit my Questionnaire' will send your questionnaire direct to a database that will automatically upload your responses. Please select whether you wish your responses to be sent via your email account (password required) or via Outlook, Mail etc. Alternatively, you can email your completed pdf form to [email protected] or [email protected].

If you would prefer your responses to be anonymous then either complete a printed distributed copy or print your saved and completed questionnaire to be collected by MA&CNP volunteers on the date shown on the printed distributed version.

The steering group will keep the community updated when the results have been analysed.


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If you have any questions regarding MA&CNP 2031 please contact:

William Kenealy, Chair, Melbury Abbas and Cann Parish Council Group: [email protected]

Jackie Upton King, Member MA&CNP 2031 Group:[email protected]

Questionnaire Design: Development in Transition (DinT)

Cann CP

Donhead St. Mary CP

Melbury Abbas CP

Motcombe CP

Stour Provost CP

Shaftesbury CP

Compton Abbas CP

East Stour CP

Fontmell Magna CP

Ashmore CP0 1,100 2,200550 Metres

Name of the neighbourhood area

Designation date

Organisation who made the application

Melbury Abbas & Cann Neighbourhood Area

29 November 2017

Melbury Abbas & Cann Group Parish Council± © Crown copyright and

database rights 2017Ordnance Survey LA100018415

Melbury Abbas & Cann Neighbourhood AreaNorth Dorset BoundaryParish Boundaries

Figure 3: Map of approved neighbourhood area designation. November 2017.

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