shaping a place, creating a community

MasterplanConsulta.onFeedbackPresenta.onApril2016

shaping a place, creating a communityIntroduction

•  Thispresenta.onprovidesanoverviewoffeedbackreceivedfromresidentsandcommunitygroups

•  Thefeedbackshouldbereadalongsideotherfeedbackreceived

fromthestakeholderinterviews,CommunityDesignEvent,statutoryconsultees,andplanningofficersatBasingstokeandDeaneBoroughCouncil

•  Thefeedbackwillbetakenintoaccountalongsideother

feedbackreceivedandlandownercommentswhendeterminingthepreferredmasterplan

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Overview: What we did

•  Sixweekconsulta.on:17thFebruary–29thMarch

•  Fourpublicexhibi.ons:– Winklebury–  Buckskin–  Oakley–  TheMalls

•  Informa.onavailableontheprojectwebsite

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Overview: Who took part

•  Over500aSendeestothefourevents

•  Over80feedbackformsreceived

•  Nearly350‘comments’made

shaping a place, creating a communityWhat we consulted on

•  ThedraYprinciples•  Threeapproaches•  Loca.onofschools•  Formandcharacter

ofcentralstreet•  Loca.on,formand

typeofcentres•  Housingtypesand

approachtoparking•  Loca.onandtypeof

openspace•  Countrypark

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What we consulted on: the draft principles

1.   Aplaceofexcellence2.   ShapingManydowntogether:engagementandstrong

partnerships3.   Homesandopportuni?esforall:aplacetostartandaplaceto

stay4.   Uniqueiden?ty:coherenceandiden?ty5.   Goodneighbours:connec?ons,mobilityandnewpossibili?es6.   Placesandspacesforcommunitylife7.   Economicvitality:aplacetoworkaswellastolive8.   Greeneryeverywhere9.   Long-lifeeconomicsandstewardship10.   Resilience,adaptabilityandenvironmentalsustainability

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What we consulted on: the three approaches

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Key findings: The draft principles

Whatpeopleagreedwith•  ‘Generallysoundsmorethoughtthrough

thanplanningof1960sWor.ngarea.’•  ‘Theprinciplesseemsoundenough.’•  ‘Soundssensiblesofar.’•  ‘Principlesarebroadandhardtodisagree

with.’•  ‘Itisgoodtohaveanunderlyingframework

tothedevelopment.’•  ‘Atthisstagethestrategyisinlinewith

agreeingwiththethreeEsofsustainability.’•  ‘Generallyagreewithall10principles.’

Whatpeopledisagreedwith•  ‘Principle7–itisdifficultto

envisagewhatsignificantemploymentprovisionwillbeavailableonahousingestate.’

•  ‘Nomen.onofinfrastructureanditsimpactonBasingstoke.’

•  ‘Principle5–Ithinkweneedtobecarefulaboutthis.Cartrafficwillbeaproblem.’

•  ‘Lotsofwordsarenotdefinable.’

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Key findings: The draft principles

Suggestedaddi?ons•  ‘Addi.onalprinciple:Manydown

mustnothaveadverseimpactonadjacentcommuni.es.’

•  ‘Needtomen.onfirst-.mebuyers.’

•  ‘Developabalancedcommunity.’

Suggestedamendments•  ‘Principle3:needstobemore

detailedanddevelopedtomeanproperdiversity.’

•  ‘Myonlycommentisonprinciple2,regardingthePrivateSectorPartners–howwilltheybeselectedandhowwillyoucontroltheirprofitmargins?’

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Key findings: Explainer

•  Respondentswereaskedtoranktheirresponsetoourques.onsinorderofpreference:StronglyAgree,Agree,Neutral,DisagreeandStronglyDisagree.

•  Forthepurposesofthisanalysis,‘StronglyAgree’and‘Agree’wereamalgamatedand‘StronglyDisagree’and‘Disagree’wereamalgamated.‘Neutral’remaineduntouched.

•  Thefollowingquan.ta.vefeedbacksetsoutthemostcommonresponsetotheques.on.

•  Forexample,if38%disagreewithaques9on,thisdoesnotnecessarilymeantheremaining62%agree.33%mayhavemarkeddown‘Neutral’andtheremaining29%mayhaveagreed.Therefore,‘38%disagree’wasthemostcommonresponse.

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Key findings: The Schools

•  50%disagreedthatitisimportantthatasecondarycentreiscreatedaroundaschool,openspace,shopsandlocalcentreonWor.ngRoad

•  49%agreedthatschoolsshouldbelocatednexttothecountrypark

•  38%agreedthatitwasimportantthatoneoftheprimaryschoolsislocatedsouthofWor.ngRoad

•  38%disagreedthatitisimportantthattheschoolsarelocatednexttothecentre

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Key findings: The Centres

•  85%agreedthatthesuggestedusesofthecentrewillcreateavibrantandviableheartforthecommunity

•  69%agreedthatitisimportantpeoplelivewithinwalkingdistanceofnewcentres

•  69%agreedthatitisimportantforManydowntoconnectwiththesurroundingarea

•  67%agreedwithprovidingflexibleunitsthatcanservedifferentusesisgood

•  56%agreedthatincorpora.ngflexiblebusinessandemploymentspaceinthenewManydowncentreisagoodidea

•  49%disagreedthatitisimportantthatanewcentreislocatednearoronWor.ngRoadinahighlyprominentloca.on

•  39%agreedthatitwasimportanttocreateasmalllocalcentretothesouthoftherailwaynearPackLane

•  38%disagreedthatitisimportantthatanewcentreislocatednearWinklebury

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Key findings: Public Open Space

•  75%agreedthatamajorityofresidentsshouldlivewithinwalkingdistanceofopenspace

•  70%agreedthatitwasimportantthatagreenwedgeisretainedtoWorthingRoadnexttothecountrypark

•  69%agreedthatsafewalkingandcycleroutestolocaldes.na.onswouldencouragethemtowalkoruseabicycle

•  68%agreedthereshouldbeasmallernumberoflargeropenspaces

•  50%agreedthatitwasimportantthatopenspaceislocatedonthewesternedgeofthedevelopment

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Key findings: Highways and Transport

•  72%agreedthatanewdirectbusrouteintoBasingstoketowncentrewouldencouragethemtoleavetheircarathome

•  69%agreedthatsafewalkingandcycleroutestolocaldes.na.onswouldencouragethemtowalkoruseabicycle

•  58%preferredcyclelanesonbothsidesofthestreet•  56%agreedwiththedesignprinciplesofthecentralstreet•  52%agreedthatthecentralstreetasshowncouldencourage

walkingandcyclingwhilstallowingvehiculartraffictoflow

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Key findings: Country Park

•  92%agreedthatitwasimportanttobeabletowalkandcycletothecountrypark

•  78%agreedwiththedesignprinciplesforthecountrypark•  77%agreedthatitisimportanttoincludecarparkingatthe

countrypark•  58%agreedthatthevisionwillaSractthelocalpopula.onaswell

asassis.ngthecountryparkbecomingaregionaldes.na.on•  40%disagreedthatitisimportantthatthevisitorcentreis

locatedclosetoBasingstoketowncentre

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Key findings: Housing Choice

•  87%agreedthatitisimportanttocreateavarietyincharacterandtypeofarchitecturewherethelandscapebecomesastrongfeature

•  82%agreedthatitisimportanttoprovideforhomeworking,withhouseshavingflexiblespacetobeusedasstudyandaccesstobroadband

•  78%agreedthatthereshouldbeavarietyofarchitecturalstylestomakethecharacterareasofManydownmoredis.nguishablefromeachother

•  47%agreedthatitisimportanttocreateamixofdifferentunittypesandsizesincloseproximitytoeachother

shaping a place, creating a communityTop 10 suggestions: Explainer

•  ASendeesatthefourexhibi.onswereinvitedtomakecommentsontheexhibi.onboardsusingpost-itnotes.

•  Thecommentsreceivedwereonarangeofsubjectsandshould

notbetreatedaspersonal‘wishlists’,butascontribu.onstotheconsulta.on.

•  Forthepurposeofthisanalysis,thetop10mostfreuqentlycited

addi.onsandtop10mostfrequentlycitedamendmentshavebeensetout,alongwiththenumberof.mesitwascited.

shaping a place, creating a communityTop 10 suggestions

Suggestedaddi?ons•  Morecarspaces(33)•  Goodcyclepaths(24)•  Morepaths/bridlewaysinthe

countrypark(24)•  FastbusroutefromManydownto

Basingstoke(18)•  Goodcafes/restaurants/pubs(14)•  Moreplayingfields(14)•  Lotsofgreenspace(13)•  Provisionforchurchesandreligious

centres(11)•  Sportsfacili.es/gym(11)•  WidenRomanRoad(7)

Suggestedamendments•  DonotblockRomanRoad(15)•  NoschoolontheB3400(13)•  Extendthecountryparktoincrease

Oakleystrategicgap(11)•  Notomorebusinessspace;toomany

emptyofficesalready(9)•  No.mbercladding(8)•  Nobuildingsmorethantwo-storeys

high(7)•  Homesneedtobetradi.onalinstyle

(4)•  Donotsplitsecondaryschoolsintwo

(6)•  Needtoaddressfloodingissues(4)•  Housingop.onsareunaSrac.ve(4)

shaping a place, creating a communityNext steps

Date Ac?vity

April–June2016 •  Developingthemasterplan•  Furthertechnicalwork

September–October2016 •  Pre-applica?onpublicconsulta?on

October–December2016 •  Finalisingthemasterplanandpreparingtheplanningapplica?on

December2016 •  Submissionofplanningapplica?on

January–Spring2017 •  Liaisonwithstatutoryconsulteesandtheplanningauthority

Spring/Summer2017 •  Likelydetermina?onofplanningapplica?on

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