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Capel St Mary

Parish Council

QUESTIONNAIRE SUMMARY

THANK YOU TO ALL THE RESIDENTS WHO COMPLETED THE

QUESTIONNAIRE. THERE WERE 424 COMPLETED REPRESENTING 33% OF

HOUSEHOLDS.

NOT ALL THE QUESTIONS WERE ANSWERED SO IN THIS SUMMARY EACH

QUESTION HAS THE NUMBER OF RESPONSES RECEIVED. ALSO NOT EVERY

SECTION OF THE QUESTION WAS COMPLETED SO THERE MAY NOT BE AN

EQUAL NUMBER OF RESPONSES TO EACH PART OF THE QUESTION.

AN OVERWHELMING NUMBER OF YOUR COMMENTS RELATED TO

PARKING, TRAFFIC, OVER DEVELOPMENT OF THE VILLAGE, AND A LACK OF

INFRASTRUCTURE TO COPE. AT THE END OF THE FORM YOU WILL SEE A

SUMMARY OF THE COMMENTS UNDER VARIOUS HEADINGS.

NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN QUESTIONNAIRE

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TELL US ABOUT YOUR FAMILY

1 How many people are there in your household? The 424 responses covered 948 people. Average per household.

2.23

2 How many in these age groups? 0-5 34 6-11 51

12-18 59 19-30 45 31-50 183 51-70 246 70+ 330

3 How long have you lived in Capel St Mary?

Responses 421

0-5 years 34 6-10 years 59 11-20years 63 21+years 273

4 Which of the following statements best describes your household arrangements? Responses 423

393 We own the property (either outright or with a mortgage) 10 We own a proportion of the property (shared equity) 13 We rent the property 7 Other

HOUSING IN THE VILLAGE

5 If your housing is not ideal what type would you prefer? Responses300

Live in at the moment Would prefer to move to Bedsit / Studio

Flat / Apartment 1 7

Terraced house(including end terrace) 11

Semi-detached house 37 3

Detached house 211 30

Semi-detached Bungalow 14 27

Detached Bungalow 21 79

Mobile home / Caravan 1

Self-Built home 4

Other (please specify)

5 19


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6 Do you think that you will need to move to a different home or extend your property in the future? Responses 421

Yes, in the process of doing so 13 Yes, within a year 13 Yes, in 1 to 2 years 21 Yes, in 3 to 5 years 61 No 200 Don’t know 113

7 What are the main reasons for wanting or needing to move to a different home? Responses 191 Some gave several reasons.

To move to cheaper accommodation 7 To move to a smaller home 71 To move to a larger home 18 Wanted to buy a newly built home 5 A bigger garden 27 A smaller garden 56 Easier to maintain house 56 Free up capital investment 14 Wanted to buy own home 6 Wanted to rent a home 0 To move closer to family or friends 12 To be closer to work or a new job 2 Retirement 26 Access problems ( e.g. stairs) 50 To make it easier to receive care / support 24 To provide care to family / friends 1 To move to better neighbourhood 4 To move to a school catchment area 3 To move to a safer area 2 Other (please specify) 24


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8 What do you think about the current housing stock? Responses 418

Too many already

About right Need a few more

Need lots more

Flats 18 148 91 18 Bungalows 10 107 182 81 Houses small 16 104 182 75 Houses large 132 188 28 4

9 If new development takes place what tenure do you consider the most important? Responses 392

Not important

Fairly important

Need a few more

Need lots more

Privately owned 37 149 104 44 Part owned 55 105 108 45 Privately Rented 127 63 70 11 Public housing 85 78 116 50

Notes: Public housing includes local authority and housing association properties.

Part owned properties refer to those owned up to 85% to help first time buyers.

10 What do you think are our housing requirements for the future? Responses 408 Not Needed Need a few Need a lot

Flats 172 122 22 Bungalows 55 205 108 Retirement care homes 77 220 34 Houses - single bedroom 128 140 33 Houses - 2 bedroom 57 216 83 Houses - 3 bedroom 91 182 67 Houses - 4/4+ bedroom 226 64 12


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11 How many homes do you think should be built in Capel St Mary over the next 15 years? (not counting already approved developments)

0 148 Responses 417 1 – 50 104 51 – 70 31 71 – 100 62 101 – 200 33 201 – 300 21 301+ 18

12 What do you think the size of developments should be? Complete all boxes ranking in order of preference Responses 382 Overall result given.

1- First choice 2-Second choice 3-Least favourite

One large estate 3 A number of smaller developments 1 Single plots 2

13 How important do you think it is to preserve the following facilities/amenities? Responses 424

Not Important

Fairly Important

Essential

Village Hall 5 61 356 Sports Pavilion& playing field 3 45 374 Play Areas 4 54 363 Food Shops 1 34 386 Post Office (in Coop) 3 31 386 Pub 57 159 194 Preschool 5 75 330 Primary School 2 27 390 Primary School onwards 47 88 253 Takeaways / Restaurants 106 174 129


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Allotments 23 174 222 13 continued Not

Important

Fairly Important

Essential

Doctors 0 4 414 Pharmacy 3 27 387 Dentists 12 90 311 Library 9 116 290 Clubs 8 122 287

14 What are your areas of concern with the village? Responses 413

Parking 291

Speeding 292 Burglaries 263 Vandalism 125 Car Crime 83 Anti-Social behaviour 162 Litter 214 Fly tipping 83 Dog fouling 200 Noise pollution 78 Air pollution 62 Heavy traffic 221


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15 Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with the following statements on the environment? Responses 421

Agree Disagree No opinion We have plenty of green

spaces to enjoy

287 95 39

We need more footpaths and bridleways

108 141 144

The views of the countryside are an asset to the village

379 5 18

The nature reserve is an asset to the village

306 9 62

There needs to be more recycling facilities in the village

214 73 92


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16 Please tell us how much you agree or disagree with the following statements: Responses 413

Strongly Agree

Agree Disagree Strongly disagree

All new buildings should be of similar proportions to the houses already in Capel

122 180 87 19

All New houses should be built to

be environmentally friendly and energy efficient (ie low carbon footprint, low energy consumption)

227 178 8 2

All new developments should have

a good area of open space surrounding the houses

232 169 13 1

All new developments should be

built to accommodate the needs of cyclists and pedestrians

202 192 16 3

All new developments should

provide car parking space appropriate to the number of occupants

288 116 8 2


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17 Please tell us whether you agree or disagree with the following statements regarding business and employment opportunities in the village? Responses 418

Agree Disagree No opinion There is a need to attract more

small businesses

197 95 124

There is a need to create more employment opportunities

210 93 115

There is a need for business premises for self-employed people to work from

150 109 158

There is a need for a secure storage area for local businesses to use

83 133 199

Finally under this question does anyone in your household run their own business?

YES 53

NO 363

Summary of Residents’ Comments

There were two major concerns breaking down into traffic problems and over development of the village. TRAFFIC PROBLEMS Parking Difficulty in getting a parking space in the village centre at the Co-op, Community Centre and the Doctors. Parking during school deliveries and collections in The Street, Thorney Road, Rembrow Road and the various cul-de-sacs. People parking on the pavement, which as one person pointed out is forbidden


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in the highway code. One comment said it should be banned. People parking on verges. People parking close to junctions. In some cases blocking views and causing drivers to come out of a junction on the wrong side of the road. People parking in Friars and London Road for the Playing Field especially when football matches were on. People parking near the bus stop in London Road. Some comments were made about general bad parking including blocking peoples driveways. People double parking. People parking in The Street and people visiting the Methodist Church were a problem. People parking in the turning places in cul-de-sacs. Lay bys caused some comment for two reasons, one that they were not used and two that they were overflowing. One comment was made that householders should be responsible for ensuring that visitors and residents to that house should park responsibly, not on pavements and in road. One comment complained of HGVs parking in the village. It was stated that there were not enough parking spaces in the village, and more were needed. One suggestion was that the play area outside the Community Centre should be used for extra parking spaces. It was suggested that yellow lines should be introduced to solve some of the problems. Stop turning garages into rooms. Parking in street near school. Speeding Lorries and cars going too fast through the village. Cars and buses speeding down Thorney Road. Vehicles going too fast through the narrow road outside the newsagents. Two reductions to the speed limit of 30 m.p.h in parts of the village were suggested being 25 m.p.h. and 20 m.p.h.

Other Traffic Comments The roads are too narrow in and around Capel St Mary for the heavy lorries. Speed awareness signs needed. The crossing at the newsagents is dangerous especially for the elderly. Can there be a zebra crossing?

There is no consideration given to pedestrians and cyclists. Speedwatch is in the wrong places and therefore inefficient.


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Too much traffic to Copdock Mill. Better traffic management required. Roads overcrowded and dangerous. Better roads for traffic. One person did not feel safe with a pram. Minimise noise from A12. Better roads required in and out of the village. Too many lorries going through the village to Raydon/Hadleigh. Better cycle routes required. Safer slip roads onto the A12. Mud on road from tractors

Mill Hill joining the street is a dangerous corner. Needs to be a danger sign there as traffic speeds down the hill. Alternative transport or improved cycle routes/paths. Better traffic calming near shops. Increasing traffic on country roads. Weight restrictions required on heavy lorries following sat nav through country lanes.

New Housing Developments

A call to stop further developments. Concern that the countryside will disappear. Rural character of village will be destroyed. Keep village the same size. It must not become an outpost/suburb of Ipswich. The existing facilities are right for the village as it is. Extra traffic would add to our problems and cause noise/air pollution. Keep the unique identity of the village. Keep Capel St Mary a garden village. Infrastructure cannot cope with more housing. No new large estates. More bungalows required to free up the larger houses. More housing will lower the values of the existing homes. New housing should have water harvesting. New housing should have solar water heating. With new housing we will lose footpaths, bridleways and views. No new houses more than two storeys. New developments must have green spaces. Minimum of two parking spaces per house excluding garage. Provide plenty of parking spaces on developments.


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The new houses are too expensive to buy. There should be a footpath to the entrance to the Hopkins Homes development Days Road. Developers must plant more trees. There should be deposit schemes to help young people get on the property ladder. Green spaces being built on is pushing boundaries further away. New developments will worsen congestion at the shops. How will the village cope if it is doubled in size? The new houses aren’t selling so why should there be more? Proposed developments will be a strain on existing facilities. Any new housing should have a mix including houses for young people. Any new developments must have access onto the A12. Why aren’t developers building a new shop?

Why aren’t builders washing lorry wheels before they leave the site?

No houses to have access into Rembrow Road. Too much traffic in area of Scott’s development will reduce house values. Why no flats, apartments and studios. Build on brownfield sites. More apartments needed for the elderly. New build must allow for off road parking. Smaller affordable properties for the elderly. Moderate developments provided the infrastructure and facilities are improved. Make contractors repair cracks in the street. No mention of multi purpose buildings in developments e.g. surgeries, clinics. Amenities not keeping pace with growth. New developments should be aesthetically and modern architecturally. Village already too large. Stop building on farmland. New developments will worsen congestion at shops. Compensation should be paid to households disrupted by builders. Infrastructure inadequate. PC needs to give support to this being developed. Roads too narrow in new developments. New developments should cater for ethnicities, professions and interest groups. No infrastructure to support new housing. Developers must consider traffic volume and access points. Developers must allow space for wheelie bins.


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FACILITIES AND INFRASTRUCTURE

Shops

The most popular request for a shop was for a butchers. Other suggestions were for a greengrocers, cafe as a meeting place, D.I.Y., craft, and charity. There was also a request for a community pub and also a pub which served good food that you could take guests to. There was also a request for a weekly market. A post office separate from the Coop. One person said it wasn’t a good idea to put it in the Coop. Shops to be bought/rented by local people not majors. Clubs

There were suggestions fora skate park, and clubs for pool, tennis, craft, table tennis, gymnastics, keep fit, running, bridge, and roller skating. There were several comments requesting various clubs for young people. Daily lunch group for older residents. Playing Field, Play Areas,and Green Spaces

A new pavilion is required. Football pitches are disgusting. Enlarge playing field. Add more parking spaces. Add keep fit area to playing field. Play areas the bane of our life. More play equipment to the west of the village required. Improve and upgrade playgrounds. All weather football and hockey pitches required. Gym trail for teens. Medical Facilities

Larger doctors surgery needed. Getting doctors appointments is a problem. Upgraded surgery required to include essential specialist clinics and minor injuries. A pharmacy open 6 days a week. Pharmacy to be separate from the doctors’ surgery was mentioned. A larger dentists. One person who moved into the village couldn’t register with the dentist in the village as a NHS or private patient. Primary School Build an extension to the school to cope with a larger village. Build a new school.


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Green spaces, Paths, Bridleways and Trees

Keep fields around the village. The fields are not for building on. Do everything possible to preserve rural environment. New developments should keep links to bridleways/paths. Paths and bridleways need to be maintained and kept clear. There is a loss of footpaths with developments. Details of local walks needed. Footpaths poor in some closes. Footpaths must be properly maintained. More drop kerbs for elderly with disability apparatus as existing footpaths not suitable. Also problem for mobility scooters. Map of walkways required. More than one person did not know where the nature reserve is. Nature reserve needs better promotion. Nature reserve needs maintenance. More nature reserves needed. Litter at maintenance reserve. Duck pond needed. Overgrown hedges/shrubs onto footpaths a hazard to pedestrians. Too many protected trees with overhanging low branches. Maintain existing trees. Upkeep of trees left too long. Falling leaves a hazard to the elderly. Leaves getting into gutters. There are limited areas to sit and enjoy weather and surrounding farmland. Overgrown public rights of way. No seats or litter bins in green spaces. Footpath maintenance poor and overgrown. More housing will mean more hedgerows disappearing affecting wildlife. Village needs to take ownership of trees and greens. ENVIRONMENT

Litter

Litter around the shops. Drink cans etc dropped . More bins required.


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Reduce fly tipping by not charging at recycling centres. Too much fly tipping. Litter at entrance to London Road. Litter on playing field bad. Lads riding scooters over seats on playing field creating mess to sit on. Awareness scheme for dropping litter. Teens dropping litter. Pollution

Too much from the A12. Pollution from delivery lorries. More trees to be planted to absorb CO2. Queueing traffic adding to pollution. Especially at shops. New chimneys being built despite government saying they add to pollution. Concern over land west of Capel St Mary. We need to be more environmental friendly. Concern that more developments will add to pollution. Environment is over polluted. Noise and pollution from A12. Dog fouling

Warnings should be displayed warning against dog fouling. Some lazy dog owners allowing dog fouling. Awareness scheme for dog fouling. There is too much. Risk of disease from dog fouling on playing field. Dog fouling occasionally. Dog mess on pavements. Recycling

Bypass recycling too far from village centre. Skip required for larger items. Noise from Bypass bottle bank at all hours. Bypass recycling used for fly tipping. Larger clothing bin required. If village grows the recycling facilities will need to be emptied more often. I do not want to see end of recycling facilities. Merge the shopping precinct and Bypass recycling facilities. Businesses

Where are people going to work. No more small business units. There are enough at Churchford Farm. Businesses being run from private homes. With expansion would like to see small local businesses.


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Encourage local businesses to reduce commuters. Crime and anti-social behavour

Burglaries a worry. CCTV on playing field to catch people responsible for dog fouling and anti-social behaviour. Too many self employed people cause disruption whilst working in the village during the day. Noise from barking dogs. Young people are rude at shops and on playing field. Problems at Bypass during the evenings. No police presence. Rarely see police. Lack of police patrols. Police need to crackdown on problem teenagers. People should be allowed to replace hedges with fences to protect from burglars. Anti social behaviour at shops, playing field and on greens. There should be stiffer penalties for offenders. Bus Services

More bus shelters as buses unreliable. BT Exchange mentioned as one. More buses needed to run later and on Sundays. Buses not to run down Thorney Road but to use Rembrow Road as originally planned. Buses travelling too fast through the village. Better and cheaper bus services required. OTHER CONCERNS

Electric Charging Points

With the growth in electric car volumes there was a request for electric charging points in the village. Churches There were no questions relating to churches. Religious needs not catered for. Churches essential to village. N.B There was no intention to ignore churches which are a vital part of the community with their activities. Spaces were provided for residents to add comments not covered by the questions, but other than those above none were received.


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Misc. Elderly are not listened to. Neighbourhood Plan should have been produced earlier. Extend Park and Ride to Capel St Mary. Taxi service needed in Capel St Mary. Lack of street lighting after midnight. In old part of village there is no fibre broadband, drains not cleaned and road subsidence from heavy lorries. Garden village being spoilt by gardens being enclosed. Aircraft noise of planes going to Stansted. People not respecting our community.

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