Bassingham Neighbourhood Plan Survey

Q2 Suitable locations 112 responses -189 comments

Torgate Lane and associated roads30%

Croft Lane14%

Sustainable Infill12%

Lincoln Road / Eastgate10%

Adjacent to Bugle Horn11%

Carlton Road5%

Thurlby Road/Aubourn Rd/Lincoln Road7%

Bakers Lane2%

Linga Lane3%

Others6%

Q3 Protected Open Spaces 121 responses – 188 comments

Outside current curtilage27%

Playing fields16%

Thurlby Road10%

Farmland11%

Whites Lane5%

Fenlands/Croft Lane/Linga Lane/Carlton Roadall @ 13%

Middlegate3%

Torgate Lane/Bakers Lane/Newark Roadall @ 5%

Others10%

Q5 Design Factors54 responses – 74 comments

Traditional Brick/Character maintained22%

Examples of good/poor design19%

No to 3 storey10%

Parking13%

Low rise9%

Traffic calming4%

Open spaces minimal impact3%

Low density/south facing/Solar panelsall @ 8%

No white rendering4%

No apatments/wooden clad buildingsboth 3%

Smaller properties for downsizing1%

Limit developers allocation on a site1%

Nil answer3%

Q7 Negative effects to avoid29 responses and comments

Parking21%

Outside curtilage/pollution/infrastructure27% cumulative

General/energy

Environmental17%

Density21%

House design/type14%

Q8 Access54 responses with 75 comments

Upgraded footpaths21%

Regular road maintenance16%

No pavement parking17%

Increase cycle/footpaths17%

Improve street lighting7%

Tarmac jettys3%

One way system around Eastgate3%

Widen Middlegate/Torgate lane4%

Traffic calming5%

Reduce speed limits Carlton Rd/High St5%

Improve public transport2%

Q9 Maximise opportunities38 responses with 39 comments

More bungalows16%

Improve character of the village16%

No more affordable housing10%

Accessible properties for the disabled10%

More affordable housing8%

Large houses and gardens8%

Energy efficient/renewable energy5%

Value for money properties5%

Sheltered housing5%

Adequate parking5%

Access/egress5%

Adequate street lighting5%

Access and storage of waste2%

Q10 Conservation Area66 responses and comments

In keeping with the current character/appearance30%

Building materials to match period designs23%

Avoid 3 storey buildings10%

Individual designs10%

Rural character enhanced6%

Minimal density5%

Varied bricks/faces/rendered finishes3%

Single story3%

No impact on conservation area/raise awarenessboth 2%

of conservation area

Extend conservation area to whole village2%

Should be recognised as quant British village2%

In depth negotiations NKDC/architects2%

Q11 Biodiversity63 responses with 77 comments

Wide range of animals/birds named to be considered29%

Hedges/trees to be protected22%

Riverbank protected13%

Stay within the curtilage5%

Village pond5%

Maintain footpaths/ditches3%

Keep all existing green spaces5%

Maintain fenland3%

Other15%

Q12 Efficient use of resources56 responses with 96 comments

Solar panels22%

Ground source heating/heat pumps20%

Water recycling/water retention15%

Rain harvesting14%

Insulation7%

South facing6%

Increase sewage works4%

No wind turbines2%

Triple glazing2%

Community heating systems2%

Mains gas2%

Turn street lights off at midnight2%

Renewable materials for building1%

Use latest building innovation1%

Q13 Climate change54 responses with 53 comments

Avoid Witham fields37%

No building on flood prone land18%

Identified flood risks Thurlby Rd/Whites lane 14%

Drainage system inadequate and 8%

needs upgrading

Newark road flooding4%

No development at all4%

More one way systems2%

Alternative heating/power sources2%

Hard landscapes avoided2%

Low density2%

Others7%

Q14 Public Services 121 responses with 241 comments

Improvements in public transport45%

Improve water/sewage facilities14%

Improve Broadband/mobile phone service13%

Extend GP services9%

Increase school capacity6%

Refurbish sports/playing fields4%

Mains gas2%

Others7%

Q15 Balance of Housing 81 responses with 100 comments

Disabled/retirement bungalows28%

Quality starter homes26%

Sheltered housing10%

Affordable housing Vasey close10%

increased

Affordable housing avoided6%

Single storey4%

Mixed environments4%

Others12%

Q18 New business in the village82 responses with 96 comments

Coffee shop18%

Not industrial with heavy traffic16%

Bakery10%

Takeaway/fast food9%

Chemist9%

Small Independent6%

Professional (i.e. Dentist)6%

Farm shop5%

Local crafts shop5%

Others16%

Q19 Sites for business development 44 responses with 47 comments

Expand Chestnut Industrial Estate46%

No expansion25%

Adjacent to GP surgery4%

Carlton Road4%

Others( various single suggestions)21%

Q20 NDP to promote/prevent 72 responses with 80 comments

PreventPromote

Large scaleAccess/improved roads

Nimbyism to developmentImproved play areas

Too many affordable housesAppropriate development

Multi occupancy premises/flatsHigh end properties to raise standards

Waste handlingVillage character

Large scaleFacilities for young people

Wind turbinesAlternative care for the elderly

Traveller sites/caravan parksNew business growth/development

Any more housingMore riverside facilities

Developments for more than 20Club house for teenagers

Wind farmCycleway to Witham/Aubourn

Large mass market housing estateSmall scale low density quality homes

High density/small gardenSelf build homes

Terraced housingInfill/small development

AbattoirPark & ride

Large scale/0ver 9Small scale

Noisy industrial developmentEnhance community facilities

Jobs for the young in the community

Better IT systems

One way traffic system

Riverside walking

Minimise noise pollution

Inter village pathways

Speed limits/traffic calming

Developments that bring value into the ommunity

Promote and support farming

Q21 NDP to guide/control45 responses summarised to 23

  1. Encourage & support business development plans
  2. Able to make landowners provide available land through compulsory purchase orders
  3. Support development only when infrastructure is available
  4. Infill building only
  5. No 3 storey
  6. Appropriate affordable housing where local need is demonstrated
  7. Environmental protection
  8. Restrict to 2 storey max
  9. Traffic calming
  10. Agricultural land protection
  11. Road system review
  12. Traffic flow
  13. Protect sports field
  14. Parking
  15. Tree planting
  16. Managed development in stages
  17. No terraced houses
  18. Guide and influence not control
  19. Sites should be developed within timeframes not left vacant
  20. Character properties
  21. Plant British trees
  22. Keep the village a village
  23. Outlaw development beyond the curtilage

Q23 Current businesses in Bassingham 17 responses and comments

Air conditioning and maintenance Landscape Gardener

Farming x 2

Garage

Construction consultancy

Graphic design and marketing

Sustainable transport & energy consultant

Support for management consultancy x 3

HVAC

Self employed teaching x 2

Tourism consultant

Management/training consultant in the energy sector

Farming & installation of renewable energy products

Q24 Contacts for NDP Nine people responded with 7 email addresses left