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Blackwater & Hawley Neighbourhood Plan - Second Consultation

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Dear Resident,

Your Town Council in collaboration with a group of interested residents are developing a Neighbourhood Plan for Blackwater and Hawley parish.

This will be an opportunity to address town planning matters and promote a better town and country environment. A primary goal is how we can improve Blackwater and Hawley. To this end, we are collecting residents’ views on how they would like Blackwater and Hawley to develop and to identify a vision and objectives that will attract widespread support.

Therefore, we hope you will be able to complete the questionnaire below.

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Question 1.

What is your connection to Blackwater and Hawley? (Tick all that apply)

- Required.
This is required
Question 2.

Housing - Who should identify future sites for housing development in the Neighbourhood Plan?

The Community via the Neighbourhood Plan
Builders and Developers should decide
Hart District Council should decide
Question 3.

Housing - Can you recommend any sites for development within the Parish?

Question 4.

Housing - What profile of development is more important? (Please rank importance from 1 to 4, where 1 is highest)

1 of 4 - Starter Homes (Smaller apartments). Select to start reordering
Starter Homes (Smaller apartments)
2 of 4 - Senior Living Accommodation. Select to start reordering
Senior Living Accommodation
3 of 4 - Mixed Use Developments. Select to start reordering
Mixed Use Developments
4 of 4 - Family/Larger Homes. Select to start reordering
Family/Larger Homes
Question 5.

Housing - Which of these do you consider to be important considerations for housing development or modification?

To match the current style and size of the nearby area
To use modern or innovative design
To use sustainable design and be energy efficient
Question 6.

Historical - Are there any historical attributes of Blackwater and Hawley that you think should be protected? (e.g. the London mile marker stones)

Question 7.

Green Infrastructure - Thinking about Blackwater and Hawley's green spaces...

Trees and green areas should be protected from development
The public areas in residential areas should be “greened” by provision of flowers, shrubs and trees
Wildlife should be protected and habitats improved where necessary
Litter and graffiti should be removed as soon as possible
Question 8.

Green infrastructure - Are there any other environmental improvements that you would like to see?

Question 9.

Leisure - How important are the following leisure facilities in Blackwater and Hawley?

Play areas
Leisure Centre gym
Sports facilities at the Leisure Centre (e.g. sports pitches)
Facilities for groups to meet at Hawley Memorial Hall and Leisure Centre
Hawley Green
Private facilities (e.g. private gyms and leisure classes at private facilities)
Water sports at Hawley Sailing Club
Question 10.

Leisure - How well do existing leisure facilities in Blackwater and Hawley cater for the following groups?:

Young children
Families
Teenagers
Adults
Senior adults
Question 11.

Leisure - Are there any other leisure facilities that you would like to be available in Blackwater and Hawley (for example: areas to socialise, allotments)? If so, please specify:

Question 12.

Transport - How well do existing transport facilities in Blackwater and Hawley cater for our needs?
Local roads
Bus services
Rail network
Cycle paths
Footpaths
Town centre car parking
Question 13.

Transport - Are there improvements to transport facilities you would like to see in Blackwater and Hawley? If so, please specify:

Question 14.

Town Centre and Employment - How often do you use Blackwater town centre?

Question 15.

Town Centre and Employment - What types of businesses do you (mostly) visit in Blackwater town centre?

This is required
Question 16.

Town centre and Employment - Should the current mix of shops and amenities in Blackwater town centre be maintained?

This is required
Question 17.

Town centre and Employment - Thinking about the current layout of Blackwater town centre...

Question 18.

Finally, if you would like to remain informed about the Neighbourhood Plan please leave your email address below:
(We will not share your email address with anyone else and will only use it to contact you regarding the Neighbourhood Plan)