Packington Nook Residents’ Association

Consultation on Local Development Planning

In November and December 2008, we surveyed households across Ashby and Packington for views on key questions in the NW Leicestershire Local Development Framework (LDF) consultation. The LDF is the process used by the planning authority to plan housing and industrial development, infrastructure and services towards the year 2026.

The questions we asked related to important questions we felt should be asked of all residents – in particular, the possibility of Ashby being targeted for large-scale development.

This will be presented as a deputation to the full meeting of North West Leicestershire District Council on Thursday 26th February 2009.  See the deputation document here.

The results are overwhelmingly conclusive. From 1456 responses, over 95% of households stated they were against large-scale development and wanted 500 additional homes or less. Residents also showed they had strong concerns about the infrastructure in Ashby – with many agreeing strongly that health services, roads, public transport and sewage systems were already struggling to cope with the existing population.

The results were presented to Ian Nelson – Head of Planning Policy at NW Leicestershire Council in December 2008 and will form an important part of the PNRA response to the consultation, which we expect to submit in February 2009. There are 94 questions altogether – visit our Links page to see the full document.

On specific sites – households tended to have preferences away from their locality. However, the Packington Nook site stands out as one everyone would strongly object to development – 55% of respondees.

Our thanks to our supporters and everyone who helped complete the survey.

The full results (including per-area) are located on a spreadsheet here – and summarised as follows:

ASHBY LOCAL DEVELOPMENT SURVEY

QUESTION 1: HOUSING CAPACITY

The Council's options on new housing distribution are shown below.  Which option do you prefer?

Option	Ashby	Coalville	Castle Donington	Ibstock	Kegworth	Measham
1	500	9800	500	100	50	50
2	2400	8000	350	100	75	75
3	1800	5400	1200	1000	800	800
4	500	7700	1000	1000	400	400

Note: Option 1 is NWLDC's preferred  option

QUESTION 2: HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN ASHBY

Bearing in mind your answer to question 1, please order 1-5 the following sites within Ashby you feel should be developed.

Site	Dwelling Capacity
Moira Road	145
Leicester Road	400
Holywell Spring Farm (Burton Road)	500
Money Hill (North of Ashby)	1600
Packington Nook (South of Ashby)	1100

Residents rated 1 is their most preferred, 5 is their least preferred

QUESTION 3: AFFORDABLE HOUSING

The Council has recommended 40% affordable housing in all new developments for Ashby. What % of affordable housing would you like to see?

                10% □                   20%  □                 40%  □                 60%  □                  80%  □

QUESTION 4: SITES FOR TRAVELLERS

Where should sites for gypsies and travellers be located?

□  As part of identified housing development sites

□  On specific free standing sites on the edge of rural towns

QUESTION 5: LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND SERVICES

Which infrastructure most needs expanding in Ashby?   Please circle each category

Rank 1-5	Infrastructure	Rank	Infrastructure
1   2   3   4   5	Doctors  / Hospital / Dentist	1   2   3   4   5	Public Transport
1   2   3   4   5	Junior Schools	1   2   3   4   5	Community Centre
1   2   3   4   5	High School / Senior School	1   2   3   4   5	Leisure facility/ Parks
1   2   3   4   5	Road System / Car Parks	1   2   3   4   5	Sewage System

1 is least needed.  5 is most needed

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