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Questions asked and analysis

Questions posed and numerical summary of responses
Summary age groups of persons who responded

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Questions and responses related to open space and green belt land

Question 1 – Do you think Green Belt policies should remain in place to protect the countryside between existing built-up areas?

Question 2 – If you think some development of Green Belt land should be considered, please say what type of development and whereabouts within the Parish

Question 3 – Do you support development on Iver Heath Fields or do you want to see this land retained as public open space within the Green Belt? Please explain the reasons for your answer?

Question 4 – Which open spaces in and immediately around The Ivers are important to you and why? Eg. for cycling, walking, fishing, boating

Question 5 – Do you know of any land in The Ivers that you think could be used, or better used, as public open space or for public recreation? If so, please specify

Question 6 – Are there any existing public open spaces that are not well used and could be used for development? If so, which ones and what type of development would be appropriate?

 

Questions and responses related to housing and mixed use development

Question 8 – Would you support planning policies to require new residential development to provide green spaces free from car parking?

Question 10 – Do you support the greater use and enforcement of Tree Preservation Orders (TPOs) and planning conditions to ensure appropriate tree planting and aftercare on new developments?

Question 18 – Where do you think new housing in The Ivers should be located, and why?

Question 19 – Are there parts of The Ivers where new housing should NOT be sited? If so, where and why?

Question 20 – Do you think some of the brownfield (previously developed) sites in The Ivers should be considered for residential or mixed use redevelopment in preference to building housing on greenfield land?

Question 21 – Please comment on any particular concerns you may have about housing in The Ivers or preferences you have about the type of new housing that should be provided and where it should be located.

Question 24 – How do you think parking should be provided in new housing developments?

Question 25 – In consultations on its emerging local plan, Slough Borough Council is considering asking South Bucks District Council to agree to land within Iver Parish (just to the west of Richings Park) to be allocated for housing as part of a new ‘garden suburb’ extension of Slough. The land in question is within the Green Belt and also part of the Colne Valley Park. Please comment on this proposal, whether or not you consider it acceptable and, if so, what conditions or constraints should apply? If you consider this unacceptable, please say why?

Questions and responses related to shops and Iver High Street

Question 11 – Would you support planning policies that encouraged new or additional shops in appropriate locations throughout The Ivers?

Question 12 – Are there existing shops that you consider offer a vital service to the community? If so, please specify.

Question 13 – Are there areas of The Ivers where a community shop is needed to serve local residents? If so, please say where.

Question 14 – Do you have any other comments about retail provision in The Ivers and how future development may provide appropriate shops

Question 31 – Would you like to see the redevelopment of Iver High Street, and if so what sort of facilities, services and features would you support? Please comment freely on how you would like to see this area redeveloped.

Questions and responses related to heritage and special character

Question 7 – Would you support planning policies to require new development in or around Iver Village, Iver Heath and Richings Park to reflect the existing character of those built-up areas? Please provide comments on the elements of character you consider important (eg. building design, layout, open spaces) and specify the areas.

Question 9 – Are there any buildings, structures or gardens in The Ivers that are not already listed historic assets that you would like to see on a local list and protected by planning policies? If so, please specify exactly which buildings or other features and their location.

Questions and responses related to community facilities

Question 15 – Which existing community facilities are most important to you and why?

Question 16 – Are there significant community facilities that do not exist in The Ivers and that we should try to provide for?

Question 17 – Where and how do you think that community facilities currently missing should be provided? With particular regard to the proposed Parish Council community hub

Questions and responses related to new infrastructure and community benefits

Question 22 – Housing developers can be required to provide new infrastructure or other community benefits in order to make their developments more acceptable in planning terms. Which, if any, new infrastructure or additional community benefits do you think are most needed in The Ivers?

Questions and responses related to transport, highways, footpaths and traffic

Question 23 – Should new housing development include a network of footpaths and cyclepaths to provide easy access to shops and local services, good connections with public transport and integrated with existing public rights of way?

Question 26 – Is the amount of traffic in The Ivers of concern to you? If it is, please say what concerns you most, and name any specific sites, roads or areas.

Question 27 – Do you have any suggestions as to how the amount of traffic through The Ivers could be managed more effectively or the impacts reduced?

 

Questions and responses related to industrial land use and redevelopment

Question 28 – Do you have any general comments about the current industrial use of any of these sites? Please say to which sites your comments refer.

Question 29 – Again with reference to a specific site or sites, do you think they should continue as industrial sites or be redeveloped?

Question 30 – What type of redevelopment of these sites would you support?

Questions and responses related to the Evreham Centre

Question 32 – Approximately how often do you use the old Evreham school premises for its adult education / nursery / sport and leisure facilities, and which of those facilities do you use?

Question 33 – If the Evreham premises were redeveloped, would you like to see the existing facilities retained within The Ivers and if so where?

Question 34 – Would you support the redevelopment of the Evreham site for a new secondary school or any other use? Please specify what other use.