HOUSING & DESIGN

Survey Results / Level of Support / Your Comments
(on yellow stickies please)
Affordable housing for those with a local connection, and for key workers, was favoured by respondents to the Questionnaire.
Do you agree? If not, please explain why …….. / 85% / Yes local people need homes
Yes
Yes
Yes agree
Small additional development, like Newlands Gardens, supported
The best site, and the one I support, is D (Along Rackham Road from Hurst Cottages to Crossgates). Not F, I, C, B, H, A
What factors should be considered in selecting sites for affordable housing?
Land within the settlements of Hurst Cottages and Newlands Gardens has been proposed for affordable housing.Do you agree that these are the best locations?
Can you suggest other sites for affordable housing? / The land next to newlands gardens (east of) seems best for this
“D”. Good access, less dense - = low pressure, good garden space
Yes I agree. Small development like Newlands Gardens
NOT football field
“E”
From the Questionnaire results, there was no consensus on the design of affordable housing.
Do you agree that new affordable housing should be sympathetic to its surroundings?
How should these design attributes be prioritised for affordable housing?
  1. Internal function
  2. Energy efficiency
  3. Ease of maintenance
  4. Adaptability for future change
  5. Siting for maximum daylight and views
  6. External appearance
Which of the above points should be considered, in what order? / 6,1,2,3,5,4
Affordable housing should be in keeing with surroundings. Priorities 6,1,2,3,4,5
6,5,3,2,1,4
Priority 2.
Yes agree – new housing must be sympathetic to surroundings
Most people agreed that PADS should support new technology to ensure sustainability.
Do you agree?
Does PADS need to be revised to address development outside the Conservation Area? / 94%
58% / Yes
Agree to PADS being updated in this way. Houses outside the Conservation Area are being extended a lot with large glazed windows, so would support, to strengthen planning