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21 November 2016
www.enventure.co.uk
Histon & Impington Parish CouncilNeighbourhood Plan Consultation 2016
Key Findings
Background
• Neighbourhood Plan - vision for Histon & Impington area over next 15 years
• Put policies in place to help deliver vision and influence planning permission for development
• Survey to consult with people who live, work and study in H&I (and visit) about issues, priorities and ideas, as well likes and dislikes
• Findings will be used to draft initial Plan
Methodology
• 3 focus groups and 11 in depth interviews
• Questionnaire design
• Paper survey distributed to all addresses in H&I with pre-paid envelope to return them
• Online survey, publicised via social media, website and posters
• 2,167 responses received over 4 week period
Mixed methodology - quantitative and qualitative
Where responses came from
Survey respondent profile
Live here
Work here
Study here
Own or manage business here
Visit for shopping
Visit for restaurants, bars and cafes
Other
71%
11%
28%
4%
19%
16%
5%
One
Two
Three or more
14%
31%
55%
Under 16
16-24
25-44
45-64
65+
Prefer not to say
36%
2%
15%
23%
19%
5%
Male
Female
Prefer not to say
43%
51%
6%
Gender
Relationship to H&I Age
Number of people in household
Perceptions of Histon & Impington today
82% like the community
“There is a community spirit. You’ve only got to sit on the bench for
five minutes and someone will come and talk to you.”
“If you live in Histon you get the best of both worlds. You do get the rural village life, but also the amenities
immediately on your doorstep.”
“People feel engaged with
the community that they are a
part of. ”
Histon & Impington in the future
“Friendly” and “Safe” community in 15 years’ time
“Although there will be growth and there will be
changes, it would be nice if it remained a distinctive community rather than a suburb of Cambridge.”
More traffic
Pressure on medical facilities
Affordability of housing
Pressure on school places
58%
44%
38%
34%
Biggest worries about the future
Facilities in Histon & Impington
Importance Require improvement
Availability of medical services
Availability of school places
Availability of footpaths & cycle routes
Facilities for older people
Availability of informal open space
Availability of formal open space
Facilities for children & young people to meet
Supply of affordable homes
94%
90%
89%
87%
87%
85%
84%
81%
Availability of medical services
Supply of affordable homes
Availability of footpaths & cycle routes
Availability of car parking
Availability of school places
Facilities for children & young people to meet
Availability of informal open space
Facilities for older people
54%
53%
49%
47%
44%
39%
38%
35%
Additional housing neededWhat do we need more of in Histon & Impington?
“I think there needs to be additional, properly affordable housing so people don’t feel
they have to move away from this community if they’ve
grown up here.”
Affordable or starter homes (1-2 beds)
"Growing family" homes (2-3 beds)
Downsize homes for older people
Low cost rental housing
Family homes (3-4 beds)
Bungalows
Flats / Apartments
Care home places
Sheltered housing
Larger homes (5+ beds)
66%
61%
54%
53%
52%
44%
43%
39%
39%
23%
16%
22%
19%
21%
29%
31%
31%
20%
24%
54%
17%
17%
26%
27%
19%
25%
26%
40%
37%
22%
Building on the Green BeltWhat do you think about building on the Green Belt?
Don't agree any new houses should be built on Green Belt
Willing to accept some new houses, as long as there's significant delivery of affordable houses
Relaxed about development on Green Belt
None of above
Don't know
44%
38%
8%
4%
6%
“On brownfield, on some of the disused sites, not onto virgin Green Belt.”
Size of future housing developments
Almost six in ten agree with smaller developments, but most do not agree with larger ones
What size developments should be allowed?
Small developments (less than 100 houses)
Single housing plots
Medium developments (100-250 houses)
Large developments (250+ houses)
57%
56%
24%
11%
37%
34%
71%
83%
6%
11%
5%
6%
Location of housing developments23% suggested
north east of community
28% said “NO” to new developments
Development for energy projects
Comfort with allowing development for energy projects on Histon & Impington’s Green Belt land
Don't knowUncomfortableNeitherComfortable
10%
28%
17%
46%
Expansion of light industrial site
Comfort with expansion of light industrial site off Butt Lane
Comfortable Neither Uncomfortable Don't know
61%
16% 15%
8%
Traffic and speeding in the community
58% worry about more traffic in the future “The traffic is getting a bit crazy.”
37% in favour of changing traffic routes to avoid sensitive areas
“Anywhere where you’ve got schoolchildren about I think should be 20mph zones.”
“In this village all through traffic comes through on the main road…I think the only option here is for us to look
at a bypass.”
33% in favour of introducing 20mph zones in the community
Parking in the community
47% think that the availability of car parking needs improving
“We have a perennial problem outside the
infant school in particular with some
people parking grossly irresponsibly.”
31% worry about car parking in the future
“If I’m trying to cycle my children home
safely then the number of parked cars makes it very
difficult.”
“People bring their cars and park in Impington to get to the guided bus or to the ordinary bus simply
to save on the fare from Cottenham.”
17% want to see more parking restrictions
Perceptions of local public transport
55% in favour of direct bus services into Cambridge
“They’re supposed to be every 20 minutes but I could be
waiting 40 minutes for a bus.”
51% would like to see a new guided bus stop towards north west of
community
“If we could have another stop for the guided bus at the other end of the village I think that
would really help.”
“I choose to drive in, because if I take the children in, it’s
pushing ten pounds to get there and back.”
Cycling and walking in the community
59% think best way to reduce traffic and pollution is to improve cycle paths
“If you really promoted it as a cycling village and put in some
more cycle lanes and then I think you would alleviate some of that. I definitely know people who don’t
need to drive at all, but they never really think of cycling.”
49% think availability of footpaths and cycle routes need improving and
89% think this is important
“I never cycle into Cambridge because I’m terrified of the
traffic.”
Things for young people to do
36% of respondents were aged under 16 & 26% of them agreed that there was nothing for young people to do
Youth / social club
Better sports facilities
Safe meeting places
More parks
Skate park
27%
20%
18%
13%
10%
What is missing?
21% overall agreed that there is nothing for young people to do
Business in Histon & Impington
15% said they worked for, owned or ran business in H&I. Of these, 41% were based at home
Nothing / no support needed
Provide more parking areas
Better Broadband / wifi / mobile coverage
Improve public transport / transport links
20%
16%
13%
11%
How can Parish Council support your business?
“Where is the parking going to be for people to visit those
businesses?”
“Broadband is absolutely appalling in certain pockets
of the village…”
“The only thing they could really do is mention us every now and again”
Key subgroup differences
Significant differences between under 16s and residents aged 16+
Indicator Under 16s Residents 16+
Agree that there is nothing for young people to do
26% 17%
Want community to be described as ‘modern’ in future
30% 5%
Worry about fewer jobs and businesses in future
18% 10%
Think employment opportunities need improving 34% 15%
Think more low cost rental housing is needed in the community
66% 49%
Think more family homes are needed in the community
62% 49%
Enventure Conclusions (not Parish Council)
Medical facilities &
school places seen as
important
Many people think they
need improvement
Important for future if
community continues to
expand
Expectation that
community will expand
Important that H&I retains it identity and continues to be “safe” and
“friendly”
Ensure that H&I does
not become a suburb of
CambridgeOpinion divided on whether to
build houses on Green Belt
Some willing to accept it if it provides affordable
homes, others against
it
If building on Green Belt,
small developments
and single plots only
Traffic and parking are increasing problems
Traffic biggest worry and almost half
think parking needs
improving
Could potentially get worse in the
future without action taken
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