As you will all know the first questionnaire has been completed and out of the 789 sent out, responses were received from 136 parishioners. Thank you for taking the time to fill them in.
The feedback evening held on February 13th proved very successful with lots of people attending during the evening. Many thanks to the Community Group for organising the refreshments, to Jane Tapping for putting up a display of photographs showing how the parish has changed over the years and to the Village Hall Committee for the use of its display boards.
There were displays of all the general comments made along with graphs showing the results of the specific questions. Members of the NPG were on hand to answer questions and receive any further comments.
Also on show were some initial ideas on possible housing with the possible inclusion of light industry but at this stage there are no firm plans on the table.
There have been discussions between North Dorset District Council (the planning authority) and the potential developers of two brown field sites in the parish. The agents for the developers have attended Parish Council meetings to put forward suggestions and ideas about how to give the parish what it needs and the best way of doing that.
The group now has to analyse all the data received and liaise with Dorset County Council, North Dorset District Council and possibly other agencies regarding highway and access issues, the general infrastructure of the area and anything else which needs further discussion.
Thank you once again for taking part. As the plan progresses there will be further questionnaires and feedback events so that you can be involved in the whole process and have your say in how the parish develops.
If you are interested in joining the group you would be very welcome, please contact the Clerk to the Parish Council email: [email protected]
