Earlier this year the Village Hall Committee initiated an Appraisal, to give people the opportunity to say how they want the community to develop. The survey was designed and administered by a small Steering Group who sought the views of others in trying to identify issues to be addressed by Parish, District and County Councils.

The survey is now complete.

Thank you to all the residents of Hennock and Teign Village who responded: 133 households replied to the 184 questionnaires delivered, representing an excellent 72% return. This report provides a summary of the results, together with recommendations, and will form an agenda for our community over the next 5-10 years

The final outcome of the Appraisal will probably affect everyone who lives here, so it is important that this meeting involves as many people as possible, and becomes more than just a ‘talk’ session. Things can only be changed if we ourselves, the people of Hennock and Teign Village, choose to do so. This doesn’t necessarily mean that we have to solve everything on our own: there are agencies and organisations that can do a lot for us if we only talk to them. One of the objectives for the public meeting will be to look at the help that we can draw on and how we can use it effectively.

Your interest and support is vital if our community is to improve. We hope that you will find this report interesting and thought provoking, and look forward to seeing you on 25^th.

Finally, a big ‘Thank You’ to

• Sue Murphy and her colleagues at the Community Council of Devon
• The Rural Development Programme
• The Parish Council
• Dartmoor National Park

for their financial and moral support throughout the appraisal process

Hennock & Teign Village Appraisal Steering Group.

November 1999

A total of 349 people live in the 133 households who responded. Most households were in Hennock (55%) with 25% in Teign Village and the remaining 20% living in the outlying areas.

Most households have two people, but there are twenty who live on their own.

Looking at broad age ranges there are 46 children aged up to ten, who will become tomorrow’s teenagers. At present 21% of the community is under sixteen while 16% is over sixty.

15 children attend nursery school; 28 attend primary and 25 secondary school.

Only those aged 11 and over were asked to complete the survey and a total of 294 responded. As expected, the numbers of men and women in each age range was very close except in the 17-21 range where twice as many men responded (8 men, 4 women) and in the over-75 range where unusually, there are only two women to six men.

88% have an opinion on this, with 41% wanting housing for local people and 31% for young people. A significant proportion (26%) feels that no housing is needed. When asked what type of housing is needed, 34% would prefer Owner Occupied; 30% District Council Rented, and 10% Private rented, while 32% feel that no type of housing is needed. When the question becomes more specific, 24% want housing to increase by up to ten houses and 37% want no increase over the next ten years. Considering what development is acceptable, most (35%) say "None" with 29% happy with single infilling; 24% with small group infills and 23% who would accept expansion on the edge of the built-up area.