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3.8 AREAS OF TOWN TO BE IMPROVED

Electricity Pylon Picture

Seven specific sites were named as choices, provoking 7,041 responses, with 152 (6%) suggesting other examples.

Sites Responses Percentage
The Old Health Centre/Library 1,651 70
Mill Street 1,308 56
The Oil Depot 1,025 44
Pylons and Overhead Wires 1,016 43
Union Street 880 38
Town Square Building 648 28
Saffron Park 361 15

Extra comments were made about the lack of screening and landscaping of Saffron Park. The safety position of two petrol stations and the Oil Depot in close proximity also produced extra comments.

Recommendation: The Town Centre Action Group should note the above comments and devise an action plan to address regeneration in the parts of the Town that are identified.

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3.9 SHOP APPEARANCE AND ACCESS
  • 86% felt that the outside appearance of Kingsbridge shops was good

85% felt that the interior appearance was also good
60% found it was easy to move around inside the shops

  • However, only 25% found access to shops of an acceptable standard.

"More shops, less Estate Agents and Charity shops"

"Very few shops cater for wheelchairs or prams"

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3.10 IMPROVING TRADE IN KINGSBRIDGE

2,290 responded to this question with the major response being:Kingsbridge Shopping Bag Promotion Picture

Would Support Responses Percentage
Lower Business Rates 1495 65
Local Produce/Services Campaign 1006 44
Shop in Kingsbridge Scheme 909 40
More Start up Funding 775 34
Better Opening hours 664 29
Carrier Bag Advertising 344 15
Improvements to Shop Fronts 336 15

Recommendation: The above responses, and particularly the problems of access to shops, should be conveyed to traders via the Kingsbridge District Chamber of Commerce.

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Newspapers Picture3.11 INFORMATION ABOUT LOCAL EVENTS

2,354 responses were made to this question and additional comments showed that many really care about the issue. (62%) 1,463 felt well informed.

Suggestions for providing more information included:

  • More Noticeboards (303), and Electronic Noticeboard (158).

  • Most (672), however, were in favour of a regular NEWSLETTER.

Recommendation: The Town Council should evaluate the publication of a regular newsletter.

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3.12 HOUSING

The questions about housing produced very mixed responses.

  • Brick & Cement Picture94 questionnaires identified a member of their household requiring alternative accommodation.

  • 66 were said to be in need now, 40 over the next 3 years and 37 over the next 4-10 years.

The type of accommodation required for these was:

Starter homes to buy 45
Starter homes to rent 38
Family homes to buy 13
Sheltered housing 8
Residential care 3
Other 11

Type Of Housing Graph

The more general questions on housing produced many more responses, particularly to those asking which specific groups of people need housing, what type of housing is required and what is acceptable housing development

  • Provision for the First Time Buyer is seen as important by 50% of respondents.

  • 37% would like to see more Council/Housing Association housing. A need for Private rented accommodation was expressed by 17%, for Sheltered Accommodation by 17% and Family Housing by 23%.

  • 20% offered no opinion.

"Ensure low cost housing does not become holiday homes"

People varied considerably on what they saw as acceptable housing development.

Housing Picture67% would like to see the Conversion of Redundant Buildings.

22% want Single Dwellings. 36% would like to see small group development of less than 10 houses 13% are in favour of flats and only 11% of Carefully Designed Larger Groups. 14% would like to see no further housing development.

  • 95 people would like to be re-housed in Kingsbridge and 12 elsewhere in the South Hams.

  • 28 people had spent less than 1 year on the Housing Register; 23 had spent 1-2 years, 25 between 2-4 years and 26 more than 4 years.

  • 2520 responded to the question asking if they were a permanent resident of Kingsbridge and only 29 (1%) were not.

Recommendation: The above findings should be brought to the attention of the Local Plan Review Team, the SHDC Housing department and the South Hams Housing Association.

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3.13 SPORT

Replies were invited to the questions whether the Sporting Facilities in the area were adequate and which facilities would be used if they could be provided and with what frequency.

  • 73% of the 2,463 who responded said that the provision of Sporting Facilities was adequate. 16% felt it was not and 11% offered no opinion, often proffering the reason of advanced age.

21 other suggestions included a roller rink, ten-pin bowling alley or netball court.

Use of Sports Facilities Graph

Cyclists Picture

"I’m 92 are you mad!"

"Cycle and foot trails along the Estuary would be very nice"

Recommendation: The Town Council should work with appropriate bodies to improve the sports facilities in the Town.

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