Closing date: 25th September 2020

When the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan was written in 2018, it contained our own policies on where residents wanted homes built, where employment or business should be located, what community buildings or structures were important to us and how we wanted planners to protect our landscape.

Our Plan was examined by an appointee of the Planning Authority and was voted on by residents during a referendum and approved by a large majority. It was then formally adopted by West Dorset District Council on 19th February 2019.

The current council, Dorset Council, stated in March 2020 that they still do not have provision of land to cover 5 years’ housing need therefore, where a Neighbourhood Plan is more than 2 years old, planners will no longer give weight to it when they make planning decisions.

Holwell Parish Council propose to review and amend the Holwell Neighbourhood Plan to ensure its policies are still relevant and to update the plan to reflect any local changes such as the lack of any bus service for Holwell residents or changes due to the building of housing at Westbourne and Crouch Lane. When reviewed, the Parish Council will submit the Plan for approval to Dorset Council to ensure we have a plan valid beyond February 2021.

This questionnaire has been prepared to get your views on the current plan. Please complete one so we are able to take account of your views in the review. You can find additional information and relevant documents at:

https://holwellneighbourhoodplan.co.uk

https://www.dorsetcouncil.gov.uk/planning-buildings-land/planning-policy/dorset-council-planning-policy/neighbourhood-plans-in-dorset/holwell-neighbourhood-plan.aspx
Please complete this questionnaire if you live in the parish of Holwell and are 18 years or older and eliglble to vote in local council elections.  If there is more than one person in your household that meets these criteria, each person shoudl complete a column (Person 1, Person 2...)

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* Please write the number shown on the top right of your paper questionnaire in the space below.
If you have lost the paper copy, please contact the NP team for a new number.  This is simply to avoid duplicate entries.

Your thoughts on the Neighbourhood Plan policies

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* Do you think the 11 policies in the Plan are still appropriate for Holwell?

  Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4
Yes
No
Unsure
If you ticked 'yes' and have no further comments to add, you can skip the rest of the survey and click on 'submit' to finish.

However, if you wish to suggest any changes to one or more of the policies, please tick the policy which you wish to amend, and add details below:

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* There are 3 policies on housing matters:
Please tick any which you would like to see changed

  Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4
Policy H1: Amount and Location of New Housing
Policy H2: Preventing Backland Development
Policy H3: Affordable Housing Prioritised For Local People
NEW policy needed

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* There are 2 policies on community matters:
Please tick any which you would like to see changed

  Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4
Policy C1: Important Community Facilities
Policy C2: Public Rights of Way
NEW policy needed

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* There are 2 policies on business and employment:
Please tick any which you would like to see changed

  Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4
Policy EB1: Locations for Employment and Business
Policy EB2: Camping and Caravanning sites
NEW policy needed

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* There are 4 policies on landscape, wildlife, buildings etc:
Please tick any which you would like to see changed

  Person 1 Person 2 Person 3 Person 4
Policy E1: Locally Important Views
Policy E2: Woodlands, Wildlife and Landscape Features
Policy E3: Buildings and Structures of Local Importance
Policy E4: Design
NEW policy needed
And finally...

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* Please use the space below to add to or make any other comments.

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* Please note: your name and contact details will not be published, but may help us if we need to contact you for further clarification on the issues that you have raised.  We do need permission under data protection laws to hold any identifying personal information for the purposes of finalising this Neighbourhood Development Plan – so if you do not give your permission please leave your details (below) blank.

Your name and contact details:

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