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1. What do you think makes a good place to live or work? (limit to 250 words)

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2. Choose up to five words that describe the local area in which you live (limit to 5 words)

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3. What do you like about where you live? (word limit 250)

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4. To what extent do you consider the character of Colchester to be distinctive? i.e. you know you are in Colchester by the character of the area (select one)

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5. If you could change one thing about the local area in which you live, what would it be? (limit to 250 words)

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1. Where should growth be located in Colchester as a priority? (rank highest to lowest priority)

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2. Should growth be located in a new large scale community?

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3. Which transport corridors could growth be directed to? (select all that apply)

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Please state the other transport corridor:

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Please explain why you have chosen those transport corridors:

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4. Should there continue to be a strong preference to protect rural communities and only support small scale development (1 or 2 homes) in the most rural areas? (select one)

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5. Rank these land uses from most to least important, which you think need additional growth in Colchester to 2041 (rank highest to lowest priority)

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Which areas of Colchester do you think there are opportunities for higher density housing? (select all that apply)

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1. What features do you expect to be incorporated in a new home? (limit to 250 words)

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3. Rank these housing types from most to least likely that you would want to live in Colchester by 2041 (rank highest to lowest)

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4. Should the housing of specific groups i.e students, retirement living, aging population etc be integrated alongside other general housing?

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Please explain why specific group housing should or should not be integrated alongside other general housing:

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5. What makes a good quality home? (limit to 250 words)

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6. Rank these qualities of a home from most important to least important (rank highest to lowest)

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7. Do you require a separate space or room for home working?

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8. Do you need car parking as part of your home?

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Please explain why car parking is/isn't needed:

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9. If you consider car parking is required as part of your home, does this need to be provided within the plot? i.e. directly in front of or adjacent to your home?

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Please explain why car parking does/doesn't need to be provided within the plot:

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10. Should all new homes have access to an electric car charging point?

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1. What do you think makes a good community? (limit to 250 words)

Our historic settlements, growing proportionately and not threatened by endless urban sprawl Colchester needs to: 1. Look again at brownfield sites, across the entire Borough 2. Look at infrastructure first, not housing first 3. Plan for transit-oriented development, with compact & walkable 15-min developments 4. Stop car-dependent and low-density planning - no new link roads 5. Reduce the housing target - taking into account environmental constraints 6. Carry out a new Strategic Market Housing Assessment and address the needs identified Footnote 27 of the NPPF: 27 In doing so, strategic policies should promote an effective use of land and optimise site densities in accordance with chapter 11. This is to ensure that homes are built in the right places, to prioritise brownfield and other under-utilised urban sites, to utilise existing infrastructure, and to allow people to live near the services they rely on, making travel patterns more sustainable.

2. Which facilities make a community?

Primary Schools , Secondary Schools, Universities, and other educational facilities , Community centres/village halls , Open space, allotments and play areas , Sports clubs and centres , Local shops , Leisure and cultural centres , Cafes, restaurants, bars and pubs/public house , Places of worship and cemeteries , Libraries , Doctors surgeries, dentists, hospitals and other medical centres

Please specify other facilities:

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3. What do you consider to be your community?

Parish/Ward

Please specify what you consider to be your community:

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4. Is it important that services and facilities are located close together?

Yes

1. Where do you think jobs should be created? Rank these locations from highest to lowest priority

Colchester City Centre, Urban Area of Colchester (outside of City Centre), Large Settlements, Small Settlements

2. Which sectors of employment do you think new jobs are needed? (select all that apply)

Other

Please specify which other sectors:

These are silly questions. We can't create employment.

3. Which transport method do you currently use to travel to work?

Cycling or wheeling

Please state which other transport method:

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4. Which transport method would you prefer to use to travel to work?

Bus

Please state which other transport method:

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Please explain why you prefer to use this transport method:

These are silly questions - we need more choices. The obvious answer is that everyone needs to have good ,affordable, regular, alternatives to car use.

5. If you are a home/remote or hybrid worker, would you consider using facilities or working from a co working hub? i.e not the office or your home (select one)

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1. Why do you visit a public space, such as a park, playing field or beach? (select all that apply)

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Please specify:

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2. How do you think the natural environment can be best enhanced? (select all that apply)

The natural environment should be left alone and not over-developed. This question is worded badly as there is a difference between 'green infrastructure' for humans and natural spaces.

3. Rank these elements of the existing environment in order of their priority to be protected and enhanced (rank highest to lowest priority)

Countryside

4. How do you think heritage assets* can best be enhanced? (limit to 250 words)

The ranking exercise above is appalling. We should protect all of the above. I selected only Countryside because it includes all of the above.

1. What do you think is good design? (limit to 250 words)

Transit-oriented development Co-creation with communities Mixed use High density (not sky rise - terraces & mansion blocks) Varied styles - not the orange boxes that we see on the edge of so many historic villages (e.g at Eight Ash Green on the A1124 which can be seen like blots on the landscape from Fordham) FREIBURG's Vauban & Rieselfeld Dutch Nursery Development in Coggeshall - good example of community consulted development that

Please include images and/or examples from Colchester, Essex or elsewhere

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2. What do you think is bad design? (limit to 250 words)

Identikit orange boxes that are an eyesore Car dependent development Low density sprawl Use of green field

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3. What does beauty mean to you? (limit to 250 words)

COUNTRYSIDE AND OUR HISTORIC VILLAGES Coggeshall Long Melford Nayland East Bergholt

4. Are you aware of the national requirement for Authority wide design codes*?

Yes

5. At what scale do you think design codes would be most effective?

City Wide

Comments:

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6. How satisfied are you with the appearance of new developments being built in Colchester? (select one)

Very dissatisfied

Please explain why you are satisfied/dissatisfied:

They are invariably: car-dependent green field low density orange boxes

7. Should all new buildings have solar panels?

Yes

1. What do you want from Colchester City Centre? (limit to 250 words)

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2. Rank these services and facilities in order of their importance for being located within Colchester City Centre (rank highest to lowest)

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1. What does a place need to promote healthy and active lifestyles? Rank these in order of importance, from most to least important

Walking/cycling routes, Better accessibility to spaces e.g. not reliant on the car to get there

Please specify what else promotes healthy and active lifestyles:

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2. What barriers do you face which prevent or reduce your ability to travel in a more active way? (tick all that apply)

Lack of segregated pathways

Please state what other barriers:

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