Placemaking

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

Getting the basics right such as good maintenance, cleaning, rubbish removal, graffiti removal, removal of damaged or obsolete street furniture. This needs to be carried out year on year not just when it gets so bad people complain or stop coming. If this isn't the minimum standard anything else that is done will always have a backdrop of deprivation.

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

Tired, dirty, unsafe, lacking love.

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

Community spirit, there are many organisations and people that do some amazing things to help their fellow man within Colchester.

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)

Somewhat distinctive

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

Stop cars parking on pavements.

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

No choices made

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

Yes

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

Nothing chosen

Please state the other transport corridor:

No answer given

Please explain why you have chosen those transport corridors:

No answer given

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)

Don't know

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)

Employment, Green Spaces and Ecology, Housing, Education, Leisure and Culture, Retail, Food Production

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

Urban Area of Colchester (outside of City Centre) , Large Towns and Villages

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

Insulation, air or ground source heat pumps, photovoltaic solar panels, grey water capture. No gas.

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

Other, Bungalows, Detached, Semi Detached, Maisonette, Flats, Terrace

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

Yes

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

No answer given

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

No answer given

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

Safe, Warm in winter and cool in summer, Own front door, Private garden, Affordable to run, Affordable to rent/buy

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

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

Yes

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

Street parking can cause congestion and is rarely sufficient. Where roads are not wide enough cars park on pavements causing issues for pedestrians.

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?

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

If there is sufficient off road parking near the property this would prevent the issues mentioned above.

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

Don't know

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

No answer given

2. Which facilities make a community?

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 , Doctors surgeries, dentists, hospitals and other medical centres

Please specify other facilities:

No answer given

3. What do you consider to be your community?

Other

Please specify what you consider to be your community:

The organisations you interact with, the clubs you are a member of, family, places you work.

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

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

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

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

Nothing chosen

Please specify which other sectors:

No answer given

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

Car

Please state which other transport method:

No answer given

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

Car

Please state which other transport method:

No answer given

Please explain why you prefer to use this transport method:

Public transport would cost more and more than triple the time it takes to get to work. Work is too far to walk. Cycling doesn't fit with how I need to travel and most of the year the weather is not suitable.

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)

Not Applicable

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

To exercise , Other

Please specify:

Sport which is not exercise.

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

Stop dumping sewage in rivers and the sea. Tougher penalties and more enforcement for fly tipping.

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

Countryside, Coastline, Rivers and waterways, National Landscapes – Dedham Vale (previously known as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty), Conservation Areas, Historic Buildings, Archaeological Sites

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

No answer given

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

No answer given

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

No uploaded files for public display

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

No answer given

Include images and/or examples from Colchester, Essex or elsewhere.

No uploaded files for public display

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

No answer given

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

Nothing chosen

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

Nothing chosen

Comments:

No answer given

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

Nothing chosen

Please explain why you are satisfied/dissatisfied:

No answer given

7. Should all new buildings have solar panels?

Yes

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

Retail, leisure,

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

Chain Shops e.g H&M, Boots, River Island etc, Cafes, Restaurants, Leisure facilities e.g. cinema, bowling, games, Local and Independent Shops, Cultural facilities e.g. arts centre, theatre, music venue, Bars/Pubs, Medical facilities e.g. doctors, pharmacy, dentist, health hub, Housing

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

Sports facilities, Access to green spaces, Multi-functional or co-located spaces e.g. children’s play area and outdoor gym, More regular maintenance, Improved safety e.g. lighting, pathways, multiple entrances and exits, More variety of spaces, More connected spaces, Improved accessibility within the space, Walking/cycling routes, Access to shops and services, Better accessibility to spaces e.g. not reliant on the car to get there, Designated dog walking area

Please specify what else promotes healthy and active lifestyles:

No answer given

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

Other

Please state what other barriers:

Too far to walk to work and cycling is not a workable option.

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