STAPLEHURST NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN. RESULTS OF THE VILLAGE VISIONING EVENT 12 th SEPTEMBER 2013

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1 STAPLEHURST NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN RESULTS OF THE VILLAGE VISIONING EVENT 12 th SEPTEMBER 2013 urbanism

2 / 2 RESULTS FROM THE VILLAGE VISIONING EVENT SEPTEMBER 2013

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4 / 4 doc. ref: 099_Q_131005_Feria-Urbanism_FINAL Feria Urbanism is a planning + design studio that specialises in urban design, urban planning, urban strategies, public participation and community engagement. Established in 2007, we have been involved in a diverse range of projects across the UK and have developed key skills in organising community engagement events that inform urban and rural strategies. contact for further information Richard Eastham Feria Urbanism (0) (0) All maps within this document are reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty s Stationary Office. Crown Copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown Copyright and may lead to prosecution and civil proceedings. The Maidstone Borough Council Licence No , 2011.

5 / Final Report / Visioning Event VILLAGE VISIONING page 07 Starting the planning process page 10 Task 01 Results page 14 Task 02 Results page 18 Task 03 Results CONTENTS page 22 Task 04 Results page 26 Task 05 Results / 5 page 30 Task 06 Results page 34 Copies of the workshop materials / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

6 / 6 IDENTIFYING POLICY THEMES FOR THE PLAN

7 / Final Report / Visioning Event THIS SHORT REPORT SETS OUT THE MAIN FINDINGS OF THE VILLAGE VISIONING EVENT HELD IN STAPLEHURST ON The workshop began with a short slideshow from the Feria Urbanism team setting out the planning timetable and process through to October 2013 and then introducing the evening s tasks. The aim of these tasks was to inform the main themes and areas of policy focus for the project moving forward, especially at the three-day event in October. STARTING THE PLANNING PROCESS Task 01 To help understand more about the challenges and opportunities for different demographic groups. All the best planning work is people-focused and this will be no exception. Task 02 To help define what makes Staplehurst unique. Knowing more about the strengths of the village can help inform plan policies that will enhance and protect these positive qualities. Task 03 To help define the main challenges facing the village. The plan process will then prioritise identifying the ways and means of addressing these challenges. Task 04 To learn from other places. Where are the best bits in the local area that can act as inspiration? And where are the recent mistakes we don t wish to repeat? Task 05 If the village is to grow, the context here being the Rural Service Centre designation, which direction will be best and why? This task should not just look at the call for sites candidates but think more widely about all future opportunities. No sites should be ruled in or out at this early stage. Task 06 How do people move around and which are the preferred routes? What are the challenges associated with movement? Not just cars, but all modes of travel. / 7 The way the evening unfolded was as follows: each task was be laid out on a table, with the necessary equipment (plans, pens, stickers etc.) The participants worked in groups and complete each task in order. They had 15 minutes max. to complete the tasks before moving onto the next one in order. The Feria Urbanism team were clock watching the clock and let them know when it was time to move on. In this way, each task was completed multiple times over 90 minutes. This started the process of building a consensus. For example, the same key words are appearing in several tasks showing there is clearly a consistency of opinion developing. The plan can then prioritise these issues. / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

8 / Visioning Event / September 2013 / 8 The workshop format allowed residents to share ideas through a facilitated discussion VILLAGE VISIONING The results from the event have given the parish council team and its professional planning and design consultants a good insight to the key concerns held by residents, businesses and organisations active in Staplehurst. This will provide a valuable platform for further work on the neighbourhood plan. While many of these concerns were widely known beforehand by many involved in the neighbourhood plan, having them expressed and recorded in a public forum such as this is a vital part of the consultation and engagement process necessary for the production of the robust planning document. ALL PLACES ARE EITHER GROWING OR DECLINING. NOTHING STAYS THE SAME. THE REASON STAPLEHURST PARISH COUNCIL HAS COMMITTED ITSELF TO THE PRODUCTION OF A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN IS VILLAGE S DESIGNATION AS A RURAL SERVICE CENTRE BY MAIDSTONE BOROUGH COUNCIL. This designation means that over the next years, land in and around Staplehurst will be allocated by additional new houses. At the time of writing the precise number of new dwellings is unknown (pending further work by Maidstone Borough Council planning team) but it is thought to be least 195 new homes. Many of these will need to be built on green fields at the edges of the village. New development in Staplehurst is therefore inevitable. The opportunity presented by neighborhood planning is to get high quality development of the right scale and to get it located in the right places. While the visioning event identified a genuine community spirit and a sense of pride in Staplehurst it also revealed certain key weaknesses within the village, such as relatively poor quality youth facilities and a fragmented set of services that means the village has no true heart. Therefore, the benefits from new housing developments need to be harnessed to help deliver improvements in these specific areas and in other critical areas of concern. This will not be straightforward as housing growth will present significant challenges in terms of both sensitively locating new houses and the additional pressure it will bring to existing services and facilities (e.g. drainage systems and highways). That said, an important factor that should not be overlooked is that new houses will bring new people. These new people will become new friends and neighbours for the existing residents of Staplehurst. These new residents will bring with them new energy and new ideas that will add to the social life of the village and to the community network of volunteers and activists that keep the village alive. THE VILLAGE NEED NOT THINK OF NEW DEVELOPMENT AS SOMETHING THAT WILL DAMAGE THE CURRENT QUALITIES OF STAPLEHURST BUT AS A MEANS TO STRENGTHEN AND ENHANCE THE QUALITIES THAT MAKES THE PLACE SPECIAL. / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

9 / Final Report / Visioning Event Some of the many different faces that took part in the village visioning event / 9 IT WAS CLEAR FROM THE VARIETY OF FACES AND CHARACTERS THAT TOOK PART IN THE EVENT THAT IN STAPLEHURST IT IS the people that make the place AND THIS PERSONALITY SHOULD BE REFLECTED IN THE FINAL VERSION OF THE NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN Time for tea at the village visioning event / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

10 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 01 PEOPLE + PLACES TEENAGERS No secondary school/first call on nearby school (mentioned 4 times) // Not enough sport/entertainment facilities (mentioned 4 times) // Already have youth clubs/ skate park/good primary school/football and cricket clubs (mentioned 3 times) // Need casual meeting venues both indoor and outdoor // Lack of transport // Little employment in local area // Need independent cheap housing / 10 BUSINESS + EMPLOYERS Faster Broadband // Advertising space for jobs and need website // Accommodation and good business rates are needed // There is space available to expand but this is currently not used // There is an ample work force available // There are small businesses working from home // Freehold units would give more opportunity for local employment // Scattered village/cottage style // Lack of businesses on large scale // Lack of critical mass in retail offering // Have industrial estate, future Sainsbury s PENSIONERS + EMPTY-NESTERS Suitable housing to downsize want bungalows WITH storage, parking and gardens (mentioned 6 times) // Poor bus service - No transport for elderly for medical appointments (mentioned 2 times) // Good to have an imminent supermarket // Have horticultural society/photography/cricket interest groups YOUNG PROFESSIONALS WITHOUT CHILDREN Good rail/road links in some directions // There is parking at the station for commuters // Good to have an imminent supermarket // Currently limited local employment need to travel // Need high speed broadband for ability to work from home // Need good transport potential for schooling // No entertainment but also no late night buses to bring people back from town // Lack of routes and roots Task 01 Workshop participants debate the challenges faced by different demographic groups / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

11 / Final Report / Visioning Event FAMILIES WITH YOUNG CHILDREN There is currently a reasonable supply of appropriate housing // Need to keep affordable housing of a sensible size // Childcare and costs need to be considered // Need a children s centre // Good school/pre-school/toddler groups, however there is a lack of quality nursery care with versatility on times // Primary school at top capacity // No secondary school // GP facilities would be over run // Steps in high street and no footpaths on country lanes // Traffic safety an issue EVERYBODY Buses and trains are expensive and few available (to and from Maidstone/ Tonbridge Wells/Tenterden/Headcorn) - better transport required on North-South Bus routes (mentioned 3 times) // Current lack of parking (mentioned 2 times) // Need suitable housing for all age groups // Need more refined disabled access and care homes // Need a choice of shopping // Preservation of the countryside is a must // Need high speed broadband VISITORS + TOURISTS Limited accommodation for visitors (mentioned 3 times) // Limited parking (mentioned 2 times) // No attractions no incentive to stop (mentioned 2 times) // Visitor centre/museum needed // Need food/drink offers (Tea Shops) // No coherent marketing // Need better signage for visitors (especially buses) // Buses do not connect with trains // Drab station e.g. no useful map of local area // Have Herb Farm, Brattle Farm Museum, Oldest Church Farm, Air Force Memorial at Chickenden Farm EXTRA COMMENTS Two reasons people currently move here; transport link to London and in a school catchment area for other areas such as Maidstone // Roads currently are through roads // When referring to leisure/theatrical facilities, I wouldn t go to Maidstone if you paid me, I loath Maidstone! / 11 STUDENTS No provision within village for secondary education or college, which prompts students to leave the village (mentioned 4 times) // No option to holiday, only to work // Poor bus service to larger towns // High cost of transport // Have to go to Maidstone/Tonbridge as there is nothing here // Lack of suitable independent housing // Have skate park/youth club. Task 01 Workshop participants discuss their ideas / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

12 / Visioning Event / September 2013 Task 01 Results Task 01 Results / 12 Task 01 Results Task 01 Results / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

13 / Final Report / Visioning Event Task 01 Results / 13 Task 01 Results Task 01 Workshop participants debate the challenges faced by different demographic groups / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

14 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 02 THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE The words FRIENDLY and SAFE were used EIGHT times to describe Staplehurst Village. The words INCLUSIVE and GREEN were used SEVEN times to describe Staplehurst Village. The word CLEAN and FUNCTIONAL was used FOUR times to describe Staplehurst Village. The words POTENTIAL, ENTERPRISING, FUN, DYNAMIC, ATTRACTIVE, HAS SOME CHARACTER and HARMONIOUS were used TWICE to describe Staplehurst Village. The words COMMUNITY, TRANSPORT, SPORTY, EMPLOYMENT, CARING, ACTIVE, PERSONAL, INSPIRING, CARING COMMUNITY, UNIQUE, DISTINCTIVE and GOOD RECREATIONAL FACILITIES were used ONCE to describe Staplehurst Village. / 14 When groups chose the word GREEN they were highlighting the need for green spaces. When a group chose FUN there decision was based on the church providing some enjoyable activities. TOP TEN POSITIVE TOP TEN NEGATIVE 1. CARING COMMUNITY 2. FRIENDLY 3. SAFE 4. TRANSPORT 5. INCLUSIVE 7. ACTIVE / FUNCTIONAL 8. POTENTIAL 9. GREEN / ATTRACTIVE / PERSONAL / UNIQUE 10. FUN 1. SOULLESS AS A PLACE 2. NO CENTRE 3. OVERPOPULATED FOR THE FACILITIES 4. DISJOINTED 5. SURROUNDING COUNTRYSIDE 6. POTENTIAL 7. CONGESTED 8. CRANBROOK CATCHMENT 9. UNINSPIRING 10. NOT DISTINCTIVE Task 02 Workshop participants discuss their choices / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

15 / Final Report / Visioning Event One group chose DISTINCTIVE because of the village having some old buildings. One group did highlight that they wanted to choose IMAGINATIVE and ENTERPRISING but currently the village of Staplehurst is not either of these two things. One group was particularly negative of Staplehurst: Soulless as a place (4th place) No centre (5th and 4th place) Surrounding countryside (6th place) Potential (7th place x2) Congested (8th place) Cranbrook Catchment (9th place). Task 02 Results Another group was also adding to the negative words saying that the village is OVERPOPULATED for its FACILITIES, UNINSPIRING (in particular the Village Centre and The Parade) and is not DISTINCTIVE enough (the housing and the architecture). / 15 Task 02 Workshop participants debate the descriptions to be used Task 02 This task was very revealing as to how residents feel about their village / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

16 / Visioning Event / September 2013 Task 02 Results Task 02 Results / 16 Task 02 Results Task 02 Results / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

17 / Final Report / Visioning Event Task 02 Results Task 02 Results / 17 Task 02 Results Task 02 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

18 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 03 DIRECTION OF GROWTH GROWTH TO THE WEST There was a general preference for westwards growth of Staplehurst but concerns raised about how this could be accessed without putting further pressure onto he existing street and road networks. Can new, affordable and low-impact loop streets be introduced in the west to avoid placing further traffic loads onto the central crossroads? GROWTH TO THE EAST This was not ruled out but was seen by many to have more complex challenges as regards landscape impacts and access, especially through existing residential areas. / 18 GROWTH NORTH OF THE RAILWAY LINE This was seen as a possibility due to the emerging critical mass of development that includes the railway station and the new supermarket. However, there was concern about access across the tracks and also finding defensible edges that can provide natural boundaries to growth. WATER + DRAINAGE REQUIREMENTS New housing growth needs to be supported by improved sewage and drainage systems, subject to surveys on the current and future capacity. KEY GROWTH ISSUES [ in no particular order ] CONCERNS ABOUT RIBBON DEVELOPMENT // CAN NEW DEVELOPMENT CONTRIBUTE TO THE CREATION OF A REAL CENTRE FOR THE VILLAGE? // POSSIBILITY OF GROWTH NORTH OF THE RAILWAY LINE BUT WHERE WILL THIS STOP? // SHIFTING CENTRES OF GRAVITY WHEN THE SUPERMARKET OPENS HOW DO FLOODPLAIN ISSUES AFFECT THE DISTRIBUTION OF HOUSING? Task 03 Participants explore a preferred direction of growth / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

19 / Final Report / Visioning Event Task 03 Results Task 03 Results / 19 Task 03 Results Task 03 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

20 / Visioning Event / September 2013 Task 03 Results / 20 Task 03 Results Task 03 Participants explore a preferred direction of growth / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

21 / Final Report / Visioning Event / 21 Task Tables All participants completed each of the six different tasks helping contribute to a valuable evidence base for the neighbourhood plan / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

22 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 04 PLACES YOU CHERISH, PLACES YOU DON T A PLACE TO BE PROUD OF? There was a general sense of pride Staplehurst with far more green dots being applied (used to identify positive places) than red dots (used to identify poor quality places). This is an encouraging start as it shows the village has some fine examples of village design that can be used to inform future development. As expected, areas considered historic and buildings with a heritage value were praised most often and seen as being vital to giving Staplehurst identity and character. However, it was noted there were not very many such buildings and places and those that do exist require more maintenance and attention if they are to survive and thrive into the future. / 22 Further afield, places such as Loose Hill, Marden and Headcorn were identified as being places that have positive lessons for Staplehurst as regards high quality development and architecture. EXAMPLE LIKES EXAMPLE DISLIKES THE PARISH CHURCH // BRATTLE FARM MUSEUM // AREAS OF NEARBY WOODLAND // LOCAL PARADE OF SHOPS // HERITAGE BUILDINGS WITHIN THE CONSERVATION AREA // MARDEN // HEADCORN // LOOSE HILL PARKING PROBLEMS AT THE PARADE // SOME POORLY MAINTAINED SOCIAL HOUSING AREAS // BLAND ANYWHERE ARCHITECTURE Task 04 Those taking part in the workshop identify the best loved parts of the village / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

23 / Final Report / Visioning Event / 23 Task 04 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

24 / Visioning Event / September 2013 / 24 Task 04 Results / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

25 / Final Report / Visioning Event Task 04 Results Task 04 Results / 25 Task 04 Results Task 04 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

26 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 05 MAIN CHALLENGES The choice of HOUSING GROWTH was used NINE times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. The choice of SHOPS was used EIGHT times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. The statements TRAFFIC and SCHOOLS + EDUCATION were used SEVEN times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. MOST LIKELY CHALLENGES AHEAD? LEAST LIKELY CHALLENGES AHEAD? / 26 Mentioned between three and nine times HOUSING GROWTH SHOPS TRAFFIC SCHOOLS + EDUCATION COUNTRYSIDE PROTECTION ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY HEALTH SERVICES NON-SCHOOL YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS + THE RETIRED EMPLOYMENT SPACE OFFICES EMPLOYMENT SPACE WORKSHOP/INDUSTRIAL Mentioned only once or twice UTILITIES ALLOTMENTS AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOCALS ONLY COMMUTER + PUBLIC CAR PARKING SENSE OF COMMUNITY NEW VILLAGE CENTRE HOUSING SITES FOR SENIORS + RETIRED FULL RANGE OF HOUSING WATER SUPPLY SEWERAGE LOCAL EMPLOYMENT COMMUNITY CENTRE LEISURE PROVISION BUS SERVICES SPORT PROVISION Task 05 Participants explore the main challenges facing Staplehurst / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

27 / Final Report / Visioning Event The statement COUNTRYSIDE PROTECTION was used SIX times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. The statements ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY and HEALTH SERVICES were used FIVE times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. The statement NON-SCHOOL YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES was used FOUR times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. The statements OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS + THE RETIRED, EMPLOYMENT SPACE OFFICES and EMPLOYMENT SPACE WORKSHOP/INDUSTRIAL were used THREE times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. Task 05 Results The statements COMMUNITY ORGANISATION + STRUCTURE, SPORTS + LEISURE PROVISION, ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL LAND, EMPLOYMENT SPACE WORKING FROM HOME, SUPER-FAST BROADBAND, TOWN SQUARES + CIVIC SPACES and RAIL SERVICES were used TWO times to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. The statements UTILITIES, ALLOTMENTS, AFFORDABLE HOUSING FOR LOCALS ONLY, COMMUTER + PUBLIC CAR PARKING, SENSE OF COMMUNITY, NEW VILLAGE CENTRE, HOUSING SITES FOR SENIORS + RETIRED, FULL RANGE OF HOUSING, WATER SUPPLY, SEWERAGE, LOCAL EMPLOYMENT, COMMUNITY CENTRE, LEISURE PROVISION, BUS SERVICES and SPORT PROVISION were used ONCE to describe the topics + issues in Staplehurst Village. / 27 Task 05 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

28 / Visioning Event / September 2013 Task 05 Results Task 05 Results / 28 Task 05 Results Task 05 Results / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

29 / Final Report / Visioning Event Task 05 Results Task 05 Results / 29 Task 05 Results Task 05 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

30 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 06 STREETS, SPACES + LANES INTER-RELATED ISSUES Many concerns were related to peak-time traffic congestion, traffic speeds and volumes and poor quality experiences of bus, walking and cycling provision. These issues can all be seen as inter-related in many ways, with high traffic speeds and volumes a key deterrent to more regular walking and cycling. How to break this link and create a situation where traffic congestion can be relieved through modal shift is something to be explored. / 30 THE BIGGER PICTURE The strategic location of Staplehurst has an impact on the volume of throughtraffic the village experiences. The A229 is a primary route between Maidstone and the south coast. Workshop participants expressed their concerns at how the neighbourhood plan would be able to address such issues given they originate well outside the plan boundary. KEY MOVEMENT ISSUES [ in no particular order ] CROSSROADS IN THE VILLAGE CENTRE AT PEAK TIMES // SAFETY OF THE NEARBY COUNTRY LANES // ALTERNATIVES TO THE CAR e.g. WALKING + CYCLING ROUTES // THROUGH TRAFFIC FROM THE WIDER SUB-REGION // COMMUTER TRAFFIC + PARKING FOR THE STATION // SPEED OF VEHICLES IN RESIDENTIAL AREAS // PARKING CONGESTION AT THE SHOPPING PARADE // BUS SERVICES CONSIDERED TO BE POOR // PAVEMENT WIDTHS + CONDITIONS FOR PEDESTRIANS // CONCERN REGARDING THE PROPOSED SUPERMARKET Task 06 Participants explore access + movement issues / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

31 / Final Report / Visioning Event Task 06 Results Task 06 Results / 31 Task 06 Results Task 06 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

32 / Visioning Event / September 2013 / 32 Task 06 Results / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

33 / Final Report / Visioning Event / 33 Task 06 Results / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

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36 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 01 PEOPLE + PLACES List some of the challenges or opportunities faced by these different groups in Staplehurst please use place names if the issues are site-specific. teenagers businesses + employers pensioners + empty-nesters young professionals without children families with young children / 36 A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council visitors + tourists students

37 / Final Report / Visioning Event TASK 02 THIS IS A SPECIAL PLACE Rank the one-word descriptions for Staplehurst as it is now to create a top ten list / 37 A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

38 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 02 This is a special place OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM Inspiring Enterprising Green Serene Distinctive / 38 Unique Personal Clean Fun Ingenious / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

39 / Final Report / Visioning Event TASK 02 This is a special place OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM Safe Friendly Imaginative Inclusive Attractive / 39 Harmonious Open Considered Refreshing Dynamic / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

40 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 03 DIRECTION OF GROWTH Use the pens to indicate your preferred direction of growth how should new areas of housing relate to the existing village? Explain your thinking. / 40 1:10,000@A1 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. The Maidstone Borough Council Licence No , km A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

41 / Final Report / Visioning Event TASK 04a PLACES YOU CHERISH, PLACES YOU DON T Place the coloured dots on the plan to mark places you cherish (green) and places you don t (red) write a few words against each dot to explain why. / 41 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. The Maidstone Borough Council Licence No , :10,000@A1 1 km A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

42 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 04b PLACES YOU CHERISH, PLACES YOU DON T Place the coloured dots on the plan to mark places you cherish (green) and places you don t (red) write a few words against each dot to explain why. OTHAM LEEDS WEST FARLEIGH EAST FARLEIGH LOOSE HUNTON COXHEATH BOUGHTON MONCHELSEA LANGLEY BROOMFIELD AND KINGSWOOD LINTON / 42 NG CHART SUTTON EAST SUTTON ULCOMBE BOUGHTON MALHERBE COLLIER STREET SUTTON VALENCE M A R D E N HEADCORN STAPLEHURST Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. The Maidstone Borough Council Licence No , A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT :25,000@A1 5km / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

43 / Final Report / Visioning Event TASK 05 YOUR MAIN CHALLENGES Rank the topics and issues to create a top ten list. / 43 A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

44 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 05 Your main challenges OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM HOUSING GROWTH SHOPS NON-SCHOOL YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES OPPORTUNITIES FOR SENIORS + THE RETIRED SCHOOLS + EDUCATION / 44 SPORTS + LEISURE PROVISION LEADERSHIP + VOLUNTEERING COUNTRYSIDE PROTECTION ACCESS TO RECREATIONAL LAND HEALTH SERVICES / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

45 / Final Report / Visioning Event TASK 05 Your main challenges OPTIONS TO CHOOSE FROM ARCHITECTURAL QUALITY SENSE OF COMMUNITY TRAFFIC RAIL SERVICES EMPLOYMENT SPACE offices / 45 EMPLOYMENT SPACE workshop/industrial EMPLOYMENT SPACE work from home SUPER-FAST BROADBAND TOWN SQUARES + CIVIC SPACES COMMUNITY ORGANISATION + STRUCTURE / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

46 / Visioning Event / September 2013 TASK 06a STREETS, SPACES + LANES Use the pens to mark out the main routes between where people live and where they work, shop, go to school etc. Write a few words to explain the experience of using these routes as a pedestrian, cyclist, horse-rider or car driver. / 46 1:10,000@A1 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. The Maidstone Borough Council Licence No , km A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT / Feria Urbanism / Staplehurst Parish Council

47 / Final Report / Visioning Event TASK 06b STREETS, SPACES + LANES Use the pens to mark out the main routes between where people live and where they work, shop, go to school etc. Write a few words to explain the experience of using these routes as a pedestrian, cyclist, horse-rider or car driver. / 47 Reproduced from the Ordnance Survey mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Office Crown copyright. Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings. The Maidstone Borough Council Licence No , A NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN FOR STAPLEHURST VISIONING EVENT :25,000@A1 5km / Staplehurst Parish Council / Feria Urbanism

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