Beer Parish Council Asset Transfer Consultation

Beer Parish Council has requested that the assets: The Jubilee, the toilet block, Memorial Play Park, Charlie's Yard, Beach Court car park, lower section and enclosed area of Beer Head car park and Starre Bank are transferred from EDDC giving ownership and control to Beer Parish Council, provisional agreed date 1/4/2021.

The questions in the survey are to help form opinions and gather ideas and are NOT specific proposals. At this stage we are concentrating on use of asset transfer land. Through Beer Coastal Community Team, we would hope to support commercial and sports club proposals.

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* 1. Do you think ownership and control of the assets will benefit the village?

Yes

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* 2. Do you support the transfer proposal?

Yes

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* 3. The Visitor Survey indicated that visitors often went to Lyme Regis or Sidmouth in the evenings as, with the exception of the pubs and restaurants there was little other entertainment in Beer. Would you agree or disagree with this statement?

Agree

Disagree

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* 4. Various options for entertainment have been suggested, please indicate (one or more) which options you would be generally in support of:

Outdoor music on The Jubilee

Music on the beach

Temporary mobile food outlets

Open air cinema on the beach

Open air cinema Beer Head car park

Weekend food festivals

Mini music festivals

Other (please specify)

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* 5. The various spaces lend themselves to different opportunities. Over the past few years, a number of suggestions have come forward, please indicate your support and add any of your own suggestions for THE JUBILEE:

Tiered grass seating on steep bank

Rebuild Fisherman's Shelter as an outdoor stage

Install power supplies for outdoor events

Year-round, accessible cafe facility in Self Shelter to be run as a concession

Levelled picnic area

Create secret paths through upper area

Other (please specify)

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* 6. THE TOILETS. The current toilets need refurbishment, could there be an alternative set-up? Would you support any of the following?

Individual toilets accessed from the outside

How many

Would you be prepared to pay for use

Use some of the existing toilet building as a commercial space shop/kiosk

Renovate existing on same model

Other (please specify)

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* 7. Memorial Play Park. A proposal was developed in 2019 however technical difficulties meant this could not be constructed as planned. Would you support any of the following?

Major re-development similar to 2019 proposal

Basic upgrading of existing equipment

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Charlie's Yard. The proposals to date relate to the rear half, the front half would remain as a public open space. Would you support any of the following?

Develop a kitchen cafe facility to run as a concession

Develop a kitchen cafe facility for short lease pop ups and festivals

Have temporary covering over top half for concession/pop up use

Develop toilet facilities free of charge use

Develop toilet facilities chargeable use

Other (please specify)

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* 9. Beach Court car park. Would you support any of the following?

Create paid for allocated parking for Beach Court residents

Other (please specify)

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* 10. Lower part of Beer Head car park (fenced in level area and triangle of grass below). Would you support any of the following?

Allow paid for un-serviced short term camper van parking

Retain picnic area and benches

Create play area with play equipment (spiders web)

Other (please specify)

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* 11. Starre Bank, steep wooded bank, no commercial value. Would you support the following?

Encourage environmental and diverse management

Other (please specify)