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HOLWELL HOUSING SURVEY - JANUARY 2026
The information you give will be treated confidentially and will be consolidated to support the proposals made for an updated Plan. Please answer all questions. Comments can be made at the end of the survey
Please add survey number from paper survey in Comments Box at question 27
A - PERSONAL AND HOUSEHOLD INFORMATION
1.
How many people including children are in your household?
*
2.
Please enter all the people in your household together with their age
eg Adult 44
Adult 66
Child 12
Child 16
(Required.)
3.
Is this dwelling the household's main residence?
Yes
No
4.
How many years have you lived at this address?
5.
Have you lived at another address in Holwell in the past? if yes, for how many years?
6.
Is anyone in your household looking for alternative accommodation in Holwell?
Yes - currently seeking alternative accommodation
Potentially - likely to be seeking alternative accommodation in the next 5 years
No - no need for alternative accommodation in the near future
7.
If yes, or potentially, who is looking for accommodation?
Whole family
Child
Parents
Other
8.
What type of accommodation are they looking for? (see notes on rear of covering letter or website for explanation of Affordable Housing)
Property to buy
Social (affordable) housing
Private rented housing
Shared Ownership property
Starter home
Custom/Self Build
9.
What size or type of accommodation are they looking for?
Number of bedrooms
Other specific requirements (e.g. wheelchair access) - you can add comments at the end
10.
Please advise how many residents in your household identify as male, female or those who prefer not to say residents eg M 2, F 2
11.
Do any of your household consider themselves to have a disability of some kind?
Yes
No
12.
Do any of your household consider themselves to have a long term health issue?
Yes
No
B - HOUSING AND PLANNING
13.
Is there a need for someone in your household for the following housing types in Holwell?
Please select all that apply
Starter homes
Large family homes
Small family homes
Homes for people with disabilities
Homes for single people
Homes for people to retire to/downsize to
Private rented
Social rented/affordable rented housing
Owner occupied
Shared ownership
By virtue of employment (Tied)
Sheltered housing
No need for any of these
14.
Planning has been approved for 34 houses in Holwell since 2014/5. During the next 13 years what would you like to see happen with the total number of houses in Holwell in the future?
Please select 1 preferred option
No increase other than exceptions allowed by the Local Plan
Planned increase by 1 to 5 dwellings
Planned increase by 6 to 10 dwellings
Planned increase by 11 to 20 dwellings
Planned increase by more than 20 dwellings
15.
What type of housing development would be acceptable in Holwell over the next 15 years?
Please select all that apply
None
Single dwellings in controlled locations
Small group(s) of less than 5
Carefully designed larger group(s)
Conversion of farm buildings
In-filling
Other
16.
Where would you like any development to be placed?
Within a defined boundary near the middle of Holwell
In-fill of small gaps between existing houses in general
Extending the built up area outwards in one or more places
Elsewhere (please explain in comments at the end of the survey)
17.
What style of housing would you like to see for any new development?
Please select all that apply
Single Storey
Two storey
Flats/apartments
Period Style
Modern Style
Detached
Semi-detached
Terraced
Houses with smaller gardens
Houses with larger gardens
C - EMPLOYMENT AND BUSINESS
18.
How do you think Holwell should develop?
Please select all that apply
As a working community (people employed locally)
As a commuter community (people employed elsewhere)
As a tourist centre
None of these
19.
Would you like to see more of the following in and around Holwell?
Please select all that apply
Small business development
Small scale industrial workshops
More employment in the parish
Affordable housing
Market housing
Rural offices
Retail Units
Holiday accommodation
Other (please give details in comments section at the end of the survey)
D - TRANSPORT AND HIGHWAYS
20.
How many vehicles are there in the household?
21.
What is the main means of transport used by
members of your household?
Please select all that apply
Car
Bicycle
Motor cycle
Bus
Taxi
Walking
Not Applicable
Other (please make any comments in the section at the end of the survey)
22.
What traffic issues are there in the parish?
Please select all that apply
General congestion
On road parking
Lorry traffic
Traffic speed
Farm traffic
None of the above
23.
Do you find it easy and safe to walk around Holwell?
Please select one preferred option
Good - it is easy and safe to get about on foot
Reasonable
Poor - it is not easy or not safe to get about on foot
No Opinion
E - ENVIRONMENT
24.
What do you think should be done to enhance and protect the local environment?
Please select all that apply
More recycling
Energy Saving in buildings
Improved public transport
Help with Car Sharing
More employment locally
Reduce amount of traffic
Better access to footpaths/bridleways
Other (please add comments in the section at the end of the survey)
25.
Which if any commercial (larger scale) Renewable Energy Schemes would you consider acceptable in the parish?
Please select all that apply
Wind (e.g. one or more large wind Turbines)
Sunlight (e.g. field of solar panels)
Biomass (e.g. district heat and power boiler burning wood)
Other (please given comments at the nend of the survey)
None
F - COMMUNITY AMENITIES AND FACILITIES
26.
Do you have feedback on the amenities and facilities in Holwell and what changes could be made?
Questions and comments can be sent to holwellneighbourhoodplan@gmail.com
THANK YOU FOR COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
RESULTS WILL BE PUBLISHED IN EARLY 2026
If you have comments on the questions or want to add something please use this space and add relevant question number
e.g. : Comments on Section A Question 8 about looking for accommodation in Holwell or Section D Questions 22 on traffic speeds
27.
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