Ten years after our neighbourhood development plan was adopted as the basis for housing and employment growth, Much Wenlock is now embarking on a review that will set out its stall until 2038. The Plan will cover the whole parished area of Much Wenlock (i.e. including Bourton, Homer, Wigwig and the surrounding rural areas).

Since our Neighbourhood Plan was 'made', there have been changes to policy at the national and strategic levels. Some of the policies in the plan are still valid and are likely to be retained, albeit updated. There may be new challenges and opportunities that have arisen, however, that provide an opportunity for new policies.

This short survey is one way that we will be gathering information over the coming months to review and update the Plan. The questions are purposely quite broad to inspire thought and provide you with an opportunity to have your say on a range of issues, without being drawn to a particular answer. Some questions have sub-questions to inspire your responses and enable you to provide the information you wish.

To find out more about the Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan, please visit the Much Wenlock Town Council - Neighbourhood Planning page. On the website you can find a copy of the exiting Neighbourhood Plan.

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Current vision and objectives

Current vision and objectives

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* 1. The vision for the future - Do you still agree with the current vision and objectives?

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* 2. Homes in our parish
1. What sort of properties - in terms of tenure, size and type - do you think are most needed in Much Wenlock?
2. What do you think are the main barriers to people moving into their own home (either rental or privately owned) in Much Wenlock?
3. What could we do to help tackle affordability issues in Much Wenlock?
4. Should Bourton and/ or Home be eligible for limited infill housing to address local housing need could be delivered there?
5. Should we, where possible, give priority to affordable homes to those with a local connection to the parish / key workers?
6. Where should any new development in the parish be focused?

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* 3. Employment in the Parish
1. Currently, 0.72 hectares of land at Stretton Road is allocated as employment use. Should we be looking to allocate additional land for employment use? What is needed (offices, business start-up units, flexible working space etc.) and where?
2. How could we protect and grow our High Street? What sort of activities could we support? How could we improve the town centre, for instance the look and feel?
3. Lilleshall Quarry now has planning permission for cabins for tourism and Westwood Quarry is now owned by Shropshire Council and is a nature reserve. Farley Quarry is now being considered. What would you prefer to see happen at the Farley Quarry?
4. What sort of tourism facilities, accommodation and activities would you support locally?
5. Would you support the reuse of former agricultural buildings for use as employment sites?

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* 4. Flooding
1. Would you support the inclusion of an updated flood policy in our Plan?
2. Have you been concerned by the recent increase in flooding incidents?
3. If so, was this because the floods affected you in your own home or was it concern for the effects within the community?
4.What sort of alleviation measures should we be supporting?

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* 5. Getting around
1. Thinking of walking and cycling in the area, are there any routes that you think could be improved, and how?
2. Are there paths that could be better linked up and if so, where?
3. Is car parking a problem and where? What could we do about it?
4. Which areas of the town and villages do you think could be made safer for school children and other pedestrians/ cyclists?
5. Should we install additional electric vehicle charging points in public locations?
6. How could public transport, particularly buses, be improved locally?
7. Could the stretch of road through the Conservation Area (Barrow St, High Street, Wilmore St, Sheinton St) become a ‘shared space’ with altered road surfaces that show pedestrians where they can cross, and warn drivers that they can get through but have to slow down and give way to pedestrians? This already works well in Ludlow and Shrewsbury town centres.

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* 6. Community wellbeing
1. Are there any facilities that you think are lacking in the parish? Which ones?
2. Could any existing facilities be expanded or improved— which ones and how?
3. Is there enough provision for our children and if not, what could be improved and where?
4. Are teenagers well catered for? — if not what could be provided and where?
5. Are there any facilities that you think we should nominate as Assets of Community Value (i.e. facilities that should be safeguarded against loss from the community)

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* 7. Design and Heritage
1. Are there any buildings or structures locally that are not listed (Grade I, II etc.), but which you think should be identified as non-designated heritage assets? What are they and why are they special?

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* 8. Green and open spaces
1. Are there any additional areas of green space that you think should be protected as a Local Green Space? Please tell us why.
2. Are there any views that you think are particularly special? Why?
3. Do you support the provision of new green space? Are there any areas of the parish where this is particularly needed? Do you think we need an additional park in Much Wenlock?

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* 9. Local Landscape and Wildlife
1. Which natural features do you think are particularly notable in our parish and should be protected / encouraged?
2. Are there areas of the parish where you think biodiversity could be improved?
3. Do you support the use of wildlife friendly features in new development?
4. How could we reduce the impacts of light pollution in the parish?

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* 10. Infrastructure and community aspirations
1. What sort of local priorities do you think we should be spending any monies received as a result of development ('developer contributions') on?
2. Are there any other projects that you think we should support locally?

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* 11. Sustainability and climate change
1. What sustainable design features should we encourage in development?
2. Should we, where possible, try to ensure that our historic buildings are adapted to be more energy efficient with lower emissions?
3. Would you support a ‘community scale energy scheme’ locally? What sort of scheme and where? Examples include solar and wind systems.
4. What other ways could we help to mitigate the impacts of climate change?

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* 12. Please tell us if you would like to get more involved in the Review of the Much Wenlock Neighbourhood Plan (or leave blank if you do not wish to):

You are invited to give your name and email address above if you wish to be contacted about progress and/or work on the project in some way. All contacts will be managed in compliance with General Data Protection Regulations and only used for the purpose for which you have given permission, and not disclosed to any third parties.        

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* 13. Name:

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* 15. Please tell us which age bracket you fall in:

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* 16. Please tell us which part of the Parish you live in

Thank you for taking the time to complete the survey. Please press on the 'Submit' button below to send us your responses.

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