village and what would make things worse. The students were asked to write the results of these discussions on post-it notes and place these on maps of the village. The results from this activity can be found in the table below. LIKES IMPROVEMENTS MAKE WORSE Football nets Bigger Co-op More houses/too Skate park Costas or Starbucks many houses It’s quiet More carparking Apartments The people who live spaces More takeaways there Knocking down the More pubs All the food outlets Club Trees and nature Making up Albion Fields Terrace Animals More shops Farms More animals Pathways Place for teenagers Dog walking areas Better facilities for teenagers particularly at Fire Station end of village Airport Conclusion The information collected at this is invaluable as it aids the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group in understanding what young people value about their community and what they would like to see change. This will also help the Plan makers to design policies that continue to nurture and protect the aspects of Misterton that local people like, whilst planning for development that will address identified issues and enhance the village in a way that meets local needs. The main issues identified from this that the Neighbourhood Plan could attempt to address: The lack of amenities for young people in the village •
village and what would make things worse. The students were asked to write the results of these discussions on post-it notes and place these on maps of the village. The results from this activity can be found in the table below. LIKES IMPROVEMENTS MAKE WORSE Football nets Skate park It’s quiet The people who live there All the food outlets Trees and nature Fields Animals Farms Pathways Dog walking areas Bigger Co-op Costas or Starbucks More carparking spaces Knocking down the Club Making up Albion Terrace More shops More animals Place for teenagers Better facilities for teenagers particularly at Fire Station end of village Airport More houses/too many houses Apartments More takeaways More pubs Conclusion The information collected at this is invaluable as it aids the Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group in understanding what young people value about their community and what they would like to see change. This will also help the Plan makers to design policies that continue to nurture and protect the aspects of Misterton that local people like, whilst planning for development that will address identified issues and enhance the village in a way that meets local needs. The main issues identified from this that the Neighbourhood Plan could attempt to address: • The lack of amenities for young people in the village
NP-Final-Report-Retford-Oaks-Academy.docx