with heavy parking Within the Qualitative Survey undertaken by the Steering Group in October 2014 there was Within the Qualitative Survey undertaken by the concern about the general traffic congestion in Steering Group in October 2014 there was a the village and it was felt to be impacted by strong feeling that the shops within the High heavy lorries travelling through the centre of the Street (at the east end of the village) needed village. There was great sadness at the loss Although this is not necessarily directly of the Post Office and Kings Head pub. connected to the business park, any future growth of the business park will need to link with Parking and traffic congestion along with lack of the traffic policy within the Neighbourhood plan. cycle paths and narrow footpaths were seen to exacerbate the decline and be a risk to the A further detailed survey is underway with survival of other businesses. Speculation is that selected businesses but its results will not be these businesses have been subject to a lack of available for this of the Plan. Results will be close parking and the changing nature of taken into account when revising the plan after shopping habits. 72% of respondents supported the pre-submission consultation. the development or expansion of retail units and 83% of survey respondents wanted the Post Wick Lane office in the High Street to re-open. There are 9 businesses in Wick Lane employing 35 people. Two of these businesses are farms. Botley Farm has a number of small units being used predominantly for small manufacturing businesses. The number of residents is slightly higher but still only 32%. The Leisure Centre is included in the survey and financial constraints are preventing it from developing further. Please refer to the section on Leisure and Facilities. Village Centre Within the village there are 17 businesses 15 of which are retail businesses or pubs and cafes. Of the 3 areas, this is the sector with the highest proportion of local employees at 51%. Pharmacy F&C shop and Simply Fresh with heavy parking The main housing development areas are anticipated to be at the A338 end of the village so unlikely to help with the re-generation of the High Street. This was backed up in the Quantitative Survey undertaken in December 2014 whereby 72% of residents supported the development of new retail units in Downton. Borough Café, Co-op, White Horse and Hair Design
Within the Qualitative Survey undertaken by the Steering Group in October 2014 there was concern about the general traffic congestion in the village and it was felt to be impacted by heavy lorries travelling through the centre of the village. Although this is not necessarily directly connected to the business park, any future growth of the business park will need to link with the traffic policy within the Neighbourhood plan. A further detailed survey is underway with selected businesses but its results will not be available for this of the Plan. Results will be taken into account when revising the plan after the pre-submission consultation. Wick Lane There are 9 businesses in Wick Lane employing 35 people. Two of these businesses are farms. Botley Farm has a number of small units being used predominantly for small manufacturing businesses. The number of residents is slightly higher but still only 32%. The Leisure Centre is included in the survey and financial constraints are preventing it from developing further. Please refer to the section on Leisure and Facilities. Village Centre Within the village there are 17 businesses 15 of which are retail businesses or pubs and cafes. Of the 3 areas, this is the sector with the highest proportion of local employees at 51%. Borough Café, Co-op, White Horse and Hair Design with heavy parking Within the Qualitative Survey undertaken by the Steering Group in October 2014 there was a strong feeling that the shops within the High Street (at the east end of the village) needed There was great sadness at the loss of the Post Office and Kings Head pub. Parking and traffic congestion along with lack of cycle paths and narrow footpaths were seen to exacerbate the decline and be a risk to the survival of other businesses. Speculation is that these businesses have been subject to a lack of close parking and the changing nature of shopping habits. 72% of respondents supported the development or expansion of retail units and 83% of survey respondents wanted the Post office in the High Street to re-open. Pharmacy F&C shop and Simply Fresh with heavy parking The main housing development areas are anticipated to be at the A338 end of the village so unlikely to help with the re-generation of the High Street. This was backed up in the Quantitative Survey undertaken in December 2014 whereby 72% of residents supported the development of new retail units in Downton.
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