Youth facilities in use predominantly were in the area of the playing field. With suggestions of improvement focusing on updating the equipment with an emphasis on older children, with a youth club being a potential solution for this.
The most common form of transport used daily was that of a car with several people using the train service. Improvement of cycle routes would persuade the majority of people to use this method of transportation. Though a footpath up the reservoir and better maintenance of existing footpaths generally was the most common recommendation of improvement.
The road section had a significant response, parking does not appear to generally be a concern but there are some localised issues that may need exploring, in particular with the provisioning of parking at any new dwellings. It was felt traffic calming measures where required; the most popular being speed cameras and speed bumps.
Individual plots and small developments have the most support and there is strong objection to large developments. Generally, the respondents felt that two and three-bed homes, with a slight preference for affordable housing for local people, were most suitable. Maintaining the rural aspect of dwellings in the village was also important.
In common with the rest of the survey infrastructure that required improvement appeared to focus on pavements and roads. A concern raised here is a lack of medical facilities (doctors and dentistry) as well as communication connectivity (mobile and broadband connections).
The majority of the parish appears to be favour reducing noise and light pollution, including support of a dark skies policy. As well as the promoting and preservation of biodiversity. Preservation of the existing boundaries is a concern, and any future development should be kept in keeping with the rural character, scale and location of the existing settlement.
