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Dear Proprietor / Director RE: BUSINESS SURVEY As you may be aware, we are preparing a Neighbourhood Plan for Okehampton and The Hamlets which, if adopted by public referendum, will have legal status. In order to present policies on planning and infrastructure, we need to develop an evidence base to support our case. It would greatly help us if you would complete the attached survey and return it to the address below. You have received a return envelope with this survey, please re- turn to: Okehampton and Hamlets Neighbourhood Plan, Okehampton Town Hall, Okehampton EX20 1HQ by April 2016 If you would prefer to fill it in online, you can do so at: https.www. Individual results are not analysed within the parishes (so you can be completely open) and we won’t share your details with anyone. The Neighbourhood Plan allows us to allocate land for commer- cial use; allow specified changes of use without planning permis- sion; make representations about infrastructure; create guidelines on acceptable materials and styles of building; and look at the relationship between commercial and residential properties. Please support and contribute to the Okehampton and Hamlets Neighbourhood Plan as we value your input. Yours faithfully James Cox Chair OHNPG website: www.okehamplan.btck.co.uk Thank you for taking the time to USE YOUR VOICE & HAVE YOUR SAY! Okehampton TOWN & HAMLETS Neighbourhood PLAN
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Dear Proprietor / Director
RE: BUSINESS SURVEY
As you may be aware, we are preparing a Neighbourhood Planfor Okehampton and The Hamlets which, if adopted by publicreferendum, will have legal status. In order to present policies onplanning and infrastructure, we need to develop an evidencebase to support our case. It would greatly help us if you wouldcomplete the attached survey and return it to the address below.You have received a return envelope with this survey, please re-
turn to:Okehampton and Hamlets Neighbourhood Plan, Okehampton Town Hall, Okehampton EX20 1HQby April 2016
If you would prefer to fill it in online, you can do so at:https.www.
Individual results are not analysed within the parishes (so youcan be completely open) and we won’t share your details withanyone.
The Neighbourhood Plan allows us to allocate land for commer-cial use; allow specified changes of use without planning permis-sion; make representations about infrastructure; createguidelines on acceptable materials and styles of building; andlook at the relationship between commercial and residentialproperties.Please support and contribute to the Okehampton and HamletsNeighbourhood Plan as we value your input.
Yours faithfullyJames Cox Chair OHNPG
website: www.okehamplan.btck.co.uk
Thank you for taking the time toUSE YOUR VOICE & HAVE YOUR SAY!
OkehamptonTOWN & HAMLETS
Neighbourhood PLAN
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Nameofbusiness:TradingAddressContactPerson:PositionintheCompany:Emailaddress:
Q.1Howwouldyoucategoriseyourbusiness?
1a.AccommodationandFoodServices
1b.Agriculture,Forestry,Fishing,AnimalCareandWelfare
1c.Arts,Entertainment&Recreation
1d.BusinessAdministrativeandSupportServices
1e.Construction
1f.Distribution&Warehousing
1g.Education
1h.Electricity,Gas,SteamandAirConditioningSupply
1i.FinancialandInsurance
1j.Horticulture/Nursery
1k.HumanHealthandSocialWorkActivities
1l.InformationandCommunicationManufacturing
1m.Mining,Quarrying
1n.MotorTrades&Services
1o.Professional,ScientificandTechnical
1p.Property
1q.Retail
1r.Tourism
1s.Wholesale
1t.Otherpleasespecify:
Q.2Ifyourbusinessislessthan5yearsoldwhatmadeyouchoosetosetup/movetotheOkehamptonarea?
Q.3Howmanyemployeesdoyouhave?
Fulltime Parttime
3a.SoleTrader
3b.2-10
3c.11-24
3d.50-99
3e.100+
Q.4ApproximatelywhatpercentageofyouremployeesliveinOkehampton/Hamlets?Pleasetick.
4a.0-25% 4b.25-49% 4c.50-75% 4d.75-100%
Q.5Whatistheapproximatesizeandtypeworkspaceyoucurrentlyoccupy?(PLEASETICKALLTHATAPPLY) Ifyouhaveafarmpleaseanswerquestion6instead.
5a.Workfromhome 5b.Modernindustrialunitlessthan20yearsold? 5c.Olderbuilding 5d.Rural/agricultural 5e.Shop/Restaurant/pub5f.Liveandworkunit 5g.Under93sq.m(1,000sq.ft)5h.94–465sq.m(1,000–5,000sq.ft) 5i.466–929sq.m(5,001–10,000sq.ft) 5j.930–1,858sq.m(10,001–20,000sq.ft) Fk.Over1,858sq.m(20,000sq.ft+)
Q.6Ifyourunanagriculturalenterprise,whatistheapproximatesizeandtypeofenterpriseyouhave?(PLEASETICKALLTHATAPPLY)
6a.Traditionalfarm(extensivedairy,beef,sheepetc) 6b.Intensivefarmingunits(indoorpoultryetc) 6c.Arable 6d.Forestry 6e.Fishery 6f.Equine 6g.Smallholding 6h.Horticulture 6i.Other(pleasestate)
6A. 6A1.Under10acres(4hectares) 6A2.10–25acres(4-10hectares) 6A3.25-100acres(10-40hectares) 6A4.100+acres(40+hectares)
Doyourunotherbusinessesfromyourholdingorhaveyoudiversified,ifsopleasetelluswhatothercategory/iesthebusiness(es)alsofallinto?
Q.7Overthenextthree-fiveyearsdoyouthinkyourworkspacewillcontinuetosuityourneedsYes/no?
7a.Ourcurrentpremisesarelikelytoremainsuitable
7b.Wearealreadytakingstepstoimproveorextendourpremises
7c.WearealreadytakingstepstomovetomoresuitablepremiseswithinOkehampton.
7d.WearealreadytakingstepstomovetomoresuitablepremiseswithinWestDevonbutoutsidetheOkehamptonarea
7e.WearealreadytakingstepstomovetomoresuitablepremisesoutsidetheWestDevonarea.
7f.WewouldlikealiveandworkunitwithintheOkehamptonarea.
7g.Wewouldliketorent/purchaseadditionallandifitbecomesavailablewithintheOkehamptonarea
Q.8WhereaboutsintheOkehamptonareadoyouthinkwouldbesuitableforfutureindustrialsites?Orbusinesspremises?Wewanttoencouragenewbusinessandemployersintothearea.Whatarethepositivebenefitsofdoingbusinessinthisarea?
Q9.Whattypeofnewbusinessesshouldwebeattractingtothearea?
Q.10Intermsofemployment&skills:
YesNo
10a.Couldyourworkforcebenefitfromskillsimprovement?
10b.Haveyouexperienceddifficultyinrecruitingappropriatelyskilledstaff?
10c.Haveyourecruitedanyworkplacement/apprenticesinthelasttwelvemonths?
10d.Wouldyourecruitapprentices/workexperienceplacementsinfuture?
10e.Commentsonemploymentandskills?Specificneedsetc.?
Q.11Whatproportionofyourbusinessserves:%
11a.Okehamptonandthesurroundingarea 11b.RestofDevon 11c.RestofUK 11d.Overseas
Q.12Howdoesthetransportnetworkaffectyourbusiness?
Advantage Disadvantage NoEffect
12a.Availabilityofpublictransport
12b.A30
12c.Localroadnetwork
12d.Lackofelectriccarchargepoints
12e.Building/siteaccess
12f.Parkingforworkvehicles
12g.Visitor&staffparking
Comments:
Q.13WhichofthefollowingservicesdoyoucurrentlygetfromthewithintheOkehampton/Hamletsarea?Thishelpstoidentifygapswhichwemaybeabletofillwithnewbusiness.
13a.Legal 13b.Communications 13c.Financial 13d.Property 13e.IT 13f.Creative/Design/Advertising 13g.WebDevelopment 13h.Management/Marketing/BusinessConsultancy 13i.PublicRelations 13j.Hospitalityandaccommodation 13k.BuildingTrades 13l.Logistics/Supplychain 13m.Other(pleasespecify)
Ifyoumakeuseofaservicefromfurtheraway,pleasetelluswhy?
Q.14Whichofthefollowingwouldmostbenefitlocalbusinesses?Pleasetickyourtop5priorities.
14a.Betterpublictransportserviceforemployees 14b.Organisedcarsharescheme 14c.SafercyclinglinkfromtowntoIndustrialareas 14d.Bettermaintainedroadnetwork 14e.Bettersecurity 14f.LocalHotDeskfacility–fullyequippedofficespaceforrentbytheday 14g.Buylocalcampaign 14h.Fasterbroadband 14i.Localbranding 14j.Localbusinessnetwork 14k.Localbusinessdirectory 14l.Moreparking 14m.Moretouristsandvisitors 14n.Improvedchoiceofhospitalityvenuesandguestaccommodation
Q.15Environmental:Wouldyourbusinessbenefitfromrenewable/alternativeenergyifinstalledsensitivelyinourcommercial,industrialandagriculturalsettings?(PLEASETICKALLTHATAPPLY)
15a.[]Smallwindturbineunder25metres(82ft) 15b.[]Solarpanelsonfarmorcommercialbuildings
15c.[]Largewindturbine25-100metres(82-328ft) 15d.[]Solarpanels-agriculturalland(wholefields)
15e.[]Solarhotwatertubesonindustrialbuildings 15f.[]Solarpanelsoncommercialbuildings
15g.[]Solarpanelsoncommunitybuildings.
15h.[]Noneoftheabove 15i.[]Other,pleasespecify:
Q16Areyourbuildingswellinsulated?Aretherewaysyoucouldreduceenergyusage?
Q.17WhenconsideringpossibleNeighbourhoodPlanpolicies(thesearepoliciesthatWestDevonwillusewhendeterminingfutureapplications)
yes no Don’tknow
17a.Shouldweencouragethepreservation/renovationofhistoricbuildings,adaptingthemformodernusage?
17b.Istreeplantingandscreeningimportanttoindustrialareas(fruit/nut/native)
17c.Shouldwethinkaboutclimatechangewhenconsideringplantingforthefuture?
17e.Shouldtreeplantingbeencouragedtoscreenagriculturalbuildings?
17f.Shouldweminimiselightpollution?
Q.18 Anyotherpolicysuggestions:
Q.19DoyouhaveanyideasorsuggestionsfordevelopingbusinessopportunitieswithinOkehamptonandHamlets?
Q.20WouldyouliketobekeptinformedofprogresswiththeNeighbourhoodPlanbyemail?
Yes:pleaseinsertemail:
no
MANYTHANKSFORYOURTIMEINCOMPLETINGTHISSURVEY.
Pleasereturncompletedformsto:OkehamptonTownHallby30thApril.
Alternativedropoffpoints:Postoffice,LondonInn,OckmentCentre,Costcutter,SteppingStones(quoteChris),Waitrose(labelledforVickiMills),Library,MoleAvon,OkehamptonPrimarySchool.
Therewillbemoreopportunityforyoutoengageinthepreparationoftheplan.Detailswillbepublishedonourwebsite:www.okehamplan.btck.co.uk
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