The general consensus from questions and discussions was that people were interested to see the community have a bigger say in the planning framework, although there was some cynicism about how effective it would really be.
There was a series of displays of information about the area and the neighbourhood planning process followed by an opportunity for people to give feedback on what they liked and what could be improved about the area. This was to give us a basis for deciding on the main themes for the neighbourhood plan. A summary is shown:
The steering commitee will be considering this, and all the other feedback and offers of help, at a meeting at the end of January to decide how to take things forward - but it is clear, and not surprising, that housing development and employment issues were seen as the most important.
