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Q1: Yes. All areas have separate issues to be considered.

Q2: Yes. 1) Social housing would be beneficial to allow growth in the villages, in particular brownfield sites. 2) A new bypass is essential to ensure increased traffic is diverted and not interrupt progress in the Town Centre. 3) This area offers the best option for housing and road networks.

Q3: Yes. Housing in these areas should be sympathetic to the local neighbourhoods.

Q4: The A127 Corridor offers the best opportunities for growth and development.

Q5: No. There appears to be enough scope for development alone for housing or new business interests to bring employment growth into the area.

Q6: No. In an ideal world it would be preferable to develop brownfield sites before intruding onto greenfield sites.

Q7: Yes. It is imperative that new sites sit in isolation and are served by separate networks in order not to intrude into housing development.

Q8: Yes. It is important that a Town Centre First approach is taken to improve retail development in order to promote growth in employment.

Q9: No this area is semi rural, there are two large playing fields with children's play areas and one small field with children's playground. To provide further open spaces would mean intrusion into the Green Belt areas.

Q10: Scenic Beauty Attractiveness: 4
Outdoor Recreation / Leisure Use: 4
Wildlife Interest: 5
Historic Interest: 3
Tranquility: 4
Other - Public Footpaths: 5

Q11: Houses: 2
Commercial / Industrial Buildings: 2
Nature Reserves / Wildlife: 4
Farmland: 4
Woodland: 4
Degraded / Derelict / Waste Land: 2
Infrastructure: 2
Leisure / Recreation Facilities: 2
Other - Public Footpaths: 4

Q12: Yes. New and much improved broadband connection would be a considerable asset.

Q13: This would be expensive (any figure, not known) but necessary.