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ICKFORD NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN CONSULTATION REPORT : VISION FOR ICKFORD 5

Foreword

Consultation report summary
This document sets out the communication processes undertaken during the
development of the Ickford Neighbourhood Plan. Briefly, this covers:

1. Pre-vision consultation by the Parish Council Autumn 2017 supported by
a questionnaire sent to all households.

The results of this questionnaire demonstrated the strength of feeling in the
village concerning such matters as: housing, flooding, drainage and sewerage
and parking and road conditions. It precipitated the formation of the
Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group. The questionnaire and results are attached
as Annexe 1 and 2.

2 . Neighbourhood Plan Questionnaire was sent to all households and running
throughout March 2018.

This questionnaire was also delivered to each household in the village. The idea
was to speak to each resident and discuss their ideas and concerns as well as to
gather factual evidence about the village. The process was very well received and
successful with a return rate of over 70%.The questionnaire and results are
attached as Annexe 8 and 10.

3. Launch of the Neighbourhood Plan website – Vision for Ickford
www.visionforickford.co.uk.

A website dedicated just to the Neighbourhood Plan was launched in April 2017.
It has been very important to the Steering Group that the website has been kept
up to date continuously so that all residents can access the progress of the
Neighbourhood Plan. As internet access is not available to all, a paper copy of
progress has been delivered to all residents via the monthly Ickford Informer.

4. First Consultation Event – Ickford Church Fete May 2018 – where
the Plan Steering Group hosted a stall informing villagers about the Plan
process as well as presenting the results of the NP questionnaire and seeking
villagers’ views on the future for Ickford.

This is an annual event that is always well attended by villagers as well as visitors
from surrounding villages. Our display stands containing the results of the NP
questionnaire as well as detailed information about heritage, flooding and our
designation area were well attended with 86 people visiting the stands. This was
an excellent opportunity to engage people in discussion about the plan as well as
discover further information about Ickford.

5. The Second Consultation Event held in the Village Hall 15 th
September 2018 – Villagers were invited to see the progress of the Plan so
far, read the Scoping Report and Heritage Report as well as add further
comments/suggestions for inclusion. In addition more people completed
the wildlife questionnaire.

VISION FOR ICKFORD – NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN
www.visionforickford.co.uk