🌿Feedback Document for Snetterton Parish Council 🌿
Public Engagement Questionnaire Results – December 2024
Overview
- Survey Timeline: October – November 2024
- Respondents: 19 (out of a population of approximately 220, ~8.6% response rate)
- Purpose: To gather feedback on the proposed transfer of land at North End (1.5 acres) and potential uses.
Do you live in the parish of Snetterton?
Yes: 100% No:0%
The Council is considering creating a small nature reserve area on the North End land. Do you support this idea?
YES: 89.5%
NO: 10.5%
NOT SURE: 0
If you do not support the creation of a nature reserve, or if you have other ideas, please share what you would like to see on the North End land?
- Maybe an area with seating for people to enjoy it.
- If the area is going to be available for people to use can we have a dog bin/waste bin so that any mess can be managed.
- Something that will benefit people who actually live in the area
- Not for houses to be built
- We support the idea of a small nature reserve, but it would be really nice to see a community element to the land project where people can meet and work together on the land. We also think it is essential that the project is accessible (decolonial and inclusive). We would love to see some allotments and a focus on food-growing!
- We would also like to see tree planting; such as a community orchard and coppice woodland. There is always the possibility of supplying Norfolk Community Fridges with surplus fruit.
- Please consider a small community-tree-nursery (as exampled by Norwich Salhouse Community Nursery) which raises free saplings of deciduous tree within a few beds (for local people & community projects).
- It would be nice to see conversations/consultations being held; with the land/nature itself regarding the future of the space.
- I think the area could be more useful as a recreation area as nowhere for children to play in this village. Also a bench could be provided for people to sit and relax.
Are there any other projects or initiatives that you would like Snetterton Parish Council to consider in the coming years
- Shop, pub, playpark for children, bus service
- Play equipment for children Dog walking area
- Traffic calming measures. To slow traffic down. More than just speed limits. Also surface water flooding issues when we have heavy rain.
- Better overall land drainage, traffic calming measures.
- Raised curbs to protect verges around the village due to the huge increase in business and agricultural traffic. A keep Snetterton clean and tidy initiative.
- Nature corridors between gardens and connecting North and South Ends. Nature corridors along the floodplain of the River Thet, and a Slow the Flow campaign to reduce flooding. No Mow May campaign. Hedgehog friendly garden which means cutting holes in fences.
- Community events, the Snetterton church used for something, allotments, organic food-cooperative (food buying group), orchard, coppicing, cob building (for community space), a use for the bus shelter, reconnect Snetterton to the bus routes, bike path to Attleborough, please sort out inaccessible footpaths.
- A 30mph limit to be extended from North End completely through to South End of Snetterton.
- Wooden seating for the nature reserve, sculpture, small communal garden.
Additional Comments
- It would be good to see one of the many businesses within the village, North and South supporting the supply and maintenance of a defibrillator machine that falls within easy access to both, or better still one at each end of the village. Sign cleaning to support reinforced traffic calming would be a benefit too.
- We would consider volunteering to upkeep the nature area if required. We support this project wholeheartedly.
- Proposed Nature Reserve is a great idea.
- Nature Reserve is an excellent proposal.