BurngreaveResearch

Draft Questionnaire
Looking at the area around Spital Hill:

1.a. Are you in favour of large scale demolition ?

1.b. Would you like to keep: i.some of the old buildings ? ii.many of the old buildings ?

2. What do you value most about Spital Hill?

i. multi cultural shops and restaurants ii. sense of history iii.sense of community iv. none of the above

3.a. What things do you like in the proposed Master Plan for Spital Hill ?

3.b. What do you not like ?

4.a. Do you think we should keep and support the present local businesses ? 4.b. Are you in favour of building a strong local economy ?

4.c. Would you like to see outside developers and multinational corporations move into Burngreave ?

5. Do you think it is important to maintain sufficient cheap rental properties in Burngreave so that people on a low income are not forced to move out?

6. What shops or services do you think are missing in this area ?

7.a. Do you want a supermarket in the Spital Hill area ?

7.b. what benefits do you think a supermarket would bring ? i. cheap food ii. more choice iii.more "English" food iv. other (please specify)

7.c. If a supermarket were built where would you like to see it ?

8.a. How do you do your shopping ? i. foot ii. bike iii.bus 1v. car

9.b. Do you think there are problems with the existing bus stops on Spital Hill and Ellesmere Green ?

9.c. If so what changes would you like to see

9.b. Would you use a special bus service from Burngreave to a big supermarket out of the area ?

10. Do you think there are problems with car parking in this area ? i. insufficient spaces ii. badly sited iii.cars on pavement iv. other

11. Any other comments ?

Contacts
This is a list of contacts for the research and participation process.

http://learning.burngreave.net/

Burngreave Community Learning Campaign.

Draft way-forward proposals
We support regeneration for Spital Hill. This is already happening. Business has picked up during the last two years. The appearance of Spital Hill is already changing. All this is being done by renovating old buildings and developing organically. The historic character of the area needs to be retained as a distinctive part of the city. The plans will turn it into a monochrome, characterless area.

2. We want the present Burngreave New Deal work to be supported and expanded. We ask that there be policies that build on the growing strengths of the area, and give further development to the New Deal programme of 'Creating Enterprise', supporting Businesses running in the area.

3. We want the present rich and varied life of Burngreave to be maintained and enhanced. We want the local people not to be driven out by higher rents and council tax increases. We want to enhance not threaten the present diversity, multi-cultural and multi-racial character of the area, and the present low cost healthy living emphasis of many of the present shops, which directly reflects the local community. We want to support and expand the present multi-faith and not-for-profit enterprises. People come from the rest of the city because of these distinctive characteristics, to worship, shop and eat here.

4. The area has already been blighted by the introduction of the Masterplan and it is urgent that the Masterplan be withdrawn. The Masterplan needs to be replaced by a participative, co-operative, locally led, planning process produced by the planners and local organisations and local people. We suggest the New Deal be the lead partner in this.

=2nd draft questionnaire=

Burngreave and Firvale masterplan: Draft questionnaire
For survey to assess awareness and satisfaction with the consultation process

Introduction: what are the goals of this survey?
This is a draft for a possible questionnaire to assess the extent of local knowledge about – and satisfaction with – the Burngreave and Firvale masterplan consultation process.

It is very much an indicative draft, just to make a beginning. The aim is to refine, pilot and re-design it in conjunction with a professional overseer and the council, so that the research process can be as useful a possible to all.

Goals:


 * 1) To assess the level of awareness of the Burngreave and Firvale masterplan
 * 2) To assess satisfaction with the consultation process that attended the masterplan drafting.
 * 3) To assess possible future avenues for local participation in the masterplan process over the next few years.

The goal is not merely to highlight faults with the consultation process, but to think about the future. In what ways can Burngreave residents, workers and traders be more involved in the process in the coming years?

Part of the survey should be done face to face on the street – that way getting a sample that won't have selection bias based on those people who like filling in questionnaires!

This will also allow surveyors to do the following:


 * 1) Show people information about the plans and get feedback from them. (Researchers will be trained to know which areas are affected by what, so they don't alarm people.)
 * 2) Use the process to highlight to people the various ways that they can get involved in the process. (Although this will have to be defined.)

One possible and immediate way that Burngreave residents can be involved is by helping to carry out this research project. We hope that Burngreave Community Learning Campaign and others would like to work with us to train local people to become local researchers.

With the right level of guidance and support, the tasks of such a research project would not be onerous, and there is a possibility that, through a pilot, we could work out how to integrate with a literacy and numeracy test.

The questionnaire is thorough up to question 4. After that, the questions are merely indicative, and would need to be revised based on an overall study design.

If this were a successful exercise, the process could be carried on into other areas. At the end of this questionnaire, there are some questions on local likes and dislikes, and on food access. These aspects of the research exercise could well be enhanced to become a full food access and retail project. This would include much more intense mapping of distance traveled, cost (time and money), economic as well as social barriers to food access.

But this questionnaire is an indicative start.

Draft questionnaire
We are a local community group, working with the council to independently assess how much awareness there is of the Burngreave and Firvale masterplan.

We also want to know whether you are satisfied with the consultation process and the extent to which public bodies have involved you in the process.

We're working to involve people living in Burngreave more in planning for the future of their community, and we'll also ask some questions about this.

We are aware that you may have been asked many questions before, but would really appreciate your time if you can spare it!

1.Do you live in Burngreave? 1a If so, how many years have you lived here?

2. Do you work in Burngreave? 2a. If so, how many years have you worked here?

3. Were you aware of the Burngreave and Fir Vale masterplan?

(If no, please either skip to question 4, or read the outline of the masterplan included here and carry on.)

3a. If so, how did you find out about it?

i.A council stall at a festival ii.An open meeting hosted by the council iii.I got something through the post iv.I read a council leaflet v.I was contacted directly by the council or another official vi.I heard about it from someone else (e.g. a friend, work colleague or family member.) vii.I read about it in the Burngreave Messenger. vi ii.I read about it in the Star. ix.Other (please specify).

3b. Are you aware that the Masterplan entails large-scale demolition? [y/n]

3c. If so, will your property or work place be affected by demolition? i.Yes ii.No iii.I don't know

3d. If yes, how did you find out?

i.From the council or another official ii.From someone else. (e.g. a friend, work colleague or family member.) iii.Other (please specify.)

[If you don't know, see attached map – if you are in the areas in red, you may be affected by   demolition. Areas in yellow may be affected by improvement work. Here's a phone number to call so  if you have any questions... ]

3e. How would you rate your knowledge of the masterplan? i.I don't know anything about the details. ii.I know a little about what it will entail. iii.I know a fair amount about what it will entail iv.I know a lot about what it will entail.

3f. Are you satisfied with the masterplan? i.Not at all satisfied ii.Fairly unhappy about them, but not completely against it. iii.I'm neutral about the plans – don't mind one way or the other. iv.I'm fairly happy with the plans, but they could be improved. v.I'm satisfied with the plans.

3g. Please tell us any other thoughts you have about the masterplan. For example, what do you like about the proposed masterplan? What do you dislike about it?

3h. Are you satisfied with the council's consultation process? vi.Not at all satisfied. vii.Fairly unhappy. viii.I'm neutral – don't mind one way or the other. ix.I'm fairly happy, but it could have been better. x.I'm satisfied.

3i. Which of these best describes you? i.The council should just get on with it and leave me alone – I don't want to be consulted or   involved. ii.I feel like I've been involved enough in the masterplan process. iii.I want to be involved more in the masterplan process.

3j. As regards demolition, which of these best describes you?

i.I'm in favour of large-scale demolition ii.I'm in favour of some demolition iii.I'm against any demolition iv .I don't know one way or the other

3k. Please tell us anything else about your thoughts on the masterplan and the consultation process.

4. What do you value most about Burngreave?

(Some possibilities: Locally run shops and restaurants; sense of history; sense of community; sense  of multi-culturalism)

5. What do you value least about Burngreave?

(Some possibilities: fear of crime, mess, dilapidated buildings, no decent shops.)

6. What shops or services do you think are missing in this area ?

[List some ideas of what might be missing, e.g. A cashpoint, a supermarket]

7. Do you want a supermarket in the Spital Hill area ? [y/n]

7a. what benefits do you think a supermarket would bring ? i. cheap food ii. more choice iii..more "English" food iv. saving time (one-stop-shopping) iv. other (please specify)

7.b If a supermarket were built where would you like to see it?

8.a. How do you do your shopping? i. foot ii. bike iii.bus 1v. car

9.b. Do you think there are problems with the existing bus stops on Spital Hill and Ellesmere Green  ?

9.c. If so what changes would you like to see

9.b. Would you use a special bus service from Burngreave to a big supermarket out of the area ?

10. Do you think there are problems with car parking in this area ? i. insufficient spaces ii. badly sited iii.cars on pavement iv. other

12.Any other comments?