Comments on Housing and Planning
All additional comments made by Keyworth residents on housing and planning are listed below.
Below are all responses to question number 6, which asked residents to: "Please use this space to elaborate on your answers within this section or to express any opinions about housing and planning in Keyworth."
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| 1. | We need better shops and services, and a wider choice; not just more shops, which could mean more of the same. |
| 2. | Keyworth is built up enough, it needs to retain its village character. Any bigger and it would be a town and we chose to live in a village. |
| 3. | We should only be allowing housing for 1st time buyers, most young people have to move away from the village to afford to buy homes. |
| 4. | More services? not sure what you mean, most services already catered for? |
| 5. | The knocking down of a single property and building of 2 or more within the same plot of land should not be allowed. |
| 6. | Keyworth is a nice area to live in and to increase the density of housing would lower its desirability. There is not enough Policing as it is and to increase the population would only increase crime. |
| 7. | Keyworth is a unique village, I would hate it to become a small town! I would like any residential development to be for the youngsters who have grown up here, to give them the chance to purchase them and keep the continuity. |
| 8. | I am happy for more housing in appropriate areas, but am keen to see more ozone friendly building, i.e. solar energy, wind turbines and less use of concrete. |
| 9. | Need affordable housing for young families. |
| 10. | I believe maisonettes would be more in keeping in Keyworth than flats, as flats would be an eyesore and spoil the village. Ones built with a balcony and downstairs to have a garden, similar to the ones built at the side of Nottingham Ice Arena. |
| 11. | Having said that Keyworth should stay the same size as at present, I cannot see the reasoning for stating what residential development I would prefer. Any "infilling" would depend on the space available for re-building. Each instance to be decided on merit, subject to planning permission. |
| 12. | The green belt was designated to prevent urban sprawl and they should be strictly maintained. Great care should be taken over any new development. New builds should use all latest technology to reduce the environmental impact. The overall pressure on local infrastructure needs to be carefully analysed before development takes place. |
| 13. | The historic heart appears to have mostly been swept away already, apart from the church in the Square. |
| 14. | More development is needed because villagers have to move out of the area as very few new houses being built, Selby Lane? Platt Lane? |
| 15. | Rents need to be reasonable so that small businesses can continue to survive. Need to maintain at least one bank and Post Office. South Wolds school should be moved to Platt Lane and the current site used for development. Any development should be low rise and low density and should provide for the elderly and young people. |
| 16. | Rather than "denser" development there should be greater emphasis on planned mixed use development. Keyworth should begin to serve as the focal point of retail, leisure and social activity for all surrounding villages. However, planning restricts bars/restaurant development and reinforces the "split" retail structure. |
| 17. | Nowhere in this consultation document do you refer to the real consequences of further housing and industrial development in Keyworth. The village, naturally has country lanes to service it and these are already over burdened with cars and huge delivery vehicles, all competing with farm tractors. Any development suggested by your document would require new roads and these would destroy Keyworth as we know it. |
| 18. | We have enough houses within the village. The Council Estate needs looking at, especially with the amount of crime that's happening there. The local council should do monthly checks as to the state of the houses, flats etc, especially gardens. We need to keep our green belt. Council should stop housing people in the village who haven't lived within the area. People who have grown up in the village have to leave because of the council. |
| 19. | Sheltered housing should be appropriate for the elderly. 3 storey dwellings such as the soon to be "Wrights Folly" are totally inappropriate. Bungalows with flat and easy access such as Windmill Ct are the only suitable dwellings. |
| 20. | Don't know if LPA takes sufficient account of Keyworth character, if they do, then the borough planning do not! |
| 21. | Should not use Green belt, once it starts it often carries on. We would soon become the size of Bingham which has increased massively in the last 15-20years. Roads would have to be upgraded greatly to accommodate more building. |
| 22. | Would like to see developments that increase the potential for people to shop/work locally, promoting a community spirit. |
| 23. | We already have a large development going to be built on Selby La despite the objections to its size by local residents. |
| 24. | Only if 10-30 dwellings were erected for 1st time buyers. We do not want to become a suburb of West Bridgford. |
| 25. | Conservation area came too late! Very little historic heart left! Need more facilities outdoor, a park area, green belt nr Lings Lane, Bunny La or Nicker Hill could be used for the benefit of all the community. A care home for Keyworth residents only would keep families near, the nearest home is rather exclusive! |
| 26. | The LPA answers to the national planning scheme and has very limited options. Infill housing is encouraged because it reduces the number of new houses the county council and Borough council must provide, whether it changes the character of the village or not. |
| 27. | The present amenities in the village could not cope with any major enlargement in the population. No new major housing development should therefore be contemplated. |
| 28. | Opposed to gardens being sold off and then being built on. Smaller affordable housing would allow young people to stay in the village if they wished to. |
| 29. | Housing for 1st time buyers, young families and singles needed. We are overcrowded with 4 supermarkets, we need a small deli, bring back a bakery! |
| 30. | Environmental and community considerations require that we have more facilities, including work, in the village. Housing priority must be for affordable accommodation for 1st time buyers/young people. |
| 31. | If green belt area were compromised then Keyworth could end up being an extension of the West Bridgford area suburb and lose its uniqueness as a village. If people wanted to live in a suburb they would move to West Bridgford where the amenities match. |
| 32. | No reason why triangle of land, Nicker Hill/Platt Lane (adjacent to playing field) should not be developed, it has no advantage to any "views", stopping this is purely a NIMBY attitude. |
| 33. | If more housing is needed nationally and regionally, Keyworth cannot opt out. The planning authority has in the past developed the old part of the village insensitively. It is improving but not sufficiently so. |
| 34. | Health centre is totally out of keeping with the village, too big. The roads cannot support any more traffic. |
| 35. | More low cost, smaller housing/accommodation for rental and purchase is needed to encourage young people to live/stay in Keyworth |
| 36. | Keyworth needs to grow a little bit more with some affordable housing so that young people can stay in the village when they leave home, but the buildings should be in a rural style in keeping with the local area. Don't need any more supermarkets but small shops and offices keep the place vibrant. Not a suitable area for industry. |
| 37. | Should keep the small town/village characteristics. Small shops, each selling different wares at reasonable prices would generate more use of the village. |
| 38. | If there has to be new housing it should be minimal and affordable housing on brown field sites only. |
| 39. | Health centre is far too big and not in keeping with its surroundings, is it going to be the same for the proposed Selby Lane development? |
| 40. | More affordable housing needed for 1st time buyers and young families, also sheltered housing for the elderly. |
| 41. | Planning should be decided at local level and NOT Public enquiry. |
| 42. | Keyworth should stay as a village and keep the green belt, do not build 3 storey houses as this is not in keeping. |
| 43. | LPA has allowed 2 high rise developments which blot landscape, i.e. Budgens and Health centre. Now has allowed another at Wrights garage. |
| 44. | Think there is enough housing being developed, don't need any more. |
| 45. | Any building on green belt should be minimal or avoided. |
| 46. | The green views are what attracted us to Keyworth in the first place, it would be such a shame if the green belt were built on. |
| 47. | Additional shops and employment should accompany additional housing provisions. As a village Keyworth is inappropriate for large scale housing growth, but some growth to help meet local needs should be allowed. The mix of type and tenure should reflect up to date housing market and housing need data, and reflect local design character. The green belt is not essential to prevent major or inappropriate development in Keyworth. |
| 48. | Keyworth is large enough with facilities that are appropriate. |
| 49. | Sheltered housing development design should be kept in line with present structure. |
| 50. | Green belt should remain green, Affordable housing cost too mush. Too much waste land and derelict buildings around elsewhere. The health centre is a blot on the village sky-line. |
| 51. | Part of its charm is its size and the fact that there is an older part around Main St. There are too many grey characterless housing estates with identical housing and consideration should be given to building individual looking houses in BRICK. |
| 52. | Affordable housing for 1st time buyers preferably to people who have lived in Keyworth. |
| 53. | Please, please, please NO MORE TAKE-AWAYS! |
| 54. | There is a shortage of rented and affordable family property. |
| 55. | Any new housing must be affordable especially for young family groups. My responses are based on the building work already being carried out or planned. |
| 56. | Talk in the past about parochial hall being demolished to make way for new houses, I think this should be preserved as well as other older buildings. |
| 57. | I would be happy to see a SMALL development of affordable housing for young people to get on the property ladder. |
| 58. | I would support schemes which allow young people to buy/rent property here rather than having to move away. |
| 59. | 3 storey buildings should NOT be allowed. |
| 60. | The present infrastructure struggles to cope with the size and population, so believe any development would exacerbate the problem |
| 61. | Affordable housing for MARRIED couples made available. |
| 62. | Any development should take into account the infrastructure of the village. |
| 63. | Keyworth as it is remains a very pleasant place to live in, care must be taken so that it remains so. |
| 64. | Housing and council do NOT listen to people's points of view. |
| 65. | Just moved to this area from a green belt area in Kent and totally oppose eco towns/developments and wish to protect our green belt. |
| 66. | For Keyworth to have a sustainable community it must be allowed too grow small developments around the village rather than one large estate. |
| 67. | Keyworth must not be built on any more. The green belt must not be built on. |
| 68. | Health Centre way out of scale - city centre type of development. Selby Lane multiple storey flats inappropriate for ridge situation. Poor retail mix in village |
| 69. | Keyworth should not have ANY further residential or industrial building |
| 70. | Need more affordable housing for young 1st time buyers |
| 71. | Wrights garage development should be new homes of 1-2 bed, 3 bed, and 4+ bed houses, not 40+ flats that are not in keeping with the road or Keyworth village centre |
| 72. | Whenever lands becomes available its usually for retirement developments instead of 1st time buyers properties. The new health centre is too big and out of character with the village. Inadequate parking provision at Budgens. |
| 73. | Green belt is disappearing everywhere, we should protect ours at all costs. |
| 74. | The planning authority refused plans for a new church hall at the rear of the church on the grounds it would spoil the view of the church from Bunny Lane and yet they passed plans for the Health Centre which blocks the view of the parish church. |
| 75. | We need new shops to open replacing those that have closed down as a result of retirement or loss of trade whilst the new medical centre was being built |
| 76. | I would support a small development on Green Belt land if that were the only way to meet the local need for affordable housing. High density (and high cost!) housing like Knights Court on the A60 is an "abomination"! I would not like to see such development in Keyworth. Flats are for the city! Many people in Keyworth enjoy and appreciate their garden! |
| 77. | Too often Rushcliffe Borough Council planning committee will give permission to build with little reference to the way other buildings or areas are affected. Only when objections arise do they act. |
| 78. | Keyworth needs more young residents with children for the village to prosper and grow. New affordable housing is a priority, if not village will decline with an increasing older population |
| 79. | No more Green belt land used for housing or any other kind of development. The rate of land being gobbled up by developers is growing year by year and soon there will be no green and pleasant land left. |
| 80. | Any new property should be made environmentally friendly, with solar panels and making it self-sufficient. |
| 81. | Keyworth has already been developed to its fullest potential in respect of residential accommodation. |
| 82. | New housing is being crammed into every tiny space with no thought to design and character of village. The sewerage stench still happens on Bunny Lane, this is still being ignored. It does not generate a feeling of a well cared for village. |
| 83. | Would like to see more council accommodation, some people still find it difficult to get a mortgage for the affordable housing. Please build more council owned properties and help people who cannot get onto the property ladder. |
| 84. | It's important to have a good selection of sheltered housing for the elderly and affordable housing for young people. |
| 85. | Main St and traffic flow, parking needs urgent improvement, also more even footpaths are overdue. |
| 86. | Apart from a few tweaks here and there I am happy with Keyworth as it is. Inexpensive 1-2 bedroom houses might encourage 1st time buyers/young couples into the area. |
| 87. | Allow shops to open later than 10pm and open on Sundays. Keyworth at the moment is a very traditional village, it needs to walk with time. Surrounding villages allow opening hrs up to 11.30pm and Sunday opening. |
| 88. | No more take- aways |
| 89. | A replacement petrol station for Wrights |
| 90. | Develop cycle routes in and around Keyworth and surrounding villages to encourage exercise in the battle of obesity. |
| 91. | In broad terms the green belt should be preserved but subject to affordable housing needs for local people. Conservation area status could be used to protect development in more attractive parts of the village as well as central area. |
| 92. | Need more 1/2 bedroom houses and flats for the growing number of single person households and increased proportion of retired people. |
| 93. | Need more 1/2 bedroom houses and flats for the growing number of single person households and increased proportion of retired people. |
| 94. | Planning should NEVER be granted where it's not in keeping with surroundings! i.e. Flats on Selby Lane and the height of Health centre, ridiculous! |
| 95. | We know there is a need for more affordable housing but we have a large council estate with affordable housing potential. The so-called affordable housing recently built is NOT affordable. The council allows over development of some residential areas. |
| 96. | The health centre is hideous, though necessary, surely more compatible plans were available. |
| 97. | I do not believe there is any longer such a thing as affordable housing, its just an excuse to allow development on land which would otherwise be refused, Keyworth has already been allowed to grow too big for a village. |
| 98. | The size of Health centre, given its location, is inappropriate for the character and size of properties around it. |
| 99. | The infrastructure is still as in 1950, restricts further village expansion. |
| 100. | More affordable housing for the younger generation would be good, but we should not lose the "village feel" |
| 101. | A police station that is open during the day would be good. |
| 102. | Need more affordable housing for young families but not at the expense of the green belt (if possible avoid). But if this were a very small development then I would support it. Local youngsters should have the opportunity to live in Keyworth otherwise it will become an ageing village. |
| 103. | No infrastructure i.e. parking, Dr's appointments, policing, access to Melton Road at peak times. |
| 104. | More affordable housing to retain younger people within the district |
| 105. | Keyworth has an ageing population and needs smaller properties for this, but Keyworth is large enough and stringent planning regulations are needed to ensure the character of the village remains unaltered and essentially rural. |
| 106. | You knock the mill down and then put it on everything you print. |
| 107. | Any more homes or business would lose Keyworth's village feel. |
| 108. | No need to touch the green belt, plenty of development/new build elsewhere in Rushcliffe. Let's maintain the village feel of Keyworth, rather than end up as a sprawling housing estate. |
| 109. | More council properties, no high rise flats ever again. Get rid of the homeless flats, Manor Road and Spinney Road and give people a decent place to live in. |
| 110. | A need for more affordable housing for young adults |
| 111. | Answers in 5 may seem contradictory but whereas I am all for maintaining the green belt we do need more affordable housing in the area. |
| 112. | I would support a small development on Green Belt land if that were the only way to meet the local need for affordable housing - small underlined |
| 113. | The LPA took no notice at all regarding the residents feelings concerning Wrights Garage |
| 114. | Keyworth will inevitably have some extra housing in the next 10years. Not all of our supermarkets will survive unless we have a good spread of housing types. We should have flats with 3 floors and dormer windows. |
| 115. | Keyworth is clearly a small town and the quicker we rid ourselves of the 'the village' mentality the quicker the police will start to treat us as a small town. The health centre is an eyesore, destroying the view of the church as one approaches the village |
| 116. | A few 1st time buyer properties built on small scale in existing spaces. |
| 117. | Few 1st time buyer properties built on small scale in existing spaces. |
| 118. | Keyworth needs no more development. The fact that 3 storey blocks are being built on Selby Lane is disgusting. Any more development will change Keyworth's character irreparably |
| 119. | Enough building has taken place leaving very little open spaces left |
| 120. | Why close Debdale House, the elderly are not cared for as they should be. Green belt land should not be built on for any reason. |
| 121. | More housing for young married couples with children, either owned or rented. |
| 122. | The services we have at the moment, for example Doctors, width of roads etc cannot cope with any further development |
| 123. | If any building of houses it should be affordable starter homes |
| 124. | Keyworth is becoming a retirement area with declining rolls at local schools. I would favour modest urban extensions to Keyworth to increase the supply of family housing and ensure the vitality of the area. Given recent investment in terms of Health Centre, Leisure Centre, number of schools and shops etc it is difficult to argue that Keyworth doesn't have the infrastructure to support an increase in population. |
| 125. | Q3 A new large supermarket - comment - farmers Q4 comment - property for young people |
| 126. | It will be necessary to have a small development in the green belt to provide up to 100 new dwellings over 5 years. If this was concentrated on 1/2/3 bedroom accommodation this could encourage younger people / families who will be needed to provide and use Keyworth schools and existing services. |
| 127. | No more house building in existing gardens, it devalues the area |
| 128. | Would not like to see anything which would make Keyworth merge with Tollerton and to lose the buffer of green between us and Edwalton |
| 129. | Strict enforcement of green belt is necessary to attempt to protect a marvellous village. Open up green belt and there will be ultimately 'uncontrolled' development all around the district. Pack balanced housing wherever possible on brown sites |
| 130. | Keyworth is large enough, only development required is sheltered housing for elderly. The existing shops should be cared for and small shop ventures encouraged. |
| 131. | Strongly feel that should not be allowed to grow into a small town and therefore change its nature. Affordable housing is being created on Debdale Lane. Village cannot cope with increased traffic and parking. |
| 132. | Keyworth has grown to its max limit, any more development would spoil the area |
| 133. | No more development! |
| 134. | Keyworth Square and shop fronts on Main Street and Nottingham Road are a mess, lets the whole village down, perhaps a uniform design |
| 135. | Needs to become a more vibrant "market" style village. The opening of supermarkets (Budgens and Sainsburys) has had a detrimental affect on small businesses in the Square/Main Street. Some sympathetic small scale housing should be built to encourage younger families back in. |
| 136. | More affordable housing for young 1st time buyers |
| 137. | Planning authority has already shown poor judgment with building of 3 storey Medical centre and poor plans for Wrights site. |
| 138. | Keyworth is already a large village and has quite good facilities, but would benefit from more houses and people. I object strongly to building on green belt land we need our breathing spaces |
| 139. | The design of the new health centre is not in keeping with surroundings |
| 140. | More housing for elderly, especially a warden aided complex |
| 141. | More housing for elderly, especially a warden aided complex |
| 142. | More housing for elderly, especially a warden aided complex |
| 143. | Need sheltered housing for elderly and affordable housing for couples and young people |
| 144. | Many houses that are built in Keyworth are out of reach of 1st time buyers price range. |
| 145. | Development only if it replaced existing housing |
| 146. | Keyworth is nice size village maybe a few larger houses could be built for rental purposes. Green belt land and farm land should be left alone |
| 147. | More development of bungalow residences for disabled persons |
| 148. | About time the politicians looked after Keyworth and not themselves |
| 149. | The Local Planning Authority generally takes sufficient account of Keyworth's character and the local environment comment: Wrights garage development is a prime example |
| 150. | Inappropriate developments allowed: - for example 1 Three storey proposed flats development on wrights garage 2 The ugliest and far too large health centre which dwarfs homes below 3 over dense development within existing properties |
| 151. | Replace existing ugly buildings for example the Parade, the Square, and the Tavern Car Park. South Wolds School is an eyesore and should be rebuilt. |
| 152. | The local planning authority has to clear its position as to whether Keyworth is to remain a village or if it intends to develop it into a small town. For a community of Keyworth's size there is a good mix of residential commercial and public service facilities |
| 153. | Comment re sheltered housing - The concept of a retirement village - as in Australia - with a central meeting hall for activities and manager with 2/3 bedroom bungalows for residents. |
| 154. | I don't agree with allowing to many people coming to live in Britain, when it is such a small island |
| 155. | We do not need any more shops as the ones we have struggle to survive. |
| 156. | The Wrights garage redevelopment is an example of total disregard for local opinion |
| 157. | The Wrights garage redevelopment is an example of total disregard for local opinion |
| 158. | We need to keep a balance of age groups therefore need starter homes. |
| 159. | We have a daughter who has been on the housing list needing a 1 bedroom flat but it looks as though she will never get one. We live in a 2 bedroom bungalow |
| 160. | I think that Keyworth should not grow any larger than it is at the moment - including industry/commercially + residentially. Were it to increase it would lose the village character and become just another town. |
| 161. | For the number and quality of roads there are sufficient services and housing |
| 162. | Question 3 - small offices and light industry comment - subject to not causing local parking problems |
| 163. | No more fast food outlets. We need the likes of Wilkinsons/Iceland/Farmfoods - selling quality stuff at realistic prices |
| 164. | More accommodation for the elderly |
| 165. | Question 4 flats - not above three floors Question 5 planning authority - don't know |
| 166. | Keyworth needs some smaller properties to encourage younger people and families into the area. Because of the nature of the housing in Keyworth people who have grown up here or wish to move here are forced to look at other areas because of the size and price of properties in Keyworth. We need younger independent people in Keyworth to contribute a new perspective to the village. |
| 167. | Keyworth has tripled in size since 1965. It was attractive as it had shops but was still rural. To change it further would completely ruin what was a lovely village. |
| 168. | Keyworth has a mix of housing ranging from ex-authority, cheaper estate housing, more expensive estate type housing and individual housing some of which are quite expensive. Many people move up the housing ladder but stay in Keyworth therefore if there is more building it would be good to see bigger homes and those suitable for an aging population perhaps the local estate agents could advise as to the type of housing asked after |
| 169. | The cost of conserving some of the old buildings doesn't justify the possible marginal interest in their histories |
| 170. | We think services are adequate |
| 171. | Question 4 Rented property both disagree and no opinion ticked |
| 172. | In order to promote good family morals and support, building of affordable housing for people who have grown up in the village should be promoted. It is a travesty that the role models of society: teachers, police officers, nurses and fire fighters are no longer able to afford a starter home in the village. These are the sort of people we should be encouraging to live here and the fact that our young people are being driven from the village in order to buy a house means that the village is losing people who would feel responsible for the high quality of behaviour and duty that our village deserves |
| 173. | Comments to question 3 would depend on what is proposed other than 'new large supermarket' other commercial developments are, in my opinion, too vague to elicit a valid response Question 4 - rented property - affordable rented property to encourage people to live in the area rather than high rented properties aimed at those working in Keyworth and then going home (elsewhere) at the weekends - with little contribution to the life? of Keyworth in between times. Question 5 part 4 possibly Question 5 part 5 - not always |
| 174. | Green belt is what makes Keyworth beautiful and a pleasure to live in, if we were to lose green spaces, future generations would lose out which would be very sad indeed. |
| 175. | I bought an ex council property that fell in the price bracket for 1st time buyers (affordable housing), I see no need to develop new housing when there is plenty already available in front of our eyes. |
| 176. | Flats on Wrights site, surely more in keeping dwellings can be built |
| 177. | There is room to expand Keyworth, not to a massive degree, but the houses should be integrated. Not 4 bed one side and council rented on the other, if it was mixed it would be respected. |
| 178. | Would like to see the development of the Square with some café or coffee bar amenities to encourage socialisation within the village |
| 179. | Should be more council type houses, council did wrong to sell so many to the residents, that's why there are so many empty council houses in Keyworth |
| 180. | There is enough housing and building on green belt should not be allowed |
| 181. | If Keyworth is to remain a village community, no more development should be allowed |
| 182. | The demolition of Debdale House has left Keyworth void of anywhere for the elderly and lonely to live within the company of others. This is a great shame. The camaraderie of Debdale House was a welcome hand to the widowed and lonely, now there is nothing. |
| 183. | There are too many NIMBYs in Keyworth who scaremonger in order to maintain their own self-interest. |
| 184. | Health centre is not in character and is an eyesore when you enter Keyworth from Bunny Lane |
| 185. | More affordable housing and rented properties would encourage young people both single and married, to stay in village, so would the opportunity for local employment. Would like to see fewer boarded up shops, mainly due to exorbitant rents sought by absentee landlords. |
| 186. | Any developments must be in keeping with the character of village. |
| 187. | The heart of Keyworth should be conserved as too much has already been lost to modern developments. |
| 188. | If Keyworth expands even more with housing it would lose even further any character that it still has. |
| 189. | Not sufficient car parking or enforcement of parking restrictions. Village is choked with stationary cars. |
| 190. | Would like more reasons for people to stay and shop in Keyworth so that they are supporting local economy. Don't mind people coming to village to work from outside. |
| 191. | Keyworth's attraction is it's village type community surrounded by green belt. It's within easy access of the city centre |
| 192. | Keyworth's attraction is it's village type community surrounded by green belt. It's within easy access of the city centre |
| 193. | More properties are required to retain our young people and avoid them leaving the village |
| 194. | Planning authorities ride roughshod over local opinion, they take no account of consequences on character of environment |
| 195. | Keyworth still retains some character - we must not let it be developed into just another faceless dormitory area |
| 196. | More should be made of "infill" sites. |
| 197. | Happy that run down land and property within Keyworth is developed but not to build on green belt. It would make sense to build new houses on a road like Selby Lane and Nicker Hill where you already have some houses then a field then some more! You could allow the gaps only to be built on to continue the road in its present style. |
| 198. | The council does not take account of local opinion. Housing approved is out of character with the local area. |
| 199. | Development should be kept in character with the majority of existing structures. |
| 200. | Disagree with any building plans that are out of character with existing buildings, for example Wright development is proposed 3 storeys high. |
| 201. | Affordable housing is needed is young people are expected to stay in this area and gain a foothold on the property ladder. |
| 202. | Developments should be in keeping with area for which planned, i.e. height and how many houses on the land. |
| 203. | More services for young people and help for the elderly are needed. |
| 204. | Keyworth is becoming too expensive for young families who benefit significantly from the schools and services available. |
| 205. | Should be more Housing Association type houses for 1st time buyers that are affordable. |
| 206. | Ideally Keyworth should stay a village. Transport, infrastructure would need unacceptably radical modification if Keyworth were to expand. We do need a 2nd Post Office back. |
| 207. | Already seems enough houses for such a large village, why build more if leisure centre is due to close? No more talk of large supermarkets please, enough already. |
| 208. | Health centre is a vast waste of space and killed the heart of the village and the development on Selby Lane is a developers dream only. |
| 209. | Village has grown enough. |
| 210. | Where is Keyworth's historic heart? Re sheltered housing, Debdale house will be replaced when Wrights site is developed. So we don't need more private sheltered housing, we need flats/starter homes for young people. |
| 211. | Very much against any development on Green belt. Keyworth has a uniqueness of its own and this should continue. So-called "affordable housing" is cheaply built, poorly maintained and will destroy the ethos and character of village. |
| 212. | Hopefully Wrights development will blend in surrounding area, the size planned sounds horrific! |
| 213. | Should stay the same size or will lose its character. Sheltered housing should be the next development to ensure the elderly can stay in the village. |
| 214. | Need affordable 1st time starter homes so that young Keyworth people can afford to live in their hometown. |
| 215. | Green belt should be retained no matter what! |
| 216. | Historic heart has been ruined by awful design of health centre. |
| 217. | Important we retain and build on the character of the village. New developments like health centre and proposed Wrights development will only hasten Keyworth's demise into a character-less suburb of Nottingham. |
| 218. | New medical centre shows how little account the LPA takes of Keyworth's character. Further development should be restricted to small isolated redevelopments that are similar to the facility being replaced. |
| 219. | Rented property often lacks the maintenance surrounding it, for example gardens and driveways, because the tenants don't seem to care, and it just looks a mess. It's nice to see well-kept gardens and frontages around our neighbourhood. A large supermarket would destroy our small shops and bring unwanted extra traffic. |
| 220. | The LPA shows no care as to the planning and building in our area. They should develop our infrastructure, our pathways and our roads. |
| 221. | Would like more housing available for people like myself, who have lived in Keyworth all their life, These people should also have priority on rented accommodation. I want my 15 and 13 yr olds to be able to afford to stay in Keyworth. |
| 222. | More open space for recreation and relaxation |
| 223. | New doctors surgery isn't in character with the village, its too large and looks out of place. |
| 224. | Plenty of green belt and affordable housing. |
| 225. | Keyworth is one of the key villages in south Notts that could be developed into a small town, this would than have more shops/facilities and be easier to justify and serve by public transport, leaving the smaller villages around untouched. |
| 226. | Too late to conserve the historic heart, planning authorities have destroyed Keyworth's character over the years, for example Health centre, The Square etc. |
| 227. | Keyworth's big enough. |
| 228. | Infrastructure can't take much more development, more housing, more traffic, and more congestion of people trying to get over the river to work in Nottingham. |
| 229. | We must avoid any temptation to allow random development that encourages an influx of rental "agents" |
| 230. | Would like existing shops to be occupied. There are enough take-aways, but would like a deli, shoe shop etc, i.e. a wider variety in existing premises. |
| 231. | Since the demolition of the old manor house most of the buildings erected in and around the Square have been ugly and intrusive. New health centre is appalling, it stands as a monument to years of insensitive planning. New shop on Main Street (adjoining White House) is in sympathy with its neighbours. It's worrying that local objections to Wrights development can be overridden at a national level. |
| 232. | Any denser development is likely to overstrain essential infrastructure, such as drains whether household or storm. |
| 233. | Health centre is dreadful, approached via service roads, blocks view of the church, an opportunity lost! |
| 234. | Feel strongly that green belt should be preserved. It's already been encroached on by the development of Holly Farm, is this the thin end of the wedge? |
| 235. | Sometimes the planning committee try to stop too many projects. |
| 236. | Keyworth is large enough |
| 237. | Smaller cheaper housing for younger and 1st time buyers, most youngsters have to leave the village due to high housing costs, endangering Keyworth of becoming a geriatric village. |
| 238. | More housing for the young and the old. |
| 239. | Houses on the south side of Selby Lane will all say no to any development, it's always not in my back yard, but people have got to live somewhere. |
| 240. | The proposal to build high rise apartment block on Selby lane is totally out of keeping with the character of that part of the village |
| 241. | Housing and planning in the future should be restricted |
| 242. | For 25 years there has been no development in Keyworth, that's what I like it feels very rural, please keep it this way, do not build on green belt |
| 243. | Need for a first class nursing home - adjacent to the farm on Nicker hill. More small or rented properties specifically for 2nd/3rd generation Keyworth residents |
| 244. | Any small development should be sited as near as possible to the centre. Too much development already on the Nicker hill side i.e. the huge geographical site on what was green belt |
| 245. | I don't think a house should be bought by a developer, knocked down and several built in its place. We need to preserve the character of the village - not build blocks of flats or 3 storey houses |
| 246. | The outline boundaries of the village should remain the same. Any development should be internal using areas of closure i.e. British Legion |
| 247. | Do not need any more take-aways. |
| 248. | A shame there isn't more restaurants/tea shops/cafés in Keyworth. The empty British Legion is an eyesore and would improve the whole area around the Square if it were converted into a restaurant with gardens. |
| 249. | A decent teashop would be nice. The building next to Indian Nights looks a mess and could perhaps be developed. |
| 250. | Should be a residential home for the elderly. Also encourage the younger generation by building affordable rental accommodation. |
| 251. | We need one good small supermarket with quality foods (eg. Waitrose). Need better play facilities for children, better centres for teenage youth groups. Need a good small café for meals. A meeting place for all age groups. |
| 252. | Having been involved in the pastoral support of the elderly folk at Debdale House and seen the anguish and fear in their eyes, and having watched The Rushcliffe Housing association make promises and not keep them, I am concerned for the well-being of those who will one day live in new accommodation on Selby Lane. Specifically I am concerned for their safe movement from home to the Square, some of them in mobility scooters along a very narrow pavement past the Methodist Church, knowing the excessive speed of traffic on that road. There is an accident waiting to happen. Although I think the green belt is important I suggest a pavement be opened up from the back of the proposed development to the Main Street. I think it is tragic that in a community like ours, there is no provision for residential care for the elderly. Families have to place their loved ones in other districts around, rather than in, their own community. I would strongly suggest that a feasibility group be formed to undertake a long hard look at the implications of providing such locally. |
| 253. | Disagree with out of scale health centre in heart of village and fear development of Wrights site on Selby Lane could equally be an eyesore. |
| 254. | We would like things done to enable young people to stay in the village. |
| 255. | Keyworth born youngsters should be able to afford to stay in Keyworth, so affordable houses/flats for 1st time buyers should be absolute priority. Hopefully we can stay as a village and not enlarge too much, its a lovely place don't lets spoil it. |
| 256. | Affordable housing for younger families. |
| 257. | We like Keyworth as it is. |
| 258. | First of all use the shops already in Keyworth and bring all into use. |
| 259. | More green spaces between housing developments for children to play and people to walk. The green belt has begun to cause problems, services have to locate somewhere, and Wrights garage had no alternative site available in the village, so we have lost this service. People need space, infill building is wrong, the result of a refusal to face strategic decisions. |
| 260. | Unique/special habitats that have biodiversity must be conserved under all circumstances. Green belt is mostly homogenous, lifeless monoculture and should be built on if not needed for farming. |
| 261. | Feel strongly that green belt areas should remain intact. Need to preserve these areas to ensure wild life is preserved and help us to restore balance of gasses in the environment. |
| 262. | More rented property means an influx of non-Keyworth people coming in and causing trouble, as proved since the council handed over to the Housing Association. Then the problems affect the rest of us. The Police do nothing and the Council doesn't want to know. |
| 263. | We enjoy the fresh traffic free air of a village which has mainly local traffic. Large-scale developments on the green belt would density traffic and bring people from outside to use such facilities. Keyworth has so much and we should strive to keep what we have. A large superstore would be too much for the small shops and more would close. We have 4 good stores already. |
| 264. | There are so many empty houses for sale, that no new developments are required. |
| 265. | There are empty shops here so why build more. Maybe rents and rates should be reassessed to encourage small businesses to utilise the empty shops. Keyworth is also becoming very congested so more development will only increase the problem. |
| 266. | Keyworth should not grow any larger until employment and services make the village self-sustainable, stop it turning into another dormitory village. |
| 267. | Debdale House knocked down: replacement on Selby Lane: Why? Because of money: local business (Wrights) lost - All profit! (except residents!) (verbatim) |
| 268. | The planning dept. and developers are already filling in every available space now and should be curbed. |
| 269. | The LPA has generally done a good job, except for the health centre, which is a good facility but a total monstrosity of a building. |
| 270. | Keyworth windmill was disposed of! We have enough houses! If the sheltered housing is going ahead then that is enough! |
| 271. | Encourage small specialist shops, so outside people travel in to use them. Housing/planning needs to encourage the community spirit, family homes, look after the elderly and encourage discipline and sense of ownership from the young. |
| 272. | For every acre of green belt land you take now, is the less land we will have to produce food in the future, it will also create flooding as proved in other parts of the country. |
| 273. | More care should be taken when naming new developments. There is STILL confusion over Rose Hill Cottages on Rose Hill, post, parcels and utility bills go AWOL and has caused upset and distress to elderly neighbours. |
| 274. | More should be done to help 1st time buyers and if the only way to do this is a small discreet development on green belt then I would consider this if all other avenues had been explored. Can't sustain denser development because of parking issues. |
| 275. | The health centre should have been designed in keeping with the village, it blocks the skyline, and lets not scar the village again! |
| 276. | Any future planning in Keyworth should be limited to reduce expansion of the village. If housing developments are to occur they should be small developments of bungalows or smaller houses |
| 277. | No more houses only Council houses. |
| 278. | Sheltered housing for the elderly is needed. Also housing for younger people with disabilities. I was looking for a wheelchair accessible bungalow, and at that time there was only 1 and couldn't get in front door to turn wheelchair around! I feel this should be taken into consideration. |
| 279. | More affordable homes for younger generation, Keyworth seem to have an ageing population as young families are priced out of market. |
| 280. | More housing for the elderly. Encourage a variety of businesses to take vacant premises. We seem to have a lot of fast food outlets. |
| 281. | Should not let developers put as many houses as they can on plots that become available. |
| 282. | Any new developments should be taken up by smaller surrounding villages, if built here traffic and parking would become horrendous. |
| 283. | If there has to be housing development, consideration should be given to 1st time buyers, people who have grown up here and have to move away, because there is no/little affordable housing for them. |
| 284. | Keyworth feels about right as it is. |
| 285. | I'm a don't know on some questions because I am not aware of all the issues. for example I am sympathetic to sheltered housing for the elderly but don't know if there is actually a need for it or whether people would prefer active support in their existing homes. |
| 286. | Developments within large gardens should be refused in all cases as it ruins the character and environment. |
| 287. | Derelict land should be put to use, but new builds should be sympathetic to a village. |
| 288. | Wrights garage development should not have been allowed as planned, it would overshadow neighbouring properties and spoil outlook of a nice area. |
| 289. | The council and residents need to be very careful not to be seen as anti any development, for example the recent protests on the development of Wrights garage just because it was 3 storeys, when given the type of resident this development was for, its just the type we should encourage. If we are not careful we will have developments imposed on us such as flats, cheaper housing, rental accommodation, which will inevitably lead to higher levels of anti-social behaviour. We should welcome all plans for housing for the older generation. |
| 290. | Need affordable homes for 1st time buyers. |
| 291. | England is crowded enough. Do not want population to increase particularly with rising sea levels which will eventually flood low lying areas. We could have problems feeding ourselves. Better to deal with the problem now by saying no to development. |
| 292. | Would like to see more sandwich shops and cafés. A friendlier Square. I would support development on green belt land to meet local needs and if it were built in a totally ecological manner. |
| 293. | No more housing. Keyworth is one of the nicest places to live and we want it to stay that way! |
| 294. | Already have enough family homes, need affordable homes for those who have grown up here to remain here and also to encourage young couples into the village. Proposed Wright garage development is too large and not in keeping with existing properties. New health centre dominates the skyline. |
| 295. | Need more bungalows to serve the ageing population. |
| 296. | Need more affordable housing for the young and elderly looking for smaller homes. Need to preserve and conserve land so it becomes a very delicate balance. I was able to move into Keyworth from London, others wishing to do the same should be able to do so. |
| 297. | Problems with traffic levels and parking would only get worse with further development. |
| 298. | Keyworth has enough houses, doesn't need any more. It's impossible to sell houses here so why build more? |
| 299. | Need more affordable housing for younger people. Many properties have been converted to 4/5 bed houses. |
| 300. | Where is the land for denser development? |
| 301. | Seriously in need of, affordable housing for young married couples and sheltered housing for the elderly. Too many or our young people are being forced away and some elderly can no longer remain near their family. |
| 302. | Need affordable property for younger people and appropriate supported facilities for the older/disabled. |
| 303. | Any enlargement would surely affect the character and have a seriously adverse effect on the village. |
| 304. | All future planning should be to fit in with local surroundings, no high developments should ever be considered. |
| 305. | If we have any more housing we will lose any character we have left in village. It's nice to have green fields and open spaces around us. |
| 306. | Not enough affordable 4 bed houses. |
| 307. | Do Not need more houses, village is large enough, shops would be better. |
| 308. | More development is needed as villagers have to move out of the area as very few houses being built. Selby Lane/ Platt Lane |
| 309. | The historic part of Keyworth has been largely swept away already - apart from the church in the square! |
| 310. | There should be no more development in Keyworth. The village should not grow in size in terms of buildings, cars or people. We're full! |
| 311. | Do not make village too big |
| 312. | Question 2 - Response "don't mind" |
| 313. | Affordable housing for young couples must be a priority if we are to maintain an age balance in our community. |
| 314. | Keyworth is fine as it is. |
| 315. | Smaller homes needed to encourage young couples to move into the area. |
| 316. | I would not like to see any more development in Keyworth, never mind denser development. How can we say the LPA takes account of Keyworth's character when it has allowed large horrible buildings like the Squash courts and Health centre to blot out views of the church? These should have been built away from our village centre. |
| 317. | The small shops we have struggle to stay in business so adding to them will not help the situation. A large supermarket would damage the village as people would not use the shops we have. |
| 318. | Cheaper housing to encourage young people to come to live here and prevent the village becoming even more a "home for geriatrics", and to ensure non-closure of schools and inevitable building on the site of the closed school. |
| 319. | Adequate parking should be taken into consideration when building new houses. |
| 320. | How many houses are empty in Keyworth? Before building new ones, they should be filled first. |
| 321. | Keyworth is really a small town but with a very strong community spirit/environment, which should be preserved at all, costs. However, minimal development should take place to prevent stagnation and to help prevent Keyworth becoming a mainly ageing population. |
| 322. | Keyworth lacks town facilities and doesn't have a centre or focal point, or even a real identity. |
| 323. | With any new housing comes more traffic. Keyworth can't cope with today's traffic, how would it cope with more? |
| 324. | Keyworth is large enough. |
| 325. | Keep the character of Keyworth but create some more affordable housing for 1st time buyers. |
| 326. | Any development should be infilling only. |
| 327. | Would like Keyworth to stay as it is except for a supermarket because the local shops are on the expensive side. That's the reason why we go to Morrisons or Asda, while I can drive. |
| 328. | Feel strongly that all green belt is retained. There are areas that are left to fall down (old empty properties or uncompleted building work) these could be used for housing. |
| 329. | I think council make dodgy decisions when it comes to giving planning consent. |
| 330. | Driving out of Keyworth at peak times roads are already congested. |
| 331. | Buzz Fitness and Health centre are not in character with the village. Shortage of housing for the elderly esp. now Debdale House has been redeveloped. Is a 3 storey complex in keeping with the residential area of Selby Lane? |
| 332. | Houses to buy are all too expensive compared to other similar areas. |
| 333. | Council should consult the locals re any new commercial or residential developments. |
| 334. | More bungalows needed for an ageing population but with good sized rooms and courtyard gardens. A lot of older adults want to stay independent and not go into sheltered housing. |
| 335. | Number of vehicles around Keyworth is now excessive. Any further major development would cause even more congestion and destruction of the roads and the character of a very pleasant environment would be ruined. |
| 336. | To increase the number of houses would be taking Keyworth out of the "village" class and would be difficult to increase the services. |
| 337. | Would not like to see Keyworth grow anymore. |
| 338. | More housing means more people who work, quite often outside the village, which creates a lot of traffic, which our roads cannot take, and congestion getting out. |
| 339. | I don't agree to expansion of Keyworth. There is a good community feel, more houses mean more traffic. There are always houses coming up for sale so there doesn't seem a shortage and we have a good mix. A large supermarket would create 2 problems. We would lose the small shops and would have to have a large car park with more traffic. |
| 340. | Keyworth has enough private and council housing, every vacant spot is still being built on now. |
| 341. | Further development would overstretch the infrastructure and completely destroy the character and environment of this lovely, though' not perfect village location. It would very soon become a small town with all its problems. |
| 342. | Keyworth is large enough already. To enlarge it would overstretch the services and cause even further road congestion. |
| 343. | The grossly oversized health centre does nothing to protect the "historic heart" of Keyworth |
| 344. | More development would bring more cars. The approach roads and roads within Keyworth will just not take any more. |
| 345. | Planning should be consistent. |
| 346. | Uniform planning throughout Keyworth. Single plots should not be divided. Single storey buildings should not be developed into 2 storeys or more. Planning should take more notice of objections. |
| 347. | We do not have a variety of small shops, too many take-aways but only 1 restaurant, the latter brings people in from outside the village. Compared to Ruddington, which is smaller, we are lacking in choice. |
| 348. | Planners need to consider/promote different building styles, insisting property is" in keeping" with the area does not promote progress or modern building techniques. My experience of a planning meeting was that the council have very old-fashioned views in general. |
| 349. | More affordable homes for young people and young families. Any new shops should meet village need, i.e. fruit and veg shop and card shop. Planners should consider impact on village of large properties, such as health centre and 3 storey buildings. |
| 350. | Should have warden-aided accommodation. It's disgusting that Debdale House has been pulled down and nothing has gone up as yet to replace it. |
| 351. | I believe the building that took place in the late 60's and 70's is more than enough and no more should be allowed. |
| 352. | We do not have "small town " amenities or facilities and growth would emphasise the "commuter" village further. We should be the focal point for Keyworth and the outlying villages, not just a car park convenient for Nottingham. |
| 353. | Keyworth was fingered many years ago as a dormitory area for Nottingham and as a result was hugely and in some cases rather badly developed. In spite of this it has managed to hold on to a village feel and all attempts at expansion must be rigorously opposed. Please no more butterfly roofs within Keyworth, The view as you approach along the road from Bunny has been ruined by the Health Centre. |
| 354. | Really important to keep green belt, Keyworth already too big for the amount of services it has. |
| 355. | Keyworth's community would be lost if it grows any more. There are plenty of homes and lots for sale. With all the new properties on Debdale and those to be built on Selby Lane, we will have more congestion, making it more dangerous for children. Walking to school becomes a problem for mothers with pushchairs and toddlers. |
| 356. | Pleased that LP authority are trying to maintain something of the character of Keyworth. Don't want to see too much infilling, it feels cramped! |
| 357. | Happy to see infill development continue but not to expand beyond village boundary into green belt etc. More light industry only within existing boundaries. |
| 358. | A small amount of green belt land may have to be used for more housing. Better that the shops on Wolds Driveare re-developed to make better use of the land while still retaining the shop units. |
| 359. | It would be sad to see any larger building developments for housing within Keyworth, but I think 1-2 bed houses would help 1st time buyers. I understand areas where shops are let, like Wolds and the Square, are owned by London firms, who have no interest in Keyworth except as a money maker and cause shop tenants to suffer from London based rents. The Wolds flats look as if some TLC is needed. Surely we have our fill of Chinese and Eastern food shops, look what has happened to the Charde! Sometimes rented houses are less carefully maintained in gardens, hedges etc. |
| 360. | Closing Debdale House before the new place was built seems like planning madness. |
| 361. | Keyworth must stay a village or it risks growing too large and eventually joining the eyesore that is Nottingham. |
| 362. | We have 5 small supermarkets, one large i.e. Asda or Tesco, would be ideal. |
| 363. | Denser development needs careful consideration, particularly regarding issues such as policing and pressure on infrastructure. There are odd bits of land which could be developed, like Wrights Garage, but open public spaces must be preserved. |
| 364. | Keyworth is a large enough village and to develop more housing would destroy the character. We need to protect the countryside not build on it! As for planning how did they pass it for the Health centre, it is a total blot on the landscape. Feel the planners cannot be trusted. |
| 365. | I moved to Keyworth because of its size and characteristics of a large village, if I wanted services, etc. of a town I would have chosen to live in one. |
| 366. | More affordable housing and 1st time, low-income family initiatives. |
| 367. | Not aware of where the historic heart of Keyworth is now as this desecrated in the 50's and60's, esp. the Square. |
| 368. | Local planning has permitted out of character development of the large health centre and Selby Lane development. |
| 369. | Keyworth is absolutely fine as it is, why change something if there's nothing wrong. |
| 370. | Fill the empty shops before building more. |
| 371. | Keyworth should not grow any larger. |
| 372. | I am sure people would answer housing questions very differently if the implications of building cheap housing were explained. Building large houses would make Keyworth a more desirable place to live and raise all house prices within the village. Small houses, flats and rented properties would all lower the price of our houses, and I am sure nobody would want to loose thousands of pounds. We would all like local starter homes for our children but not at the expense of seeing our own homes loose value. I hope the question about the historic heart of Keyworth will not be applied to everything historic, including that stupid furrowed playing field! We should preserve things that can be appreciated and make better use of the rest. |
| 373. | No more housing, just improve what we have. |
| 374. | Keyworth needs to grow or it will lose its shops and schools etc. |
| 375. | A lack of affordable housing for young 1st time buyers. |
| 376. | We need a petrol station, have too many take-aways and not enough variety of small shops. Need a coffee shop where people can meet together as well as the Centenary Lounge. Churches and Parochial Hall needs upgrading. |
| 377. | More housing for the young, to keep the people who were born in the village, so they can continue to live here. |
| 378. | The character and profile of Keyworth is a v important issue. It would only serve to lower the profile if lots of economic housing and rental properties should become available, as usually it attracts people who are not willing to maintain or invest in their homes. Their general behaviour is unruly and down market. We already have our share of this demographic. |
| 379. | Flats above the Parade seem to have attracted some unsavoury and extremely noisy and unsuitable people, who disregard the rest of the community by swearing, belching, shouting and singing v loudly. They throw rubbish from the balconies at all hours almost every night. We do not need any more flats with tenants like these, they have already devalued properties on Cherry Hill and nothing seems to be done about them, despite several complaints from residents. The shops/flat and garages on the Parade are in a terrible state of repair and bring the whole neighbourhood down. |
| 380. | The (councillors) decision to refuse planning permission for the Selby lane flats, against the advice of his officer, just shows what the village is up against when development is proposed. Verbatim.? |
| 381. | Affordable housing needs to be affordable to run, built to high environmental standards and v well insulated. I'd support an "eco-development" if needed but there seem to be lots of 3 bed+ properties which have been on the market for a long time, so I imagine we've plenty of those. |
| 382. | No more take-aways we already have more than enough. |
| 383. | No more building like the health centre, out of character with the village. |
| 384. | Need more family homes to counteract ageing demographic of village. |
| 385. | Rushcliffe Borough Council take notice of what people in Keyworth say about planning issues. We do not want 3 STOREY BUILDINGS! EVER! |
| 386. | Disappointed at closure of HSBC. Planning for flats and homes on Selby Lane will prove extremely dangerous, given the road width for extra traffic and service vehicles. |
| 387. | Improve pavements, they are a danger and a disgrace. |
| 388. | Need more affordable housing for the young, otherwise, will become "old" village. |
| 389. | Original mix of houses and bungalows in same area was fine. But when houses next to bungalows are allowed to expand and overshadow, through over-extending, the resulting effect is detrimental to the nearest bungalow, as has happened in the last few years, locally. |
| 390. | Should be more affordable and rented property for younger people who were born in Keyworth and want to stay in the area close to their families. |
| 391. | Smaller more affordable housing need to be a priority. Flats above the Parade shops are unsightly and need refurbishing. |
| 392. | Affordable housing for young people growing up in Keyworth is a must. |
| 393. | The available shops should be fully occupied before considering new shopping developments. Health centre should have been built where Wrights garage site is, which would have preserved appropriate parking to encourage usage of facilities in the centre of Keyworth. |
| 394. | Should be no further development of housing or commercial industry. Everything should be done to maintain the integrity of existing village and improve what we have. |
| 395. | Should create homes for the young. |
| 396. | Keyworth is great as it is, Don't mess it up. |
| 397. | Please sort out the British Legion property. The existing owner has ploughed a lot of money making the memorial to the dead a thing of beauty. Get them to do their bit, planners get your finger out! |
| 398. | More affordable housing for young people so they don't have to leave the village, or soon we will be a village of old people. |
| 399. | Any new development will be contentious as there is no longer any "infill" available for new homes. Least contentious area for building on green belt would be between Station Road and Platt Lane. |
| 400. | Denser development may be better than using any green belt land as long as it is carefully controlled. |
| 401. | Starter homes are needed for younger generation who cannot afford to stay in village. |
| 402. | Keyworth is already densely packed with housing and little opportunity for denser development. We have enough shops, schools and facilities to support limited new build on the outskirts of village |
| 403. | Need more affordable housing for our young people |
| 404. | Bank and Post Office closed which is very bad for pensioners without a car. Nice café required, not take-aways. |
| 405. | Any future development should fit in with current building types, for example no 3 storey large developments. |
| 406. | Keyworth has been spoiled by inconsiderate planning in the past, too many houses without consideration of space and services. |
| 407. | Planning applications should take account of surrounding properties, style and size. Try to protect green spaces/trees/hedges. |
| 408. | Planning decisions by Rushcliffe Borough Council are not always in the interests of the village in terms of size, density and scale. These should reflect the fact that Keyworth is a village. New health centre should never have been allowed and developments like this will destroy village feel. |
| 409. | We have a good supply of 3 bed houses, but need more homes for 1st time buyers and more provision for elderly esp. near the centre. I don't want large additions to village but redevelopment of existing sites. |
| 410. | Any new housing should be kept to minimum and strictly controlled |
| 411. | There's a lack of housing for the elderly, inc. residential/care homes |
| 412. | Keyworth, at sometime in future will have to grow, but only to minimum, so nothing is spoilt |
| 413. | Planning authorities need to be held in check and activities closely monitored by local people. More aware of intimate cohesion of the area and environment. Any attempt at expansion MUST be considered in collaboration of local services and infrastructure, traffic in particular is becoming an increasingly sensitive issue here. |
| 414. | It's sad that real Keyworth young people can't afford to buy in Keyworth. Further housing development should only happen if services are improved to cope better. |
| 415. | It seems that the character of village is being eroded. New PCC and development on Selby Lane being good examples. If the shops keep closing, villagers will move out and Keyworth will lose its identity. |
| 416. | To support only a small development of houses on the green belt would encourage first a little more and so on the green belt would disappear. |
| 417. | Keyworth is a village and should remain a village. If we are not careful it could become a suburb of Nottingham |
| 418. | Need more affordable housing to encourage young people into the village |
| 419. | Need more 1/2 bedroom houses |
| 420. | LPA appears to take little notice of general public opinion -n for example demolition of Selby Lane Board School building in the face of public opinion. It felt very underhand. It seems that certain developers get permission despite public concern. If green belt is to be compromised we need affordable housing for first time buyers - not bigger style housing. Should be a priority. *New Health Centre building - white elephant in some respects? It was planned and built by strangers to Keyworth with no real stake in producing a workable project. |
| 421. | Wrong type of loft conversions on bungalows, some look like sheds on a roof |
| 422. | A lot of housing would put huge stress on what are already overloaded services. i.e. Health centre in particular. |
| 423. | Ribbon development i.e. " filling gaps", either green belt or otherwise should be encouraged. |
| 424. | Better maintenance of pavements and drains to take away excess rainwater. |
| 425. | The Square should be re planned to enable buses to park properly instead of causing congestion |
| 426. | If denser developments were built Keyworth would lose its character |
| 427. | Keyworth is not a shopping district except for essential items like food. There are no gents outfitters, shoe shops, launderette. Many of these have been tried and failed. Another problem is that many premises have turned over to selling food, at the last count there were 15. |
| 428. | Council has to be a little more forward thinking and allow new enterprises, so village can grow. Not what we are seeing now, empty shops. |
| 429. | Any new developments should not detract from attractive appearance of village |
| 430. | Shouldn't build any more houses, Keyworth is nice because of countryside around it. |
| 431. | How did we end up with a carbuncle of Health centre in centre of village? |
| 432. | In order to maintain a healthy balance of ages there needs to be more affordable housing for young couples and small families. |
| 433. | Health centre development and flats on Selby Lane are totally out of character and too large, the planners have taken no notice of residents views. GREEN BELT means just that, GREEN. |
| 434. | Keyworth needs bringing up to standard where re-cycling is concerned, esp. on the council estate. Nothing is done by Rushcliffe BC about the amount of rubbish in some people's gardens. |
| 435. | Keyworth seems to be growing and growing, I think now Keyworth supports enough residents and more would be too much with what is already a built-up area. |
| 436. | More small offices and light industry would bring more jobs and skills to the area, plus removing the time and energy needed in commuting to work. Need affordable housing, especially for 1st time buyers and young couples with growing families. Historic heart of Keyworth and as much of the green belt that it is feasible should be saved to preserve the heritage, health and future food production of the area. |
| 437. | Why can't the council think about their average village people, instead of the well-off people? |
| 438. | I have been evicted recently from garages on Park Avenue for houses to be built. We have applied for a dropped kerb and been refused. Attitudes very unhelpful and inconsiderate. |
| 439. | I was born here, it has already been spoiled over the years, enough is enough. |
| 440. | We do not want any more houses |
| 441. | Need more affordable housing for younger people. |
| 442. | Unique character of Keyworth is a romantic view held by a few individuals in the south of the town to the exclusion of everybody else. We need more buildings on Selby Lane and Selby area for many more people or the village Square will die through lack of use. |
| 443. | Health centre is a golden example of not preserving village's appearance as it is an eyesore that can be seen from different points in the village. |
| 444. | I have been here 39 years and have seen a lot of growth, but I feel there is adequate structures within Keyworth while maintaining "village feel". Many more buildings and it would become too big, I like that we have a close community feel and wish it to remain so. |
| 445. | Strongly disagree with Debdale House closing to build new homes. Everyone gets old and Keyworth doesn't seem to care. Most villages have a care and nursing home, which Debdale House should have been made into. |
| 446. | Affordable homes for children of residents if they want to stay in village. |
| 447. | I think enough land has been taken for housing without using green belt. |
| 448. | Any development within green belt would be greatly abused. While development would be carried out this would be positioned to allow further development at a future date. Green belt should be strictly enforced. |
| 449. | I do not support any future plans to build housing here. This will add to traffic problems even more once the new development at Sharphill is occupied. |
| 450. | Do not need further housing development |
| 451. | More residential development would mean more pressure on infrastructure, more traffic, no additional parking space, more pressure on Health centre |
| 452. | Simply isn't infrastructure to support extra residents travelling to/from work. Any new housing must be within 10 minute walk of railway station or tram station, neither of which we are likely to see in Keyworth in next 10-20 years. |
| 453. | More housing would generate more traffic problems. Schools would be overcrowded. Dr's surgery would be a problem, it's hard enough now to get an appointment quickly. |
| 454. | Sites where buildings have stood earlier are OK for development of housing. Should have affordable starter homes for Young people or village will become old. |
| 455. | Housing should be limited, infrastructure cannot cope with too much development, and roads certainly can't. They are in a bad state now and pavements are badly in need of repair. |
| 456. | I would prefer Keyworth to reduce in size! |
| 457. | Development on green belt would depend on location and then, only a small development. |
| 458. | Transport structure is not equipped for additional traffic into Nottingham. We have no park and ride this side of river. Traffic south of Notts is bad enough already. |
| 459. | Keyworth as a small town is large enough. If more denser development existing infrastructure would fail. Not enough local planning authority finance is being spent to maintain existing level of housing, residential and otherwise. The LPA does not take sufficient account of Keyworth's character and heritage! |
| 460. | If Keyworth were allowed to expand too much it would lose its good village feel |
| 461. | Health centre should never have been built to such a height on a prominent hill. It was a compromise that should not have been made. |
| 462. | Need for starter homes of 1/2 bedrooms to allow young adults find accommodation in their own village. |
| 463. | Infill sites should be used for 1and2 bedroom houses. Any flats should not be above 2 storeys in keeping with the village, unlike the Health Centre, which is NOT! |
| 464. | Pitchforks garage is an eyesore and should be demolished. It probably contravenes health and safety regulations. |
| 465. | Housing should be made easier for families that have lived here for generations as at the moment the new generation of old families within the village are having to go further a field for affordable housing and we seem to be getting new families arriving and our families are not getting a chance were they want to stay. |
| 466. | Keyworth has an ageing population, we should find a way to encourage young people to come and live here, and only way to do this is to build affordable housing. |
| 467. | Develop smaller houses (higher density) for young people and older singles. Use brown field wherever possible. |
| 468. | Since new Health centre built there are no public toilets available 7 days a week. |
| 469. | V large Health centre, too obtrusive. |
| 470. | Quality and character of village requires improvement within the existing infrastructure. Present shops are not well patronised. Various businesses have failed. A large supermarket would badly affect existing businesses. |
| 471. | A few more flats, smaller houses and rental properties would offer homes to single young couples without children. Also it would offer older residents somewhere to move to, freeing up larger properties for families. |
| 472. | Desperately need affordable starter homes for younger people, even if this means sacrificing some green belt. |
| 473. | Roads and transport could not support more housing. Access to A60 is extremely difficult at important times, particularly since building of business park at Ruddington. Tollerton also bad and has huge implications for Plumtree. |
| 474. | 1st consideration should be provision of employment opportunities. |
| 475. | Green belt should not be sacrosanct, but available for sensible diversity of housing, not just low cost. |
| 476. | Any development would mean increase in population and put extra demand on services, however would like young people who want to remaining village or their birth could afford to do so. |
| 477. | Services would need to increase to support additional growth, support more commercial development if village due to grow. |
| 478. | Planning has allowed bungalows to be converted to 3 bed houses with dormer developments. This was against original development plan. |
| 479. | Coming development on Selby Lane takes away our only proper garage/service station and is MUCH TOO BIG and CONCENTRATED. |
| 480. | Too many cases of demolishing perfectly good, well maintained houses on good sized plots and allowing one or more to be erected, thereby taking away character of area. |
| 481. | Our facilities Health centre etc, are appropriate for present size of Keyworth. Would be a shame to stretch these facilities further by allowing more building. Larger shops and more businesses might put a strain on roads which are busy enough now. |
| 482. | New affordable housing is badly needed to accommodate young single and young attached people to stay in village. Also to attract more young people into Keyworth. If more small businesses were encouraged, less people would have to use town and out of town shopping and services. |
| 483. | The planning authority has no foresight. Money is wasted because of this. The new Health Centre would have been on Selby Lane - not towering over Bunny Lane and over shadowing the church and affecting the parking to the shops. The shops were dreadfully affected by this build |
| 484. | For flats and sheltered housing only |
| 485. | Roads and pavements need regular maintenance to be carried out, many pavements are in a bad state of repair. More development would inevitably mean more wear and tear on existing roads, pavements and services. |
| 486. | I feel it would be an advantage if a small amount of 1st time buyers homes were more available. Making it possible for young people to stay in Keyworth if they choose to. |
| 487. | More 3 bed houses but not at extortionate prices, let people who want to live in Keyworth be able to afford to. |
| 488. | Need to ensure existing shops are successful before opening more. Currently a number are empty so what's the point of having more? Not sure what's meant by services. Enough development, no more needed. Planned housing on Wrights garage an absolute disgrace. |
| 489. | When you say affordable houses - mean affordable houses! |
| 490. | Keyworth should remain as it is today. Enough development has occurred. Please let us main a large village. Keyworth also needs a decent chemists shop. |
| 491. | New development must be in keeping with existing local buildings and not allowed to become dominant features such has been the case with Health centre and Wrights garage development. Buildings such as former RBL and Indian Nights should be returned to their original red brick finish. Need to encourage a variety of more small shops, to in turn encourage use of them and existing small shops by residents of Keyworth and local villages Discourage supermarkets. Residential building development often includes provision of a garage but on completion this is not used by vehicles which are then parked on road. Can there be consent conditions to ensure garages are used for intended purpose, i.e. vehicle. Heritage centre/museum (as supported by councillor T Kemmer 26/4/08) should be developed to support and compliment conservation area. |
| 492. | A chemist on Parade/ Wolds Dr. Would a launderette be useful for younger section of community. Shoe repairs? |
| 493. | New housing estates should not be built in green belt in order to preserve the country atmosphere Keyworth provides |
| 494. | Keyworth is just about as big as it should get. I wouldn't like to see it grow much more and almost join with surrounding villages |
| 495. | More rent/buy affordable housing for local 1st time buyers |
| 496. | Petrol filling station needed |
| 497. | Do not agree with planned building of flats on Selby Lane, architecture, size and situation is out of place within the older part of village |
| 498. | No one wants change really but it is necessary. Young people whose lives are in Keyworth and want to stay and bring up their families in Keyworth should have this choice. Smaller homes will keep Keyworth alive and ensure that young families stay here and not left to the remaining old Keyworth- no disrespect! I am retired age myself as is my husband, need a cross section of ages |
| 499. | I would like to see 1-2 bedroom houses that would be sold to local people |
| 500. | Planners are only concerned with West Bridgford. |
| 501. | I would prefer buildings to be two storeys rather than three. |
| 502. | Consider our younger generation coming up and affordable housing for them so that they can stay in Keyworth and not turn it into a village like surrounding villages where the youngsters have to move away. |
| 503. | Keyworth should not lose village status. A large number of semi-detached bungalows have been allowed to extend into their lofts, sometimes on three sides of the roof. The dormer windows are a mish mash of size and design. I am not opposed to residents extending but feel more consideration should be given to design so that they are more consideration should be given to design so that they are more uniform and blend in better |
| 504. | There should be no flats built on Selby Lane - it would ruin that part if the village! |
| 505. | Keyworth is at risk of being a dormitory suburb without commercial developments. The elderly peoples development on Selby is out of scale. |
| 506. | I think that a balance needs to be struck between the conservation of the area and the needs of all the people in the village concerned, which means affordable housing for young couples and for the old to be able to remain in the village too. |
| 507. | I have worked hard to move to Keyworth and I feel that all of the character will be ruined if more building is allowed. Look at the Health centre it is out of character and looks way too big for our small village and it is not used after all the plans. |
| 508. | More low cost housing to allow the younger generation to stay in the area |
| 509. | I would be happy to see more housing developments aimed at providing owner-occupier properties for families and the elderly, on Brownfield sites, such as the planned development on the Wright's garage sight. However I do not want to see developments swallowing up green belt areas in and around Keyworth. I think the facilities provided in Keyworth currently are very good for the size and population. |
| 510. | The reason I moved to Keyworth was because it was a large village that still had a sense of community. I like being able to walk to the local shops and being able to say hello to the people I pass. If Keyworth expands it will loose its charm and become like everywhere else. If it really is important to provide more housing there are other villages near by that would benefit from increasing the number of its residents as this would also increase the chance of some much needed services. We certainly don't want to build on the greenbelt surrounding Keyworth. |
| 511. | If further housing was developed, the services that support the population living there should be developed accordingly. i.e. if sheltered accommodation was built thought should be given to the needs of these older people. |
| 512. | I feel Keyworth should remain a Village and keep its historic character. The development of the Health centre has taken the village church a visual character of a village away. When you approach the village or are viewing the geographical area from other villages all you can see is a prominent eye sore obliterating the true historic heart of the village. I don't believe more shops are required only the management of the number of retail shops and services available to ensure a true varied cross section of services, Finally the only time I would support a small development is for affordable houses for first time buyers or for renting to encourage and allow future generations brought up in Keyworth area to remain and build on the future historical attributes that go towards making and continuing a village community with spirit and history. Not to allow property developers to build housing that is only affordable to other property owners and with outrageous profits that is not with the good intention of the future of the community but only to themselves |
| 513. | As families grow so is the need for new homes. We can't expect families to live in illegal circumstances i.e. sharing a room with a child of a certain age, mixed sex bedrooms etc etc. Elderly people living in accommodation unsuitable to their needs/as are disabled residents, no one likes change but if it is needed then we have to ensure these matters are not 'pushed under the carpet' |
| 514. | Have only been resident here for a few months so comments /answers will be based on this. However we chose Keyworth because it wasn't over developed - it is far to West Bridgford if a large supermarket is required |
| 515. | We would like developments such as are being built in Wymeswold - entry/low level executive housing suitable for families |
| 516. | They pass the Health Centre but turn down some developments for being too high? |
| 517. | More recognition of conservation areas when planning authorities consider planning applications! Too much tandem development approved! |
| 518. | The Health Centre, which is a valuable amenity, is not architecturally pleasing and the roof line spoils The Square. The building should have been more sympathetic to its location. |
| 519. | The green belt should be protected to ensure farming remains productive. Denser development is not attractive in any way. Recent development such as that on the site of Debdale House has missed an opportunity to provide an activity area for the young people who live in that area. |
| 520. | Affordable housing needed to provide opportunities for young people. This would support higher density on modest areas of green belt if necessary but I feel we do not need more flats or larger housed given demographic issues in 10/20 years time |
| 521. | First time buyers should be considered and these days single people! Who need affordable housing. But you also need to balance that with accommodation for an ageing population who want to stay in Keyworth |
| 522. | A great need for affordable housing for first time buyers |
| 523. | I consider the new health centre is too large. The roof is ugly and stands out above the other buildings. |
| 524. | More affordable family homes are needed |
| 525. | No buildings over three storeys. |
| 526. |