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Probus Residents' Survey, January 2012: Results

Survey forms delivered to all households in Probus Parish: 980

Forms returned by post 163. Responses to online Survey Monkey 24. Total responses 187 = 19%

The responses to individual questions are in the table below. Not everyone gave an answer to every question. The table shows the number of yes and no answers. The percentages are expressed as a percentage of the number of answers to the particular question.

Question

Yes

%

No

%

Climate change and energy

Do you think that climate change is happening and that carbon dioxide emissions from man-made processes have been a significant factor in the change?

135

78%

37

22%

Do you think that we could be faced in this country with a shortage of energy supplies in the next 10-15 years?

129

75%

43

25%

Do you think that the U.K. government should be promoting the use of renewable energy supplies?

167

93%

13

7%

Do you think that Cornwall Council should be promoting the use of renewable energy supplies?

157

89%

20

11%

The first wind turbine in Probus Parish was erected in the summer of 2011 at Treworgans Farm, on the road to Ladock. Would you be happy for more turbines of a similar size to be erected on farms within the parish?

123

72%

49

28%

Public transport

Do you use the local bus services through Probus?

131

71%

54

29%

Do you think that the service provided by First is good (G), indifferent (I) or poor (P)?

G: 81

58%

I: 45

32%

P: 13

9%

Do you think that the service provided by Western Greyhound is good (G), indifferent (I) or poor (P)?

G: 109

79%

I: 23

17%

P: 6

4%

Do you think that the Council should find more money for supporting bus services?

132

75%

43

25%

Do you think that concessionary pass holders should pay something towards their fares (up to a maximum of £1 per trip) in order to help keep more rural bus services running?

134

74%

47

26%

Do you have a concessionary pass yourself?

103

56%

81

44%

Truro Park-and-Ride - Eastern District Centre planning application

Parking for 1200 cars with a regular bus service into the City and through to County Hall, Highertown, Treliske, Truro College and finishing at the western park-and-ride. Do you support this?

117

65%

62

35%

Supermarket on the site (Waitrose). Do you support this?

87

47%

97

53%

Cornish Food Hall stocking produce from Cornish farmers. Do you support this?

109

60%

72

40%

Household waste and recycling centre similar to the facilities currently at St Day and St Austell. Do you support this?

99

55%

81

45%

Housing. 97 new homes of which 34 would be affordable (social rented and shared ownership). Do you support this?

98

53%

86

47%

Overall. The applicants have said that an affordable park-and-ride scheme can only be provided if the whole scheme is built including the housing and supermarket. If you had to choose between the whole scheme as proposed or no scheme at all, would you support it?

85

47%

97

53%

Other issues

Newquay Airport. Do you think that the Council should continue to subsidise the airport?

122

73%

46

27%

Stadium for Cornwall. Do you support the principle of a stadium for Cornwall?

127

73%

46

27%

If the stadium cannot be built entirely from private sector funding, do you think that Cornwall Council should put money into the project?

67

38%

111

62%

Local highways issues: roadworks on St Austell Road near Fairfields estate. Do you think that the narrowing of the road has succeeded in slowing traffic on St Austell Road?

79

47%

88

53%

Do you think that the changes have made it safer for pedestrians?

63

39%

100

61%

Incinerator. Do you support the Cornwall Council plan to build an incinerator in the centre of the county to dispose of residual waste? (Note: this question was only on the online survey - small number of responses)

22

92%

2

8%

 
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