Survey results Probus

Residents' Survey results for Probus Parish February 2013

Survey forms delivered to all households in Probus Parish: 1050

Forms returned by post 147. Responses to online Survey Monkey 86. Total responses 233 = 22%

The most contentious local issue at the moment is, unsurprisingly, the possible planning application by Wainhomes for 130 houses on land adjoining Tregony Road, Probus. 89% of you are opposed to this application with concerns expressed over various aspects of it such as its impact on highways and village facilities.

On highways, the view on whether or not the Council is doing a reasonable job in maintaining the roads is split exactly down the middle. On the issue of whether Probus should look at trying to introduce a wider 20 mph speed limit, 70% of you support either a village-wide limit, or at least a limit in The Square and St Austell Road. This is something that will need to be considered in more detail after the elections in May.

On the subject of renewable energy, there is a majority (57%) that supports the possibility of more wind turbines being installed in the parish and, in particular, that Cornwall Council could install turbines on a council owned farm (55%). However, this potential project will be subject to the usual scrutiny for its economic viability and will have to be considered carefully within the planning system. On the possibility of solar farms in the parish, a smaller percentage (52%) supports this. Note that, at the moment, there are no proposals for solar farms in Probus.

The responses to individual questions are in the table below. Not everyone gave an answer to every question. Where there were simple yes/no options, the table shows the number of yes and no answers and the percentages are expressed as a percentage of the number of answers to the particular question. Note that, where the questions have a choice of answers and each respondent can tick more than one box, the percentages will add up to more than 100%.

Question	Yes	%	No	%
Waste
What do you think of the collection service for black bag waste? Good (G), Indifferent (I) or Poor (P)	G: 219	95%	I: 11	5%	P: 1	<1%
What do you think of the collection service for recycling? Good (G), Indifferent (I) or Poor (P)	G: 199	86%	I: 25	11%	P: 6	3%
Which of the following recycling facilities do you use?
Paper	225	97%	6	3%
Cans/plastic bottles	223	97%	7	3%
Glass	220	96%	10	4%
Cardboard	219	97%	7	3%
Specials e.g. sharps	14	10%	133	90%
Do you use the garden waste collection system?	69	30%	162	70%
If yes, what do you think of this service? Good (G), Indifferent (I) or Poor (P)	G: 70	88%	7	9%	P: 2	3%
Do you support the Cornwall Council plan to build an incinerator in the centre of the county to dispose of residual waste?	143	70%	60	30%
Highways
Do you think that, on balance, the Council is doing a reasonable job in maintaining the condition of the roads?	109	50%	109	50%
If no, where do you think the worst problems are?
Have you noticed that the speed limit in Tresillian has recently been reduced to 30 mph?	222	96%	9	4%
Do you think that this is a good idea?	134	60%	91	40%
Do you think that more should be done in Probus to make the roads safer for pedestrians and cyclists?	149	67%	73	33%
In Tregony in 2012, a blanket speed limit of 20 mph was introduced across the whole village. Would you like to see a similar scheme introduced into Probus?
Yes, across whole village	84	37%
Yes, parts of the village, e.g. The Square and St Austell Road	74	33%
No, leave as is			67	30%
Housing and Planning
Do you think that there is a need for more genuinely affordable housing to be provided in Cornwall?	177	81%	41	19%
If yes, how would you like to see that housing being provided? Tick more than one if you think appropriate
Council/housing associations to build social rented housing	90	51%
Council/housing associations to build part-owned/part-rented properties	116	66%
Private developers to be obliged to provide significant percentages of affordable housing in their estates	82	46%
A planning application may be submitted by Wainhomes in the near future for 130 houses off Tregony Road, Probus. Do you support this application?	26	11%	204	89%
If no, please say why. Tick more than one if you think appropriate
Road access not suitable	176	86%
Concern over capacity of school	177	87%
Too big a development on one site	150	74%
Don't want any more development in Probus	133	65%
If no, would you support development at an alternative site in the village?	26	14%	162	86%
If you support the application, please say why
Renewable energy
So far in Probus Parish, wind turbines have been installed on three farms at Treworgans, Treverbyn and Cuskayne. Would you be happy for more turbines of a similar size to be erected on farms within the parish?	128	57%	95	43%
Large solar farms have been installed in many parts of Cornwall but not so far in Probus. Would you be happy for solar farms to be installed in this parish?	115	52%	105	48%
Cornwall Council has draft plans to install wind turbines of its own on some council owned farms including one farm in Probus Parish. Do you think that this is a good idea?	118	55%	97	45%
Flooding
Was your property affected by flooding in the recent period (November-December 2012)?	5
If so, do you think that you received suitable help from Cornwall Council and/or the Environment Agency?	2		3
What measures do you think should be taken to avoid problems in future?
Would you be prepared to be involved in any local initiatives to help in future flood incidents?