STAGE 1 LAUNCH QUESTIONNAIRE
SUMMARY OF REPONSES
Survey Insights
How many years lived in East Clandon?
91 people answered question
Ranging from 6 months to 61 years
Average of 19 years
How long do you intend to live in East Clandon?
93 responses
1-5 years 14 15%
6-10 years 20 21.5%
11-15 years 14 15%
16+ years 45 48%
Do you run a commercial business from home?
12 businesses responded
Media Company, Surveying, Pension Investment Management, Winegrowing Vineyard, Counselling, Antiques and Interior Design, Farming, WFH Journalist, Property Rentals, Renewable Energy.
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Most Common forms of transport?
95 responses
1st Choice 2nd Choice 3rd Choice
Car 89 Train 27 Taxi 13
Bus 1 Walk 26 Bus 6
E-Bike 1 Bus 1 Walk 23
Walk 4 Bike 10 Train 11
Disability Scooter 1 Bus 1 Bike 8
Taxi 4 Motorbike 1
Motorbike 1 Van 1
Car 5
Total numbers for ways of getting about
Car 94 99%
Walk 53 56%
Train 38 40%
Bike 18 19%
Taxi 17 18%
Bus 8 8.5%
Motorbike 2
E-Bike 1
Disability Scooter 1
Van 1
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Working From Home or Commuting?
93 responses
Work from home some of the time 29
No, N/A, retired 43
Commutes 30
WFH and commute answers could overlap – not many commute 5 days a week
What do you like about East Clandon? Q10
91 responses
Common themes: -
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Community, friendliness, planned events, village feel
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Church, Pub, Village Hall, Playground are important
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Walking, openness, peace and quiet, rural, natural habitat, unspoilt countryside
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Closeness to Guildford, accessibility to Station, airports, London etc.
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Hatchlands
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Attractive period architecture, pleasant look and feel
What Don’t you like about East Clandon?
86 Responses
Generally, people are happy with where they live, a very common answer was that there was nothing to dislike. But there were also a few common themes that people are unhappy with: -
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Traffic – seems to be a main problem. Speed, noise from A246, use of village as a cut through, lack of parking in village centre and too much parking on Old Epsom Rd.
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Cyclists!
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The pub is not as good as it once was.
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Lack of a village shop
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Lack of reliable public transport
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Lack of good safe footpath/pavement links to the bus stop, station or shops.
How do you want to see East Clandon in 15 years time? Q12
89 Responses
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‘The Same’ / ‘Unchanged’ and other variations of that was by far the main answer - 72%
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Village Shop
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Thriving Pub
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Better Bus Links or local community transport
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Footpath to station
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More younger families
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Some careful modest housing development
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Ability to modernise existing housing for contempory living
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Wildlife and Biodiversity improvements
What Features Matter Q13
We are using weighted averages of all the responses to judge if the subject matters or not. The closer to 50 then the more it matters to the village the closer to 10 the less it matters. ie 30 is midway.
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Character of Village - 94 responses – Weighted Average of 47
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Sense of community - 94 responses – Weighted Average of 46
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The Conservation area - 94 responses – Weighted Average of 43
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The Green Belt - 94 responses – Weighted Average of 45
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The Rural Nature of the area - 94 responses – Weighted Average of 47
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The AONB - 96 responses – Weighted Average of 43
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Views - 94 responses – Weighted Average of 44
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Dark Skies - 91 responses – Weighted Average of 40
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Fast Fibre Broadband - 93 responses - Weighted Average of 42
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Public Transport Links - 93 responses – Weighted Average of 37
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Other Features Important or Need Improving comments
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Road surfaces and Pavements
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Verges to remain uncut
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Improved Footpaths, footpath from Ripley Road and to station
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More dog bins
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Traffic calming through village and A246, Noise reduction
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Village shop
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What Amenities Matter Q15
We are using weighted averages of all the responses to judge if the subject matters or not. The closer to 50 then the more it matters to the village the closer to 10 the less it matters. ie 30 is midway
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Village Pub – 93 responses – Weighted Average of 43
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Church – 93 responses – Weighted Average of 40
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Village Hall – 93 responses – Weighted Average of 43
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Clandon Regis Golf Club – 91 responses – Weighted Average of 25
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Footpaths – 93 responses – Weighted Average of 45
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Byways (BOATS) – 90 responses – Weighted Average of 27
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Village Pond – 94 responses – Weighted Average of 39
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Hatchlands – 94 responses – Weighted Average of 45
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Tennis Court – 92 responses – Weighted Average of 38
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Playground – 93 responses – Weighted Average of 40
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The Common – 93 responses – Weighted Average of 38
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Other Amenities Important or Need Improving comments
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Playground is important
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Remove BOAT status of Sawpit Lane
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Improved Pub
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Improve Pathway along A246
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Village/Farm Shop would be welcome
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Protect roads/footpaths against flooding
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Not much call for further playground equipment, outdoor gym equipment, or youth facilities
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Improved and new footpaths
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Wilding / Hedgerows and biodiversity are important
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Areas of Concern Q19
The areas of concern for respondents are mainly Traffic speed and volume from both cars and cyclists and to a lesser extent, breaches of planning law and litter. Further down the list of concerns were lack of public transport, crime & security and inadequate footpaths or cycle routes. Dog nuisance and lack of car parking is not a problem for the majority.
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Development & Objectives
We are using weighted averages of all the responses to judge if the subject matters or not. 50 indicates the village STRONGLY DISAGREES with the objective and 10 indicates the village STRONGLY AGREES (ie 30 would be in the middle)
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Encourage more housing – 98 responses – Weighted Average of 36
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Limited Degrade conservation area for climate concerns – 98 responses – Weighted Average of 23
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Preserve and Protect East Clandon – 94 responses – Weighted Average of 15
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Support Sensitive Design standards – 97 responses – Weighted Average of 16
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Retain/Improve Village assets – 98 responses – Weighted Average of 15
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Sensitive Modernisation of existing housing – 98 responses – Weighted Average of 19
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Protect trees and natural environment – 98 responses – Weighted Average of 15