Outcomes of YVDF Workshop Day

Held at the St Swithins Parish Hall Sept 2004

Good awareness;

Sharing of views;

Main priorities emerged for the different topic areas of:

Movement

Priorities are:

• improving public transport (rail and bus),
• tackling congestion caused by school traffic,
• addressing problem road junctions,
• improving provision for cyclists and pedestrians through lighting,
• new/ improved routes,
• new and better crossings,
• improved maintenance.

Facilities

Priorities are:

• create a user friendly town centre,
• increase diversity of shopping,
• improve appearance of shopping areas,
• new development to fit in with character of Yateley,
• support light industry at Blackbushe,
• a centralised leisure facility (a centre of excellence),
• improve access to lakes,
• better youth facilities,
• access for disabled,
• sport for all ages.

Culture

Priorities are:

• preserve/ enhance Yateley Green,
• enhance the historic centre of Yateley,
• address the need for car parking near the historic centre,
• provide youth drop in facilities,
• better community events,
• improve sports facilities.

Conclusions

• Support for Village Design Framework objectives
• Need for ideas to be drawn together quickly
• Support for recognition/ adoption by HDC
• Support for carrying out improvements on the ground
• Support for further involvement by members of the community
• Need for wider view – Parish Plan – to accommodate full range of issues

Village Design Framework

What’s going to be in it?

Guiding principles

Summary of major points

• Introduction: Context national/regional/local agenda.
• The Village Design Framework: what does it aim to do? Who it is intended for use by? How

it relates to the local planning framework

• History: How Yateley came about
• Character
• Current issues: character, economy and movement
• Guidelines for future development within:

• Implementing the framework
• Appendix 1 - Village Design Framework

When is it going to be prepared?

Draft Village Design Framework

How can you help?

There will be 3 levels of community involvement:

• Plans Steering group

HCC, HDC, YTC, YTCMG, Yateley Society, business, education, voluntary action, resident,

churches together, representing different sectors of the community

• Stakeholder group

– based on those who took part in the workshop and any other interested members of the

community

• Full public consultation

– all members of the community

Who will be involved?

How will it be organised?