Melton NP Business Survey

Melton Neighbourhood Plan

THE QUESTIONNAIRE IS IMPORTANT BECAUSE:

It may identify new ideas for improving the community of Melton.
It will give the Parish Council a list of key objectives.
It will provide the Parish Council with a mandate to implement the proposals that you favour and resist those, which you don’t.
It will be used to submit views to Suffolk Coastal District Council on land use in and around Melton.
It will promote partnership between businesses and the community.

The information collected from the questionnaires will be used to prepare the Melton Neighbourhood Plan, which, if passed by referendum, will become planning policy and will form part of the Suffolk Coastal Local Development Plan.

THE PLANNING SYSTEM

The LDF is an important part of local authority planning. It is a group of planning documents that will shape the future of our district for the foreseeable future. The Neighbourhood Plan, once voted in by referendum, will be one of these documents. The District Council is currently looking at their 15-year land supply that will include commercial as well as housing sites in Melton. Now is the opportunity to create the planning policy, through the Melton Neighbourhood Plan, to say where and how many commercial premises and houses should be built, and most importantly, the infrastructure that needs to be in place.

NOW is the time for YOU to help shape the future of Melton.

Remember, it’s your village; it’s your Neighbourhood Plan. The greater the response to the questionnaire, the greater the credibility of the Plan.

Confidentiality

We will retain the personal information that you provide (i.e. name, address) for no longer than two years after the end of the Neighbourhood Plan process, and will only use it for the purposes of communication via the Parish Council, and to enable the analysis and verification of the data provided by you in the survey. It will not be shown in any public document or disclosed to any third party. All general views, opinions and answers will be used publicly but anonymously for the purposes of the Neighbourhood Plan.

1. Name of Business? *This question is required.

2. Address of Business?

3. Name of person completing this questionnaire?

4. Position in business?

5. Are you self-employed?

6. Is your business located in

7. Into which category does your business fall?

8. How many people do you employ (sub-contractors)?

9. How many people do you employ (seasonal part-time)?

10. How many people do you employ (permanent part-time)?

11. How many people do you employ (permanent full-time)?

12. How many people do you employ (Temporary)?

13. How many people do you employ (Apprentices)?

14. How many of your employees (sub-contractors) live in Melton or Woodbridge?

15. How many of your employees (seasonal part-time) live in Melton or Woodbridge?

16. How many of your employees (seasonal full time) live in Melton or Woodbridge?

17. How many of your employees (permanent part time) live or work in Melton or Woodbridge?

18. How many of your employees (permanent full-time) live in Melton or Woodbridge?

19. How many of your employees (temporary) live in Melton or Woodbridge?

20. How many of your employees (apprentices) live in Melton or Woodbridge?

21. Do any of your local employees have problems in finding appropriate local accommodation in Melton?

22. If you needed to expand the size of your business premises, would you be able to do that in Melton?

23. If yes to the previous question please answer : what type of premises would your business require; otherwise please go to the next question?

Small office
Small workshop
Medium office
Medium workshop
Large office
Large workshop
Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

24. Do you expect to create job opportunities in the future?

25. Do you expect to reduce your workforce in the future?

(This information will be used only to provide an overall picture and will be kept strictly confidential)

26. Do you have a shortage of skilled employees?

27. If ‘Yes’, what skill requirements is your business short of?

28. If you have had problems filling job vacancies over the last 12 months? Was it because of: (Please tick all that apply)

Lack of applicants with required qualifications/skills
Lack of applicants with required work experience
Lack of suitable candidates/basic ability
Lack of affordable housing
Unsocial hours/shift work
Lack of public transport
Other (please specify) Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

29. Does your business have a need for any of the following training in Melton? (Tick all that apply.)

Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

30. How do you advertise your job vacancies? (Tick all that apply.)

Local shops/notice boards
Job Centre
Local Radio
Word of Mouth
Local press
County Press
National Press
Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

31. How do you rank the following services?

1 = Very Good; 2 = Good; 3 = Average; 4 = Poor; 5 = Not Applicable

Very Good

Average

Poor

Mains Water Supply

Mains Gas Supply

Mains Electricity Supply

Sewerage

Refuse Collection

Street Lighting

Street Cleaning

Gritting and snow clearing

Landline Telephone

Mobile Phone Reception

Internet

Postal Service

Public Transport

32. Q17) What are your views on the standard of the following services provided to Melton?

Very Good

Average

Poor

Fire Brigade

Police

Police (Emergency)

Community Police Officer

Ambulance (Emergency)

Hospital (Transport)

Public Transport

33. How do the following effect the smooth running of your business?

Not at all

To a limited degree

To a large degree

Traffic Flow through the Village

Parking/Deliveries

Signage

Footfall

34. Please comment in more detail on the impact of these items on the smooth running of your business?

35. What other facilities/services would improve the day-to-day running of your business? For example, marketing and advertising opportunities, improved road infrastructure, networking opportunities, etc?

36. If new business developments are proposed within Melton, how would this impact your own business?

37. What could your business do to engage with the community?

Links to schools/nurseries
Sponsor community events and projects
Donate raffle prizes
Offer work experience
Offer apprenticeships
Give talks/tours of the business
Offer practical help
Other Please enter an 'other' value for this selection.

38. If you would like to tell us how your business could help the community, please comment :

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