Question 7. How do you think we should prioritise these big themes? Rank the options below 1-4 (1 - Most Preferred 4 - Least Preferred):

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places

Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Climate Change, Great Places, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion

Great Places, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Climate Change

Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Climate Change

Great Places, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Climate Change

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places, Biodiversity and Green Spaces

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion

Great Places, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Climate Change

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places

Climate Change, Great Places, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion

Great Places, Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places

Climate Change, Great Places, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion

Additional comments to Question 7, regarding Climate Change: The way of life we have now will change , perhaps in radical directions, in the period up to 2040 In my view no planning process has dealt with such a shift in direction away from endless economic growth and will need a different sort of Local Plan. I am encouraged by the thematic themes as a start.

Climate Change, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Great Places

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Question 7: How do you think we should prioritise these big themes? Q7 Comment: Prioritisation implies allocation of resources implies allocation of public funds. a. Improvements to well-being and social inclusion are probably the priority, especially as failure leads to deprivation and crime, perhaps worse. b. Those improvements do need to be carbon-reducing by provision of compact housing, physically or virtually close to education and jobs. c. The others will probably take care of themselves.

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Question 7: How do you think we should prioritise these big themes? Q7 comments: All themes are inextricably linked so prioritisation is a false and unhelpful concept.

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Question 6: Do you agree with the potential big themes for the Local Plan? Question 7: How do you think we should prioritise these big themes: Joint response to Q6 and Q7: Strongly disagree with 'Big Themes'.These are so vague, over arching and overlapping as to be virtually meaningless. For example, 'Wellbeing and Social inclusion' is surely a subset of building 'Great Places' and would have regard for both 'Climate Change' and 'Biodiversity'. A specific example of this duplication: Good access to public transport is referred to in bullet point 5 of 4.3.3 (Wellbeing and social inclusion) and by implication , bullet points 3 & 4 in 4.1.3 (Climate Change) Big Themes include overlapping issues which make then difficult, if impossible to prioritise. They need to be more sharply defined.

Climate Change

Climate Change

Question 7: How do you think we should prioritise these big themes? Q7 response: Climate change needs to be at the core of every decision. It impacts on the very important other themes: people’s wellbeing, green spaces, where people will be able to live, how industry and businesses should be run, houses built and where

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Question 7. How do you think we should prioritise these big themes? Rank the options below 1-4 (1 - Most Preferred 4 - Least Preferred): Q7 Response: How to prioritise the Big Themes. Mitigating the effects of Climate Change and promoting Biodiversity must be the first priority through the lens of which all other matters must be viewed. Committing to the idea of endless and unsustainable so-called ‘growth’ must be challenged and resisted if the character and well-being of our area are to be retained. If these two themes were prioritised, the other goals would also be achieved. There is no such thing as a ‘Great Place’ if it doesn’t promote ‘Well-being and social inclusion’, and neither will happen if Climate Change is not addressed.

Climate Change, Biodiversity and Green Spaces, Wellbeing and Social Inclusion, Great Places