Theme 7 of 10

Housing

Questions: 14
Votes cast: 896
Comments: 22
Reactions: 40

This theme groups several sub-topics with different response bases, so percentages are shown against the number of responses to each question.

Do you agree with the principle that new housing is needed to support our community including the sustainability of the school?

86 responses

Yes87%75
No13%11

Do you support the principle of building ‘the right housing in the right place’?

86 responses

Yes98%84
No2.3%2

Do you support the principle of building new housing in our area?

83 responses

Yes88%73
No12%10

Do you support the principle of new housing in our area, if co-benefits were delivered alongside?

82 responses

Yes90%74
No9.8%8

What kind of co-benefits? (tick all that apply)

Number of votes (tick all that apply)

Improvements to local transport services61
Landscape / planting on site47
Improvements to Health Services47
Contributions for infrastructure and community projects, administered by CCCC47
Open space and play on-site44
Footpath / cycle path / road improvements off-site in the local area43
Footpath / road improvements on-site42
Landscape / planting off-site in the local area25
Open space and play off-site in the local area17
None of these, but other improvements2

Even if you don’t support new housing in our area, what kind of housing would you like to see? Tick all that apply

Number of votes (tick all that apply)

3 bedroomed housing59
2 bedroomed housing56
Smaller housing for 1-2 people40
4 bedroomed housing32

What is important for new development to you? Tick all that apply;

Number of votes (tick all that apply)

Energy-efficient homes66
Designs that work well with the surroundings63
Enough parking for new housing61
Green space that everyone can enjoy57
New housing to support our community57
Affordability of new housing57
Designs that don’t block views and access to the wider area56
Avoiding parked cars on streets54
Managing flood-risk and other climate change effects47
New streets and accesses that are safe, and don’t add pressure to the villages47
Making the most of the land that we have44
Re-using materials and buildings34

If additional new housing was approved, would you like to see other improvements in the area, associated with the new housing?

75 responses

Yes95%71
No5.3%4

What kind of improvements would you like to see? (tick all that apply)

Number of votes (tick all that apply)

Support for Co'path Primary School60
Contributions for infrastructure and community projects, administered by CCCC52
Footpath / road improvements off-site in the local area51
Improvements to Health Services49
Providing monetary contributions for community benefit35
None of these, but other improvements1

Do you have ideas for where new housing should go?

71 responses

Yes46%33
No54%38

Please describe where you think new housing should be located.

Number of votes (tick all that apply)

Dunbar2
Tollview2
Area around Toll View, Area between Edinburgh Road & Stream, - Preserving the wooded area around the stream.1
As existing sites1
In the area designated already for building, at Toll View but not as many houses as seem to be shown on the photo, I agree with 10-20 houses max1
Toll view and callender place1
Where planning is already granted1
Adjacent to new toll view area, feeding into back of village hall1
Towards the end of Hoprig Road. There is land suitable for some family homes.1
Toll View1
I think it is a good idea as long as it does not impact on the outlook of the existing housing particularly in Toll View1
Edinburgh rd1
Other side of Edinburgh Road towards railway line1
Behind Tollview...infrastructure already in place1
Complete Toll View as roadway is partially there already and there would be minimal impact to anyone who already has a ‘view’.1
Toll view1
No idea specifically, but think better a disused/barely-used field. Not somewhere that would disrupt nature-rich woodland/green spaces. The Mount location would be less disruptive in this regard. I also don’t want to see our village turn into the sprawling copy/paste battery farm housing such as is happening in Dunbar, East Linton, etc.1
Extending on from Tollview area with footpaths to connect to school, shop & village hall.1
On the sites already identified1
What's earmarked is a good start point.1
Toll View. However, 4 houses seems a lot and if I was at Toll View that would be concerning.1
Definitely not in the valley between Toll View and the telephone exchange, as it is prone to flooding1
The 2 places that already have planning permission1
Living at Dunglass Park (Toll View and Lady Hall Rd) for 30 plus years we have been in an unfinished development it would be nice to see it finished in my lifetime.1
Where it will not add extra traffic through the center of the village.1
Beside toll view or heading out of the village towards hoprig1

Would you support additional new housing which could be proposed, adjacent to Lady Hall Road/Toll View Development?

81 responses

Yes49%
40
Maybe - additional information needed38%
31
No12%
10

The land extending from Tollview, has planning permission for 45 homes and could be constructed as planned at any time. Do you prefer this location or the Proposed Housing Locaton 2 ( the land accessed off the old A1 near to The Mount), or both, or neither?

82 responses

Yes, I prefer this location39%
32
No, I prefer The Mount location33%
27
I am happy with both locations16%
13
I dont agree with this location12%
10

The land accessed off the old A1 near to The Mount has planning permission for 28 homes and could be constructed as planned at any time. Do you prefer this location or the Proposed Housing Locaton 1 (The land extending from Tollview), or both, or neither?

77 responses

Yes, I prefer this location40%
31
No, I prefer the Tollview location26%
20
I am happy with both locations23%
18
I dont agree with this location10%
8

Public comments

36 comments residents left about Housing and its sub-topics.

When I state that I support new housing development, I am referring only to a small-scale development, comprising no more than approximately 10 to 15 dwellings.
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- Likewise but yes restricted to provide for families to stop this becoming a retirement community
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- 100% behind that...only the already prepared area by Tollview.
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- Your delusional if you think that will be enough to encourage new family’s here and the growth of the village and community
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better drainage and infrastructure
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Yes agree 10-20 houses max on the land already approved to build on. Thats the one thing which stops Scot borders region from trying to kill our school and therefore the villages future
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Support for school (in Dunbar, developers early on had to also develop school building); I would prefer housing off Lady Hall to start and then decide if we need more
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We need to know a great deal more about the proposed housing before we make decisions about it
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Miserable old git: new houses for families saves the school, school goes all us with young kids go too, shop maybe in trouble. So houses are good imo but the right ones and not too many.
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People live here because of the environs - look at all the beautiful villages along the East Lothian coast that are slowly but surely being destroyed by the building of new estates and houses
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Every small village that has had housing built has destroyed that community feeling. Copath needs better transport from bus compony before any new houses get built this is specific for a Sunday also as there is no bus service whatsoever
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