Master Plan Update Agenda 18.15 Feedback on community engagement - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Didcot Garden Town “A place renowned for world class innovation, enterprise and vibrant communities, in harmony with an exceptional natural environment” Didcot Garden Town Delivery – Master Plan Update

Agenda 18.15 Feedback on community engagement process - G Brough 18.35 Vision and key principles - FutureCity 18.45 Housing and Economic Development Strategy - Quod 19.00 Infrastructure Strategy • Transport - Urban Engineering Studio • Utilities - Amec Foster Wheeler 19.20 Masterplan - Grimshaw 19.50 Governance and Delivery mechanisms - Quod 20.00 Summary and next steps - G Brough 20.05 Q&A

Didcot Garden Town Community Engagement Process 9th November to 18 December 2016 Gerry Brough Interim Head of Development & Housing South Oxfordshire And Vale of White Horse District Councils

1. 1. Intr Introduc oduction tion • September to October 2016 - technical experts and council officers meet with key stakeholders on a one- to-one basis, to shape initial proposals and ideas. • Wide scale community engagement process launched on 9th November, after first stakeholder representatives meeting. • To seek feedback on the initial proposals and ideas, and obtain further ideas and suggestions from the wider community.

2. 2. Enga Engagement Pr gement Process ocess Thr hree ee main f main for orms ms of of e eng ngage gemen ment t ac activi tivity ty. A. Meetings with key stakeholders, parish councils and community groups B. A dedicated, Interactive website that enabled members of the public to comment on various aspects of Didcot, and provide ideas for accommodating future growth in a sustainable way (www.didcotgardentown.co.uk) C. Other engagement activity (Facebook, pop-up displays etc.)

A. Stakeholder, parish council and community group meetings Meetings with: • Parish councils • Local businesses and • Oxfordshire County Council business associations • Utility providers • Government organisations • Community groups • Educational facilities • Environmental groups • Leisure providers • Sports clubs • Housing associations • Residents associations • Science industries • Property developers • Emergency services

B. Interactive website About the project Map Comments News

B. Interactive website Enabled the general public to: • Access information about Didcot Garden Town • Download all material available at the public exhibition (fact sheets, exhibition boards FAQs etc.) • Input comments and ideas and “pin” these to an interactive map of Didcot • Browse through all previous comments “pinned” to the website • Keep up to date by accessing recent news items relating to Didcot Garden Town

C. . Ot Othe her e r eng ngage gemen ment t ac activi tivity ty (F (Fac acebo book ok, , pop pop-up up disp displays etc lays etc.) .)  Facebook adverts  Public drop in sessions at Cornerstone Arts Centre  Pop-up shops in the Orchard Centre  Leaflet delivery to all homes in Didcot  Display stands at the Orchard Centre, Cornerstone, Didcot Civic Hall, Didcot Wave and District Council Offices, urging the local community to provide their ideas and comments via the dedicated web site  Posters in Didcot and surrounding villages, again encouraging the local community to participate in the engagement process  Community engagement at Didcot street fair  Advertising in the Herald series newspapers  Press releases leading to articles in the local media, aimed at providing information and encouraging community involvement

3. 3. Enga Engagemen gement out t outputs puts

A. Stakeholder, parish council and community group meeting outputs 1  Rail improvements – station (including possible relocation), services, grade separation Transport infrastructure and access  Infrastructure improvement delivery  Smart transport solutions – autonomous vehicles, improved road layouts, smart city technology  Traffic modelling / surveys  Options for improved public transport around Didcot and surrounding villages Place making  Using science links to put Didcot on the map – science discovery centre / science festival to include explanations of some of the most exciting science projects based near Didcot (e.g. Nuclear fusion at JET, Skylon, Diamond, building satellites at Harwell (RAL Space, SA Catapult, ESA and others), and using the data from them (e.g. Copernicus for Earth observation and Galileo for navigation  Becoming a leader in adopting smart transport solutions, sustainability and eco- friendly technology  Arts and culture  Making the most of Cornerstone Arts Centre  Use great architecture  Improve services and entertainment to encourage skilled workers to locate in Didcot

A. Stakeholder, parish council and community group meeting outputs 2  Encouraging green spaces and a better quality of life Health and  Cohesive working with medical facilities (CCG, NHS, GPs and OCC) to ensure the needs wellbeing of the residents are met  Proposals for adopting a healthy town initiative and for encouraging and supporting care charities to locate in Didcot, to support the medical facilities  Suggestions for new / improved and better variety in leisure facilities  Encouraged to include local people (parish councils) in decision making process Governance /  Securing sufficient funding to deliver new projects and maintain existing areas. delivery  Need to provide some reassurance that plans are deliverable  Ensure surrounding villages retain their identity by preventing coalescence Green spaces /  Retain / create green spaces within Didcot (health and wellbeing benefits) coalescence  Create new wildlife habitats  Meet future need for burial grounds and allotments  Upgrade drainage, electricity supply etc. in advance of the upcoming extra demand Utilities  Improve transport infrastructure (local, national and international) to encourage Enterprise / local successful multinational companies to locate in the area  Support SMEs and encourage social improvements / increase vibrancy to encourage businesses young skilled workers to locate in Didcot rather than commute into work  Promote Enterprise Zones

A. Stakeholder, parish council and community group meeting outputs 3  Encourage smart and sustainable development, by encourage use of eco-friendly Development technology such as solar panels on roofs  Work with developers to produce higher quality homes and more diversity in developments  Ensure needs of housing associations are met  Better cyclist and pedestrian connectivity around Didcot and to surrounding areas Connectivity  More rail services with better local, national and international links  New developments to be better connected  Create autonomous vehicle loops between science centres and Didcot Parkway  Ensure disabled access requirements are taken into account and provide areas to stop and rest for less physically able people  Encourage more and wider educational opportunities for young people Education  Make better use of science potential in education  Consider establishing a hotel in area, to be ran by students (overseen by staff) , as a means of providing training opportunities in industries such as catering, beauty and hospitality.  Provide more support for local sports clubs, help create better community buildings for Community Facilities community groups / clubs and provide support / guidance in the running of these facilities  Assist in the maintenance of community spaces

B. Interactive website outputs 1 In the six week period between 9 th November and 19 th December 2016, the Garden Town website was visited a total of 4,804 times. These visits can be categorised as follows: 1,260 Transient visitors - people that visited the website home page, but left before clicking through to any other pages. 922 Aware visitors - people that visited more than one page on the Garden Town website but did not spend a significant amount of time reading the content. 2,193 Informed visitors - people that read content in depth (i.e. visited more than one page and spent a significant amount of time reading the content). 429 Engaged visitors - people that read content in depth, registered their details and provided at least one comment.

B. Interactive website outputs 2 The timing of these 4,804 website visits is shown in the graph below. Peaks on 22 November and 13 December directly follow advertising/engagement events. • Our stakeholder event and engagement event with Didcot Residents on 21 November saw 400 people comment on the website the following day • The Facebook advert in December saw an overnight increase in referrals from Facebook from 1500 people to 2580 people • Facebook referrals were mainly in the 25-54 age bracket

B. Interactive website outputs 3 Age group profile of engaged visitors The website managed to engage with all age groups under 85 and 55% of those who stated their age group were under 44 years of age. Age Range Percentage of all contributors No age given 18% Under 15 1% Age 16-24 2% Age 35-44 26% Age 45-54 17% Age 25-34 16% Age 55-64 10% Age 65-74 8% Age 75-84 2%

Interactive website outputs 4 Gender of engaged visitors We have also reached out to both Genders, with 39% of the comments being written by Men and 42% written by Women. 19% did not give their details.