3. Ongoing

4. The Hook Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group – Barry Deller (Chair & Site Selection Lead) – Diana Whittaker (Secretary) – Sue Mesher (Community Engagement Lead) – Sandra Smith – Anne Atkins – Debra Davies (Hook Parish Council) – Jane Bonnin (Hook Parish Council) – Rob Leeson – Serena Dolby (Publicity) – Ernie Hobbs

5. Hook Residents Survey Results Future of Hook “As Hook evolves in the 21 st century, in what ways can it continue to sustain you, your family, friends or business?”  45% - “better internet” and “better transport links” both received  35% - Employment locally  27% -More affordable housing  19% - Energy generation locally  5% - Business space  Most popular comment - regenerate the parade of shops in village centre  a large proportion requested that infrastructure be improved before houses are built - especially roads  Car parking was also a common issue, many respondents requested management be put in place for commuters vehicles who park in residential areas  Respondent also keen to keep the “village feel” of Hook. Housing  32% said no more housing needed in Hook  29% believed each of small family homes, homes for young people and affordable housing all were needed in Hook  21% believed more bungalows and retirement homes were needed Community Which characteristics residents thought were “essential to making the parish of Hook “a good place to live” show that : trains and public footpaths are the most important facilities -85% of respondents using them access to Health Services also important - 45% choosing it as essential. Access to nature, transport services, education provision, community safety and parks and open spaces all received over 30% of the marks What concerned respondents about the parish - 33% cited antisocial behaviour followed by vandalism at 29% 84% of respondents said they regularly used the public footpaths 66% use Hook Focus as a source of local information Basic Info  643 questionnaires completed  Average age of respondents was 58  Average time lived in Hook was 20 years

6. Hook Business Survey Results Traffic & Travel  15% of responding businesses said their businesses suffer from transport issues as a result of being located in Hook  43% said the public transport services met the staff needs to get to and from work  23% said staff had issues with traffic/roads in Hook Future Trading  61% said their current premises will suit their business needs for the next 5 years  49% of those expecting to expand in the next 5 years said they would need under 93 square meters (1,000 sq ft)  45% believe there is suitable capacity / quality of business space to support any expansion of their business within Hook  35% said they would have a need for additional parking if all commercial buildings in Hook were fully occupied. Of these 45% (15% of all respondents) are based in the centre of Hook Employees  81% employ less than 50 people  6% employ over 300 people  51% said they had had difficulty recruiting appropriately skilled staff over the last 12 months.  25% said that 76-100% of their employees lived in Hook  Just over 40% said they would like to see enhanced shopping facilities and more choices of food establishments for their employees in Hook Basic Info  84 companies completed the questionnaire of which 33 are based in the centre in Hook  25% of businesses in retail  68% of businesses said they were “very satisfied” or “fairly satisfied” with Hook as a place to do business. 3% were fairly or very dissatisfied

7. Hook Employee Survey Results Travel  37% of respondents live within a 10 mile radius of their work place  Just under 50% (47.24%) have a journey which takes 30 mins or less to get to work  75% of respondents travel by car to their work place  8% use public transport Housing  12.56% of respondents said they “would consider moving to Hook”  Of these respondents, 14% expected to move within the next year; 30% within 1-2 years; 36% in the next 3-5 years and 14% within the next 6-10 years  For those who would consider moving to Hook the most popular type of housing by far was buying a 3 bed house or buying a 4 bed house Basic Info  398 respondents from 42 companies completed the questionnaire  11.60% of respondents live in Hook Facilities  63% of respondents said they use the supermarkets in Hook on a weekly basis  41% of respondents said they use the footpaths in Hook on a weekly basis  28% of respondents said they use the pubs & restaurants in Hook on a weekly basis Traffic  94% of respondents who drive to work park their car in a company car park  Nearly 40% of respondents are “very dissatisfied” with congestion “exiting office car park”  38% of respondents are “very dissatisfied” or dissatisfied with congestion “at M3 roundabout ”

9. Theme Groups 1.Planning Services (including housing and design) 2. Central Community Zone and Businesses 3. Transport (including parking and traffic) 4. Leisure and Environment 5. Health and Education