1. automotive and vehicles
2. cars

MEDSTEAD & FOUR MARKS NEIGHBOURHOOD
PLAN
2014 – 2028
PRE SUBMISSION PLAN
Neighbourhood Questionnaire
Free Text Answers
April 2015
Questionnaire Free Text Results
Q.26 Please rank what you think is the importance of the following to the future success of the
business?
Other - please specify
Fast broadband
Council to keep rent affordable
improved parking facilities
Better policing due to vandalism
Faster broadband
Better broadband.
Businessies not put on bridleways
none apply to my business
Network of Local Businesses, supporting each other (by simply being more aware)
Fast broadband & better cellular phone reception 4G
Satisfactory as things stand
We need superfast Broadband
The availability of local meeting points. Coffee shops, bar, restaurant, etc
I will say it again: A Post Office in F.M. with banking facilities.
local patronage - support local business by residents
affordable rates
Heyday's building is temporary and in poor condition. A permanent building within the school ground,
with better access, would be a much better environment
It would be good to have access to 'Regus-style' office space - short notice leases, flexible space,
serviced
IT IS A PRE SCHOOL SO NONE OF THE ABOVE REALLY APPLY
This person is painter/decorater and self employed.
We do not think that the above questions from 18 - 25 are appropriate to be answered by an employee,
and think they should not be included as part of this survey.
affordable land for smallholding and more sympathetic planning system
I am self employed and live and work in Four Marks
Improved working environment
more off-road parking spaces in four marks
Q.32 If you answered YES above please rate the type of establishment that in particular would
encourage you to shop locally more regularly?
Other (please specify)
Facilities for young children/families. eg indoor play area/outdoor play.
post office
small shops struggle
pub
Fishmonger
Post office
Pharmacy
Haberdashery, Post Office, staioners
Post Office
wine bar / public house
Post Office
Post Office.
Post Office Four Marks
Public House
post office
Post Office
post office and better parking
Windmill Inn
Post Office
Post Office
pub in Four Marks
Post Office and public house
Post Office in Four Marks
post office
Pub
drycleaners
Post office please
Post Office
post office
post office
Post Office
pub
Post office
Post office
Public house
Post Office
Post office
Post office in FM
Post Office needed!
Post Office
Post office
Post office
Post Office
Public house
Post office
We already have the last 5 listed
POST OFFICE !!
post office
pub
a post office please
post office!!
Haberdashery, Hardware,Gift shop, Butcher
Q.36 What are your main concerns regarding the following transport related issues?
Other (please specify):
Better road services
Condition of roads/road markings/flooding.
footpath on both sides of A31
transport suitable for senior and disabled
poor quality of road surface -it is now a hazard
What is a cycle path?!!!!!!!!!!!
30mph area needs extending to cover more roads around village eg Alton lane is 60mph!
Large vehicles for building estates
crossing A31
Bus services stopping too early
Too much traffic
too many cars caused by over development
lack of pavements
poor state of roads. Potholes etc.
Rat Run through the village with too much traffic on all roads
Boyneswood Bridge unsafe to walk on with speeding cars
Volume of vehicles in general
We need safer footpaths
Sshould be pavements , allowing children to walk to school.
Speed of vehicles on A31
xcessive speed on A31
VOLUME OF TRAFFIC
Volume of all vehicles
traffic hold ups at peak times
Failure of HCC to realise the impact of continued development on A31 Through traffic
Poor road surfaces
Size of vehicles thru F Marks
need lights or r'bout at A31 - telegraph lane
A31 street lighting to be extended East to 40mph zone
excessive speed on A31, Telegraph Lane, Blackberry lane and lack of proper pedestrian crossings
Speeding on all roads
four marks and medstead school safety : a 20 mph limit in medstead does not extend to the school and
stops 100 yds away - useless in protecting our chilldren
Traffic lights needed to get on A31
increased traffic from developments
Too many cars at schools
cars parking on pavements
buses to other villages from Four Marks
Speed of traffic in the village - 20mph should be enforced
parking on new builds is minimal
pot holes and poor road surfaces
Farm vehicles travelling at speed
More pedestrian crossings which stop traffic.
Pot Holes
Speeding on A31
Volume of traffic on A31
Fill in potholes
Large farm vehicles breaking the speed limit
Off-roaders using local tracks
Excessive speed on A31 through Four Marks
Footpath conditions!
Increasing volume of traffic everywhere side roads and a31
Excessive speed on A31/ Lymington Bottom
speed on A31
Excess speed and cycling on pavements
Footpaths on main roads
Use of Grosvenor Road as a 'rat run' from A31 to Basingstoke
Not enough street lights
Trying to cross a31
Poor road and footpath condition
More building lorries and trucks- mud on road, water splashing pedestrians, verge damage and speed
Pedestrian crossossingislands on A31 ( bus stops)
Lack of speed control on 31
Too busy,children crossing road at busy times very dangerous
Main road/Lymington bottom speeding
Commercial use of bridleways
AWFUL STATE OF ROADS & PAVEMENTS
Condition of minor roads (potholes )
Junctions on A31,joining at Telegraph Lane & Boynswood
Cars travelling in excess of 30mph on the A31
Excess school traffic. Hussell lane more than 30 mph.
insufficient foot paths
difficulty of getting onto A31 at peak times
speed through four marks - cars & lorries
Excessive spead of traffic on A31
insufficient snow/ice clearance in winter on the side roads in rural parts of village
A31 running through main shopping area
cuts in bus services
speed is our main concern and road condition
inconsiderate horse users (they think they own the place)
bus service from winchester road after 18:50
Soldridge road should be 30 mph limit
speed bumps on new housing estates ie barretts particularly lapwing way, medstead farm will become a
race track - already cars speed from end of lapwing way to new houses
Speeding rat run through village
getting kids safely across the a31 to the school bus
Late/middle of night heavy commercial traffic- no regard for speed limit
Road junctions A31/Telegraph lane
lack of a commuter train station
Car park by tesco needs re-designing
Traffic in Area increasing at worrying level, anymore development will result in traffic lights and
miniroundabouts being installed.
Four Marks will need a bypass soon
Bus is too expensive
traffic noise pollution
Poor road surfaces
Volume and speed of traffic on A31 in F. Marks
Car parking in pavement and verges
Tractors
volume of traffic in general
WE NEED A BYPASS
Noisy lorries passing through during the night.
speed limit on country lanes needs enforcing and enlarging
Junction of Blackberry Lane/Lymington Bottom should be returned as it was before
Bin Collection days
Its main road A31
No late bus service
Q.37 Does anyone in your household experience unacceptable delays when travelling locally due to
traffic conditions? If so please tell us where and what time of day they were experienced.
Traffic delays at peak times should be expected - not unacceptable - you just leave earlier.
On 'Bin Day'
getting onto A31 at telegraph lane
telegraph hill junction to a31
we leave before 7.30 am to avoid traffic
trains and bus times don't give time to change
exiting drive due to heavy traffic
extreme concern to how current roads will cater for traffic from ant new developments
School runs and building traffic mornings afternoons
Yes, turning out of Telegraph Lane onto A31
Not now
only when leaving - bypass is needed. Only once or twice with snow
Bottleneck on A31 at Farnham after 7pm nothing more locally
occasionally in morning peak period
Mornings/evenings Telegraph Lane/A31 junction and Lymington Bottom/A31 junction
Leaving the Shrave and trying to get onto the A31 teowards Four Marks is dangerous! Cars don't obey
the 40 sign. It's a accident waiting to happen!
yes due to roadworks from building sites during the day
Daily - trying to join A31
Not too many delays.
8am trying to join A31 towards Alton to catch a train in Alton.
Delays due to volume of traffic on A31 during rush hour times.
Telegraph Lane truning right at peak times (traffic lights)?
Lymington Bottom Rd into Winchester Rd 0730-0900
Yes. Adjoining A31 from Telegraph Lane
Delay in joining the A31 as increase in cars from new developments. School pick-up time with cars
parked along Roedowns Road.
Pulling out on A31 from Boyneswood at 8.30a.m.
Getting out onto A31 from side roads, anytime of the day
Turning right from Telegraph Lane onto A31 towards Alton-weekdays, all times
Lymington Bottom Road - huge lorrries turning by WKL can get held up for 20 mins trying to get to
Medstead School
Buses are often late or full between 8 and 8.30 going to Alton
A31 The Shrave
Morning acess from side streets on to A31 can sometimes cause delay
Bin lorry on main road during rush hour (Mon/Tues AM)
Yes, Monday morning traffic
yes, peak times on A31 in south Four Marks
Turning right on to A31 from Telegraph Lane usually in mornings and also at other times.
8 am to 9am 4pm to 5:30 pm
8:45 - 9:30 end of Boyneswood Road onto A31
Holds up trying to get onto A31
Lymington Bottom to A31
volume of traffic on a31 preventing access from telegraph lane - any time of day
School times make roads busy
turning out of lymington bottom in the morning
Entry to A31 from Telegraph Lane
Entering onto A31 0600 - 1900
Difficult to turn right onto A31 before 9.30am and after 3pm
Any access onto the A31 in Four Marks between 0800-0900 daily
pulling out of Boyneswood Road and Lymington Bottom Road onto A31 in mornings
7.30-7.50am Telegraph Lane onto A31 to Alton 4.30-6.00pm same as above
Parking outside Medstead School is appalling. Seems to be people parked there all day
in and out of Boyneswood Road 7:30-8:30 and 17:00-18:00
On street parking where residents have a garage
Yes 64 bus route needs to run later
Difficulty entering A31 7am to 9am due to speed >30 mph and volume.
Turning right out of Telegraph Lane can take up to 10 mins at any time of day.
Turning on to A31 from all side roads rush hour/weekdays.
End of Telegraph Lane junction on to A31
Difficulty accessing A31
End of Telegraph Lane
Too much traffic due to increased housing.
Yes - A31 at Eggars end of Alton
A31 Rush hour times
Building works on A31 cause long queues at peak times
Access/ egress boyneswood rd and telegraph ln at peak times
Crossing the roads when walking to school.
Getting onto A31 at boyneswood rd junct
Lymington bottom A31 junction in the morning peak time
When A31 busy at peak times difficult to cross.
Lymington Botttom/ Telegraph Lane- both A31 peak hours
Access to A31 from Telegraph Lane, now most times of the day
Always during school runs. Especially on a Monday when dustcarts are out. Very,very dangerous.
Farnham by pass is useless. Quicker threogh town
Getting on to the A31 from side roads
School pick up times creates congestion in Boynswood road
Can be hard getting on to A31 at Lymington bottom
MEDSTEAD SCHOOL - PARENTS USING CARS & BLOCKING ROAD
8-30 to 9-00 and mid afternoon near Primary school.
yes.I usually have to wait a long time just to get out of my driveway, all the time!!
at certain times of days access to A31 difficult due to volume of traffic
8:30am school run. Have sat for 15 mins trying to get onto A31 trying to get child to school on time
Junction Telegraph Lane to A31 at rush hours
Getting out of any side road onto the A31 in Four Marks at peak times
Yes. Trying to access A31 from Telegraph Lane, Boyneswood Rd
Builders blocking/closing roads any time of the day
Junction of Telegraph Lane and A31 at all times of day.
Rush hour out of Boyneswood Road onto A31
Council road works men just take their time- either coffee time or leave early
Butts Road Alton 5-6pm. Long queues always
turning right across a31 between 8-9:30 + 4-6:30
monday morning 8am refuse collection on a31 & building works requiring traffic control
school run and rush hour & weekends different times
nightmare getting out of lapwing way onto a31 in the morning
8.45-9.10 OUTSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL 12.00-1.00PM OUTSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL 2.00-3.30PM
OUTSIDE PRIMARY SCHOOL
joining a31 7:30-8:15
Junctions with A31 8.00 -8.45 am
turning from Telegraph Lane onto Winchester Road at main commuting times is a nightmare and can
take 10 minutes
no not usually only on bin day + road works
Getting on to the A31 from Telegraph Lane is often very difficult most times of the day
A31 /Telegraph lane 0-800 0-900 16-30/18-30
At paeak times it is difficult to turn onto Winchester Roasd
getting on to the A31
Around 8-35 am takes 5min utes to clear by petrol station
PEAK TRAVEL TIMES ACCESS ONTO A31
JUNCTION AT TELEGRAPH LANE ONTO A31 - 8.00-8.30 AM
5.30 - 6.30
delays - can be anytime - turning onto A31- often because 30mph is being
Mon a.m. due to resfuse lorries approx 7.30 a.m.
Lymingtom bottom Road/ A31 and Boyneswood Road/ A31 both at 8.00 -9.00 and 15.00 - 16.00
Boyneswood Road exit onto A31 between 8-9am
A31 - am peak, pm peak
None
yes, A31, 8.30am and 4.30pm
At peak travel times it is extremely difficult and dangerous exiting and entering side roads adjoining A31
in Four Marks
high street 3-4 pm in medstead + grid lock with school traffic
None
Peak times turning from Telegraph lane on to a31 mostly in winter when A32 flooded and traffic
diverted.
School traffic. Lymington Bottom should be an elongated island.
Exit and entry to property due to volume and speed of traffic
Telegraph Lane/A31 junction-am/pm
Accessing the a31 between 8:30 and 9:00
Turning right into Winchester Road from Telegraph Lane can take some time in the rush hour
Out of Telegraph Lane 7.30 to 9.00 and 4.30 to 19.00
problem of turning right out of Telegraph Lane towards Alton at peak times and go down Blackberry to
do it at Lymington Bottom to do it in two stages
Dustbin lorry at peak times
School run time and rush hours
delays from 8am -6.30pm
Rush hour
Medstead High Street , due to cars parked on the road
At telegraph lane with a31 junction
Not really
Moved to area recently and never realised how busy the main Four Marks road is
Yes 7:30 to 8:30am too much through traffic from four marks to A339 via medstead
Getting out of the property entrance on the A31 can take an average 5-10mins
Getting out of The Shrave at peak hours is often a problem
Very difficult to access A31 from Telegraph Lane from 7.30 - 9.00 a.m.
Turning on to A31 from Telegraph Lane in peak times 8.30 - 9.30, 4 -6 p.m.
Exiting The Shrave at peak times
Horses riding on road Cyclists mainly at weekends
Lymington Bottom junction
Telegraph Lane/A31 Junction in rush hours
Yes getting onto A31 too much traffic through village
Getting out onto the main Winchester Road
Not often
Boyneswood Rd onto A31 from 7.30 in the morning to late in the afternoon
At end of Telegraph Lane/A31 - turning right into Alton. It needs traffic lights!!
Road Works
Pulling out of Barrets estate
Junction Telegraph Lane and A 31 at all times
Access from Telegraph Lane to A32 16.00 to 19.00
A31 heavy traffic
Merging onto A31 from Telegraph Lane
Not really
None locally
A31 approach to Four Marks between 5-6pm
turning west bound from North of A31 during 8-9 rush hour
Trying to get on A31 in the mornings
A31 Telegraph Lane 07:45 - 09:00 15:30 - 18:30 Friday earlier
During peak hours takes several minutes to take your life into your own hands and join the A31
Exiting otnot A31 at peak times
MEDSTEAD SCHOOL ROEDOWNS ROAD PICK UP TIMES
Any time of the day trying to leave The Shrave onto the A31
ACCESSING A31 FROM TELEGRAPH ;LANE 0800-1000 AND 1600-1830
A31 constantly being dug up due to major housing - nightmare from 8-9am. The every day all day traffic
is horrendous
GETTING ON TO MAIN ROAD 8-9AM AND QUEUEING TO GET HOME 5-6PM
Oak green and BP garage access to A31
Getting past Medstead village shops after 3pm and before 9 am
08.15-08.30 - main road often at a standstill
Turning onto A31 can take 5-10 mins. Delays to school transport (once per week on average)
Rush hour
None experienced in general compared to where we used to live in London
Yes exiting Telegraph Lane due to speeding traffic
Yes - joining the A31 from Boyneswood Road
Telegraph Lane junction (7.30-8.30, 1600-1800) centre shops and garage. Exits are not good at any
time
Butts bridge A31 Four Marks
Access on to A31 at morning and evening peak times
From 8-9 and 5-6 traffic can be heavy through the village
Exiting Telegraph Lane on to A31 especially travelling north to Alton & definately during rush hour
periods
Roe Downs Road, school traffic/parking 8.15am to 9.15am, 2.45 pm to 3.30 pm
Exiting telegraph lane turning right on to A31 in rush hours this can be a problem and potential cause of
road traffic accidents. The proposed puffin crossing is unlikely to change the situation.
Getting out onto A31 from Kingswood Rise 7-9am
Between 8am-9am trying to exit Telegraph lane to A31
Pulling out of Lapwing Way each morning to join the A31.
Works temp traffic lights choking out village.
Boyneswood Bridge when queuing in school run
access to A31 - can occur at any time of day.
As I use the buses and they travel between Winchester and Guildford the delays can be anywhere at
any time.
ACCESS TO A31 FROM SIDE ROADS IN FOUR MARKS AT PEAK COMMUTER TIME
No ass busy times avoided
Hard to get out of the drive onto A31 at peak times
Access onto A31 fr. Telegraph Lane, 8.30 & 17.00 Hrs.
EXIT DEROM KINGSWOOD RISE AT PERIODS BETWEEN 0730 AND 0900
The a31 can be congested especially rush hours.larger volume of cars on country lanes, growing year
on year. Danger to pedestrians, cyclists and horse riders.
None
Difficulty getting onto main road junction Telegraph Lane. Need traffic lights or roundabout.
Commuting times after being turned into a dormitory town.
Getting out onto the A31
TELEGRAPH LANE EXIT/ENTRANCE AT PEAK TIMES
Getting accross the A31 to turn right at peak times.
BOYNESWOOD ROAD/A31 LYMINGTON BOTTOM JUNCTION/A31
Mornings, getting from Telegraph Lane onto the main road.
Getting onto A31 from Blackberry Lane between 8am and 9am
Yes! 8.30-9am Boynewood Rd onto A31 & Roedawns onto Red Hill
Past Medstead school at peak times. Boyneswood Road onto A31 at peak times.
Getting out of Boyneswood Road- any time of day
turning right on to the A31 from telegraph lane
in and out of Alton 5pm-6pm
In Snow Common Hill is dangerous and impassible too many accidents in these conditions
8am right turn onto A31
Parking outside Medstead school at drop off and pick up times makes it hazardous at those times - I
would detour to avoid it
Bin collection on main A31 during rush hour.
A31 on Monday mornings - Refuse Collection day
Generally the traffic flows well around the village, although it can be a good wait to get out onto the A31
during peak times
yes - pulling out on boyneswood road and lymington bottom road from medstead onto a31 during peak
hours can be very difficult
Road Works
Exiting lymington bottom road to travel to either Alton or Winchester. Seven o'clock through to 9.30.
Trying to turn right from Telegraph Lane onto A31 at 8:15 in the morning and 5:00-5:30 in the
afternoon.
Yes due to school runs - see above
Only when there are roadworks on A31
Getting out of Kingswood Rise to join either West or East Bound traffic between 0815 to 0830 Monday
to Friday.
The A31 in the mornings, (coming out of Telegraph Lane) delays can be experienced.
Exiting Boyneswood Road onto A31 between 07:00 and 07:30
No- we are very fortunate compared with nearby towns
End of Telegraph Lane 7.30-8.30
Only as a direct result of all the house building, blocking roads and damaging the road surfaces and
verges.
Delays turning onto A31 from Telegraph Lane from 7.30 - 9.30 am and other times
Exiting from The Shrave before 0900 and after 1600
Exit from local roads on to A31 at peak times
Returning from work 17.30, sometimes queue on A31 westbound into village (from dual to single
carriageway). Also getting onto A31 from driveways and side roads difficult in rush hour.
Turning right onto a31 is impossible at peak hours due to recent increases in number of dwellings
It is very difficult to cross onto opposite side of Winchester Road at peak times, both walking and driving
A31 junction from Telegraph Lane
Particularly in the morning, turning out of the drive can take in excess of 10 minutes due to volume of
traffic. Usually worst between 7.30am and 9am
None.
school pick up
Mornings / late afternoons Telegraph lane / A31
Four Marks High Street is very often congested in the Rush Hour due to volume of traffic
Telegraph lane onto A31 is very busy at peak times and you can sit for 5 minutes before gaining
access,Mathis is also a safety concern
No problems
Monday morning - A31 - rush hour bin collection!!
Queues to the A31 over Boyneswood Rd bridge at morning rush hour. Queues/parked traffic around
Medstead School at drop off and pick up times
Difficult to pull onto A31 at rush hour due to volume of traffic
11.30 8.00 2.30 17.00 15.00Every time of the day due to too many cars on the main road die to top
many houses.
Access from side roads onto the A31
Monday's when the rubbish trucks come to collect domestic rubbish. Not sure what the solution is here,
but perhaps change their times to after school starts in the morning.
joining the A31 can take time in the mornings 7.30-8.30.
SCHOOL DELIVERY & COLLECTION TIMES AT MEDSTEAD
YES - Occupant 1 and 3 - loinger and longer waits to exit Telegraph Lane onto the A31 eastbound
Joining the A31 from The Shrave - Between 07;00and 09:00
Getting out on to the A31 08:00-08:30 and around 17:00 can be very busy
Centre of Four Marks, access via A31 dual carriageway at peak times.
Access to A31 at Telegraph Lane junction. Between 0800 --- 0900 and 1600 --- 1830
Since putting the traffic lights in at the far end of Alton, near Eggars, the traffic now backs up onto the
bypass in the mornings which never happened before.
Yes, exiting on to winchester road.
Snow in winter isolates Four Marks at both ends of the village.
Grass cutting during day on A31 - Four Marks to Alton - long stretches coned off to single lane
Junction of Telegraph Lane and A31 morning rush hour. Personal experience 7.30-8.00.
At peak travel times on the A31 it is difficult and hazardous exiting and entering side roads.
both junctions with the A31 from Medstead can get very busy during early morning and late afternoon.
Neither approach road from Boyneswood road nor Lymington Bottom Rd are capable of carrying two
way traffic, so there are bottlenecks.
The number of side turnings onto the A31, and the volume of traffic they produce is a major issue. This
road is over capacity for a RURAL location. heavy lorry use has increased over past few years
Access to the A31 out of Boyneswood Road
Traffic at junctions too long... Travelling to fast to pull out. Volume of traffic.
yes between 8-9am under railway bridge on Lymmington Bottom Road between 8-9am on A31 from
Lymmington Bottom Road to Shrave
8.00 to 9.30am, access to A31 from Telegraph Lane
A31 through Four Marks is extremely congested at peak times and causes delays to work. Joining the
A31 at around 8.15 is extremely difficult at times.
Turning out of our drive on to A31 during rush hour a.m. and p.m.due to high volume of traffic.
Accessing the A31 at peak times. HCC Highways need to 'get real' when commenting on new
development access to A31.
A31 boyneswood road junction 7.30am
8.00am to 9.30 am weekdays trying to turn right into the A31. Seems to have got a lot worse in recent
years as the amount of housing has rapidly increased
Yes - due to building work and developments plus water main additions. Morning rush hour time.
THE END OF BOYNESWOOD ROAD BETWEEN 8.00AM AND 9.00 AM
Since moving to the area the amount of traffic on the A31 has created unacceptable delays in getting
out of Telegraph Lane. The only way to get onto the A31 at peak times is to use Lymington Bottom.
Boyneswood Road/A31 & Lymington Bottom Road/31 between 0730-2000 mon-fri and after 1030 on
weekends.
It takes a long time to join Winchester Road from our drive!
Mornings trying to get out of Boyneswood onto the main road - people turning right.
RIGHT TURNING OUT OF TELEGRAPH ONTO THE A31 - PEAK HOURS.
Yes: accessing A31 from Telegraph Lane
tpop of Telegraph Lane onto A31 8.30 to 9.30
With the increased density of housing it requires roundabouts or lights at major junctions
Most days around the shop and bought garage entrances
Am finding it increasingly difficult to turn right onto A31 and to Alresford where my sons schools are.
Even at 8am. More cars seem to use the back routes and hold ups where commercial vehicles turning
round etc.
During peak times trying to turn on to the A 31. At any time trying to cross the Boyneswood Road
Railway Bridge given the enormous lorries using it.
Trying to exit Telegraph Lane onto A31, from 8.30 - 9.30 and 4 till 5.30 Almost any right turn onto the
A31 is awkward frequently during the day
Exiting Telegraph Lane onto A31 at peak periods
It is now sometimes very difficult to leave our road in Kingswood Rise and join/cross over on to the A31
during busy times. The increase in traffic over the last year or so has been huge.
Exiting from Boyneswood and Lymington Bottom Road to A31 approx 7.30am
Getting on to A31 from Lapwing Way 0800 - 0815
Junction of telegraph lane and the A31 at most times but particularly at peak morning and evening
periods
Yes. Turning out of Boyneswood Road at busy times of the day, usually in the monrnings between 8am
and 9am and in the evenings between 5pm and 6pm
Accessing the A31 at peak times.
Boynewood Bridge/Access to A32, egress from A32 onto Boyneswood bridge at all times. Irresponsible
and dangerous plan to worsen access and risk lives of pedestrians.
Access to A31from side roads at peak times.Exit from The Shrave service road in particular.
Getting to Basingstoke especially A.M. but at anytime it is difficult to judge travel time to appointments
e.g. hospital
No - only when road works or building works on the A31
No because I don't drive in rush hour times
Yes, pulling out of Lapwing way between 8 - 9 AM, and that's with more than 100 houses still to be built
that will use it.
Turning out of Telegraph Lane onto the A31 - rush hours worst, especially Friday afternoons, but can be
any time of day.
every morning turning east towards Alton onto the A31 from Lapwing Way (as indicated at 26 above).
Difficult to get onto A31 due to new estates and volume of traffic.pedestrians struggle to cross road at
0800 am especially
Rush Hours
Boyneswood Road/A31bridge junction 0800-0930 and 1630-1730
Morning and evening rush hours on A31
A31 - Hogs' back 7:45 to 9:15am
not useually except when roadworks overrun
Turning right on to A31 on weekday mornings (about 8.15) is a real nightmare and also any minor hold
up by a large HGV (usually a bin lorry or a lorry used for building works) causes major tailbacks through
the village.
Q.40 Does healthcare provision (e.g. doctor, dentist, pharmacy) in Four Marks or Medstead currently
meet your needs and those of other family members?
If you answered no - please comment:
Community care
Distance of hospital.
dont use gp homepath salisbury
Basingstoke hospital is quite far away, one needs to drive or be driven
Distance
Long difficult route to Basingstoke Hospital
Time and transport available
The doctor has to come to me as I am housebound and elderly.
I have to order car every time
we just drive to Alton as required.
Basingstoke traffic and parking at hospital
Q.43 If you answered 'Yes' to any of the above, please tell us in which location(s) you think
improvements are needed - on separate lines please.
Lynington Bottom Road
Most access roads to Medstead need sorting. Electricity increase capacity for all new dwellings.
Broadband provide fibre optic. Improve signal 02 and Vodaphone. Weekly collections for both
rubbish bins.
Road drainage. Mobile phone no signal Green bin needs weekly collection.
Lymington Bottom junction, Blackberry Lane signal strength is poor for some networks.
What mobile network!!
Our street floods-drainage is poor/inadequate We have to use a ceptic tank Electric has gone off at
times and has 'spiked' some of our home equipment Broadband speeds are poor for 2015 - we
cannot get fibre/fast network facilities Bins are too small for families - we ahve to use the local tip
for our refuse recycling demand meaning we have to travel to Alton, burning fossil fuels in teh
process.
drainage lymington bottom. electricity for new houses broadband
general rubbish needs to be weekly in summer-causes flies. Broadband mobile phone makes
working from home hard.
gu345pu
fibre broadband for remote working
refuse are not well placed , when full or empty if the drive /road edge slopes. Top of bin leans over
road edge.
briswands lane area better 3g\4g reception briswands lane area
broadband speed
the pond gulley at top of grovensor road, overflows stones and mud from gullets hill across the road
near the bridge is now a hazard.
drainage on lymington bottom. lots of power cuts + awful mobile coverage
A31 opposite Tesco express-constantly blocked drains which allow water to run off into station
approach
medstead-broadband and mobile
slow and unreliable
local service provider infrastructure
all of them in four marks
Main drainage for new development. High speed everywhere. Complete coverage.
All of them
South Town
Mains water supply for drinking requires improvement. Electricity overhead, gas pressure low, poor
reception by some providers
Mud on road, no mains drainage, overhead electric cable, broadband speed slow, mobile coverage
slow and not available in some areas. Rubbish collection poor - leave a lot in road
Surface water - still at end of road at times. Sewage - still on septic tank. Electricity easily goes
down in bad weather. Broadband waiting for super fast. Mobile network can be patchy
Surface water along Hussell Lane and outside Hardware Store
Run off to ponds - Hattingley Road Broadband, mobile phone network - Hattingley Road gor B/B
guests as well as for self employed businesses
Very poor mobile signal in Medstead. Garden waste needs to be collected as part of routine waste
collection, not at additional cost
Lymington Bottom and Lymington Bottom Road and other side and main roads in area for flooding
Blackberry lane area of Lymington Bottom. School corner - Four Marks
The Shrave, Four Marks
signal weak in Medstead
Bottom of Beachlands Rd always floods. Mains drainage if we become a housing estate area. 4G
would be nice.
Surface water at junction of Lymington Bottom / Brislands Lane. Electricity suffers power outages.
Mobile phone mast has insufficient circuits provision on the mast.
Broadband in Alton Lane - it's appalingly slow. Regular flooding on Lymington Bottom.
Medstead Medstead
Medstead village centre surface water
We still have a septic tank.
More housing in teh area that put a strain on all areas above.
Flooding junction Blackberry Lane and Lymington Bottom. Lymington Bottom and Vectis Close.
There maybe others I am not aware of.
Rainwater drainage from road
Surface water drainage: Lymington Bottom and Lymington Bottom Rd Sewage system: Lymington
Bottom Rd by Mansfield Park surgery Broadband very slow in all areas.
Four Marks by school Medstead by church
mobile signals on all providers is very poor
Mobile phone reception bad in Paice Lane. No main sewerage. Surface water bad on Lymington
Bottom.
Surface water run off dangerous in Soldridge Road Mobile phone signals often poor
with extra houses, the above is not adequate
Area not on main drainage, Whole village affected by power outages. Any black spots on any
network
Broadband is far too slow
Broadband- Willis Lane Electricity- Willis Lane Surface water- all lanes in area
South Town Road Medstead
High street Medstead to Lymington Bottom road drains permanently blocked
A31/Blackberry Lane/Brislands Lane crossroads/ Five Lanes End Need high speed broadband
ASAP
Boyneswood Road potholes, mains drains, power -cuts eic
Too much water on the roads after rain. A31 has water on it-dangerous! Re-cycling every 2 weeks,
not enough
Hazel Road
Lymington Bottom/ Brislings /Blackberry Lane (water drainage)
Lymington Bottom Road always flooding Mobile coverage very poor in the area
Hawthorn Road - Water drainage Mobile phone network - poor network coverage generally
A 31 Frequent electricity blackouts in winter
leSewage system is pretty smell at times. Telephone network very poor.
Winston Rise /Tawny Close/ Lymington Bottom and road. All drains do not take the water away.
They are not connected.
surface water- near crossroads Lymington Bottom/ Brislands /Blackberry Lane /Hawthorn Road.
Sewage- concern about capacity
Brislands Lane/Blackberry Lane junction, Lymington Bottom, hope village.
Broadband is too slow and 02 rubbish on mobile
A31 floods outside our property ( The Shrave) Re-cycle bin not always collected
Boyneswood Road, Medstead
In Medstead, any larger development would need mains drainage. Existing systems do not work
well in the majority of properties due to lack of chalk seam.
Food waste recycling - Hampshire Broadband speed - Four Marks Very poor mobile phone signals
- Four Marks
Junction Tawny Grove & Lymington Bottom Road Junction Lymington Bottom & Brislands Lane
Drains need to be cleaned ou more often to stop flooding from bridge on Lymington Bottom as it
floods at the bottom of my road
Water drainage - Hawthorn Lane; Five Ash/Soldridge Road cross roads Barrett development
sewage Electricity - regular power cuts (whole village) Broadband/mobile network - no 3G
Road drainage Lymington Bottom and rd Weekly collection household waste
Awful recycling service compared with Northamptonshire. Garden refuse collection was free Too
many power cuts
If extra houses built
SWD: side roads Others: in FM
Certainly in the GU34 5GB area mobile telephone network
Deep puddles on roads, still many septic tanks being used, may power failures, poor service
Middle of Medstead and South Town Road.
It is obvious already that the electricity supply is insufficient(low voltage) Water pressure is less now
than it was 2 years ago. Electric overhead cables need taking down and larger cables buried to
stop wind damage
Lymington Bottom Road
Better drainage when more houses are built (no hard surface drives) Broadband patchy Mobile
noetwork poor
Broadband very slow mobile network shockingly bad intermittent and slow
Walking to shops on wet days is a hazard both from splashing and puddles laying on pavements.
Mobile phone reception is very poor or non existent at times
Too many potholes in roads Digital and broadband intermittant Need food rubbish bins as in
neighbouring areas
Blackberry Lane / Lymington Bottom / Brislands Lane, too much surface water after rain
Mobile networks lack 3G or 4G
Hazel Road
Need improved mobile network
gardens are sodden recycling / rubbish collection should be collected weekly
Flooding on Hawthorne Road. Gas availability
shrave and handyside place
Flooding 5 ash road Mobile phone reception poor
Bones wood Road
Broadband East of A31 in FM Mobile phone Surface water Lymington Bottom/A31 & southwards
Faster broadband, better mobile cover, better drainage
Main sewerage system needed Faster broadband Weekly rubbish collections
fibre optic
Reliability of electricity supply in Medstead Surface water drainage in Lymington Bottom Road
weekly rubbish collection and earlier in the day - at least am much wider range for recycling
On Winchester Road
all inadequate to provide 100% service to all the major building developments in recent years
Flooding Lymington Bottom
Flooding at Lymington Bottom Flooding at Tawny Grove
Alton Lane Brislands Lane
power cuts often
Lots of flooding on roads Broad band very slow
Surface water in Boyneswood Road Too many septic tanks Unstable broadband and mobile
coverage
1. Maintenance of road water gulleys in all areas 2. Repair of temporary electric feed that has been
neglected for over 12 months!
Water: there is a lot of surface water when it rains a lot - drainage is not good Broadband: a quicker
broadband service would be a lot better Telephone: we are on Vodafone and there is virtually no
service Recycling: we have never liked the fortnightly collections
In Medstead village
Surface water drainage- 1) Bottom of Blackberry Lane/Lymington Bottom
2)Five Lanes End Broadband -All the village Mobile network Top of Blackberry Lane/Telegraph
Lane
Bus stop surface drainage
south medstead given all the current development
Flooding at 5 Ash crossroads and at Greenstiles
frequent power cuts, sewage problems on new housing estates
Sewerage system at Reeds butchers Flooding at Lymington Bottom
Amenities cuts. No mobile signals Too many power cuts.
weekly
Need fibre optic Rubbish collected
water drainage on the main road into medstead
Blocked drains Recycling very limited Mobile signal unpredictable
Four marks super fast broadband
stop drives flooding mains sewerage needed super fast broadband needed improved mobile
signals weekly rubbish
A31 - Drains blocked, Lymington Bottom Road by bridge floods. Lymington Bottom floods near
junction of Gradwell Lane
Flooding in and around the village of Medstead Faster broadban and better signals for mobile
phone
Rubbish should be collected every week
Surface water along most roads especially A31 Bad mobile signal.
Increase household rubbish collection to weekly
Generally around area- surface water Overhanging boughs fouling wires- Five Ash Road Gas
pressure lower
Surface water-Lymington Bottom/Lymington Bottom Road/Boyneswood Road/A31 to Alton Sewage
- Friars Oak Electricity-Overhead lines and older supply cabling. Gas - not available in all parts
Broadband - Lymington Bottom Mobile Phone - Not all areas are covered by all networks.
Lymington Bottom flood Paice Lane- broadband and mobile network Medstead village hall recycling
Mobile reception often impossible. Faster broadband now to facilitate home working.
Terrible mobile phone reception
Faster broadband
Have not suffered myself but others say water provider and sewage can be a problem.
Electricity. We moved to avoid power outages which still continue with lines above ground open to
elements. Stop these power outages!!!
All rubbish should be collected weekly
Do not have mains drainage or gas. Broadband too slow.
In the outlying rural areas , in all cases.
Surface water Lymington Bottom Road, Hussel Lane, Beech & others. Abbey Road Medstead
Regular flooding at bottom of Brislands Lane and Lymington Bottom. Broadband ridiculously slow
Often poor mobile signal
Poor mobile signal rection in Four Marks, the Shrave area.
Rubbish collection needs to be weekly as problems with maggots etc.in the summer. The stench is
disgusting Broadband is not always constant
Flooding in South Town Road/Lymington Bottom
Too many puddles after raining Broadband very slow Not much mobile signal
point needed if you go over your limit
Rubbish collection
Lymington bottom rd
Regular flooding occurs in Lymington Bottom/ Brislands Lane and in Kitwood Lane Broadband
speeds generally slow/poor throughout FM
speed
Generally
Drainage - too many places to list Rubbish collection: absolutely disgraceful having collections
once a fortnight
Blackberry lane poor and slow reception
A31: better drainage - dangerous surface water
Boyneswood area in light of huge new developments.
Street lighting -- Faster speeds needed
Lymington Bottom- all along up to the school. Gas needs to be available for the people with storage
heaters to convert for low fee.
Water pressure already low , sewerage , very bad broadband and mobile signal
More reliable electricity supply. Better broadband.
Street lighting
A31 very bad surface water in heavy rain
More refuse collection - especially in summer
Brislands lane and lymington bottom after the school, power cuts, ee+vodaphome signal poor at
western end
In July/August, we need additional green bin collections as maggots/ flies an annual problem.
mobile coverage poor/ variable. Broadband coverage poor in evenings.8pm onwards Local
building run off has filled gullies with silt which prevents surface water drain away
Brislands Lane Fairfield (?) Green
recycling/ rubbish collection over christmas
Lymington Bottom Road
Centre of Medstead (near shops and church) it never drains when it's rained a lot. Just leaves a big
pond to get across
Vodaphone network -poor Rubbish collection in the summer in hot weather needs to be weekly;
winter ok
Medstead
Alton pumpimng station Electricity & broadband/ Boyneswood area
Regular electrical power outings throughout the year Broadband poor More bonfire control
Too many residents to cope with the needs
Poor mobile signal Blackberry lane 2 month refuse collection very poor .Especially in summer
Sewage will be overloaded Broadband patchy service Need weekly collections
Overall areas where new development might take place
Vodaphone reception impossible in front of our house
Junction at bottom of Brislands Lane
Lymington bottom road reeds farm Medstead village
Surface water Lymington Bottom road Broadband and mobile. Poor mobile reception
Mobile phone access to network at Lymington Bottom road, A31 area. The smell in hot weather
from the rubbish & recycle bins
Surface water drainage needs improving on Southtown road Especially opposite our house.
DRAINAGE - FLOODS ALONG LYMINGTON BOTTOM SEWAGE - STINKS BY READS
BUTCHERS ELECTRICITY - PUT MORE UNDERGROUND FRIENDS LIVING FURTHER FROM
BY EXCHANGE COMPLAIN OF SLOW BROADBAND - THIS WILL GET WORSE AS MORE
HOUSES ARE BUILT
SEWAGE - MAINS DRAINAGE IN MEDSTEAD AREA / BOYNESWOOD ROAD BROADBAND MEDSTEAD AREA/ BOYNESWOOD ROAD
Lymington Bottom Rd.
DRAINAGE - ROAD BROADBAND - AREA RECYCLING - MORE REGULAR
DRAINAGE - CONSTANT PROBLEM THROUGHOUT VILLAGES, EVEN AFTER MODERATE
RAIN
No sewage system in Kitwood Still waiting for improved Broadband
Four Marks
Poor drainage on A31 Need rubbish collection every week Need free garden waste collection.
Top of Vectis Road Lymington Bottom
Flooding at 5 Lane End (school), also Vectis Close & now Blackberry La,/ Brislands
Heavy rain=flooding of my property
Main A31 South Town road Lack of mobile signal More recycling
Surface water-Lymington Bottom/Brislands Lane, Vectis Close, Soldridge Cross Roads, Trinity Hill,
Badger Close Sewage - Nobody will tell us its sufficient Mobile - No/poor reception
Mobile - difficult to get signal Broadband - V. slow
Barratts Housing-Too many powercuts & broadband is slow
west end land soldridge road
paice lane
Poor broadband connection in Four Marks
surface water is an issue through the lanes in medstead. more access to mains sewage would
modernise the area. power cuts are far too frequent. broadband speed could be improved
alton lane, four marks Lymington Bottom junction with Blackberry Lane
Lymington Bottom, School side
Everywhere for faster broadband
At Lymington Bottom Road nesr the Telephone Exchange is often flooded and at Vectic Close, the
five end lanes
Lymington Bottom for surface water - dreadful by Brislands Lane - Muddy from building works too.
surface water - Four Marks school Speed of broadband
mobile phone signal poor
Lanes often flooding
Better mobile coverage
on lymington bottom road to medstead, medstead to bentworth, better comms please
boyneswood lane / lymington bottom five ash cross road
Water drainage - too much road surface around Lymington Bottom Road & A31 junction. Sewage problems dealing with quantity Electricity - reduce power cuts Broadband - increase speed Mobile
telephone - increse signal
surface drainage on lymington bottom road just south of five ash road. broadband - use whole
village (medstead). mobile telephone - goatacre & centre of medstead
Sewage system not available to many households. Broadband too slow
BVroadband needs to be faster Mobile phone reception bad Recycling glass needs collecting
Four Marks
Water drainage at bottom of Vectis Hill
Frequent flooding on A31 Numerous power cuts
Drains full of cans & rubbish
Bad road maintenance Overhead electric supply brought down in bad weather Patchy
broadband/mobile supply. 2 weekly rubbish collection - flies
Boyneswood area - Mobile not good Broadband slow Rubbish should be collected WEEKLY!!!
better broadband speeds (internet). reliability of electric supply)
drains and ditches need clearing more often
Surface water drainage near bus stop Medstead Mobile telephone network - Medstead centre
Broadband in Four Marks Mobile network for Orange Talk Talk do not work
along lymington bottom / crossroads with brislands lane
Mains drainage Faster More frequent
Green waste is too expensive 2 weeks for dirty nappies in bin is ridiculous
village wide
lymington bottom flooding
Lymington Bottom @ Lymington Bottom Rd. Allow more new housing on mains drainage
Broadband in Shrave is poor . Mobile O2 signal poor
Flooding - Lymington Bottom / Grosvenor Rd. Superfast Broadband still too slow Mobile signal
dreadful
rubbish collections once a week
four marks. four marks
POOR BROADBAND SPEED
blackberry lane / lymington bottom areas
WEST OF VILLAGE HALL A31 - SEPTIC DRAINAGE at many properties - 173 onwards
WINCHESTER RD.
recycle all plastics
broadband and mobile telephone all over the village. recycling - domestic refuse weekly all over the
village
SURFACE WATER AT FOUR MARKS SCHOOL KITWOOD - BROADBAND / MOBILE PHONE
NETWORK
very slow broadband and not much choice. same with mobile network - too many houses - weak
signals
Drainage five ash crossroads,and village centre by bus stop Broadband too slow Mobile signal
none or limited
water at bottom of brislands lane & 5 lanes cross is still bad. electric goes out in the storms
DRAINAGE - SOUTH TOWN ROAD, ROE DOWNS ROAD, GREENSTILES ELECTRICITY THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE BROADBAND - THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE MOBILE THROUGHOUT THE VILLAGE
more recycling for glass bottles in four marks
brislands lane. gradwell lane
Broadband Willis lane
Surface water on Soldridge Rd., just before A31 "
Mobile phone network V. poor / Broadband v. slow
" - Lymington Bottom Rd. @ 5 Ash
Entrance to greenstile and beechlands road connection to main drainage in Medstead village
medstead - hussell lane
broadband not very good is this area!
Electricity- cables to go under ground to stop power cuts in bad weather when trees come down
Broadband - faster service needed Mobile network- no signal in Medstead
service in Telegraph Lane (BT) frequently drops out at vatious times of the day
increase the network to support all the new houses!
Surface water on A31 towards Alton - drainage channels need regular maintenance Electricity - still
get regular brown outs
not enough collections
Lymington Botoms - both sides of A31
drainage to flooded areas. attention to power cuts. glass collection not often enough. clearer
indication of recycling goods.
Lymington Bottom is always flooding following rain Two weekly collections of rubbish during hot
weather is not sufficient
Broadband is being rectified soon Mobile phone reception is poor
paths outside housed 33-55 Hazel Rd
Electricity Reliance on poles plus lack of tree maintenance Mobile O2 Topp end Blackberry lane
Meadowbrook Estate - Frequent power outages Meadowbrook Estate - Slow Broadband Four
Marks Village - Poor 3G / 4G
around the recreation area (flooding around the baratts estate (others)
Near Four marks school Near crossroads at blackberry lane Vectis close
INADEQUATE ROAD / GULLY / VERGE MAINTENANACE
MERLIN COURT HAS SEPTIC TANK - COST TO MAIN DRAINAGE IS TOO EXPENSIVE CONSTANT ISSUE WITH RAIN WATER FASTER BROADBAND REQUIRED - OFTEN LOSE WIFI SIGNAL
Lymington Bottom
MOBILE NETWORKS - VERY POOR AND OFTEN UNOBTAINABLE
Near school Alton cane water drainage Broadband everywhere mobile everywhere
With all dwellings being built we need all these services improved
on the road between the villages, lymington bottom road
handyside place chawton woods
Two weekly collections of recycling/rubbish are inasdequate to avoid the need for otrher
arrangements
Surface water Soldridge Road; Lymingtom Bottom Road/Five Ash Road Electtricity soldbridge
Road Broadband Soldrige Road
Concern at level of building and utilities being able to cope Recently switched to fibre optic
broadband Mobile(Vodafone) does not work on the Shrave
Drainage around school. Improvement to braodband & mobile phone signal
Pig Farm Flooding (Lymington Bottom Road) General area for Tree dammage to overhead lines electricity.
Throughout village to meet growth of proposed future house building.
Drainage: for example where Vectis Close meets Lymington Bottom. Mobile reception is generally
poor.
weekly green bin
Near New Developments
Rubbish collection should be every week for household waste
Many roads flood from surface water(side roads and A31) Thames Water being ignored on
recommendation for development Poor mobile signal in some areas Not often enough rubbish
collection - health hazard
Mains drainage needed for all properties. Electricity: reduce power cuts. Better broadband and
mobile coverage
lymington bottom road - drainage no mains sewage in medstead boyneswood road area - constant
power cuts mobile phone signal dire
Lymington Bottom - Blackberry lanr Junction
Not so much in Four Marks, but in rural Medstead
Paice Lane - surface water drainage Goatacre Road surface water and mobile network
A31 - between outskirts of Four Marks towards Alton, down to Chawton roundabout. Constant
flooding making it unsafe as water lies on road and A31. More crossing points along A31 in Four
Marks.
Water - Lymington Bottom Road/Tawny Grove junction in 4Mks. Poor Vodaphone signal.
Broadband is slow
cheaper connection to mains sewage
Water- Five Ash cross roads Sewerage - Windmill Fields
None
Water: certain known wet spots could be improved. Broadband: we have BT Infinity now but it is
unrelkiable. Phone: we have 4 difficult networks in our household and the reception for all of them is
awful in the house.
Hussell Lane, Medstead needs a sewage system
Lymington Bottom road
Soldridge junction, Medstead, Bentworth - SWD Lymington Rise near butcher - sewerage The rest
all over FM, Medstead, Bentworth
No mains drainage at the western end of Four Marks Frequent power cuts (often due to builders
incompetence!) Mobile phone signal is very poor at western end of Four Marks
Boyneswood Road area - poor sewage system Poor water pressure Many power failures
Weekly collections - all items
Lymington Bottom/ road between Four marks adn medstead,- water. Road between Four Marks
school and East Tisted/ bottom Willis Lane - drainage. Removal of overhead cabling - electricity.
broadband and mobile network heath green lane/hattingley road
Faster Broadband
Regular flooding crossroads Soldridge/Five Ash junction Mobile reception - deoends where you
are!
Broadband - lack of choice Mobile - poor signal at times
Mobile network around south town road and homestead road area
Will is lane
broadband and fibre optic
Mains drainage sewage
Surface water - flooding along hawthorn lane, bright stone lane, a31 Alton Sewage system "old"
four marks e.g telegraph lane Broadband most areas
Soldridge road cross roads flooding
Not on main sewage system Huge puddles everywhere in medstead when it rains
excessive water at boynes road and lymington bottom
Broadband coverage. Mobile coverage very poor.
1,2,3,4 new build 7 centre of village 5 improved speed
a31/hawthorn lane/lymington bottom/lymington bottom road
broadband not fast enough, poor signal for mobile network, electricity powers off occasionally
Drainage-we get blocked drains several times a year Broadband-weak signal Mobile network weak signal
Unblock all the current drains and ditches
main sewage cross roads in centre of medstead by church and hardware stores
Four Marks - occasional power cuts. Worried that with all the new housing , will the drainage
system cope.
Alton Lane
Lyminton bottom
slow broadband no mobile reception
With further development they will all need to be improved
Lymington bottom...our front garden floods every time it rain hard since the development started at
Brisland lane. EDhc have been told lots
I am 84years old I'm very active. Water comes in along with the mud into my drive from all the drives
and two roads. No ditches are dug out. In fact they have been filled in by residents. This year I
bought sand bags filled 2 as an experiment , next year I will fill 5. Folk don't like it if they have a low
exhaust
Local lanes flooding. School area for telephone network. Electricity supply fluctuates. Broadband
service speeds poor.
Telegraph Lane has very poor broadband and mobile service
Sewage and water drainage around Reeds the butcher
Anything can be improved
Problems of water - Lymington Bottom or school corner Telegraph Lane A31
lymington bottom road, all of medstead, household rubbish weekly during the summer
All services need improvement in both villages.
All those ticked will be assessed as the current building applications to ensure they are met
Elec Frequent Blackouts
BB faster
Boradband now; utilities improvement for new houses
On the A31 drainage is very bad and a danger. We are not on main drains. Far too many power
cuts resulting in no water supply
mobile redeption is bad
Hawthorn road grad well lane (four marks)
Surface water drainage and sewage system
Water drainage five lanes end school & blackberry lane on to lymington bottom. Sewage system
many people not on main drainage
Flooding - top of Greenstile Mains sewage, rather than septic tanks
Electricity we used to get a lot of power cuts Rubbish collection fortnightly probably not enough for
families
Lymington Bottom Road/Red Hill/ Slodrodge Road junction always floods when it rains. More
drainage certainly needed there. not pleasant for secondary school children when they have
stepped off the school bus. They get sprayed by drivers.
Surface water - Lymington Bottom Rd. near Five Ash Rd. Sewage - Mains needed for any more
new houses Electricity - more reliable service in postcode area. Broadband - Faster service
needed Mobile - better service needed
Broadband slow and drops intermittently and blackberry lane FM mobile O2 not good service in
Four marks
Patchy coverage for mobile phones in Medstead and surrounding villages
AG required through whole area
Broadband in Four Marks
Always floods my street. BB too slow fibre needed. Mobile network non existent
Broadband: Reliability and Speed Recycling/Rubbish: weekly collection
Centre of Medstead Village and Five Ash road for drainage. Medstead Village as a whole of
broadband
Blackberry Lane (Broadband) Mobile Black spots : The Shrave, Parts A31
Swelling Hill, Gradwell Lane, Brislands Lane
Boyneswood Raod sewerage Throught Medstead and Four Marks - Broadband and
Recycling/Rubbish
If more houses are to be built, all services + infrastructure must be upgraded to cope
Water drainage on A31 on road from Alton Faster broadband coverage in Four Marks Improve
coverage in Four Marks for mobile phones e.e. Vodaphone
Vodaphone signal poor in Four Marks
Areas of Four Marks with overhead electrical supply (Telegraph Lane)
Alton Lane
Medstead
Connection to mains drainage. Bad reception/or no reception for mobile phone
Water drainage - storm drains blocked by pelican crossing Alton bound on A3, by shops. Also at
school junction.
Broadband - north Four Marks Mobile
- ditto
Lymington Bottom Road - Surface Water, Broadband intermittant, Poor Signal
Generally overall to accommodate the ever increasing population
Surface Water by Soldridrge and South Town Cross roads. Run off Medstead road Beech
Surface run off down Blackberry Lane - at times amounts to a river. Drains do not cope. Since new
building next door my drive floods - why?
LymingtonBottom Road, Five Ash crossroads - flooding
Drainage A31
Constant areas which flood in Medstead. Broadband often slow or goes off suddenly
Blackberry Lane/Lymington Bottom junction
Junction Brislands Lane Blackberry Lane Lymington bottom
Junction Kitwood Road & Lymington Bottom
Kit wood Lane
Mobile signal is awful - no 3G Electricity supply prone to outages
Lymington Bottom Road at Five Ash Medstead village mobile phone coverage
Surface water drainage poor - only sewage treatment plants which are problematic - frequent power
cuts - poor broadband support - no mobile phone network
Blackberry Lane/Lymington Bottom
Junction of the High street and Green Stiles Medstead
All locations. Dig out the ditches
In Medstead : sewage
surface water mobile phone
Mobile phone network Main drainage
Lymington Bottom
A31 Broadband too slow Poor signals...need to go outside!
Surface water - Drive washed away due to run off from fields and local flooding. Current drainage
unable to cope. No mobile phone coverage in Medstead
Surface water Medstead High Street - opposite church
ALL: Lymington Bottom
General overall
Junction of Brislands Lane and Lymington Bottom is often flooded.
Drainage on side roads- Alton Lane and Lymington Bottom
Hussell Lane
Weekly collection of rubbish especially in hot weather
Telegraph Lane puddles - cars splash walkers. Entrance to Park always floods near Brislands Lane
- cant walk through it or get out if on foot
Junctions. Free connection to sewerage. Fewer power cuts, better mobile coverage
Lymington Bottom Road, whole of Medstead and Four Marks for mobile phone coverage
Broadband both Medstead and Four Marks. Mobile phone - Four Marks
Our broadband is limmited to 1.8mbps. We only receive mobile telephone from O2 and EE neither
include 3G 4G here No gas here
Require better Broadband connection. Also continuous mobile phone cover. Roads and paved
drives are part of the surface water problem.
Five Ways junction near Alton Lane needs better drainage. Electric is disrupted a lot due to
overhead cables
Building developments in Medstead totally ignore no main drainage system.common septic tanks
for multiple homes - very smelly!
Flooding Lymington Bottom Rd and Five Ashes Road. Broadband slow. Mobile signal not easy.
Larger bins behind shop premises. A reduction in litter near takeaway food outlets.
Always losing signal on my '3' network
Our estate is on private drainage so connection to Mains would be fab. Broadband has become so
slow since new houses - needs upgrading- used to be brilliant. Mobile phone reception is terrible hardly any - used to be brilliant on O2. Rubbish collection is good but with 5 of us is growing - a
larger bin would be better but cant get one unless 6 people live in house.
Mobile network in our house is dreadful especially if high winds/bad weather etc
Fibre Optics Improved mobile signal strength
LYMINGTON BOTTOM BETWEEN VILLAGE HALL AND BRISLANDS LANE FIVE LANES @
SCHOOL
Better recycling needed - too much goes to landfill
Drainage Lymington Bottom. Sewage Houses still with septic tanks. Electricity power failures
Surface water - roads!! Broadband - all of Four Marks
All Locations
Much of Medstead has no sewage service and relies on individual septic tanks, which drives the
spacing between adjacent dwellings. The introduction of collective foul waste facilities for groups of
new dwellings is a high risk process because of the long term damage to natural underground water
and drainage features, mostly on a clay subsoil.
Rural areas
Electrical power cuts are frequent mostly due to branches falling on power lines in high winds
(Hussell Lane/Abbey Road). BT broadband is abysmal, mobile phone coverage is poor - only O2
works
Bottom of Brislands Lane
ROAD SIDE DITCHES ARE NOT MAINTAINED. NEED BETTER BROADBAND. NO MOBILE
SIGNAL IN MANY AREAS OF MEDSTEAD
Local rubbish collection every week in Summer. Electricity to avoid random power cuts
The Shrave - Four Marks. The A31 dual carriageway for surface drainage to Alton
Drainage: Lymington Botton Crossroads. Broadband and mobile coverage: Grosvenor Road
Junction of Five Ash/Soldridge/Lymington Bottom
Surface water drainage- very muddy on all walkable areas. Sewage system - GU34 5EA we have
no mains drainage - on septic tank. Mobile phone - no signal in or around house
Northern part of Medstead Village
NEED TO RECYCLE PLASTIC BAGS IF POSSIBLE
Lymington Road near Five Ash Road and Soldridge Road.
EVENING BROADBAND PEAK TIME SLOW. MOBILE SOMETIMES NO SIGNAL
WILLIS LANE
Better drainage junction Brislands Lane/Blackberry Lane / Five Lanes end
Regular attention to water run off gullys
THROUGHOUT THE AREA
O2 signal awful
OVERHEAD LINES FOUR MARKS
General areas in relation to all three factors
Bottom of Brislands Lane is still prone to flooding
Need to re-cycle more things Broadband is too slow - too many properties?
High speed broadband into Medstead asap
underground electric cables
Crossroads Brislands and Blackberry lanes
All properties close to main drain should be forced to join. Mobile phone often poor new masts
needed
Surface water- junction of Brislands and Lymington Bottom
GU345AX
Broadband poor in Brislands Lane
Surface water - Lymington Bottom Road+ A31 Sewerage - Medstead main drainage Limited phone
network in many areas Weekly green bin collection
GU345LN - No Mobile coverage
Mobile reception is VERY poor
Core services are stretched and will break if building continues at current pace.
To overcome problems of sewage only partially treated at peak times
Puddles, potholes etc in many places. Some mobile service providers (eg Vodafone) very poor
Lymington Bottom
Winston Rise - Broadband and mobile phone coverage Lymington Bottom Flooding
30mph speed limit in Paice Lane
Improved drainage Lymington Bottom/Blackberry Lane cross roads
All services in all areas including water
Broadband speeds are abysmal
All of them, service improvements adn frequency, free collection of garden waste.
Boyneswood road
Flooding at 5 Ways Cross Roads No mains sewage system Fluctuation of electricity supply
mobile reception for any provider in Medstead
expand existing sewage works in Alton
No
Lymington Bottom Rd.
Surface water at (1) Five Ash crossroads (2) High Street / Greenstile junction (3) Beechlands /Five
Ash Rd. junction Mobile phone network (1) Goatacre area (2) Medstead Green
Broadband coverage on Hawthorne lane Mobile network coverage needs to improve
Much of Medstead has no sewage service and relies on indiviudal septic tanks, which drives the
spacing between adjacent dwellings. The introduction of collective foul waste facilities for groups of
new dwellings is a high risk process because of the long term damage to natural underground water
and drainage features mostly on a clay subsoil. Water pressure is at present low at certain times of
the day.
1. Lymington Bottom 2. Still some houses on septic tanks Reinstate weekly rubbish collection
Surface water drainage along the a31 down to Alton and Ropley
Vodaphone reception poor & always has been.
SWD:brislands lane/lymington bottom. Five ash/lymington bottom road junction. Five ways corner
four marks SS: mains drainage must be provided for all new estates E:relocate supply cables
below ground to prevent outages in high wind situations. B:current speed 4mbps is far too slow for
2015 MTN:much depends on your provider. Some offer good reception some don't
Poor electricity supply-too many power cuts
Four Marks
Most mobile networks have a poor signal in Blackberry Lane
Flooding on Southtown Road - drains blocked.
Surface water on road to Alton. Mobile reception in Medstead.
I continue to experience low broadband speed Intermittent mobile phone coverage
Boyneswood road area due to excessive development
Broadband - speed.
Quicker Broadband
Main sewage on Common Hill and Bighton Road Gas supply on Common hill and Bighton Road
We need mains drainage as none of the sewage treatment works in Boyneswood cul de sac
developments work re: clay
Certain roads in teh area flood. With the amount of new builds- can sewerage cope?
Lymington Bottom (Both sides of A31)
1. When we have rain our drains are insufficient to drain the water away and causes problems
crossing the road. 2. As we get more housing we will need more gas/ electricity supplies and water.
3. Our green (household) bins are only emptied fortnightly. This can cause problems, especially
during hot weather. 4. More houses - more sewerage
Paths outside houses 33-55 Hazel Road
Alton Lane- Surface water drainage Alton Lane- No gas Broadband speeds are poor in our road.
Centre of Village, end of Wield road
Several dead spots esp Medstead V H
Five Ash cross roads floods poor mobile coverage
Broadband needs to be faster Mobile -( All providers should use the same aerials)
Medstead
Lymington Bottom
Thorn drive
Drainage: by school, 5 Ash X Roads. Vodaphone network appalling in Blackberry Lane.
Lymington Bottom, 5 Ash crossroads
WATER ALONG LYMINGTON BOTTOM
Lymington bottom and five ash road always floods.
Water drainage - outside West End Farm, West End Lane Sewage system - no mains sewerage in
our area Broadband - slow connection in Lower Paice lane
Four marks and medstead still several ares of localised flooding. Four Marks increased house
building without improved water supply/drainage will cause future problems for existing residents
especially in dry summers and wet winters.
Water drainage terrible at Five lanes End Need weekly rubbish collections for each bin
DIP AT BOTTOM OF BLACKBERRY LANE / LYMINGTON BOTTOM
Faster broadband Surface water- drainage
No main sewerage in Medstead. V.V. poor broadband service. Household rubbish once every 2
weeks
Infinity broadband Alton Lane Mobile phone coverage Alton Lane
Lynington Bottom floods/ Brislands Lane runoff Patchy mobile coverage along roads, away from
A31
Lymington Bottom Road often floods at various points Often-no mobile signal- we have chosen a
provider with 'good' coverage. Increased collection of rubbish in warm weather conditions due to
flies and smell.
GU34 5JH - NO MOBILE SIGNAL AT ALL! SURFACE WATER COLLECTS & FLOODS THE
GARDEN OFF/FROM MAIN ROAD BROADBAND IS SLOW!
DRAINAGE - ALL AREAS BROADBAND - ALL AREAS INTERNET/MOBILES - ALL AREAS
Dustbins need emptying weekly, especially going into the summer.
BETTER RECYCLING KNOWN ELSEWHERE - STILL TOO MUCH GOES TO LANDFILL
Too many power cuts
Rubbish collection weekly Mobile phone reception poor Broadband slow
Broadband everywhere in village Mobile phone everywhere Reception in Medstead is nigh
impossible
4G mobiles.FTTC- broadband. No more power cuts
A31 Surface water All-Boyneswood Road area
Five Ash/Lymington Bottom Road cross roads. Mains drainage would be an advantage for all areas
but nigh on impossible to implement. Broadband centre of village and Green areas. Mobile phone same.
Four Marks
Lymington Bottom, Four Marks
Redwood lane , Medstead
Medstead - properties off Boyneswood road
Boyneswood Road Loss of electricity lines in Boyneswood Road cable for broadband More
recycling range i.e. plastiocs/foil/food
medstead surface water, electricity -fourmarks. Broadband fourmarks , Mobile network (very bad)
Rubbish collection weekly
Throughout Medstead
off five ash crossroads, railway bridge (medstead side) by clementines, butcher
need 4g
Medstead- Lymington Bottom x-road flooding Four Marks- GU34 5FE broadband MedsteadMobile phone coverage
GU34 5DZ- my garden floods
Lymington Bottom - drainage, electricity and broadband
Broadband - faster in Fairfield Green please.
Many new developments can not be put on mains sewage due to capacity. Too many electricity
powercuts, although this is mainly in early 2014.
1.A£! 2.Mestead area 3. general paved areas 4. Broadband 5. Mobile 6. Recycle every week
More Hosing means more runoff - street drains oftren blocked. Can the present sewage system
cope with more dwellings
More reliable electricity supply in windy conditions. Extension of super fast broadband to radial
roads from village green and side roads More reliable mobile access
Green bins get smelly in summer by end of fortnight Broadband ridiculously slow
surface water outside hardware store - very dangerous and the kids get soaked when waiting for
bus Development of more houses means more septic tanks - more lorries to empty - need mains
drainage Lots of power cuts in bad weather Broadband is ridiculously bad - still no news as to
when we will get Fibre Optic! mobile phone signal is poor in many areas of Medstead
Surface water at Soldridge crossroads Quality of drinking water Slow Broadband speeds
Sewage - all areas that currently have no access to mains sewage. Electricity - whole area is
subject to major outages, at least once or twice a year. Broadband - need fibre Mobile Network poor signal coverage across most of Medstead, including our home, GU34 5EA
GU345PB
Drainage - Lymington Bottom / Five Ash Lane Electricity - Cables in trees=outages Broadband Inconsistant, drops out. Mobile network - Inconsistant. Camoflaged masts acceptable.
More items should recycled
All over for all three.
Water Drainage - a number of areas including Lymington Bottom Electricity - a number of power
cuts in west Four Marks Broadband - It would be good to know when Fibre will be coming our way, I
know it is planned but a go live date would be good Mobile - poor signal in some areas
Why is water supply not in this list? Clearly it is inadequate.We have no water within hours of a
power failure which is too often. We have lost all the supplied services including BT due to local
development on multiple occasions The site foremen have been completely disinterested. It is my
opinion that all existing residents require compensation for all future development. There should
also be a fine payable for all disturbance to someone else's services including restricting access to
their property. Developers and there builders are cavalier in the extreme. They are not controlled,
they do not comply with planning and they are currently running rough shod through our
neighbourhood like a plague of locusts. When they finally have finished the residents will have a
town without working infrastructure. There will be unreiable power,poor water supply and ground
saturated by effluent delivered from expensive malfunctioning treatment plants.
On Medstead Lymington bottom road gets flooded
too many large puddles in main roads
more things need to be recycled
Need separate food waste collection. By the way, how am I supposed to know if main services like
sewage systems need attention? eh?
Surface water drainage in medstead Sewage system in medstead Broadband in medstead Mobile
network in medstead
Low lying areas on the way to Medstead. Sewage system needs improving in areas not on mains
drainage/new developments in Boyneswood road area. Faster broadband not generally available
yet.
Surface water on roads around lymington bottom 5 ash crossroad mobile telephone signal
unusuable most times bi weekly refuse collection means smelly bins for two weeks in summer
In heavy rain there are many places where roads flood making driving dangerous. Hopefully we will
soon have fibre optic broadband. Mobile phone reception in Medstead is poor ( vodaphone)
generally
Four Marks for all of them
Lymington bottom road
No mains drainage in Alton Lane No fibre optic broadband Mobile signal quite frequently lost
Ensuring that the improvements made in Hussell lane are not undermined by development
Lymington Bottom Road flooding by Soldridge Road Electricity - Medstead village Broadband
Speed nice to have rather than essential- Medstead Village
Better signal and more capacity
Wherever road flooding occurs (new build sites)
We have had regular power disruptions and reduced broadband speeds in the last year
The mobile signal can occasionally be a bit weak on Barn Lane. Broadband could be faster along
Telegraph Lane, although we understand the weather can affect it. Over the Christmas period we
feel the bins should be collected for the recycling and rubbish once a week as during this busy time
every 2 weeks is not enough.
Lymington Bottom Road surface water Mains sewage at home BT Infinity (or cabled) at home
Poor reception throughout village
Medstead generally Homestead Road
Lymington Bottom Road Overhead cables Medstead village poor service on mobiles
Surface water on A31 both directions between Four Marks and Alton dangerous even after a short
spell of rain. Mobile signal inside properties fluctuates
Lymington Bottom Road near junction with Five Ash Road Lymington Bottom Road near
Watercress Surgery/Business Park. Daily foul smell of sewage as Septic tanks are dealt with.
Drainage/ sewage/ mobile phone- Lymington Bottom Road No access to fibre broadband anywhere
in area
Sewage - Telegraph lane and all other areas on sceptic tanks. Broadband - Telegraph lane Mobile
telephone network - Telegraph lane
During heavy rain there is a river outside our gate Broadband is slow Mobile phone network is nonexistent
Lymington Bottom Road South Town Road
Drainage in local roads, hotspots LBR both ends, end of Beechlands on to Five Ash are examples.
Robustness of electric supply including regular "dips" Improved mobile network however we don't
need masts so double edged sword.
Surface water on Lymington Bottom Road near the cross road with Five Ash Road Overhead power
cables too near to trees Broadband slow on Hussell Lane
No service on O2 in some parts of village
Alton Lane Alton Lane
High speed broadband needed
There are areas on the Lymington Bottom road towards Medstead which flood. Areas of Four
Marks use septic tanks, as no mains sewage available.
Flooding in Lymington Bottom is still a problem. Flooding at the bottom of Beechlands Road after
heavy rain as the soakaways get blocked with leaves etc that get washed down to the lowest point
of three sloping roads. Most of Medstead prone to power cuts in bad weather although this does not
happen as often as in the past. Many parts of Medstead have a weak mobile signal especially EE
Drainage-Five Ash Crossroads has flooded regularly for many years. Also in centre of village.
Broadband-Can be too slow. Mobile reception very poor.
High speed broadband in Telegraph Lane is urgently required
Lymingtom bottom Road , Soldridge Road end -surface water
Rather too many power cuts in the last 24 months.
Had many powercuts (at least 6/year). Poor mobile phone reception with most providers.
Gas some areas are completely without and installation is prohibitively expensive Phones coverage
is patchy and 3G non existent
Water drainage: Beginning of paice lane, lymington bottom road Broadband: Paice lane, Center of
the village Mobile network: Paice lane, Center of the village
Limington Bottom frequently floods at the junction with Blackberry lane and the roads into and out of
Medstead are frequently flooded after heavy rain. Broadband has improved with the advent of
superfast but still does not achieve optimal speed and has a tendency to drop out from time to time.
Mobile signal is poor at times and there is not even 3G let alone 4G coverage in the area I live.
Garden waste I collected fortnightly. I have a "Brown" wheelie bin which is full after one mow of the
garden.. In summer months a weekly collection would be of benefit and in winter would only need a
monthly collection. Need to clarify what can be recycled and improve the range of products that are
collected - such as food waste for composting.
Drainage around Uplands Lane, Brislands Lane, Lymington Bottom Road Some networks have bad
coverage around Four Marks, particularly Vodaphone. O2 disappears from Four Marks to Medstead
Our drive on Winchester Rd always floods since you got reduced the grassy areas. Always having
power cuts and often this can be because of the new house builders! Broadband can be pretty bad.
As there are 5 of us having one bin emptied once a fortnight is dreadful - in the summer we
constantly had to deal with maggots and were having to drive black bin bags to the local waste site.
Broadband and Mobile Network - Four Marks
Mobile reception is exceedingly poor given the size of the village (voice & data). Broadband has
become noticeably slower.
broadband west end lane
Flooding at the school juntion
Broadband for people with 01962 numbers
Lymington Bottom Road is often flooded and water cascades down from the fields behind our house
@ Crown Wood and amazingly they're thinking of building new houses here, which will just
exacerbate the problem.
Flooding by Four Marks school and bottom of Brislands Lane. Worried the drainage system won't
cope with all the new houses. Broadband keeps dropping out. Recycling could be improved. More
could be recycled than is currently.
Too many power outages, many due to owners poor maintenance of hedgerows and trees Mobile
coverage is very poor in Medstead
Broadband in Medstead. Mobile phone network inadequate in Medstead (no Vodaphone).
Recycling too limited especially plastics (compared to eg Woking). Would prefer refuse collection
weekly.
Orange mobile reception is poor both at home in Upper Soldridge and even worse in the High Street
area, Medstead.
Surface drainage at Lymington bottom and brislands lane needs to be improved Our sewage
system is at maximum Electricity supply will need upgrading for the planned developments Mobile
signal is poor we need better 4g coverage in all locations
Very slow broadband and mobile phone coverage patchy
Surface drainage - heavy clay causes bug issues with run off. gardens flood as well as various
points along Lymington Bottom Rd including the crossroads with Five Ash. Bottom of Beechlands
Rd floods regularly. Sewerage - no mains drainage. Medstead clay cannot support large septic tank
systems or more than 4 houses per acre. Electric - frequent power cuts and voltage drops/ Loss of
water in water in power cuts and low water pressure all the time.
On the country roads too much surface water simply flows down the side ruining the verges. This
results from almost complete lack of maintaining the drain away channels. Broadband needs to
brought up to genuine fiber optic cabling - to the house not just the exchange! There are some (a
few) dead spots of coverage for some mobiles in the area.
1. High speed broad bandto all homes to enable residents to work from home. 2. mobile signal
strength of some providers is weak.
Rubbish collection would be improved by weekly collections of both recycling and non-recycling alternatively, colelction to within the propoerty - security issue of leavign bins at kerb if not going to
be back home on collection day.
Not enough drainage on new builds. Our garden is always flooded.
Five Ash Crossroads General Abbey Road
Better, regular glass recycling from the house
Lymington Bottom Road/Five Ash Road, Medstead, floods where the school bus stops, by Five Ash
pond All on septic tanks, so no sewage system Fibre Optic Better signal reception from O2
Mobile reception is very weak - only accessible from an upstairs room in the house
5 Lane End and Lymington Bottom/Brislands Lane Insufficient area coverage for mobile phones in
Four Marks Increase in fibre optic in village
Lymington Bottom Road all the way to Medstead from the A31. Lots of drainage issues / flooding.
Improved speed of broadband in the more rural areas
Surface water drainage - several known localised flooding points around four marks that never
seem to addressed. Sewerage - to get more percentage of houses on mains sewerage and also
manage developments. Electricity - there's been quite a few power cuts. Broadband - this definitely
needs to be improved as it's important these days to be connected. Mobile network - better
coverage would give more options.
We have frequent power cuts in large parts of Four Marks Broadband is slow
Lymington Bottom Road seems to be in constant flood state when there is any rain. Both Medstead
and Four Marks need better phone reception. 4G would be brilliant. EHDC seem to be recycling
less and less (as to what is acceptable on their list)
Electricity - after more than 100 years, more should have been placed underground in view of
weather risks in area. Broadband - although improved, could be much better. Mobile phone Impossible, really no change after 10 years
Broadband in Telegraph Lane is low speed and occasional outages Sewage is at capacity and still
major parts of FM are not connected to public sewers With a clay cap across the villages, road
flooding is common, and with HCC lack of drains maintenance, plus additional run-off from new
housing developments (whatever the so-called drainage consultants promises are).
No mobile signal at home in Bighton Road and many other parts of the village. Overhead electricity
cables are prone to damage by high winds. Slow broadband. Drainage in Lynington Bottom Rd is
still a problem.
No mobile network cover for O2 users in the village
Lymington Bottom/Five Ash Junction. Runoff form the pig farm is a hazard both flooding the road
and contamination of the surface water and groundwater. Sewage treatment near the butchers is
very smelly.
Four Marks.
Flooding - Bottom of Brislands Lane where it joins Lymington Bottom. Flooding - Area past Four a
Marks school as if heading towards Farringdon, by Hawthorn Lane. Rubbish collection - Meadow
Brook estate needs more collections as so many families with huge amounts of rubbish like
nappies, gets too full for every other week. Often bags are ripped open and rubbish all over street.
In area of Telegraph lane to enhance security of supply in adverse weather conditions
Surface water needs to be organised more efficiently Broadband is too slow and needs to be
updated to fibre optics. Mobile telephone needs to be updated Recycling should be organised
more efficiently by the council.
FLOODING AT 5 ASH CROSSROAD FIBRE OPTIC REQUIRED MOBILE NETWORK IS
STEADILY GETTING WORSE
Inadequate field drains at stables in the Five Ash/Soldridge crossroads area, leads to flooding of
residential properties and the crossroads itself. Electricity - to reduce power cuts. Mobile Network
- all networks pretty useless.
Power outages are experienced several times per year, and not only in abnormally adverse
weather. Mobile telephone reception is quite patchy with all Phone companies. Most provide
services toward the bottom of an acceptable range. Peak, good signal is rarely achieved when in
any part of the village (experience based on 3 people on 3 different networks)
Water pressure is not good, it has gone down since lots of new houses have been built. Collecting
rubbish every other week in the summer is unacceptable. We would like to have been included in
the BT upgrade for faster internet but the centre of Medstead has been left out. There are places in
the village where rain water does not drain quickly enough, Roe downs road where it dips just after
the speed limit, outside the post office, cross roads on Lymington Bottom.
Abbey Rd Kings Hill Trinity hill (bottom)
Boyneswood road surface water there is no sewage system broadband slowly improving mobile
signal should be stronger
a mans sewage system is needed along Boyneswood Road
Reception can be quite poor. The Orange mast was down for a week a year or two back.
I am hoping the flooding of some areas in four Marks and Medstead keeps the developments at bay
Lymington Bottom
Lymington Bottom, Brislands Lane, Hawthorn Road - surface water On new estates - sewage
Brislands Lane - Broadband speed and mobile reception All parts of the village - frequent electricity
power cuts
Boyneswood Road area for all.
Surface water Lymington Bottom Rd at crossroads Bradband could be faster
Broadband service is appallling. I use it for personal matters and cannot imagine how local
businesses cope in this highly competitive electronic age. This alone would make me look for
premises elsewhere.
Water Drainage - Trinity Hill Sewage - Would be good to get a sewage system for Medstead
Electricity - Regular power cuts in Medstead Mobile Phone Network - Poor service in Medstead
No mains drainage at west end of Four Marks Increasing numbers of power cuts in village / area
Poor mobile phone coverage at west end of Four Marks
Lymington Bottom Rd just before the railway tunnel and at the crossroads with Five Ash Rd and
Soldridge Rd. Mains sewage system needed throughout the village.
centre of village everywhere in village - mains drainage needed broadband too slow no mobile
signal in area of school and abbey road
Much of A31 not on mains drainage YET EHDC still allow numerous 'pumping station' solutions.
We have too many power cuts (but it is slowly getting better)
Broad band access unreliable Mobile phone connection unreliable Surface water drainage No
mains drainage in our area not a problem for us
road surface water is a constant hazard in rainy weather we have a lot of problems with our
household drains
Broadband quality in Abbey Road needs to improve Recycling in Abbey Road needs to take more
items
Southtown Road Roedowns Road,
Boyneswood Road
Surface water - cross roads at the centre of Medstead, Lymington Bottom Road opposite the
Telephone substation. Sewage system - expand to include older and newer properties within the
Community. Gas - Expand to include all properties in the Community, new and old. Broadband Expand to include all properties in the Community. Mobile telephone coverage - Improve coverage
throughout the Community.
Surface water regularly lying on roads. Electricity supply offend fails. Broadband is too slow for
local business to compete with local towns. Poor reception for most providers, particularly
Vodafone and Orange. Rubbish collection not as frequent as it could be particularly in the summer
attracting flys etc etc
flooding along lymington bottom smell in front of butchers and watercress surgery fortnightly
collection is not enough for families
Surface water needs addressing in certain areas Mains drainage should be installed in new
housing where possible Recycling could be clearer and bottle banks / clothing banks emptied more
often Broadband much better now Fibre installed :o)
Flooding on the road. Slow Broadband Not always able to get mobile phone signal
Roads flooding at Blackberry / Brislands regularily Broadband speeds are poor Local blackspots
for Vodafone
Fourmarks
We need a food recycling collection and more types of plastic recycled.
Faster broadband - even though it has gone up Better mobile signal - very poor away from A31
Food waste recycling weekly - like Surrey Heath Council
Broadband - need high speed connection (four marks) Mobile networks - need stronger signal (four
marks)
Sewage treatment plant in Alton Electricity supply to whole of Four Marks and South Medstead
Questions 32 and 33 are technically unanswerable as there is no explanation as to what the "future
needs of the area" are. If you mean "do these utilities need improving now?" then:- surface water
runs off the south side of Blackberry Lane down residents' driveways as the gutters are inadequate.
Electricity power cuts would reduce if the supply was by underground cables rather than being
susceptible to wind damage on overhead power lines. Mobile phone reception in the area is very
poor.
Bottom of Lymington Bottom, Four Marks Along Lymington Bottom road- Medstead
Drive around the roads after a week of rain - lots are flooded North of railway line & Alton Lane area
Brownouts are common in FM Broadband speeds often similar to the old dial-up services these
days
Water drainage, various roads around Four Marks. Sewege, Shrave. Electricity, globally across
area. Gas, globally across area. Broadband, globally across area. Mobile, globally across area.
5 Lanes End Existing sewage system throughout Four Marks and route to Farringdon & Alton
Throughout Four Marks
Bottom of red bushes Everywhere in medstead as there is none Power cuts every year Gas
installation faulty installed by Crayfern builder Always buffering bbc I player Not enough green
waster collections
The whole area needs fast fibre-optic broadband, this is 2015 already. GU34 5NQ has no 3G
mobile phone coverage let alone 4G. This is 2015 already
Power cuts in Four Marks can occur due to severe weather conditions Only just been able in the
last few days to connect to faster broadband.
Boyneswood Road area where there has been too much house building over last few years and
even more has been planned despite hundreds of sensible and constructive objections. The
infrastructure is appalling. No one at Ehdc takes any notice whatsoever. A Neighbourhood plan is
meaningless because no notice is taken of local residents opinions.
Mobile networks have very poor reception We don't have Gas. Rubbish collection once a fortnight
is not adequate in summer We don't have main drainage despite it being promised within 5 years
when we moved here 40 years ago. Surface water drainage is very bad on some roads Broadband
reliability and speed needs improving
Surface water drainage - Lymington Bottom Road floods regularly Broadband is unreliable Mobile
phone 3G signal is non existant in Four Marks
OUR BROADBAND IS STILL SLOW DESPITE HAVING INFINITY - FOUR MARKS
5 ways junction near school needs better surface water drainage - regular flooding occurs. Broad
band is incredibly slow in the Ropley exchange section of Four Marks.
We have had a number of power outages, though they are short. My concern is further
developments may increase this problem. The sewage system for the shops nearby is inadequate
and at certain times the smell is dreadful.
Broadband slow Mobile signal poor
blackberry lane/alton lane water run off onto lymington bottom. some kind of storm drain leading to
collecting pool could help
Lymington Bottom
Certain road services regularly 'puddle' - near the Medstead church. Some roads would benefit from
more runoffs in these areas. No further residential build should occur without access to mains. It is
however important in Medstead to remember Four Marks housing increased mainly due to this
access being given where previously a limit was placed because of soakaway problems Broadband
and mobile should be better
Medstead High Street Medstead High Street Medstead High Street
ALL LOCATIONS AND ALL SERVICES, WE ARE OVER LOADED IN ALL AREAS
Bottom of Redhill - floods really badly every time it rains/Boyneswood lane is a mud bath and
surface really bad. We live in Bluebell Gardens which is a development of 12 houses built 3 years
ago. The services are all really poor, but we don't publicise the problems as it may "Blight" our
properties if potential buyers find out how bad it really is.
When it rains I often get drenched when walking to the doctors on the Lymington Bottom Road
pavement. There are still too many power cuts in Four Marks and they are not decreasing. There is
no/poor mobile reception Generally in Four Marks
Alton Lane to all
Surface water at junction of Common Hill, Homestead Rd. & Bighton Rd. No public sewage system
(private septic tanks) Multiple overhead elctricity cable failures per annum No mobile signal
available
Broadband is not the best it can be. Once every two weeks for collecting household waste isn't
frequent enough.
Better O2 coverage
Surface Water is a huge problem particularly on A31 with drivers who dont know the road.
Electricity we have too many electricity power cuts Broadband is appalling and slow and unreliable
Mobile Telephone networks seem to be getting worse with very little coverage if any in the villages
Recycling / rubbish collection as a family of x6 we keep chickens and recycle everything religously
however in the summer the rubbish is disgusting it smells and keeping maggots out the bin is
impossible. Recycling is not sufficient and the lorries should take excess bags of stuff if left out not
leave it for the animals to scatter everywhere this is an appallingly inadequate service when
compared to those who live in other areas.. Eg Hillingdon.
DRAINAGE - A31 AT TELEGRAPH LANE ACCESS; LOW LYING AREAS IN FM eg DIP IN
BLACKBERRY LANE ELECTRICITY - PROTECTION OF POWER CABLES FROM ALTON
BROADBAND - SPEED INCREASE AND RELIABILITY MOBILE - AT LEAST 3G AND WHY NOT
4G RECYCLING - STILL TOO LIMITED IN CONTENT eg AU FOIL, WIDER RANGE OF
PLASTICS, TETRAPACS etc
Drainage in Southtown Road/Five Ash Cross Roads. Mobile mast needed.
Alton Lane
All locations where improvements are need are directly related to the sites where new housing is
proposed especially large developments
More housing - better water/electricity/sewerage systems
Sewerage because of continued building work Broadband so we all get fibre Recycling - weekly
garden collection because so many of us have green areas; food waste recycling needs to be
introduced; more frequent glass collection
Extend main drainage
Water drainage - bottom of beechlands road, at crossroads five ash road (pig farm).
Five ash crossroads water drainage, Lymington bottom road - no swears, poor mobile coverage
near to WKL.
5 Ash cross roads entrance to Lymington bottom shop area
Broadband needs to be quicker and more reliable Too many mobile blackspots in and around the
village particularly O2
Fibre optic broadband
Electricity cuts happen often
The sewage system needs to be upgraded to meet the needs of new development. The same
applies to the electricity supply. Mobile reception can be patchy away from the main roads.
Surface Water Drainage causing flooding in Brislands Lane/Lymington Bottom Too many extended
power outages at end of Brislands Lane No 3G mobile network coverage in area in general
Water: When it rains the lagoons in Lymington Bottom Road and Grosvenor Road (A31 end) are
dangerous. Broadband: Too slow and the speed-up date has been put back. B.T. cannot be
trusted to deliver on time. Mobiles: Whole parts of the area are without a signal.
The lack of public lighting is a great disadvantage. We have lived in many part of the UK and this is
the only residence we have lived in where there is no street lighting. Had we realised this we may
not have purchased a house here.
Any area linked to the Ropley exchange (01962 numbers) seems to have a major broadband issue.
We are in the unfortunate situation of being virtually the last house in Alton Lane to be connected to
Ropley, with those further up being on 01420 having no trouble with broadband
Broadband in abbey road O2 phone in soldridge EE & vodaphone in abbey road
Lymington Bottom Road junction with Five Ash road and 5 lanes junction by primary school have
frequent flooding. Many areas not on mains drainage. Broadband and some mobile network have
poor reception,with frequent broadband problems
broadband
The water pressure is very poor and as most of the area is not on mains drainage the area cannot
cope with more development unless suffient infrastructure is out in place, broadband is slow, suffer
from lots of power cuts, recycling for the council is extremely poor a lot of recyclable goods e.g food
waste should be part of the council plan.
Lymington Bottom Road
Abbey Road, Medstead
Electricity - too many power cuts Broadband - too slow Mobile - Vodafone is very bad
Telegraph Lane
Lymington Bottom Road/South Town Road
Five Ash Rd j/w Roe Downs/Red Hill/Lymington Bottom Road/Grosvenor Road No mains sewage
in area at all Continuing likelihood of power outages Broadband slow and unreliable Mobile phone
network signal weak
Surface water flooding common, e.g. Beechlands Road junction, pig farm on Lymington Bottom
Road, railway bridge near Soldridge. Too many houses North of the railway still on septic tanks.
Power cuts have been too common in recent years. Vodafone reception is terrible.
Flooding in Central Medstead - between church and hardware store Poor mobile reception in
central medstead
Lapwing Way - All of the above
Electricity - we do get frequent power cuts compared with ohter areas of the country we have lived
in. Mobile telephone network - We don't get a mobile signal in our house. Rubbish/recycling
collection - weekly collection for both since health hazard esp in hot summers
water drainage => Hussle Lane and road in front of pig farm Broadband and mobile coverage =>
Hussle lane
Flooding at low road points - school in Four Marks, Blackberry Lane, Brislands Lane and bottom of
Vectis close. Overhead electric cables breaking and supply being cut - better to bury cables.
Mobile phone reception is still appalling if you don't live on Winchester Road.
Mobile telephone network in blackberry lane is patchy
Power cuts occur overnight sometimes and digital clocks reset to 0.00.
Broadband can be slow.
Surface water drainage not too much of a problem but regular flood at LBR and bottom of
Grosvenor road before bridge. Broadband - we understand is being improved..
Leamington Road (surface water)
Blackberry Lane (mobile phone networks)
Surface water - all main roads to Four Marks Sewage - new developments with shared sewage
systems that are inadequate Braodband - everywhere
Broadband - speed Mobile phone - All networks give marginal reception. At least one of the
networks needs to have a more local /powerful transmitter
Mobile phone signals in Four Marks are extremely poor and make working at home difficult.
Collecting domestic waste once a fortnight is unacceptable.
Surface Water - Badger Close Broadband - GU34 5HD Mobile Netwrok - GU34 5HD
Cannot get a good Vodafone signal where I live. Kitchen waste collections should be weekly.
Four Marks.
where we live
GU34 5EU GU34 5EU GU34 5EU GU34 5EU GU34 5EU
Super fast speed broadband not available. Inadequate very poor mobile phone reception.
Surface water most local road but particularly Lymington Bottom Road Sewage mains drainage
required before ANYMORE new development Electricity 1. to many outages & hotch potch
connections i.e. Roedowns Road, there are several separate groups that do not all go off in some
outages Broadband in Roedowns road forget downloading when children get home from school
Mobile network which provider can give reception in side our house?
Grosvenor Road, Medstead for broadband and mobiles A31 for surface water especially
approaching the roundabout
Medstead side of the a31. This has got to be improved for heath reasons Every four weeks for
collecting bottles! Do they think we live on water!
Surface water run off onto the roads approaching Four Marks creates hazardous driving conditions
(Spray aquaplaning) Mobile reception is poor I cannot use my Vodafone network indoors. Biweekly collection of perishable waste is unhealthy in the summer. Lack of street lighting on the
Kingswood Rise Development is dangerous for pedestrians, particularly for children in the
winter.months
1. Still occasional flooding at the end of Boyneswood Road. 2. The village needs a sensible
integrated approach to sewerage disposal. Just dumping it all into the ground isn't the answer. 3.
The Broadband Service is frequently slow and unreliable in our house.
Five Ash Cross Road (surface water) Whole area (mobille phone network)
- drainage near soldridge/five ash crossroad improved since pond was dug out, but still needs more
- fortnightly rubbish collection barely adequate - increased housing may put more strain on the
collection system and reduce frequency even more
We need fibre optic internet, many professionals in Four Marks regularly work from home The
mobile reception is very poor for most networks.
Surface water at junction of Kitwood Road and Hawthorn Lane
Very slow Broadband speed
Surface water: many roads around Medstead Broadband: often very poor and slow Mobile: often
no service in the area
Sewage system- not on mains drainage Electricity- too many overhead cables putting supply at risk
in storms Broadband slow again due to overhead cables No signal at home
Surface water - various points - Lymington Bottom/Brislands Lane junction, Uplands Lane, school
crossroads. Sewage - more capacity needed for all the new housing, and areas not yet served.
Electricity - too unreliable, particularly the West end of Four Marks. Mobiles - only O2 works in
much of Lymington Bottom. Rubbish - weekly collections of rubbish needed, especially in summer
months. You missed out water! Low pressure or even total stoppage in some areas - more
capacity needed.
There are several areas where surface water remains for some time eg Lymington Bottom. We
seem to have regular power cuts although I accept that some are a direct result of cables being cut
in error/ignorance by builders. We still await BT Infinity. Mobile reception is patchy.
Gullies and drains need sorting out now. more houses needing to go on mains drainage Broad
band can be hit and miss Mobile networks can be hit and miss depending on supplier. Go back to
weekly rubbish collections.
GU34 5JE
Water drainage: road from a31 going into Soldridge. Standing water on A31. Broadband: poor
bandwidth Mobile phone signal: Soldridge -all providers are poor. O2 is the best of a bad bunch.
Electricity in the Blackberry lane area
Surface water drainage - A31 between Chawton roundabout and Four Marks. Five Lanes End
Broadband - Throughout the village. 3G would be acceptable if not 4G for broadband and mobile
phones Recycling - Vegetable waste collection would be good. Bigger bins
Sewage system not available at our home Electricity supply needs to be put underground Weekly
landfill collections preferred
Multiple flood zones on surrounding roads over -reliance on sewerage treatment plants frequent
power cuts which in turn affect water pressure Slow broadband speeds compared to what is
available from providers Intermittent Mobile signals across the area
Windsor road
Several roads around Medstead suffer standing water I understand that the current sewage syatem
is struggling to cope with the number of homes we have already. Xmas 2013 Electricity Blackout for
2-3 days was unacceptable There are no plans for fibre optic broadband in Medstead Mobil
coverage is patchy in the area
Lymington Bottom Road and Five Ash Road crossroads nearly always floods despite new pond
Faster Broadband in Medstead
Need fibre broadband Need mobile signal Need comprehensive recycling facilities
Surface water drainage is a major problem, particularly along the A31 between Four Marks and
Chawton
Mobile telephone signal is very poor No sewage system,septic tank Broadband needs to be fibre
optics Large puddles still on many roads if it rains heavily, Lymington bottom is still bad. Weekly
rubbish in summer is needed, Winter is OK and recycle is OK
Mobile network extremely patchy in whole of village. Have tried two different providers and resorted
to buying a signal booster box so I could send and receive texts without having to go and sit on my
drive! Broadband speed OK but could be improved - if I remember rightly this is currently being
implemented in the village.
Surface water flooding local roads to the detriment of pedestrians. Lymington Bottom Road by
bridge Vectris Close/ Lymington Bottom. Poor Mobile reception. Generally across the area. More
diverse recycling by EHDC would be appreciated, eg sepeate food waste
Broadband too slow Bottle collection is too infrequent
Prevent flooding at bottom of Brislands Lane Reduce Power Outages at far end of Brislands Lane
Improve Broadband speed in the area (Fibre) Provide at least a 3G signal across the whole of the
area
Flooding at bottom of Brislands Lane Power Outages too frequent Slow Broadband speed No 3G
mobile coverage
Q.45 How often in a year do you experience interruptions to Utilities:
Other (please specify)
Low water pressure - thunb will stop flow!
Drains not working/old private system
Mobile coverage poor Lymington Bottom
Mobile phone is unacceptable
Mobile coverage very poor.
mobile depends on network
Poor mobile coverage - E.E.
Mobile coverage is apalling
Freeview TV often interrupted
Poor phone signal and intermittent broadband strength
broadband, phone, etc due to power cuts
Digital TV interruptions after 2000hrs
Water Pressure 3/5 times
Power supply breakdown has occurred in the past
Poor reception slow broadband
Poor mobile reception
Mobile phone especially in bad weather
no mobile phone signal (occup 1)
had to change network / broadband is bad
MOBILE COVERAGE - NOT INTERRUPTED - IT'S NONEXISTENT - VODAPHONE - IN THE
HOUSE
Mobille O2 poor
need 3g/4g internet connection
None
Mobile is just consistently bad rather than simply service interruptions!
unsure only been here for 3 months
Water- sewage interruptions
No mobile reception where we live
Electricity surges that drastically dip the lights at 11.30pm every day
I don't have any difficluties
water pressure is poor
No 3 signal in Medstead by the school
Daily on mobile and lots on broadband
No mobile coverage
Mobile signal extremely poor
Broadband is very slow in Alton Lane
We are on O2 but dont get a Vodafone signal at top of Four Marks
Haven't been in home long enough
Cannot quantify reliability of gas service having been a customer for two years and so far have
not had a problem.
TV reception poor as is mobile phone reception.
Mobile coverage is non-existent, broadband often weak
Electricity variable (surges)
Mobile - Weak signal most of the time
Mobile coverage and Four Marks School
Mobile is constantly failing
no mobile coverage
No mobile phone signal !
Cannot quantify the reliability of gas service, have been a customer for only 2 yrs and so far
have had no problem. Mobile signal appaling, broadband subject to poor connection
tV
I cannot get mobile coverage from Blackberry Close
Mobile cover - no choice
Gas is our most reliable service, we need power to use it.
Broadband a bit slow
Moved into Four Marks too recently to have experienced any problems, but neighbours tell us
that electricity cuts are a problem.
Orange Network Mobile
No consistent mobile signal at home in Bighton Rd. Had 3 weeks without terrestrial
phone/broadband in 2013 - disastrous for business.
Moved in in October 2014 and have no expereience
variable signal for mobile network
See comments above about mobile signal.
Water pressure frequently drops.
Tv reception poor
Poor reception for mobile phone
Low water pressure is a problem
3G signal intermittent, no 4G (Vodafone and Three)
Mobile signal still poor
NEW RESIDENTS SO NO RECORD OF FAILURES (BUT STOCKING CANDLES)
Tv signal problems
water pressure not good
Virtually no signal in and around home and garden.
There is no 3G mobile coverage in the area
We have no gas supply and no N/a option given.
Mobile signal coverage does depend on the provider; the Broadband issue is one of speed
rather than complete loss
Mobile coverage is very limited from anywhere on our property.
We have almost no mobile signal coverage at home.
mobile signal coverage is especially bad in four marks
No mobile signal at all
Have occupied current home for less than one year
There is usually NO or very little mobile signal. The braodband is sometimes very slow
Q.46 How would you feel about one or more of the following renewable energy projects for the
community to be installed in the area
Other (please specify)
What a silly question one cannot agree or disagree about a feeling.
depends on sighting
Every house being allowed wind turbine (as technology improves)
Solar panels to be fitted to ALL new houses.
Dependant on location and size
solar farm would need to be sensibly sighted
Solar panels on roofs/ barns etc
ground source heat pumps
No fracking due to trafic and development
Pebble bed nuclear power station
No room in Four Marks
All new builds to be Eco friendly, mandatory for developers
STOP SPOILING THE COUNTRYSIDE.
Would need to know more about location and benefits
Disagree with these two strongly!
Hydroelectric generation from all the water runoff
Unsightly. Encourage INDIVIDUALS re.solar panels and electrical efficiencies/ insulation of home
solar panels allow wilkd life tro continue
Really important for sustainability long term
No fracking
There is already a solar farm on A31
Depends where it is and environmental impact
Yes - outside of residential areas( in Principle)/ key open spaces & views.
If solar panels were installed on all new houses it would not be necessary to turn green fields into
solar farms.
Solar and Wind: I still need to be convinced that the manufacture of solar panels from glass,
aluminium and other raw materials is actually then negated by the environmentally friendly end
product before I can advocate their green credentials
None
Leave it alone
fracking must not be allowd
All depend upon location - could be acceptable
As long as the community did benefit
Have solar power n village already
Not efficient and ugly
I am distinctly uneasy with the politicians drive to scatter these systems across the country side in
the belief that they will solve our national energy supply challenge. They do not and never can
deliver 24/7 guaranteed service.
WOULD NEED TO KNOW FULLER DETAILS
Nuclear power
DEPENDSA WHERE AND IF THE SECOND TWO FUNCTION WELL
ONly agree if used for rev generation
Wind farms need to be away from Populated areas
I would be agreeable if the sites were agreed with the residents.
Soalr panels on all roofs-no charge. Definately compulsory on all new builds.
Increase photovoltaic on property roofs
Wind farms are fine as long as they are not too intrusive or near to sensitive areas
Wind Farm - this question is too generic, it would depend on the site chosen but we have no
objection in principle. have no info on Geothermal power generation so we cannot express an
opinion
Would prefer all new developments to include renewable energy provisions
combined heat and power at a village or property scale
The three with don't know are probably yes if there are not unsightly buildings or any noise
associated with them. Solar farms are a much better alternative to expensive house top
alternatives, but must ensure no reflected light will affect anyone.
Most renewable technologies at a small scale are NOT economic, and only exist because of
massive subsidy.
Self builds should be offered subsidies for renewable energy products to help them build carbon
neutral homes
mandatory solar panels on all new house builds
Better than more housing!
It should be instead of housing, not in addition to.
Need more information
solar farm currently under construction in Bradley
Cannot answer until details are know. In principle - agree.
Not sure how you would get them "for the benefit of the community"!
biodigester
In my opinion tidal and wave energy are the only economical and viable methods of providing
suitable green energy.
DO NOT AGREED TO ANY OF THESE PLEASE
Reality check required here ridiculous suggestions!
Solar pannels should be put on roofs and not on land used for agriculture
All are inappropriate for such a beautiful, quiet and rural location. Wind farms are not green when
you consider all the factors
Solar on house roofs
Depends where sited and how they looked etc
not sure about the size of any of these to produce a significant difference, so can't answer
Location of Wind Farm would influence our view!
Heat pumps (domestic)
AND FINALLY....any comment you wish to make or anything you you feel we have not covered
please enter in the space below:
Poorly worded survey.
sorry I am late but I have had shingles and have been living with family in nov, dec, and january
disabled mini for transport for senior citizens to luncheon club-bus, church ect
population increase over last 15 years is excessive in four marks compared to alton, petersfield
and liphock.
Please stop building so many houses in Four Marks! It's not a village anymore. I had to include thsi
that was written on back of the envelope 'Please could you use a tastier glue to lick? LOL! '
We need more smaller houses and an infrastructure that can sustain them
It was difficult to convey that 2 self employed businesses are run from this property. Also I tried on
line but the survey ended at question 15 so had to do paper version
Congratulations on a very comprehensive survey and all your hard work. It is appreciated.
We need a Post Office and pub and cheaper local buses. Not enough infrastructure to support the
buildings in place, water pressure already affected. No more Houses
more emphesis on affordable and social housing for family members of local residents.
No more housing 'Estates' please!
NO MORE HOUSE BUILDING
Thank you for the oppertunity
Condition of local roads eg Lymington Bottom Road is appalling. Many local footpaths
(pavements) poor uneven and risky to use at night.
Households outside lights. There are too many bright flood lights wasting resources and polluting
the area.
Houses keep being built withput councils taking into account whether schools, doctors, etc can
cope with extra people which they are struggling to do.
Post Office and Bank in Four Marks.
No question asked about Post Office, we do need one.
More speed traps would be good to control speed through the villages. A small park area in woods
would be good for children/yong people.
Look after Medstead Village and leave as is. Development is not sustainable.
speed camersas on Main Road by Lymington Bottom cross roads- nightmare drivers
Speed limits on roads. Paice Lane is a race track. Please consider a 30mph limit
No P/O or public house in the village
There are a number of properies in GU 34 whose use of land appears to contravene normal
practice - nothing seems to be done about this.
Thanks for your time
Secondary school provision, public toilet, lack of local employment, care home provision-retirement
bungalows, allotment provision, Style of housing(no more 3 storey, bypass provision
Would appreciate a postal vote for May 2015 election
Why does no one listen to residents who object to major planning decisions?!
The state of the road surfaces(potholes for example)
Somewhere is needed that brings the ommunity together like a pub for families, nice restaurants
etc. Somewhere for teenagers to go to, astro football pitch etc
thank you for asking our opinion- a great idea!
More small meeting rooms, say for 50 people. Village Hall often booked up.
We are concerned that Four Marks is losing its identity as a village. It will no longer be a 'retreat'
from the town.
No major developments needed
Developers have badly damaged the verge along the Shrave. Why are they not made to reinstate?
The 'footpath' for pedestrians is totally inadequate and dangerous and should be raised above the
road. Four Marks bus shelter for Winchester is totally inadequate in cold and rainy weather. It is a
wind tunnel and gives no protection at all.
Four marks needs a Post Office I think a pub is needed in Four Marks and would provide a focal
meeting point Traffic still travels too fast along main road. fixed camera may help Why do we
need a firwork shop?
Thank you for your Neighbourhood Plan and trust the implementation will keep our village safe
from over-development
New builds need to have better sized gardens, currently too small
Water pressure is very low at peak times and getting worse with all the extra housing.
The decision to permit 9 houses on a site behind the village hall is a disgrace which ignores the
wishes of the majority of the people living nearby
please please leave medstead abd four marks alone, we have had enough ! we have lost our
villages already. Enough is enough - thank you
clear and adequate widths of pavements (particularly on A31) for children and families
Too many large houses with tiny gardens
Street lighting A31 Crash barrier between A31 and the Shrave. Currently very dangerous for the
ever increasing vehicle traffic that uses the Shrave
Need Post Office in Four Marks
why are there no public toilets in Four Marks or Medstead ?
Four Marks too populated. Build in the surrounding villages.
Underage drinking and vandalism needs return of local policemen
police need to monitor vehicle speeds at schools + stop constantly locating their cameras at
Lymington Bottom on A31, where there are very few pedestrians and no children
why have you taken all this time to do a survey. The village cosmetically is a disgrace Oak Green
who's responsible for the upkeep
add Water Supply to Utilities imrovements !
By-pass for Four Marks needed Traffic flow from Medstead to A31 restricted
Road safety; enforcement of speed limits would be nice.
Mobile coverage and broadband need to be improved. The development in the last 10 years
should be enough for Medstead and Four Marks.
Thanks you all for your hard work on this project. It is much appreciated.
Suggestion for problem with school & parking: Make a car park between school and football pitch
with access from Roe Downs Road and South Town Road
cut hedges on A31 and Lymington Bottom to help walkers on pavement having traffic going close
Pub! More dog poo bins! 20mphon Winchester Road - no speed restrictions used now! Nice
Four Marks sign with flowers below it
The village is now a town. Needs community cohesion out with religious groups.
We need a pub in Four Marks or improvements to Four Marks pavilion
Planning appears reactive. Maybe ok to have another 5000 houses but must be part of a proper
total plan
Started completing form online and Monkey stopped at no 15. Could not continue or restart again.
Found this to have very biased questions & Scout Hut is also Guide Hut.
There are far too many HGVs using the A31 rather than the M3 or A3
As a newcomer to the area, some of the questions I have been unable to answer as I have not
lived here long enough to comment.
Local speeding issues need sorting. Perhaps residents speed guns could be used as in Beech
PLEASE CAN WE HAVE A POST OFFICE IN FOUR MARKS. From page 3: We have lived in
Four Marks for the last 20 years- would never have moved here if 20 yrs ago it was like it is now!
Traffic through village is excessive and exit from Telegraph Lane is dangerous and needs either a
roundabout or traffic lights
Support for local pubs
Care of the elderly needs to be addressed. There are many people forced to leave their homes
due to being asset rich but income poor.
Definately no more 'urban-style' developments to be permitted within the village
Survey not concentrating on what under 20 yr olds want and ditto over 65 s
Speed bumps for safety, as speed limits are totally ignored in South Town Road
Too many small business units on quiet roads create a massive increase in commercial often very
large vehicles that are dangerous and wreck verges
Some people seem to be able to get away with building larger houses on the plots than regulations
permit. Garden grabbing should be stopped.
Road surfacing in Badger Copse incomplete and rough - tripping hazard and potholes.
Heydays preschool is situated in a temporary classroom could some of the contingency money be
used to build a brick room for these children?
The development of the area re home building is appalling & badly planned, unnecessary and
driven by a quick profit. This is by far the most concerning aspect about living in Medstead.
Road surfacing
The local roads need to be repaired.
Could have asked for age groups numbers of children to get an estimate of demographics might
help in planning amenities
More protection and management of native hedgerows- too much laurel and close board fencing,
affecting wildlife habitats and corridors. NB child 2 attends Perins School.- 1st choice
children attend Preston Candover school as Four Marks had no places
Commercial activities in Four Marks becoming a problem.
Far too much building development going on before infrastucture is put in i.e. main roads access,
schools, doctors etc
Please,please no more building. Can the Lapwing entrance be looked at? Can there be another
exit into Brislands Lane?
No more housing in Brislands lane as the Lane cannot cope with construction traffic. If the
Highways could see how dangerous it would never have given permission
Too much emphasis on Four Marks Village boundary and name interference by EHDC
Large heavy vehicles using Medstead & FM as a shortcut from Lasham crossroads to the A32. A
3.5 tonne limit except for access would be a good move, as the noise during the night and vibration
in properties along Lymington Bottom & Road is very disturbing
RAOD SURFACES ARE APPALLING
A PUB IS MUCH NEEDED IN FOUR MARKS
DANGEROUS POTHOLES IN ROADS
Would like to be able to answer for occupants 1 & 2
Difficult to combine remarks on both "villages" together. Four Marks/South Medstead are lost
already to urbanisation,
Just put a halt to all the building and get the roads repaired. Speed bumps to slow the traffic on the
A31
Stop the monopoly of developers in the area. I encourage the ethos of self build in the area.
Overhanging trees & bushes - dangerous Roads need sweeping regularly
thanks for doing the survey
intense building is not helping the rare birds to nest and form an exciting part of the rural scene.
Therefore the more tree growth, not less, is to be expected in the future.
a post office is essential for every community especially the elderly, with no transport!!
the boundary to the national park should not be a reason the 4 marks takes undue housing - this
was unfair with no consultation
The need for a decent pub. The opportunity of creating a community pub at the former Windmill
pub has been lost The need to enforce the speed limit on the A31 through Four Marks
Contractors driving through estate- endangering lives and being disrespectful when challenged.
Ash crossroads pig farm. Disgusting Not for building.
Lot of pavements in Four #Marks are uneven and overgrown.
Four Marks has too many houses, NO More please. We need a Pub & Post Office & somewhere
for the young to go
more houses =more people = more traffic on busy badly maintained roads - No more development
Too much development in the area !!!
at last we will have our voice in the village. well done keep up the good work!
Would appreciate this survey being available to all not just on internet - have no access
traffic problems on the a31 are not taken seriously for the amount of new houses and families
flooding into four marks. the speed has to be addressed
a bypass
opportunities for local SOCIAL enterprises -premises & cost of them an issue , but there are
unused buildings around NB See enclosed A4 notes
larger schools to accommodate more children that will come in to m&fm
FOUR MARK HAS FOUR OUTLET FOR ALCOHOL BUT NO TO DRINK SOCIALLY WHICH IS A
CRYING SHAME
stop building houses
Just be aware of the HOUSING DECISIONS MADE BY COUNCIL & INSPECTORATE - FOR OUR
VILLAGE
THE RELENTLESS HOUSE BUILDING IS THE BIGGEST PROBLEM IN FOUR MARKS REF.
582
No fracking
four marks needs a bypass
What happens to the pot of money developers give , per house, to the Council.? Should WE have
a say what it is spent on ? Cracks are appearing in a GP service which was good. Due to more
people in area & higher demand ?
Extension to local schools to take incoming new pupils
more housing needs more schools, doctors, etc
utilities - water pressure
Getting the train line extended from Alton to Four Marks (and on to Alresford) would be of massive
benefit to the village
Consideration of a by[ass as levels of traffic on A31 through Four marks is rising, especially where
it is single lane traffic.
we need a nice country pub with food and a good restaurant for community socialising. Local
entertainment facilities, sport and keep fit facilities
Speeding is a huge concern. Car park near tesco is not safe. After school clubs need lighting
improved in car parks Need a pub and post office. Cars parked diagonally by tesco parking
NEW VILLAGE HALL REQUIRED FOR 21ST CENTURY TO COPE WITH POPULATION
GROWTH AND HOUSING DEVELOPMENT REF. 580
Traffic in Area increasing at worrying level, anymore development will result in traffic lights and
miniroundabouts being installed.
An urban development plan for Four Marks / Medstead would seem to be appropriate.
Many of the matters raised here are beyond our power to influence, but it is important that local
people can make their views known.
Would like to feel safe walking and cycling on village roads.
East Hants District Council to listen to Parish council when planning is for approval Disappointed
there is only one form per household, we all have our own opinions
water supply pressure issues in boyneswood road area need to be addressed, especially in view of
friars oak development
Traffic calming needed on side roads and A31
Huge congestion outside school am & pm. Road unsafe. Pot holes in roads Strain on GP
surgeries due to increased occupancy of village Antisocial behaviour of youth around station and
Windmill Fileds
Medstead and Four Marks are separate villages and should remain so.
STOP BUILDING HOUSES!!!
The character of Four Marks and Medstead is being ruined by over-development. We are feeling
under siege by developers
Pub taken away. miss that as nowhere to go out to eat. Also dark streets for people on own to to
walk in.
Need post office and a pub in four marks
Consider secondary education for residents before house building as we don't have one and those
we use are several miles away, and building developments are going up close to schools.
reject any future planning applications
A comprehensive questionnaire. Although I fear some potential respondents may find the
questions too wordy, therefore difficult to answer. I hope you get a good number % replies.
NOTHING WILL CHANGE
We felt the questionnaire is not sufficiently specific, with insufficient degrees of choice.
A Licensed club or community centre in 4Mks village centre. The village has lost its "spirit"
We have reached our housing quota - but development is still being given permission top go ahead
ie Boyneswood Road. How can this be right?
The commercial centre of Four Marks could be re-developed to make it more attractive. No need to
make it bigger
Great Questionnaire - thank you for the opportunity
Too late but might have been useful to have N/A answer
I would like to see more authority and finance delegated to the Parish Council - this would improve
community involvement. I have completed this paper version because the on-line version stopped
at question 15.So please ignore my on-lin e version
Well done for involving everyone
Good luck - but will this make any difference?
MMEDSTEAD DOES NOT NEED A VILLAGE POND
Very unhappy to be in South Medstead without any consultation. Who thought that one up? Why?
S bends on roads into Medstead should be widened and footpaths provided. Hedgerows should
be taken back 1 metre from road edge
A new town is planned for Bordon. Extra Houses there would not make too much difference
instead of over development in villages which has already happened.
Do people really read these questionnaires
Post Office in Four Marks
We need to make the centre of the village more attractive visually
Never see the presence of Police. We are constantly suffering young people drinking dropping
litter, etc. swearing; offensive if approached on the green behind Hazel Road
Questionnaire 241
Bridleways to make riding horses safer
New houses must have sewage disposal (not cesspits). Avoid street lights and pavements.
Infrastructure must be in place - eg shops etc
Questionnaire 243 Thank You for all of your hard work to support the local community
Questionnaire 246 Q6 is spurious re the words "obliged to take". What is the point of this worry if
we are obliged by others?
When utility companies dig up the road, they need to put them back properly to prevent potholes.
We have only been in Medstead 4 months so have only limited experience of local facilities but will
be using them in the future
My son when visiting now says "feels like the wild west".
Questionnaire 247 Speed cameras needed on A31 on a permanent basis, (not at the bottom of
Telegraph Lane) where they can be seen 5 miles before and only once a month Qn 13 - School is
Ropley
Roads are a problem with edges breaking down and repeated pot holes re-occurring. Why do we
not in Medstead have a 20 mph limit at the school/village hall/recreation ground area!!
An A31 Bypass for Four Marks is a priority. You are at risk of allowing building on available routes
to achieve a bypass! This is a MUST . No community can eXist with a busy A road running thro the
middle.
Reduction and enforcement of speed limits
Potholes and appalling road maintenance need to be addressed
When brown field sites are developed,the lost employment places should be held in credit
WATERCRESS LINE SHOULD BE USED AS RAIL BUS TO/FROM ALTON FOR MAIN LINE
CONNECTIONS REF. 349
Need more small office units for small businesses
Being new to the area it's clear that there is potential for over development Planning rules are not
strong enough,but people care.
If EHDC don't come to Four Mark's rescue, we have no future as a village!
Stop cars parking on pavements. Paths are uneven - have to walk on road - then abused by
drivers.
Four Marks is saturated with new building. Permission granted 90% of the time despite local
concerns and objections. Please allow us a little respite.
We would like there to be complete transparency that all section 106 revenues be retained in the
community from which it is generated
EHDC take no notice of local wishes whatsoever and continue to bulldoze forward whatever and
by any means above board or otherwise
Good luck!
We have not been asked which sites we would agree could be developed for housing and which
not.
There could be a better system of litter removal
No evening public transport, or facilities for young people in Four Marks.
You haven't asked where people would find further housing least objectionable if the Government
are determined to force more on our villages.
Stop calling Section 106 the Developers Contribution. As you know, the land owner signs with
EHDC and ultimately pays
We are very concerned about any additional development in the size of Medstead School and the
activities held there all leading to increased traffic and light pollution
Would really want to encourage EHDC to provide opportunities for right-to -build self build projects.
The on-line survey doesn't work properly so I've had to fill this form in' (238)
This may be all too late!
Not enough bins for pet waste, dog fouling, No street lights
Re-instate a good "inn"/meeting place with character/good service/good food.
ROAD FLOODING IN CENTRE OF MEDSTEAD AND SOUTH TOWN ROAD. POTHOLES. REF.
352
Please thank everyone for their hard work in putting this plan together. It is a mammoth task and
hopefully the residents will appreciate it.
REF. 350
seems like a very adequate document - reference 353
My answers relate to Medstead not entirely appropriate to regard FM and M as one entity
Medstead is still a village (just) Four Marks has been lost to suburbia
Forget the village pond- waste of money. Get a 30mph speed limit on Paice Lane and Goat Acre.
Stop Norman Reid trying to develop everywhere!
Watercress line bridge in Boyneswood Road
PAPER FORM 251 - NB. THIS IS THE 4TH ATTEMPT TO ENTER ON SURVEY MONKEY, SO
4TH TIME LUCKY
More pavements in medstead
Four Marks/Medstead is not a town only a village. The area is being turned into a town without the
local services or employment thus commuting - so much for green issues!
No pub in Four Marks. How could EHDC do it to us?
General deterioration of shops/flats above need to be smartened up in line with other
improvements-eg. bus shelter. Roads covered in pot holes-need to better maintained, due to
number of lorries for building work on them. (234)
Total waste of time asking this as planning is approved anyway!
Vehicle speed limits within the village and enforcement action
(231)
stop over development of Four Marks and Medstead EHDC
Q13. Ropley School x 2
Not able to complete online version as questionnaire stopped at Q15 and said I had completed the
survey and said 'thank you'.
The Neighbourhood Plan should have been completed much earlier. It is annoying that these
delays have allowed Developers to exploit the situation iaw the NPPF.
Thank you for all the N Planare doing for us. I did complete on line, went back to change an
answer and I could not access questions 1 - 25.
I truly applaud your efforts. I am far to cynical to believe any change to the current insanity will
occur.
Would be nice to have nets on the Medstead football goals and the rubbish bins in that park
emptied more regularly
overdevelopment of four marks and medstead - particularly with many back garden developments
has ruined the character of many parts of the area - notably boyneswood road. Great deal more
traffic through medstead at speed, and school places are stretched.
Clarification about affordable housing and where it should be built in relation to private homes and
the actual definition of affordable housing with future development.
At the neighbourhood plan open day it was suggested that Chawton Woods may be developed in
to an amenity area perhaps as per Alice Hot; we would be very against this and would wish to
preserve the integrity of the woods as they stand
Housing to keep young local people in the area.
The local shops in Four Marks are all really good but we feel that they need a 'facelift' on the
outside, as the bakery had as we feel it would improve the look of the village.
Consider somewhere for teenagers to meet and socialise. We and others experience teenagers
'hanging around' residential properties, shouting etc, litter left on the ground.
Thank you for all your work. The questionnaire doesn't really address/separate between the
current set up of our community and what would need to be in place if we are forced to grow with
over development.
Thanks for doing this.
We are very concerned about over development. While recognising the need for local homes this
needs to be firmly controlled in order to preserve the rural character of the village.
The increase in number of houses recently has increased antisocial behaviour, dangerous parking
and sheer volume of traffic to a level that has completely ruined the feel of the village
A good thorough questionnaire, thank you. Now fully retired, so I'm not so active in big issues any
more! My main concern is that FM has regrettably multiplied in size in our 34 years here!
Provision of a public House should be a priority. Bus services which run into the evening so
teenagers can go to a town without needing parents to drive, also a bus service to Basingstoke
With the amount of new homes and retired residents in the area e.g. off Brislands Lane, a Post
Office is a definite must.
Thank you to all of those working so hard on the villages behalf,.
My youngest daughter attends Butterflies Pre-School in Four Marks Village Hall. There was no box
for that in the schools section.
Up to a certain point it was working, then Q15 would not respond, forcing me to answer. I could
skip to 18, all answers of which would have been DK
Thank you
Medstead and Four Marks now (January 2015) have enough housing developments that the local
service and schools can not cope with. The whole ethos of the community is being undermined by
EHDC.
The need to encourage young adults to remain within the area with employment and affordable
housing The need to stop all future MAJOR developments.
the amount of traffic and it's speed through our village is a concern. Perhaps some permanent
enforcement cameras may be a short term solution. A bypass would be by far the best solution.
Different aspects/questions could really apply to either Four Marks or Medstead
Thank you for all your hard work.
There should be no acceptance of allowing building on existing farming land, whatever it is used
for i.e. grazing or growing of crops, or the nature of the application.
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DO NOT ALLOW MEDSTEAD TO TURN FROM A VILLAGE TO A
TOWN AS YOU HAVE IN FOUR MARKS. TOO MANY HOUSES ARE BEING BUILT AT THE
SACRIFICE OF OPEN COUNTRY AND DRIVING VILLAGERS AWAY.
Wind and/or solar farms would be worse than more housing.
It struck me as odd that the Coop was allowed to have a small store. It competes head on with the
Tesco, but both are small, so both have limited ranges of products. We really should have had a
proper local food shop, or a larger Coop.
Clearance and upkeep of bridleways to help horseriders avoid roads where possible
The town needs a heart not yet another small shopping centre. Future plans should bring
shopping amenities together in the centre of Four Marks not have a third centre.
We feel that the 20 mph limit and the pond project are a waste of taxpayers money.
please note we are new residents of just over a year's standing
There is a desperate need for a Post Office in Four Marks which does not appear to have been
addressed in this questionnare
The recommendations included in previous plans do not seem to have been given a high enough
priority. Will this change this time?
The speed of traffic has increased significantly since the introduction of the white line down the
centre of Lymington Bottom Road and we feel it will increase even more when a foot path is
introduced.
The verges of the A31 are covered in rubish
LET'S HOPE THAT SOMETHING REALLY POSITIVE ORIGINATES FROM THIS EXERCISE?
The local C of E Church is a great place to go
We are very concerned about the increased traffic in Boyneswood Road and over the bridge when
all the permitted sites are developed
stop treating the place like a rural village, it isn't any more. build residential with infrastructure,
shops and schools as part of the entire plan. maybe minibus system for school runs
As someone who lives in one of the new houses, I feel its wrong to complain about development
as it gave me the opportunity to live here, but I am now questioning, if it was such a great
opportunity after all.
Protect our meadows, hedgerows and wildlife (flora & fauna).
We really do need a village pub. It is an outrage that The Windmill was changed to a co-op. The
traffic through Four Marks is too fast and I would welcome more traffic calming measures (see
Selborne village as an example). Thank you.
Four Marks / Medstead are fabulous places to live but the overdevelopment of the area with no
investment in infrastructure is beginning to severly impact upon the whole community to a really
detrimental effect.
A change of circumstance, for example no longer being able to drive, would hugely alter our
response to many of your questions ( we are well into retirement)
Provision of traffic lights or roundabout at junction of Telegraph Lane and A31 to slow traffic and to
enable easier access.
our objections to planning proposals seem to be ignored. Four Marks will covered in concrete soon
such a shame for future generations not to see greenery & fields. it seems that money & greed are
prevalent & ordinary peoples wishes are ignored
We have loved living in a Medstead for the past few years. However, we feel the mood changing
with constant development, threat of green spaces being eroded and ever increasing traffic. The
village will become a town with none of the benefits.
Medstead and fourmarks can just about be considered villages. Further developments risk them
merging into a small town.
As a horse rider I would like more off road tracks as the increase traffic can be nerveracking
I live in a caravan, there was no box for that. I am not the only one!
We live in this area because we like a rural,village life. F.Marks is fast becoming less rural but
without the facilities I.e. School,surgery,parking areas to cope.
More pavements and street lighting so residents can walk to the village centre facilities, public
transport and interact socially with each other 24 hours a day. This is particularly relevant for the
under 20s and for the elderly
We do not have any mobile phone coverage at the present time and would very much welcome
this.
It is rather difficult to answer some of these questions because as things stand, facilities are very
good but it depends on how many more people come to live here.
Numerous potholes and poor road surfaces
Our community is under siege from developers. A firm message needs to go out to EHDC, HCC
and Defra that enough is enough!
We have had to fill in this questionnaire twice as the first time by clicking "no" on question 15/16 it
completed the questionnaire and we didn't get a chance to answer questions 20 onwards.
Therefore your statistics are not going to be correct!
Crime Prevention.
Stop permitting developers to turn the area into a surburban environment with three storey
buildings and houses crammed in too close together. Planning Officers should support the Parish
Councils more in this.
PLEASE DO SOMETHING ABOUT THE OVERDEVELOPMENT OF OUR AREA, ESPECIALLY
IN AND AROUND BOYNESWOOD ROAD!!!!!!!!!!!
Noise from A31 as it leaves Four Marks towards Ropley - the road surface needs to be quietened
next time it is resurfaced. Also plant trees near it to reduce the level of noise suffered by local
inhabitants
Can the London train be linked through to the Four Marks station? That would be very useful!
A good survey thank you.
We have lived in Four Marks since September 1983, and finally someone has asked for our views
on these important local issues. Thank you and well done!
The development in the so called 'South Medstead Area' is now out of the control of our elected
councilors at EHDC and is firmly in the control of the developers with their appeals. THIS NEEDS
TO STOP NOW
I am not against further development but only if the facilities etc can meet the demand which
currently they cannot.
In Q23 to what village are you referring?
Are the schools being increased in capacity to match the houses being built? They should be.
water pressure and supply is a consideration, particularly for residents of Boyneswood Road.
Can our current water supplies sustain further development?
Nothing
Thanks for a great survey!