This table shows that 59% of respondents would prefer an increase of no more than 10 houses over the next 10 years. 

2.4.6    Only 38% of respondents felt that the Parish would benefit from small scale business units being built. Comments on the types of businesses are included here:

“Depends what it looks like (visual art). Not noisy businesses”

“Bakery etc” 

“Businesses sympathetic to the countryside area, e.g. hurdle making, organic crops” 

“Bakery” 

“Business units are invariably unsightly and inappropriate to the beautiful valley here. They appear to have frequent changes of use and are often unoccupied. Their arrival in this lovely country village would be a gross mistake. Rural workshops, computer businesses etc in exciting buildings would perhaps be more suitable as long as no inconvenience (noise, traffic etc) was caused to existing residents” 

“Taxi business essential” 

“Builders yard, carpenters, nursery/child care” 

“Arts and craft businesses, other rural enterprises providing local employment. Any type of business that would provide employment making travel to Exeter, Newton Abbot unnecessary so long as business units were well-managed and did not create pollution” 

“Small scale manufacture of rural / household things; any rural / country based craft retailer / dist. e.g. hurdles” 

“Low tech, small businesses, individual studios.” 

“Businesses that would supply employment for locals including some jobs suitable for part time work for young mothers with children in school” 

“Farm shop and 2^nd public house.” 

“Print works/Publishing Local produce, Building Helping hand Bartersystem” 

“Small business units as long as in keeping with village and not industrial looking building. Businesses that would maybe generate a few jobs for others in the village and get people visiting the village.” 

“2-3 man operation probably craft.” 

“Delicatessen, a proper restaurant, Internet café.” 

“Small units for local crafts i.e. pottery painting carpentry etc.” 

“Premises for processing locally produced foods. Premises for small office use which could be shared by various small enterprises requiring an office.” 

“Craft style workshop small scale High quality IT and video conferencing facilities so people can live in the village and work in large organisations ‘virtually’ and without travelling round the country of flying.” 

“Single story no toxic waste from chimney. Not involving frequent large deliveries and collections adequate parking spaces would need to be included. Graphic design, engraving, potter, artist, Picture frames, Architect, seamstress, upholsterer, cabinet maker, furniture restorer.” 

“Business units: only if the traffic generated was minimal. Also need to be situated on the main road to avoid large vehicles along the lanes.” 

“Carpenters, catering, gardening art studios. Anything that doesn’t create too much noise of traffic.” 

“Local trading schemes i.e. Local food produce, local crafts; pottery; thatching; willow sculptures/work.” 

“As Gidleigh meadow in Christow.” 

“Local food producers, Traditional crafts, small scale manufacturing.” 

“Food, Media, IT, Craft, Small manufacturing e.g. Joinery, electrics etc.” 

Other comments on other development issues included: 

 “Only starter homes for local families. What sort of conversions in what buildings? 2.4.5: Anything in keeping with the village. The new cottages opposite the garage are fine. 2.4.6: If limited and beneficial to the village” 

 “I should like to see the existing character of the village maintained without artificial prettying. I have given my opinion on the type of housing that might be needed but such needs should be clearly identified before building is encouraged. The objective should be to maintain a village with a mixed age and social structure. I think there are better locations for business units outside the parish” 

“2.4.5: Solar panelling, although an environmentally friendly way of generating power, is ugly so needs to be positioned carefully so as not to cause a “blot on the landscape” of the village.”  

"Solar panels look very unsightly in a lovely village.  Any new housing should be to resemble the existing buildings"  

“A water fountain would improve the visual character.” 

“Under grounding of overhead cables creates unnecessary high costs for maintenance and repair. Plus the added noise and disruption for initial burying and ongoing works.” 

“There is plenty of room on the edge of the village for low cost housing for local people.” 

“Houses should be suitable for 3 generations. The planners should allow any development of granny flats or bachelor pads as an extension to the main home. So that we can look after elderly relatives etc. This would reduce the need for new homes and residential care places. All build should be environmentally friendly.” 

“Any proposed development must take careful note of the capacity of the infra-structure to cope. The village road system is already under considerable pressure, and the sewage system is out of date and working beyond reasonable capacity. Any considerable expansion will out-run the capacity of the school and would change the ambience of the village. Need must be clearly shown.” 

“I think the visual art would have to be chosen really carefully: the wrong choice could reduce the attractiveness of the village. Also rather sadly, this might attract vandalism.” 

“Under grounding of the electric cables if that prevented electric black-outs.” 

“I have insufficient knowledge or information to answer this page.” 

“Dunsford’s roads & sewage system not suitable for many more housing estates/business premises. This is a rural English Village Please Please let is remain so. The visual Character of the village now completely spoilt due to the eyesore provided by traffic calming.”