Questionnaires

In the Autumn of 2022, the NPWP prepared a Community Questionnaire (CQ) which was delivered to every household in the parish. Recognising that the future will be in the hands of current younger residents, a separate questionnaire (YPQ) was also produced. The CQ and the YPQ, together with the results, are available to view on the NDP (2025) section of the Houghton Parish Council website ( Add updated link).

Personal collection of the questionnaires resulted in a pleasing response rate for the CQ of 65%, with 793 copies being delivered and 513 returned. Data from every questionnaire, including all free-form comments, were recorded in a database for analysis during 2023. Residents' responses are referenced in this plan by CQ or YPQ question number (e.g. (CQ#Q20) particularly in the rationale for policy wording.