The Council has been the lead Authority in producing the Survey and analysing it. The report is produced by the Borough Council and has been designed to be a consistent framework for surveying housing needs in other local areas. Housing Needs Surveys should be updated every 5 years and the last time Earls Barton undertook a survey was 2006.

This survey will comprise part of the Neighbourhood Plan’s evidence base and it represents a robust assessment of the housing requirement for Earls Barton for the allocation of housing.

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For the next stage of this process we need to understand what you feel about the housing requirements within Earls Barton.

The lack of homes in Earls Barton is having a damaging effect on our community. Many are having to move away from the village to find affordable accommodation which has only been made worse by the current housing market situation and difficulty obtaining mortgages.

As part of the Earls Barton Neighbourhood Plan the Parish Council, in conjunction with the Borough Council of Wellingborough, is undertaking a Housing Needs Survey in the village to identify whether or not the housing needs of local people are being met. It would be very helpful if you could spend a few moments completing the enclosed survey. This is vital for our understanding of the housing needs within our community and to the continued development of your Neighbourhood Plan.

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All the information you give will be treated in the strictest confidence and no personal data is released to any outside organisation. The data will be used to enable us to provide a profile of local village needs, together with a general picture of the current and future housing need. Please use the pre-paid envelope attached to return this survey. The closing date for replies is 4.00 p.m. on Friday 14^th September 2012.

Thank you for your help in conducting this survey. If you have any queries regarding this survey please contact the Neighbourhood Plan Project Team on 07832 753197.

This message is delivered on behalf of:

1. Councillor  Cahill, Chairman, Earls Barton Parish Council
2. Mr Steven Wood, Head of Planning and Local Development, Borough Council of Wellingborough.