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Draft Swanage Seafront Masterplan: Feedback Survey-(copy)

This survey is open to all Swanage residents and visitors to Swanage and is an opportunity for people to feed back into the seafront masterplan. 

  • Please read the masterplan before you take the survey. 




1.  

What is your connection to Swanage? 

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2.  

What age range are you in?

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3.  

The vision of the Swanage Seafront masterplan is:

"To ensure that Swanage seafront remains a well-loved, well-maintained safe family place that celebrates the distinct heritage and culture of Swanage, whilst improving its infrastructure to support increased accessibility, sustainability, year-round tourism, and a vibrant local economy." 


To what extent do you agree or disagree that this vision statement is appropriate and relevant to Swanage seafront? 

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Accessibility
Health & wellbeing
Protecting & enhancing the natural environment
Culture & heritage
Events & activities
Sustainable tourism & local economy

For the purposes of the masterplan, Swanage seafront has been divided into the following zones:


  • Zone A: Pier to Stone Quay 
  • Zone B: Stone Quay to Mowlem
  • Zone C: Promenade from the Mowlem to Banjo Jetty
  • Zone D: Promenade from Banjo Jetty to Ocean Bay
  • Zone E: Recreation Ground, Sandpit Field, Weather Station Field, & the Spa beach hut areas 


The survey will ask you to what extent you agree or disagree with the opportunities within each zone.  ‘Opportunities’ listed under each zone are examples of what could be achieved when making improvements to the seafront. The ideas address some of the issues and requirements raised during public engagement and those set out by the Town Council in the masterplan themes.

There will be an opportunity for you in Question 11 to explain in more detail if you feel the masterplan is missing any potential opportunities 

Create a pedestrian friendly open space as part of flood protection improvements on Pier Approach/ Lower High St.
Create a welcoming space for people arriving at this end of town.
Develop ways in which a new flood protection wall can benefit the area.
Improvements to Stone Quay.
Improve appearance of the seafront arcade and public toilets.
Flood protection improvements that fit into the zone’s character and add benefit to the space.
Regeneration of the Square into an attractive and accessible space.
Improve access to the sea via Parish slipway for small craft.
Regeneration of Swan Brook outlet into an attractive and accessible space that improves connectivity to the town.
Improved wayfinding to help promote the High Street, Institute Road and Station Road
The regeneration of the closed section of Shore Road into a promenade.
Redesign the ‘Mowlem Triangle’ to make another welcoming entrance to the main town.
Flood Defence Protection Scheme to add benefit to local area.
Redesign site of former bus shelter (tarmac area in front of children’s fun park).
Improve accessibility to the beach.
Re-imagining the Mowlem Theatre building.
Explore traffic management improvements on Shore Road and the potential to widen the promenade.
Improved seating and shelter.
Beach recharge.
Banjo Jetty Improvements.
Stabilisation.
Redesign of Sandpit & Weather Station Fields & the 'Spa' beach hut area.
Increase biodiversity.
Enhanced use of the area outside of events.
Select option
The masterplan is clear and understandable
The masterplan sets out a bright future for the seafront
The opportunities presented in the masterplan are realistic
The masterplan has been well informed by the public consultation process
I understand what 'opportunities' mean in the context of the masterplan

Privacy notice:

This information is being collected by the Dorset Coast Forum (a coastal partnership hosted by Dorset Council) on behalf of Swanage Town Council. All information you provide is treated in confidence and in accordance with the Data Protection Act 2018. The responses from this survey will only ever be used for the statistical and monitoring purposes of this project and will be shared with Swanage Town Council. You may apply for your responses to be deleted from our database at any time. For more information please contact dorset.coast@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk