Secretary: 26 De Vitre Cotts, Ashton Road, Lancaster LA1 5AN royalalbertfields@yahoo.co.uk

Questionnaire Results

Here's what we asked local residents who came to our public meeting on 5 February 2008 and how they responded:

Question	Agree	Don't know	Disagree	No answer
The NHS has NOT conducted a thorough consultation to seek the views of Scotforth residents regarding the proposal for the Royal Albert fields.	47	4	-	-
A steep slope is NOT a suitable development location for a large hospital.	40	8	3	-
Ridge Lea (brown field site) should be developed before a green field site.	49	2	-	-
The development would result in large buildings, car parks, increased signage and road junctions...	50	1	-	-
… which would ruin the character of the Neighbourhood.	49	2	-	-
The development would result in the loss of mature trees and hedgerows...	46	5	-	-
… which would ruin the character of the Neighbourhood.	46	4	-	1
24 hour operation of the hospital will cause disturbance to residents.	47	3	1	-
The hospital will generate large amounts of traffic.	48	2		1
More traffic will result in accidents along Ashton Road.	46	4	1	-
More traffic will increase congestion at Ashford Road by the Boot and Shoe.	49	2	-	-
The development will result in the loss of privacy for me and my family.	35	8	7	1
This development will devalue houses in the immediate vicinty.	47	4	-	-
This proposal could set a precedent for expansion of the hospital or further business development…	47	3	-	1
… which would be undesirable in a residential area.	47	2	-	2

When we asked how they found about the proposal -

pie chart of results

Of those who answered the question - NO ONE had heard about the proposal from the NHS

Please write to the NHS to complain about the lack of consultation. TODAY!

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