Derelict former utility store in Portsmouth Museum grounds

Hartford House residents

Door knocking

Hartford House is the closest block of flats to the site. We knocked the door of every resident at least once.

Hand-delivered flyers

We delivered a flyer at least once to everybody living in Hartford House.

Response rate

70%

of the people living in Hartford House gave us their full feedback.

Drop-in sessions

We ran an all day public open drop-in session at Portsmouth Museum, which we invited every resident of Hartford House to.

How we listened to Hartford House residents

  • Door Knock 43%
  • Drop in sessions 33%
  • Post 13%
  • Email 9%
  • Phone call 2%
  • Social media 0%

Responses

Do you agree that the records office site is a suitable site for brand new housing and why?

What type of housing do you think would be best for the records office site?

What kind of housing would you not like to see and why?

Please tell us if there is anything else that you would like us to take into account when we are putting together plans for this site.

Response

Do you agree that the records office site is a suitable site for brand new housing and why?

Yes / No

  • Yes 51%
  • No 49%

Grouped reasons residents said the site was suitable

Good facilities 6
Brownfield 5
Housing needs 5
Depends on what is built 4
Site green 3
Desirable location 3
Site big 1

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Detailed reasons residents said the site was suitable

Category Response Number
Good facilities
Good local facilities 3
Good transport connections 2
Close to sea 1
Brownfield
Make use of empty building 4
Important to use brownfield sites 1
Housing need
Need for housing 5
Depends what is built
Depends on what is built 4
Site green
Site is green 2
Trees 1
Site big
Site is big enough 1

Grouped reasons residents said the site was not suitable

Lives of current residents 35
Traffic 30
Access 9
Near museum 8
Site green 7
Climate change 7
Near existing home 6
Overcrowding 6
Site small 3
Conservation area 2
Infrastructure 2
Local developments 1

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Grouped reasons residents said the site was not suitable

Category Response Number
Lives of current residents
Privacy/overlooking 10
Noise 8
Security 6
Would block view 3
Right to light 3
Property values 2
Views from Hartford House 2
Elderly residents of Hartford House 1
Traffic
Congestion 12
Parking 8
Roundabout concerns 5
Isle of Wight ferry 5
Access
Access 8
Emergency services access 1
Near museum
Too close to attractive museum 7
Negative impact on museum 1
Site green
Trees 5
Site green 2
Climate change
Air quality 3
Climate change 2
Flooding 2
Near existing homes
Too close to Hartford House 5
Too close to Pembroke Park 1
Overcrowding
Overcrowding 5
Too much housing being built 1
Site small
Site too small 1
Not suitable for housing or flats 1
Conservation area
Demolishing of historic buildings 2
Infrastructure
Too little infrastructure near 1
Utilities 1
Local developments
University plans for sports facilities 1

What type of housing do you think would be best for the records office site?

Grouped responses

Elderly 29
Good design 27
Low/medium rise 17
Green 12
Affordable 6
Community facilities 5
Access 4
Flats 3
Houses 2
Mixed 2
Family 1
Student 1
Military 1

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Detailed responses

Category Response Number
Elderly
Elderly accommodation 19
Residential homes 3
Nursing home 2
Bungalows for elderly people 1
Retirement home 1
Warden controlled flats 1
Supported living for elderly 1
Similar to McCarthy & Stone 1
Good design
Sympathetic to design of surroundings 12
Sympathetic to museum design 7
Build with bricks 3
Sympathetic to Pembroke Park design 2
Modern or contemporary 1
High quality design 1
First class architect 1
Low/medium rise
Low rise 6
Max 3 storeys 3
Max 2 storeys 3
Same footprint as records office 2
Max 10 storeys 1
Max 5 storeys 1
Same height as records office 1
Green
Save existing green space and trees 7
Preserve trees 3
Include garden 2
Affordable
Social housing 4
Affordable housing 1
Starter homes 1
Community facilities
More community space 2
Use property for schools and university 2
Children's care centre 1
Access
Get access right 3
Gated or fenced off 1
Flats
One block of flats 2
Luxury apartments 1
Houses
Bungalows 1
Town houses 1
Mixed
Mix of houses and flats 2
Family
Family units 1
Student
Student accommodation 1
Military
Military/veteran 1

What kind of housing would you not like to see and why?

Grouped responses

High rise 19
Students 14
Near Hartford H 14
Affordable 11
Bad access 10
Poor design 7
Families 5
Flats 3
Damage greenery 3
Other 3
Medium rise 2
Previous plan 2

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Detailed responses

Category Response Number
High rise
No high rise 19
Students
Student housing 14
Near Hartford House
No nearer to Hartford House 6
Don't overlook Hartford House 2
Don't invade Hartford House privacy 2
Don't obstruct views from Hartford House 2
Keep rubbish bins away from Hartford House 1
Windows face away from Hartford House 1
Bad access
No open access to Pembroke Park 4
No direct access to museum 3
Don't open private roads for access 1
No new entrances to the development 1
No access from Blount Road 1
Affordable
No social housing 9
No immigrants being subsidised 1
No starter houses 1
Poor design
Not ugly 2
No glass buildings 1
No concrete buildings 1
Not a square block 1
No pebble dash 1
Not modern 1
Families
No family units 4
No working adults 1
Flats
No flats 2
No blocks of 1 or 2 bed flats 1
Damage greenery
Don't replace trees and grass with concrete 3
Other
Not private developer - don't sell site 2
Don't use for retail 1
Medium rise
No medium rise 2
Previous plan
Not the previous plan 2

Is there anything else that you would like us to take into account when we are putting together plans for this site?

Grouped responses

Parking 14
Use another site 7
Save building 5
PCC complaints 3
Inform residents 2
Green 1
Transport 1
Demolish building 1

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Detailed responses

Category Response Number
Parking
Provide enough parking 8
Don't impact HH parking 2
Overlook its own car park 1
Car park small 1
Car park away from HH 1
Include garage 1
Use another site
Use hundreds of empty PCC properties 5
Use empty properties 1
Use Cascades car park instead 1
Save records office
Save records office 4
Is building listed? 1
PCC complaints
Annoyed about HH tree issue 3
Inform residents
Keep local residents informed 1
Another meeting when plans ready 1
Green space
Turn site into garden 1
Transport
Promote cycling 1
Demolish records office
Demolish records office 1