Derelict former utility store in Portsmouth Museum grounds

Nextdoor neighbours

Door knocking

We knocked the door of everyone living or working within 250m of the site at least once.

Hand-delivered flyers

We delivered a flyer to everybody living or working within 250m.

Response rate

55%

of nextdoor neighbours gave us their full feedback.

Drop-in sessions

We ran an all day public open drop-in session at Portsmouth Museum, which we invited everybody living within 250m of the site to.

How we listened to nextdoor neighbours

  • Door Knock 38%
  • Drop in sessions 38%
  • Email 10%
  • Post 10%
  • Phone call 4%
  • 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 52%
  • No 48%

Grouped reasons neighbours said the site was suitable

Good facilities 22
Brownfield 9
Depends what is built 8
Housing need 7
No other use 5
Site big 2
Desirable location 1

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Detailed reasons residents said the site was suitable

Category Response Number
Good facilities
Close to shops 8
Good transports connections 5
Close to Southsea common 5
Good local facilities 2
Close to sea 2
Brownfield
Make use of empty building 6
Important to use brownfield sites 3
Depends what is built
Depends on what is built 8
Housing need
Need for housing 5
This area needs more affordable housing 1
It's a housing area 1
Site big
Site is big enough 2
Desirable location
People would want to live there 1

Grouped reasons neighbours said the site was not suitable

Traffic 45
Overcrowding 16
Conservation area 16
Near museum 12
Lives of current residents 12
Climate change 11
Access 7
Local developments 7
Site green 6
Site small 5
Infrastructure 4
Near existing home 2

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Grouped reasons residents said the site was not suitable

Category Response Number
Traffic
Congestion 25
Parking 13
Isle of Wight ferry 4
Roundabout concerns 3
Overcrowding
Overcrowding 9
Too much housing being built 7
Conservation area
Demolishing of historic buildings 13
Conservation area concerns 3
Near museum
Too close to attractive museum 8
Negative impact on museum 4
Lives of current residents
Security 3
Right to light 3
Privacy/overlooking 2
Noise 2
Climate change
Air quality 8
Climate change 2
Flooding 1
Local developments
University plans for sports facilities 4
PGS nearby and plans for concert hall 3
Access
Access 6
Emergency services access 1
Site green
Site green 4
Trees 2
Site small
Site too small 4
Not suitable for housing or flats 1
Infrastructure
No shops nearby 3
Too little infrastructure near 1
Near existing homes
Too close to Pembroke Park 2

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

Grouped responses

Good design 60
Elderly 36
Green 34
Low/medium rise 29
Access 18
Affordable 12
Houses 12
Military 8
Flats 8
Respect Pembroke Park 4
Community facilities 4
Vulnerable people 2
Family 2
Other 2
High rise 1

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Detailed responses

Category Response Number
Good design
Sympathetic to design of surrounding area 28
Sympathetic to museum design 12
Sympathetic to Pembroke Park design 4
High quality design 4
Build with bricks 3
Preserve railings around site 3
Sympathetic to design of HH 2
Use existing features of records office 2
Modern or contemporary 1
Reuse lintel from records office entrance 1
Elderly
Elderly accommodation 27
Residential home 2
Nursing home 2
Supported living for elderly 1
Retirement home 1
Bungalows for elderly people 1
Similar to McCarthy & Stone 1
High end residential care home 1
Green
Save existing green space and trees 17
Preserve trees 12
Include garden 4
Ban hydrocarbon fuelled vehicles 1
Low/medium rise
Low rise 14
Max 3 storeys 6
Lower than museum 5
Max 5 storeys 1
Same height as records office 1
Max 7 storeys 1
Max 4 storeys 1
Access
Get access right 7
Use existing museum access 5
Pedestrian access 3
Remove existing museum access 2
Gated/fenced off 1
Affordable
Affordable housing 10
Starter homes 2
Houses
Houses not flats 6
Town houses 2
Small houses 2
Semi detached 1
Detached 1
Military
Military/veteran housing 8
Flats
Flats 3
One block of flats 2
Luxury apartments 2
Block of flats with hollow core 1
Community facilities
More community space 2
Use property for schools or university 1
Include food shop 1
Respect Pembroke Park
Close gate from museum to Pembroke Park 2
Preserve integrity of Pembroke Park 2
Vulnerable people
Housing for mixed needs 1
Housing for vulnerable adults 1
Family
Family units 2
Other
Rent to buy 1
Single person units 1
High rise
High rise 1

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

Grouped responses

High rise 37
Students 25
Affordable 18
Poor design 11
Flats 11
Families 7
Other 7
Damage to greenery 3
Elderly 3
Retail 3
Bad access 2
Medium rise 2
Low rise 2
Near Hartford H 1
Street parking 1
Multiple houses 1
Previous plan 1

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Detailed responses

Category Response Number
High rise
High rise 37
Students
Student accommodation 25
Affordable
Social housing 16
Affordable housing 1
Emergency housing 1
Poor design
Modern 9
Ugly Poor design 2
Flats
Flats 6
Luxury flats 4
Block of 1 or 2 bedroom flats 1
Families
Family units 6
Working adults 1
Other
Private developer/don't sell sites 5
Castle 1
Nursery 1
Damage greenery
Don't replace trees and grass with concrete 3
Elderly
Elderly accommodation 3
Retail
Don't use for retail 3
Poor access
No open access to Pembroke Park 1
Don't open private roads for access 1
Medium rise
Medium rise 2
Low rise
Low rise 2
Near Hartford House
Don’t obstruct views from Hartford House 1
Street parking
No street parking 1
Multiple houses
No multiple houses 1
Previous plan
Not previous plan 1

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 44
Save building 14
Other 6
Protect museum 5
Green space 5
Inform residents 3
Transport 3
Use another site 3
Demolish building 1

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Detailed responses

Category Response Number
Parking
Provide enough parking 32
Basement parking 6
Include garage 4
Don't impact HH parking 1
Better parking for everyone 1
Save building
Save records office 13
Is building listed? 1
Other
Relocate Royal Marines Museum 2
Develop empty site on Stone Street 1
Make an exercise area 1
Objects to Ravelin 1
Make sure new buidling doesn't subside 1
Protect museum
Security of museum from this development 3
Build museum café 2
Green space
Turn site into garden 3
Potentially rare animals being displaced 2
Transport
Bike storage for every property 2
Use another site
Use empty properties 2
Demolish building
Demolish records office 1