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LOCAL COUNCILS AND LISTED BUILDINGS – PUBLIC OPINION

Thankyou for spending five minutes to fill out this questionnaire to help Jason Down with his final year report for his University Degree.

As you maybe aware the City councils own some of the Historic Buildings in your area. Of these buildings a number of them maybe listed, a listed building (in connection with English Heritage) protects the building from unjust development.

With this in mind could you please fill in the boxes in relation to the following statements;

1 It is important to keep historic buildings for future generations?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

2 Measures such as listing are required in order to protect historic buildings?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

3 Local Councils should own and look after public listed buildings using public money?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

4 Historic buildings should be maintained even if costs are higher than non-listed buildings?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

5 English Heritage or other similar organisations should have the control of public listed buildings instead of the Council?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

6 Should Historic buildings be replaced with more economical modern buildings?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

7 Do you feel that modern and historic buildings can exist in harmony with each other?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

8 Should a public listed building that has become obsolete be demolished to allow new development?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

9 You would be prepared to pay additional taxes in order that public historic buildings can be well maintained for future generations?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

If in favour how much would you be prepared to pay (pence in each pound)

1 ( ) 2 ( ) 7 ( ) 5 ) 10 ( )

10 Should the Local council sell on their Listed buildings in favour of other non-listed buildings in order to reduce costs?

Strongly agree ( ) agree ( ) No opinion ( ) disagree ( ) Strongly disagree ( )

11 Please place the following services in the order you would like to see spending public money (taxes) being given (1 being the highest)

 National health ( )  National Heritage ( )  Education ( )  Social Services including housing ( )  Transport, public and road improvements etc ( )  Other Environmental Issues i.e. pollution levels, land fill ( )  Police and Fire Services ( )  Other public Services i.e. waist collection, library services ( )  Unemployment ( )  Leisure services i.e. pools, sports centres ( )

1. Strongly agree.

2. Agree

3. Disagree

4. Agree

5. Disagree

6. Disagree

7. Agree

8. Disagree

9. Agree, If they are not privately held.

10. NoOpinion

11. 1. Health 3. Social Services 2. Education 4. National Heritage 5. Leisure Services 6. Environmental Issues 7. Other Public Services 8. Police and Fire 9. Transportation 10. Unemployment (believe this would be lessened if issues like health, and education were attended to)