Dummer Parish Housing Need Survey 2026

Action Hampshire have been commissioned by Dummer Parish Council to find out the current and future housing needs of local people. The purpose of the survey is to obtain information from households in Dummer for all types of housing, whether it be for first time buyers, renters, upsizers, downsizers or affordable housing.

The survey will run from 12th January 2026 to 8th February 2026 and will be available online and in hard copy. Extra hard copies will be available from the Queen Inn. The online survey can be found by going to www.surveymonkey.com/r/dummerhns

If you are a local resident or have a local connection to the Parish, please complete and return this survey when it becomes available.

At this stage, no decisions have been made about moving forward with any type of housing scheme. That’s why your feedback is so important, this survey will help determine whether there’s a genuine need for development of new homes, what type and how many.

Part 1 of this survey is for all households to complete, including those who do not live but work in the parish. Part 2 is for completion by those who have an affordable housing need

If a close family member has left the Parish and is in need of an affordable home in Dummer, please ask them to complete this survey, or complete the survey on their behalf.

In many rural areas, providing a small number of affordable homes for local people has helped villages remain vibrant and inclusive. It allows younger generations, families, and older residents to stay close to their roots, preserving the character of the community and supporting local services. If a need for affordable homes is identified through Part 2 of this survey, any homes delivered would be reserved for local people in perpetuity and could be provided by a specialist Housing Association or the Borough Council. This type of development is considered an exception to standard planning rules because it meets a proven local need, something that can be demonstrated through surveys like this.

Action Hampshire follow UK GDPR and data protection rules to make sure your privacy is protected every step of the way. The raw data collected through this survey will only be viewed by Action Hampshire staff in relation to creating a report on local housing need. Your individual responses will not be shared with any third party (including those who commissioned the survey) and will only appear in the final report as general statistics.