What new developments have already taken place?

There are many problems with Sherborne Road. First of all the social problems, there are lots of anti-social behavior due to the restaurants selling alcohol this makes the area intimidating at night. There also very little parking in the area and the little street lighting makes the uninviting. The environmental problems are air pollution from the cars that use the road and the noise pollution is also horrendous. The economical problem is basically the state of the buildings. Some of the shops have been abandoned and the rest need redevelopment. Nobody wants to invest in the area due to the problems. First of all the area is not inviting , then there is no parking spaces for the customers, people are scared because of the amount of anti-social behavior in the area. If the investor is willing to take these risks, he then has redevelopment the shops as they need re painting and stripping from the inside. This means that the local community is losing money due to no new businesses wanting to open in the area also if tourist do visit the area they would not want to return to Yeovil for future holidays due to the low amount of social activities in the area.

Also there are problems with the Old Factory. First of all the social problems, people wanting to visit the area would be put off because of the abandoned building. This also a economical problem as the area is losing money.  The other problem is environmental. There is a very bad smell of what I think are dead rats decomposing. This could be a health risk as people might catch some sort of disease from the place. Lastly there is the economical problem. The people don’t want to visit the area due to the abandoned building even though the place is very inviting. Also as its just abandoned its doing nothing to the area whereas it could be knocked down and instead there could be a hotel there which would create jobs and bring wealth to the area.

Question 1: Which of the following are the main problems in the lower end of Yeovil?

From looking at question 1 on my questionnaire I can see that there are many big problems within the Sherborne Road area leading into town. 84% of the people surveyed said that the run down empty buildings were a problem. 91% said that the traffic (pollution/congestion) was problem with 62% saying that the problem was a big problem. Poor shop and services were also a problem with 94% of the people surveyed saying it was a problem. Anti-social behaviour is also a major problem as 50% of the people saying that it is a big problem. Lack of parking is not a big problem as 60% saying it was no problem at all; this is due to the car park at Aldi.

What I have found out about the lower end of Yeovil is that there definitely needs to be an improvement made on the entrance to the town down Sherborne Road. This is vital that this gets done as the area is losing a lot of money because of problems such as run down empty building which has a negative economic and social impact. The economical being that the businesses in the area are losing money due to this problem and the social being that people feel intimidated in the area at night. The traffic brings a negative economic and environmental impact as people don’t want to visit the area due to the congestion also because of the pollution. The poor shops and services are also a economical problem as the services are losing money whereas the right service could be bring a lot of wealth to the area. The lack is not a big problem as there is the Aldi car park and if needed the Yeo Leisure Park car park. The Old Factory is a big problem for the area. The economic side of it is that the area is having a negative effect as it deters people away from the Yeo Leisure Park. The environmental side is the dead rats which give the place a very nasty smell which also goes back to the economical problem leading people away from the area. So to conclude the two area need redevelopment due to their negative economic effect.