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24 Nov 06

Let Us Know Your Views On 'Where Can I Find'.

Where can I find?...find out about your school catchment area to what planning applications are in your street.

The Council's on-line mapping facility 'Where Can I Find' has now been live on boroughofpoole.com since July 2005 and is now due for its pages to get reviewed and improved. The facility enables browsers to search all addresses within Poole, view Ordnance Survey Mapping and find out what facilities are in their neighbourhood. 

Information available includes:

  • Leisure - public car parks, play areas, public conveniences, leisure centres, sports pitches, parks & public gardens, libraries and youth clubs \n
  • Transport in Poole - main roads, railways, stations, bus routes and footpaths. \n
  • Schools - find out which school catchment area a property falls into and view all the schools in Poole. \n
  • Recycling & refuse - find out which refuse or recycling route a property is situated on and what day the collection is made. \n
  • Councillors - find out which ward a property falls into and who the Councillors are. \n
  • Council Tax - find out the Council Tax band of a property. \n
  • Planning - find out what Planning & Development is happening. \n
  • Tree Preservation Orders - check whether trees on or near a property have a Tree Preservation Order protecting them.

As part of the evaluation we would like to learn more about user experiences of ' Where Can I Find'. To this end, we would like to invite users of the facility to respond to a short questionnaire, providing feedback about extent of usage, elements of the site that are particularly liked or disliked, and any future requirements with regard to layout and content.
  
If you would like to participate, The questionnaire can be accessed at the following link on our consultation area link will open in new window.

Non members will need to register to take part and log on to the survey - but this will only take a minute!  If you have any further enquiries please e-mail Katharine Watters or telephone 01202 633367.

The survey will be closing on Wednesday 13th December 2006.

Katharine Watters, Corporate Research, Borough of Poole 01202 633367.

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