Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan Evidence Base October 2014

Prepared by the Implementation Team at Lichfield District Council

Version 4 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Contents

1.0 Introduction 1 2.0 Development and Demographic Characteristics 2 2.1 Parish setting 2 2.2 Historic context 2 2.2.1 Historic Designations 3 2.3 Demographic characteristics 3 2.3.1 Age: 3 2.3.2 Rural and urban area classification 4 2.3.3 Households 4 2.3.4 Employment: 4 2.3.5 Deprivation 5 2.3.6 Health 5 2.3.7 Unpaid Care 5 2.4 Crime and Safety 5 3.0 Physical Characteristics 6 3.1 Facilities 6 3.2 Retail 6 3.3 Housing 6 3.3.1 Future Housing Growth 7 3.3.2 Green Belt and Rural Sustainability 8 3.4 Statutory Services 10 3.5 Water abstraction/supplies 10 3.6 Environment 10 3.6.1 Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows 12 3.6.2 Streams, Watercourses and Surface Water 12 3.7 Transport 12 3.8 Economic 13 3.9 Sustainability 13 3.10 Leisure, Open Space and Recreation 14 3.10.1 Natural & Semi –natural Greenspaces 14 3.10.2 Amenity Greenspace 14 3.10.3 Sports Provision 15 3.10.4 Allotments 15

Appendix 1 – Site designations for Biodiversity Appendix 2 – Tree Preservation Orders Appendix 3 – Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (Longdon Parish excerpt) Appendix 4 - Surface Water Management Plan Appendix 5 - References Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

1.0 Introduction part of the ‘Evidence Base’ for the Londgon This report forms an initial step in the Neighbourhood Plan. production of the Longdon Neighbourhood Plan which will cover the whole of the parish as shown in the plan below. The Neighbourhood Plan will set out a vision for the future of Longdon, Longdon Green, Upper Longdon and Gentleshaw and their hinterland, providing a strategy and land-use planning framework to guide development within the neighbourhood area for the next 15 years.

Work on the Longdon Neighbourhood Plan began in December 2012 when the Parish Council made the decision to develop a neighbourhood plan and subsequently applied to Lichfield District Council to designate Longdon Parish as a Neighbourhood Area which was duly designated on 9th July 2013.

The development of the plan is being lead by a group of volunteers and Parish Councillors who have formed a Neighbourhood Plan group. The completion of the Neighbourhood Plan is expected to take around 24 months.

This document provides a summary of relevant information contained in number of reports, documents and studies that together will form

1 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

2.0 Development and Demographic forest of Cannock by the end of the 11th Characteristics century. This suggests the continued dominance of a heavily wooded environment 2.1 Parish setting during the later prehistoric period as the Longdon Parish is a rural parish set on the heavier woodland soils did not favour early western boundary of Lichfield District. It is forms of ploughing technology and predominantly farmland, with an area of forest consequently pastoral forms of agriculture in the west and contains four main settlements, continued to prevail. namely Longdon, Upper Longdon, Longdon Green and Gentleshaw. It is likely that gradual woodland clearance continued throughout the Bronze and Iron Age The A51 runs from the south east to the north with farmsteads and dispersed settlements of Longdon parish passing to the west of present within the HECA. However, the focus Longdon and to the north of Upper Longdon. of later prehistoric activity appears to have The remainder of the roads within the parish been to the northeast of the character area are rural. along the Trent valley.

Longdon and Upper Longdon are part of a To the west of Longdon Parish lies the Iron Age group of ‘smaller’ villages within Lichfield hill fort of Castle Ring; this defended site (which District inset into the green belt. The Cannock probably included the area now covered by Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Longdon Parish within its hinterland) provided covers a substantial part of the western side of protection for local residents, stored produce the Parish. including grain and livestock and may have served as a marketplace and focus for feasting. This would suggest a well developed agrarian landscape, typified by dispersed farmsteads, open fields and formal field boundaries.

The heavy soil conditions which made the area unsuitable for Neolithic farmers meant these areas probably remained within the control of the native British population and therefore experienced minimal ‘Roman’ development. There is also little evidence of activity during the Anglo Saxon period, although it is likely that the pattern of dispersed settlement and a pastoral economy continued until the medieval period. A dispersed settlement pattern is dominant within the Parish, although most of the villages Longdon was recorded in Wulfric Spot’s will of have seen some expansion during the 20th c.1002-4 when he left land at “Langandune” to century most notably at Longdon and Upper a religious community in Tamworth. It is Longdon. possible that Longdon also formed part of the bishop’s pre-Conquest (1066) estate. 2.2 Historic context Consequently this evidence suggests at least The current understanding of the earliest small-scale human activity during the Anglo landscape of this Historic Environment Saxon period. Character Area (HECA) suggests it was largely heavily wooded until the Bronze Age when An increase in population during the medieval some clearance may have begun to take place period, and up to the 14th century, may have to support a small scale pastoral economy. lead to the transformation of this landscape This area probably formed part of the royal encouraged by the patronage of the church.

2 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Longdon continued to form part of the Lichfield estate until the mid-13th century when it became a manor in its own right and the bishops are likely to have been active in enhancing the economic productivity of the area.

Documentary sources suggest the bishops were actively assarting (creating enclosures of farmland by clearing the woodland) the landscape around Lichfield and it is likely that they were responsible for the clearing of some of the woodland of the Longdon area during the 12th century.

By the later medieval period most of the landscape was being strip farmed. These open 2.3 Demographic characteristics fields were gradually enclosed into small fields The information in this section unless otherwise by Piecemeal Enclosure, through verbal, stated has been generated by the National informal agreements between landholders who Statistics Office from the 2011 census. wished to consolidate their scattered strips into a single holding. Within Staffordshire this In 2011 there were 647 households which process was underway by the 16th century, equates to 1,505 people living in Longdon and continued into the 18th century. The date Parish. of the Piecemeal Enclosure in Longdon parish is not known, but the early date of some of the 2.3.1 Age: scattered farmsteads may provide some The current age structure is shown in the graph indication. below:

There are a few discrete areas where field Longdon Population systems are typically geometric pattern with 400 straight field boundaries indicating they were 350 300 probably enclosed by surveyors during the 250 18th/19th century. One of the largest areas lies 200

Number 150 to the west of Chorley and another, less regular 100 in layout, lies to the north of Dark Lane Farm. 50 Both of these areas appear to be associated 0 4 9 9 4 9 4 4 r 1 15 1 2 4 5 8 to 7 e o o o with farmsteads containing elements of 18th 5 to to Ove e Ag d an century buildings and represent either the Age 0Ag to 4 Age 8 to 9 Age 10 Age 16Age to 1718Age t 20Age to 2425Age t 30Age to 45Age 60Age to 665Age to 7475Age t 85 to 89 enclosure of an area of heath land or the re- Age 90 planning of an earlier field system with the Age Group establishment or re-development of the farms. The graph demonstrates that the majority of the 2.2.1 Historic Designations population is over 30 with the largest age group Longdon Green is the only designated being 45 to 59. 13% of the population is aged Conservation Area within the Parish (as shown 15 and under (below the District average of on the plan below) however the Parish does 17%), 58% of the parish is between 16 and 65 contain 4 Grade II* and 27 Grade II listed and 29% is 65 and over. This shows that properties. Castle Ring, a Scheduled Ancient Longdon Parish has a higher percentage of Monument abuts the south western boundary residents over the age of 65 when compared to of the Parish. the statistics for Lichfield District (20%). the West Midlands (17%) and England (16%). This

3 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base however is not unusual for Lichfield District active people and 406 economically inactive of where the majority (19 of 26 wards) in Lichfield which 293 are retired. Longdon Parish’s have high proportions of older people aged 65 economically active percentage is slightly lower and over. than that of Lichfield District as a whole (65% and 69.3% respectively) although the retirees KEY ISSUE: High percentage of older in this age bracket number 25% which is residents almost 7% higher that the District as a whole. The ward is split with 48% male and 52% female. active/ Economical groupings Number inactive Population projections for Lichfield District from Employees Part-time active 162 2010 to 2035 suggest there will be a growth in Employees Full-time active 365 the overall population (18%). There will also be Self-employed active 173 small increases in the number of children under Unemployed active 21 16 (8%) and people aged 16-64 (3%). The Full-time student active 31 population is however projected to see Retired inactive 293 significant growth in people aged 65 and over Student inactive 36 (74%) and in particular those aged 75 and over Looking after home / inactive 45 (128%). family Permanently sick / inactive 14 2.3.2 Rural and urban area classification disabled Under the Rural and Urban Area Classification Other inactive 18 (2004), 29% of the Lichfield population is Table 1 classified as rural, compared with 19% nationally and 24% of Staffordshire. 42% of employment age residents in Longdon Parish are classified as Managers, Directors 2.3.3 Households and Senior Officials or professional There are 647 households within Longdon occupations compared with the Lichfield District Parish, an increase in 27 from the 2001 total of 32% and West Midlands total of 26%. census. Of these households, 51.3% are The graph below shows what type of jobs owned outright, 34% are owned with a people living in Longdon Parish hold (green mortgage with the remainder being shared bars) compared to the percentage of people ownership or rented. doing these jobs within Lichfield District (pink bars). Single occupancy households make up 20% of the housing stock with 47% living in 2 person Longdon Parish and Lichfield District Work Age Occupations households, 18% in 3 people households and 25 11.6% in 4 person households. Of the 130 20 single occupancy households, 87 (67%) people 15 % over 65 live alone which equates to 13% of all 10 households where the household reference 5 person is 65+. 0 Sales/ Plant/ Service Senior Officials Machine Customer Process/ Directors/ Managers/ Caring/ Operatives Associate Technical Services Elementary Professional Occupations Secretarial Professional/ Skilled Trades Skilled Leisure/ Other Leisure/ There are 273 out of the 647 households (42%) Longdon Administrative/ Lichfield Occupation in which the main occupant is over 65 of which 237 are owned and the remainder rented other than 7 living rent free. Information is only available at Ward level for residents who are claiming Job Seekers 2.3.4 Employment: Allowance (JSA). In August 2014 Longdon As shown in Table 1 below of the 1,158 people Ward contained 0.4% (4 people) of the work living in Longdon Parish between the ages of age population (16-64) who were claiming JSA 16 and 74 in 2011 there are 752 economically (ONS: NoMIS datasets).

4 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

The Employment Land Review 2012 shows women 85.2 years, which is slightly higher than that no land is either committed or has been for Lichfield District. identified as employment sites in Longdon Parish. 2.3.7 Unpaid Care A number of people in Longdon Parish provide 2.3.5 Deprivation unpaid care to differing levels. Please see table The Department for Communities & Local below (data taken from ONS Census 2011) Government measures ten key indicators to determine what level of deprivation people are Longdon Lichfield Provides 1-19 hours facing in local areas. The Index of Multiple 10.2% 7.6% Deprivation data is only available at Ward level week Provides 20-49 hours and was published in 2010. This data indicates 1.5% 1.4% Longdon Ward falls just outside the top 20% of week Provides 50+ hours least deprived wards with England (20.4%) and 3.3% 2.5% within the top 20% nationally for Income, week Employment, Health & Disability, Education, Table 2 Skills and Training, and Crime. Longdon Ward Table 2 shows that Longdon Parish provides however is below average at 38% with regard more than the District average in unpaid care to the ‘Living Environment’ which measures the especially in both the 1-19 and 50+ hours indoor environment i.e. housing quality, and the bracket. outdoor environment such as road safety and air quality. Longdon Ward scored poorly on KEY ISSUE: Levels of unpaid care ‘Barriers to Housing’ falling within the bottom 20% nationally in this domain. 2.4 Crime and Safety KEY ISSUE: Barriers to Housing – national In 2012 there were 43 reported crimes in deprivation index. Longdon Parish the type and frequency are listed below: 2.3.6 Health Antisocial behaviour 12 None of Lichfield District’s population live in the Burglary 6 20% most deprived areas in England for health Criminal damage & arson 2 deprivation and disability. From the ONS Vehicle crime 6 Census data 2011, 80% of people in Longdon Violent crime 7 Parish state they are in very good or good Other theft 9 health, with only 3.8% in bad health which is Other crime 1 comparable to the District as a whole and 0.7% Table 3 in very bad health (which is lower than the District at average at 1.2%). There were 8 call outs for fires in 2012, 3 small fires, 2 chimney fires and 3 false alarms. 79% of people in Longdon Parish recorded that their day to day activities are ‘not limited’, with There were 16 road traffic incidents recorded in 7.4% ‘limited a lot’, which is less than the Longdon Parish between May 2009 and District and National figures of 8.2% and 8.3% September 2011. respectively. 13.5% of Longdon Parish residents state that they ‘limited a little’ (Census 2011).

From information provided by the Health Intelligence and Clinical Evidence, Staffordshire Public Health, life expectancy in Longdon Ward for men is 84.3 years and for

5 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

3.0 Physical Characteristics detached. The breakdown of accommodation is shown in Table 4 below: 3.1 Facilities Longdon Parish has few facilities but includes Accomodation type Number the following: Whole House or Bungalow; 430 Detached Longdon State primary school Whole House or Bungalow; Semi- Public House 152 Detached Church Whole House or Bungalow; Village Hall 38 Terraced (Including End-Terrace) Shop and Post Office Flat, Maisonette or Apartment; WI Hall 26 Total Memorial Hall Caravan or Other Mobile or 1 Longdon Green Private school Temporary Structure Public House Shared Dwelling 0 Upper Longdon Public House Table 4 Gentleshaw State primary school In total 1505 people live in Longdon Parish, of 2 Public Houses which 1389 people (92%) live in Church houses/bungalows (detached or semi Village Hall (shared detached) with 73 in terraced housing and only with Cannock Wood) 40 people in flats. Out of the 28 parishes within Lichfield District, Longdon Parish falls within There are no equipped play areas within the the top 3 for the amount of people living in parish. detached properties.

3.2 Retail The majority of properties have 3 bedrooms The retail offer within the Parish includes 5 (46%) with 14% 2 bedrooms, 23% having 4 pubs, and a local store/post office in Longdon bedrooms, and 12% having 5 bedrooms. The village. Council tax band shows that 40% of properties fall within bands F and G which far exceeds the Lichfield District figure of 13%.

Council Tax Bands

25 20

15 Longdon 10 Lichfield 5 0

% of properties each in band Band Band Band Band Band Band Band Band A B C D E F G H Council Tax Band

From data provided by Lichfield’s Housing Team taken from the Hometrack Housing 3.3 Housing Intelligence System, the 2011 average house The majority of housing was built between the prices in Longdon Parish and Lichfield District 1960s and 1980s as new development and infill were: sites expanded the villages.

Of the 647 properties within the ward, 430 are detached houses or bungalows and 152 semi

6 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Longdon Lichfield determined through the Local Plan Average House allocations. £487,538.46 £255,080 Price x Limited infill development will also be Average entry allowed in Green Belt villages, with level (cheapest) £375,000 £152,500 appropriate ‘infill’ boundaries being price determined through local community Table 8 consultation in preparing the Local Plan There are 46 social rented houses in Longdon Allocations document. Ward with 45 managed by Bromford and one x Limited affordable housing for local by Midland Heart (data provided by each community needs in the Green Belt will be housing association in March 2010) with the supported on small rural exception sites breakdown shown in the graph below. where the development complies with Policy H2: Provision of Affordable Homes. Social Rented Housing in The Local Plan Strategy does not attribute Longdon Ward housing directly to Longdon Parish as this is considered in a later (allocations) document. It 20 does however state that ‘smaller villages will 15 only deliver housing to accommodate local needs’. Around 5% of the District’s housing (a 10 minimum of 500 dwellings) will be met within

Number 5 village boundaries of these smaller villages, through the conversion of existing buildings, 0 and to meet identified local needs on rural 1 bed 2 bed 1 bed 2 bed 2 bed 3 bed exception sites. Bungalow Flat Semi- The Southern Staffordshire Districts’ Housing detached Needs Study and Strategic Housing Market Housing type Assessment (SHMA) Update - Final Report May 2012 recommends that the local planning Table 9 authority should deliver a wide choice of quality Of these properties 17 are supported (such as homes and widen opportunities for home a retirement bungalow with warden support, or ownership: an emergency pull cord). x plan for a mix of housing based on current and future demographic trends, market 3.3.1 Future Housing Growth trends and the needs of different groups in The District Council’s Local Plan Strategy the community (such as families with which is currently under examination states children, the elderly and people with under Core Policy 6 that housing development disabilities); will be focused on key urban and rural x identify the size, type, tenure and range of settlements (which does not include any housing that is required in particular settlements within Longdon Parish). Core locations, reflecting local demand Policy 1 states that ‘smaller villages will accommodate housing to meet local needs, Specifically this report indicates that balancing mainly within identified village boundaries, the quantitative need against residents unless supported as a rural exception site. This aspirations, viability and characteristics of the policy goes on to state: existing stock, there is a need for x Minor changes to Green Belt boundaries predominantly 2 and 3 bedroom may be appropriate for all settlements houses/bungalows to 2028. Specifically the within the Green Belt, with the precise study suggests the District should aim for: 5% boundaries of these changes being

7 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

1 bed flat; 42% 2 bed flat/house/bungalow; The Lichfield District Strategic Green Belt 41% 3 bed house/bungalow; 12% 4 bed house. Review 2012 notes that there is considerable market and developer interest in development This report states in summary that the evidence at Longdon, and the land to the east and north base suggests that there is a need to of the village and considers that any one of encourage the development of smaller these sites would be an inappropriate scale of properties to provide choice in terms of both development in terms of its impact and the size and price. ability to assimilate such a level of growth. Much of the area to the east and north of the The Lichfield Rural Housing Needs Survey village is on rising ground and development (2009), concluded that there is clear evidence would additionally have significant landscape to support the development of affordable impact. This combined with access difficulties housing in rural areas of Lichfield District. All and small areas of flood risk, lead to the rural settlements suffer from a shortage of conclusion that only limited development areas dwellings to meet the locally generated need. to the north of the village are appropriate and There is a particular demand for family housing should be considered. of all sizes, with people from rural areas keen to remain in the local area to be close to Upper Longdon has two sites classified as ‘Not existing family. Young people and families Developable’ again as the sites do not fall particularly struggle to get dwellings in rural within the village boundary (sites 374 and 134 areas and often have to move to nearby urban as shown in the SHLAA at Appendix 3). There areas to secure a suitable house. The need for are two sites within the village classed as rural housing is prevalent in all areas. deliverable, both of which are on Upper Way, one of which for three properties is under KEY ISSUE: Affordable Housing construction (March 2013) with the other A Strategic Housing Land Availability having planning permission for one property. Assessment (SHLAA) has been undertaken by The Lichfield Green Belt Review 2012 notes Lichfield District Council to inform the that the lack of local services and poor access production of their Local Plan. The SHLAA is a by public transport suggests that Upper snapshot of land which is known to be, or has Longdon has few sustainability factors and that the potential to be made available for housing there would be little merit in considering growth development up to the period of 2029 based on of the village. information submitted to the District Council by the end of March 2013. This is a dynamic 3.3.2 Green Belt and Rural Sustainability document and is updated annually. It must be The development restraint imposed by Green stressed however that no decision has been Belt policy has been a major feature of land taken to allocate these sites. The inclusion use planning within Lichfield District for many of a site within the SHLAA does not indicate years, particularly in focusing new development that it will be allocated or successfully on existing settlements. The Lichfield District obtain permission for housing. Strategic Green Belt Review 2012 has considered development options to ensure that In the 2013 Lichfield District Council SHLAA Green Belt policy continues to be applied within there are three sites identified to the north and the District where it is essential to keep open, east of Londgon village, all of which are taking account of the Local Plan spatial classified as ‘Not Developable’ as they fall development strategy predominantly outside the village boundary (sites 670, 375, and 481 as shown in the The spatial development strategy for the SHLAA at Appendix 3). One site within the District Council’s Local Plan (currently under village classed as developable has had examination) is based broadly upon a principle planning permission granted. of focusing the majority of new development on existing settlements which show the greatest levels of ‘sustainability’, ie those settlements

8 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base that have the greatest range of facilities and the There are however two potential opportunities best access to employment by public transport. for development of undeveloped land within the Therefore a lesser amount of new development settlement boundary. should be located within or on the edges of 1. the end of Hawcroft and to the rear of the smaller settlements where there are fewer Swan with Two Necks (part of SHLAA site facilities and generally less frequent or 670): currently allocated for public open available public transport facilities. space in the adopted district Local Plan, to address the local shortage. Core Policy 1 of the Local Plan Strategy states 2. land to the rear of the ‘Club’: the land is that ‘Changes to Green Belt boundaries that do used for club activities and access to it not have a fundamental impact on the overall could only be achieved through the club strategy may be appropriate for all settlements access – it is otherwise lined by residential within the Green Belt, with the precise properties to the north and south. boundaries of these changes being determined through the Local Plan Allocations document’. Beyond the village boundary, a further option for limited development could be the land north Policy NR2 goes on to state that ‘All of Swan Close presently used as a paddock. development within the Green Belt must retain Limited development in this area may provide its character and openness. Inappropriate an alternative if the open space land (see point development is, by definition, harmful to the 1 above) is unavailable. The potential to Green Belt and will not be approved except in achieve local need and aspirations, both for very special circumstances. Very special limited growth and open space provision might circumstances will not exist unless the potential be considered to amount to the ‘exceptional harm to the Green Belt by reason of circumstances’ needed to make a minor inappropriateness, and any other harm, is adjustment to the Green Belt boundary. clearly outweighed by other considerations. However, provision of open space on a revised site could be made without any Green Belt The construction of new buildings is regarded amendment and potentially affordable housing as inappropriate in the Green Belt, unless it is need could be met through the ‘exceptions’ for one of the exceptions listed in the National policy mechanism without any Green Belt Planning Policy Framework. In addition, limited amendment. infilling within Green Belt villages will be allowed, with appropriate 'infill' boundaries Upper Longdon is the smallest of the villages being determined through local community - led that are Inset into the Lichfield District Green plans consultation at or the Local Plan Belt. The Rural Settlement Sustainability Study Allocations document. 2011 assesses the village in the ‘low’ category for both the availability of services and for its Limited affordable housing for local community accessibility by public transport to services and needs in the Green Belt will be supported on facilities outside the village. small rural exception sites where the development complies with Policy H2: There are very few opportunities for Provision of Affordable Homes.’ development within the existing village other than very limited potential for 1 or 2 dwellings Longdon Village scores among the mid range arising within larger plots. The potential for of villages for facilities within the Rural harm to the character of a village set within the Settlement Sustainability Study 2011, but Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, the poor scores among the low range villages for level of facilities and the poor quality of access accessibility to other services and facilities by (both within and on the approaches to the public transport. Like most of the Inset villages, village), support the view that Upper Longdon the settlement boundary for Longdon is drawn is not an appropriate location for growth. Any tightly against existing development, providing development should be very limited in scale limited opportunities for infill development.

9 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base and confined within the existing village Part of the proposed neighbourhood area is boundary. also located within Source Protection Zones 2 and 3. GSPZs are designated around There are a number of other small settlements groundwater abstractions used for drinking within Lichfield District that are located within water purposes to protect the quality of the the Green Belt, including established villages, water. Within GSPZ’s certain activities may be hamlets and other loose groups of dwellings. restricted. Gentleshaw is one of the more significant of these. All of these villages/settlements are The GSPZ is situated over the local aquifers ‘washed over’ by a Green Belt designation, so and is designated as inner, outer and total that Green Belt policies apply to development catchment areas. The Inner Zones of the GSPZ proposals that are either within what is are the most sensitive areas and vary in recognised as the village, or outside it. It is diameter from 0.1 to 0.5 Kilometres. The Outer considered that these settlements are not Zones are also sensitive to contamination and appropriate for the consideration of any growth vary in diameter from 0.6 to 4.2 Kilometres. and that there is no need to create any new The GSPZ requires attenuated storage of Green Belt Inset villages. runoff to prevent infiltration and contamination. Seven GSPZ Inner Zones have been identified 3.4 Statutory Services by the EA in the Lichfield District one of which Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW) in is: Longdon Parish are operated by Severn Trent x North-west area: Longdon Water Ltd. The ‘Longdons’ are served by Armitage WwTW with Gentleshaw being Further details of policies relating to Ground served by Burntwood WwTW. Armitage WwTW Source Protection Zones can be found in the has significant headroom with no constraints EA’s ‘Groundwater Protection: Principles and (either physical or quality) to expansion. Practice’ (GP3) document, available from their Burntwood WwTW has limited headroom, but website at www.environment-agency.gov.uk. also has no constraints on expansion. Any expansion of capacity of a WwTW would be 3.6 Environment reliant on the Environment Agency granting The Staffordshire Biodiversity Action Plan additional consent and the WwTW retaining the (SBAP) identifies Ecosystem Action Plans required water quality targets. (EAP) and Longdon Parish falls within the Water is supplied by South Staffordshire Water Cannock Chase EAP. Cannock Chase forms (SSW) who obtains water resources from three part of a biologically and historically important sources: Blithfield Reservoir, the River Severn landscape that can be traced back thousands and groundwater from 25 sites across southern of years. Cannock Chase is designated as an Staffordshire. SSW has identified no water Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB), a resource issues. With regards to water supply Special Area of Conservation (SAC) and however it is recommended that consultation situated within the Cannock Chase and must be held with SSW ahead of the Cannock Wood National Character Area (more progression of any potential development sites information on this Character Area is available requiring water supply infrastructure upgrade. at http://publications.naturalengland.org.uk/public 3.5 Water abstraction/supplies ation/4492587?category=587130). Cannock The entire District has been highlighted by Chase includes the largest surviving area of DEFRA as a Nitrate Vulnerable Zone (NVZ) lowland heathland in Central England as well and there are significant areas in the west, as extensive areas of native woodland, historic south and north of the area classified as a parkland, coniferous plantations, wetlands, Groundwater Source Protection Zone (GSPZ) mixed agriculture and mineral extraction sites. by the EA. Any boreholes, water wells or other extraction points should also be identified and Lowland heathland is a priority for nature taken into account in the design process. conservation because it is an internationally

10 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base rare and threatened habitat that supports a is an area of lowland heathland vegetation and wide range of plant and animal communities. is of special interest for three main reasons. It Although the UK accounts for approximately represents one of the largest surviving areas of 20% of the total world resource of this habitat, this much reduced habitat in Staffordshire, the a lack of appropriate management and floristic character has elements of both development has led to over 80% of Britain's oceanic, western and northern heaths, and lowland heathland being lost since the 1800's – there is a well developed transition from dry to 17% since the 1950's. It is therefore the main humid and wet heath. The neighbourhood plan focus of this EAP. as it progresses should avoid any proposal or activity that would be likely to damage or ISSUE: Loss of Lowland Heath destroy the interest features of this SSSI. The primary objectives for the Cannock Chase There are also a number of Sites of Biological EAP is to: Interest within the Parish namely: x Maintain the current extent and condition of x Georges Hayes, Piggots Bottom and lowland heathland in favourable condition Square Covert x Improve the condition of lowland heathland x A51 road Banks, Longdon Hall School currently in unfavourable condition x Longdon Hall x Create an additional 218 ha of lowland x Longdon Green heathland by 2026 x A51 Road Embankment at Cleat Hill x Morry Meadow x West of Longdon

The proposed Longdon Neighbourhood Area falls within the Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation’s (SAC) zone of influence for recreational impacts. A proportion of Cannock Chase was designated as a SAC in 2005 under the provisions of the European Habitats Directive for its dry lowland heath habitat value. Its condition is monitored by Natural England. Visitor numbers to the SAC are predicted to There are also a number of priority species grow by 15% per annum due to an increase in which would directly benefit from the protection population linked to new housing development and enhancement of lowland heath habitats within a 15 km zone of influence. In an attempt including adder; common lizard; tree pipit, to offset this visitor impact, a costed mitigation nightjar, woodlark, neglected and heath rustic strategy is being developed to allow a (moths); ground nesting solitary bees and developer contribution to be levied for the wasps, small bordered fritillary and the bog implementation of the mitigation strategy for bush cricket. new housing to mitigate for its own impact on the SAC. Longdon Parish falls within the 15km Natural England’s representation on the zone of influence. designation of the Neighbourhood Area highlighted that ‘The parish of Longdon partly Natural England representation states that ‘we falls within the Cannock Chase AONB and as understand that a Habitats Regulations such is a nationally valued landscape. The Assessment (HRA) has been completed for the Neighbourhood Plan would need to give this Local Plan, and that mitigation has been built designation full consideration and follow the into the Plan to avoid adverse effects on advice set out in both the Lichfield Local Plan Cannock Chase SAC. However, work led by and the Cannock Chase AONB Management the Cannock Chase AONB/SAC Partnership is Plan’. The NE representation also identifies ongoing, and a full mitigation plan has yet to be that Longdon parish also incorporates the developed. Given this background, we Gentleshaw Common SSSI advising that ‘this recommend that a HRA Screening is 11 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base undertaken for any neighbourhood plans which flood risk with regard to an area classed as propose growth within the Cannock Chase ‘Armitage and Longdon Village’ with the plan SAC Zone of Influence. This HRA Screening showing potential development sites as can draw upon the HRA of the Local Plan, identified in the SHLAA. This identifies that which we have found to be satisfactory. events in Longdon village are rare. See Appendix 4. All sites which have a local or national designation for their biodiversity are shown on There are no main rivers within Longdon Ward, the plan at Appendix 1. however there are a number of smaller brooks which flow through the Parish. The Strategic ISSUE: Designated wildlife/habitat sites Flood Risk Assessment shows that the brooks which flow through Longdon and Longdon 3.6.1 Trees, Woodland and Hedgerows Green are shown as Flood Zone types 2 and There are a number of Tree Preservation 3a (medium and high probability respectively). Orders (TPO) within the Parish, with a large There have been, however only rare incidences number of TPOs (woodland, area, group and of surface water flooding of unknown origin in individual designations) clustered around the Longdon itself and not associated with the river main settlements (see Appendix 2). network. The Environment Agency representation to the designation of Longdon Longdon Parish also falls within the Forest of Parish’s neighbourhood area noted that ‘Within Mercia boundary. The Forest of Mercia is part the planned Neighbourhood Area there are a of a national programme of ten Community number of watercourses. In line with national Forests in England developed in the early policy we would wish to see any new 1990s and located in and around England’s development directed away from those areas at largest towns and cities. Their aim is to deliver the highest flood risk i.e. towards Flood Zone 1. a comprehensive package of urban, economic Where development is necessary within Flood and social regeneration, creating high-quality Zones 2 and 3 it should be made safe without environments for millions of people by increasing flood risk elsewhere. In addition, any revitalising derelict land, providing new new development should incorporate opportunities for leisure, recreation, and sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) to cultural activities, enhancing biodiversity, reduce flood risk and manage surface and preparing for climate change and supporting groundwater regimes. This should include the education, healthy living and social and creation of retention ponds, vegetated swales, economic development. wetlands and reed beds where appropriate’

The field systems (whether mediaeval or This representation goes on to add ‘The river C18/C19th) have generally experienced field habitat corridor should be maintained and boundary removal during the second half of the improved with the aim of restoring natural 20th century in response to an increased features alongside and within the watercourse. demand for agricultural productivity. …….Any plan prepared for this area should also give due consideration to the delivery of Both the SBAP (see section 3.6) and Lichfield the aims and objectives of the Water District’s Biodiversity Strategy aims to prevent Framework Directive. The Water Framework further loss of existing and promote the planting Directive requires all waterbodies to achieve of woodlands and hedgerows. ‘Good Ecological Status or Potential’ by 2015 and allows for no deterioration in water quality.’ KEY ISSUE: Hedgerows and Tree cover 3.7 Transport 3.6.2 Streams, Watercourses and Surface In Lichfield District around 35,000 people (36%) Water are defined as living in the most disadvantaged The Surface Water Management Plan quintile nationally for geographical access to undertook an assessment of surface water services. These are located in a number of wards throughout the District.

12 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Travel to Work - Longdon Longdon Parish tends to score poorly in terms of accessibility due to the lack of access and 100.0 frequency of bus services. Although Longdon 80.0 and Longdon Green are situated immediately 60.0 adjacent the A51, through services from 40.0 Percentage Stafford to Lichfield take the alternative route 20.0 through Armitage with Handsacre, which lies 0.0 Work Undergr Bus, Motorcy Passen Driving Mainly ound/Tra Train Minibus Taxi cle, ger in Bicycle On Foot Other Car/Van some two miles to the north east. The 823 From m or Scooter Car/Van services provided by Solus Coaches runs three Series1 10.7 0.0 2.3 0.7 0.0 0.0 76.9 4.8 0.6 4.3 0.7 times a day on weekdays only providing a Method service between Lichfield and Rugeley and serving Longdon Green, Longdon village and 3.8 Economic Upper Longdon. There appears to be no public In the 2011 Tamworth and Lichfield Economic transport to or from Gentleshaw, however Strategy four weaknesses were identified as Cannock Wood immediately adjacent to barriers to business which could apply to Gentleshaw is served by the 62 and 62A buses Longdon Parish: travelling between Lichfield and Cannock with x poor rural access to broadband an hourly services 7 days a week. x dated and inadequate commercial property offer In 2008 Lichfield District Council undertook a x housing affordability Place Survey in which 1,230 Lichfield District x Lack of public transport to commercial and residents (which is a representative sample other key employment areas size for our district) answered a range of questions about a variety of local topics. In The desired outcomes to address these issues Longdon Ward public transport was the highest would be improved communications network scoring issue which people felt needed and faster speeds, wider rural coverage and improving. better access to broadband networks including mobile; and an increased balanced supply of KEY ISSUE: Public Transport housing of different types and tenures with The A51 which travels through the centre of the appropriate prices, affordable to the maximum Longdon Parish is identified as a part of the key amount of people. Road Network for Lichfield City with the KEY ISSUE: Broadband, affordable housing, junction of the A51/Eastern avenue (traffic commercial property Signals) which is currently operating within design capacity. 3.9 Sustainability The Rural Settlements Sustainability Study The Census statistics also show that 77% of 2011 (RSSS) uses two types of measure to people in Londgon parish who are in assess the degree to which villages within employment commute by car. The ‘travel to Lichfield District are able to meet the needs of work’ statistics are shown in the graph below. their communities. The measures used in assessing how ‘sustainable’ a village is, were, firstly, the range of facilities contained within the village itself and secondly, the availability and frequency of public transport access from the village to opportunities for employment and services.

It identifies three broad groups of villages with different levels of access to facilities and job opportunities by public transport.

13 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Longdon village falls in the middle range of 3.10.1 Natural & Semi –natural Greenspaces villages, where there are fewer facilities, but Natural and semi natural greenspaces have a nevertheless they have some local facilities primary purpose of sustaining wildlife that allow for a cohesive local community to conservation and biodiversity and are managed function. The Sustainability of Rural for their habitat. Within Lichfield District there Settlements (2011) report notes that Longdon are four sites which contribute to this category village, like other rural settlements, has a including Gentleshaw Common Site of higher proportion of older residents, with Scientific Interest (SSSI) which is subject to a approximately 50% of the population over the sustainable management policy for its age of 45. Longdon village is poorly served in heathland habitat and lies within Longdon terms of pubic transport and benefits from only Parish. a small level of services. A door to door consultation was undertaken as Upper Longdon falls into the lowest scoring part of the Open Space, Sport & Recreation settlements. Within Upper Longdon there is a Assessment 2009 to gather information in high level of car ownership, as the settlement relation to the introduction of grazing as part of itself is fairly remote and lies adjacent to the a long term strategy to protect and enhance Cannock Chase AONB. A large proportion of heathland habitats. It concluded that the the population is over 60 years of age, and majority of residents local to these areas used Upper Longdon has the lowest proportion of them frequently. Amongst the issues raised children under the age of 15. were difficulties of accessibility in certain areas problems of misuse by motorbikes, vandalism, Settlements can appear more isolated in terms over use of mountain bikes in some areas, of their location away from main urban centres concern over loss of trees and need for or lack of public transport. Even settlements additional planting, and the need to protect close to some urban areas can seem isolated wildlife and habitats. where no or infrequent public transport exists. Upper Longdon is typical of the more isolated The site has a role within the District in terms of settlements within the District. Such isolation is the provision for access to woodland. Natural clearly experienced more strongly by certain England Standard is One 100 hectare site groups within communities who are less mobile within 5km of all residents. or have less access to private transport. It should be noted that whilst the study focused Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Beauty on those settlements defined in the adopted and Special Area of Conservation is on the Local Plan 1998, there are many other smaller parish boundary. As discussed in section 3.6., hamlets and more dispersed clusters of there are issues in terms of managing the properties located throughout the rural area impact access by local communities can have. which also rely on services provided in some of In particular, the harmful effect of visitors on the rural settlements. It is acknowledged that parts of Cannock Chase AONB and SAC which the access from the smaller villages and is of particular concern. Work by the various hamlets is primarily by car given the lack of organisations involved in the management of available public transport services outside Cannock Chase is ongoing. The results of this larger defined settlements. work will need to be taken into account in considering the future protection, management KEY ISSUE: Public Transport/Access to and improvements to these areas. services 3.10.2 Amenity Greenspace 3.10 Leisure, Open Space and Recreation According to the Open Space Assessment A key strength of Longdon Parish is its rural 2012, Amenity Green Space is defined as setting and the connections between ‘mainly found in housing areas where it is used settlement and the countryside. A large number both to enhance the appearance of an area of public rights of way cross the parish and link and provide opportunities for informal activities the villages to neighbouring settlements. 14 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base such as jogging, dog walking and children's an upgrade. There are no football facilities in play space close to home’. Sites were Longdon. Longdon FC currently travel to assessed and scored in relation to a number of Brereton to play and indicate that they wish to elements, the quality of; play within Longdon itself. There are no x boundaries, facilities in Upper Longdon. x roads and paths, x planted and grassed areas, There is currently demand for an additional x presence of bins and seats, pitch within the village and population growth x parking, toilets, lighting and cleanliness. will ensure that this demand is maintained. x Information and events programming The local priority of the Playing Pitch, Tennis and Bowls Strategy 2012 for Longdon is to Longdon Village has two amenity green spaces provide the opportunity for the football club to within the village with several more adjacent to play within village the village boundary and has complete coverage within a 480m/10 minute walk time to The Playing Pitch, Tennis and Bowls Strategy an amenity green space. With regards to 2012 also recommends that schools with quality, only one of sites in Longdon village appropriate facilities are approached to secure scores below 40%. Those scoring below 40% formal community use agreements. should be considered for improvements KEY ISSUE: provide football facility within Upper Longdon only has one amenity green Longdon Village. Improve existing football space which is particularly small. There are pitch and facilities. sections of Upper Longdon which are not within the 480m/10 minute walk time of an amenity Cricket open space. Longdon ward exhibits the highest surpluses of cricket pitches in the north of the district (over 1 In the 2012 Open Space Assessment identified pitch). Even as the population grows up to that there are no formal equipped or informal 2028 this surplus is likely to remain. There is play spaces available in Longdon Parish. one cricket pitches within the Parish, the Red Within the Summary of Equipped Play in Rural Lion Ground, Longdon Green and with Buds Areas section of the Open Spaces Assessment Road, Gentleshaw used by Longdon CC and 2012 the Longdon community has expressed Cannock Wood CC respectively being just desire for a new equipped play area. outside the parish. Both pitches have relatively low levels of use. The quality of the facility at KEY ISSUE: Amenity Green Space and Play Longdon Green is higher than that at Buds area required Road, which has no practice facilities. Both sites have capacity to accommodate additional 3.10.3 Sports Provision play on a Saturday and Sunday, and the For the purpose of The Playing Pitch, Tennis wickets are also able to sustain higher levels of and Bowls Strategy 2012, Longdon Ward is use than they are currently subjected to. Both placed in the ‘Rural North’ area. sites are therefore able to accommodate additional teams should the clubs grow. Football In Longdon ward, there is a surplus of 0.4 adult The Key priority of the Playing Pitch, Tennis pitches and a shortfall of 0.6 junior pitches. and Bowls Strategy 2012 for Longdon are to There is a football pitch adjacent to the ward on provide training facilities for cricket clubs located in Buds Road between Cannock Wood (Longdon CC and Buds Road). and Gentleshaw. It is well used by junior and adult teams from Cannock Wood FC however it 3.10.4 Allotments is a basic facility of comparatively poor quality The practical value of an allotment stems from with an average rating facility, and includes the direct benefits provided by access to basic changing pavilion that would benefit from affordable, fresh vegetables, physical exercise

15 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base and social activity. There are currently 17 recorded allotment sites in Lichfield District ranging in size. Longdon parish has 8 plots located off Borough Lane at Longdon village.

16 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Appendix 1 Biodiversity Site Designations - Longdon Parish

Armitage with Handsacre CP

Kings Bromley CP

Longdon CP

Re p roducedfromTheOrdnance SurveyMappi ngwiththe per missi onofheC t ontrol ler of HerMaj est y'sStationer yOffic e s ( C) Crown Copyright : LicenseNo 100017765D at ed2011 Curborough and Elmhurst CP

Farewell and Chorley CP

Lichfield CP

Burntwood CP

Legend

Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Sites of Special Scientific Interest Ancient Woodlands Longdon Parish Sites of Biological Interest Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Appendix 2 Tree Preservation Orders - Longdon Parish

A1 Mavesyn Ridware CP T4T8T9 A1T4T7 T9 T6 T8 T3 T1T2 T5 T5 T7 T6 T1 T6 T1 T7 T4 T9 T1 T18 T8 T16 T19 T15 T11 W1 Armitage with Handsacre CP T1 T14 T17 W1 T20T21 T1T3 T2 T22 W1

Kings Bromley CP

T4 T3 T5 T7T8 T9 T2 T6 A1W1 T18 T38 T19T20 T21T25 T59A6 T15 T8T9 T81 T62 T64 T22 T13 T1 T5T6 T67 T23 T14 T40 T2 T7 T4 T24 T58T57 T41T42 T3 T4 T68 T30 T21 T2 T3 T39 T62 T9T3 T23 T61 T60 T56 T1 T5 T66 T39T40 T7 T43 A1 T8 T75 T36 T4 T8 T79T80 T7 A2 T34 T5T6 T9 W7W7 T76 T45 T63 T47 T77 T43T44 T53 T78 T50 T77 A4 T48T49 T13 W8 T52 T54 T10 T15 T78T79 T86 T83 G4 T19T25T26 T30 T81 T82 T89 G1 T84 T22 T24 T80 A8A8 T23 T32T33T34A1 T85 T91 T98 T87 T96 T99 T21T29T28T31 T44 T97 W1 T46 T90 T94 T93 W2 T88 T95 T104 T35 W4T47 T102 T48 T36T37 Longdon CP T112 T114 T52 T113 W3 T54 A1 T53 W5 T12 W6 T1T5 T15 T11 T6 T4 W3 T13T14 W1T3 W2 T7 T9 T8 T10 W4

Curborough and Elmhurst CP

Re p r o d u c e d from The Or dn anc eS ur vey M ap pi ng wi t h the permissionoftheControllerofHerMajesty'sStationeryOffices(C) T3 Crow n C opyr i ght : Lic ense N o 100 017 765 D at ed 20 11 T1 Legend

T16 .! TPO Points T3 T2 T15 T112 T1 T13 T93 T4 T5 T92 T118 T7 T6 T94 T113 T14 T114 T96 TPOT117 Areas T8 T12 T95 T115 T1 T9 T97 G3 T124 T120 T1 T18 Farewell and Chorley CP T137 T8T9 T11T12 T98 T122 T126 T17 T23T25 T101 T99 T4T6 T10 T37 T26 T123 T138 T35 T40T41 T27 T109 T131T133 T2T7 T13 T39 T110 T134 T3 T36 T42 T54 T44 T111T108 T127 CategoryT135 T140 T20 TypeT25 T30 T61 T28T29 T130 T136 T27T28 T58T60 T46 !!!!! T166 T57 T62 T47 !! T59 T149 T164 T129 T17 T24 T22 T26

T56 T55 T45 T7T8 T64 T128 T168T169!!!!! Areas T6 T50 !!! Lichfield CP T72 T63 T65 T151 T163 T37 T5 T76 T75 T9 T4 T1T2 T77 T51T52 T158 T162 T35 T49 T172T179T180T42 T8 T10 T1 T78 T74 T89T67 T161 T45 T36 T88 T69T70 T159 GroupsT43 T87 T66 T165 T7T8 T5 T55T56 T58 T1T2 Burntwood CP T79 T91 T156 T157 T11 T44 T65 T80 T83 T86 T71 T6 T4 T3 T81 T82 T84 T155 T178 T2 T189 T98T99T93 T154 T9 T80 T69 T200 T207T85 T209 T245T246 T261 T22 WoodlandsT97 T90 T1 T203 T176 T264 T198T96 T79 T205 T206 T208 T235T236 T244 T259 T88 T89 T199 T201 T211 T269 A1 T78 T1T6T7 T204 T210 T274 T271 T118 T202 A1 T260 T270 T117 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Appendix 3 Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2013

July 2012

No decision has been taken to allocate these sites. The inclusion of any site in this assessment does not indicate that it will be allocated or successfully obtain permission for housing.

670

166

375

725

481

Reproduced from The Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Offices (C) Crown Copyright : License No 100017765 Dated 2013 SHLAA Sites by Source NOT TO SCALE Complete Under Construction Omission Site Expired Planning Permission Urban Capacity Study Submission Settlement Boundary Survey Rural Planning Project District Boundary ¯ No decision has been taken to allocate these sites. The inclusion of any site in this assessment does not indicate that it will be allocated or successfully obtain permission for housing.

670

166

375 725

481

Reproduced from The Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Offices (C) Crown Copyright : License No 100017765 Dated 2013 SHLAA Sites by Deliverability NOT TO SCALE Complete Deliverable Developable Not Developable Settlement Boundary District Boundary ¯ Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2013

ID Location Source Planning Application No. Yield Deliverability

166 Brook End, 38 Forge Complete 08/00576/REM 1 Complete Cottage

725 Brook End, 13 Planning Permission 11/00471/FUL 1 Deliverable Full

Table B.267

ID: 375 Settlement: Longdon Location: Beech Walk, south and east of Ward: Longdon

Site Area (ha): 9.25 Source: Submission Proposal: Size of Proposed Residential Density Rate (dph): 30 Residential (ha): 8.33

Yield Note: Area suggested by agent. 30dph@80% used to reflect nature and character of adjacent settlement.

Currently Suitable? No Currently Available? Yes Currently Achievable? No

Suitability Notes: The site is outside the current village boundary. The Availability Notes: Achievability Notes: settlement is not considered to be a sustainable settlement in the RSS Site is not currently for sale or Unknown how and it has not been demonstrated how the development on this site being marketed but has been measures to improve would improve its sustainability. promoted by the owner/agent. sustainability or SFRA would impact on Within Greenbelt. Does not wholly comply with current development viability. plan policies in the Local Plan. Unlikely to be considered acceptable from a strategic policy perspective in light of location. When is site likely to come forward?:-

Further investigation of Coal Subsidence area may be required. Proposed Yield: 150 Current Deliverability: Floodzone 2 (part) 3a (part). SFRA may be required Not Developable

Loss of Grade 3 agricultural land may need justification. An SBI and BAS are within 1km and the impact on them may need further investigation. Site project has potential for protected species. Site is within the Cannock Chase zone of influence therefore mitigation may be required.

Table B.268

ID: 481 Settlement: Longdon Location: Church Way, rear of Ward: Longdon

Site Area (ha): 5.51 Source: Submission Proposal: Size of Proposed Residential Density Rate (dph): 30 Residential (ha): 5.51

Yield Note: 30dph@80% used to reflect nature and character of adjacent settlement.

Currently Suitable? No Currently Available? Yes Currently Achievable? No

Suitability Notes: The site is outside the current village boundary. The Availability Notes: Achievability Notes: settlement is not considered to be a sustainable settlement in the RSS Site is not currently for sale or Unknown how and it has not been demonstrated how the development on this site being marketed but has been measures to improve would improve its sustainability. promoted by the owner/agent. sustainability would impact on viability. Within Greenbelt. Does not wholly comply with current development plan policies in the Local Plan. Unlikely to be considered acceptable When is site likely to come forward?:- from a strategic policy perspective in light of location.

224 July 2012 ID: 481 Settlement: Longdon Location: Church Way, rear of Ward: Longdon

Further investigation of Coal Subsidence area may be required. Proposed Yield: 99 Current Deliverability: Not Developable Loss of Grade 3 agricultural land may need justification. An SBI and BAS are within 1km and the impact on them may need further investigation. Site project has potential for protected species. Site is within the Cannock Chase zone of influence therefore mitigation may be required.

Table B.269

ID: 670 Settlement: Longdon Location: land north of Longdon Ward: Longdon

Site Area (ha): 5.17 Source: Submission Proposal: Size of Proposed Residential Density Rate (dph): 30 Residential (ha): 5.17

Yield Note: indicative using 30dph @ 60%

Currently Suitable? No Currently Available? Yes Currently Achievable? No

Suitability Notes: The site is outside the current village boundary. The Availability Notes: Achievability Notes: settlement is not considered to be a sustainable settlement in the RSS Site is not currently for sale or Unknown how and it has not been demonstrated how the development on this site being marketed but has been measures to improve would improve its sustainability. promoted by the owner/agent. sustainability would impact on viability. Within Greenbelt. Does not wholly comply with current development plan policies in the Local Plan. Unlikely to be considered acceptable When is site likely to come forward?:- from a strategic policy perspective in light of location. Proposed Yield: 93 Current Deliverability: Further investigation of Coal Subsidence area may be required. Not Developable

Table B.270

July 2012 225 No decision has been taken to allocate these sites. The inclusion of any site in this assessment does not indicate that it will be allocated or successfully obtain permission for housing.

399

134

273

792 647

342

443

374

399

134

273

792 647 342

443

374

Reproduced from The Ordnance Survey Mapping with the permission of the Controller of Her Majesty's Stationery Offices (C) Crown Copyright : License No 100017765 Dated 2013 SHLAA Sites by Deliverability NOT TO SCALE Complete Deliverable Developable Not Developable Settlement Boundary District Boundary ¯ Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment 2013

ID Location Source Planning Application No. Yield Deliverability

399 Brereton Hill Lane, Pine Complete 07/00793/REM 1 Complete Ridge

342 North Lodge, Upper Longdon Complete 02/00001/FUL 1 Complete

792 Upper Way, 77 Complete 12/00298/FUL 1 Complete

273 Upper Way, 23 Planning Permission 10/00423/FUL 1 Deliverable Full

647 Upper Way, 93 Under Construction 10/00154/FUL 3 Deliverable

Table B.346

ID: 134 Settlement: Upper Location: Lower Way, North of Ward: Longdon Longdon

Site Area (ha): 1 Source: Omission Site Proposal: Size of Proposed Residential Density Rate (dph): 30 Residential (ha): 1

Yield Note: 30dph @ 60% has been used to reflect nature and character of settlement. TPO may affect density and yield.

Currently Suitable? No Currently Available? Yes Currently Achievable? No

Suitability Notes: The site is outside the current village boundary. The Availability Notes: Achievability Notes: settlement is not considered to be a sustainable settlement in the RSSS Site is not currently for sale or Unknown how and it has not been demonstrated how the development of this site would being marketed but has been measures to improve contribute to mixed communities. promoted by the owner/agent. sustainability would impact on viability. Outside settlement. Does not wholly comply with current development plan policies in the Local Plan. Unlikely to be considered acceptable When is site likely to come forward?:- from a strategic policy perspective in light of location. Proposed Yield: 24 Current Deliverability: Investigation of coal subsidence area may be required. Not Developable

Loss of Grade 3 agricultural land may need justification. Site has potential for protected species. Site is within the Cannock Chase zone of influence therefore mitigation may be required.

Table B.347

ID: 374 Settlement: Upper Location: Woodholme, land to the rear Ward: Longdon Longdon

Site Area (ha): 0.28 Source: Submission Proposal: Size of Proposed Residential Density Rate (dph): 30 Residential (ha): 0.28

Yield Note: A dph rate of 30 has been used to reflect surrounding character and grain of adjacent settlement.

Currently Suitable? No Currently Available? Yes Currently Achievable? No

274 July 2012 ID: 374 Settlement: Upper Location: Woodholme, land to the rear Ward: Longdon Longdon

Within greenbelt and AONB. Does not wholly comply with current measures to improve development plan policies in the Local Plan. Unlikely to be considered sustainability would acceptable from a strategic policy perspective in light of location. impact on viability.

Investigation of coal subsidence area may be required. When is site likely to come forward?:-

Loss of Grade 3 agricultural land may need justification. An SBI is within Proposed Yield: 8 Current Deliverability: 1km and the impact on it may need further investigation. May impact Not Developable on AONB,Site has potential for protected species. Site is within the Cannock Chase zone of influence therefore mitigation may be required.

Table B.348

July 2012 275 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Appendix 4 Summary Sheet Explanation

Snapshot of key settlement, taken from Figures B1 - B5.

Number of historic flooding Map key, taken from Figures occurrences marked as points B1 - B5. on the map snapshot shown above. Colour code is explained in Table 3.7

Historic Flooding section details the occurrences of historic flooding shown within and around the settlement in Further explanation of all question. historic flooding events within and around the key settlement. Future Flooding section outlines the results from the Box colour is explained in Table 3.8. conversion of the Environment Flag colour is explained in Table 3.5 Agency’s surface water flood Number of properties taken from map into a flagged system (see comparison of EA surface water flood Section 3.1.2 for more detail) map and NPD (RH analysis)

Box colour is explained in Table 3.9 Overall Flooding section Text summarises the conclusions summarises the combined shown above, plus the results of results for the settlement, Defra’s analysis for the settlement. accounting for both historic and future flooding.

Summary of key development Summary box colour is sites shown within the explained in Table 3.9 as a settlement. combination of Historic and Future Future box colour refers to the EA surface water flood map Recommendations are provided extent in which the for the settlement as a whole. development site is either wholly or partially located: Green - overlap with ‘Less’ flood extent or no overlap Yellow - overlap with ‘Intermediate’ flood extent. Red - overlap with ‘more’ flood extent. Historic box colour explained in Key refers to the implications of each Table 3.7 of the box colours. Southern Staffordshire SWMP Phase 1 9V5955/R00002/303671/Soli Final Report -a- July 2010 Lichfield District - Armitage and The Longdons

Historic Surface Water Flooding 5+ historic flooding events - area should be investigated further

Type Occurrence Comment Surface Water 1 location (Armitage) Repeat occurrence - should be investigated further Highways 1 location (Armitage) Repeat occurrence - should be investigated further Unknown 5 locations (Armitage, Handsacre Rare to Occasional - may only occur in extreme and Longdon) circumstances / irregularly

Future Surface Water Flooding

Moderate/high number of properties located in 375 properties at risk 2 surface water flood map ‘less than’ extent.

Southern Staffordshire SWMP Phase 1 9V5955/R00002/303671/Soli Final Report -i- July 2010 Overall Numerous historic events and moderate/high number of properties at risk of future flooding. Armitage has been identified within Defra’s analysis with a rank of 982 and 200 properties at risk. More detailed analysis of surface water flooding is before development proceeds, either as site specific studies or through more detailed modelling.

Development Sites Potential Development Historic Future Summary Sites 157 None More 173 None Intermediate/Less 406 None More

Recommendations 1. Investigate causes of historic surface water flood events 2. Carry out site specific analysis, especially for sites close to historic flooding events. 3. Review any potential development sites on individual basis before progression 4. Review location of Environment Agency surface water flood map extents in relation to the proposed development sites. 5. Further analysis as part of a future Phase 2 SWMP or site specific investigations

Key Area should be investigated further as part of a Phase 2 SWMP or site specific study.

Area would benefit from being investigated further as part of a Phase 2 SWMP. Development should be reviewed with reference to the surface flood maps. Based on current data no detailed further analyses required, although the topography of individual sites should be reviewed before development and all new development should utilise SUDS methods.

Southern Staffordshire SWMP Phase 1 9V5955/R00002/303671/Soli Final Report -j- July 2010 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Appendix 5 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

EVIDENCE BASE - CONTENTS No Name Date Link Lichfield District Local July http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4161/lichfield_district_lo Plan, Our Strategy – 2012 cal_plan_strategy_july_2012 proposed submission.

Indices of Multiple http://opendatacommunities.org/showcase/deprivation Deprivation Transport Lichfield Local Nov http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4126/lichfield_local_dev Development 2008 elopment_framework_appraisal_of_spatial_options Framework - Appraisal of Spatial Options Transport Appraisal of Nov http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4871/transport_appraisal_of the Spatial Strategy for 2012 _the_spatial_strategy_for_lichfield_city_document_addendum Lichfield City Document (Addendum)

Housing Strategic Housing Land 2012 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4193/shlaa_2012_main_ Availability Assessment document 2012 - Main Document Strategic Housing Land 2012 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/download/1481/longdon_20 Availability Assessment 12 – Longdon Ward 2012 Southern Staffordshire May http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4099/southern_staffords Districts Housing 2012 hire_districts_housing_needs_study_and_shma_update_2012 Needs Study and SHMA Update (May) 2012 Lichfield Rural Housing 2008 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downlo Needs Survey adID=1063&fileID=2709

Sustainability of Rural 2011 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3986/rural_settlement_s Settlement Study ustainability_study_2011 Water Cycle Study July http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3392/water_cycle_study Final Report 2010 _final_report_july_2010

Appendix E – SUDS http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3396/appendix_e

Water Cycle Study April http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3732/water_cycle_study Addendum 2011 _addendum_april_2011

Surface Water July http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3402/surface_water_ma Management Plan Final 2010 nagement_plan_final_report_july_2010 Report

Appendix E http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3406/appendix_e

Lichfield District July http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/download/1419/lichfield_dist Strategic Green Belt 2012 rict_straegic_green_belt_review_july_2012 Review

Environment Historic Environment Feb http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downlo Landscape Character 2009 adID=1030&fileID=2601 Longdon Parish Neighbourhood Plan – Evidence Base

Assessment – Final Report Strategic Landscape Dec http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/2159/strategic_landscap and Biodiversity 2007 e_and_boidiversity_assessment_dec_2007 Assessment

Lichfield District Council 2003- http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/info/856/local_plan/1014/evidence_bas Biodiversity Strategy 2013 e/33

Staffordshire http://www.sbap.org.uk/actionplan/index.php Biodiversity Action Plan Lichfield District 2008 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4163/lichfield_district_he Hedgerow Survey dgerow_survey_2008

An Ecological Study Dec http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/site/scripts/download_info.php?downloadI 2009 D=1128&fileID=3023

Cannock Chase SAC Feb http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4856/cannock_chase_sac_ Visitor Impacts 2013 visitor_impacts_mitigation_report_december_2012 Mitigation Report Landscape and Green Spaces Playing Pitch, Tennis 2012 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/download/1396/playing_pitc and Bowls Strategy h_tennis_and_bowls_strategy_2012 2012 Greens and Open July http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/3794/greens_and_open Spaces Strategy 2008 _spaces_strategy_july_2008

Open Space 2012 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4124/open_space_asse Assessment ssment_2012

Open Space, Sport and 2009 http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/2879/open_space_sport_an Recreation Assessment d_recreation_assessment_2009 Health Life expectancy at birth http://www.ons.gov.uk/ons/publications/re-reference- and at age 65 for local tables.html?edition=tcm%3A77-223356 areas in England and Wales, 2008-10 Deprivation http://opendatacommunities.org/deprivation/map

Health and Wellbeing May http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4129/health_and_welbin Profile for Lichfield 2012 g_profile_for_lichfield_district_council_may_2012 District Council

Community Safety Lichfield District http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4131/lichfield_district_co Community Safety mmunity_safety_strategic_assessment_2011 Strategic Assessment 2011

Employment Employment Land http://www.lichfielddc.gov.uk/downloads/file/4026/employment_land_ Review 2012 review_2012

Ward Labour Market https://www.nomisweb.co.uk/reports/lmp/ward/1308627544/report.as Profile: Longdon px