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Holsworthy Town Study Holsworthy Town Study Core Strategy Evidence September 2011 Contents 1. INTRODUCTION 3 2. OVERVIEW 3 3. MAJOR PLANNING 14 APPLICATIONS 4. SIZE, LAND USE AND 15 CHARACTER 5. CONSTRAINTS 15 6. RELATIONSHIPS TO 16 OTHER CENTRES 7. COMMUNITY 18 8. VISION 20 9. KEY ISSUES 21 10. POTENTIAL FOR 25 GROWTH 11. SPATIAL ISSUES 30 Holsworthy Town Study Contents 12. CONCLUSION 31 TABLES Table 1 : Population 4 Table 2 : Average Household 5 Income (2009) Table 3 : Benefit Claimants (May 5 2009) Table 4 : Development 6 Opportunities Table 5 : Sector Location 6 Quotients (2007) Table 6 : Unemployment 7 Claimants 2001 - 2011 Table 7 : Average House Prices 8 2001 - 2009 Table 8 : School Capacities and 10 Roll Forecasts (2011) Table 9 : Open Space (2010) 10 Table 10 : Landscape Types 11 (February 2011) Table 11 : Community Facilities 12 (June 2011) Table 12 : Summary of Issues 14 Table 13 : Significant Planning 15 Permissions (2011) Table 14 : Summary of Strategic 18 Plan Objectives (2011) Table 15 Identified Priority One 19 Projects (2011) Table 16 North Devon & Torridge Local Strategic Partnership 19 Federation Event - Identified Issues Table 17 : Provisional Housing 21 Requirements 2006 - 2026 Holsworthy Town Study Holsworthy Town Study 1 Introduction 1.1 This report provides an overview of the characteristics and issues which define the form and function of Holsworthy Town and how such could impact on the delivery of sustainable growth. The report presents a profile of Holsworthy that provides information and comment on such matters as: population, housing growth and needs, economic activity, service provision and infrastructure capacity, environmental considerations and development opportunities and constraints. It is through the examination of such matters that informed decisions will be enabled in relation to how best to accommodate the town’s future needs. 1.2 The purpose of the report is to support community focused consultation related to the North Devon and Torridge Joint Core Strategy. The Core Strategy being the first of the Local Development Framework development plan documents prepared by North Devon and Torridge District Councils. It is the most important document in determining how the area will evolve. Through the Core Strategy direction will be given to guide the location, form and scale of development that is required to achieve sustainable growth that will meet the areas long term needs. 1.3 It is essential that local aspirations are reflected through the Core Strategy vision and objectives. Through undertaking additional town focused consultation it is hoped that locally relevant and supported visions can be established for the towns of northern Devon. 2 Overview 2.1 Holsworthy is situated near the county border of Cornwall, in the south west of Torridge District. The town is located 26km (16 miles) southwest of Bideford, in the centre of an extensive agricultural area. Holsworthy lies at the intersection of the A388 and A3072, which provides important north-south and east-west links both within and beyond the District boundaries. 2.2 Holsworthy has had its market charter since the 12th Century. It is a typical market town with a modest population. The town benefits from a full range of social and community services, including weekly general and livestock markets, which support its role as an important rural service centre to a substantial rural hinterland. The town is characterised by a compact low rise centre focused on The Square, Fore Street and Bodmin Street and low-medium density housing to the west and north of the town centre. The valleys to the east and west along the River Deer help to define the town. Population 2.3 The town has grown steadily over the last 20 years, with development to the east and west of the town centre. The parish population has increased by 48% over the period 1991 to 2010, providing an annualised increase of about 50 persons per year. In 1991 the population of Holsworthy was 1,890, rising to 2,255 in 2001 with a projected population of 2,795 in 2010. The rate of population growth being greatest over the period 2001-2010. 2.4 From 2001 to 2010 the population of Holsworthy has increased by 540 people. The rate of population increase in the Parish of Holsworthy, at 24% was significantly greater than that experienced in the other Torridge towns (Bideford, Northam and Great Torrington) and across the District as a whole. The variance in population growth across the referenced geographic areas is illustrated in Table 1. Holsworthy Town Study 3 Holsworthy Town Study 2.5 The age distribution within the Holsworthy population is generally characteristic of the wider geographic areas presented in Table 1. The proportion of the population within the age groups 0 – 19 and 40 – 59 is comparable to that of Torridge District and Devon. A degree of variance within the Holsworthy population does however occur through a lower than average proportion of the population being in the age band 40-59 and a significantly higher population proportion in the 80+ age band. 2.6 The increasing age of the areas population is reflective of a national trend. In 2008, 16% of the population of England was estimated to be aged 65 and over, within which the South West region was estimated to have the highest percentage of older persons at 19 %. 2.7 The population of Holsworthy is predicted to increase by 1,866 people(1) during the period 2006-2021, an increase of 13.7%. Within this increasing population, it is predicted that the total number of younger age groups (0-19) will decrease by 3.8%, the 20-44 age band will also reduce by 6% and the 45-65 age band will increase by 15.8%. In the older groups, 65 and above, an increase of 51.2% is predicted, but the greatest proportionate increase is expected to occur in the 70-74 age band. Table 1 : Population Other Torridge Holsworthy Torridge Devon Towns Total Population 2001 2,255 31,292 58,965 1,136,500 2010 2,795 35,197 65,716 1,179,354 Change 540 3,905 6,751 42,854 % Change 23.9% 12.5% 11.4% 3.7% Age Group Proportions (2010) 0 - 19 20.7% 21.5% 21% 21.5% 20 - 39 22.4% 21.7% 19.6% 23.9% 40 - 59 24.8% 27.3% 28.3% 27.2% 60 - 79 22.4% 23.2% 25% 21.4% 80+ 9.7% 6.3% 6.1% 6.0% Total 100% 100% 100% 100% Source: Office for National Statistics - Census (2001), South Devon Health Informatics Service - Family Health Services Authority (FHSA) (2010). Retrieved from: Devon Facts and Figures (Devon County Council) - http://www.devon.gov.uk/index/councildemocracy/improving_our_services/facts_figures_and_statistics.htm Income 2.8 Average household incomes in Torridge are the lowest of any Devon District. At £24,958 (2009), the Torridge average household income is £2,015 (8%) below the Devon average. The Holsworthy average household income at £23,994 is lower still, sitting at £964 (4%) below the District average and £2,979 (11%) below the Devon average. Table 2 illustrates geographic variance in average household incomes and the proportion of households with 1 Joint Strategic Needs Assessment Holsworthy Profile 2009: http://www.devon.gov.uk/jsna 4 Holsworthy Town Study Holsworthy Town Study income levels below £15,000 and £20,000. It is clear that a high proportion of the population in Holsworthy are supported by incomes which fall considerably below the District and County levels. Table 2 : Average Household Income (2009) Household % Households % Households Total Income Average with an Income of with an Income of Households (Median) Less than £15,000 Less than £20,000 Torridge 29,362 £24,958 26.3% 35.1% Devon County Council 31,804 £26,973 25.7% 34.3% Holsworthy 1852 £23,994 28.8% 38.4% Source: Household Income Average (Median) - CACI Paycheck data (2009) / CACI (2008). Benefits 2.9 Benefit claims in Holsworthy exceed district, county and national levels both in respect of Income Support and Job Seekers Allowance. Levels for those aged 60 and above claiming Attendance Allowances or Pension Credit are similarly higher than the district, county and national levels (Table 3). This is likely to be linked to the high proportion of elderly or retirees and the areas low waged economy as evidenced by low household incomes (Table 2). Table 3 : Benefit Claimants (May 2009) Percentage of: Holsworthy Torridge Devon National 16 - 59 years olds claiming income support 5.9% 4.5% 3.9% 5.6% 16 - 64 year olds claiming jobs seekers allowance 3.1% 2.8% 2.0% 3.7% Total Population claiming disability living allowance 3.7% 4.8% 4.2% 5.2% 65 and older claiming attendance allowance 22.3% 16.0% 17.3% 18.2% 60 and older claiming pension credit 25.1% 17.0% 15.3% 20.6% Source:Department for Works and Pensions: retrieved from Holsworthy Devon Town Profile 2010 (DCC) Employment 2.10 The Dobles Lane Industrial Estate, shown on Map 1, is the main employment area in Holsworthy. The industrial estate provides the base for a range of manufacturing and service based industries. Further expansion of employment opportunities is being provided through a 2.6 hectare/ five plot extension to the estate, which is now under construction. 2.11 Table 4 indicates the level of employment land available for development within Holsworthy's industrial estates. There is very little remaining capacity within the industrial estates; recent development at Dobles Lane has resulted in the use of the last significant area within the estate. Most plots in the older part of the Dobles Lane Industrial Estate, approximately 1.73 hectares, are now complete.
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