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Lydford

September 2019

This settlement profile has been prepared by Dartmoor National Park Authority to provide an overview of key information and issues for the settlement. It has been prepared in consultation with Parish/Town Councils and will be updated as necessary.

Settlement Profile: Lydford 1

Introduction

While set against a village history which is of great significance, the buildings of Lydford are, by and large, late, unremarkable and modest, both in size and architecture. What is remarkable about Lydford is its relative lack of modern development and therefore the preservation of its historic form.

Settlement Profile: Lydford 2 Demographics A summary of key population statistics

Population 409 Census 2011, determined by best-fit Output Areas

Age Profile (Census 2011) Settlement comparison (Census 2011)

100+ Children Working Age Older People 90 Ashburton Buckfastleigh South Brent 80 Horrabridge Yelverton Princetown* 70 Moretonhampstead Chagford 60 S. Zeal & S. Tawton Age Mary Tavy Bittaford 50 Cornwood Dousland Christow 40 Bridford Throwleigh & Gidleigh 30 Sourton Sticklepath Lydford 20 North Brentor Ilsington & Liverton Walkhampton 10 Drewsteignton Hennock 0 Peter Tavy 0 5 10 15 0 1000 2000 3000 4000 Population * Includes prison population Population

Settlement Profile: Lydford 3 Housing Stock

Average House Prices 2016 Identifying Housing Need Excluding settlements with less than five sales, number of sales labelled

following Parishes: Lustleigh 8 Christow 11 Lydford Yelverton 18 Manaton 8 Belstone 6 Chagford 22 Mary Tavy 9 Sticklepath 5 Drewsteignton 8 Buckfast 5 Dunsford 5 Liverton 6 Ilsington 7 South Tawton 5 Bittaford 12 Cornwood 10 Ashburton 54 Lydford 8 Dousland 15 Moretonhampstead 20 South Zeal 13 South Brent 36 Horrabridge 32 Buckfastleigh 52 Princetown 19 0 £100K £200K £300K £400K £500K Land Registry, 2016

Settlement Profile: Lydford 4 Local Issues A summary of current development issues

Sites allocated for development No sites allocated for development in current local plan: No affordable units have been delivered on other sites since 2008

No recent housing survey to identify local need for housing

Issues Paper Consultation (Dec 2016) Infrastructure delivery

 No comments received from the Parish Council. We are aware of the following items of infrastructure which are needed  No other comments known (respondents may not have and have a reasonable prospect of being funded in the next 20 years: submitted address details)  None known

Open Space, Sport and Recreation

We are aware of the following priorities for improving Open Space, Sport and Recreation facilities:  None known

Settlement Profile: Lydford 5 Map 1 – Planning Considerations A map of key policy designations affecting planning decisions in this settlement

Settlement Profile: Lydford 6 Map 2 – Open Space A map of all open space with public value in this settlement

Settlement Profile: Lydford 7 Settlement Services and Connectivity

Settlement Services

Post Office Store Village Village School Primary Service Bus Regular Ground Recreation Church Pub Centre Health Surgery Branch Pharmacy (fuel) Garage A B U

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Road

Road

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Hall

Settlement

Lydford           If no, distance to nearest  <1km        

Method of Travelling to work (Census 2011)

Private vehicle Home worker On Foot Passenger in private vehicle Bus, Minibus or Coach Other Bicycle Train Taxi

0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140

Settlement Profile: Lydford 8