Cheshire West and Chester Local Plan (Part Two) Local Landscape Designation Review Advisory Position Paper February 2016 Part 2: Identification of Key Settlement Gaps Outside the Green Belt in Cheshire West and Chester Advisory Position Paper (Part 2) Key Settlement Gaps February 2016 The Planning and Environment BAYOU BLUEnvironment Limited. Studio Ltd. Cottage Lane Farm, Cottage Lane 69 New Road, Wingerworth, Chesterfield, Collingham, Newark Derbyshire. S42 6UJ Nottinghamshire. NG23 7LJ Office: 01246 386555 T. +44(0)1636 555006 Mobile: 07813 172453 M. +44(0)7866 587108
[email protected] [email protected] PES Document Ref. PES1502: KSG Study Issue 1 Drafted by: Graham Bradford Checked by: Anthony Brown Authorised by: Graham Bradford 2 Advisory Position Paper (Part 2) Key Settlement Gaps February 2016 Contents Section Page 1. Introduction 5 2. Context 5 3. Key Settlement Gaps: Value, Functions and Attributes 7 4. Study Method 10 5. Findings 20 6. Towards a Key Settlement Gap Policy Approach 44 Tables Table 1 KSG Primary Functionality Tests 9 Table 2 Potential Local Service Centres Outside the Green Belt 11 Table 3 Potential Local Service Centres Screened Out from PKSGA 14 Inclusion Table 4 Settlements between which PKSGAs are identified 15 Table 5 Candidate Key Settlement Gaps (CKSG): Assessment and 21 Selection. Appendices Appendix 1 CWaC identified small settlements examined for potential 48 Local Service Centre status Appendix 2 Key Settlement Gap Field Sheets 49 Appendix 3 Former Vale Royal ASLEV ‘Open Space’ Designations falling 91 within the Green Belt. Cover photograph: St Winifred’s Parish Church, Davenham, © PES Ltd 3 Advisory Position Paper (Part 2) Key Settlement Gaps February 2016 Page left blank 4 Advisory Position Paper (Part 2) Key Settlement Gaps February 2016 Advisory Position Paper PART 2: Identification of Key Settlement Gaps Outside the Green Belt 1.