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Places in North-West Leicestershire September 2007 Produced by the Policy, Research and Information Group, Chief Executive’s Department, Leicestershire County Council Contact Details Nicole Rickard Donna Mackay Policy Team Leader Senior Policy Officer Policy Research & Information Group Policy Research & Information Group Leicestershire County Council Leicestershire County Council County Hall County Hall Glenfield Glenfield LE3 8RA LE3 8RA T 0116 305 6977 T 0116 305 8137 E [email protected] E [email protected] Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy of the data contained in this report, the County Council can accept no responsibility for any errors or omissions. 2 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Contents 3.3.1 Castle Donington 20 3.3 Rural Areas 20 Introduction 5 Map 5 -Valley Community Forum 21 Map 1 - North-West Leicestershire District 5 Map 2 - Community Forums 5 Appendix 24 List of Community Forum Areas and LSOAs 24 1. Coalville Community Forum 10 Map 6 - Output Area Classification 25 1.1 Main Towns 10 Further Information 26 1.1.1 Coalville 10 1.2 Priority Neighbourhoods 10 1.2.2 Coalville/Thringstone/Whitwick 10 Map 3 - Coalville Community Forum 11 1.2.3 Greenhill 12 1.3 Rural Areas 12 2. Ashby Area Community Forum 13 2.1 Main Towns 13 2.1.2 Ashby 13 2.2 Key rural centres 13 2.2.1 Measham 13 Map 4 - Ashby Area Community Forum 14 2.2.2 Ibstock 15 2.3 Priority Neighbourhoods 15 2.3.1 Ashby 15 2.3.2 Measham 17 2.3.3 Ibstock 17 2.3.4 Moira and Albert Village 18 2.4 Rural areas 18 3. Valley Community Forum 20 3.1 Key Rural Centres 20 3.1.1 Castle Donington 20 3.2 Priority Neighbourhoods 20 3 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 The page left blank for double-sided printing 4 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Places in Leicestershire - North-West Leicestershire Rural/Service Centres – these are smaller service centres, identified through the Leicestershire Rural Partnership, that provide a range of fa- The map on page 6 shows North-West Leicestershire District, including cilities for the surrounding rural villages and hamlets. They vary in size, the main towns and the key rural service centres. but they are all a focal point for a cluster of smaller settlements Introduction Rural Areas – this section of each chapter covers the rural parts of each Forum area and identifies the priorities, based on aspects of depri- The purpose of this “Places in Leicestershire” report is to highlight the vation identified through the Indices of Deprivation, poor access to ser- priorities for individual places in Leicestershire. This will enable us to vices (Access to Services report) or specific needs identified through a identify place based priority outcomes for inclusion in the Leicestershire Parish Plan (see below). Sustainable Community Strategy and Local Area Agreement. A list of each type of settlement in North-West Leicestershire is shown The seven reports covering Leicestershire are divided into chapters below: structured around the key places in each District, arranged by the 27 Community Forums currently being established around the County. Main Towns • Coalville The map on page 3 shows the location of the 27 Community Forums in • Ashby Leicestershire. There are 3 Community Forums in North-West Leices- tershire District. Priority Neighbourhoods • Coalville, Thringstone and Whitwick Types of Places • Greenhill • Ashby The key places are divided into: • Measham • Ibstock Main Towns – these 17 settlements are identified in the Local Area • Moira and Albert Village Agreement as key large service centres which provide health services, • Castle Donington employment, education, leisure and shopping facilities for the surround- ing population Rural Centres • Asfordby Priority Neighbourhoods – identified in the Local Area Agreement • Bottesford 2006-09, these 19 neighbourhoods are small areas of the county with bigger than average problems, usually in relation to a number of aspects of deprivation (see Indices of Deprivation below) (continued on page 8) 5 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 1 - North-West Leicestershire District 6 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Map 2 - Leicestershire Community Forums and North-West Leicestershire District (highlighted) 7 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Rural Communities completing Parish Plans Ten most deprived LSOAs in Leicestershire: • Heather Index of Multiple Deprivation • Measham LSOA IMD National Ward District Code Score Rank Information Sources E01025699 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 44.78 3,344 A range of information sources have been used to develop these sec- E01025934 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 43.69 3,594 tions, a short description of each is below: E01025932 Greenhill NW Leicestershire 41.96 4,037 E01025725 Loughborough Storer Charnwood 38.51 5,056 Indices of Deprivation 2004 - The Indices are produced by the Office E01025717 Loughborough Shelthorpe Charnwood 37.99 5,232 of the Deputy Prime Minister with the aim of measuring deprivation in a consistent way across England. The indices include measures relating to E01025700 Loughborough Hastings Charnwood 31.81 7,402 Income Deprivation, Employment Deprivation, Health Deprivation and E01025949 Measham NW Leicestershire 30.32 8,011 Disability, Education, Skills and Training Deprivation, Barriers to Housing E01025844 Earl Shilton Hinckley & Bosworth 29.75 8,230 and Services, Living Environment Deprivation and Crime. Leicestershire E01025718 Loughborough Southfields Charnwood 28.83 8,657 is ranked 135 out of the 149 county/unitary authorities in England E01025930 Coalville NW Leicestershire 28.76 8,683 (where 149 = least deprived). (Rank: 1=most deprived in England, 32,482=least deprived in England) Find Out More: http://website/index/your_council/about_leicestershire/statistics/indices_ Super Output Areas of_deprivation_2004.htm Super Output Area (SOA) lower level is a new national geography cre- ated by the Office for National Statistics. These areas are created by combining a number of Output Areas (created for the 2001 Census). LSOAs are areas of broadly consistent population size across the coun- try - approximately 1,500 people. They are often referred to in the text as LSOAs. If a LSOA is described as experiencing moderate levels of deprivation, this means that it is in the bottom 20% of LSOAs in Leicestershire. Where a LSOA is described as experiencing significant deprivation, it is in the bottom 10% in Leicestershire. 8 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 Town and Village Centres Survey - This work was carried out by Social Capital Survey – The Social Capital Survey (2006) targeted 20 BMG Research on behalf of Leicestershire County Council and Leicester Lower Super Output Areas (LSOAs) across the County. These were Shire Economic Partnership in 2006. The research was based upon a cus- identified by the District Local Strategic Partnerships and covered tomer satisfaction survey of visitors and users in the 17 Main Towns “deprived”, “average” and “rural” communities. The survey work was identified above. A main report is accompanied by a shorter report for conducted mainly by volunteers who surveyed 10% of the adult popula- each individual town or village centre. tion in each area. Find out more: Find Out More: http://www.lsint.info/downloads/Leicestershire%20Town%20and%20Villa http://www.ccp.org.uk/thesocialcapitalsurvey.html ge%20Survey%20Final%20Report.pdf Parish Plans – a parish plan is led by a cross-section of local people and focussed around the outcomes of a questionnaire survey, which are ana- lysed and used to produce a summary report and action plan. More than 25% of parishes in Leicestershire have conducted a Parish Plan - this re- port focuses on Parish Plans completed over the last 3 years. Find Out More: http://www.ruralcc.org.uk/parishplans.html Access to Services Report – this research by the Leicestershire Rural Partnership identifies the number of service outlets and the diversity of the service types within each Leicestershire parish under 5,000 popula- tion. Five groups of parishes have been identified, based on a similarity in their service coverage and diversity. Group 1: No services or skeletal service provision Group 2: Minimal service provision Group 3: Medium service provision Group 4: Good service provision Group 5: Very good service provision This report highlights parishes with no, skeletal or minimal service provi- sion. 9 Places in Leicestershire September 2007 1. Coalville Community Forum Area • Lack of cohesion between different parts of the town centre • The environment of the centre is generally poor, The map overleaf (Map 3) shows the Coalville Community Forum with • Conflicts between pedestrians and cars in the Town Centre, par- LSOAs and Neighbourhood Priority Area. ticularly on Belvoir Street • Lack of facilities for young people The Forum consists of the main town of Coalville, two priority • Perceived levels of business crime neighbourhoods within the town and a small rural area. • A poorly developed night time and leisure economy • Undeveloped links between the Town Centre and major local at- Coalville has been identified as a growth location in the Draft East Mid- tractions lands Regional Plan. The Regional Plan proposes a Sustainable Urban Ex- • A poor environment for disabled people and families tension of 4875 dwellings (in one or more SUEs). Revised advice from • Lack of extended opening hours the County Council has adjusted this figure to 4375 dwellings plus a stra- tegic employment site of 25 hectares. Leicestershire Town and Village Centres 1.1 Main Towns Overall Coalville is perceived as a satisfactory centre, though it scores below the average for the town and village centres included in the Town 1.1.1 Coalville and Village Centres study Indices of multiple deprivation Having a greater range of shops, more specialist shops and the cleanli- ness and tidiness of the centre were seen as the areas that needed the The Coalville Neighbourhood Profile will include information on the In- most attention within Coalville. dices of Multiple Deprivation.