PP009 Achieving Sustainable Communities in the Central Area

Achieving Sustainable Communities in the Central Area

A Local Development Framework Issues and Options Consultation Paper

November 2009

Foreword

What will your town or village be like by 2026? 5. Scale and Distribution of Development It’s not an easy question, but it is one that we need to try and answer with your help. 6. Economy Richmondshire’s Local Development framework 7. Environmental Assets (LDF) will help shape future development across all parts of the District outside of the National 8. Housing Park. This includes Richmond, Leyburn, Catterick Garrison and the villages to the north and south. 9. Infrastructure The National Park Authority is responsible for development in the rest of Richmondshire. 10.Climate Change

The LDF will be a set of policy documents that Each report asks a series of questions about shape an overall direction for development in issues we need to debate. For example, how these places. These policies will help determine should we treat small villages in terms of future planning applications for, amongst other development? Or how should Richmond and things, housing, economic or green energy Catterick Garrison grow? You can make detailed developments, once the LDF is adopted. Before responses to any of the questions using the on- we can write these policies we must understand line form on our website or by writing to us using local conditions. We need to find out about the contacts below. Or simply get in touch with where people live and work and how they travel. us to talk about the LDF. We also need to recognise the sensitivity of the local environment and our local heritage to Please ask if you would like this document in a development. different format or language.

This consultation report is one in a series of ten: John Hiles 01748 827025, Emma Lundberg 01748 827026 1. Achieving Sustainable Communities - Settlement Hierarchy Email: [email protected]

2. Achieving Sustainable Communities in the Write LDF, Richmondshire District Council, Central Area Swale House, Frenchgate, Richmond, DL10 4JE

3. Achieving Sustainable Communities in Lower Richmondshire District Council Website: Wensleydale www.richmondshire.gov.uk

4. Achieving Sustainable Communities in the A66 North Richmondshire Area.

Richmondshire Local Development Framework i i Contents

1. Introduction 1 9. Service Settlements 19 Colburn, Scotton and Hipswell 19 2. Key Features of the Central Area 2 Catterick Village, Brompton on Swale and Scorton 19 3. Influences 4 The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) 4 10. Smaller Settlements 22 The Richmondshire Sustainable Community Strategy 5 11. The Central Area in the context The North Yorkshire Sustainable of Richmondshire District 23 Community Strategy 5 Catterick Garrison Long Term Development Plan 6

4. Area wide issues in the Central Area 7

5. Relating settlements and communities: the settlement hierarchy 8

6. Richmond : the Historic Market Town 9 Key Features of Richmond 9

7. The Catterick Garrison area 13 Key Features of the Catterick Garrison area 13 Is Catterick Garrison one place or many? 15 The Area Action Plan 16

8. Richmond and Catterick Garrison as a Joint Principal Town 18

ii Richmondshire Local Development Framework 1. Introduction

1.1 This consultation paper is one of a series. outlined in the Achieving Sustainable It aims, which aims to look in greater detail Communities in Richmondshire Paper, at the Central area of Richmondshire area fundamental decisions need to be made to to guide decisions about where services determine how this area and the and facilities are located and where settlements in it will feel, appear and development can best be delivered to function. ensure the most sustainable future for local communities. 1.4 This paper outlines our current understanding of the area as based on 1.2 The Central area was introduced in the available evidence and consultation Sustainable Communities in Richmondshire responses. It poses a series of questions Paper (the first paper in the series) and about places within the area. It is primarily focuses on Richmond and Catterick concerned with the: Garrison, but extends to the east to include the settlements around the A1, such as future of the Central Area as a whole Brompton on Swale and Catterick Village. future sustainability of Richmond enhanced Principal Town role of 1.3 It is the most urban part of the District and Richmond/Catterick Garrison it’s where 70% of the population lives. The context for major change through the nature of the settlements and availability of preparation of an Area Action Plan developable land makes this area the likely approach which should be taken to the the focus for growth in the District. But as other settlements in the Central Area

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 1 2. Key Features of the Central Area

2.1 The Central Area landscape is defined by Garrison main site. In addition there are the river Swale and lower lying areas are the three large villages of Catterick, which prone to flooding. Higher ground rises to includes Marne Barracks, Brompton on the north and south. It includes Richmond, Swale and Scorton. A number of small the settlements of Colburn, Scotton and villages are found in the rural hinterland of Hipswell which themselves include the this area. administrative area of the Army’s Catterick

2.2 The army’s Catterick Garrison main site currently lacking a distinct centre. The sits above the Swale and Ure valleys on proposed Catterick Garrison town centre Scotton and Hipswell Moors, between the may help to address this. The other military historic market towns of Richmond and site in this area is Marne Barracks at Leyburn. Military sites and the villages of Catterick Village. Colburn, Scotton and Hipswell have to some extent coalesced over time to create a complex array of places, which is

2 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 2.3 The A1 trunk road passes through the area 2.6 The military bases at Catterick Garrison and gives rapid access to many parts of and Marne Barracks are a significant the country. The area’s good road links presence in the Central Area and currently connect it very strongly to Darlington and employ 7,300 military personnel, including the Tees Valley City Region, and as a result trainees, and 830 civilian staff. The it forms part of the Darlington housing number of staff working for contractors is market and travel to work area. additional to this total. Research is currently underway to help us understand 2.4 It is estimated that 31,480 people live in the direct and indirect economic impact of the Central area, which is just under 70% the bases on the local economy. This is of the total population for the LDF area. expected to be published in November. The age structure is younger than the other two areas, but this is affected by the presence of the army, whose age structure is younger and tends not to change with time. Issue C1 : The Central Area

2.5 The area has a higher proportion of larger C1a employers than the rest of the District, but Does the description above pick up the the local economy still has large numbers essential features of the area? of small businesses. The service sector dominates employment reflecting C1b Richmond’s role as the main town in the What else should be considered that is District, and its tourism offer. The main relevant to the future development of local employment areas outside of the area? Richmond town centre are at Gatherley Rd, which is alongside the A1 at Brompton on C1c Swale, Gallowfields, north of Richmond Does the Central area represent an town centre and at Colburn. The area has area with distinct character and issues good levels of skills and very low levels of which should be reflected in the LDF unemployment with the exception of some strategy? small pockets.

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 3 3. Influences

3.1 The following documents give general Vales and Tees Links sub area is subject to spatial policy guidance relevant to the potential development pressures from the Central Area: main urban areas of the Tees Valley City Region. Richmond and Catterick Garrison Regional Spatial Strategy Yorkshire and are jointly identified by the RSS as a Humber (RSS) “Principal Town”, providing a range of Richmondshire Sustainable Community services with a wide rural catchment. Strategy (SCS) North Yorkshire Sustainable Community 3.5 Although the RSS does not anticipate the Strategy role of Richmond itself to change during the period covered by the Local We need to build these into our discussion Development Framework, Catterick of this area to help create relevant policy Garrison is expected to have a different for the future that is not only generally future. Development here, including the compliant with national and regional potential changes at the army base, may drivers but also relevant to local support the widening of the range of its conditions. services and facilities, complementary to those in Richmond, such that together they 3.2 We also need to include the Catterick perform an enhanced Principal Town role. Garrison Long Term Development Plan This development is also seen as having (CGLTDP) in our discussion of major the potential to help reduce pressure in spatial drivers for this part of Richmond which is close to the North Richmondshire. It gives us the detailed Pennine Dales and Meadows Special Area proposals put forward by the MoD for the of Conservation. development of the Catterick Garrison Main site and how this could 3.6 We also need to recognise the impact of accommodate further military growth if neighbouring areas and the ways in which required. It also includes the proposals for they are expected to change. The A1 a town centre within the Garrison area. provides rapid access from the Central area to the Tees Valley City Region of the The Regional Spatial Strategy (RSS) North East Region. The future of the Central area is shaped by change in this 3.3 The RSS for Yorkshire and the Humber was neighbouring area. The Regional Spatial approved in May 2008 and sets the Strategy for the North East (RSS NE) sets regional and sub-regional policy context out the general spatial policy for areas to for the Richmondshire LDF. The LDF must the north of the Central area and in be in “general conformity” with the RSS, particular expectations for growth in which provides strategic policy guidance Darlington. Darlington’s strong influence that needs to be taken into consideration on Richmondshire is identified, as is the in preparing the Core Strategy. expectation for it to continue to develop as 3.4 The Central Area sits within the “Vales and a sub-regional centre. Darlington serves a Tees Links” sub area established by the wide rural hinterland which extends RSS. The RSS indicates that this part of the beyond administrative area boundaries.

4 Richmondshire Local Development Framework The Richmondshire Sustainable The Richmondshire Sustainable Community Strategy Community Strategy is currently being revised and will need to be updated to 3.7 The Richmondshire Sustainable reflect the current position affecting the Community Strategy (SCS) “Framework for scale and pattern of development at the the Future” (2006) sets out a very clear military base at Catterick Garrison. vision and direction for the future of our District. The Government expects the LDF The North Yorkshire Sustainable to provide the spatial dimension of the Community Strategy SCS, and be a key means of delivery of its outcomes. The Richmondshire SCS has 3.8 Richmondshire is part of the largest county many significant spatial elements, which of North Yorkshire and shares many issues are particularly important in terms of in common with its neighbouring rural developing the LDF’s approach to districts. The North Yorkshire Sustainable achieving a sustainable pattern of Community Strategy helps focus on these settlements. The following objectives are of issues and identifies the following priority particular relevance to the Central Area: areas for action for 2008-2011:

“channelling most future investment and Access to public services and public growth towards a balanced programme transport of expansion at Catterick Garrison, Affordable housing including responding to its enhanced Alcohol status as a ‘super garrison’. This Children and young people programme is intended to make the Community Cohesion Garrison a focal point for the District, Community Safety with new homes, updated services, Economy and enterprise better leisure facilities and a new town Environment centre to support both military and Health and being civilian growth, whilst ensuring this Older people complements rather than competes with Richmond’s role as a District Service Centre investing in better transport within key road corridors.”

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 5 3.9 The Richmondshire LDF will help take our Catterick Garrison into the Army’s premier network of local communities forward into base in Northern UK: the future and is central to the achievement of many of the underlying A community which integrates military actions supporting these priorities. One and civilian communities in an example is the provision of appropriate environmentally sustainable way, and sites for development. These should enable which encourages social and economic affordable housing to be developed, where development. We will do this by it is most needed and with good access to providing a mix of military and civilian local services. Another example, would be jobs and a range of housing, together with community, commercial and to ensure that development progressed in recreational facilities in a new town such a way as to respect our centre, sports and leisure centre and environmental assets and also to minimise community centre its impact on climate change. It is A military facility which maximises important to ensure that the LDF takes full operational effectiveness, recruiting and opportunity to contribute to the delivery of retention, and which achieves estate these objectives through enabling effectiveness and value for money. We development. A comprehensive LDF which will do this by building top quality fully responds to the objectives of the technical facilities and single living District and County Sustainable accommodation, supported by state of Community Strategies should ensure that the art messing facilities locally identified priorities are fully A pool of land sufficient to provide for delivered. all anticipated future demands”.

Catterick Garrison Long Term 3.11 The Plan also assesses the future capacity Development Plan of the military estate to absorb further military growth, although there is no 3.10 The MoD’s Catterick Garrison Long Term definite commitment to this at present and Development Plan (Refresh 2008) growth scenarios are subject to a number objectives for the Garrison main site are of constraints and conditions, along with “to create, through the development of policy decisions at a national level.

6 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 4. Area wide issues in the Central Area

4.1 A series of issues have been identified, Whether further local employment following on from the key features outlined opportunities should be provided in this in section 2, and the influences described area and where should they go? in section 3. Area wide issues are outlined How the proposed A1 upgrade will below and later sections consider issues affect this area and what needs to be about specific settlements. These sections done to ensure that its benefits can be give the opportunity to question, discuss realised? and debate the issues to help us develop relevant policies for this part of Richmondshire. Issue C2 : Area wide issues

4.2 The following are considered to be the C2a main spatial issues for the Central area, Do the issues in para 4.2 pick up the which the LDF should address: main challenges for the area?

How communities relate in this area? C2b How this area interacts with neighbouring What other issues should be considered areas in Richmondshire and beyond, and what is the evidence for these including the National Park? issues? How access across this area and to neighbouring areas can be improved?

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 7 5. Relating settlements and communities: the settlement hierarchy

5.1 We can use the settlement hierarchy size and spread of local settlements makes proposed in the Sustainable Communities it difficult to provide many things, like in Richmondshire Paper to help us address shops and leisure facilities or workplaces, these issues by giving a framework to think everywhere. about the role of settlements and how local communities relate to them to meet 5.2 The list of settlements below shows the local needs. The principle of sustainability settlements in this area and also their is built into this hierarchy. It seeks to ensure population size. The parishes of Colburn, that services and facilities are as accessible Scotton and Hipswell include both civilian as possible across the area. This is not the and military communities and together same as saying that everyone can or will include the MoD’s Catterick Garrison have the same access to all services in the Main site. area. In a rural area, like Richmondshire, distance is an unavoidable fact of life. The

Settlement Population Settlement Population Richmond 8,420 Tunstall 270 Hipswell 5,690 Easby 110 Scotton 4,990 Ellerton on Swale 110 Colburn 4,640 Appleton East and West 90 Catterick Village 2,800 Hornby 80 Brompton on Swale 1,770 Bolton on Swale 70 Scorton 970 Uckerby 70 Brough with St Giles 520 Arrathorne 60 Hunton 440

5.3 It is important that we think about the and the potential implications of implications of this hierarchy in planning designation in this hierarchy. These for the future to make sure we keep these sections will cover: settlements in an overall perspective. This is started below, together with options that Richmond, the Historic Market Town have been considered in developing the Catterick Garrison hierarchy for this area. The following Richmond/Catterick Garrison as a joint sections of this paper will explore this in Principal Town more detail, focusing on the places within Service Settlements the Central Area, their individual issues Smaller Settlements

8 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 6. Richmond: the Historic Market Town

Key Features of Richmond 13 years to 2006 a number of changes have been seen in the performance of the 6.1 Historically, Richmond has been the main town centre. Convenience floor space administrative and service centre for reduced in Richmond from 20.8% in 1993 Swaledale and also for the wider LDF to 16.3% in 2004, while at the same time Area. Its significance remains but, with the convenience floor space increased post-war growth of the military base and nationally. Although this was offset by the neighbouring settlements, it is no longer as opening of the Coop on the edge of the dominant as it once was. town, it also coincided with the opening of the Tescos superstore at the Garrison. 6.2 In 2009 Richmond was awarded “Great Similarly, whilst nationally, expenditure on Town of the Year”, by the Academy of comparison items increased substantially, Urbanism. Its Conservation Area has also comparison floor space in Richmond has been selected by English Heritage in 2009 changed little from 48.8% in 1993 to for its Regional Award as the most 47.6% in 2006. improved Conservation Area in Yorkshire and the Humber over the last three years. 6.5 There were above average numbers of The town has a strong cultural role with the charity shops, florists, butchers and bakers Georgian Theatre providing an important in 2006, and below average numbers of local/sub-regional facility, and is a focal clothing, electrical, entertainment and point for parts of the Swaledale Festival. household goods shops. The recently opened Station Cinema and Arts Centre is also an important asset for 6.6 Richmond benefits from a range of services the town and surrounding area. including schools and health care and has a good public transport links with 6.3 Richmond provides a range of services Darlington and the Garrison. It is also rich including schools and health care and has in its environmental and heritage assets. the benefit of frequent bus services to But it is recognised to be limited in its offer Darlington and the Garrison. Bus services particularly in retail and employment elsewhere are less frequent, but the two opportunities. We need to consider how hourly service along Swaledale is the town could be enhanced to make it an particularly important for the relationship accessible and vibrant place to live, work between the town and this part of its rural and invest. Feedback from the Plan our hinterland. The concentration of schools Future consultation, in spring 2009, also along Darlington Road does create highlighted the need for the town to periods of congestion along this arterial improve its retail offer and increase the route at peak periods during term time. vibrancy both in day and night time. What therefore is the scope for Richmond to 6.4 Retail impact studies assess Richmond to change? be trading neither well or poorly. Over the

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 9 6.7 A large area of the town and its 6.9 Beyond this the Bolton Crofts area, both to surroundings has been designated as a the south and north of Green Howards Conservation Area and the quality of the Road, provides the only additional scope surrounding landscape on all sides has for future development within the existing been considered as having great town area. But, this would require the long landscape value. To the north, standing role of this land as a “green development has extended up to the wedge” coming into the heart of the town natural ridge line. To the south and west to be overridden by the need for additional the River Swale, one of the fastest flowing growth. The potential for medium to long and quickest rising rivers in England, term growth in the town appears very provides a natural definition to the town limited without this site. downstream of the National Park boundary. Although there is a significant 6.10 Scope for growth within or adjacent to the risk of flooding in the narrow valley to the Town Centre is limited. Nevertheless, there south of the town, this does not affect a are some small, but constrained, backland particularly large area of land or one that sites that may have limited potential if they potentially could be suitable for can be assembled and accessed. development, but it does emphasise the 6.11 The Gallowfields Estate is a major source importance of local physical boundaries. of employment and services for the Town. To the east, there may be some scope for It developed originally from a disused development but, this needs to be carefully army barracks has been the subject of considered in relation to the Scots Dyke significant public and private investment ancient monument. over the years which has led to it 6.8 Richmond may have virtually reached the becoming one of the main employment limits of its environmental capacity for sites in the area. This success has not been accommodating additional development, without its problems including: unless established physical boundaries are Relocation of retail businesses from the crossed with the risk of compromising the town centre town’s urban and rural setting. Within the Inadequate road access, which is landscape constraints, there is still some unlikely to be resolved without a major limited potential for additional investment in a new road to bypass development at: junctions with limited capacity. Stanley Grove/Laburnum Grove Without radical change the potential for (housing) Gallowfields to enhance its role as an the north east and south west of employment centre within Richmond may Gallowfields Estate (employment be limited. development) the rear of Queens Road and Dundas Street (mixed uses, including town centre uses); the former Hockey Field site on Reeth Road (housing).

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 11 6.12 A Strategic Housing and Employment Land Availability Assessment (SHELAA) is Issue C3: Shaping Richmond’s currently underway to build a picture of developable land in the District. Although future not a device for allocating land, it will be a C3a useful tool in assessing the capacity for Do you agree with the issues outlined, growth in areas throughout the District are there any more significant issues to including those covered by the Local be addressed? Development Framework. The first results of this are anticipated in late 2009. C3b How well does Richmond fulfil its role as a Principal Town in Richmondshire?

C3c How can Richmond be supported in the future to better perform this role?

C3d With reference to the map above, what scope is there for the Richmond to physically grow through new development?

12 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 7. The Catterick Garrison area

Key Features of of the Catterick 2005), including personnel, trainees, Garrison area dependants and civilian staff. Although this represents nearly 90% of the population of 7.1 The Garrison area has grown over the past the three parishes, not all of this ninety years to include three distinct population will be living in the same place settlements of Colburn, Scotton and and military personnel live in a wide area Hipswell and Catterick Garrison, the extending into the Tees Valley. Army’s major base in the north of England and Scotland. 7.3 Aside from the military activity there is very limited economic activity surrounding the 7.2 The main military site is two miles south of military base, with only 4% of the District’s Richmond and there are also satellite sites VAT registered businesses in the at Catterick Village and outside of the surrounding area. District. It is home to 4 (Mechanised) Brigade and an infantry training centre. It 7.4 The area surrounding the military base has been the focus of major investment in mostly has a low incidence of deprivation. recent years, including the modernisation The concentration of social housing in of single living accommodation (Project some parts is reflected in pockets of issues SLAM) and the Beharry Centre, a large such as lower educational attainment, new leisure facility. It is estimated that the lower incomes and general health and Catterick Garrison Main site has a working employment indicators, as measured by population of about 13,500 (GVA Grimley the Index of Multiple deprivation 2007.

14 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 7.5 Hipswell is just over two miles south of sustainable settlements in the Garrison Richmond. It has an estimated population area. It also implies that there is an of 5,690. Military growth in the parish has identifiable place called Catterick progressed to the extent that it provides the Garrison. If we are to contemplate future Garrison headquarters and the core of the development towards this objective we new town centre Its services include 12 need to understand our starting position. shops, 2 post offices, 3 pubs, 1 church, 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school, 7.9 In considering the development of the area village hall, a medical centre and many as a whole it is important to assess the leisure facilities including the new garrison roles of Colburn, Scotton, Hipswell and the leisure centre. Hispwell has good public military base and the extent they have a transport links. It is not far from the A1 shared Garrison area identity. The range motorway , which provides good access to of services available in each parish is towns such as Darlington. extensive and, if viewed in isolation, would equip them to be at least Service Villages, 7.6 Colburn is about 4 miles from Richmond if not Local Service Centres in a settlement and has an estimated population of hierarchy. But, the fact that they all border 4,640. It has a high proportion of social each other and serve a discrete area housing. Its facilities include 4 local shops, makes this a difficult distinction to make. a post office, a primary school, a village The proposed town centre development hall, a doctor’s surgery, a local pub, a may indicate the way forward but this community health and recreation centre alone does not help to tease out local and a large industrial estate, which holds roles and identities. It is also important to many businesses. It also has good links to ask whether the military base has a single Catterick Garrison, Catterick Village, identity or several. Many units are based at Richmond and Brompton-on-Swale. The the Garrison, each with a particular centre A1 is nearby and gives easy access to for their activities. Darlington. 7.10 Of the three villages, Hipswell is the most 7.7 Scotton is also adjacent to the Catterick closely related to the centre of the military Garrison military base and four miles base and its centre is no more than 150 m south of Richmond. It has an estimated from the current Tesco superstore. Scotton population of approximately 4,990. It has and Colburn are two miles distant from the good local services, with village pubs, a same place to the south and east primary school, a branch of Darlington respectively. Scotton is a much smaller College and a police station. village than Colburn, which has a wider range of services, a larger civilian centre Is Catterick Garrison one place and local employment facilities including or many? Colburn Business Park.

7.8 The RSS establishes the principle that we should see the growth of functioning,

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 15 The Area Action Plan The availability of developable land within this area and in particularly 7.11 The Catterick Garrison area includes both previously developed land military and civilian settlements. We have Identified potential for long term military already seen how this area has grown to growth. create the potential for a new town centre. We have also begun to think about the 7.14 Recent consultation indicates that there is a impact of this on Richmond and the desire for Colburn to be recognised as a expectation that this area should be the discrete and distinct community. Its focus for development in the RSS. This inclusion in the area will allow for detailed creates a unique set of conditions for the planning of close but distinct settlements, Richmondshire LDF, which needs to be balancing their roles and relationships looked at carefully to ensure that this within the area. Likewise the same logic scope for great change can be realised applies for Hipswell and Scotton. As a and builds upon the strengths that already consequence, it is proposed that a primary exist in this area, without compromising objective of the Area Action Plan will be to existing assets. promote functioning sustainable communities, respecting and facilitating 7.12 We need to develop detailed policies for the maintenance of their separate major change within the LDF and can do identities, within this area. this with an Area Action Plan (AAP). An AAP is a tool for planning and delivering 7.15 The area covered by the AAP needs to be development in specific areas where assessed in detail, once we have the greater change or regeneration is needed. results of our Strategic Housing Land It provides detailed direction for how an Availability Study (SHELAA) as well as area will be shaped, dealing amongst detailed environmental assessment other things, with specific land allocations including flood risk. At this stage it is and detailed infrastructure planning. suggested that it includes the three wards Although this will be separate document of Colburn, Scotton and Hipswell and with a large amount of detailed work areas from surrounding parishes that may involved, the context for this needs to be have development potential. For example, set out within the Core Strategy and the western area of Brough with St Giles. guided by consultation on this document. This is illustrated by the shaded area on the following map. 7.13 The following factors make the area proposed below a logical subject area for an Area Action Plan:

The likelihood of change and growth

7.16 It is suggested that Richmond is not included in this area for a number of Issue C4 : The future of the reasons. We have explored the Catterick Garrison area development potential in section 6 above and it seems unlikely that it could offer the C4a same potential for change. There is also How can the LDF promote functioning the geographical separation of the river sustainable communities within this Swale valley. It is also proposed not to area, including the development of a include Brompton on Swale and Catterick town centre complementary to Village because of the distance from the Richmond? proposed town centre development and the physical separation of the A1, the C4b Swale and its flood plain, the racecourse How important is it to maintain the and the archaeological remains of the separate identities of the Colburn, ? Roman settlement of Cataractonium. Scotton and Hipswell C4c How should the LDF address the relative deprivation of some parts of Colburn?

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 17 8. Richmond and Catterick Garrison as a Joint Principal Town 8.1 The Regional Spatial Strategy for Yorkshire services they offer need to combine in such and the Humber recognises Richmond and a way to increase local opportunities in a Catterick Garrison as a joint Principal Town, way that neither could hope to do on their which should provide a range of services to own. A model already exists for this in the a geographically wide catchment area, Tesco’s store at the Garrison. This store, a including large parts of the remoter rural development which was not possible in area to the west and south west. Principal Richmond, serves the main household Towns are expected to be the main focus for shopping needs of a substantial part of the housing, employment, shopping, leisure, District. A wider shopping offer would education, health and cultural provide further options for local people at activities/facilities. this centre, who are currently travelling to Darlington or other places in the Tees Valley 8.2 The current provision of services and those at present. required to cater for the growing Garrison area population must be considered. The 8.5 Developing complementarily is likely to key features described above list an mean supporting ways that the proposed extensive range of services and facilities that Garrison centre and Richmond town can have grown alongside the military base. operate in different markets. Both will serve Richmond has in the past provided retail a range of local needs, but the Garrison and leisure services, but as we have already centre could expect to operate in a general seen its capacity to fulfil this role has retail market, while Richmond could focus diminished as centres such as Darlington on providing an attractive environment have become stronger. This has been based on its heritage assets. balanced to some extent, as far as food and household shopping is concerned by the opening of Tesco and Aldi in Hipswell and Lidl at Colburn. However, retail impact Issue C5: The Enhanced Joint studies show that local people travel further Principal Town of Richmond and afield for the rest of their shopping. Catterick Garrison

8.3 The potential for development at Catterick C5a Garrison should support the increase in the How well do Richmond and Catterick range of services and facilities in this area. The proposed Garrison town centre Garrison currently fulfil their potential as ? development should provide a focus for the a joint Principal Town growth of these services, which started with the opening of a Tesco superstore in 2004 C5b and has progressed with the completion of What distinct roles could Richmond and a leisure centre in 2009. The RSS expects the Garrison area play for the whole of that this should proceed in a way which Richmondshire? complements the role of Richmond, so that together the two centres can perform an C5c enhanced joint Principal Town role. How can Richmond and the Garrison area be developed so that they 8.4 Catterick Garrison Town Centre and complement each other in an enhanced Richmond Town Centre will need to evolve ? if they are to fulfil RSS expectations. The joint Principal Town role

18 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 9. Service Settlements

9.1 The Sustainable Communities in appropriate and feasible, the detail of this Richmondshire Paper poses the question of will be developed in a separate allocations what should determine Service Settlements document, Facilitating Development DPD, and the approach taken for their future. which is scheduled to follow on from the The selection of Service Settlements is a Core Strategy and Area Action Plan. matter for debate, and views are sought both on the principle, and on potential Colburn, Scotton and Hipswell candidate settlements. It suggests that selection of a Service Settlements might be 9.3 We have already looked in detail at based on a number of considerations, Colburn Scotton and Hipswell and have including: proposed that these settlements are taken forward under the proposed Area Action the availability of a good range of Plan to help shape distinctive communities community facilities and services - for in the context of potential major change. example a primary school, food shop, community hall and sport and Catterick Village, Brompton on recreation facilities Swale and Scorton their location throughout the sub-area (ie. seeking to ensure that all the sub- 9.4 Catterick Village is located on the edge of area is within good reach of services) the River Swale, with close proximity to good public transport access to higher Catterick Garrison and Richmond. The order settlements (including outside the Parish has a population of approximately District), including in the early morning 2,800 and the majority of the residents are and late afternoon living in the village itself, with the exception the potential for some further of a few farms, a couple of small development (and local support for residential clusters and a site for the such growth) travelling community. The Parish also the availability of local employment. contains Marne Barracks, which provides homes for a number of military personnel 9.2 In the Central Area we need to look at the and their families. The Village has facilities settlements in the Garrison area as well as including two pubs, two churches, four Catterick Village and Brompton on Swale local shops including a post office, a and ask whether they fit this description. primary school, and several other The designation at this stage is concerned businesses including a learning centre. with their role and function and providing This village also has good transport links, future support for this. This designation with the A1 on its doorstep and regular does not necessarily mean that additional buses to Richmond, Brompton-on-Swale, growth will be proposed. If this is Scorton and Colburn.

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 19 9.5 Brompton-on-Swale is located on the direction of growth in the District and there western edge of the District with close may be a need to reassess the options for proximity to the A1, Richmond, Catterick further growth at Gatherly Road in the light Garrison, Northallerton and Darlington. of the overall scale and distribution of The Parish has an estimated population of development in the district. 1,770 and has facilities including a convenience store, post office, primary 9.7 Scorton is the only other village in the school, leisure centre, two churches, four Central area offering a sufficient range of pubs and a village hall. This village has services for it to be considered as a Service good public transport links with regular Village. It’s smaller but very near neighbour buses to Richmond, Scorton and Catterick Bolton on Swale adds a primary school into Garrison, to where residents must travel to this mix. access health facilities for example. 9.8 These three villages could be designated as 9.6 Brompton on Swale is also home to Service Settlements in the LDF. One Gatherley Road industrial estate and problem, however, is that all three are close residential area. The intention for a new to each other and it is difficult to see what community at Gatherley Road was larger hinterlands they may each be serving. established in the 1990s and permission One way out of this difficulty is to treat them was given in 2006 for the second phase of as a cluster for development purposes. This the housing development (200 dwellings) recognises their importance in the mix of and a new 90 place Primary School with Richmondshire communities. The map playing fields. This scheme was seen, at the above shows Catterick Village, Brompton time, to enable growth in the District. We on Swale and Scorton in their local context. now need to question whether growth We need to consider the main constraints beyond existing permissions is desirable and the potential directions which might be against strong drivers for sustainable considered for possible development. communities from central and regional Further work will be required through later bodies. The potential for a town centre stages of the LDF to consider the scale of located in the Garrison area shifts the likely development feasible for each village.

Issue C6: The Enhanced Joint C6d Principal Town of Richmond and What should be the general approach Catterick Garrison towards designated Service Settlements in terms of provision of facilities or scale ? C6a of new development Should Catterick Village, Brompton on C6e Swale and Scorton be designated as Should we continue to provide for Service Settlements in the Central Area, growth at Gatherley Road bearing in as places to support the retention and mind the principles established in the enhancement of facilities capable of hierarchy? What special case can be serving a wider neighbourhood? made for it in sustainable community or ? C6b planning terms Should we consider Catterick Village, C6f Brompton on Swale and Scorton as a Referring to the map above, what scope cluster for development purposes? is there for Catterick Village, Brompton C6c on Swale and Scorton to physically ? Should this list of Service Settlements be grow through new development reconsidered and for what reasons?

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 21 10. Smaller Settlements

10.1 The Smaller Settlements in the Central 10.3 In these terms, supporting further area are: development in the lower tier settlements could well be described as spreading the Brough with St Giles jam too thinly, the jam in this case being Hunton new development opportunities and Tunstall potential new facilities. St Martins Easby Ellerton on Swale Issue C7: Smaller Settlements Appleton East and West Hornby C7a Should all the small settlements be The Settlement Facilities study indicates treated equally - or is there an argument that most of these are very small and have to separate out some, for example with few if any services or facilities. The some facilities, better accessibility, or challenge will also be to improve greater potential - as a separate tier in accessibility and connectivity between the hierarchy, for which a distinct policy these settlements and higher order approach might be taken? settlements. C7b 10.2 The Sustainable Communities paper Should we group the smaller settlements considers general options for approaches into geographical clusters and develop a to the smaller villages in addition to those policy approach for each cluster? identified in the rest of the settlement hierarchy, including: C7c What should be the general approach further development in the smaller towards the small settlements - in terms settlements is unlikely to be sustainable, of provision of facilities or new since, in the absence of facilities, longer development? travel distances are required to access or deliver services C7d scope to make some settlements more Is it sustainable to continue to allow viable in terms of better supporting local development in these locations, where facilities, providing a better living access to facilities locally or by travel to ? environments and more balanced other settlements, is limited communities will need to be considered, C7e but there will be limited potential to Would allowing some limited provide new facilities because the scale development in these settlements make of future growth in the District is them more sustainable by making some relatively small (reflecting RSS facilities more viable or would the scale requirements, only 200 houses per year, of development be unlikely to make this plus provision for potentially increased realistic? military demands.

22 Richmondshire Local Development Framework 11.The Central Area in the context of Richmondshire District

11.1 This paper has concentrated on the Central 11.2 Is it realistic to expect solutions to all of the area and setting out its settlements in an issues we have been looking at to be order that reflects the extent to which they solved within this area? For example can meet local needs and how they relate secondary health care services are located to each other. But the Central area is not an outside of the area, as are major retail and island and we now have to return to the leisure opportunities. Given what we know overall strategic context of the District in the and expect for this area, how should we LDF. The current status of our spatial debate expect these needs to be met? is set out on the map below.

Richmondshire Local Development Framework 23 11.3 RSS guidance is clear that the main focus rural parts of the area covered by the LDF, of development in Richmondshire should we might expect some. Perhaps this should be in the Joint Principal Town of Richmond be focused on Service Villages, particularly and the Garrison area but how large those well placed to exploit the should the proportion be? The scope for opportunities offered by the A1 for development in the Central area is mainly example. focused on the area near to the military base. The general intentions for this area, 11.6 Possible answers to these questions are as published in the Regional Spatial developed in the consultation Paper on the Strategy and the Catterick Garrison Long Scale and Distribution of Development in Term Development Plan (MoD), envisage a the LDF area. larger Garrison town centre to support improvements in local service delivery. But, what balance should be struck to ensure that other centres, particularly Richmond ? and Leyburn can also continue to thrive Issue C8: Relationships within the 11.4 We can only begin to look at this question rest of the District now and will need to come back to it when we have also debated the Lower C8a Wensleydale and A66 areas. We will also What is the most sustainable balance of be better informed when we have the development between Richmond and the results of a number of studies, which look Garrison, and the rest of the District - in at the health of Richmond and Leyburn terms of the three Sub Areas and the ? and also the economic impact of the levels of the hierarchy military base. Please also refer to the consultation 11.5 This question also relates to our smaller paper on the Scale and Distribution of settlements. Although it is unlikely that we Development in the LDF Area. would expect major change in the more

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