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Town and Village Appraisals Update June 2013 1 Legend Local Plan Designations Employment Rutland county boundary Large employment site Planned limits of development (taken from the Site Allocations Leisure & Policies DPD Submission Document 2013) Childrens playarea Education Sports and recreation ground Primary school Community/village hall Secondary school Library 6th form college Public house Public school Health Public transport Pharmacy Bus route Train station Doctors surgery Distance from centre Hospital 400m Dentist 800m Retail 1200m General store 1600m Post office ASHWELL Services and Facilities Sports/ Village/ Employment Convenience Doctors Post Public Recreation Children's community Primary Secondary opportunities shop Surgery Pharmacy Office House ground playground hall School School Library in settlement a M a Physical Constraints Flood Risk Flood zones 2 and 3 along far northern, eastern and southern boundaries. Biodiversity No designated areas of interest within or adjoining village. The village itself has retained much of its agricultural character due to working farms within the historic core.There are 25 Listed Buildings in the village, and a Scheduled Ancient Monument of a medieval settlement, watermill and remains to the north west of the village. All of the village and it's surrounding area is a Conservation Area with Article 4 Designation, Historic Environment except for the modern council housing to the west, adjacent to the railway line. The village falls within the flat, open landscape character type of Vale of Catmose. There is evidence of field boundary loss and non-agricultural use of land around Ashwell. Ashwell is a nucleated village, with a close knit core, and a more loosely knit character along the northern and eastern extremities derived from the important open spaces and frontages. Ironstone is a predominant building material for both smaller and larger houses, along with its use for Landscape & Townscape boundary walls. Grade 3 agricultural land surrounds the entire village. The village itself is classified as 'Land predominantly in urban use.' North of the village is grade 1 land, with a mixture of grade 1 Agricultural land and 2 land to the south west of the village. Accessibility Bus services frequency Public Bus Mon- Sat Mon- Sat Sunday & Accessibility to nearest Transport services daytime evening Bank Hol Local Service Centre Oakham, Melton Mowbray Bus 19 Hourly Until 18.50 No service & Nottingham 3% travel to work by public transport 78% travel to work by motorcycle; car or van 11% travel to work by other means or work at home 7% travel to work by bicycle or on foot Local Issues at 2009 Ashwell Parish Plan was produced in 2005 to address both the social and physical needs of the village, in addition to design considerations relating to the aesthetics of the village and future expectations. Areas of concern for residents included speeding traffic and heavy lorries, issues surrounding the bus stop on Oakham Road, and improvements to the village hall. There was support for: large communal spaces; sustainable energy in the form of solar panels on buildings; development of work opportunities; restriction of residential development to infill only; and, provision for young people. In terms of the village design considerations the following are some of the key issues highlighted: importance of village gardens; future construction of single and 1 1/2 storey dwelling houses in the 'modern zone'; maintenance of open spaces; importance of stone walling; concern over light pollution; and, use of materials to be sympathetic to surroundings. Local Issues at 2013 No known local issues. Main Population Characteristics Property Property Population Population Population totals 2008 totals 2012 1991 2001 2011 Ashwell 125 124 237 290 269 Land Use Document Housing Capacity The SHLAA received 2 submissions, with both sites being viewed as potentially acceptable SHLAA 2008 for a total of 7 dwellings. SHLAA 2011 update No identified sites. There were a total of 4 sites submitted through the Call for Sites process for the Issues and Site Allocations & Policies Options consultation document. All sites were excluded from the consultation as they were DPD - Issues and Options contrary to the Adopted Core Strategy 2011. Housing Completions Total completions since 2006 (including affordable housing completions) 6 Affordable housing provided since 2006 0 Current commitments 2 Employment Statistics Year Employment Capacity 2001 59% are economically active (59% are employed) based upon the 2001 Census. 2011 60% are economically active (58% are employed) based on 2011 Census Other Services Broadband Village connected. Sewage Disposal Severn Trent responsible. Water Supply Severn Trent responsible. Education Primary Langham C of E Primary Secondary Catmose College, Oakham Rutland County Council Town and Village Appraisals - Update 2013 Places Directorate Ashwell AYSTON Services and Facilities Sports/ Village/ Employment Convenience Doctors Post Public Recreation Children's community Primary Secondary opportunities shop Surgery Pharmacy Office House ground playground hall School School Library in settlement a Physical Constraints Flood Risk No known risk. Biodiversity No designated areas of interest within or adjoining village. There are 16 Listed Buildings within the parish. The Conservation Area with Article 4 Designation encompasses the majority of the village. The village is set in the parkland of Historic Environment Ayston Hall. The village is located within the landscape character type of High Rutland, Ridges and Valleys, on a ridge top enveloped by Areas of Particularly Attractive Countryside. Ayston is a small, compact settlement with properties grouped to the east of the church, and small and large areas of open space. There is a dominance of buildings of coursed rubble ironstone with Collyweston and some thatch roofs. Large agricultural buildings on the eastern approach to the village are of modern development which contrasts to the Landscape & Townscape attractive appearance of the rest of the village. The entire village is encompassed in grade 2 agricultural land, with grade 3 land present to Agricultural land the north of the village. Accessibility Bus services frequency Public Bus Mon- Sat Mon- Sat Sunday & Accessibility to nearest Transport services daytime evening Bank Hol Local Service Centre No services available Local Issues at 2009 There is no Village Plan or Design Statement for this settlement at present. Local Issues at 2013 No known local issues. Main Population Characteristics Population 1991 (includes Ridlington Property Property and Population Population totals 2008 totals 2012 Wardley) 2001 2011 Ayston 17 16 240 46 * * Note: Population details not available from the 2011 Census. Land Use Document Housing Capacity SHLAA 2008 No SHLAA submissions received. SHLAA 2011 update No identified sites. Site Allocations & Policies No sites were submitted through the Call for Sites process for the Issues and Options DPD - Issues and Options consultation document. Housing Completions Total completions since 2006 (including affordable housing completions) 1 Affordable housing provided since 2006 0 Current commitments 0 Employment Statistics Year Employment Capacity 2001 Employment details are unavailable. 2011 Employment details are unavailable. Other Services Broadband Village connected. Sewage Disposal Ayston STW. Anglian Water responsible. No further capacity with existing infrastructure. Water Supply Severn Trent responsible. Education Primary Uppingham C of E Primary Secondary Uppingham Community College Rutland County Council Town and Village Appraisals - Update 2013 Places Directorate Ayston BARLEYTHORPE Services and Facilities Sports/ Village/ Employment Convenience Doctors Post Public Recreation Children's Community Primary Secondary opportunities shop Surgery Pharmacy Office House ground playground hall School School Library in settlement Physical Constraints Flood Risk No known risk. Biodiversity No designated areas within or adjoining village. Historic Environment There are 7 Listed Buildings within the parish. Landscape & Townscape The village is within the flat landscape character type of the Vale of Catmose, with steep Agricultural land Barleythorpe is predominately grade 3 land, with grade 2 present to the south of the village. Accessibility Bus services frequency Public Bus Mon- Sat Mon- Sat Sunday & Accessibility to nearest Transport services daytime evening Bank Hol Local Service Centre Bus 19 Hourly Until 18.59 No service Oakham and Nottingham 3% travel to work by public transport 72% travel to work by motorcycle; car or van 10% travel to work by other means or work at home 16% travel to work by bicycle or on foot Local Issues at 2009 There is no Village Plan or Design Statement for this settlement at present. Local Issues at 2013 No known local issues. Main Population Characteristics Property Property Population Population Population totals 2008 totals 2012 1991 2001 2011 Barleythorpe 69 111 153 178 207 Land Use Document Housing Capacity SHLAA 2008 No SHLAA submissions received. SHLAA 2011 update No identified sites. Site Allocations & Policies 1 site was submitted through the Call for Sites process for the Issues and Options DPD - Issues and Options consultation document. Housing Completions Total completions since 2006 (including affordable housing completions) 57 Affordable housing provided since 2006 22 Current commitments 6 Employment Statistics Year Employment Capacity 2001
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