1 How to comment on this document 2 2 Introduction 3

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4 Methodology 6 5 Settlement Scoring 11

6 Local Service Centres - Options 14 Council

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Service A List of Settlements Within the Borough 16

B Services and Facilities - Sources of Information 18 Centre

C Detailed Settlement Assessment 20 Background D Sustainability Appraisal 26

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Cheshire 1 How to comment on this document

We would like to receive your views on the approach taken to identify local service centres. The responses

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and This consultation will run from Monday 9th March 2015 to Friday 24th April 2015 at 5pm.

Chester Comments can be submitted:

Council through the Council's consultation portal (via www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/localplan - please click "Add Comments" next to the questions so tell us your views)

Local by email to [email protected]

Service or sent in writing to the following address: Planning Policy

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Paper You may find the following documents and information useful in commenting:

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consultation Adopted Local Plan (Part One) Strategic Policies which can be viewed via the following link:

http://consult.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/portal/cwc_ldf/adopted_cwac_lp/lp_1_adopted?tab=files

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2 Introduction Cheshire

2.1 This report sets out the Council's intended approach to identifying local service centres for inclusion within the Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies (Part Two Plan). W est

2.2 Sustainability is a key theme of the planning system and the Cheshire West and Chester Local and

Plan has a key role to play in delivering sustainable development. The Adopted Cheshire West and Chester Chester Local Plan (Part One) Strategic Policies (Part One Plan) sets a strategic vision for the borough

and defines how the boroughs’ housing and employment requirements should be met, taking into account Council national and local sustainability objectives.

2.3 The Part One Plan seeks to enable development that improves and meets the economic, social Local and environmental objectives of the borough in line with the presumption in favour of sustainable development, locating new housing in locations with good accessibility to existing or proposed local Service shops, community facilities and primary schools with good connections to public transport.

Centre 2.4 The need to identify local service centres stems from the requirement to implement the strategy

of the Part One Plan. The Plan’s strategy is based on focusing most new development in and adjacent Background to the four urban areas and steering development in the rural area primarily to key service centres which represent the most sustainable locations in the rural area. Outside of these areas, a limited level of development will also be brought forward in smaller rural settlements to be known as local service centres which have adequate services and facilities and access to public transport. Paper

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2.5 The Part One Plan does not impose levels of development on local service centres as it is consultation considered that the local community is best placed to understand the needs of its communities in terms of supporting local services or meeting a specific housing need. Local communities may bring forward additional development in their areas through mechanisms including Neighbourhood Plans, Community

Right to Build Orders and rural exception housing. This approach reflects the National Planning Policy version Framework (NPPF) that seeks to empower local people to shape and direct sustainable development in their area. Development which will be allowed in local service centres will be small-scale and allows (March for redevelopment, conversions and infilling.

2015) 3 Policy Context 4

Cheshire 3 Policy Context

Local Plan Part One (Strategic Policies)

W est 3.1 The Adopted Part One Plan sets out the strategic framework for the sustainable development of

and the borough and seeks to bring forward development in line with a settlement hierarchy identified as

Chester follows.

Urban areas: Chester, Ellesmere Port, and – focus for the majority of new

Council development. Key Service Centres: Cuddington & Sandiway, Farndon, , , , , ,

Local Malpas, and – the most sustainable locations for new development in the rural area

Service Local Service Centres – smaller rural settlements with much more limited sustainability in terms of access to jobs, facilities and public transport.

Centre 3.2 Locating development within or on the edge of the borough’s main urban areas and rural key

Background service centres will enable the maximum use of existing infrastructure and resources and allow homes, jobs and other facilities to be located close to each other. This has the potential to enable people to be less reliant on travel by car and can support existing public transport modes. In other settlements, identified as Local Service Centres, the type and scale of development will be much more limited due

Paper to the limited facilities and transport options. The Part One Plan does recognise that communities may wish to support the retention of local services / facilities through enabling new housing development

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3.3 The following policies apply to development in the rural area:

version 3.4 Policy STRAT1 (Sustainable Development) - "Locate new housing, with good accessibility to existing or proposed local shops, community facilities and primary schools and be well connected with

(March good connections to public transport".

3.5 Policy STRAT2 (Strategic Development) - "An appropriate level of development will also be brought 2015) forward in smaller rural settlements which have adequate services and facilities and access to public transport. These local service centres will be identified in the Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies Plan".

3.6 Policy STRAT8 (Rural Area) - "New development will also be accommodated at local service centres. These local service centres will be identified through the Local Plan (Part Two) Land Allocations and Detailed Policies Plan. The amount of development in each local service centre will reflect the scale and character of the settlement concerned and the availability of services, facilities and public transport".

3.7 Paragraph 5.67 "It is not the intention of the policy to allow development in unsustainable locations therefore for a settlement to be identified as a local service centre there will need to be an adequate level of existing services and some access to public transport". 5

3.8 Paragraph 5.71 "To help support the rural economy and sustainable communities the retention Cheshire and development of local services and community facilities, such as village halls and public houses will be supported".

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3.9 "Sustainable development includes supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities by providing Chester the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality environment with accessible local services that reflect the community's need" (para 7).

Council National Planning Policy Guidance

3.10 "A thriving rural community in a living working countryside depends, in part, on retaining local Local

services and community facilities such as schools, local shops, cultural venues, public houses and Service places of worship. Rural housing is essential to ensure viable use of these local facilities" (Rural Housing: Paragraph: 001Reference ID: 50-001-20140306).

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Cheshire 4 Methodology

Developing the methodology

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Chester 4.1 A draft methodology setting out the criteria for the selection of the local service centres was subject to a seven week consultation between 1 May and 19 June 2014 as part of the Part Two: Land Allocations and Detailed Policies Issues consultation and call for sites documents. This paper has taken the

Council consultation comments received into account.

4.2 Several representations were received through the consultation exercise relating to the need to Local involve Councils in the assessment process. In response to this, a consultation with Parish

Service Councils was undertaken over a six week period in October/November 2014 which involved sending a services and facilities questionnaire to all Parish Councils in the borough. The results from this

questionnaire were used to provide a settlement assessment which was up-to-date and based on local Centre knowledge of the services and facilities within each settlement.

Background 4.3 Comments received through the initial consultation exercise related to the factors which should be taken into account when identifying local service centres; many of which highlighting the importance of considering local services and facilities and accessibility. Some of the other issues which have been

Paper raised and considered whilst drafting the methodology are highlighted below:

- Access to High Speed Broadband

consultation 4.4 It is recognised that access to Broadband is extremely beneficial to rural communities in terms of allowing home working, access to on-line services and supporting rural businesses. Access to

version Broadband is considered to be a service which will assist in supporting and maintaining existing rural services and businesses and provide better opportunities to work from home.

(March 4.5 The Connecting Cheshire Partnership has secured funding to provide additional rural broadband infrastructure to over 80,000 premises that will build on BT’s on-going commercial investment in fibre

2015) across the county. As a result, more than 400,000 premises (around 96 per cent) across Cheshire, Halton and , should have access to broadband speeds of up to 80Mbps by the end of 2016. Most of the settlements within CWaC should therefore have access to this service, so it has not been included as a basis for defining local service centres.

Employment

4.6 Working patterns are increasingly complex and there is a clear trend for people to work or set up businesses from home. People living in rural areas however generally travel to work and this can be over considerable distances. This is different to urban areas where there is a range and choice of employment opportunities making it more likely that a higher proportion of local residents will be employed more locally. 7

4.7 The presence of an employment premises within or close to a village is therefore no guarantee Cheshire that local people will work there. For these reasons, on balance it has been decided that employment facilities should not be included as an assessment criteria for the purposes of identifying local service centres. W est

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Chester 4.8 There are services and facilities which are recognised as being important to rural communities which do not form part of the assessment criteria of this methodology, for example access to health care, libraries and leisure facilities. These types of services and facilities are not widely available to the Council smaller rural settlements below the level of key service centres which are subject to the application of this methodology. The methodology ensures that settlements will only become a local service centre Local where there is access to public transport. This in turn will give the community access to other higher order services such as health care located in key service centres or the main urban centres in the Service borough.

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4.9 The methodology has not applied a detailed assessment of specific policy and development Background constraints to each of the settlements. Given the number of completions and commitments for housing development (since the start of the Plan period in 2010) for the whole of the rural area, there is only a

very limited amount of additional housing to be provided in the rural area. This will mean there will be Paper little if any need for additional allocations to be made.

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4.10 Any development that does come forward in local service centres, should be small scale to meet consultation local need in accordance with the Part One Plan. It will also need to take account of wider policy considerations both national and local and potential development constraints, mitigating these where

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The Methodology

(March Local Plan (Part One) Examination

2015) 4.11 The methodology has been developed alongside the outcomes of the Examination of the Part One Plan. A key element of the Inspector's main modifications related to clarifying the approach to settlements in the rural area and their role in accommodating development.

4.12 Policy STRAT8 of the Part One Plan states that it is not the intention to allow development in unsustainable locations therefore for a settlement to be identified as a local service centre there will need to be an adequate level of existing services and some access to public transport.

4.13 The resulting methodology has therefore been simplified and defines local service centres in terms of their accessibility to local shops, community facilities and primary schools and connections to public transport which is consistent with national and local policy and guidance. These indicators have been incorporated within the methodology and are considered to be key for the purposes of identifying local service centres. 4 Methodology 8

Cheshire 4.14 The methodology is set out in detail below:

Stage 1 - Assessment of Community Services and Facilities

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and as local service centres:

Chester a primary school a local convenience store or post office

Council a community meeting place or place of worship a public house

Local 4.16 These particular services and facilities are important to a community for the following reasons:

Service Primary School - Primary schools are an important amenity for families with children and have an important social role in many village communities. Provision of a school within a community also

Centre reduces the need for children to travel long distances. (Private independent schools have been excluded as they generally have a much wider catchment relying on fee-paying pupils).

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Local Convenience Store or Post Office - A general convenience store with a range of food and everyday goods can assist in meeting the day to day needs of residents reducing the need to travel

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Community Meeting Place/ Place of Worship - A Village Hall or Community Centre provides a

(March location for community activities and events and offer venues for education, health and well-being events and social meetings. Places of worship can also play an important role in community cohesion

2015) and often have church halls that provide venues for a wide range of community events and clubs.

Public House - Provide residents with a place to meet others and socialise and are often at the heart of a local community.

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Stage 2 - Access To Public Transport Cheshire

4.17 The Part One Plan states that for a settlement to be identified as a local service centre there will

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4.18 Each settlement has been assessed to establish whether there is either a bus service running Chester through the settlement or whether there is a railway station within or in close proximity to the settlement. Settlements which have access to public transport are seen as more sustainable, as they provide residents with travel choices and improved accessibility to jobs, health facilities and other services and Council facilities to meet day to day needs. Access to a railway station is important for residents who need access to a wide range of services and facilities in main urban areas and to commute to places of work. Local

4.19 There is a network of bus services that operate across Cheshire West and Chester. Most of Service these services are operated privately. There are also a small number of ‘local bus services’ that the Council currently supports, by means of a subsidy. These are services that provide key links to communities which otherwise would not be served by public transport. Most of the local bus services Centre the Council support operate as conventional bus services along a predefined route. There are, however, three shuttle services that operate in rural areas which require the service user to register and pre-book Background a trip. These flexible rural services operate on specific days of the week running people to key services such as doctors, dentists etc.

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Chester one point for a convenience store or post office Yes or no in terms of access to public transport

Council (it should be noted that where there is more than one facility in each category this does not increase the score). Local

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Centre Do you agree with how the settlements have been scored? If not please state why and provide an alternative method.

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Settlement Surveys

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2015) 4.23 Initial desk top assessments and site visits were undertaken in August/September 2014. Each settlement was assessed in terms of the presence of services and facilities which needed to be located within or in close proximity to the settlement. Information from the returned questionnaires from the Parish Councils was also fed into the settlement assessments.

4.24 A table is provided at Appendix B showing the sources of information used to undertake the settlement assessments (the assessments can only represent a snapshot in time as inevitably some services and facilities will change over time). 1 1

5 Settlement Scoring Cheshire

5.1 The methodology has been applied to all the settlements listed at Appendix A. The following table

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Settlement Score in Access to Settlement Score in Access to Chester relation to Public relation to Public

the number Transport the number Transport Council of services Yes/No of services Yes/No and facilities and facilities Local 2 √ (nr 0 √

Duddon) Service 0 x Burton (Nr Ness) 2 √

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Chorlton Lane 0 x consultation Aston 2 x 0 √ 1 √

Christleton 4 √ version Barton 1 √

Churton 2 √ (March Beeston 0 √

Clotton 1 √ Bickley Moss 1 x 2015) Clutton 1 √ Bickley Town 0 √ Coddington 1 √ Green 1 √ 4 √ 1 √ Cotebrook 1 √ Brown Knowl 2 x -by-Farndon 0 x Broxton 2 √ 3 √ Bruera 0 x

Bryn 0 x 5 Settlement Scoring 12

Cheshire Settlement Score in Access to Settlement Score in Access to relation to Public relation to Public the number Transport the number Transport

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Chester Cuddington 0 x Hatchmere 1 √ Heath Hatton Heath 0 √

Council Delamere 4 √ Hebden Green 0 x Delamere Park 0 x

Local Higher Marston 0 √ 4 √

Service Higher 3 √ 0 √ Higher Wych 0 x

Centre 2 √ Hooton 1 √

Background Dunham-on-the-Hill 2 √ Horton Green 0 √ Eaton 1 √ Huxley 2 √

Paper Eccleston 2 √ Ince 2 √

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version Fuller's Moor 0 √ Ledsham 0 x Gatesheath 0 √

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Little Leigh 3 √ 2015) 3 √ 1 √ 4 √ Littleton 0 √ Hampton Heath 0 √ Lostock Green 0 x Handley 2 x 0 √ 1 √ Manley 2 x Hargrave 1 √ 4 √ Harthill 0 x Milton Green 0 √ 13

Settlement Score in Access to Settlement Score in Access to Cheshire relation to Public relation to Public the number Transport the number Transport

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Mollington 2 √ Stretton 0 √ Chester

Mouldsworth 1 √ Sutton Weaver 1 √

Council Moulton 4 √ Swan Green 3 √

Newton-by-Tattenhall 0 √ Thornton-Le-Moors 1 √ Local

No Mans Heath 2 √ 1 x Service

Norley 4 √ 4 √

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Pulford 2 √ Whitegate & 3 x version Marton

Quarrybank 0 x (March Whitley (Higher 3 x

Rowton 0 √ and Lower) 2015)

Rushton 1 √ Willaston 4 √

Saighton 1 √ Willington 0 x Corner 4 √ 1 √ 3 √

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Cheshire 6 Local Service Centres - Options

6.1 The following options have been considered in the context of the strategic framework for the

W sustainable development of the borough as set out in the Part One Plan. This framework directs most est of the borough's development to the four main urban areas, then to the ten key service centres. Outside

and of key service centres, the local service centres need to be identified which could acceptably

Chester accommodate some small-scale development in settlements with an adequate level of existing services and some access to public transport.

Council Option 1 - Only settlements which score 4 and have access to public transport will become local service centres.

Local Option 2 - Only settlements which score 4 and 3 and have access to public transport will become

Service local service centres.

Option 3 - Only settlements which score 4, 3 or 2 and have access to public transport will become

Centre local service centres.

Background 6.2 Settlements with no access to public transport or with access to only one of the services and facilities are considered to be unsuitable for consideration as a local service centre. These settlements

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Appraisal has concluded that the differences between the options in terms of their sustainability is in version many cases marginal, with few clear differences emerging. However, overall Option 1 scores the best, closely followed by Option 2. Option 3 displays more potentially negative impacts and scores least well

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Chester Comberbach Great Barrow Moulton Waverton

Delamere Guilden Sutton Willaston Council

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Aldford Comberbach Great Budworth Mickle Trafford Tilston Service

Allostock Crowton Guilden Sutton Moulton Utkinton Centre

Antrobus Delamere Higher Wincham Norley Waverton Background

Ashton Hayes Dodleston Kingsley Saughall Willaston

Childer Thornton Elton Little Budworth Shocklach Paper Christleton Great Barrow Swan Green

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Aldford Comberbach Guilden Sutton Moulton Willaston (March Allostock Crowton Higher Wincham No Mans Heath

2015) Antrobus Delamere Huxley Norley

Ashton Hayes Dodleston Ince

Broxton Duddon Kingsley Saughall

Burton (Nr Ness) Dunham-on-the-Hill Lach Dennis Shocklach

Capenhurst Eccleston Little Budworth Swan Green

Childer Thornton Elton Little Leigh Tilston

Christleton Great Barrow Mickle Trafford Utkinton A List of Settlements Within the Borough 16

Cheshire A List of Settlements Within the Borough

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Chester Acton Bridge Foxwist Green Picton

Aldersley Fullers Moor Puddington

Council Aldford Gatesheath Pulford

Local Allostock Great Barrow Quarrybank

Service Alvanley Great Budworth Rowton

Antrobus Guilden Sutton Rushton

Centre Ashton Hayes Hampton Heath

Background Aston Handley Saughall

Backford Hapsford Shocklach

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Bostock Green Hebden Green Sutton Weaver

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Bruera Higher Wincham Threapwood

Bryn Higher Wych Tilston

Burton nr Duddon Hooton Tilstone Fearnall

Burton Nr Ness Horton Green Tiverton

Burwardsley Huxley Utkinton

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Chowley Little Budworth Willington Corner and

Chester Christleton Little Leigh Wimboldsley

Churton Little Stanney Council

Clotton Littleton Local Clutton Lostock Green

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Duckington No Mans Heath (March

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Dunham-on-the-Hill Oakmere

Eaton Occleston Green

Eccleston Oldcastle Heath

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Bus Service Cheshire West and Chester website:

Council http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

Local Public Officers of the Planning and Transport Team.

Transport Service Railway Station Cheshire West and Chester website:

Centre http://www.cheshirewestandchester.gov.uk/

Background Post Office Post Office Branch Finder:

http://www.postoffice.co.uk/

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(March https://maps.google.co.uk/

2015) Cheshire West and Chester Interactive Mapping:

http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/CWAC/interactivemapping/

Community http://www.chester.anglican.org/ Facilities Site Visit/Parish Council Questionnaire

Village Hall/Community Cheshire West and Chester Interactive Mapping: Centre http://maps.cheshire.gov.uk/CWAC/interactivemapping/

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Primary School Cheshire West and Chester Interactive Mapping: Council

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Chester services and facilities should be within or in close proximity to the settlement and not in a remote location.

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Paper Christleton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ x 1 √ x 4 √

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Delamere √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ √ 4 √

Dodleston √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √ version Elton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ √ 4 √

(March Great Barrow √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ x 1 √ x 4 √

2015) Guilden Sutton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √

Kingsley √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √

Mickle Trafford √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √

Moulton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √

Norley √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ x 1 √ x 4 √

Saughall √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √

Tilston √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ x 1 √ x 4 √

Waverton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 4 √

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Ashton Hayes √ √ 1 x 0 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 3 √ Local

Aldford √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 √ x 1 √ x 3 √ Service

Allostock √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 √ x 1 √ x 3 √

Centre Alvanley √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 x x 0 x x 3 x

Burwardsley √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 √ √ 1 x x 3 x Background

Childer Thornton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 3 √

Crowton √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 3 √ Paper

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Shocklach x √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 3 √

(March Swan Green √ x 1 x 0 √ 1 x √ 1 √ x 3 √

Utkinton √ x 1 x 0 √ 1 √ √ 1 √ x 3 √ 2015)

Whitegate & Marton x √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 x x 0 x x 3 x

Whitley (Higher and Lower) √ √ 1 √ 1 √ 1 x x 0 x x 3 x

Acton Bridge √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ √ 2 √

Aston x √ 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 x x 2 x

Brown Knowl x √ 1 x 0 x 0 x √ 1 x x 2 x

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Local Byley √ √ 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 x x 2 x

Service Capenhurst x √ 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 x √ 2 √

Churton √ x 1 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 2 √

Centre Duddon √ √ 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 2 √

Background Dunham-on-the-Hill √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 2 √

Eccleston x √ 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 2 √

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Lach Dennis √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 2 √

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Mollington √ x 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 2 √

(March No Mans Heath x x 0 √ 1 x 0 √ √ 1 √ x 2 √

2015) Pulford √ √ 1 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 2 √

Tushingham x √ 1 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 x x 2 x

Backford √ √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Barton x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Bickley Moss x √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 1 x

Bostock Green x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Bridge Trafford x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

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Coddington x √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 1 √ Local

Cotebrook x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 x x 1 √ Service

Eaton x x 0 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 x x 1 √

Centre Hapsford x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Hargrave x √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √ Background

Hatchmere x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Hooton x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ √ 1 √ Paper

Little Stanney x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

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Oakmere x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Rushton √ x 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 1 √ version

Saighton x x 0 x 0 √ 1 x x 0 √ x 1 √

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Sproston Green x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √ 2015)

Stoak x x 0 √ 1 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Sutton Weaver √ x 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Thornton-Le-Moors x √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Threapwood x x 0 x 0 x 0 x √ 1 x x 1 x

Tilstone Fearnall x √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

Tiverton √ √ 1 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 1 √

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Local Aldersey x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Service Bickley Town x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Bruera x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Centre Bryn x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Background Burton (nr Duddon) x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Chorlton Lane x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Paper Chowley x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

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Cuddington Heath x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Delamere Park x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

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2015) Fuller's Moor x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 √

Gatesheath x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Hampton Heath x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Harthill x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Hatton Heath x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Hebden Green x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x

Higher Marston x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 √

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Littleton x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √ Local

Lostock Green x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 x x 0 x Service

Lower Kinnerton x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Centre Milton Green x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

Newton-by-Tattenhall x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √ Background

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Rowton x x 0 x 0 x 0 x x 0 √ x 0 √

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Cheshire D Sustainability Appraisal

Sustainability Appraisal of Options for the Identification of Local Service Centres

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Options for the identification of local service centres have been subject to sustainability appraisal. The Chester appraisal methodology and outcomes are set out below. This appraisal should be read alongside the accompanying Local Service Centres Background Paper; the SA Scoping Report for the Local Plan

Council (Part 2) and the SA Report for the Submission Local Plan (Part 1).

The sustainability appraisal was carried out by members of the Cheshire West and Chester Planning Local Policy Team during December 2014.

Service A Habitats Regulations Assessment (HRA) has been undertaken as part of the preparation of the Local Plan (Part 1). The assessment concluded that the Local Plan can be screened out as not leading to

Centre likely significant effect on European sites. It was considered that the Local Plan comprises a sufficient policy framework to enable the subsequent delivery of necessary measures to avoid or mitigate adverse

Background effects on the integrity of European sites. Given the nature and scope of the proposed options for designating local service centres options (as detailed in this report) it is considered that they would not alter the conclusions of the HRA Screening Report. HRA has therefore not been undertaken as part

of this options appraisal. Paper

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consultation The options that have been subject to sustainability appraisal are those set out in the accompanying background paper on identification of local service centres. The methodology for identifying local service centres is explained in detail in that paper. The facilities assessed for each settlement are as follows:

version Primary School

(March Local Convenience Store/post office Community meeting place/place of worship

2015) Public House

For each type of facility present in a settlement, a score of 1 was given. Those settlements with a score of 4 have all types of facility present.

An assessment was also undertaken as to whether each settlement had access to public transport, which is considered to be a key requirement for local service centres.

The options which have been subject to SA are detailed below.

Option 1 – those settlements with a score of 4 plus access to public transport

Option 2 – those settlements with a score of 3 or 4 plus access to public transport 27 Option 3 – those settlements with a score of 2, 3 or 4, plus access to public transport. Cheshire As set out in the Local Service Centres Background Paper, settlements with scores of less than 2, and those without access to public transport, are considered to be unsuitable for designation as a local

W service centre. Only those options listed above are considered to be reasonable options for the purposes est

of sustainability appraisal. and

Sustainability Appraisal Methodology Chester

The methodology used for the SA follows that used in the Part 1 Local Plan, using a ‘whole of plan’ Council approach. This has meant that the appraisal is topic based and the results of the SA are reported by topic. Local The following stages were carried out.

Service Stage 1 – Establishing the SA Framework

Centre For the purposes of this SA, we have used the SA Framework which formed the basis of the appraisal

of the Part 1 Local Plan. This identifies the sustainability objectives grouped into 11 topic areas (listed Background below). Minor changes to the SA framework were made following consultation on the SA Scoping Report for the Part 2 Local Plan and these have been incorporated in this appraisal. The framework is reproduced at Annex 1.

Paper SA topic areas:

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Climate Change and Energy consultation Biodiversity, flora and fauna Water

Air version Land and Resources

Waste (March Cultural Heritage and Landscape

Population and Human Health 2015) Housing Community safety Economic Development

Stage 2 – Screening out proposed options against SA topic areas

The next stage is to consider the proposed options against the SA topic areas. Where the options were considered to be unlikely to have a significant impact against a particular SA topic area they were ‘screened out’ and not considered any further in the SA process. The topics which were screened out are air, waste and community safety. D Sustainability Appraisal 28 Stage 3 – Appraisal of options against sustainability topics Cheshire Each option was appraised against the SA objectives. The assessment included consideration of likely effects, including consideration of the nature of effects (short/medium/long term, spatial, cumulative,

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and impact of potential effects, they were noted. The outcome of the appraisal is shown at Annex 2.

Chester Assumptions used and difficulties encountered

Council The appraisal considered the 3 options in terms of the range of facilities present in the constituent settlements. It considered each option as a whole, it did not consider the characteristics of individual settlements included within each list. The appraisal was carried out at a relatively high level as there

Local is insufficient detail available at this stage to assess impacts in detail. Further appraisal of impacts will be carried out as policy in the Part 2 Local Plan is further developed, and through neighbourhood plans

Service where necessary.

Centre In some cases, not all of the sub objectives within the SA framework were directly applicable to the options being considered. The most applicable sub objectives for each topic were therefore identified

Background and formed the basis of the appraisal.

In terms of potential impacts, it is recognised that in some cases the differences between the options is subtle (for example, the impact in relation to the climate change and energy topic). Nonetheless it is

Paper possible to differentiate between them.

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SA outcomes are reported by topic area. Further detail on the findings of the appraisal can be found in Annex 2.

version 1. Climate Change and Energy

(March The appraisal of options in relation to this topic area takes account of the potential impact on the generation of additional journeys. It is acknowledged that this is difficult to predict and the differences

2015) between the options in terms of the climate change and energy topic are subtle. It is also recognised that all these settlements are small in scale with limited facilities and residents will inevitably need to travel outside of the village for many services. Nevertheless, it is assumed that those settlements with a higher score and therefore a greater range of facilities will provide greater scope for trips to be made on foot or bike and therefore have a lesser requirement for car based trips. The presence of a primary school and convenience shop are perhaps the most significant in this respect. Settlements in all options have some access to public transport, although the actual provision in terms of destinations, frequency etc has not been assessed.

Overall, those settlements with a score of 3 or 4 have a more positive score than those with just 2 for this topic. 29 2. Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna Cheshire The assumption was made that the designation of a local service centre will result in some limited development, which, whether on greenfield or previously developed land, could have an impact on

W biodiversity. The specifics of any impact are unknown at this stage and it is not possible to differentiate est

between the options. Any could have a potentially negative impact, but there is scope to mitigate impacts and

through appropriate policy and protection of important features or creation of new habitat in the design Chester of schemes.

3. Water Council

The impact of the options on flood risk, water quality and efficiency were considered through this objective. Again, although there may be impacts they will be site specific and cannot be assessed in Local detail at this stage. As for the biodiversity topic, it is not possible to differentiate between the options, as any of which could have an impact. The methodology for the identification of LSCs has not taken Service account of areas of flood risk or water infrastructure stress. These issues would need to be taken into in the consideration of any development proposals or in neighbourhood plans. Mitigation through policy Centre measures (including policy ENV1 of the Part 1 Plan - Flood Risk and Water Management) and scheme specific measures could help to limit potential impacts. Background

4. Land and Resources

Any new development will consume natural resources and impact on soils, and this will be the case Paper whichever option is selected. All therefore have the potential for a negative impact in relation to this

- topic. Impacts could be mitigated by prioritisation of use of previously developed land and reuse of consultation existing buildings and materials.

5. Cultural Heritage and Landscape

version This topic considers the impact of the options on sites of cultural, historical and landscape significance.

The appraisal has not been able to look in detail at where such sites are located in relation to potential (March local service centres, so it has been assumed that there is the potential for any of the options to have

a negative impact on heritage assets. It is therefore not possible to differentiate between the options. 2015) Mitigation through policy requirements and site specific measures could reduce potential impacts.

6. Population and Human Health

In assessing the impact of the options on this topic, the positive benefits for community and social inclusion provided by close access to facilities was taken into account. The presence of a school and community meeting place/church are likely to be particularly beneficial in this regard. Some form of meeting place/church is present in virtually all of the settlements. All settlements in option 1 and most in option 2 have a primary school. Although all options scored positively, option 1 is therefore most positive followed by option 2 then 3. D Sustainability Appraisal 30 The methodology does not include health facilities so these could not be assessed, however their Cheshire presence in a settlement would have a positive benefit in relation to this topic. It is recognised, however, that it is not realistic to expect provision of healthcare facilities to be present in many of these small

settlements. All settlements in the three options subject to appraisal have access to public transport W

est which may assist in accessing health services, although the limitations of public transport in many rural

and areas is recognised.

Chester 7. Housing

Council Local service centres are required by the Local Plan Part One to be those settlements which could acceptably accommodate some small scale development. This is likely to include a limited amount of residential development. All options allow for this and therefore all score positively in relation to this Local topic. A specific requirement within policy to meet the identified needs of particular groups (including

affordable homes, lifetime homes etc) in local service centres would contribute to this topic obtaining Service an even more positive score.

Centre 8. Economic Development

Background Development in local service centres is likely to be limited but could nonetheless help to sustain the vitality and viability of existing services and possibly help support new facilities. In assessing this impact, regard was given to the likely presence of a pub and or convenience store. Settlements with a score of 4 all have these facilities and their identification as local service centres therefore has the scope to

Paper be particularly beneficial in relation to this topic. This option therefore scored strongly positively. A

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consultation do not score so highly although overall the impact is a positive one.

The methodology for identifying LSCs does not take account of the presence of employment sites, which could also contribute positively to meeting the objectives within this topic.

version Overall Outcome of SA

(March In summary, the differences between the options in terms of their sustainability is in many cases marginal,

2015) with few clear differences emerging. However, overall option 1 scores the best, closely followed by option 2. Option 3 displays more potentially negative impacts and scores least well in terms of sustainability.

Mitigation for any potentially negative impacts arising from the selected option will need to be provided through policy requirements and on site measures. Policies in the Local Plan Part One already ensure that many of the potential negative impacts are limited. As they emerge, policies in the Part 2 Local Plan and, where applicable Neighbourhood Plans, will provide additional detail and locally specific guidance. Further sustainability work will be undertaken to inform preparation of the Part 2 Local Plan, and this will include appraisal of policy as it relates to local service centres. 31

Annex 1 – SA Framework showing screening of Local Service Centre Options Cheshire

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Climate Change and 1.Address the need to mitigate and adapt to climate change Council Energy 2. To reduce energy consumption, promote energy efficiency and increase the use of energy from renewable resources Local

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Biodiversity, flora and 1.To protect and enhance the Borough's biodiversity and wildlife fauna habitats Centre

Background Water 1.To minimise the risk of flooding

2. To protect, maintain and improve the quality of water resources,

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Land and Resources 1.To reduce the consumption of natural resources version

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Waste 1.Achieve sustainable waste management by reducing the production of waste, increasing opportunities for recycling and reducing the amount of waste being sent to landfill for final disposal

Cultural Heritage and 1.To preserve and enhance sites, features, areas and settings of Landscape archaeological historical and cultural heritage importance

2. To protect, enhance and manage the character and appearance of the landscape and townscape, maintaining and strengthening local distinctiveness and sense of place D Sustainability Appraisal 32

Cheshire Annex 1 – SA Framework showing screening of Local Service Centre Options

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Council Population and Human 1.Improve health and social inclusion, whilst reducing inequality and Health valuing diversity and equality Local

Housing 1.To provide sufficient housing to meet identified needs including Service affordable housing and specialist groups

Centre Community Safety 1.To create safe environment to live in and reduce the fear of crime.

Background Economic Development 1.To support sustainable economic growth and competitiveness, and provide opportunities for ongoing private sector investment

Paper 2. To develop and enhance the visitor economy/ tourism

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Annex 2 – Local Service Centre Options Cheshire - Summary of effects

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Climate The settlements identified The settlements identified The settlements identified

Change and in this option have all 4 in this option have most of in this option have the most Local Energy categories of facilities the facilities in the limited range of facilities.

identified in the methodology so there is As such, it is considered Service methodology. There is scope for some journeys that development here

therefore greater scope for to be made on foot or would create a greater Centre a proportion of journeys to bike. However number of additional car

be made on foot or bike, development here is likely journeys than option 1 and Background particularly for school and to create a greater number option 2. top up shopping. of additional car journeys

than option 1. Paper Biodiversity, The potential impacts of The potential impacts of The potential impacts of this

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the identified sites for the identified sites for identified sites for version development. Without development. Without development. Without knowledge of these, it is knowledge of these, it is knowledge of these, it is

feasible that any new feasible that any new feasible that any new (March development would have a development would have development would have a

negative impact on a negative impact on negative impact on 2015) biodiversity. This impact biodiversity. biodiversity. could be reduced by suitable mitigation.

Water The potential impacts of The potential impacts of The potential impacts of this this option will depend this option will depend option will depend upon the upon the specifics of each upon the specifics of each specifics of each Local Local Service Centre, and Local Service Centre, and Service Centre, and the the identified sites for the identified sites for identified sites for development. Without development. Without development. Without knowledge of these, it is knowledge of these, it is knowledge of these, it is feasible that any new feasible that any new feasible that any new D Sustainability Appraisal 34

Cheshire Annex 2 – Local Service Centre Options - Summary of effects

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development would have a development would have development would have a

Local negative impact on water a negative impact on water negative impact on water quality and flooding. quality and flooding. quality and flooding.

Service Land and Almost all new Almost all new Almost all new development

Centre Resources development will consume development will consume will consume natural natural resources. There is natural resources. There resources. There is similar

Background similar potential to have is similar potential to have potential to have negative negative impacts on land negative impacts on land impacts on land and soil and soil quality, however and soil quality, however quality, however this will be this will be highly this will be highly highly dependent upon the

Paper dependent upon the dependent upon the selected settlements and selected settlements and selected settlements and the specifics of any

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number of Local Service version Centres would have a potentially greater impact

(March across the borough, it is not considered possible to state

2015) this for certain.

Cultural The potential impacts of The potential impacts of The potential impacts of this Heritage and this option will depend this option will depend option will depend upon the Landscape upon the specifics of each upon the specifics of each specifics of each Local Local Service Centre, and Local Service Centre, and Service Centre, and the the identified sites for the identified sites for identified sites for development. Without development. Without development. Without knowledge of these, it is knowledge of these, it is knowledge of these, it is feasible that any new feasible that any new feasible that any new development would have a development would have development would have a negative impact on sites, a negative impact on sites, negative impact on sites, features, areas and features, areas and features, areas and settings 35

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Topic Option 1 – Option 2 - Those with 3 Option 3 - Those with 2, 3 W

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settings of archaeological, settings of archaeological, of archaeological, historical

historical and cultural historical and cultural and cultural heritage Local heritage importance. heritage importance. importance.

Service Population Access to services and Access to community Access to community

and Human education are key meeting places and meeting places and Centre Health considerations regarding education are key education are key

community and social considerations regarding considerations regarding Background inclusion. All settlements in community and social community and social this option provide this. inclusion. Almost all inclusion. Few of the settlements in this option settlements in this option

provide this. provide both of these types Paper of facility.

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which will help to meet which will help to meet which will help to meet local version local needs. local needs. needs.

(March Economic Development in local Development in local Development in local

Development service centres is likely to service centres is likely to service centres is likely to 2015) be limited but could be limited but could be limited but could nonetheless help to sustain nonetheless help to nonetheless help to sustain the vitality and viability of sustain the vitality and the vitality and viability of existing services, including viability of existing existing services, including shops and pubs, which are services, including shops shops and pubs, which are present in all settlements and pubs, which are present in some settlements in this option present in many in this option. settlements in this option. D Sustainability Appraisal 36 Key Cheshire

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