Youlgrave

Parish Statement (draft)

Youlgrave settlement is located 2.5 miles south of . The village, originally an agricultural settlement, grew as a result of lead mining in the locality during the 17th and 18th centuries and again in response to continued lead mining and quarrying and mineral extraction during the 19th century.

Youlgrave parish includes the settlement of . Alport is a small settlement to the east of Youlgrave where the Rivers Bradford and Lathkill meet giving it a constant source of water and power. Historically, the settlement was dependent on agriculture and then lead mining from the 18th century until the mid 19th century. The settlement consists largely of 18th and 19th century properties.

Both settlements have conservation areas. Youlgrave parish is located within the characterised by limestone plateau pastures and limestone village farmlands described in the Landscape Characteristic Assessment (LSAP 2009). Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Community Aspirations

Traffic through Youlgrave is a major cause for concern. Youlgrave Parish Council carried out a community consultation in November 2017 – January 2018 ‘Youlgrave Roads, Parking and Traffic Consultation’ with the following priorities to be addressed: 1st priority: speed of traffic through the village (used as a 'rat run' by some drivers who see Youlgrave as a short cut between A515 and A6) 2nd priority: safety of pedestrians (no pavement at narrow points on the main street and near the school, endangering village children and older residents, in particular) 3rd priority: parking preventing emergency vehicles accessing village properties + heavy goods vehicles travelling through the village

Youlgrave is a popular tourist destination with a number of holiday homes, a youth hostel in the centre of the village without a dedicated car park, three pubs, a residential centre for a public school, and Airbnb accommodations. This popularity is increasing the number of on- street car parking and road conflict between drivers and compromising pedestrian safety. Holiday homes should not be acceptable if there is no off street car parking provided. The Parish Council also wish to see greater flexibility in policy and decision-making by planners to allow additional off-road car parks to be provided at locations around and on the edge of the village, in order to discourage visitors from parking on the streets and outside residential properties.

The Parish Council is also frustrated with the deterioration in services provided by the local authorities and the general slowness or often complete lack of response when challenged, for instance over road improvements and highway safety measures identified in the recent community roads and traffic survey, and over the cleaning of village streets.

The community support the provision of affordable housing where required but feel that the need for housing is linked to the conversion of private housing to holiday accommodation. As properties become holiday homes/rentals there are less opportunities for local people to get onto the housing ladder. Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Community Aspirations (continued)

There is also a frustration that some of the existing affordable housing stock in Youlgrave managed by one major provider appears to be offered to people from long distances away, including cities, while unmet demand within the community remains.

Public transport timetables need to be extended at either end of the day to cater for people working outside of the village. At present they cater for the school run, the retired and non-Sunday and non-Bank holiday tourists.

Youlgrave welcomes visitors who act and park responsibly, spend locally and 'put something back'. We have enhanced our toilet and car park facilities, erected new signposts and actively look to improve local rights of way and public access. We will continue to do this but feel that local authorities, including the National Park, should do more to encourage responsible behaviour from all visitors. For instance, we are increasingly frustrated at the impact of mass participation events that come through the village without any restriction, especially cycling events. The speed of some competitors raises safety issues for pedestrians, in particular, as well as general traffic problems, but it seems that no authority or official body is taking responsibility or attempting to police them in any way.

Youlgrave remains a largely working village with a long tradition of self-sufficiency, for instance with the locally-run Youlgrave Waterworks continuing to supply the majority of households with on tap spring water. However, these essential building blocks of the community (which also include the shops, school, pubs, post office, garage, health centre, community halls, nursery, etc) are also often highly vulnerable to changing circumstances, eg a shop owner retires, school funding is cut, a brewery head office makes a commercial decision, local staff leave, a new supermarket opens a few miles away, and so on. These key village establishments need as much as support from local authorities as they do from local people, eg the planning authority must respond speedily and with understanding to planning enquiries and applications and work as closely as possible with the Parish council and community representatives. Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Population and Demographics

Population Age Range Children, Adults and Working and Non Working Older People Adult Population (18+ years) 85 to 89 Children Older 65 to 74 16% Retired People 45 to 59 27% 22% 25 to 29

18 to 19 Economically 15 Inactive 12% 8 to 9 Adults 0 to 4 57% 66% 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 Economically Active KEY Number of Residents Children 0-17 years Working Age 18-64 years Older People 65 years +

The parish of Youlgrave has a population of 1,018 residents (2011 census). Data source: Census 2011 Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Housing

Housing Type Housing Tenure

Living rent free

Private rented Other

Flat Social rented

Terrace Shared ownership Semi detached

Detached Owned

0 50 100 150 200 250 0 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 Number of Properties Number of Properties

Data source: Census 2011 Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Residency Employment Car/ Van Ownership

Occupancy of Occupations of Working Adults Households with a

Properties Elementary occupations Car/Van Process plant and machine… No Car/Van No Usual Sales and customer service… Residents Caring, leisure and other services 99 Households 89 Skilled trades occupations with a Administrative and secretarial… Car/Van Associate professional and… 366 Professional occupations Usual Managers, directors and seniors Residents 0 20 40 60 80 100 467 Number of Working Residents

Data source: Census 2011 Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Settlement Amenities Convenience Food Shop Post Office School Primary Hall Community Playground Playing Industria Practice Distance to General Road Within Route (5+ services a day) GoodPublicTransport PublicHouse Post Box Church Mobile Library Conservation Area Website/Newsletter Groups Events/Traditions Accommodation 1 Field Mile Mile of an AB or (miles) l Units

0

Key Is present Is not present Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Public Transport

Youlgrave Route Bus Company Days Frequency

Bakewell— Middleton and 171 return Hulleys Mon - Sat Hourly or less

172 Bakewell—Matlock and return Hulleys Mon - Sat 2-4 a day Bakewell round trip including 178 Youlgreave Hulleys Mon—Sat 2 a day Bakewell and Eyam Youlgreave—Monyash and Bakewell and Eyam Community Community Transport return Transport Thursday 1 a day

Buses run from 8:30am (school run) to last leaving Bakewell at 5:15pm – none on Sunday or Bank holidays – ie do not cater for the working day or for weekend overnight visitors

Source: https://www.derbysbus.info/times/timetables/ Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Access to Essential Services Service Time in Minutes Community Sports Clubs Badminton General Practice 0-10 Bowls Cricket Pharmacy 60+ Exercise classes & Tai Chi Football Post Office 0-10 Health walks General Art and craft groups Primary School 0-10 Beekeeping Bell ringers Walking Bingo Secondary School 60+ Bradford River Action Group Cinema Folk Shop 0-10 Community Land Trust History Society General Practice 0-10 Horticultural Society Silver Band Pharmacy 10-20 Sustainable Youlgrave Uniformed groups WI Post Office 0-10 Youlgrave Waterworks Ltd

Transport Transport Events/Traditions Carnival Primary School 0-10 Church and Chapel events Food Festival Secondary School 20 - 30 Public Fund raising for the 3 halls Pantomime Supermarket 10-20 Well dressing

Source: County Council Source: Youlgrave Parish Council Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Planning Over the last 5 years 55 planning applications have been approved.

Digital Presence http://www.youlgrave.org.uk/

Affordable Housing There are no new plans to deliver affordable housing in Youlgrave at present. A survey to establish whether there are local needs for further affordable housing is currently underway with results due in February 2020 Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Youlgrave and its Services

Key Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Youlgrave and its Services

Key on previous page Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Youlgrave and its Services

Key on previous page Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Alport and its Services

Key on previous page Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Youlgrave Parish Boundary

Youlgreave vs Youlgrave

Locally known as Youlgrave from a 1492 spelling. Unfortunately the Ordnance Survey decided to use a 1595 version for its maps and hence subsequent maps/officialdom refer to Youlgreave.

See the Home page of www.youlgrave.org.uk for all 48 variations of spelling Youlgrave Parish Statement (draft)

Data sources Peak District National Park Conservation Area Appraisal Ordnance survey maps Derbyshire Accessibility Assessment 2016, Derbyshire County Council Youlgrave Parish Council www.nomisweb.co.uk http://www.derbysbus.info/times/timetables/ https://www.nhs.uk/Service-Search/GP/LocationSearch/4 http://www.youlgrave.org.uk/