Local Development Plan

SHOTTON & ASTON - SETTLEMENT SERVICE AUDIT Settlement Commentary Shotton and Aston is a large town within the urban “” conurbation. The town lies adjacent Queensferry and Connah’s Quay with strong visual, physical and urban linkages along the “bottom road” whereupon there is a corridor of commercial uses which provide local employment and services for the residents. This commercial corridor stretches from Queensferry to the far end of Connah’s Quay at Kelsterton. Shotton and Aston benefits from facilities and services therein they also benefit from close proximity to services within adjacent settlements at Queensferry and Connah’s Quay.

Settlement No. of Dwellings 2000 UDP Baseline Figure 3,460 2014 Housing Land Study 3,559

Settlement Population 2001 Census 8,042 2011 Census 8,294

Summary of Recorded Service Provision The survey work was undertaken in November 2014 and has since been updated to take account of new information or feedback from Members / Town and Councils.

Education Facilities

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Pre-School / Yes. St Other No Formal Yes, Nursery Ethelwold’s Education outdoor play Alexandra Provision Church in Facility facility /area Street School, equipped play Welhouse/ Ty Leisure & Recreation area (L3-152), Ffynnon Facilities Central Drive School, Indoor leisure No equipped play centre / Venerable area (L3-154), sports facility Edward King George Swimming No Morgan Street pool School. Aston equipped play Formal Yes, North Family Centre, area, North outdoor Street cricket Larch Ave Street sports facility ground, equipped play Primary Yes, St Shotton Lane area (L3-153), school Ethelwold’s football pitch, Plough Lane Church in Plough Lane equipped play Wales Bowling area, Voluntary Ground Salisbury Aided Primary (Aston Street School, Bowling Club), equipped play Queensferry Alexandra area. Community Street playing Primary field (L3-152), School, Central Drive Community & Health Taliesin Junior playing field Community Yes, Aston School, (L3-154), King centre / hall Park Shotton George Street Community Infants playing fields, Centre, Aston School, ( Playing fields Community Wellhouse and football Centre, School, Ysgol pitches to the Deeside Youth Ty north of Centre at John ffynnon)The Shotton Summers High Venerable Station. School, Edward Church Hall at Morgan St Etholwold’s Catholic Church. Primary Civic offices / No School. facility Secondary Ysgol Library No school Uwchradd John Hospital Yes, Deeside Summers High Community School. Hospital,

College No

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Doctors Yes, Deeside Convenience Yes, Co- Bank/Building Yes, Natwest surgery Medical shop Operative Society (15 Centre, (Central Road West Shotton Lane Drive), Shotton), Surgery. Premier HSBC (37 Stores Chester Road Dentist No (Shotton West, surgery Lane). Shotton), Pharmacy Yes, Boots Nationwide Pharmacy, HA Other shops Yes, Courtland Building Crook Drive - Aston Society (41/43 Pharmacy, Park off Chester Road The Co- licence; West, Operative Dazzle Hair & Shotton), Pharmacy. Beauty; Lloyds (39 jonathan Place of Yes, Chester Road Bridges worship Rivertown West, Hairdressing. United Shotton) Shotton Lane Reformed – Luke Free Standing Yes, at Church, Anthony Hair of a Bank - Shotton Lane English & Beauty Cashpoint Stores, the Baptist Salon, K8’s banks on Church, St Unisex Salon. Chester Road Etholwold’s West, the Co- Church, Place Café / Take Yes, Pizza Hut Op on Central of worship at away at Deeside Drive Units 5 & 6 Retail Park. Rowley’s Spices Indian Public house Yes, Melrose Drive. Takeaway / club / Inn, Plough (Courtland restaurant Inn, Central

Drive). Golden Hotel Retail & Commercial Fry Chinese (Wetherspoon Related takeaway s), The , Supermarket Yes, Lidl at (Central Castle Inn. Deeside Retail Drive). Park. Post office Yes, 26 Chester Road Non-food Yes, B&M, West, Shotton retail units B&Q, Charlies and 21 - 23 at Deeside Central Drive, Retail Park, Aston. Travis Perkins (Chester Road East).

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Post box Yes, Chevrons Employment Yes, the Bus service Yes, the Road; Aston settlement frequency following PO Central has a Principal services serve Drive, Employment Aston: 12, Caernarfon Area in the 110, SP1, SP2. Close; UDP. There is Shotton is some vacant Plymouth served by 7, 8, land but the Street; 9, 10, 11, 11A, area is mainly Shotton Post built out 12, 99, 109, Office; Hafan meaning X9. These bus Glyd (off there are services are Shotton existing frequent and Lane); Aston employers ensure that Shops operating the (Courtland within settlement is Drive); Dodds Shotton which well catered Court may provide for during the job week. Petrol Filling Yes at ESSO, opportunities. Station Chester Road Cycle route Yes, there is a East. Transport traffic free Rail station Yes, Shotton route near the

Station. train station, along the Bus station / Yes coast and stop over the Bridge towards DIP.

Access to Yes, the A494 main highway can be network accessed to the east via the B5129. From the A494 access can be gained to the A55, the A550 or the M56.

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Broadband Provision According to the latest OFCOM data (2013) Shotton and Aston post codes (where data is available) have a median average broadband range of 4.5- 21.5 mega-bytes per second with most postcodes in Aston at around 5 mbps and postcodes in Shotton at 14mbps. Accordingly it is to be expected that broadband provision in Shotton is good whilst provision in Aston is poor. Broadband provision is important even in urban areas because slow speeds can affect the ability of local businesses to operate and may impact investment in the area and local employment. Other Comments Shotton lies adjacent to Connah’s Quay and Queensferry and benefits from access to services in these settlements as illustrated in the attached plan of service provision.

Previous Surveys of Service Provision

Shotton benefits from a designated town centre which has been regularly monitored and surveyed as far back as 1986. Over the last 15 years there have of course been changes to the town centre and the local centres at Central Drive, Shotton Lane and Plough Lane however service provision remains relatively unchanged. What is worth mentioning is the expansion of facilities in the neighbouring settlement of Queensferry and the provision of a new medical facility in Connah’s Quay, which has improved local residents access to healthcare.

Mapping Service Provision

Shotton and Aston benefit from an extensive range of services and facilities some of the service provision has been mapped for illustrative purposes and is presented overleaf. As the image suggests service provision in Shotton and Aston is excellent which is further improved by the close proximity of services in neighbouring settlements.

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