Stone with Bishopstone and Hartwell Fact Pack

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The Vale of Aylesbury Plan Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell Fact Pack June 2011

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Contents

Section Page

1 Introduction page 3 2 Location and Setting page 6 3 Story of Place page 8 4 Fact File page 10 5 Issues Facing the Parish page 34 6 Parish Constraints page 36 7 Annex page 41

Cover Photo – St John The Baptist Church, Stone, 2005 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:St_John_The_Baptist,_Stone.jpg 2

1. Introduction

Purpose of the document

This Fact Pack document was initially produced in 2010 to help inform the town/parish council about the characteristics of their parish for the ‘community view’ consultation. This consultation was undertaken early on in the preparation of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan as part of a bottom up approach embracing localism and aiming to get local communities more involved in the planning process. The town/parish council were asked to consult with their community on the following:

 The level of future housing and/or employment development up to 2031, including specific types of homes, employment and other development  The location, sizes and phasing of development  The types of infrastructure (social, community, physical) needed to enable development, including where it should be located  Any other issues relating to planning and development

This Fact Pack document has also been used to support neighbourhood planning by providing evidence for the context of the neighbourhood plan, including information on housing, employment, infrastructure and the environment.

This Fact Pack document has also been used to support the Vale of Aylesbury Plan Settlement Hierarchy Assessment. This forms part of the evidence that classifies settlements into different categories, where different levels of growth are apportioned to over the next 20 years.

The document also forms part of the background work relating to Neighbourhood Plans as well as the production of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan. The Fact Pack does not form planning policy for Aylesbury Vale.

What the Fact Pack includes

The content of the Fact Pack reflects the size of the parish or town, providing the most detail for larger villages/towns which are likely to experience greater levels of growth, compared to smaller parishes/villages which are likely to experience less growth. Smaller parish’s Fact Packs have a more limited content in the Fact Packs. Fact Packs for larger villages/towns identify the following information:

 Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)  Story of place (how the parish has developed from its origins to the present day)  Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)  Social demographics (population, age profile, social groups, levels of deprivation and crime levels)

 Economic profile (allocated employment sites, change of use to employment looking back 5 years, sectors of employment, levels of economic activity, distances travelled to work and broadband speeds)  Local service provision (retail, healthcare, leisure, public open space, tourism, and education)  Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and commitments, average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and traveller sites)  Transport infrastructure (road network, cars per household, public transport provision)  Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape sensitivities, biodiversity constraints, flooding and historic constraints)

Fact Packs for smaller parishes/villages identify the following information:

 Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)  Social demographics (population and age profile)  Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and commitments, average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and traveller sites)  Economic profile (employment change of B use classes looking back 5 years, sectors of employment and levels of economic activity)  Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)  Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape sensitivities, biological constraints, flooding and historic constraints)

Where possible information in the Fact Pack has been supplemented with information from the town/parish council to draw upon local knowledge, particularly for the section on issues relating to the parish. Some town/parish councils have also published the document on their website for the community to view and use.

In addition to this Fact Pack, a district wide Fact Pack has been written to develop an understanding at the strategic level on the availability of infrastructure, services, facilities, planning issues and environmental constraints. This can be viewed on our website1.

Availability of data

Statistics identified in the Fact Pact are primarily from Census data (2001), AVDC monitoring data (updated annually) and research carried out by Buckinghamshire County Council. There are also a number of websites that have been used to retrieve information, such as crime statistics, broadband coverage and housing sales. Where possible, parish level data has been used. If this level of data is not available super output area (SOA) boundaries or ward boundaries have been used (often these cover a larger area than just the settlement). The boundaries of the parish, SOA and ward can be viewed on map 1 in this document.

1 District Fact Pack http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local-development-plans/planning-policy/vale-of- aylesbury-plan-/fact-packs/ 4

This Fact Pack is a ‘living document’ which is intended to be regularly updated. Information contained within the Fact Pack is correct at the time of writing. It is acknowledged that some of the information may change over time and the Fact Packs will be updated accordingly.

2. Location

Stone is located three miles southwest of Aylesbury and seven miles northeast of Thame on the A418. The village is part of a civil parish which includes Upper and Lower Hartwell and Bishopstone. The settlement of Stone has 1,902 people (2001 census parish adjusted to provide settlement population only). Stone is near to the smaller villages of Cuddington, Chearsley, Dinton and the large village of Haddenham. The village is also close to the River Thame which flows southwest to the town of Thame and eventually into the River Thames in Oxfordshire. The village of Stone stands at an elevation of 110m AOD. Land falls around 20m westwards upon reaching Haddenham. Stone forms part of a shallow asymmetric ridge with predominantly arable fields, small paddocks and long distance views to the north and south.

The below map shows the area of the parish and the larger ward area which includes Haddenham and smaller settlements.

Super Output Area 7679 Super Output Area 7678

Super Output Area 7676

Ward boundary Super Output Areas Boundaries Parish Boundary

Facts and figures have been identified relating to three different geographical boundaries depending on the source of the information. In general all Census data is provided at parish

level, AVDC Local Area Profile data relates to Super Output Areas (SOA) and Hometrack Housing Intelligence System data relates to the ward level. Please note the 2011 Census will take two years to publish, as such this data will not be available until 2013.

In the case of Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell, the parish, ward and Super Output Area (SOA) form three different boundaries (see the above map).

3. Story of Place

The village has origins in the Domesday Book of 1086 as ‘Stanes’. The village name literally means ‘boundary stone’ or ‘marker stone’. One of the oldest buildings in the village is the parish church, dated at 1273 and the graveyard to which contains the grave of William Henry Smyth – of astronomy fame who served in the Royal Navy in the Napoleonic Wars. The manor of Stone changed hands several times from the Braci, to the Whittinghams the Rev. Sir George Lee and family. In 1839, John Lee and the Royal Astronomical Society appointed Rev. Josepth Bancroft Reade who established a school and astronomical observatory performing pioneering work in the early development of photography.

William Henry Smyth. From an 1861 oil painting by E E Eddis (Source http://pinetreeweb.com/bp‐ admiral.htm searched 22 November 2010)

Immediately to the east of Stone is Hartwell House and gardens. This Grade 1 Listed country house was built between 1809 and 1813 as the seat of King Louis XVIII’s French Court and Government in exile. An asylum for people with mental illness of disabilities opened in Stone in the early 19th century ‐ later known as St John’s Hospital. This survived until 1991, now redeveloped for housing, and all that now remains is the staff houses and Grade 2 Listed Asylum Chapel.

In the Second World War, a Prisoner of War camp was established in Stone, known as Camp No. 36 Hartwell Dog Track. This camp of tents and a hut was primarily to house Italian prisoners who were held there from 1942‐46. The camp buildings were still in existence in the 1950s on land adjacent Sedrup Lane ‐ now known as the Meadoway housing estate.

Hartwell House in 2005. (Source – http://www.nationaltrust.org.uk/main/w‐ vh/w‐visits/w‐events/w‐hiring‐2/w‐corporatehire‐2/w‐corporatehire‐hartwell‐house.htm

After the Second World War, a significant development in the village was works to the Church of England Combined School where a major programme of building work took place in 1973. This

provided a new hall, new classrooms, a library, changing rooms, offices and an extended playground.

In the mid‐late 1990s there was a change to the northeastern parish boundary facilitated by the development of a new community at Fairford Leys to the southwest of Aylesbury. This meant the creation of a new parish – Coldharbour – taking away some area of the Stone parish.

Since the mid 1990s, 148 units have been developed in Creslow Way and Beacon Close on the site of the former St John’s Hospital. A sports field was retained and lies on the western part of this development forming an edge to the village. In Faithfull Close and Jefferies Road, 49 dwellings have been built in the last ten years. In 2005, reserved matters were approved for 38 homes at Beacon House, St John’s Drive (04/02836/ADP – Approved 17.02.2005). There has been no other significant development in the village.

Current planning

10/01524/APP – Erection of 5 dwellings on the Garage Site at Lee Crescent – Approved 17.03.2011

28 February 2011 ‐ The Government has published a preferred route for the London‐north of England High Speed 2 rail link. This is shown running from Wendover and Stoke Mandeville around the south of Aylesbury, heading northeast crossing the A41 at Waddesdon then on to Brackley. The line would run between Fairford Leys and Hartwell House and behind properties fronting Ellen Road and Anton Way on Walton Court.

4. Fact File

Social Demographics

Population

 The population of the Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell Parish is 2,473 people (2001 Census). An updated population figure for Super Output Area 7679 is 1,631 people (June 2009).  There are slightly more females than males (52% women)  There are 1039 dwellings in the parish (March 2010)

The age profile for the village shows the 25‐44 years old age band being the most common followed by 45‐64 years old. There is also a relatively high number of elderly people living in the village, approximately 16% of the population is 65 years or older.

Age profile

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600 400

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Number ofpeople 0 People aged 0- People aged 5- People aged People aged People aged People aged People aged 75 4 15 16-24 25-44 45-64 65-74 and over

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Population change since 1951

The population of the village has remained relatively constant in 50 years to 2001. There was a steady increase from 1,813 people (1951) in the 1950s and 60s and also 1990s but a fall in the 1980s. The number of houses in the village of Stone increased from 932 in March 2000 to 977 in 2005. 62 dwellings have been built since 2005.

Stone Population Change from 1951 to 2001

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2000 People

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Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Social Groups

A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods (ACORN) developed by the Bucks Strategic Partnership shows the distinct groups of people that live within Buckinghamshire. The county is made up of 10 groups of households whose residents all have very different demographic characteristics and lifestyles. This means that from the results it would be possible to identify that more affluent groups are likely to have very different public service needs from those less affluent groups. The different ACORN group types are explained at http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/research/bucks_acorn.page

Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell is in the Haddenham Ward. The ACORN profile for the Haddenham Ward shows that the most common group (27%) is Well‐off managers – typified by more affluent managers in larger houses located south of Haddenham and near to Winchendon, Upton and Bishopstone. The next most common value is 22% ‐ Villages with Wealthy Commuters – which are located on the west side of Haddenham village but also around Ford, Stone and Bishopstone.

The proportion of “Flourishing Families” (20%) can be divided into areas that have ‘Affluent working families with mortgages’ (7%), ‘Larger Families in prosperous suburbs’ (11%) and ‘Well off working families with mortgages’ (1%). The proportion of “Hard Pressed” (12%) can be further divided into ‘Low income, larger families, semis’ (5%), ‘Older people, low income, small semis’ (4%) and ‘Low Income, routine jobs and unemployment (0.6%) and ‘Council flats, single elderly people’ (2%).

Haddenham ACORN Ward Profile

12% 8%

1% Wealthy Mature Professionals 4% Villagers wiith Wealthy Commuters 3% 22% Well-off Managers 2% Affluent Greys Flourishing Families Urban Professionals Secure Families Settled Suburbia or Prudent Pensioners 20% Moderate Means Hard Pressed

1% 27%

Source – Bucks Strategic Partnership, March 2010

Deprivation

The Indices of Deprivation

The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) provide an analysis of the levels of deprivation according to seven key indicators: income, employment, health, education, housing, crime and living environment (ONS, 2007). This is identified by Super Output Areas (SOA) for each parish. For Stone, this is the area defined as the Super Output Areas 7678 and 7679 ‐ seen on the map on page 4 of this paper. A scoring result out of 20 is shown for each category of deprivation where 20 (shown in red on the scale bars) would be the most deprived possible out of all Super Output Areas of the country and 1 the least (shown as white on the scale bars).

The results table overleaf shows that between the two SOA’s there are varying levels of deprivation. In SOA 7679 the highest level of deprivation is in Barriers to Housing and Services, followed by Income, with the least deprivation for the Living Environment, Employment and Education. SOA 7678 has the highest level of deprivation for Crime, Barrier to Housing and Services and services and Living Environment, with the least deprived in Income, Employment, Health and Education. Overall comparing the scales of deprivation nationally there are relatively low levels of deprivation across all areas of Stone.

Indices of Deprivation Super Output Area 7679 (see p.3 map) Super Output Area 7678 (see p.3 map) Overall Deprivation: Measures the following seven key indicators nationally

1) Income Deprivation‐ Measures unemployment, incapacity benefits and disability allowance

2) Employment Deprivation ‐ Measures access to jobs

3) Health Deprivation ‐ Measures population’s health

4) Education Deprivation ‐ Measures skill levels and access to education

5) Barrier to Housing and Services ‐ Measure access to affordable housing and services

6) Crime ‐ Measures levels of burglary, theft, criminal damage and violence

7) Living Environment Deprivation ‐ Measures both indoor and outdoor

Source:http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadHome.do;jessionid=ac1f930c30d5db87 9cdfef6f4ec0b3ddebacf2a8426b?m=0&s=1286534584186&enc=1&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&ns wid=1249

Employment

Employment Sites

There are two sites in the village of Stone – The Cocoa Pod and IDC Limitedo. There is also a site (0.6ha) in general industrial use at Bridge Farm, Ford. The nearest main sources of employment is Aylesbury or Haddenham Business Park.

Employment Trends

The graph below shows net employment completions which are identified as B1, B2, and B8 use classes. This includes offices, research and development, light industry, general industry, warehousing and distribution. Net floorspace takes into account demolitions and losses of B class uses. Please note that B use employment is likely to only contribute 50% of parish employment with the other employment generating uses being retail, services and other non‐B use.

The graph shows that the largest gain over a single financial year was 72sqm in 2006‐07. This was mainly down to new B1a office floorspace at Tramps on Sedrup Lane. In 2008‐09 there was a loss of 105sqm. This was primarily down to the loss at Oscars on Sedrup Lane.

Stone Employment net floorspace

2009‐10 0

2008‐09 ‐105

2007‐08 0

2006‐07 72

2005‐06 56

‐120 ‐100 ‐80 ‐60 ‐40 ‐200 20406080

Net Floorspace (m²)

Source – AVDC monitoring, 2010

There is currently 39sqm of employment floorspace which has been granted planning permission but not been built as yet.

Sectors of Employment

25.0% Agriculture Manufacturing 20.0% Construction Wholesale/Retail 15.0% Hotels/Catering Transport/Comms Financial 10.0% Real Estate/Renting, Business Public Admin Education 5.0% Health Other 0.0%

Sectors of Employment for SOA 7678. Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

For Super Output Area 7678 (Stone (East) and rural environs, the main sectors are Real Estate/Renting (20%), Wholesale/Retail (15%), Health (12%) and Manufacturing (10%). This SOA covers most of the parish and the details are illustrated in the above chart. For Super Output Area 7679 covering Stone (West) and Upton, the main sectors are Real Estate/Renting (23%), Wholsale/Retail (16%), Health (12%) and Manufacturing (11%).

The chart overleaf shows that the most common type of employment is managerial and professional occupations accounting for 43% of the population (2001 census). People who have never worked and are long term unemployed make up only 1 per cent of the total, whilst people in lower supervisory and technical occupations aged 16‐74 occupy only 5 per cent.

Employment type All people aged 16 to 74: Managerial and professional occupations All people aged 16 to 74: Intermediate occupations 20% All people aged 16 to 74: Small employers and own-account workers 1% 43% All people aged 16 to 74: Lower supervisory and technical occupations 14% All people aged 16 to 74: Semi- routine and routine occupations

All people aged 16 to 74: Never 5% worked and long-term unemployed 9% 8% All people aged 16 to 74: Not classified

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

In Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell, 71 per cent of the parish are economically active, with one per cent of the parish unemployed. A further 25% are economically inactive, for example this includes children, students and the retired.

Economic activity

All people aged 16 to 74: 28% Economically active : Employed

All people aged 16 to 74: Economically active : 1% Unemployed All people aged 16 to 74 : 71% Economically inactive

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Distance and Mode of Travel to work

The 2001 Census found that the average distance travelled to a fixed place of work was almost 19km. The 2006 Local Area Profiles found that compared with other wards in the district, the population of Haddenham parish travel more varied distances to their place of work. The highest percentage (19%) of people travel between 5‐10km to work, 14% travel 2‐5km, and 10% fall within in each of the less than 2km, 10‐20km and 20‐30km sectors.

The below chart shows that almost three‐quarters of parish travel to work by motorcycle, car or van, 20% travel by other means or work at home.

Mode of travel to work

7% All people aged 16 to 74 in 20% employment: Travel to work by public transport All people aged 16 to 74 in employment: Travel to work by motorcycle; car or van All people aged 16 to 74 in employment: Travel to work by 73% other means or work at home

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

The map overleaf shows that the majority of people commuting to work from the Haddenham Ward are destined for rural employment locations in Aylesbury Vale or the M40 corridor.

Source: Aylesbury Vale Employment Land Study (AVDC, 2008) Note – the colour of the arrows correspond to the roads on the key

Broadband speeds

There is no formal way of assessing Broadband speed and coverage. However we have drawn on some of the commercially available speed checking services to give a guide as to the coverage and speeds available in the parish/town. This does not mean that this is necessarily an obtainable level of service, but is as close as we are able to provide as an indicator. Using www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk it would appear that the Stone village has good coverage and typical download speeds obtainable appear to be in the range of 3 to 6 Mbps (search 01 03 2011).

Shops and Services

There is a local provision of shops, services, facilities and employment sites in the village of Stone. The convenience shop in the village – a Co‐operative supermarket – also includes a post office. There is a petrol station and a homeware business. In terms of services, there is the Rose and Crown public house, Jeera restaurant, a further public house east of the village (The Bugle Horn), Hartwell House hotel and spa. There is a reasonable range of local facilities too including village hall, sports and social club, school, nursing home, church and open space.

Health Care

 There is no GP practice in Stone but there are 8 in Aylesbury and one in Haddenham  There is no dentist in Stone, but there are six dentists in Aylesbury, also provision in Waddesdon.  There is no pharmacy in the village – the nearest being at Aylesbury and Haddenham.  The nearest hospital is Stoke Mandeville hospital.

The following data is for health levels in the parish Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright:‐

77% of people are in good health 13% of people have a limiting long‐term illness

Leisure Facilities

Sports and Leisure

The following sports and indoor leisure facilities are in the parish:‐

Name Address Type of Sport or Ownership Facility Leisure

Aylesbury Andrews Way, Outdoor Golf Course Owned and 18 and 9 hole Park Golf Stone, Aylesbury Sport Managed by courses. Club Club HP17 8QQ Club house Bishopstone Moreton Lane, Community Community Trust, run by Hall 15m x 6m, Village Hall Bishopstone, Centre/Village Village Hall wooden floor, Aylesbury, Hall Committee stage, ceiling Buckinghamshire lights, storage, HP17 8SQ low ceiling, kitchen Hartwell Lower Hartwell, Indoor Health and Private Spa with fitness House Hotel HP17 8NR Sport Fitness and pool

St. John's Oxford Road, Outdoor Football Pitch Parish Council Capacity for 2 x Sports and Stone, HP17 8PT Sport Full size pitches, Social Club good condition. Pavilion with two changing rooms and bar Stone Parish 50 Oxford Rd, Community Community Earnest Cook Hall 12m x 9m, Hall Stone, Centre/Village Trust, run by solid wood floor, Aylesbury, HP17 Hall Management large stage, 8PB Committee ceiling lights, low ceiling, storage, medium kitchen, toilets. Committee Room War Oxford Road, Outdoor Football Pitch Parish Council I x Full size Memorial Stone, HP17 8PT Sport football pitch. Recreation Good condition. Ground Pavilion with changing and showers Extract of AVDC Sports Database, May 2011

The nearest permanent library is at Aylesbury and Haddenham. There is no mobile library stop in the village. Please note that as of November 2010, the County Council are potentially rethinking library provision in the district’s settlements.

Open space provision

The following are public open spaces in the parish:‐

Site and Location Size St Johns Church 5,891m2 Open Space Jefferies Road 2,497m2 Recreation Ground 34,035m2 Burial Ground 2,734m2 Playing Fields 29,766m2 Allotments Eythrope Road 9,440m2 Cemetery Allotments 9,561m2 Open Space Whitchurch Close 7,909m2 Source – AVDC, May 2011

The following is an audit of green space provision against the provision standards used by the Council (including the Government’s ANGSt standards – see http://www.naturalengland.org.uk/ourwork/enjoying/places/greenspace/greenspacestandards. aspx )

Green space type Provision Yes or No 2ha‐20ha green space within 300m of Yes. There are two sites located at either end dwellings in Stone village (west & east) of the village known as the Recreation Ground and playing field 20ha‐100ha green space within 2km of None. (Waddesdon Manor, Michaels Peace dwellings in Stone village Woodland at Ford, Aylesbury Riverside Walk are the nearest sites of this size) 100‐500ha green space within 5km of Stone None. (Wendover Woods is the nearest site of village this size) 500ha+ within 10km of Stone village None. (Ashridge Estate is the nearest site of this size) Local Nature Reserves Yes. Snakemoor LNR in Haddenham (nearest BBONT reserves are at College lake and Westone Turville Reservoir) Young People’s Play Provision Yes. 2 Locally Equipped Area of Play (LEAP) located at Recreation Ground and Playing Fields. Allotments Yes Source – AVDC, May 2011

Tourism

The following are any facilities that AVDC officers consider to be relevant, however the parish council may wish to add to this list or amend as appropriate.

Hartwell House hotel and spa (National Trust)

Notley Abbey (remains of), off Aylesbury Road Dinton Hall, Dinton The Thame Valley Walk Roald Dahl Museum, Aylesbury – 55,383 visitors 2009/10 Queens Park Arts Centre and the Limelight Theatre, Aylesbury – 40,000 visitors 2009/10 The Kings Head PH, St. Mary’s Church, Waterside Theatre ‐ Aylesbury Haddenham Museum, Old Schoolroom, Methodist Chapel Haddenham Methodist Church (witchert construction)

Crime

The below data is based burglaries, theft, criminal damage and violence (April 2002‐March 03). The column on the left shows a ranking of the relevant Super Output Area against all Super Output Areas nationally (there are around 32,500). An IMD score of 1 would mean the SOA is the highest crime area in the country. Whereas a ranking of 32,500 would be the lowest crime area based on these particular crimes. The below chart shows that there are significant differences between the likelihood of crime taking place in the east or west parts of Stone and their rural hinterlands.

Section 4 on ‘Issues Facing the Parish’ includes coverage of Thames Valley Police identified issues on crime in the area.

Crime Deprivation

35000 30000 25000 Deprivation

20000 15000 Multiple 10000 of

5000

Indices 0 7678 7679 7676 7680 7677 7675 Haddenham Ward Super Output Area

Source: AVDC, 2010 based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007

Education

Pre‐School

The following is a pre‐school facility in Stone :‐

 Stone & Fairford Leys Primary School at Stone Village Hall, 50 Oxford Road

(Source – BCC, January 2011)

Primary Schools

The following data is from Buckinghamshire County Council at http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ea_Name_search.page (searched 13 December 2010):‐

Stone Church of England Combined School School Status: Voluntary Controlled Age Range: 4‐11 Gender: Mixed Children Attending January 2009: 187

The map overleaf shows the primary schools in the Stone area. Stone falls within the Haddenham Primary Planning Area for primary school provision. These ‘primary planning areas’ are areas used by Buckinghamshire County Council in the planning for education facilities.

Excerpt of Schools in Primary Planning Area (BCC, March 2010)

The Stone Church of England Combined School has a capacity of 210 places. In 2009/10 there were 175 pupils, meaning there was a spare capacity of 35 places or 17 per cent. In the Haddenham primary planning area as a whole there is a total capacity of 1521 places of which there were 158 places spare capacity in 2009/10 (10%). Including outstanding planning permissions, the projected pupils are expected to fall to 1341 and spare capacity increase to 180 places (12%).

Secondary Schools

The nearest secondary schools are in Aylesbury, Stoke Mandeville and Waddesdon (including capacity and pupils figures):‐

Secondary School Capacity 2009/10 pupils Spare Capacity Mandeville Upper (Stoke Mandeville) 1001 1049 ‐48 places (‐5%) Sir Henry Floyd Grammar (Aylesbury) 1094 1016 78 places (7%) Aylesbury Grammar 1336 1281 55 places (4%) Aylesbury High 1285 1289 ‐4 places (0%) Aylesbury Vale Academy (Aylesbury) 920 745 175 places (19%) The Grange, Aylesbury 1375 1278 97 places (7%)

Data Source: BCC, January 2011

Education achievement

Key Stage 2 is ages 7‐11 (Junior School) within the Primary Curriculum. Level 4 is one of the higher standards of achievement for teaching effectiveness. More information on the stages and the curriculum is available at http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/primary

At Key Stage 2, 94.5% of pupils in the Haddenham Ward achieve Level 4 or above in English, compared to a regional figure of 81.3%. In Science, 98% achieve Level 4 or above compared to a regional figure of 87.6% and in Maths, 90% achieve Level 4 or above compared to a regional figure of 78% (Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009).

At GCSE level, 64% of school pupils in the Haddenham Ward achieved 5 or more GCSEs graded A to C, compared to a regional average of 65% (Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009).

Housing

Housing stock profile

The below chart from 2001 census data shows that the predominant dwelling type in the parish is a detached house or bungalow. In the parish the average household size is 2.6 persons and the average number of rooms per household is 7. This is above the district‐average (average household size 2.5 persons and no. of rooms 5.8).

Dwelling type

11%

Detached house / bungalows

Semi-detached / terraced 54% houses / bungalow 35% Flat maisonette or apartment; or caravan or temporary structure

(Source: Census, 2001)

Household Tenure

The following chart shows that more than three‐quarters of households in the parish are owner‐ occupied rather than any form of renting.

Tenure

Households with owner- occupied tenure 11%

13% Households with tenure rented from Council (local authority) or Housing Association / Registered Social Landlord Households with tenure rented 76% from private landlord or letting agency or other tenure

(Source: Census, 2001)

Household Occupancy

The below chart shows that the overwhelming majority of household space is occupied. Unoccupied households account for 2 per cent and vacant households account for 1.6 per cent. For clarification a ‘vacant’ household space is an unoccupied space which is not a household’s usual residence and is not a second residence or holiday accommodation.

House Hold Occupancy

2.0%1.6% 0.4% Occupied household space

Second residence/holiday accommodation Unoccupied household space

Vacant household space

96.0%

(Source: Census, 2001)

Market data on completions and sales

The first row of the following figures show the net housing commitments in the parish. In other words they show the number of houses (both new dwellings and conversions) for which there is a valid planning permission, allowing for those houses which have already been completed, and allowing for dwellings which are to be demolished or otherwise lost.

The third row of the following table shows there was one site of affordable housing completed in 2006‐07. This was at Beacon House, St John’s Drive, Whitchurch Close on a development by George Wimpey for 11 units.

Mar‐ Mar‐ Mar‐ Apr‐ Mar‐ Mar‐ Mar‐ Year/Category 05 06 07 07* 08 09 10 Number of committed dwellings 58 31 16 16 15 6 0 Number of completions 5 28 17 3 11 3 Affordable Housing completions ‐ ‐ 11 ‐‐‐ ‐ Source – AVDC, March 2010

As at May 2011, there had been no rural exception schemes completed in or around Stone in the last five years. Neither are there any schemes with planning permission not yet completed.

Annual Housing Sales and Change in House Prices

The below chart shows that the Haddenham Ward has generally followed the national trend in house sales – rising to 2006, a fall in 2007 and a relative slump in sales in 2008‐2010.

Annual Dwelling Sales

250 206 200

148 142 Sales 150 of 107 100 73 82 Number 50

0 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010

(Source: Hometrack, January 2011)

Average house prices peaked at £400,000 in November 2008 before falling by around £45,000 over the following 6 months. There has been a steady rise since and in 2010 prices overtook 2008 levels reaching a high of around £430,000.

Average Household Value £500,000 £450,000 £400,000 £350,000 £300,000 Value £250,000 £200,000 £150,000

Household £100,000 £50,000 £0 May Nov May Nov May Nov May Nov May Nov May Nov 2005 2005 2006 2006 2007 2007 2008 2008 2009 2009 2010 2010

(Source: Hometrack, January 2011)

Earnings to House Prices

The graph below is based on a mortgage three times your income. This graph shows in order to buy a terraced property as a first time buyer based on a mortgage rate three times your income,

you need to be earning around £55,000. To buy a terraced property for an owner occupier on a mortgage based on three times your income, you need to be earning around £45,000.

(Source: Hometrack, January 2011)

Housing Need

As at October 2010, there were 38 households in the Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell Parish on the Housing Waiting List for Council housing (Source AVDC, 2010). The total number of households on the council housing waiting list is 4,410. Please note that within this figure there are 1,022 people on the waiting list from outside the district and 120 households where the Council has so far been unable to map their location due to unrecognisable postcodes (please see annex 1 for map of district housing waiting list).

Gypsies and Travellers Sites

(Records as at 31/05/2011)

There are no sites in the parish. The nearest is one site at Haddenham. This is on Baghill Lane, a local authority owned/managed site for 6 pitches.

Transport and connections

The section in this paper on ‘constraints’ includes a map showing transport connections and infrastructure.

Road

Stone lies on the A418 primary route which connects the M40, Thame, Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. The route has been important for the location of strategic employment sites at Haddenham and Long Crendon. Stone also has rural road connections to Bishopstone, Dinton and Sedrup.

Footpaths

Stone is near the North Buckinghamshire Way strategic footpath along the River Thame and southwest towards the Chiltern Hills at Kimble.

Cycle Paths

There is an off street cyclepath running east‐west along the A418 Oxford Road to Aylesbury. A constraints map between pages 30‐31 shows the routes around Stone.

Cars or Vans

The chart below shows that the most common feature of households is to own two cars or vans. Almost a third of households own one car or van.

Number of cars/vans per household

12% 11%

No cars or vans One car or van 31% Two cars or vans Three or more cars or vans 46%

Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright

Public transport – Bus

Source ‐ http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Maps/Real‐time‐bus‐map.aspx searched 31/05/2011

The above map shows that there are several bus stops (shown as yellow or white flags) serving Stone, Bishopstone and Hartwell – the routes are shown in the following map (the principal bus service being the 280 Oxford‐Wheatley‐Thame‐Haddenham‐Aylesbury). The 280 service operates at least hourly on six or more days per week. Please note the above map is intended to be viewed on line and you are able to zoom in online to see more bus stops and local details.

Source – BCC, November 2010

Rail connections

The nearest station is at Aylesbury. From Aylesbury there are up to five trains per hour towards London in the morning and returning from London in the evening. A typical service pattern Monday‐Saturday through the day is:‐

 2 trains per hour to/from London via Amersham with 1 per hour starting or going on to Aylesbury Vale Parkway  1 train per hour to/from Princes Risborough

From Haddenham and Thame Parkway there are services available to London Marylebone, Banbury, Stratford‐upon‐Avon, Leamington Spa and Birmingham Snow Hill. A typical service frequency is 3 trains per hour each way Monday‐Friday and two per hour each way at the weekend.

Source – Chiltern Railways (May 2011) at http://www.chilternrailways.co.uk/

Community Transport

The following forms of community transport are available at the Stone Parish:‐

 Aylesbury Vale Dial‐A‐Ride – A community bus available Monday‐Saturday during the day with 48 hours notice required. This covers all Aylesbury Vale parishes

Source ‐ http://www.alt‐transport.org.uk/schemes_av.asp searched May 2011

Water Cycle and Flood Risk

Stone has its own wastewater treatment works.

 Wastewater Treatment Works and Wastewater Infrastructure – Both at capacity and upgrades are required for any significant new development  Water supply Infrastructure – Minor upgrades are likely to be required to accommodate any significant new development. These works are likely to be local reinforcements  Water quality – No significant impact  Flood Risk – Constraints due to groundwater flooding in some areas  Surface water management – no constraints

Fact File Summary

 Deprivation – access to affordable housing and services  Employment – There is limited employment in the parish but there are nearby strategic employment sites at Haddenham and Aylesbury  Broadband Speeds – Stone appears to have good coverage in built up areas of the village  Shops and Services ‐ There are some village services with higher order provision nearby in Aylesbury  Healthcare – healthcare facilities are nearby in Aylesbury and Haddenham  Sports Leisure – The parish has a variety of sports, indoor and outdoor leisure facilities. Residents have access to most sizes of green space although not the largest due to relative distance from the Chiltern hills  Tourism – There are numerous attractions nearby at Aylesbury and towards Haddenham  Crime – In west Stone there has been historically instances of crime quite high compared nationally but less so on the east of the village  Education – Stone’s primary school has spare capacity and children in the ward are performing better on all subjects than the national average  Education – There are pre‐school facilities in Stone Village Hall and several secondary schools with spare capacity in Aylesbury  Housing Stock – Most homes are detached or bungalows – there are few flats  Housing Market – The average house prices is now over £400,000 and has been rising since summer 2009  Affordability – There is a price disparity between new build and previously occupied homes  Housing Waiting List – There are 38 households in the parish on the housing waiting list  Public Transport – Stone is well connected to Aylesbury, Thame and Oxford  Stone is near the Government’s proposed route for High Speed 2  Water Cycle and Flooding – The wastewater treatment works and wastewater treatment infrastructure would need to be upgraded for any significant new development

5. Issues facing the Parish

There is currently no parish plan, therefore the issues identified are from the Local Area Plan and Thames Valley Police, the comments on which cover a much wider area than just Stone. Issues are also identified from the Hartwell Conservation Area which abuts the village of Stone.

Haddenham and Long Crendon Local Area Plan (2010)

The Local Area Forum (LAF) covering the Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell parish is known as the Haddenham LAF. The LAF produced a Local Area Plan in 2010 which aims to set out agreed local priorities for the LAF area in order to improve the social, economic and environmental conditions over the next three years. The following priorities have been identified following a workshop event with interested parties including parish councils:‐

 HGVs are an issue including speeding and misdirection from Satnavs  Potholes and salting of roads and street gutters  More local recycling is desired  An indoor centre including a café, internet access and indoor sports (no location suggested)  The need to identify sites for affordable housing  Graffiti and litter issues  There are too few and small sized shops  There is a shortage of local housing  A need to provide support for children and families

Thames Valley Police

After consultation with the communities in the neighbourhood, Thames Valley Police didn’t identify any priorities that were specific to Stone.

Source ‐ Thames Valley Police http://www.thamesvalley.police.uk/yournh‐tvp‐pol‐area‐N176 (December 2010)

Hartwell Conservation Area

The Conservation Area was designated in October 1991. The special qualities of the conservation area include the Grade 1 Listed country house and historic parkland of Hartwell House. The estate is bounded by a rubblestone wall into which have been inserted numerous ammonite fossils. Other notable parts to the conservation area include St Mary’s Church, Hothouse Piece, Barnet’s Close (both mature woodland and parkland) and the attractive hamlet of Lower Hartwell. An up to date conservation area appraisal has not yet been produced however there is a district‐wide management plan and draft Supplementary Planning Document which applies to all conservation areas. The latter sets out that the Council will prepare Management Plans for each conservation area.

Sedrup Conservation Area

The Conservation Area was designated in July 1989. Sedrup is only comprises of ten properties but a number of these are listed and grouped attractively around a small green. It is also situated in a area of attractive landscape views.

Bishopstone Conservation Area

The Conservation Area was designated in October 1991. The linear village has characteristic enclosure by lined hedgerows along the narrow lanes and numerous specimen trees.

The district‐wide Conservation Area Management Plan (May 2009) sets out the following issues apply to all conservation areas:‐

 Encouraging the use of traditional materials  The restoration and management of particular features  Control over land uses  Traffic Management  Street Improvements and the public realm  Encouraging ownership and community involvement  Management of the natural environment

6. Parish Constraints

The parish has a number of historic and environmental constraints to be considered. These have been identified on the A3 constraints maps on the next few pages with explanations setting out definitions for each designation.

Agricultural Land Classification and Topography map

Agricultural Land is classified into five grades. Grade one is best quality and grade five is poorest quality. The most up to date district‐wide data is from 2002 and owned by Natural England. In some parts of the district (mainly around the larger settlements) this is supplemented by more detailed surveys.

The agricultural maps show that the area covering this parish is Grade 2 and 3 – the former being the second highest quality of agricultural land. For the areas of Grade 3 to the north and south of the Stone, detailed work will be needed to distinguish between grades 3a and 3b for site based assessment. This is because Grade 3a is better quality agricultural land and planning policy guidance advises against its development unless avoidable, subject to other considerations.

Topography is not generally a major constraint in this parish – land varies from 70‐115m above ordnance datum.

Environmental Constraints map

Flood Plain

‘Flood Plain’ shows areas susceptible to river flooding recorded as Flood Zones 2 or 3 as defined by the Environment Agency (EA). These areas are updated by the EA quarterly. The watercourses in the parish the most vulnerable to fluvial flooding are The River Thame, the Bear Brook, Hartwell Ditch, Sedrup Brook and the Stoke Brook.

Areas susceptible to surface water flooding

‘Areas of Surface Water Flooding’ arise where high rainfall events likely to exceed the drainage capacity in an area. The watercourses in the parish the most vulnerable to fluvial flooding are The River Thame, the Bear Brook, Hartwell Ditch, Sedrup Brook and the Stoke Brook.

Sites of Special Scientific Interest

A conservation designation managed and identified by Natural England denoting a protected area. SSSIs are the basic building block of site‐based nature conservation legislation and other

legal nature/geological conservation designations in Great Britain are based upon them including Nature Reserves and Special Areas of Conservation.

For the parish, the SSSIs are in the vicinity of Botts Furlong Farm/west of Eyethrope Road and also west of Portway/behind the Bugle Horn PH.

Notable Species

Notable Species are locations of Important Ecological Species set out by the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire Biological Records Centre. The Notable Species are sensitive information and as such the species of wildlife cannot be stated in the fact pack. However, the Environmental Records Centre can be contacted to given a case‐by‐case response – contact [email protected]. The Centre also has an information request form that people can fill in to provide the details of their search enquiry. This can be downloaded from their website at the following address: http://www.buckinghamshirepartnership.gov.uk/partnership/BucksMKERC/data_search.page?

In the Stone‐with‐Bishopstone and Hartwell Parish, these are mainly in, or to the rear of private gardens belonging to houses on or off the A418 Oxford Road.

Local Wildlife Sites

Local non‐statutory designation for areas of land which are considered to be of significance for their wildlife features and habitats, designated by BCC. For this parish, the only area covers an open space in the vicinity of The Nursery off Eyethrope Road.

Biological Notification Sites

Local non‐statutory designation for important biological sites. These are sites which have not been renamed as Site of Important Nature Conservation. There are two sites at Stone – in the St John The Baptist churchyard and adjacent the A418 near Hartwell House.

Tree Preservation Orders

Orders established by the Council for either individual trees or groups of trees and woodlands. They prevent trees being lopped/topped or uprooted that are particularly attractive or important to the character of the area. Particular hedgerows may also be important but are covered under separate regulations. For this parish, the constraints map shows the main areas are around the fringes of Stone village including on Oxford Road and Bishopstone Road.

Historic Constraints map

Conservation Areas

A Conservation Area is an area of special architectural or historic interest, the character or appearance of which it is desirable to preserve or enhance. They are designated by AVDC. The first CAs were designated in 1967 and there are now over 8000 in England.

There is one conservation area (Hartwell) to the northeast of Stone covering Lower Hartwell and the Hartwell House environs. There are two further conservation areas further south in the parish – at Sedrup and at Bishopstone.

Listed Buildings

Listed Buildings are listed by English Heritage and help conserve the structure, use and setting of a building important to history or architecture. The older a building is, the more likely it is to be listed. In Stone, there are scattered listed buildings but the main clusters are located in the vicinity of St John The Baptist Church in the centre of the village and at Hartwell House environs.

Historic Parks and Gardens

English Heritage 'Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England', was established in 1983, which currently identifies over 1,600 sites assessed to be of national importance. This includes protection of gardens, grounds of private houses and other planned open spaces, such as town squares and cemeteries. In this parish, there is a Historic Park and Garden at Hothouse Piece and Hartwell House.

Archaeological Notification Areas

These are areas within which there is specific evidence recorded on the Buckinghamshire Historic Environment Record indicating the existence, or probable existence, of heritage assets of archaeological interest. Data managed by the County Council. In this parish, the relevant areas are North of Faithful Close, West of Belle Vue, at St John The Baptist Church, at the cemetery east of Eyethrope Road and around the junction of Portway and Bishopstone Road in the vicinity of Alwyn Lawn House.

Scheduled Ancient Monuments

These are nationally important archaeological sites or historic buildings, given protection against unauthorised change. Although there are none in the parish, there are three Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAMs) in the adjacent parish to the west.

Historic Landfill Sites

These are the locations where a landfill site has previously existed. These include land on the southwest side of Eyethrope Road and land on the north side of the A418.

Historic Land Use

These are records of previous development or planning history for a site. This layer shows for sites of significant size – for Stone these are the modern housing area at Creslow Way, north of Chesterfield Close, land south of the A418 and west of Portway and land to the east of The Spiert.

Potential contaminated land

These are records of where the Council’s Environmental Health department is aware of the existence of contaminated land. Also where the previous or current land use means there is the potential for contaminated land (although this has not been investigated).The main areas affecting Stone are housing on the A418/west of The Spiert, Chesterfield Close and land southwest of Eyethrope Road adjacent The Nursery.

Infrastructure and transport connections

Local Provision and Shops, Services and Facilities

An audit of the provision of shops, services, community facilities and employment sites was carried out in the summer of 2010. The main provision of shops and services is located on the A418 Oxford Road but employment and facilities including nursing homes are set back from the main road.

Transport Networks

There is a good bus service provision including the frequent 280 service. There are important traffic‐free footpaths including:‐

 West of Stone House a path effectively running parallel to Bishopstone Road  North‐south path from the A418 to Whaddon Hill Farm and towards the Thame Valley Walk  To the rear of houses at Upper Hartwell  East of Lower Hartwell to Barnet’s Close

Landscape character and sensitivity

Landscape Character

Produced in 2008 by Jacobs as an evidence base for the Local Development Framework. This assessment covers the whole of Aylesbury Vale District outside the built up areas of Aylesbury, Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover and groups landscape into 79 landscape character areas and 13 landscape character types. This parish is part of LCA9.9 – the A418 Ridge, part of LCT9 Low Hills and Ridges. The distinctive features for LCA9.9 are the parkland features at the eastern end, Burn Hill, Scotsgrove Estate Lands at the western end, Dinton Hall, Vernacular buildings in stone and Wichert, and Prehistoric, Roman and Saxon archaeology. Part of the south and southeast of the parish is in the ‘Vale’ landscape character type.

Areas of Sensitive Landscape

Produced in 2008 by Jacobs as evidence for the Local Development Framework. The study followed up the Landscape Character Assessment looking specifically at how sensitive areas are to change and new development. The following criteria determine how sensitive a landscape is: landscape quality, scenic quality, rarity, representativeness, conservation interests, wildness, associations and tranquillity. There are four categories of sensitive landscape identified in the Areas of Sensitive Landscapes study – the higher the percentage shown on the map, the more sensitive a landscape is likely to be to new development.

The constraints map shows that the far north of the parish in the vicinity of Eythrope Park and Littleworth Farm are part of a sensitive landscape ‐ 75‐90% sensitivity. An area southwest of Bishopstone is part of a landscape which is the of the third highest category of sensitivity (50‐ 75%).

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Annex 1: Housing Waiting List

Annex 2: References

Local Plans Source AVDC Community Led http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/community‐living/community‐led‐ Planning planning/ Community Led Plans ‐ www.clp‐se.org.uk South East Rural Communities Council Local Area Plans http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/our_communities/local_area_plans.page

Statistics ACORN ward profile Paper copy. Buckinghamshire County Council, March 2010

Local Area Profile Paper copy, AVDC, 2006 Employment Land Study http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐ 2008 policy/withdrawn‐core‐strategy/avldf‐evidence‐base/employment‐ evidence/aylesbury‐vale‐employment‐land‐study‐march‐ 2008/?LGNTF=71 ONS www.ons.gov.uk BCC education Paper Copy. BCC Cabinet report from May 2010. Also information from BCC, December 2010 School Location http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ea_Name_search.page Doctors Information from database held by the Primary Care Trust, October 2010

Housing Hometrack http://www.housingintelligence.co.uk/ (membership required) Completions AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)

Commitments AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)

Affordable Housing AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) Completions No. Parish Dwellings AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) (Housing Stock) Rural exception schemes AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) Employment Losses and gains in last AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing) five years (B1,2, and 8)

Environmental Constraints Listed buildings http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/

Maps AVDC, December 2010. Produced using ArcMap with license from Ordnance Survey Conservation Areas and http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐ Management Plans policy/supplementary‐planning‐documents/conservation‐area‐ supplementary‐planning‐document/

Green Infrastructure Aylesbury Vale Green http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure‐culture/parks‐open‐ Infrastructure Strategy spaces/aylesbury‐vale‐green‐infrastructure‐strategy/ 2011‐2026

Buckinghamshire Green http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/strategic_planning/green_infrastructure. Infrastructure Strategy page

AVDC Green Spaces Audit http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure‐culture/planning‐policy‐ guidance‐17/‐green‐space‐audit/

Transport Public transport stops http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Maps/Real‐time‐ bus‐map.aspx Bus time tables http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Bus‐timetables.aspx

Community Transport http://www.alt‐transport.org.uk/schemes_av.asp Schemes Other Settlement audit 2008 http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐ policy/withdrawn‐core‐strategy/avldf‐evidence‐base/miscellaneous‐ evidence/review‐rural‐settlement‐hierarchy Aerial Photography http://maps.google.co.uk/maps Population stats from AVDC, 2010, paper copies available on request for the last 5 censuses 1951