Tunstall CCoonntteenntt Tunstall 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 9 10 11 Page oung People ransport Location Plans Location a Parish Plan ? What is to the Parish Introduction Public Consultation & Business Community Facilities Safety Health, Crime & Y T Action Plan 2 TuTnusntastllall LLooccaattiioonn PPllaannss Key Post Box Phone Box Pub Village Hall Church Not toScale Tunstall WWhhaatt iiss aa PPaarriisshh PPllaann ?? Tunstall 3 egional is an arms is an arms

level it is important that The Countryside Agency The Countryside length government agency working agency length government quality of the to improve the make life better for countryside and areas. people living in rural As the Parish Plan initiative develops, As the Parish Plan initiative develops, is the Countryside Agency be investigating how the plans can better integrated into the planning system. Although the Plans have no formal status as yet, it is hoped they will influence a wide range of organisations that provide services to rural communities and help shape the future of these rural areas. In order to be influential and effective at In order to be influential R a strategic (County, District, Government) and the parish plan complements addresses policies in local documents the and strategies such as the Local Plan and Plan. Richmondshire Community will Aligning with such documents Plan increase the likelihood of the Parish being adopted by Richmondshire District Council as Supplementary and Planning Guidance, if the Council trying Parish desires. It will also help when to access funding for parish projects. Prepares a plan of action to achieve this vision Spell out how residents want the community to develop in the future Identify local problems and opportunities Identify which features and local characteristics people value Reflect the views of all sections of the community , published in 2000, as one , published in 2000, as one " " " " " Parish Plans should set out a vision of how Parish Plans should set out a vision it to the parish and its community want include develop. The vision can feels is anything that the community from important to their parish, ranging nature employment, building design, and conservation and social outlined environmental issues. Having the local issues through community should consultation, the Parish Plan parish present a statement of how the should develop in the eyes of the community. In order to help the process of In order to help the process developing more proactive were communities, Parish Plans White announced as part of the Rural Paper element of the Countryside Agency's Vital Villages Initiative. What is a Parish Plan? is a Parish What wants local The Government active in the to be more communities by of their neighbourhoods control of them and say in the shaping having a powers to help with other engaging aspirations. The achieve their individuals and Government wants if they feel their Parish groups to say as more open space, needs such things transport, more improved public more community affordable housing, and to work with facilities etc., and partners appropriate organisations these aspirations. in order to help deliver The plan should: 4 TuTnusntastllall IInnttrroodduuccttiioonn ttoo tthhee PPaarriisshh using theroad. dust andfumescreatedbythevehicles village's environmentsuffersfromnoise, used routerunningthroughit,the and theGarrison.Withsuchaheavily traffic movingbetweenCatterickVillage Catterick thatreceiveshighvolumesof village itselfstraddlestheroadto farmland thatsurroundsthevillage.The The parish'slandscapeconsistsof parish's villageofTunstall. these householdsarelocatedwithinthe residential population.Themajorityof dwellings thatprovidehomesforits270 A1. Theparishcontains118residential proximity toCatterickGarrisonandthe Tunstall isasmallparishwithinver Parish Environment y close are dominant. older cottages,butthepostwarhouses area alsocontainsasmallnumberof detached andbungalowdwellings.This the 1970s,andconsistofsemi- western settlementarefromthe1950sto The majorityofdwellingswithinthe style. stone, anddesignedinatraditional have beenconstructedusingthelocal war houses,themostrecentofwhich cottages togetherwithanumberofpost contains thevillage'solderstonebuilt set betweenthetwo.Theeastsettlement split intotwoareaswiththeManorhouse located withinthevillage.Thevillageis ages andsizesthatarepredominantly The parishcontainsamixofhousing Housing housing. there isparticularly foraffordable closely followed by32%whobelieve need forfurtherhousing inthevillage, 47% ofrespondentsclaim thereisn'ta Questionnaire Responses: Tunstall PPuubblliicc CCoonnssuullttaattiioonn Tunstall 5

The Plan is a point of It is inevitable that issues. The results were analysed and The results were particular The questionnaire was delivered to each to each was delivered The questionnaire and also to within the Parish, household the surrounding parishes in 19 other which makes up the area (an area Investment A1Corridor Community one of five partnerships Prospectus (CIP) , working to operating in North projects at a local develop bespoke level). used to inform discussions with key used to inform local and regional partners from the Parish government authorities, consultation Council and organised and events, where further information clarification has been sought. held The consultation events were with across the A1 Corridor CIP area, to voice Parish residents encouraged the their opinion on projects and contents of the Parish Plan. Potential projects were highlighted and residents they felt were asked to score which the would benefit the Parish, or indeed wider area, and provide valuable overall information with regard to the and direction and emphasis of the Plan the identified actions. reference, to denote what is important to those that live there and how the Parish will progress in the future. Throughout the Parish Plan a collection of respondents’ quotes and answers have be highlighted to illustrate local opinion on The process of developing a Parish Plan does not stop. circumstances, needs and fashions change, and thus the plan to assist the forward strategy and/or development of the Parish must evolve as the needs of residents change.

, Transport; Housing; Local facilities; Recreation; Education; The local environment; Youth; and Health. · · · · · · · · In order to understand what exists within In order to understand is considered good each village, what to be lacking, and what is considered settlement Tunstall is, a and what type of developed to identify questionnaire was the range of social, issues across environmental factors. economic and Public Consultation Public Parish Plan has of the The development the community vested within to be and actions ideas, aspirations deriving local facilities people using from local and services. to understand how The survey sought or use facilities and people access in services, and reveal their views relation to the following subject area: 6 TuTnusntastllall CCoommmmuunnitityy FFaacciliiltitieiess bowling. The meetings, acraftgroupandshortmat and activitiesincludingParishCouncil provides avenueforcommunitygroups the recentlybuiltvillagehallthat venue forresidentsagedover18,and Horse Innthatprovidesasocialising residents. ThevillagecontainstheBay entertainment andleisurefacilitiesforits The parishcontainsfewrecreation, Leisure Recreation, Entertainment& Leisure ClubattheScotchCornerHotel. Centre inRichmond,ortheFriendly at Richmond,RichmondshireSports facilities suchasGeminiHealth&Fitness residents oftheparishmusttravelto within it.Toaccesssuchfacilities The villagehasnogymorfitnessfacilities network. users tolinkwiththewiderleisureroute footpaths and5bridlewaysthatenable Within theparishboundariesthereare3 a smallamountofequipmentwithinit. village alsocontainsaplayingfieldwith for privatefunctionsand public. facilities within itsboundariesopento the Catterick Garrison alsohasanumber of travel toNewcastleorLeeds. and performances,residents willhaveto renowned, andspecialist musicalartists attend internationally and nationally TownHall.Generallyto Middlesbrough Theatreand Richmond, DarlingtonCivicTheatre, halls aretheGeorgianTheatreRoyalat . Thenearesttheatresandconcert the OdeoninDarlington,andRitz cinemas aretheEliteCinemainLeyburn, theatre andconcerts.Theclosest access entertainmentsuchascinema, out oftheparishintowiderregionto Residents oftheparishmustalsotravel hallcanalsobehiredout events.The

and CatterickGarrison. College withcampusesinDarlington facilities areprovidedbyDarlington The parish'sclosestHigherEducation nearest 6 Garrison. RichmondSchoolprovidesthe Community CollegeatCatterick secondary schoolisRisedale Community PrimarySchool.Theclosest primary schoolistheColburn facilities withinitsboundary.Thenearest The parishcontainsnoeducation Education computer/internet facility utilising alocalpublicaccess 79% replied'No'tothequestionof a lackofinformation. with 2%havingalackofchildcareand feel thereisnoconvenienttransport, training/education istooexpensive.7% no suitablecourseslocallyandthat lack oftime,with12%statingthereare education/training, 20%highlighteda respondents fromgetting When askedwhatwaspreventingthe Questionnaire Responses: (61%) anddoctors (61%)inCatterick. use thelocal shop(61%),PostOffice From T Sports pitches/courts15% Play areaimprovement 22% Post office32% Village shop36% following facilitieswithintheirparish: Respondents wouldliketoseethe Questionnaire Responses: unstall, mostoftherespondents th formfacilities. . C C

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The parish contains few community m facilities and services within it. As Teesside is highlighted as the main m previously highlighted the village location where parishioners travel to the contains a village hall and the Bay Horse cinema, with 45% response. m pub. There is also a telephone and closely follows this with 35% response m postbox within the village. and with 15%. The majority of

respondents visit the cinema once a u The parish's Holy Trinity Church is located

month or once every three months. u within Tunstall Village. n Richmond is the chosen location, by the n To access further facilities and services majority of respondents (79%), for residents must travel out of the parish into i

swimming, as well as 57% who travel to t the wider area. i t Richmond for the gym facilities. y

Darlington is the most popular location y The nearest major supermarkets to the for parishioners to visit the theatre, with parish are Tesco at Catterick Garrison,

Richmond being the most popular F and the Kwik Save and Co-op at parish to visit restaurants. The majority of F Richmond. Catterick Garrison, respondents (42%) use the local pub in a Richmond and Darlington are the Tunstall. a nearest major service centres providing c a range of pubs, restaurants, shops, c banks & building societies, professional services, and leisure, entertainment, i l i

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Catterick Garrison, and “The Government need to help small l Richmond. farms as there will be none in 10 years time .... farmers will have to sell up and The nearest North Yorkshire the farm buildings will be sold for Constabulary police stations are at housing!” Catterick Garrison and Richmond. - Respondent Quote “Desperate for Broadband internet access at any price” - Respondent Quote 7 8 TuTnusntastllall HHeeaalltthh,, CCrriimmee && SSaaffeettyy “Traffic isnumber oneconcern.” within The nearestdentalsurgeriesarelocated Village HealthCentre. The doctorspracticeattheCatterick facilities. Theseareinlocationssuchas: parish intothewiderareatoaccesssuch facilities. Residentsmusttraveloutofthe The parishcontainsnohealthcare Health Auckland. Pregnancy CrisisCentreatBishop Auckland andStockton,theOptions the FamilyPlanningServiceatBishop Pregnancy CareServiceatDarlington, pregnancy clinicsaretheLife The nearestfamilyplanningand Leatherbarrow atRichmond. Wilkinson atRichmond,andCooper& Creedon atCatterickGarrison,S&CL The nearestopticiansareDavid closest hospitalfacility respectively to RichmondandCatterick travelling toColburnand14% Garrison forchemistfacilities,with25% 29% ofparishionerstraveltoCatterick Richmond. Chiropody servicesareaccessedin the dentistinCatterickGarrison. in Richmond,followedby25%whouse 43% ofrespondentsusedentalservices Questionnaire Responses: include Bootsthechemist andEBGale. located atCatterick Garrison, and The closestchemists to Tunstallare Grange TherapyCentreatDarlington. at Northallerton,andtheHurworth The ForceCentreforAlternativeHealing Simon Muddle&Assoc.atRichmond, medicine servicesareavailableat Alternative andcomplementary the DarlingtonMemorialHospital. Friarage HospitalinNorthallerton,and The closestNHSTrusthospitalsarethe CatterickGarrison. . Northallertonprovidesthe - Respondent Quote .

health centre. Increase thenumberofdoctorsat DKMH. Closer hospitalservicesi.e.Reopenthe surgery. Better appointments/accesstodoctors' healthcare provision: following improvementtotheir Respondents wouldliketoseethe 29% showingnointerest. interested inalocalfitnesssession,with 46% ofrespondentssaidtheywouldbe helpful, withonly11%disagreeing. collect/delivery servicewouldbe that apharmaceuticalvoluntary Majority oftherespondents(71%)feel Questionnaire Responses: watch schemeinoperation. Tunstall villagehasaneighbourhood traffic thatcreatesthesafetyissue. through thevillage,itisvolumeof village. Althoughaspeedlimitisinplace corridor throughthecentreof Catterick Garrisoncreatingahostile between CatterickVillage,and This routeappearstobeusedasaratrun runs throughthecentreofvillage. the residentsofTunstallisroadthat The mostprominentsafetyissuefacing Crime &Safety factors tothe fearofcrime. highlighted as themaincontributory poor streetlightingand burglaryare only 18%disagreeing. there arecrimeorsafety issues,with Almost 68%ofallrespondents feelthat Questionnaire Responses: Speedingcars, Tunstall YYoouunngg PPeeooppllee Tunstall 9 . sports groups, skatepark Yet to enable such a project to receive to receive such a project Yet to enable benefits of such support, the community be publicised. Many a facility must young people as people perceive loitering on street troublesome gangs perception that needs corners. This is a people will always to change; young by providing an area for congregate yet such as the facility them to congregate, they can entertain provided at Risedale, disturbing other themselves without to receiving residents. In addition for community wide support, in order areas such a facility to be successful the in the young people must be involved the development of a project from outset. be a Overall there does appear to does consensus that the lack of facilities through need addressing, whether this is already the provision of transport to in the established venues and activities need to wider area, or whether there is a within look at providing entertainment the Parish. A facility such as the Risedale Youth Club Youth Club such as the Risedale A facility the A1 Corridor needed within is what is Questionnaire Responses: 39% of respondents felt that there aren't enough activities for young people within the parish. The remainder of the respondents were unsure or did not respond. Of the 39% who responded the majority feel that transport, recreation / and youth groups are the main facilities that should be made available.

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. , a sports hall, pool/snooker eople The comments ranged from residents from residents ranged The comments lack of facilities opinion on the voicing children and young and activities for concern from some people; to a local community about sections of the of anti-social behaviour the perception from young people. is the nearest facility Risedale Youth Club and services to young offering activities is held within a modern people. The Club an IT suite, centre and contains TV photography equipment, satellite coffee bar The issue of young people is a recurring is a recurring of young people The issue received the responses point throughout the A1 Corridor across from households Young P Young addition to the in-house facilities the addition to the in-house facilities that centre also has two minibuses service. provide a pick up and drop off the But unfortunately this only covers within parishes of Tunstall and Catterick the A1 Corridor tables and video equipment. In addition tables and video equipment. In runs a to this equipment the centre range of workshops and activities including IT courses, Hovercraft building, blading, Pop Idol, skateboarding & dance, football, and motorcycle to project. The centre is open Tuesday Thursday evenings and Saturday 10 TuTnusntastllall TTrraannssppoorrtt

Local T to acar of residentsarewithoutdaytimeaccess (68%) participateincarshare.Only4% significant proportionofhouseholds households havingatleastonecar have accesstoacarwith96%of The majorityofhouseholdsinTunstall Private T also popularmodesoftransport. village. mode oftransportforallactivitiesinthe Travel by'owncar'isthemostpopular Household Section characteristics ofresidentsintheParish. number ofusepatternsand The householdsurveyrevealeda uses. bicycles forcommutingandleisure residents frommakinggreateruseof village, andatdestinations,alsodeters secure parkingforcycleswithinthe engagement insuchactivity.Thelackof around Tunstall,aslimitingtheir lack ofsafewalkingroutesinand citied alackofcycleroutes,aswell walking andcyclinghabitsinthesurvey Residents whocommentedontheir . ransport ransport Walkingandcarsharingare Respondants withDaytimeAccesstoMotorTransport Persons withAccess Persons withoutAccess Number ofCarspe Three ormore Two One None No answer/clearan . A r Household swer transport tomeettheirneeds. have founditdifficulttousepublic declined inrecentyears,andresidents destination. BusservicestoTunstallhave bus routesdonotservetherequired using publictransportandforsomethe of theservice,inconvenience poor qualityoftheservice,expense service citedinthesurveyinclude Swale. Problemswiththecurrentbus Richmond, CatterickandBromptonon route (service32),whichcovers The Parishiscurrentlyservedbyonebus relatively smallpercentage. use oftaxiservices,althoughthisisa use thetrain.Somerespondentsmake bus servicesand61%ofpeoplenever population ofTunstall,76%neverusethe provision. Howeveroftheresponding value ofimprovingpublictransport Residents ofTunstallhavestatedthe Transport OutsidetheHousehold character ofthevillage. can havea negativeimpacton the comment that trafficcalmingmeasures village centre,although therewasalso beneficial forimproving safetyinthe an extensionofthescheme wouldbe traffic flowandspeed. Some citedthat measures havehadlittle impacton schemes, althoughsomefeelthatthe of Tunstallhaveacknowledgedthe Tunstall RoadandMoorL Tunstall. Theyareoperationalalong Traffic calmingschemesareinplace Traffic Calming road fromTunstalltoCatterick. construction ofafootpathalongthe residents haverequestedthe footpaths andpavements.Several village thereisroomtoimprove cycleways intheParish.Within have alsobeenrequeststoimprove they areadequatelymaintained.There ensure thesearekeptopenandthat been highlighted,withtheneedto rights ofwayacrossprivatelandhas Concern forthecarefulmanagementof rights ofwayinandaroundthevillage. the demandtoimprovebridlewaysand Through thesurveysitisclearthatthere Footpaths, CyclewaysandBridleways ane. Residents TuTnusntastllall

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, . The 'Quality' status will A Parish Plan will give a local A Parish Plan will undertaking projects and actions to and actions projects undertaking to the the parish; the village and/or regenerate level or need at a local of actions identification influenced through the Town which can be Planning system. District Local Plan, guiding dimension to the which respond to local proposals or projects need. and the associated actions The Parish Plan the first stage in presenting outlined below are consultation, potential evidence of need, implementation methods, actions and to attract information which will be necessary funding. Parish Plans is Furthermore, the preparation of Central seen as being beneficial towards of Governments initiative for the development 'Quality' parish councils. be awarded to parish councils, which meet be awarded to parish councils, council to specific criteria and allow the parish community play an enhanced role within the Parish Plans can be used for a number of for a number can be used Parish Plans parish community from the local purposes; Working with the Richmondshire District Council Working with the Richmondshire have more and other key partners they will deal on local opportunity to secure a better more services and an ability to negotiate affect local effectively on decisions, which people. projects; the The Action Plan sets out individual key partners; rationale or need for action; the and the timescale and priority anticipated. 12 TuTnusntastllall AAccttioionn PPlalann

Project Need Tasks Partners Timescale 3 Village warden Crime and fear of crime is an Work with police and the crime and safety Police Medium to issue highlighted by many partnership (C&SP) to consult with the C&SP long term residents in the questionnaire. community. Parish Council Actual recorded figures indicate crime levels are low in the area. Need to address issue of perception and work with community to increase understanding. 4 Area wide Youth Facility for youth is identified as Undertake consultation with young people. Young people Medium centre necessary, given the isolation of Consult between parishes and identify feasibility Parish Councils term living in a rural area. of area wide cent re. Identify potential location. County Council – Acknowledged as being Undertake business -planning exercise. Assess Youth Service unsustainable for each village to transport infrastructure. Look for best practice Existing local youth have individual centres, hence examples. groups need for connectivity between parishes. 5 Pharmaceutical Due to inaccessibility of the rural Consult with target groups and with pharmacies PCT Short to delivery service area and inconvenience of public and health care providers to assess demand and GPs medium transport, need to provide access supply issues. Con sult with local volunteers to Target groups term for prescriptions. assess capacity. 7 Play area provision Lack of existing provision. Assess desire for facilities and cost. Parish Council Short to Local community medium term