Sustainability Assessment of Rural Settlements in North Somerset

Assessing the sustainability and settlement hierarchy of rural settlements in North Somerset

Final Report February 2016

Contents Page

Executive Summary 4

1. Introduction 5

2. Policy background 6

3. Sustainable Communities Wheel 8

4. North Somerset Approach 10

5. Methodology 11

6. The Settlement Hierarchy in North Somerset 14

Appendix A Sustainability Wheels 15

Appendix B Settlement Assessments 18  Backwell 18  Banwell 28  Churchill 49  Claverham 59  Congresbury 70  Easton-in-Gordano/ Pill 83  Locking 95  Long Ashton 106  Sandford 120  Winscombe 130  Wrington 141  Yatton 154

Appendix C Facilities schedules (see Excel spreadsheet)

Appendix D Sustainability at a glance 164

Executive Summary

This assessment process provides a technical tool to measure the relative sustainability of rural settlements across the district. The assessment allows a settlement hierarchy to be established. Identifying which settlements are relatively more sustainable through the hierarchy will help us decide which are most suitable to accommodate additional growth. We need to actively manage patterns of growth to make the fullest possible use of public transport, walking and cycling, and further focus significant development in locations which are, or can be made more sustainable. Settlements that are sustainable places to live need to have enough homes to support local facilities, and new facilities can improve the quality of life in villages.

The assessment uses the eight characteristics used to classify sustainable communities, as identified within the sustainable communities’ wheel. These are grouped under the three dimensions of sustainable development – the social, economic and environmental roles, as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework.

This assessment is carried out primarily for service villages, but can be carried out on any settlement. The towns within North Somerset are not accessed, as having key facilities and services, they are deemed to be acceptable for development within their boundaries, providing this doesn’t cause unacceptable adverse impacts. The sustainability matrix uses criteria to assess the extent to which each of the eight components of a sustainable community are met within each settlement. The assessments are scored using a RAG rating which produces a sustainable community wheel for each settlement and then through comparing the RAG ratings, can be used to produce the settlement hierarchy.

1. Introduction

The purpose of this assessment is to provide a practical tool to measure the relative sustainability of rural settlements and provide a settlement hierarchy in North Somerset. This can be applied in a consistent and rigorous way to assist with decision-making through the plan making process. This will be used to update the Council’s evidence base and to provide a framework to help support decision making on future site allocations.

A settlement hierarchy is a way of categorising an area’s settlements to recognise their different roles. At the top of the hierarchy are the larger more sustainable settlements that demonstrate a strong social, environmental and economic role. These places fulfil the most functions, have the best infrastructure (facilities and services) and are most accessible by sustainable forms of travel. The smaller settlements, with least functions, infrastructure and transport links, are nearer the bottom of the hierarchy. Identifying which settlements are most sustainable through the hierarchy will help us decide which are most suitable to accommodate additional growth and promote sustainable communities. We need to actively manage patterns of growth to make the fullest possible use of public transport, walking and cycling, and further focus significant development in locations which are, or can be made sustainable. Settlements that are sustainable places to live need to have enough homes to support local facilities, and new facilities can improve the quality of life in villages.

The Core Strategy set out this hierarchical approach to settlement strategy in North Somerset. Outside the four towns (Weston-super-Mare, Clevedon, Portishead and Nailsea) we identified nine service villages (Backwell, Banwell, Churchill, Congresbury, Easton in Gordano/Pill, Long Ashton, Winscombe, Wrington and Yatton) – these were the larger villages with a relatively good range of services and facilities where appropriate small scale growth may be permitted (Policy CS32). Policy CS33 set out the context where infilling may be acceptable within the settlement boundaries of the identified infill villages (Bleadon, Claverham, Cleeve, Dundry, Felton, Flax Bourton, Hutton, Kenn, Kewstoke, Locking, Sandford, Uphill and Winford).

This assessment allows us to assess the current relative sustainability of villages across the district. A further sustainability assessment in relation to specific sites will be able to assess the impact that change (or lack of change) might have on that sustainability. This assessment process provides an overall framework for assessing the broad location of future development. We will use other technical studies to determine the appropriate amount and location of new development and to ensure that it is adequately supported by necessary infrastructure and services.

The assessment is based on the assumption that there are no settlements that are inherently ‘unsustainable’, but that the way we use our towns and villages (for living, working and leisure) and the manner in which they change in the future, will affect their role and function, and quality of life of residents.

2. Policy background

The National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) states that:

“The purpose of planning is to help achieve sustainable development. Sustainable means ensuring that better lives for us don’t mean worse lives for future generations. Development means growth. We must house a rising population, which is living longer and wants to make new choices. We must respond to the changes that new technologies offer us. Our lives, and the places in which we live them, can be better, but they will certainly be worse if things stagnate.

Sustainable development is about positive growth – making economic, environmental and social progress for this and future generations.”

Paragraph 7 of the NPPF sets out the three dimensions to sustainable development. These dimensions give rise to the need for the planning system to perform a number of roles:

 “An economic role – contributing to building a strong, responsive and competitive economy, by ensuring that sufficient land of the right type is available in the right places and at the right time to support growth and innovation; and by identifying and coordinating development requirements, including the provision of infrastructure;  A social role – supporting strong, vibrant and healthy communities, by providing the supply of housing required to meet the needs of present and future generations; and by creating a high quality built environment, with accessible local services that reflect the community’s needs and support its health, social and cultural well-being; and  An environmental role – contributing to protecting and enhancing our natural, built and historic environment; and, as part of this, helping to improve biodiversity, use natural resources prudently, minimise waste and pollution, and mitigate and adapt to climate change including moving to a low carbon economy.”

Paragraph 8 of the NPPF sets out that the three dimensions should be sought in harmony:

…to achieve sustainable development, economic, social and environmental gains should be sought jointly and simultaneously through the planning system. The planning system should play an active role in guiding development to sustainable solutions.

Paragraph 55 of the NPPF states that new development should:

‘promote sustainable development in rural areas, housing should be located where it will enhance or maintain the vitality of rural communities.’

Paragraph 35 of the NPPF states the importance of facilitating sustainable travel modes:

‘.. Developments should be located and designed where practical to…give priority to pedestrian and cycle movements, and have access to high quality public transport facilities’

The UK Sustainable Development Strategy- Securing the future (2005)1 defines a Sustainable Communities as:

‘places where people want to live and work, now and in the future. They meet the diverse needs of existing and future residents, are sensitive to their environment, and contribute to a high quality of life. They are safe and inclusive, well planned, built and run, and offer equality of opportunity and good services for all.’

The strategy also sets out the eight characteristics to define what a successful sustainable community would display. These are represented in the Sustainable Communities (Egan) wheel. It’s essential that all characteristics are addressed if we are to plan, deliver and maintain sustainable communities; there is no hierarchy in the characteristics.

The sustainable communities’ theory is the basis of our local commitments in the North Somerset Sustainable Community Strategy – Improving our communities together – North Somerset Partnership (2008 – 2026)2.

The North Somerset vision is for:

‘Sustainable, inclusive, safe, healthy, prosperous communities thriving in a quality environment.’

The Taylor Review of Rural Economy and Affordable Housing (2008)3 makes an important point worth noting, it says that

since we are not going to bulldoze our villages and start again, and people are going to continue to live in them, the key emphasis of the planning system (at all levels) needs to move away from asking ‘is this settlement sustainable?’, to ‘will development enhance or decrease the sustainability of this community – balancing social, economic and environmental concerns?’

This is particularly taken into account when assessments are made about the sustainability of individual development sites within settlement.

1 UK Sustainable Development Strategy: https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/69412/pb10589-securing-the-future-050307.pdf 2 North Somerset Sustainable Communities Strategy: http://www.northsomersetpartnership.co.uk/whatwedo/sustainablecommunitystrategy/index1.asp 3 Taylor Review of Rural housing: http://www.wensumalliance.org.uk/publications/Taylor_Review_Livingworkingcountryside.pdf 7

3. Sustainable Communities Wheel:

The eight characteristics to define a successful sustainable community are represented in the wheel below. This version of the Egan Wheel was used within Making Places: Creating Sustainable Communities by the Academy for Sustainable Communities (2006)4.

4 Making Places: Creating Sustainable Communities: http://www.citized.info/pdf/commarticles/ASC%20MAKING%20PLACES.pdf

The outer circle displays the eight components for what is considered necessary to make a sustainable community. The middle ring provides explanation about what each component would mean in practice within a community, so that these can be measured. For example, a well-run community would be one that ‘when decisions are made, local people are included in the decision-making process. The community enjoys a sense of civic values, responsibility and pride.’ The inner circle simply provides another way of expressing the component, for example, the ‘well run’ component is the same as ‘governance’ and ‘well connected’ relates to ‘transport and connectivity.’

It is asserted that to maintain sustainable communities it is essential that all eight components are addressed.

4. North Somerset approach

The approach we have used combines the three dimensions of sustainable development as set out in the NPPF, combined with the eight characteristics of the sustainable community wheel (from the Academy of Sustainable Communities)5 to assess the overall sustainability of existing settlements. This methodology allows existing settlements to be compared according to their relative sustainability. The assessment is applied in relation to how the settlement as a whole performs.

This assessment has been carried out primarily for the service villages, but also for selected infill villages where there are specific development pressures, this will enable the settlement classification to be tested through a broad ranking of settlements in terms of their relative sustainability. The towns are not assessed, as having key facilities and services, they are deemed to be suitable locations for development.

We devised a sustainability matrix, selecting criteria to assess the extent to which each of the eight components of a sustainable community is met within each settlement. The criteria chosen reflected a number of sources, including the Devon Toolkit for sustainable rural communities (2008)6, which provides example questions to determine how well each of the eight characteristics is met and the Building for Life Assessment7 criteria, which is a government-endorsed industry standard for well-designed homes and neighbourhoods. All eight categories used to define sustainable communities are assessed to ensure that all aspects are considered. The three pillars of sustainability: economic, environment and social factors are used as the overarching themes under which the eight characteristics are classified. These are grouped as follows:

Social Environmental Economic

1. Active, inclusive and 4. Environmentally sensitive 6. Thriving safe

2. Well run 5. Well designed and built 7. Well served

3. Fair for everyone 8. Well connected

By comparing the criteria across settlements, an indication of the relative sustainability of individual settlements can be achieved.

5 Making Places: Creating Sustainable Communities: http://www.citized.info/pdf/commarticles/ASC%20MAKING%20PLACES.pdf 6 Devon Toolkit: http://www.rsnonline.org.uk/images/files/toolkit-dec08.pdf 7 Building for Life criteria: http://www.designcouncil.org.uk/resources/guide/building-life-12-third-edition

5. Methodology

The first stage of our approach was to conduct a desk-based assessment (using our selected criteria) of how well each of the eight sustainable community components are met within each settlement. This was done through using Census information, other reference statistics and through web searches. The draft assessments were checked by the relevant Parish Councils. The information gathered was then used to assess each component to produce an overall traffic light rating - Red, Amber, Green (RAG) for that component. A green rating is given to those sustainability characteristics that are easily identified with associated evidence, amber to those which are met to a lesser extent and a red where there is little evidence of the characteristic being present. To assist with the RAG rating under each criterion, a guide to rating is provided, which allows the RAG rating to be determined. An explanatory justification for each RAG rating must be provided. To further aid with classification and to further distinguish how well a measure is matched, a plus or minus can be added to those characteristics as appropriate. This produces three bands:

G + G G - A + A A - R + R R -

This process provides an overall sustainability wheel for each settlement, which provides a visual impression of the sustainability of that settlement, where a largely green wheel indicates sustainability characteristics are met and a red wheel indicating a settlement has fewer sustainable characteristics.

It is recognised overall sustainability is a judgement based on a basket of indicators, but the methodology ensures that a wide range of factors are assessed in a consistent way. It is also appreciated that communities and facilities will change over time. It is therefore recommended that the assessment is carried out on a periodic basis to factor in changing circumstances encountered in settlements over time.

Measuring the accessibility to facilities within settlements

A key consideration in assessing the relative sustainability of settlements is accessibility to facilities including health, education and retail services. This is measured with a view to enabling and encouraging sustainable modes of travel, thereby reducing carbon emissions, improving health and air quality. North Somerset Council will use the advice provided by the Institute of Highway Transportation/ DETR ‘Providing for journeys on foot’ (2000) to determine acceptable walking distances to facilities as a starting point in the assessment. This states that:

An average walking speed of approximately 1.4 m/s can be assumed, which equates to approximately 400m in five minutes or three miles per hour.

Suggested Acceptable Walking Distance are therefore calculated as:

Village centres Commuting/ School Desirable 200m 500m

Acceptable 400m 1000m

Preferred 800m 2000m maximum

This can be complemented by the more recent advice contained within: a) The Urban Design Compendium - Llewelyn Davies Yeang (2013), which states that:

People should be able to walk in 2-3 minutes (250 metres) to the post box; the newsagent’s should be within 5 minutes (400 metres). There should be local shops, the bus stop, the health centre and perhaps a primary school within a walking distance of 10 minutes (800 metres). b) Manual for Streets – Department for Transport (2007):

Walkable neighbourhoods are typically characterised by having a range of facilities within 10 minutes’ (up to about 800 m) walking distance of residential areas which residents may access comfortably on foot. However, this is not an upper limit and previous policy states that walking offers the greatest potential to replace short car trips, particularly those under 2 km. The Manual for Streets encourages a reduction in the need to travel by car through the creation of mixed-use neighbourhoods with interconnected street patterns, where daily needs are within walking distance of most residents. c) Shaping Neighbourhoods – for local health and global sustainability - Barton, Grant and Guise (2010) which states that: Academic research into the distance which people are prepared to travel to a particular facility or service, and the distance which achieves a higher percentage of journeys being made by walking or cycling. The average walking speed is suggested to be 3 miles (5 km) per hour, or 1.4 metres per second. But, they recognise that individual speeds vary widely in the 2 -4 mile per hour range. Walking times are therefore calculated as: Distance Time approximately 400m 5 minutes 800m 10 minutes 1km 12 minutes 1 mile 17 minutes

An estimate is then provided of how far people will walk based on percentage of journeys made at each distance.

Distance Number of journeys Up to 600m 75%+ trips on foot 600 – 1000m 50% trips on foot

1000 – 2500m 25% trips on foot Over 3,200m < 10% trips on foot

It is important to recognise that whilst distances to and from facilities should be measured, the quality and safety of the routes is crucial in determining whether they will be used. Routes should offer high quality connections between homes and facilities, to allow for a range of users, including those with buggies and using mobility scooters to use these. Factors to consider when assessing the quality of routes include:

 Directness – the walking distance compared to the crow-flies distance.  Width of footways – is it appropriate for all likely users?  Obstructions – is there anything which would affect the use of footway?  Surface – is it firm, non-slip, cleared and well drained?  Crossings – are they safe and convenient?  Personal security – are footways well lit and safe?  Pleasant – are there any issues with traffic noise/ fumes. Is it an attractive route which would encourage walking?  Signage – is this clear, are the routes legible?  Suitability – are different needs provided for? For example tactile paving.

It is also noted that acceptable walking distances will depend on various factors including an individual’s fitness and personal motivation.

6. The settlement hierarchy in North Somerset

The sustainability assessment has been applied to the service villages of Backwell, Banwell, Congresbury, Churchill, Easton-in-Gordano/Pill, Long Ashton, Winscombe, Wrington, and Yatton. It has also been carried out for the infill villages of: Bleadon, Claverham, Locking and Sandford.

Appendix A shows the sustainability wheels resulting from those villages that have been assessed. The full settlement matrices for each of the villages (listed alphabetically) can be viewed in Appendix B. This is accompanied by a spreadsheet Appendix C, which details the services and facilities within each settlement. This includes a RAG rating, which helps to identify where facilities are located within the settlement boundary (scores GREEN). If located within 5km of the village centre, this scores AMBER as it is potentially within cycling distance (depending of the quality of the route) or a short local journey by public transport or car. A score of RED is given when the facilities is greater than 5km from the village centre.

The relative ranking of settlements in terms of the sustainability assessment can be viewed at Appendix D. This provides a visual impression of how different settlements compare. The information will be used as a Framework for considering the role and function of settlements.

Appendix A: Sustainability wheels of service villages across North Somerset:

Sustainability Assessment for Sustainability Assessment for Backwell Banwell - + - Well Active, Well Active, connected Inclusive connected Inclusive and and safe safe Well served Well served + Well Well run run

+ Fair for - Thriving + Thriving Fair for everyone + everyone + Well Well - designed Environmentally designed Environmentally and built sensitive and built sensitive

Sustainability Assessment for Sustainability Assessment for Churchill Congresbury

- Well Active, + Well + Active, connected Inclusive connected Inclusive and and safe safe Well + Well run Well served - + Well run served - Fair for everyone Thriving + Thriving Fair for everyone Well designed - + and built Environmentally Well sensitive designed + Environmentally and built sensitive

Sustainability Assessment for Sustainability Assessment for Long Ashton Easton-in-Gordano/ Pill

- - Active, Active, Well Inclusive Well Inclusive connected and connected and safe safe - + Well Well run - Well served served - Well run

Fair for Thriving everyone + Thriving Fair for everyone + Well Well designed Environmentally designed Environmentally and built sensitive and built sensitive

Sustainability Assessment for Sustainability Assessment for Winscombe: Yatton

Active, - Well + Active, Inclusive connected Well Inclusive and connected and safe safe + Well run + Well - Well served Well served run

Fair for Fair for Thriving everyone - everyone - Thriving Well - - designed Well Environmentally and built designed sensitive and built Environmentally sensitive

Sustainability Assessment for Wrington:

Active, + Well Inclusive connected and safe - Well - served Well run

+ Fair for everyone - Thriving

Well designed Environmentally and built sensitive

A green rating is given to those sustainability characteristics that are easily identified with associated evidence, amber to those which are met to a lesser extent and a red where there is little evidence of the characteristic being present.

Sustainability wheels of infill villages across North Somerset:

Sustainability Assessment for Sustainability Assessment Bleadon Claverham

+ Well - Well Active, connected Active, connected Inclusive Inclusive and and safe Well safe - Well served Well run served Well run

- Fair for Fair for Thriving - Thriving everyone everyone - Well Well - designed designed Environmentally and built Environmentally and built sensitive sensitive

Sustainability Assessment for Sustainability Assessment for Locking Sandford

- Active, Active, Well Inclusive Inclusive - Well connected and and connected safe safe

Well served + Well Well served Well run run

- Fair for Thriving Fair for Thriving everyone everyone - Well - designed Well designed and built - Environmentally Environmentally and built sensitive sensitive

Appendix B Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Backwell

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Backwell

- Active, - Well Inclusive connected and safe

Well served Well run

+ Thriving Fair for everyone

 Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of + sustainability characteristics for that component. Well - Environmentally  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. designed sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability and built characteristics for that component.

1. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive Does the community Green - a wide range of  Walking groups, Village G - and safe: organise events and activities, including those Show, Village of the year A community spirit is activities for itself and others which stand out as not often competition (won in 2009) created. People are for the community - are found in an active village.  Best kept garden always welcome to join there groups suitable for all The village may be well competition, Donkey derby in events (e.g. sports, age ranges etc.? known for this activity.  Bell ringers, Cider festival fundraising, festivals). Amber - a smaller range of  U3A Neighbours look out for activities of those often  Backwell Life – a one another, and found in an active village

community hub where respect each other. All Red - a very limited range of people can socialise, people are treated activities, fewer than are access a range of services. fairly. There are low often found in a village. levels of crime, drugs Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported 1. Social  NW schemes: 7 within a 2 and anti-social feel like a safe place to live? incidents, with NW schemes mile radius behaviour with viable,  Is there a neighbourhood and community policing  Very low level crime effective and watch scheme(s) in Amber – few reported  2 PCSOs community-friendly place? incidents, limited NW and policing.  Backwell beat surgery  Are there issues with community policing crime / anti- social Red - a larger number of behaviour? reported incidents, the risk  Is there a PCSO of crime likely to make it feel attached to settlement? less safe. 2. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating

2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Minutes of meetings on G When decisions are meet regularly, provide an and all kept informed. Public website made about a updated website/ attend parish meetings. A  Noticeboards community, local newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community  Newsletters provided on people are included in etc.? run organisations different topics the decision-making  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information  Members of public regularly process. The attend parish meetings? is not up-to-date. attend meetings community enjoys a  Does the community Considering preparing a  NDP adopted 2015 sense of civic values, have (or is considering neighbourhood plan. A few  Community connect – responsibility and preparing) a local organisations outreach run by Age UK. pride. Neighbourhood delivering local services. 2. Social  Backwell children first Red - little information on Development Plan  Inspire and motivate (CIC) parish council activity. No (NDP)?  Are there any local NDP. No community organisations involved in organisations. delivering services or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points where Green - There is a range of 7 community meeting places: G People of all ages, people can meet to discuss community meeting places,  Backwell Village Hall races, cultures, sexes things and pass on including places of worship  Backwell W I Hall and abilities are given information to each other? If with a range of activities.  Backwell Red Cross Hall access to services, so, what are they? Are there Amber – there are fewer  Holy Trinity C of E Church jobs and education in places of worship with meeting places with  St Andrews Church (art 3. Social the community. This associated activities, which associated activities. group coffee mornings, fairness is not a luxury; can be used by all within the drama club) it is normal to community? 20

everyone. This fairness Red – limited places for the  West Town Methodist lasts to provide community to meet and very Church (choral society, opportunities for future few activities held. dairy goats club, generations. patchwork, U3A)  Backwell Baptist Church (holiday club) Are there a range of local Green - a good range of There is a relatively good employment opportunities, opportunities are available range local of employers. suitable for those living Amber - a limited range of within the community? Or is opportunities are available the community reliant on Red - very few opportunities one of two big employers? Does the housing stock Green - yes a good range of There is a fair spread of meet the needs of local types and tenures house types and tenures: people? Or do house prices Amber - some range of  Detached = 54.6% cause problems for the local types and tenures  Semi-detached = 30.8% community? Red - very limited range,  Terraced = 10.2% (Data from 2011 Parish skewed towards a single  Flats = 2.3% census). type/ tenure  Mobile homes = 1% Approx. 85% owned, with 6% private and 6% social rented (relatively low) What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding Backwell secondary = score(s) for the school(s)? Amber - good outstanding (June 14) Red - requires improvement Backwell C of E = outstanding West Leigh infant = outstanding 4. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating 21

4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of Active transition group: G - sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/  Sustainable Backwell Actively seek to environmentally sustainable, recycling schemes. A  Aim to create local minimise climate more resilient? I.e. provision community resilience/ trader/supplier directory change (e.g. people of allotments or community transition group  Provide more allotments are encouraged to recycling schemes? Amber - Some community  Reduce carbon emissions recycle and save recycling/ allotments/ with renewable energy. water, live in homes orchards/ other activity  Community orchards. that do not waste Red - no known community  Coles Quarry recycling electricity and that are recycling/ allotments/ centre. built on waste land so orchards or other  Recycling bank at Backwell that no new forest/ environmental activity Leisure Centre. fields are destroyed).  Backwell Environmental Create cleaner, safer Trust and greener What is the probability of Green – majority low Surrounded north and south by neighbourhoods (e.g. surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV high probability and to the east by reducing litter and being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, and south moderate probability graffiti and maintaining Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low of BMV. pleasant public and 3a) probabilities of BMV spaces).

4. Environmental 4. Red – mainly high

probability of BMV Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood zone or  Not in flood zone to flooding (flood zone) and/ at high risk of flooding and  But listed as 4th most at risk or recently experienced not in proximity to of surface water flooding flooding? Within or adjacent environmentally sensitive (PFRA 2011). to any environmentally areas  Not adjacent to SSSI or sensitive / high quality/ Amber - partially in flood/ AONB. designated landscapes? some risk of flooding. Some  Backwell Hill Wildlife site environmentally sensitive  Hyatts wood Ancient areas. woodland. 22

Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating 5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – yes there is a  There are 28 Grade II listed A + built: distinct character/ sense of distinct character/ sense of buildings and one Grade 1.

A sense of place (e.g. place? There will be a good place  There are 3 monuments a place with a positive range/type of buildings with Amber - some individual and one churchyard cross. feeling for people and architectural and heritage character/ sense of place  There are currently 3 local distinctiveness). value? Is there a Red – no real sense of conservation areas. Buildings are attractive, conservation area? place safe and useful to the Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range 3 parks: people who use them. accessible public open available which are well  West Town Park has Buildings that people space is available? Are managed outdoor Gym want to go into. Lots of these well managed and fit Amber - limited, but well  Backwell Park is well

5. Environmental 5. open space for people for purpose? managed managed. to play and relax. Green - v few and not well  Backwell Lake with walk managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong There are a range of local A + Local people have the strong established local and diverse businesses centre businesses, with 46 opportunity to make businesses? community which may be units in use. This has remained money and have a  Are businesses growing growing. Community constant between 2008 and good quality of life. or declining? (data from initiatives supporting local 2015. They are encouraged retail survey comparison business sector. Relatively to open up small 2007–2015) high levels of self- There have been an increase businesses and spend  Are there community containment. Relatively high in the number of restaurant/ their wages locally to initiatives to support local levels of business start-ups. cafés from 1 to 4, whereas the

help improve other businesses? E.g. Amber –fewer businesses, number of healthcare facilities people’s businesses. farmers markets but offer employment for has decreased from 5 to 4. Successful businesses  Do businesses provide some of local community. create more jobs for the opportunity for Average levels of self- Self-containment is measured more people and better residents to work locally? containment and business at 32% (range 29% and 43%). standards of living for (Measured by % self- start-ups. more people in the Red – declining business Start-ups recorded as 51 for 6. Economic 6. containment - those who community. work from home or work numbers and few people the period, which is within the within 2km of where they live and work within top 3 of those recorded. live?) settlement. Few business  What is the number of start-ups. business start-ups registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15) 7. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating

7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on (See facilities schedule): G High quality services within the community to key circumstance most similar to for families and services? If none, where is description: All key facilities are catered for children (including the nearest? Green – A primary school apart from: early year’s childcare). (schedule attached) and some pre-school  Hospital ~ 11.5km A good range of  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces.  Opticians ~ 3.5km affordable public, Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close community and  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with There are a range of shops voluntary and private Pharmacies, Opticians, associated activities. A post and supermarkets are within services (e.g. retail, Children centres, other office. A full range of 5km of the village. fresh food commercial, e.g. physiotherapy healthcare/ sporting options utilities, information  Community meeting and pubs & cafes. The schools have some and advice) that are places e.g. churches Amber – Schools, but capacity. accessible to the whole  Leisure centre, other limited spaces. A mobile 7. Economic community. sports library service only. Post facilities/clubs/gyms office in nearby village/town.  Parks/ public spaces Limited health care/ sporting  Libraries and pubs & cafes.  Public houses Red – no easily accessible school. No library service.  Post office Few sporting options. No  Banks, ATMs post office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one A relatively good range of provision? If none, where is shop and a (mini) shops, with 2 convenience the nearest? supermarket, plus a range stores selling a range of goods (schedule attached) of other useful shops to  Large, medium, express meet every day needs. The closest supermarkets are supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of relatively close at: convenience store top-up shops, which would  Medium ~ 2km  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but  Large ~4km e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other  Post office retail outlets.  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options,  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. hairdressers) basic requirements,  Restaurants/cafes/ therefore requiring trips to takeaways other places. 8. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overal Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: l RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail station  4.8% travel by train G - The transport facilities, place to help people access and good bus services. High  2.5% cycle including public employment, education and percentage of people using  6.7% walk transport, help people services without reliance on sustainable travel methods  2.9% bus to travel within and a private car? with good footpath and Therefore 16.9% use between communities  Is the settlement well cycling networks connecting sustainable travel means, and reduce connected with respect to nearby communities. which is the third highest of dependence on cars. to principal roads, rail, Good broadband coverage. those recorded. There are facilities to regular bus services and, Amber – can access a rail  Nailsea and Backwell Rail encourage safe local footpath and cycling station and fairly good bus station.

walking and cycling. networks? services and some cycle  Regular buses to Bristol  Are there good routes. Patchy broadband and Weston-super-Mare. connections to the connection.  Connected to Nailsea and nearby communities? Red - Most people use Clevedon via cycle route. private car for commuting,  Does the settlement  Cycle route to Long Ashton some distance from a rail have superfast  There is a fair PROW

8. Economic station, with few footpath broadband provision? network. and cycling networks available. No broadband  Connected to Broadband connection Is the road design/ layout fit Green - yes, no real issues  The busy A370 runs for purpose? Are there any with congestion/ safety through the village. Leading capacity, congestion or Amber - some issues with to congestion hotspots. safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak Shortage of car parking at times the shopping areas. Review Red - recognised issues of traffic calming and alternative routes.

Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Banwell

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Banwell

+ Well Active, connected Inclusive and safe

Well served + Well run

+ Fair for - Thriving everyone

 Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component. + Well designed  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. Environmentally and built  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability sensitive characteristics for that component

1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive and Does the community Green - a wide range of Banwell diary – online directory A + safe: organise events and activities, including those for events. A community spirit is activities for itself and which stand out as not often  Archaeological society, created. People are others for the community - found in an active village. Coffee mornings, always welcome to join in are there groups/ venues The village may be well scarecrow walk/ quiz, Story events (e.g. sports, suitable for all age ranges known for this activity. time for pre-school children, fundraising, festivals). etc.? Amber - a smaller range of Harvest supper/ firework Neighbours look out for activities of those often displays, Banwell buddies, one another, and respect found in an active village W.I. / mothers union, Royal each other. All people Red - a very limited range of British Legion, Senior are treated fairly. There activities, fewer than are Club, Action Club, Bridge are low levels of crime, often found in a village. Club, Bell ringers, Knit and drugs and anti-social Natter, gardening club, behaviour with viable, allotment society, twinning effective and community- group Youth Club friendly policing.  Rainbows/ Brownies/

1. Social 1. Guides/ Beavers/ Clubs/ Scouts/Explorers  Sequence Dancing, Ceroc, Over 50s Zumba, Football Club, Table tennis, Bowling club  Bi-annual Duck Race  Annual Fun Day Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  1 NW scheme feel like a safe place to incidents, with NW schemes  Few low level crimes live? and community policing recorded.

 Is there a Amber – few reported  PCSO due to leave neighbourhood watch incidents, limited NW and  Police surgery once a scheme(s) in place? community policing week, but police finding it  Are there issues with Red - a larger number of increasingly difficult to crime / anti- social reported incidents, the risk attend. behaviour? of crime likely to make it feel  Is there a PCSO less safe. attached to settlement? 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Website up-to-date A + When decisions are meet regularly, provide an and all kept informed. Public  Public regularly attend made about a updated website/ attend parish meetings. A meetings. community, local people newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community  A minimum of one public are included in the etc.? run organisations meeting a year with other decision-making process.  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information meetings called on an ad- The community enjoys a attend parish is not up-to-date. hoc basis. sense of civic values, meetings? Considering preparing a  A free monthly Parish News responsibility and pride.  Does the community neighbourhood plan. A few to every household have (or is considering local organisations  2 noticeboards preparing) a delivering local services.  Parish Office open to the 2. Social Neighbourhood Red - little information on public Development Plan parish council activity. No  No NDP NDP. No community (NDP)?  Churchill and Langford organisations.  Are there any local Free minibus society is organisations involved extending its remit to in delivering services include Banwell. or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points Green - There is a range of 3 community meeting places: A + People of all ages, races, where people can meet to community meeting places,  Banwell Village Hall cultures, sexes and discuss things and pass including places of worship  St Andrews C of E Church abilities are given access on information to each with a range of activities.  Banwell Methodist Church to services, jobs and other? If so, what are Amber – there are fewer They are now working co- 3. Social education in the they? meeting places with operatively under the remit community. This fairness associated activities. Rainbow Churches.

is not a luxury; it is Red – limited places for the normal to everyone. This community to meet and very fairness lasts to provide few activities held. opportunities for future Are there a range of local Green - a good range of Various local business. generations. employment opportunities are available Co-op has just opened. opportunities, suitable for Amber - a limited range of Bristol waterworks those living within the opportunities are available Banwell garden centre community? Or is the Red - very few opportunities community reliant on one of two big employers? Does the housing stock Green - yes a good range of There is a fair spread of house meet the needs of local types and tenures types and tenures: people? Or do house Amber - some range of  Detached = 44% prices cause problems for types and tenures  Semi-detached = 35.2% the local community? Red - very limited range,  Terraced =9.4% (Data 2011 Parish skewed towards a single  Flats = 0.8% census). type/ tenure  Mobile homes = 8.9% 71% owned with 9% private and 7% social rented. There are very few starter homes or two bed properties. What are the Ofsted Green - outstanding Banwell Primary = Good Report score(s) for the Amber - good school(s)? (June 14) Red - requires improvement

4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of No evidence of any community R

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Actively seek to minimise environmentally recycling schemes. A climate change (e.g. sustainable, more community resilience/ people are encouraged resilient? I.e. provision of transition group to recycle and save allotments or community Amber - Some community water, live in homes that recycling schemes? recycling/ allotments/ do not waste electricity orchards/ other activity and that are built on Red - no known community waste land so that no recycling/ allotments/ new forest/ fields are orchards or other destroyed). Create environmental activity cleaner, safer and What is the probability of Green – majority low Majority high and moderate greener neighbourhoods surrounding agricultural probability of BMV probability of BMV, apart from (e.g. by reducing litter land being classified as Amber – a mix of high, low probability to the north. and graffiti and Best and Most Versatile? moderate and low maintaining pleasant (Grades 1,2 and 3a) probabilities of BMV public spaces). Red – mainly high probability of BMV Is the settlement Green - not in flood zone or  Around 30% in FZ 2 and susceptible to flooding at high risk of flooding and 3a/b. (flood zone?) and/ or not in proximity to  River Banwell burst its bank recently experienced environmentally sensitive in 1968 flooding? Is it within or areas  Localised flooding of roads adjacent to any Amber - partially in flood/ in the last few years environmentally sensitive some risk of flooding. Some  Includes AONB/ / high quality or environmentally sensitive 4. Environmental 4. Conservation Area/ SNCI/ designated landscapes? areas. SSSI. Red - in flood zone and  Unregistered Parks and deemed high risk and/or Gardens. within or close proximity to a  Regionally Important range of sensitive areas Geographical Site.

5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – yes there is a  The village has a mix of A + built: distinct character/ sense distinct character/ sense of buildings with 45 Grade II A sense of place (e.g. a of place? There will be a place listed buildings and 1 place with a positive good range/type of Amber - some individual Grade I listed building. feeling for people and buildings with character/ sense of place  There are bone and local distinctiveness). architectural and heritage Red – no real sense of stalactite caves below Buildings are attractive, value? Is there a place houses, tombs, monument, safe and useful to the conservation area? Abbey and castle. people who use them.  Parts of village are within a Buildings that people conservation area. want to go into. Lots of Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  Banwell playing field and open space for people to accessible public open available which are well Riverside play area play and relax. space is available? Are managed maintained by Parish these well managed and Amber - limited, but well Council. fit for purpose? managed  Quarry, Parish Council

5. Environmental 5. Green - v few and not well owned but has sheep on. managed, fill for purpose  Banwell Hill is only accessible along the footpath network.  Caves and monument are only accessible for guided groups. 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong There are a fairly limited range A - Local people have the strong established and diverse businesses of local centre businesses, with opportunity to make local businesses? community which may be 14 units in use. There has money and have a good  Are businesses growing. Community been a reduction in retail units quality of life. They are growing or declining? initiatives supporting local from 6 to 3 from 2008 to 2015, encouraged to open up (data from retail business sector. Relatively and a corresponding increase small businesses and survey comparison high levels of self- in the number of vacant units spend their wages locally 2007–2015) containment. Relatively high from 3 to 7. There is one new to help improve other  Are there community levels of business start-ups. restaurant/ café. people’s businesses. initiatives to support Amber –fewer businesses, Successful businesses local businesses? E.g. but offer employment for Lacking a village centre, shops create more jobs for farmers markets some of local community. have closed due to lack of more people and better  Do businesses provide Average levels of self- access / traffic problems. standards of living for the opportunity for containment and business more people in the residents to work start-ups. There are 3 small to medium community. locally? (Measured by Red – declining business industrial estates which cater % self-containment - numbers and few people for small businesses. From those who work from live and work within mechanics & picture framers to 6. Economic 6. home or work within settlement. Few business platting specialists & 2km of where they start-ups. upholsterer’s. live?)  What is the number of Self-containment is measured business start-ups as 29% (range 29% and 43%). registered compared Therefore fewer compared to with other the other villages measured. settlements? (new business accounts Business start-ups recorded as th 2014-15) 41, which is 4 of those recorded for the period.

7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: A High quality services for within the community to circumstance most similar to Some key facilities provided, families and children key services? If none, description: those not within acceptable (including early year’s where is the nearest? Green – A primary school distance are: childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces.  Secondary school ~ 3km community and voluntary Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close  Hospital ~ 8km and private services (e.g.  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with  Dentist ~ 4km retail, fresh food associated activities. A post Pharmacies,  Optician ~ 6.5km commercial, utilities, Opticians, Children office. A full range of  Leisure centre ~ 5km information and advice) centres, other e.g. healthcare/ sporting options that are accessible to the and pubs & cafes. physiotherapy  The primary school has whole community.  Community meeting Amber – Schools, but limited spaces in key stage places e.g. churches limited spaces. A mobile 2 but playing fields and library service only. Post 7. Economic  Leisure centre, other scope for a better utilisation sports office in nearby village/town. of the space. Although facilities/clubs/gyms Limited health care/ sporting expansion possible the  Parks/ public spaces and pubs & cafes. school is within  Libraries Red – no easily accessible conservation area.  Public houses school. No library service. Few  Post office sporting options. No post  Banks, ATMs office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? shop and a (mini)  Are there any supermarket, plus a range There is a relatively limited convenience shops? of other useful shops to number of shops in the village. (selling food, meet every day needs. newspapers, drinks Amber – a limited range of The nearest bank is ~ 3.5km that tend to be bought top-up shops, which would regularly) satisfy basic needs, but The supermarkets are:  Are there any would require trips to other  Medium ~ 3.5km comparison shops? retail outlets.  Large 4.5km. (Selling non-food Red – very limited options, items, clothing, which would not satisfy footwear, household basic requirements, goods, furniture and therefore requiring trips to electrical goods). other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means Green – there’s a rail station  1.8% travel to work by train A The transport facilities, in place to help people and good bus services. High  2.1% by bus including public transport, access employment, percentage of people using  1.2% by bicycle help people to travel education and services sustainable travel methods  4.4% on foot within and between without reliance on a with good footpath and Therefore 9.5% use communities and reduce private car? cycling networks connecting sustainable travel means for dependence on cars.  Is the settlement well to nearby communities. work, which relatively low for There are facilities to connected with Good broadband coverage. those measured. encourage safe local respect to principal Amber – can access a rail  No rain station, closest is walking and cycling. roads, rail, regular bus station and fairly good bus Worle (~5km)

services and, footpath services and some cycle  Regular bus service to and cycling networks? routes. Patchy broadband Backwell, also stopping at  Are there good connection. Bristol Airport. Service to connections to the Red - Most people use Wells bus station and nearby communities? private car for commuting, Weston-super-Mare. Free  Does the settlement some distance from a rail

8. Economic Bus to Worle once a week. have superfast station, with few footpath  No cycle paths. and cycling networks broadband provision?  Large PROW network. available. No broadband  Two bridle paths connection  Connected to Broadband Is the road design/ layout Green - yes, no real issues Congestion hot spot. fit for purpose? Are there with congestion/ safety  Banwell bypass – land any capacity, congestion Amber - some issues with allocation. or safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak times Red - recognised issues

Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Bleadon

Settlement location:

Sustainability Assessment for Bleadon

+ - Well Active, connected Inclusive and safe - Well served Well run

Thriving - Fair for everyone

- Well  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of sustainability designed Environmentally characteristics for that component. and built sensitive  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence.  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

1. Social 1.  May Day Fayre. Spring Plant up- flower displays across village.  A purpose built youth club Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  A NW scheme network feel like a safe place to live? incidents, with NW schemes  Only a couple of reported  Is there a neighbourhood and community policing incidents watch scheme(s) in Amber – few reported  PCSO place? incidents, limited NW and  Are there issues with community policing crime / anti-social Red - a larger number of behaviour? reported incidents, the risk

 Is there a PCSO of crime likely to make it feel attached to settlement? less safe. 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Noticeboards around the A When decisions are meet regularly, provide an and all kept informed. Public village. made about a updated website/ attend parish meetings. A  Encourage public to come community, local people newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community to the meetings are included in the etc.? run organisations  Public attend when items of decision-making process.  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information interest are discussed. The community enjoys a attend parish meetings? is not up-to-date.

 Quarterly Bleadon village sense of civic values,  Does the community Considering preparing a news to all householders. responsibility and pride. have (or is considering neighbourhood plan. A few  Website not as up-to-date preparing) a local organisations as could be, the last Neighbourhood delivering local services. meeting dates listed are

2. Social Development Plan Red - little information on 2013. (NDP)? parish council activity. No  No NDP  Are there any local NDP. No community organisations involved in organisations. delivering services or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points where Green - There is a range of 3 community meeting places: A - People of all ages, races, people can meet to discuss community meeting places,  Coronation and Jubilee 3. cultures, sexes and things and pass on including places of worship Halls Social abilities are given access information to each other? If with a range of activities.

to services, jobs and so, what are they? Are there Amber – there are fewer  Church of St Peter and St education in the places of worship with meeting places with Paul – Sunday club, Candle community. This fairness associated activities, which associated activities. making workshop, fun is not a luxury; it is can Red – limited places for the Sunday. normal to everyone. This community to meet and very  Church Hall holds regular fairness lasts to provide few activities held. coffee mornings. opportunities for future Are there a range of local Green - a good range of Few opportunities within the generations. employment opportunities, opportunities are available village. However, good bus suitable for those living Amber - a limited range of services to Weston-super- within the community? Or is opportunities are available Mare. the community reliant on Red - very few opportunities one of two big employers? Does the housing stock Green - yes a good range of The house type is skewed meet the needs of local types and tenures towards majority detached, people? Or do house prices Amber - some range of very few smaller properties: cause problems for the local types and tenures  Detached = 66.6% community? Red - very limited range,  Semi-detached = 19.6% (data 2011 Parish Census) skewed towards a single  Terraced = 4.0% type/ tenure  Flats = 0.6%  Mobile homes = 8.3% Nearly 90% owned, with only 10% rented properties, which is lower than most areas. What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding N/A as no school in Bleadon score(s) for the school(s) Amber - good (June 14) Red - requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of  No community transition R sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/ initiative. Actively seek to minimise environmentally sustainable, recycling schemes. A  No detail of local recycling climate change (e.g. more resilient? I.e. provision community resilience/ schemes. people are encouraged to of allotments or community transition group recycle and save water, recycling schemes? Amber - Some community live in homes that do not recycling/ allotments/ waste electricity and that orchards/ other activity are built on waste land so Red - no known community that no new forest/ fields recycling/ allotments/ are destroyed). Create orchards or other cleaner, safer and environmental activity greener neighbourhoods What is the probability of Green – majority low A small amount of high (e.g. by reducing litter surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV probability, but predominantly and graffiti and being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, medium and low probability. maintaining pleasant Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low public spaces). and 3a) probabilities of BMV Red – mainly high probability of BMV

4. Environmental 4. Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood zone or  Within FZ 3a. to flooding (flood zone?) at high risk of flooding and  Is also susceptible to and/ or recently experienced not in proximity to surface water flooding. flooding? environmentally sensitive  Bleadon Hill, Mendip Hill & Is it within or adjacent to any areas Purn Hill SSSIs environmentally sensitive / Amber - partially in flood/  Uphill Cliff SAC nature high quality or designated some risk of flooding. Some reserve. landscapes? environmentally sensitive  Adjacent to Mendip Hills areas. AONB Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or

within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – yes there is a Listed buildings but no A - built: distinct character/ sense of distinct character/ sense of conservation area A sense of place (e.g. a place? There will be a good place place with a positive range/type of buildings with Amber - some individual feeling for people and architectural and heritage character/ sense of place local distinctiveness). value? Is there a Red – no real sense of Buildings are attractive, conservation area? place safe and useful to the Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range 1 play area only. people who use them. accessible public open available which are well Buildings that people space is available? Are managed want to go into. Lots of these well managed and fit Amber - limited, but well

5. Environmental 5. open space for people to for purpose? managed play and relax. Green - v few and not well managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong There are not a range of local R Local people have the strong established local and diverse businesses centre businesses or sectors opportunity to make businesses? community which may be located in the village. money and have a good  Are businesses growing growing. Community quality of life. They are or declining? (data from initiatives supporting local Data on units in use or encouraged to open up retail survey comparison business sector. Relatively business start-ups and self- small businesses and 2007–2015) high levels of self- containment is not available. spend their wages locally  Are there community containment. Relatively high to help improve other initiatives to support local levels of business start-ups. Bleadon does have a monthly

people’s businesses. businesses? E.g. farmers Amber –fewer businesses, Village Market in the Successful businesses markets but offer employment for Coronation Hall create more jobs for more  Do businesses provide some of local community. people and better the opportunity for Average levels of self- standards of living for residents to work locally? containment and business more people in the (Measured by % self- start-ups. community. Red – declining business 6. Economic 6. containment - those who work from home or work numbers and few people within 2km of where they live and work within live?) settlement. Few business  What is the number of start-ups. business start-ups registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014- 15) 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See Facilities schedule: R High quality services for within the community to key circumstance most similar to families and children services? If none, where is description: A limited range of facilities (including early year’s the nearest? Green – A primary school within the village. There are no childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school schools or Healthcare. There is of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. a mobile library and post office community and voluntary Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close provision through the country and private services (e.g.  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with stores. retail, fresh food Pharmacies, Opticians, associated activities. A post commercial, utilities, Children centres, other office. A full range of Those not within acceptable information and advice) e.g. physiotherapy healthcare/ sporting options walking distance: that are accessible to the  Community meeting and pubs & cafes.  Primary school ~4.5km whole community. places e.g. churches Amber – Schools, but  Secondary school ~4km  Leisure centre, other limited spaces. A mobile  Hospital ~3.5km 7. Economic sports library service only. Post  Dentist ~6km facilities/clubs/gyms office in nearby village/town.  Pharmacy ~6km  Parks/ public spaces Limited health care/ sporting  Opticians ~7km  Libraries and pubs & cafes.  Leisure centre ~6km  Public houses Red – no easily accessible school. No library service.  Post office Few sporting options. No  Banks, ATMs post office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where is shop and a (mini) the nearest? supermarket, plus a range  There isn’t a convenience (schedule attached) of other useful shops to store, but there is a  Large, medium, express meet every day needs. combined country store/ supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of farm shop/ coffee house convenience store top-up shops, which would  Local sales of veg/ eggs etc  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other The nearest supermarkets are:  Post office retail outlets.  Large ~7km.  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options,  Medium ~ 4km  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. hairdressers) basic requirements,  Restaurants/cafes/ therefore will always require takeaways a trip to other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail station  1.6% people use the train A - The transport facilities, place to help people access and good bus services. High  1.4% use the bus including public transport, employment, education and percentage of people using  0.4% cycle help people to travel services without reliance on sustainable travel methods  4.3% walk within and between a private car? with good footpath and Therefore 7.7% use communities and reduce  Is the settlement well cycling networks connecting sustainable travel methods. dependence on cars. connected with respect to nearby communities. This is relatively low for those There are facilities to to principal roads, rail, Good broadband coverage. recorded. encourage safe local regular bus services and, Amber – can access a rail  No rail station, closest is W- walking and cycling. footpath and cycling station and fairly good bus s-M (~5km).

networks? services and some cycle  An hourly daytime bus to  Are there good routes. Patchy broadband Weston super Mare. connections to the connection.  No cycling routes. Red - Most people use nearby communities?  Good PROW network private car for commuting,  Does the settlement  Superfast broadband have superfast some distance from a rail

8. Economic  Bleadon Hill is considered broadband provision? station, with few footpath and cycling networks very poorly served, available. No broadband principally due to gradients connection accessing services on foot and bicycle. Is the road design/ layout fit Green - yes, no real issues No issues with congestion, but for purpose? Are there any with congestion/ safety there are safety issues capacity, congestion or Amber - some issues with accessing onto the busy A370. safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak If accident on the A370 that will times impact severely on the village. Red - recognised issues

Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Churchill

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Churchill

Active, - Well Inclusive connected and safe

Well served + Well run

- Fair for Thriving everyone

 Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of Well - sustainability characteristics for that component. designed Environmentally  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. and built sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive Does the community Green - a wide range of  Community Market A and safe: organise events and activities, including those  Village show and harvest home. A community spirit is activities for itself and others which stand out as not often  Churchill music, promotes five created. People are for the community - are found in an active village. The concerts a year. always welcome to there groups/ venues village may be well known for  Scout Group. join in events (e.g. suitable for all age ranges this activity. sports, fundraising, etc.? Amber - a smaller range of festivals). activities of those often found Neighbours look out in an active village for one another, and Red - a very limited range of respect each other. activities, fewer than are All people are often found in a village. treated fairly. There are low levels of 1. Social 1. Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  2 NW schemes crime, drugs and feel like a safe place to live? incidents, with NW schemes  Low level crimes reported anti-social behaviour  Is there a neighbourhood and community policing  2 PCSO’s with viable, effective watch scheme(s) in Amber – few reported and community- place? incidents, limited NW and friendly policing.  Are there issues with community policing crime / anti- social Red - a larger number of behaviour? reported incidents, the risk of Is there a PCSO crime likely to make it feel attached to settlement? less safe. 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Churchill and Langford parish A +

ial oc meet regularly, provide an and all kept informed. Public council. 50

When decisions are updated website/ attend parish meetings. A  Parish orderly. made about a newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community  Signpost - monthly magazine. community, local etc.? run organisations  4 Noticeboards people are included  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information is  Members of the public regularly in the decision- attend parish meetings? not up-to-date. Considering attended meetings. making process.  Does the community preparing a neighbourhood  Considering preparing a NP. The community have (or is considering plan. A few local  Churchill and Langford Minibus enjoys a sense of preparing) a organisations delivering local Society provide regular civic values, Neighbourhood services. scheduled services. responsibility and Development Plan Red - little information on pride. (NDP)? parish council activity. No  Are there any local NDP. No community organisations involved in organisations. delivering services or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for Are there focal points where Green - There is a range of 7 community meeting places: A everyone: people can meet to discuss community meeting places,  Memorial Hall. People of all ages, things and pass on including places of worship  Churchill Methodist Church.

races, cultures, information to each other? If with a range of activities.  Church of St John the Baptist. sexes and abilities so, what are they? Are there Amber – there are fewer  Bible Study Group. are given access to places of worship with meeting places with  Churchill Methodist Choir. services, jobs and associated activities, which associated activities.  St John the Baptist Bell ringers, 3. Social education in the can be used by all within the Red – limited places for the bookshelf and reading group, community. This community? community to meet and very and social club. fairness is not a few activities held.  St Mary’s Social Club and Music luxury; it is normal to Group.

everyone. This Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of A few opportunities available, fairness lasts to employment opportunities, jobs, which offer employment mushroom farm, pub, school etc. provide suitable for those living for a range of skills Bristol University School of opportunities for within the community? Or is Amber - a limited range of Veterinary Science. future generations. the community reliant on job opportunities one of two big employers? Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of types Under-representation of some meet the needs of local and tenures types/ tenures: people? Or do house prices Amber - some choice  Over 70% detached, with very cause problems for the local Red - very limited, skewed few smaller properties community? (data from towards a single type/ tenure  80% privately owned 2011 census)  12% private and 7% social rented. What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding  Churchill Academy & sixth form score(s) for the school(s) Amber - good = Good (June 14) Red - requires improvement  Churchill C of E primary = Good 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of  No detail of community R sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/ environmental initiatives Actively seek to environmentally sustainable, recycling schemes. A minimise climate more resilient? I.e. provision community resilience/ change (e.g. people of allotments or community transition group

4. are encouraged to recycling schemes? Amber - Some community recycle and save recycling/ allotments/ water, live in homes orchards/ other activity that do not waste Red - no known community Environmental electricity and that recycling/ allotments/

are built on waste orchards or other land so that no new environmental activity forest/ fields are What is the probability of Green – majority low Largely high probability of BMV. destroyed). Create surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV cleaner, safer and being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, greener Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low neighbourhoods and 3a) probabilities of BMV (e.g. by reducing Red – mainly high probability litter and graffiti and of BMV maintaining pleasant Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood zone or  V small degree FZ 2 and 3 in public spaces). to flooding (flood zone?) at high risk of flooding and northern part of parish. and/ or recently experienced not in proximity to  Partly within Mendip Hills AONB. flooding? environmentally sensitive Is it within or adjacent to any areas environmentally sensitive / Amber - partially in flood/ high quality or designated some risk of flooding. Some landscapes? environmentally sensitive areas. Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

5. Well designed Does the village have a Green – there is a distinct  24 listed Grade II buildings and A and built: distinct character/ sense of character/ sense of place. one Grade I listed building. A sense of place place? There will be a good Designated conservation  These include two monuments,

(e.g. a place with a range/type of buildings with area. and sundial. positive feeling for architectural and heritage Amber - some individual  No conservation area. people and local value? Is there a character/ sense of place distinctiveness). conservation area? Red – no real sense of place Buildings are Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  Two play areas adjacent to attractive, safe and accessible public open available which are well Ladymead Lane and near the useful to the people space is available? Are managed Memorial Hall with play who use them. these well managed and fit Amber - limited, but well equipment, picnic area. Buildings that for purpose? managed  BMX track and Skateboard Park.

5. Environmental 5. people want to go Red - v few and not well into. Lots of open managed, fill for purpose space for people to play and relax. 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong and There are few local centre units, but A - Local people have strong established local diverse businesses are 3 new units, including a the opportunity to businesses? community which may be convenience store. There is also a make money and  Are businesses growing growing. Community garage. have a good quality or declining? (data from initiatives supporting local of life. They are retail survey comparison business sector. Relatively Self-containment measured as 37%, encouraged to open 2007–2015) high levels of self- (range 29 and 43%), so higher than up small businesses  Are there community containment. Relatively high average of those recorded. and spend their initiatives to support local levels of business start-ups.

wages locally to help businesses? E.g. Amber –fewer businesses, Business start-ups recorded as 19 improve other farmers markets but offer employment for (range 19 – 57) people’s  Do businesses provide some of local community. businesses. the opportunity for Average levels of self- Successful residents to work locally? containment and business businesses create (Measured by % self- start-ups. more jobs for more Red – declining business 6. Economic 6. containment - those who people and better work from home or work numbers and few people live standards of living within 2km of where they and work within settlement. for more people in live?) Few business start-ups. the community.  What is the number of business start-ups registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15) 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: A High quality services within the community to key circumstance most similar to for families and services? If none, where is description: There is a primary and secondary children (including the nearest? Green – A primary school school with spaces. early year’s (schedule attached) and some pre-school childcare). A good  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces.  Mobile library service only range of affordable Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close  There is a post office public, community  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with  A range of sporting facilities and voluntary and Pharmacies, Opticians, associated activities. A post private services (e.g. Children centres, other office. A full range of But there is no healthcare provision: retail, fresh food e.g. physiotherapy healthcare/ sporting options  Doctors is ~2.5km commercial, utilities,  Community meeting and pubs & cafes.  Dentist ~3.5km information and places e.g. churches Amber – Schools, but limited  Pharmacy ~6.5km advice) that are  Leisure centre, other spaces. A mobile library  Hospital ~15km

7. Economic accessible to the sports service only. Post office in whole community. facilities/clubs/gyms nearby village/town. Limited  Parks/ public spaces health care/ sporting and  Libraries pubs & cafes.  Public houses Red – no easily accessible school. No library service.  Post office Few sporting options. No post  Banks, ATMs office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one shop See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where and a (mini) supermarket, are the closest? plus a range of other useful Tea rooms includes dry cleaning (schedule attached) shops to meet every day and groceries.  Large, medium, express needs. supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of No supermarket or non-food shops convenience store top-up shops, which would  Around 9km to closest large  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but supermarket e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other  Post office retail outlets. No bank or ATM its ~5km to nearest  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options, bank  Non-food shops which would not satisfy basic  Other (e.g. hairdressers) requirements, therefore will  Restaurants/cafes/ always require a trip to other takeaways places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail station  0.9% travel to work by train A - The transport place to help people access and good bus services. High  1.3% cycle facilities, including employment, education and percentage of people using  7.0% walk to work public transport, services without reliance on sustainable travel methods  1.0% use the bus help people to travel a private car? with good footpath and Therefore 10.2% use sustainable within and between  Is the settlement well cycling networks connecting travel means, which is relatively communities and connected with respect to nearby communities. Good low of those recorded. reduce dependence to principal roads, rail, broadband coverage.  No rail station, closest is Yatton on cars. There are regular bus services and, Amber – can access a rail (~8km).

facilities to footpath and cycling station and fairly good bus  Bus services from W-s-M to encourage safe local networks? services and some cycle Nailsea via Bristol Airport is an walking and cycling.  Are there good routes. Patchy broadband hourly service. connections to the connection.  Close proximity to A38 and links. Red - Most people use nearby communities?  Walks and bridlepaths in private car for commuting,  Does the settlement Dolebury Warren area.

8. Economic some distance from a rail have superfast  Dolberrow walking routes. broadband provision? station, with few footpath and cycling networks available.  Superfast broadband No broadband connection Is the road design/ layout fit Green - no real issues with There are issues with congestion at for purpose? Are there any congestion/ safety main traffic lights. capacity, congestion or Amber - some issues with safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak times Red - recognised issues

Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Claverham

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Claverham

Active, Well Inclusive connected and safe

Well Well run served

- Thriving Fair for everyone

Well - designed Environmentally  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of and built sustainability characteristics for that component. sensitive  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence.  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

treated fairly. There are of activities, fewer than are  Scouts, cubs, brownies low levels of crime, drugs often found in a village. groups, but more facilities and anti-social behaviour for youth required. with viable, effective and  Village hall is pub in community-friendly evenings, skittle alley 1. Social 1. policing. Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  1 NW scheme feel like a safe place to live? incidents, with NW  Relatively low level crime  Is there a neighbourhood schemes and community  Yatton beat – Sergeant, watch scheme(s) in policing PC and PCSO – hold beat place? Amber – few reported surgeries  Are there issues with incidents, limited NW and  Yatton PACT has crime / anti- social community policing representation from behaviour? Red - a larger number of Claverham and has  Is there a PCSO reported incidents, the risk addressed Anti-Social attached to settlement? of crime likely to make it Behaviour and Social feel less safe. Isolation of elderly issues.

public and can ask sense of civic values,  Does the community information is not up-to- questions/make responsibility and pride. have (or is considering date. Considering statements. preparing) a preparing a neighbourhood  Parish Council news Neighbourhood plan. A few local posted on website and

2. Social Development Plan organisations delivering noticeboard (NDP)? local services.  Work under way on NDP  Are there any local Red - little information on  Consultation on organisations involved in parish council activity. No neighbourhood area delivering services or NDP. No community undertook Feb/March looking after vulnerable organisations. 2015. people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points where Green - There is a range 3 community meeting A - People of all ages, races, people can meet to discuss of community meeting places: cultures, sexes and things and pass on places, including places of  Village hall providing abilities are given access information to each other? If worship with a range of community hub to services, jobs and so, what are they? Are there activities.  St Barnabus Church 3. Social education in the places of worship with  Free Evangelical Church. community. This fairness associated activities, which 61

is not a luxury; it is can be used by all within the Amber – there are fewer normal to everyone. This community? meeting places with fairness lasts to provide associated activities. opportunities for future Red – limited places for generations. the community to meet and very few activities held. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of One large employer - employment opportunities, jobs, which offer Claverham Ltd. suitable for those living employment for a range of within the community? Or is skills Number of small business the community reliant on Amber - a limited range of within the village. one of two big employers? job opportunities Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of Parish has high proportion, meet the needs of local types and tenures (73.9%) of houses which are people? Or do house prices Amber - some choice detached or semi-detached cause problems for the local Red - very limited, skewed compared to 53.3% in community? (data from 2011 towards a single type/ England and Wales. census) tenure What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding Court de Wyck CofE Primary score(s) for the school(s) Amber - good = Good (June 14) Red - requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of  No community transition R - sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/ initiative.

4. Actively seek to minimise environmentally sustainable, recycling schemes. A

ntal

Envir climateonme change (e.g. more resilient? I.e. provision 62

people are encouraged to of allotments or community community resilience/ recycle and save water, recycling schemes? transition group live in homes that do not Amber - Some community waste electricity and that recycling/ allotments/ are built on waste land so orchards/ other activity that no new forest/ fields Red - no known are destroyed). Create community recycling/ cleaner, safer and allotments/ orchards or greener neighbourhoods other environmental (e.g. by reducing litter activity and graffiti and What is the probability of Green – majority low  Mainly high probability of maintaining pleasant surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV BMV. public spaces). being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low and 3a) probabilities of BMV Red – mainly high probability of BMV Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood zone  Not in flood zone. to flooding (flood zone?) or at high risk of flooding  No reported flood and/ or recently experienced and not in proximity to incidents. flooding? environmentally sensitive  Within bat habitat Is it within or adjacent to any areas  Close proximity to SNCI environmentally sensitive / Amber - partially in flood/ high quality or designated some risk of flooding. landscapes? Some environmentally sensitive areas. Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas

A sense of place (e.g. a place? There will be a good Designated conservation and wall made of local place with a positive range/type of buildings with area. stone. A lot of 1930s and feeling for people and architectural and heritage Amber - some individual 1950s built properties. local distinctiveness). value? Is there a character/ sense of place  Very few listed buildings. Buildings are attractive, conservation area? Red – no real sense of  There is a conservation safe and useful to the place area people who use them. Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range The only open space is in the Buildings that people accessible public open available which are well centre of the village, suffers want to go into. Lots of space is available? Are managed from vandalism. Contains open space for people to these well managed and fit Amber - limited, but well small playground. Cadbury 5. Environmental 5. play and relax. for purpose? managed Hill is walking distance form Red - v few and not well village. managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong Claverham Ltd, 2 small A Local people have the strong established local and diverse businesses industrial estates, 2 opportunity to make businesses? community which may be engineering companies, 6 money and have a good  Are businesses growing growing. Community builders, 4 car restoration/ quality of life. They are or declining? (data from initiatives supporting local repair businesses. encouraged to open up retail survey comparison business sector. Relatively Agricultural businesses and a small businesses and 2007–2015) high levels of self- retirement home. spend their wages locally  Are there community containment. Relatively to help improve other initiatives to support local high levels of business No data available on local

people’s businesses. businesses? E.g. farmers start-ups. centre units, business start- Successful businesses markets Amber –fewer businesses, ups and self-containment. create more jobs for more  Do businesses provide but offer employment for people and better the opportunity for some of local community. standards of living for residents to work locally? Average levels of self- more people in the (Measured by % self- containment and business community. start-ups. 6. Economic 6. containment - those who work from home or work Red – declining business within 2km of where they numbers and few people live?) live and work within  What is the number of settlement. Few business business start-ups start-ups. registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014- 15) 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: R High quality services for within the community to key circumstance most similar families and children services? If none, where is to description: A primary school but has (including early year’s the nearest? Green – A primary school limited spaces. childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school  No healthcare provision of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces.  No sporting facilities community and voluntary Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close  No post office, but there is and private services (e.g.  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with an outreach PO held at retail, fresh food associated activities. A Pharmacies, Opticians, the village hall 3 mornings commercial, utilities, Children centres, other post office. A full range of information and advice) e.g. physiotherapy healthcare/ sporting Where not in the village: that are accessible to the options and pubs & cafes.  Community meeting  secondary school ~ 6.5km whole community. places e.g. churches Amber – Schools, but  hospital~19km  Leisure centre, other limited spaces. A mobile  Doctors, dentist, library service only. Post 7. Economic sports pharmacy, opticians ~2km facilities/clubs/gyms office in nearby  Parks/ public spaces village/town. Limited health  Libraries care/ sporting and pubs &  Public houses cafes. Red – no easily accessible  Post office school. No library service.  Banks, ATMs Few sporting options. No post office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where is shop and a (mini) the nearest? supermarket, plus a range Closest store is in Yatton. (schedule attached) of other useful shops to Just a hairdresser, café and  Large, medium, express meet every day needs. takeaway. supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of convenience store top-up shops, which would Closest supermarkets are:  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but  Medium ~2km e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other  Large ~9km  Post office retail outlets.  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options,  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. hairdressers) basic requirements,  Restaurants/cafes/ therefore will always takeaways require a trip to other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail  No rail station, but there is A The transport facilities, place to help people access station and good bus in nearby Yatton (~2km). including public transport, employment, education and services. High percentage  Fairly good bus service to help people to travel services without reliance on of people using Bristol and Weston. within and between a private car? sustainable travel methods  Could do with a better communities and reduce  Is the settlement well with good footpath and cycle network. dependence on cars. connected with respect cycling networks  Fair PROW network. There are facilities to to principal roads, rail, connecting to nearby

 Some areas have encourage safe local regular bus services and, communities. Good superfast broadband. walking and cycling. footpath and cycling broadband coverage. networks? Amber – can access a rail  Are there good station and fairly good bus connections to the services and some cycle nearby communities? routes. Patchy broadband

8. Economic  Does the settlement connection. have superfast Red - Most people use broadband provision? private car for commuting, some distance from a rail station, with few footpath and cycling networks available. No broadband connection

Is the road design/ layout fit Green - no real issues with  No congestion within for purpose? Are there any congestion/ safety village. Traffic can build capacity, congestion or Amber - some issues with up between Yatton and safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak Congresbury during rush times hour. There are stretches Red - recognised issues of road that are narrow and the footpaths are non–existent. Which creates risks for pedestrians.

Assessing the sustainability of settlements – Congresbury

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Congresbury

+ Well + Active, connected Inclusive and safe

- Well + Well run served

Fair for + Thriving everyone

Well  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of designed + Environmentally sustainability characteristics for that component. and built  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

’1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and RAG component examples: rating 1. Active, inclusive and Does the community Green - a wide range of  Footpaths group, Art A + safe: organise events and activities, including those Groups, Reading group, A community spirit is activities for itself and which stand out as not Ladies Friendly Circle, created. People are others for the community - often found in an active History/ Archaeology always welcome to join in are there groups/ venues village. The village may Group, Patchwork and events (e.g. sports, suitable for all age ranges be well known for this Quilting Group, Royal fundraising, festivals). etc.? activity. British Legion, Neighbours look out for Amber - a smaller range Horticultural club, one another, and respect of activities of those often Wildlife Action Group, each other. All people are found in an active village Women’s Institute, Youth treated fairly. There are Red - a very limited Partnership

low levels of crime, drugs range of activities, fewer  Scouts, Guides, and anti-social behaviour than are often found in a Brownies, cubs and with viable, effective and village. beavers community-friendly  Village fete and summer policing. and autumn horticultural 1. Social 1. show  Party in the paddock  Open gardens/ garden trail/ flower festival  Love Congresbury weekend – litter picking, car washing  Congresbury has a local website; Congresbury.net which promotes local events and news. 71

Is the settlement likely to Green - very few  No NW scheme feel like a safe place to reported incidents, with  Some issues with ASB live? NW schemes and  Every month low level  Is there a community policing crimes reported. neighbourhood watch Amber – few reported  PCSO/ Police beat scheme(s) in place? incidents, limited NW and surgery  Are there issues with community policing crime / anti- social Red - a larger number of behaviour? reported incidents, the  Is there a PCSO risk of crime likely to attached to make it feel less safe. settlement? 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and RAG component examples: rating

2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets  Parish Council has A + When decisions are meet regularly, provide an regularly and all kept dedicated website kept made about a updated website/ informed. Public attend up-to-date community, local people newsletters/ noticeboard parish meetings. A NDP  Full council meetings are included in the etc.? is in place. Community held monthly. decision-making process.  Do the public regularly run organisations  Planning Committee The community enjoys a attend parish Amber - Parish meetings held monthly. sense of civic values, meetings? information is not up-to-  Other specific meetings responsibility and pride.  Does the community date. Considering held regularly.

have (or is considering preparing a  Congresbury Chronicle preparing) a neighbourhood plan. A published 3 times a year. Neighbourhood few local organisations  Members of the public Development Plan delivering local services. regularly attend

2. Social (NDP)? Red - little information on meetings  Are there any local parish council activity. No  In the process of writing organisations involved NDP. No community a Neighbourhood in delivering services organisations. Development Plan or looking after  Senior Citizen’s Lunch vulnerable people? Club once a fortnight.  Over 60’s Club.  Single parent group.  Congresbury Community Transport 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and RAG component examples: rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points Green - There is a range 5 community meeting A People of all ages, races, where people can meet to of community meeting places: 3. cultures, sexes and discuss things and pass places, including places  Congresbury War Social abilities are given access on information to each Memorial Hall 73

to services, jobs and other? If so, what are of worship with a range of  The Old School Rooms education in the they? Are there places of activities.  Methodist Hall community. This fairness worship with associated Amber – there are fewer  Scout Hut is not a luxury; it is activities, which can be meeting places with  The Recreation Club. normal to everyone. This used by all within the associated activities. These offer facilities for use fairness lasts to provide community? Red – limited places for and rooms to hire which opportunities for future the community to meet cater for social, recreational generations. and very few activities and sporting activities for all held. ages. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of A rather limited range of employment jobs, which offer opportunities, with just a opportunities, suitable for employment for a range couple of large employers those living within the of skills (Cadbury hotel/ Wyevale community? Or is the Amber - a limited range garden centre). community reliant on one of job opportunities With a few jobs available in of two big employers? Red - very few job the service sector. opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of There is a fair spread of meet the needs of local types and tenures house types and tenures: people? Or do house Amber - some choice  46% detached prices cause problems for Red - very limited,  37% semi-detached the local community? skewed towards a single  9% terraced (data from 2011 census) type/ tenure  2% flats  2% caravan/mobile home Nearly 80% owned, 10% private and 10% social rented There is a lack of affordable housing for young people

and bungalows for the elderly. What are the Ofsted Green - outstanding  St Andrews C of E = Report score(s) for the Amber - good Good school(s) (June 14) Red - requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and RAG component examples: rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of  No transition group A sensitive: steps to make it more community growing  But there is a community Actively seek to minimise environmentally places/ recycling resilience scheme. climate change (e.g. sustainable, more schemes. A community  Congresbury Flood people are encouraged to resilient? I.e. provision of resilience/ transition Team recycle and save water, allotments or community group

live in homes that do not recycling schemes? Amber - Some waste electricity and that community recycling/ are built on waste land so allotments/ orchards/ that no new forest/ fields other activity are destroyed). Create Red - no known cleaner, safer and community recycling/ greener neighbourhoods allotments/ orchards or (e.g. by reducing litter other environmental and graffiti and activity

4. Environmental 4. maintaining pleasant What is the probability of Green – majority low A mix of probabilities. High public spaces). surrounding agricultural probability of BMV to the NE, a central swathe land being classified as Amber – a mix of high, of medium probability and Best and Most Versatile? moderate and low some low probability to the (Grades 1,2 and 3a) probabilities of BMV SW. Red – mainly high probability of BMV 75

Is the settlement Green - not in flood zone  Partially in flood Zones susceptible to flooding or at high risk of flooding 2& 3. (flood zone?) and/ or and not in proximity to  Historic flood incidents recently experienced environmentally sensitive (2005) of fluvial and flooding? areas surface water flooding. Is it within or adjacent to Amber - partially in flood/  Adjacent to SNCI Urchin, any environmentally some risk of flooding. Ball and Kings Wood sensitive / high quality or Some environmentally designated landscapes? sensitive areas. Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and RAG component examples: rating 5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – there is a 25 Grade II listed buildings A + built: distinct character/ sense distinct character/ sense and two Grade 1 listed A sense of place (e.g. a of place? There will be a of place. Designated building. These include place with a positive good range/type of conservation area. several monuments.

5. feelingtal for people and buildings with Amber - some individual Congresbury Conservation local distinctiveness). architectural and heritage character/ sense of place Area. Buildings are attractive, value? Is there a Red – no real sense of Environmen safe and useful to the conservation area? place

people who use them. Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range • Millennium Green Buildings that people accessible public open available which are well • Riverside ball court. want to go into. Lots of space is available? Are managed • King George’s playing open space for people to these well managed and Amber - limited, but well field play and relax. fit for purpose? managed • Broadstones football Red - v few and not well pitches managed, fill for purpose • Strawberry Line 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and RAG component examples: rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong  The total number of local A + Local people have the strong established and diverse businesses centre units has opportunity to make local businesses? community which may be increased from 37 to 42 money and have a good  Are businesses growing. Community from 2008 – 2015. quality of life. They are growing or declining? initiatives supporting local  Some key areas encouraged to open up (data from retail business sector. including pre-school and small businesses and survey comparison Relatively high levels of recreational facilities spend their wages locally 2007–2015) self-containment. require major investment to help improve other  Are there community Relatively high levels of to ensure that the people’s businesses. initiatives to support business start-ups. facilities are fit for the Successful businesses Amber –fewer local businesses? E.g. future. create more jobs for more farmers markets businesses, but offer  There are a range of people and better  Do businesses provide employment for some of businesses, but rather standards of living for the opportunity for local community. Average limited in skills more people in the residents to work levels of self-containment requirement, therefore community. locally? (Measured by and business start-ups. will offer opportunities for % self-containment - Red – declining business some within the village.

6. Economic 6. those who work from numbers and few people  Self-containment is 34% home or work within live and work within (range for those 2km of where they settlement. Few business recorded between 29 live?) start-ups. and 43%).  What is the number of  Business start-ups business start-ups recorded as 36 which is registered compared 7th out of the 10 with other recorded. settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15)

7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Justification and Overall Communities Factors to consider examples: RAG component rating 7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: G - High quality services for within the community to circumstance most families and children key services? If none, similar to description: Key facilities are provided (including early year’s where is the nearest? Green – A primary school and the primary school, has childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school spaces. of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. community and voluntary Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close Closest when not in village: and private services (e.g.  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with  Secondary ~4km retail, fresh food Pharmacies, associated activities. A  Hospital ~ 14km commercial, utilities, post office. A full range of Opticians, Children  Dentist ~2km information and advice) centres, other e.g. healthcare/ sporting  Opticians ~2km that are accessible to the physiotherapy options and pubs &  Leisure centre ~4.5km whole community. cafes.  Community meeting places e.g. churches Amber – Schools, but  Leisure centre, other limited spaces. A mobile library service only. Post 7. Economic sports facilities/clubs/gyms office in nearby  Parks/ public spaces village/town. Limited  Libraries health care/ sporting and  Public houses pubs & cafes. Red – no easily  Post office accessible school. No  Banks, ATMs library service. Few sporting options. No post office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one See schedule attached: provision? If none, where shop and a (mini) is the nearest? supermarket, plus a Has a relatively good range (schedule attached) range of other useful of food and non-food shops.  Large, medium, shops to meet every day express supermarket/ needs. Closest where not in village: convenience store Amber – a limited range  Large s’market ~8km  Other food/ drink shop of top-up shops, which  Medium s’market e.g. butchers/ bakers would satisfy basic ~2.5km  Post office needs, but would require  Bank ~2.5km  Banks, ATMs trips to other retail  Non-food shops outlets.  Other (e.g. Red – very limited hairdressers) options, which would not  Restaurants/cafes/ satisfy basic takeaways requirements, therefore will always require a trip to other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Justification and Overall Communities Factors to consider examples: RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means Green – there’s a rail  1.8% cycle to work A + The transport facilities, in place to help people station and good bus  7.7% walk to work including public transport, access employment, services. High  2.5% use train for work help people to travel education and services percentage of people  2.5% travel by bus for within and between without reliance on a using sustainable travel work communities and reduce private car? methods with good Therefore, 14.5% use dependence on cars.  Is the settlement well footpath and cycling sustainable travel means, There are facilities to connected with networks connecting to which is average for those encourage safe local nearby communities. respect to principal recorded. walking and cycling. roads, rail, regular bus Good broadband  Nearest rail station at services and, footpath coverage. Yatton (3km). and cycling networks? Amber – can access a  Bus service W-s-M to  Are there good rail station and fairly good Bristol 3 times an hour. connections to the bus services and some  Strawberry line cycle cycle routes. Patchy 8. Economic nearby communities? path- but limited use for  Does the settlement broadband connection. commuting. Red - Most people use have superfast  Surrounded by a fair private car for broadband provision? PROW network. commuting, some  Superfast broadband but distance from a rail some areas not covered station, with few footpath and cycling networks available. No broadband connection.

Is the road design/ layout Green - no real issues There are 3 congestion hot fit for purpose? Are there with congestion/ safety spots: any capacity, congestion Amber - some issues  Congresbury Cross is at or safety issues? with congestion/ safety at capacity at peak periods.

peak times  Main Brinsea Road/A370 Red - recognised issues junction is a congestion area.  The Smallway junction is an accident hotspot.

Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Easton-in-Gordano/ Pill

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Easton- in-Gordano/ Pill

Active, Well Inclusive connected and safe

- Well served - Well run

Fair for + Thriving everyone

-  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of Well sustainability characteristics for that component. designed Environmentally  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. and built sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

’1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive and Does the community Green - a wide range of  Pill Rag and Pill Regatta, A safe: organise events and activities, including those Gardening club A community spirit is activities for itself and which stand out as not  Community garden/ created. People are others for the community - often found in an active market/ Allotments always welcome to join in are there groups/ venues village. The village may be  Art, history, wine events (e.g. sports, suitable for all age ranges well known for this activity. appreciation, history fundraising, festivals). etc.? Amber - a smaller range of society Neighbours look out for activities of those often  Dance, drama, keep fit one another, and respect found in an active village  Retired Men’s Group, each other. All people are Red - a very limited range Wives Group, Women’s

treated fairly. There are of activities, fewer than are Institute, low levels of crime, drugs often found in a village.  Scouts, cubs, guides, and anti-social behaviour brownies with viable, effective and Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  No NW schemes community-friendly 1. Social 1. feel like a safe place to incidents, with NW  Not a large number of policing. live? schemes and community reported incidents  Is there a policing  2 PCSO Officers neighbourhood watch Amber – few reported scheme(s) in place? incidents, limited NW and  Are there issues with community policing crime / anti- social Red - a larger number of behaviour? reported incidents, the risk  Is there a PCSO of crime likely to make it attached to feel less safe. settlement?

2. Social Neighbourhood organisations delivering Development Plan local services. (NDP)? Red - little information on  Are there any local parish council activity. No organisations involved NDP. No community in delivering services organisations. or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points Green - There is a range 6 community meeting A People of all ages, races, where people can meet to of community meeting places: cultures, sexes and discuss things and pass places, including places of  Pill village hall and abilities are given access on information to each worship with a range of community centre Ltd

3. Social to services, jobs and other? If so, what are activities.  Pill resource centre.

education in the they? Are there places of Amber – there are fewer  St George’s Church, E-i- community. This fairness worship with associated meeting places with G. is not a luxury; it is activities, which can be associated activities.  Christ Church, Pill normal to everyone. This used by all within the Red – limited places for  Pill Methodist – Ten Tots fairness lasts to provide community? the community to meet and parents and toddler group, opportunities for future very few activities held. FISH after school club generations.  Pill Baptist – café, film nights Women’s Bright Hour, Rhyme & sign, Coffee & chat Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of Limited opportunities within employment jobs, which offer the villages, but close opportunities, suitable for employment for a range of proximity to Portbury Dock. those living within the skills community? Or is the Amber - a limited range of community reliant on one job opportunities of two big employers? Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of There is a good mix of types meet the needs of local types and tenures and tenures: people? Or do house Amber - some choice  Detached = 30.6% prices cause problems for Red - very limited, skewed  Semi-detached = 36.9% the local community? towards a single type/  Terraced = 19.8% (data from 2011 census) tenure  Flats =9.8%  Mobile homes = 0.3% 77% owned and 8% private and 14% socially rented properties.

What are the Ofsted Green - outstanding  St. Katherine’s community Report score(s) for the Amber - good school = requires school(s) (June 14) Red - requires improvement improvement  Crockerne C of E primary = good  St Mary’s C of E primary = requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of There is an active transition A sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/ group: Actively seek to minimise environmentally recycling schemes. A  Sustainable Pill/ Low climate change (e.g. sustainable, more community resilience/ Carbon Gordano people are encouraged to resilient? I.e. provision of transition group  Active conservation

recycle and save water, allotments or community Amber - Some community groups, notably Pill in live in homes that do not recycling schemes? recycling/ allotments/ Bloom and the St. waste electricity and that orchards. Some George’s Flower Bank. are built on waste land so community environmental that no new forest/ fields activity are destroyed). Create Green - no known cleaner, safer and community recycling/ greener neighbourhoods allotments/ orchards or (e.g. by reducing litter community environmental

4. Environmental 4. and graffiti and activity maintaining pleasant What is the probability of Green – majority low Primarily high probability. public spaces). surrounding agricultural probability of BMV land being classified as Amber – a mix of high, Best and Most Versatile? moderate and low (Grades 1,2 and 3a) probabilities of BMV 87

Red – mainly high probability of BMV Is the settlement Green - not in flood zone  Partly in flood zone 2 and susceptible to flooding or at high risk of flooding 3 and identified at risk in (flood zone?) and/ or and not in proximity to SFRA. recently experienced environmentally sensitive  Identified as susceptible flooding? areas to surface water flooding - Is it within or adjacent to Amber - partially in flood/ 8 out of 10 areas most at any environmentally some risk of flooding. risk. sensitive / high quality or Some environmentally  Ancient woodland/ St designated landscapes? sensitive areas. George’s Flower Bank Red - in flood zone and local nature reserve. deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – there is a distinct • There are a few listed A built: distinct character/ sense character/ sense of place. buildings (<10) A sense of place (e.g. a of place? There will be a Designated conservation • No conservation areas. place with a positive good range/type of area.

5. feelingtal for people and buildings with Amber - some individual local distinctiveness). architectural and heritage character/ sense of place Buildings are attractive, value? Is there a Red – no real sense of Environmen safe and useful to the conservation area? place

people who use them. Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range There are a range – 9 in total. Buildings that people accessible public open available which are well want to go into. Lots of space is available? Are managed open space for people to these well managed and Amber - limited, but well play and relax. fit for purpose? managed Red - v few and not well managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong  Local centre units have A + Local people have the strong established and diverse businesses increased from 22 to 24 opportunity to make local businesses? community which may be from 2008 – 2015. This is money and have a good  Are businesses growing. Community with the addition of a food quality of life. They are growing or declining? initiatives supporting local and drink shop and an encouraged to open up (data from retail business sector. Relatively office. small businesses and survey comparison high levels of self- spend their wages locally 2008–2015) containment. Relatively  There is a community to help improve other  Are there community high levels of business market - featuring people’s businesses. initiatives to support start-ups. jewellery, floristry, crafts,

Successful businesses local businesses? E.g. Amber –fewer businesses, Fairtrade goods create more jobs for more farmers markets but offer employment for people and better  Do businesses provide some of local community.  Self-containment is standards of living for the opportunity for Average levels of self- recorded as 33% which is more people in the residents to work containment and business average (range 29 and community. locally? (Measured by start-ups. 43%) % self-containment - Red – declining business 6. Economic 6. those who work from numbers and few people  Business start-ups home or work within live and work within recorded as 52, which is 2km of where they settlement. Few business second highest of those live?) start-ups. recorded.  What is the number of business start-ups registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15)

7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Justification and examples: Overall Communities Factors to consider RAG component rating 7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: G - High quality services for within the community to circumstance most similar families and children key services? If none, to description: All key services within village (including early year’s where is the nearest? Green – A primary school – doctors, dentist, pharmacy, childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school children’s centre, a range of of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. sporting facilities, library, 7 community and voluntary Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close pubs and private services (e.g.  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with retail, fresh food associated activities. A Primary and secondary Pharmacies, commercial, utilities, Opticians, Children post office. A full range of schools have spaces. information and advice) centres, other e.g. healthcare/ sporting that are accessible to the options and pubs & cafes. Closest when not located in physiotherapy whole community.  Community meeting Amber – Schools, but the village: places e.g. churches limited spaces. A mobile  Hospital ~ 8.5km library service only. Post 7. Economic  Leisure centre, other  Opticians ~8km sports office in nearby facilities/clubs/gyms village/town. Limited health  Parks/ public spaces care/ sporting and pubs &  Libraries cafes.  Public houses Red – no easily accessible school. No library service.  Post office Few sporting options. No  Banks, ATMs post office. None or just one pub/café.

What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where shop and a (mini) is the nearest? supermarket, plus a range There is an express shop, but (schedule attached) of other useful shops to a limited range of other food  Large, medium, meet every day needs. and non-food shops express supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of convenience store top-up shops, which would Closest supermarkets ~ 6km  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other  Post office retail outlets.  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options,  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. basic requirements, hairdressers) therefore will always  Restaurants/cafes/ require a trip to other takeaways places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Justification and examples: Overall Communities Factors to consider RAG component rating

8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means Green – there’s a rail  0.5% travel by train A The transport facilities, in place to help people station and good bus  4.0% by bus including public transport, access employment, services. High percentage  3.7% by bicycle help people to travel education and services of people using  7.7% on foot within and between without reliance on a sustainable travel methods Therefore 15.9% use communities and reduce private car? with good footpath and sustainable travel, which is dependence on cars.  Is the settlement well cycling networks average for those recorded. There are facilities to connected with connecting to nearby  No rail station, closest encourage safe local respect to principal communities. Good Shirehampton (~2km) walking and cycling. roads, rail, regular bus broadband coverage.  Rail station programmed services and, footpath Amber – can access a rail to reopen May 2019 with and cycling networks? station and fairly good bus services to Temple Meads  Are there good services and some cycle every 30 minutes. connections to the routes. Patchy broadband  A bus service to central nearby communities? connection. Bristol is available every  Does the settlement Red - Most people use 15 minutes, but otherwise have superfast private car for commuting, quite limited.

8. Economic some distance from a rail broadband provision?  Some cycle routes are station, with few footpath available e.g. Chapel Pill and cycling networks – cycle route to Bristol available. No broadband  Sustainable Pill and connection district transport group –

working to improve walking and cycling routes.  Footpaths with suggested walks/ Chapel Pill PROW to Bristol.  No broadband

Is the road design/ layout Green - no real issues with The A369 towards Bristol fit for purpose? Are there congestion/ safety does not suffer from any capacity, congestion Amber - some issues with congestion.

or safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak times Red - recognised issues

Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Locking

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Locking

- Active, Well Inclusive connected and safe

Well served + Well run

Thriving Fair for everyone Well designed -  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of and built Environmentally sustainability characteristics for that component. sensitive  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence.  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive and Does the community Green - a wide range of  Village fete, open gardens A safe: organise events and activities, including those event, charity jumble sale A community spirit is activities for itself and which stand out as not often  End of Feast week, over 60’s created. People are others for the community - found in an active village. luncheon, coffee mornings, always welcome to join in are there groups/ venues The village may be well bingo, healing evenings events (e.g. sports, suitable for all age ranges known for this activity.  Seniors club, gardening club, fundraising, festivals). etc.? Amber - a smaller range of craft club Neighbours look out for activities of those often  scouts, brownies, rainbows one another, and respect found in an active village  Friends of the Helicopter each other. All people are Red - a very limited range of museum treated fairly. There are activities, fewer than are  Locking WI – quizzes, talks low levels of crime, drugs often found in a village. and anti-social behaviour Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  4 active NW schemes 1. Social 1. with viable, effective and feel like a safe place to incidents, with NW schemes  A few crimes reported community-friendly live? Is there a and community policing  No cold calling village policing. neighbourhood watch Amber – few reported scheme(s) in place? Are incidents, limited NW and there issues with crime / community policing anti- social behaviour? Is Red - a larger number of there a PCSO attached to reported incidents, the risk settlement? of crime likely to make it feel less safe. 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Monthly full Parish Council A + When decisions are meet regularly, provide an and all kept informed. Public meetings made about a updated website/ attend parish meetings. A  Quarterly newsletter community, local people newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community delivered throughout parish. are included in the etc.? run organisations  Electronic noticeboard decision-making process.  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information  Up-to-date informative The community enjoys a attend parish is not up-to-date. website.

sense of civic values, meetings? Considering preparing a  Members of the public responsibility and pride.  Does the community neighbourhood plan. A few regularly attend meetings. have (or is considering local organisations  Considering a NDP preparing) a delivering local services.  Parish Plan in place and its Red - little information on 2. Social Neighbourhood recommendations regularly Development Plan parish council activity. No reviewed. NDP. No community (NDP)?  Community connect organisations.  Are there any local  Alliance Homes. organisations involved in delivering services or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points Green - There is a range of 3 community meeting places: A People of all ages, races, where people can meet to community meeting places, Village hall  cultures, sexes and discuss things and pass including places of worship  Church Hall – used for abilities are given access on information to each with a range of activities. wedding receptions, exercise to services, jobs and other? If so, what are Amber – there are fewer classes. education in the they? Are there places of meeting places with

3. Social  St. Augustine’s Parish community. This fairness worship with associated associated activities. Church and Hall and meeting is not a luxury; it is activities, which can be rooms with activities 97

normal to everyone. This used by all within the Red – limited places for the including toddlers group, fairness lasts to provide community? community to meet and very craft club, bingo/quizzes. opportunities for future few activities held. Over 50s keep fit. Services generations. morning and evening each week. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of Limited opportunities available, employment jobs, which offer but is in close proximity to opportunities, suitable for employment for a range of employment sites at Locking those living within the skills Parkland, plus can access W-s- community? Or is the Amber - a limited range of M by public transport. community reliant on one job opportunities of two big employers? Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of There is a good range of meet the needs of local types and tenures housing stock being offered to people? Or do house Amber - some choice meet local needs. prices cause problems for Red - very limited, skewed  50% semi-detached the local community? towards a single type/  28% detached. (data from 2011 census) tenure  9.5% terraced  1% flats  6% social and  13% private rented. Housing stock and range being comprehensively supplemented on adjoining Locking Parklands development. What are the Ofsted Green - outstanding Locking primary = Good Report score(s) for the Amber - good school(s) (June 14) Red - requires improvement

4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of Unaware of any environmental A - sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/ groups Actively seek to minimise environmentally recycling schemes. A climate change (e.g. sustainable, more community resilience/ Village Hall recycles its waste people are encouraged to resilient? I.e. provision of transition group and there is a clothes recycling recycle and save water, allotments or community Amber - Some community scheme located in the car park. live in homes that do not recycling schemes? recycling/ allotments/ Recycling centre approx. 1mile waste electricity and that orchards/ other activity away are built on waste land so Red - no known community that no new forest/ fields recycling/ allotments/ are destroyed). Create orchards or other cleaner, safer and environmental activity greener neighbourhoods What is the probability of Green – majority low A mix of probabilities of BMV. (e.g. by reducing litter surrounding agricultural probability of BMV and graffiti and land being classified as Amber – a mix of high, maintaining pleasant Best and Most Versatile? moderate and low public spaces). (Grades 1,2 and 3a) probabilities of BMV Red – mainly high

4. Environmental 4. probability of BMV Is the settlement Green - not in flood zone or Yes in flood zone 2 and 3 and susceptible to flooding at high risk of flooding and identified in SFRA as at risk. 3 (flood zone?) and/ or not in proximity to major incidents reported. recently experienced environmentally sensitive flooding? areas Ancient woodland only. Is it within or adjacent to Amber - partially in flood/ Can be viewed from Mendips any environmentally some risk of flooding. Some AONB. sensitive / high quality or environmentally sensitive designated landscapes? areas. 99

Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – there is a distinct Coach house – Civil War A - built: distinct character/ sense character/ sense of place. connection. A sense of place (e.g. a of place? There will be a Designated conservation Church - 12th century Grade II* place with a positive good range/type of area. listed building. feeling for people and buildings with Amber - some individual local distinctiveness). architectural and heritage character/ sense of place

Buildings are attractive, value? Is there a Red – no real sense of safe and useful to the conservation area? place people who use them. Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  Park with play equipment Buildings that people accessible public open available which are well and football pitch with goals want to go into. Lots of space is available? Are managed & nets – Managed by the open space for people to these well managed and Amber - limited, but well Parish Council. play and relax. fit for purpose? managed  Playing field with changing Red - v few and not well rooms, managed, fill for purpose  Football pitches & cricket square – Owned by the PC 5. Environmental 5. but managed by football team.  Further children’s playground and considerable open space in adjoining Locking Parklands development, within Locking parish.

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6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong Limited employment R Local people have the strong established and diverse businesses opportunities in village, but there opportunity to make local businesses? community which may be are various small business money and have a good  Are businesses growing. Community developments on edge of quality of life. They are growing or declining? initiatives supporting local village. Helicopter museum, encouraged to open up (data from retail business sector. Relatively local shops, and pub – industrial small businesses and survey comparison high levels of self- estate on A371. New spend their wages locally 2007–2015) containment. Relatively high employment opportunities being to help improve other  Are there community levels of business start-ups. created in the Weston Village people’s businesses. initiatives to support Amber –fewer businesses, Development Areas

Successful businesses local businesses? E.g. but offer employment for create more jobs for more farmers markets some of local community. 29% self-containment (range for people and better  Do businesses provide Average levels of self- those recorded between 29 and standards of living for the opportunity for containment and business 43%). more people in the residents to work start-ups. community. locally? (Measured by Red – declining business No data on business start-ups, % self-containment - numbers and few people but anticipated low. 6. Economic 6. those who work from live and work within home or work within settlement. Few business 2km of where they start-ups. live?)  What is the number of business start-ups registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15) 101

retail, fresh food Pharmacies, associated activities. A post Parklands will provide more. commercial, utilities, Opticians, Children office. A full range of information and advice) centres, other e.g. healthcare/ sporting options Primary school, with limited that are accessible to the physiotherapy and pubs & cafes. spaces, recently expanded. whole community.  Community meeting Amber – Schools, but places e.g. churches limited spaces. A mobile New multi-doctor practice to be 7. Economic  Leisure centre, other library service only. Post built on Locking Parklands sports office in nearby village/town. within 3years facilities/clubs/gyms Limited health care/ sporting  Parks/ public spaces and pubs & cafes. Closest when not in village:  Libraries Red – no easily accessible  Secondary ~3.5km  Public houses school. No library service.  Hospital ~5.5km Few sporting options. No  Post office  Healthcare ~4.5km post office. None or just one  Banks, ATMs pub/café.

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What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where shop and a (mini) is the nearest? supermarket, plus a range There is a convenience store, (schedule attached) of other useful shops to post office and ATM and a small  Large, medium, meet every day needs. range of other shops. express supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of convenience store top-up shops, which would Closest supermarkets:  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but  Large ~4km e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other  Medium ~3km  Post office retail outlets.  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options, It should be noted that Locking  Non-food shops which would not satisfy is relatively close to the main  Other (e.g. basic requirements, town of Weston super Mare hairdressers) therefore will always require (6km), this improves  Restaurants/cafes/ a trip to other places. accessibility to a large range of takeaways services 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means Green – there’s a rail station  1.5% travel by train A - The transport facilities, in place to help people and good bus services. High  1.4% by bus including public transport, access employment, percentage of people using  2.5% by bicycle help people to travel education and services sustainable travel methods  3.0% on foot within and between without reliance on a with good footpath and Therefore 14.1% use communities and reduce private car? cycling networks connecting sustainable travel means which

dependence on cars.  Is the settlement well to nearby communities. is lower than average of those There are facilities to connected with Good broadband coverage. recorded. encourage safe local respect to principal Amber – can access a rail walking and cycling. roads, rail, regular bus station and fairly good bus services and, footpath services and some cycle and cycling networks? routes. Patchy broadband

8. Economic  Are there good connection. connections to the Red - Most people use nearby communities? private car for commuting,  Does the settlement some distance from a rail have superfast station, with few footpath broadband provision? and cycling networks

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available. No broadband  No rail station, closest is connection Weston Milton (2.5km)  Bus service to Weston only.  Cycling network within village isn’t good, but major improvements to be carried out by NSC within 12 months.  Absence of footpaths on all three roads entering the village, in particular the main commuter route on Elm Tree Road.  Overall, well connected with respect to principal roads A370/A371 and M5 Motorway access.  Superfast broadband

Is the road design/ layout Green - no real issues with School & Pre-School collection fit for purpose? Are there congestion/ safety and drop-off times cause any capacity, congestion Amber - some issues with significant congestion. Fatality or safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak along the A371 reported in May times 2015. Red - recognised issues

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Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Long Ashton

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Long Ashton

- - Well Active, connected Inclusive and safe - + Well Well run served

Fair for Thriving everyone

+  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of Well sustainability characteristics for that component. designed and built Environmentally  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

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people are treated fairly. activities, fewer than are group, Quiz night. Royal There are low levels of often found in a village. British Legion, WI. crime, drugs and anti-  Ballet Tap modern/jazz, social behaviour with Yoga classes, Modern viable, effective and Sequence Dancing, 1. Social 1. community-friendly Taekwondo/ cricket club. policing.  Youth Club, Bus and Network.  Library organises ‘Rhyme Time’ for Mums and pre- school children, Children’s holiday activities  Transition LA events such as ‘Apple Day’.  Monthly Village Market.  Annual Village Picnic

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Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  A couple of NW schemes. feel like a safe place to incidents, with NW schemes  A few crimes reported. live? and community policing  PCSO  Is there a Amber – few reported  Police support is stretched neighbourhood watch incidents, limited NW and scheme(s) in place? community policing  Are there issues with Red - a larger number of crime / anti- social reported incidents, the risk behaviour? of crime likely to make it feel  Is there a PCSO less safe. attached to settlement? 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Various meetings held G - When decisions are meet regularly, provide and all kept informed. Public monthly. made about a an updated website/ attend parish meetings. A  Village newsletter every 4 community, local people newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community months. are included in the etc.? run organisations  Parish Magazine every decision-making  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information month. process. The community attend parish is not up-to-date.  Noticeboards enjoys a sense of civic meetings? Considering preparing a  Some members of the values, responsibility  Does the community neighbourhood plan. A few public attending meetings and pride. have (or is local organisations  NDP adopted Sept 2015 considering preparing) delivering local services.  Good companions club for 2. Social a Neighbourhood Red - little information on over 60s. parish council activity. No Development Plan  Community oil buying NDP. No community (NDP)? scheme. organisations.  Are there any local  Alms Houses for older organisations involved residents in delivering services  Local Action Team. or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points Green - There is a range of 5 community meeting A People of all ages, where people can meet community meeting places, places:

races, cultures, sexes to discuss things and including places of worship  Long Ashton Community and abilities are given pass on information to with a range of activities. Centre access to services, jobs each other? If so, what Amber – there are fewer  Church House and education in the are they? Are there meeting places with

3. Social  All Saints Church – Bell community. This places of worship with associated activities. ringing, choir, music fairness is not a luxury; it associated activities, group, club and crèche.

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is normal to everyone. which can be used by all Red – limited places for the  St Mary the Virgin. This fairness lasts to within the community? community to meet and very  Hebron Evangelical provide opportunities for few activities held. Church – Bright Hour, future generations. Crusaders, NRG for 11 – 14yrs, Mothers Union. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of Limited job opportunities employment jobs, which offer exist. Many jobs were lost opportunities, suitable for employment for a range of when the Research Station those living within the skills closed, and many have not community? Or is the Amber - a limited range of been replaced. community reliant on one job opportunities of two big employers? Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of There is a fair spread of meet the needs of local types and tenures house types: people? Or do house Amber - some choice  Detached =35.1% prices cause problems for Red - very limited, skewed  Semi-detached = 31.5% the local community? towards a single type/  Terraced = 16.2% (data from 2011 census) tenure  Flats = 11.9%  Mobile homes = 1.7% Nearly 80% owned, 8% private and 11% social rented. This is a typical composition. But noted that there is a limited supply of low cost housing. Recent developments have tended to favour larger houses which tend to attract purchasers

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from outside the village. Therefore disadvantages local people who wish to buy smaller properties or downside from larger ones. This demand for smaller properties should be met by any new developments, whether large or small scale. What are the Ofsted Green - outstanding Birdwell Primary – Good Report score(s) for the Amber - good Northleaze CofE Primary – school(s) (June 14) Red - requires improvement Good 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of Transition LA is an active A sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/ group: Actively seek to environmentally recycling schemes. A  Recycling by collection of

minimise climate change sustainable, more community resilience/ waste paper at Guide HQ. (e.g. people are resilient? I.e. provision of transition group  Community orchard. encouraged to recycle allotments or community Amber - Some community  There are policies within and save water, live in recycling schemes? recycling/ allotments/ the NDP encouraging homes that do not waste orchards/ other activity renewable energy electricity and that are Red - no known community generation in new built on waste land so recycling/ allotments/ development that no new forest/ fields orchards or other are destroyed). Create environmental activity

4. Environmental 4. cleaner, safer and What is the probability of Green – majority low A mix of probabilities – to the greener neighbourhoods surrounding agricultural probability of BMV north there is high and (e.g. by reducing litter land being classified as medium and to the south and graffiti and there is low and moderate. 111

maintaining pleasant Best and Most Versatile? Amber – a mix of high, public spaces). (Grades 1,2 and 3a) moderate and low probabilities of BMV Red – mainly high probability of BMV Is the settlement Green - not in flood zone or Some FZ 2 and small area susceptible to flooding at high risk of flooding and FZ3. (flood zone?) and/ or not in proximity to Serious historical flooding recently experienced environmentally sensitive (1968) and less seriously, flooding? areas recently. Is it within or adjacent to Amber - partially in flood/ A policy in the NDP to deal any environmentally some risk of flooding. Some with the issue of flooding sensitive / high quality or environmentally sensitive  Conservation Areas. designated landscapes? areas.  Regionally Important Red - in flood zone and Geographical Site. deemed high risk and/or  Gatcombe Roman within or close proximity to a Settlement range of sensitive areas  Site of Nature Conservation Interest.  Registered Historic Parks & Gardens. 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – there is a distinct There are over 80 listed A + built: distinct character/ sense character/ sense of place. Grade II buildings. 1 listed A sense of place (e.g. a of place? There will be a Designated conservation Grade I buildings. These

place with a positive good range/type of area. include monuments, alms feeling for people and buildings with Amber - some individual houses and a mile stone. local distinctiveness). architectural and heritage character/ sense of place The village is surrounded by Buildings are attractive, value? Is there a Red – no real sense of farms, parkland, woodland safe and useful to the conservation area? place and GB. people who use them. There are 3 Conservation Buildings that people areas. want to go into. Lots of Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  Multi Use Games area. open space for people to accessible public open available which are well  Keedwell recreation area. play and relax. space is available? Are managed  Leigh Woods, owned by 5. Environmental 5. these well managed and Amber - limited, but well National Trust. fit for purpose? managed  Ashton Court. Red - v few and not well  Dawsons Walk. managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong There has been a reduction A Local people have the strong established and diverse businesses in local centre units from 23 opportunity to make local businesses? community which may be to 22 from 2008 – 2015, just money and have a good  Are businesses growing. Community one shop removed. quality of life. They are growing or declining? initiatives supporting local  Durnford Quarry employs encouraged to open up (data from retail business sector. Relatively 6-8 people small businesses and survey comparison high levels of self-  2 garages, which employ spend their wages 2007–2015) containment. Relatively high approximately 30. (One of locally to help improve  Are there community levels of business start-ups. these plans to close with other people’s initiatives to support Amber –fewer businesses, conversion of premises to businesses. Successful local businesses? E.g. but offer employment for residential). businesses create more farmers markets some of local community.  Blade Garage at

jobs for more people  Do businesses Average levels of self- Cambridge Batch and and better standards of provide the containment and business Gatcombe Farm Shop living for more people in opportunity for start-ups. and Carvery (38 full and the community. residents to work Red – declining business part time). locally? (Measured by numbers and few people  Parsonage Farm has a % self-containment - live and work within Scaffolding Business settlement. Few business

6. Economic 6. those who work from running from their site as home or work within start-ups. does Bushy Equine Livery 2km of where they Stables. live?)  Business Park comprises  What is the number of a number of units for business start-ups small businesses. registered compared  On the West side of the with other village there are business settlements? (new units in Chancellors Park. business accounts  UK offices of a German 2014-15) aerospace electronics company a New Zealand IT company, the SW 114

regional office of a national painting contractor and various other proprietor run companies in IT, environmental consultancy, creative media and public relations, scaffolding design and property management.  29% self-containment (range for those recorded between 29 and 43%). There are 14 company premises in Yanley Lane Business Park, employing more than 50 staff, many of whom live in village.  Start-ups recorded as 36, which is around average across those recorded. 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: A + High quality services for within the community to circumstance most similar to families and children key services? If none, description: Most key facilities provided (including early year’s where is the nearest? Green – A primary school for. childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school But the village schools are of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. currently oversubscribed community and Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close and have no room for voluntary and private  Hospital, GP, proximity. A library with expansion. services (e.g. retail, Dentists, Pharmacies, associated activities. A post fresh food commercial, Opticians, Children office. A full range of Those facilities not in the utilities, information and centres, other e.g. healthcare/ sporting options village: advice) that are physiotherapy and pubs & cafes. accessible to the whole  Community meeting Amber – Schools, but  Secondary school ~7km community. places e.g. churches limited spaces. A mobile  Hospital ~7km 7. Economic  Leisure centre, other library service only. Post  Leisure centre ~7km sports office in nearby village/town. facilities/clubs/gyms Limited health care/ sporting  Parks/ public spaces and pubs & cafes.  Libraries Red – no easily accessible  Public houses school. No library service. Few sporting options. No  Post office post office. None or just one  Banks, ATMs pub/café.

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What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where shop and a (mini) is the nearest? supermarket, plus a range  Long Ashton village (schedule attached) of other useful shops to market  Large, medium, meet every day needs.  Has a medium express supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of supermarket convenience store top-up shops, which would  Has a range of other food  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but shops and takeaways e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other  Post office retail outlets. Nearest:  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options, large supermarket/bank ~4km  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. basic requirements, hairdressers) therefore will always require  Restaurants/cafes/ a trip to other places. takeaways 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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8. Well connected: Are there sufficient Green – there’s a rail station 1.2% use train for work G - The transport facilities, means in place to help and good bus services. High 6.4% use the bus for work including public people access percentage of people using 6.3% cycle to work transport, help people to employment, education sustainable travel methods 6.3% walk travel within and and services without with good footpath and  Therefore, 20.2% use between communities reliance on a private car? cycling networks connecting sustainable travel means, and reduce dependence to nearby communities.  Is the settlement well which is the highest of on cars. There are connected with Good broadband coverage. those recorded. facilities to encourage respect to principal Amber – can access a rail  Closest rail station is safe local walking and roads, rail, regular bus station and fairly good bus ~5km cycling. services and, footpath services and some cycle  Many circular walks and and cycling networks? routes. Patchy broadband leaflets available connection. 8. Economic  Are there good  Cancelled bus service to connections to the Red - Most people use Nailsea and Backwell train nearby communities? private car for commuting, station  Does the settlement some distance from a rail  Bus service to Bristol not have superfast station, with few footpath satisfactory broadband provision? and cycling networks  Superfast broadband available. No broadband connection

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Is the road design/ layout Green - no real issues with The road running through the fit for purpose? Are there congestion/ safety village causes concern in any capacity, congestion Amber - some issues with terms of the speed of traffic & or safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak congestion. times South Bristol Link will Red - recognised issues improve access to S Bristol and Bath. Metrobus will

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Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Sandford

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Sandford

- Well Active, connected Inclusive and safe Well served Well run

Thriving - Fair for everyone

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1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive Does the community organise Green - a wide range of  WI meetings, Archaeology A and safe: events and activities for itself activities, including those and history, Gardening A community spirit is and others for the community which stand out as not club, Whist drives, Weight created. People are - are there groups/ venues often found in an active watchers, flower always welcome to suitable for all age ranges village. The village may arrangers join in events (e.g. etc.? be well known for this  Beavers, brownies and sports, fundraising, activity. rainbows, scouts festivals). Neighbours Amber - a smaller range Not held in Village Hall: look out for one of activities of those often  Prayer Group, Village another, and respect found in an active village Lunches, women’s each other. All people Red - a very limited fellowship group. are treated fairly. range of activities, fewer There are low levels than are often found in a of crime, drugs and village. anti-social behaviour 1. Social 1. with viable, effective Is the settlement likely to feel Green - very few  NW schemes in place and community- like a safe place to live? reported incidents, with  Very few crimes reported friendly policing.  Is there a neighbourhood NW schemes and  PCSO watch scheme(s) in community policing place? Amber – few reported  Are there issues with incidents, limited NW and crime / anti- social community policing behaviour? Red - a larger number of  Is there a PCSO attached reported incidents, the to settlement? risk of crime likely to make it feel less safe.

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2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 2. Well run: Does the Parish council meet Green – PC meets  New website kept up-to- A When decisions are regularly, provide an updated regularly and all kept date made about a website/ newsletters/ informed. Public attend  Members of the public community, local noticeboard etc.? parish meetings. A NDP attend meetings people are included in  Do the public regularly is in place. Community  Quarterly newsletter the decision-making attend parish meetings? run organisations  Notice boards. process. The  Does the community have Amber - Parish  Active working group, as community enjoys a (or is considering information is not up-to- part of Winscombe & sense of civic values, preparing) a date. Considering Sandford Parish Council, responsibility and Neighbourhood preparing a preparing NDP 2. Social pride. Development Plan neighbourhood plan. A  Friendly hand (over 55s) (NDP)? few local organisations  Sandford Help Line delivering local services.  Are there any local  St Monica trust organisations involved in Red - little information on delivering services or parish council activity. No looking after vulnerable NDP. No community people? organisations. 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points where Green - There is a range 3 community meeting A - People of all ages, people can meet to discuss of community meeting places: races, cultures, sexes things and pass on places, including places  Sandford Village Hall and abilities are given information to each other? If of worship with a range of  Sandford Heritage Centre access to services, so, what are they? Are there activities.  Sandford Methodist 3. Social jobs and education in places of worship with Church and All Saints, the community. This associated activities, which coffee mornings 122

fairness is not a can be used by all within the Amber – there are fewer luxury; it is normal to community? meeting places with everyone. This associated activities. fairness lasts to Red – limited places for provide opportunities the community to meet for future generations. and very few activities held. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of Thatcher’s and St Monica’s employment opportunities, jobs, which offer are the only large employers suitable for those living within employment for a range within the village. the community? Or is the of skills Also CJL Construction and community reliant on one of Amber - a limited range Mendip outdoor pursuits. two big employers? of job opportunities Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock meet Green - yes a range of Upper end of housing market. the needs of local people? Or types and tenures V few rentals. do house prices cause Amber - some choice Needs affordable homes for problems for the local Red - very limited, first time buyers. community? (data from 2011 skewed towards a single census) type/ tenure What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding Sandford primary = score(s) for the school(s) Amber - good outstanding (June 14) Red - requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking steps Green - there is range of There is an active transition A sensitive: to make it more community growing group:

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Actively seek to more resilient? I.e. provision schemes. A community Sustainable Winscombe and minimise climate of allotments or community resilience/ transition Sandford change (e.g. people recycling schemes? group  Team of local volunteer are encouraged to Amber - Some litter pickers, also Village recycle and save community recycling/ orderly water, live in homes allotments/ orchards/  Sandford school has that do not waste other activity ongoing eco projects electricity and that are Red - no known built on waste land so community recycling/ that no new forest/ allotments/ orchards or fields are destroyed). other environmental Create cleaner, safer activity and greener What is the probability of Green – majority low Mainly high to moderate neighbourhoods (e.g. surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV probability. by reducing litter and being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, graffiti and Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low maintaining pleasant and 3a) probabilities of BMV public spaces). Red – mainly high probability of BMV Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood zone  Not in FZ, but recorded to flooding (flood zone?) and/ or at high risk of flooding incidents of flooding 2 or recently experienced and not in proximity to years ago flooding? environmentally sensitive  Part of Sandford Wood Is it within or adjacent to any areas classified as ancient environmentally sensitive / Amber - partially in flood/ woodland high quality or designated some risk of flooding.  Adjacent to Mendip Hills landscapes? Some environmentally AONB sensitive areas. Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity 124

to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed Does the village have a Green – there is a  Yes, listed buildings A + and built: distinct character/ sense of distinct character/ sense  No conservation area

A sense of place (e.g. place? There will be a good of place. Designated a place with a positive range/type of buildings with conservation area. feeling for people and architectural and heritage Amber - some individual local distinctiveness). value? Is there a character/ sense of place Buildings are conservation area? Red – no real sense of attractive, safe and place useful to the people Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  Playground, who use them. accessible public open space available which are well  Sandford Wood, and Buildings that people is available? Are these well managed others, want to go into. Lots managed and fit for purpose? Amber - limited, but well  Strawberry Line

5. Environmental 5. of open space for managed All very well managed. people to play and Red - v few and not well No skate park. relax. managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong  Data not available on A Local people have the strong established local and diverse businesses retail comparison opportunity to make businesses? community which may be  Thatcher’s is thriving money and have a  Are businesses growing growing. Community business which is good quality of life. or declining? (data from initiatives supporting local expanding, but few other They are encouraged retail survey comparison business sector. businesses located within to open up small 2007–2015) Relatively high levels of Sandford. businesses and  Are there community self-containment.  Self-containment - Data spend their wages initiatives to support local Relatively high levels of only available for

locally to help businesses? E.g. farmers business start-ups. Winscombe & Sandford, improve other markets Amber –fewer which is 43% people’s businesses.  Do businesses provide businesses, but offer  Data not available on Successful the opportunity for employment for some of business start ups businesses create residents to work locally? local community. Average more jobs for more (Measured by % self- levels of self-containment people and better and business start-ups. 6. Economic 6. containment - those who standards of living for work from home or work Red – declining business more people in the within 2km of where they numbers and few people community. live?) live and work within  What is the number of settlement. Few business business start-ups start-ups. registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014- 15) 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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7. Well served: Do people have access within Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: R High quality services the community to key circumstance most for families and services? If none, where is similar to description: There is a primary school, but children (including the nearest? Green – A primary school most key facilities are located early year’s (schedule attached) and some pre-school in nearby Winscombe. childcare). A good  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. range of affordable Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close Facilities not within the public, community  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with village: and voluntary and Pharmacies, Opticians, associated activities. A private services (e.g. post office. A full range of Children centres, other  Secondary school ~1.5km retail, fresh food e.g. physiotherapy healthcare/ sporting  Hospital ~11km commercial, utilities,  Community meeting options and pubs &  Health facilities ~2km information and cafes. places e.g. churches  Leisure centre ~3km advice) that are  Leisure centre, other Amber – Schools, but accessible to the sports limited spaces. A mobile whole community. library service only. Post 7. Economic facilities/clubs/gyms  Parks/ public spaces office in nearby  Libraries village/town. Limited  Public houses health care/ sporting and pubs & cafes.  Post office Red – no easily  Banks, ATMs accessible school. No library service. Few sporting options. No post office. None or just one pub/café.

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What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where is shop and a (mini) the nearest? supermarket, plus a Very few retail options, there (schedule attached) range of other useful are no restaurants/  Large, medium, express shops to meet every day takeaways or other services supermarket/ convenience needs. such as estate agents, store Amber – a limited range hairdressers. Just the Spar  Other food/ drink shop of top-up shops, which and Thatcher’s e.g. butchers/ bakers would satisfy basic  Post office needs, but would require Closest supermarket:  Banks, ATMs trips to other retail  large ~8km  Non-food shops outlets.  medium ~ 3km  Other (e.g. hairdressers) Red – very limited  Restaurants/cafes/ options, which would not takeaways satisfy basic requirements, therefore will always require a trip to other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail  0.9% use train for work A - The transport place to help people access station and good bus  1.1% use the bus for work facilities, including employment, education and services. High  1.9% cycle to work public transport, help services without reliance on a percentage of people  9.7% walk to work people to travel within private car? using sustainable travel Therefore, 13.6% use and between  Is the settlement well methods with good sustainable travel means communities and connected with respect to footpath and cycling which is relatively low for reduce dependence principal roads, rail, networks connecting to those recorded. on cars. There are regular bus services and, nearby communities.  No rail station, nearest is facilities to encourage footpath and cycling Good broadband Worle (~8.5km) safe local walking and networks? coverage.  Bus service 126 to WSM cycling.  Are there good Amber – can access a to Wells. connections to the nearby rail station and fairly good  Strawberry line cycle communities? bus services and some route runs through  Does the settlement have cycle routes. Patchy Sandford. broadband connection. superfast broadband  Good Network foot paths, Red - Most people use provision? bridle ways private car for  Broadband coverage 8. Economic commuting, some varies across the village. distance from a rail Superfast broadband station, with few footpath available to businesses. and cycling networks available. No broadband connection Is the road design/ layout fit Green - no real issues  No real issues with for purpose? Are there any with congestion/ safety congestion, until reach capacity, congestion or safety Amber - some issues Banwell, but there are issues? with congestion/ safety at some issues at peak peak times school run times. Red - recognised issues

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Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Winscombe

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Winscombe:

Active, - Well Inclusive connected and safe + - Well served Well run

Fair for Thriving everyone

-  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of sustainability Well characteristics for that component. - designed Environmentally  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. and built sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

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1. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, inclusive and Does the community Green - a wide range of Groups include: A safe: organise events and activities, including those  Archaeology, history, art, bell- A community spirit is activities for itself and which stand out as not ringers, political groups, coffee created. People are others for the community - often found in an active mornings, gardening, always welcome to join in are there groups/ venues village. The village may be horticultural society, lunch club, events (e.g. sports, suitable for all age ranges well known for this activity. millennium green trust, fundraising, festivals). etc.? Amber - a smaller range of orchestra, drama, flower Neighbours look out for activities of those often arranging, British Legion, one another, and respect found in an active village Samaritans, singing, weight- each other. All people are Red - a very limited range watchers, whist, youth club and treated fairly. There are of activities, fewer than are WI. low levels of crime, drugs often found in a village.  badminton, football, walking and anti-social behaviour group bowls, bridge, cricket, with viable, effective and hockey, keep fit, tap dancing, community-friendly table tennis, tennis, Rugby Club policing. & Hockey Club,

1. Social 1.  children’s centre, toddler group, over 55’s club  beavers, brownies, cubs, scouts, guides  Many of the clubs use the internet, but to what extent unknown. Is the settlement likely to Green - very few reported  NW schemes in place feel like a safe place to incidents, with NW  few crimes listed live? schemes and community  PCSO policing  Police surgery

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 Is there a Amber – few reported neighbourhood watch incidents, limited NW and scheme(s) in place? community policing  Are there issues with Red - a larger number of crime / anti- social reported incidents, the risk behaviour? of crime likely to make it  Is there a PCSO feel less safe. attached to settlement? 2. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide o RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets  Website is kept up-to-date A + When decisions are meet regularly, provide an regularly and all kept  Full list of contacts provided for made about a updated website/ informed. Public attend the council. community, local people newsletters/ noticeboard parish meetings. A NDP is  A new website for 2015. are included in the etc.? in place. Community run  Regular meetings held. decision-making process.  Do the public regularly organisations  Members of the public attend The community enjoys a attend parish Amber - Parish meetings. sense of civic values, meetings? information is not up-to-  Quarterly Parish Newsletter. responsibility and pride.  Does the community date. Considering  Notice Boards preparing a neighbourhood have (or is considering  NDP in preparation plan. A few local preparing) a  Friendly Hand (over 55s). 2. Social Neighbourhood organisations delivering  Luncheon Club. Development Plan local services.  Contact scheme to take people (NDP)? Red - little information on in need to hospital.  Are there any local parish council activity. No  Dunster Court, Barton Grange, organisations involved NDP. No community Sewell House, Winscombe Hall in delivering services organisations. or looking after vulnerable people? 132

3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for everyone: Are there focal points Green - There is a range 3 community meeting places A People of all ages, races, where people can meet to of community meeting  Winscombe Community Centre cultures, sexes and discuss things and pass places, including places of  The Church of St James the abilities are given access on information to each worship with a range of Great is the parish church of to services, jobs and other? If so, what are activities. Winscombe. education in the they? Are there places of Amber – there are fewer  A meeting house of the Society community. This fairness worship with associated meeting places with of Friends is just off Oakridge is not a luxury; it is activities, which can be associated activities. Lane. normal to everyone. This used by all within the Red – limited places for  Winscombe Lynch Chapel fairness lasts to provide community? the community to meet and United Reform Church. opportunities for future very few activities held. generations. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of Limited employment opportunities: employment jobs, which offer Thatcher’s, Sidcot School, Primary opportunities, suitable for employment for a range of School, Post Office sorting Office, those living within the skills local Shops community? Or is the Amber - a limited range of

3. Social community reliant on one job opportunities of two big employers? Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of A relatively high percentage of meet the needs of local types and tenures detached properties (60%), fewer people? Or do house Amber - some choice semi-detached and terraced prices cause problems for Red - very limited, skewed properties, but a large percentage the local community? towards a single type/ of flats 14%. (data from 2011 census) tenure Over 80% owned, with 10% private and 7% social rented. Require an increased number of smaller affordable homes. 133

Affordable to local people, young families. People leaving home wishing to stay within the Parish cannot afford to stay here. What are the Ofsted Green - outstanding Winscombe primary = Good Report score(s) for the Amber - good school(s) (June 14) Red - requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range of An active transition group: G - sensitive: steps to make it more community growing places/  Transition Winscombe and Actively seek to minimise environmentally recycling schemes. A Sandford

climate change (e.g. sustainable, more community resilience/  Green open homes event people are encouraged to resilient? I.e. provision of transition group  Community renewable energy recycle and save water, allotments or community Amber - Some community projects. live in homes that do not recycling schemes? recycling/ allotments/  Winscombe community waste electricity and that orchards/ other activity orchard. are built on waste land so Red - no known  Eco-projects at Winscombe that no new forest/ fields community recycling/ school are destroyed). Create allotments/ orchards or  Freecycle events. cleaner, safer and other environmental  Recycling bins behind the greener neighbourhoods activity Woodborough Inn. 4. Environmental 4. (e.g. by reducing litter  A clothes bank at the and graffiti and Recreation ground maintaining pleasant  Team of local volunteers litter public spaces). picking, also 3 Orderlies.

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What is the probability of Green – majority low surrounding agricultural probability of BMV land being classified as Amber – a mix of high, Best and Most Versatile? moderate and low (Grades 1,2 and 3a) probabilities of BMV Red – mainly high probability of BMV Is the settlement Green - not in flood zone  Partially in Flood Zone 3. susceptible to flooding or at high risk of flooding  A number flooding incidents 2 (flood zone?) and/ or and not in proximity to years ago recently experienced environmentally sensitive  Max Bog SSSI flooding? areas  AONB Is it within or adjacent to Amber - partially in flood/  SNCI any environmentally some risk of flooding.  Groundwater Source Protection sensitive / high quality or Some environmentally Zone designated landscapes? sensitive areas. Red - in flood zone and deemed high risk and/or within or close proximity to a range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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5. Well designed and Does the village have a Green – there is a distinct  Not in a conservation area. A - built: distinct character/ sense character/ sense of place.  Not a great number of listed A sense of place (e.g. a of place? There will be a Designated conservation buildings. place with a positive good range/type of area. feeling for people and buildings with Amber - some individual local distinctiveness). architectural and heritage character/ sense of place Buildings are attractive, value? Is there a Red – no real sense of safe and useful to the conservation area? place people who use them. Buildings that people Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  War Memorial Recreation want to go into. Lots of accessible public open available which are well Ground with children’s play open space for people to space is available? Are managed area and skate park.

5. Environmental 5. play and relax. these well managed and Amber - limited, but well  Old Station Millennium Green. fit for purpose? managed  Strawberry Line Red - v few and not well  Community Orchard. managed, fill for purpose 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong  There are a good range of A Local people have the strong established and diverse businesses businesses. Local centre unit opportunity to make local businesses? community which may be numbers rose from 54 to 62 money and have a good  Are businesses growing. Community from 2008 to 2014, but the last quality of life. They are growing or declining? initiatives supporting local year has seen a reduction to encouraged to open up (data from retail business sector. Relatively 55, with 2 shops closing along small businesses and survey comparison high levels of self- with 2 professional service spend their wages locally 2007–2015) containment. Relatively businesses plus one other unit. to help improve other  Are there community high levels of business  The Parish Council support people’s businesses. initiatives to support start-ups. businesses where possible.

Successful businesses local businesses? E.g. Amber –fewer businesses,  The traders meet regularly and create more jobs for more farmers markets but offer employment for help each other. people and better  Do businesses provide some of local community.  Weekly village market with standards of living for the opportunity for Average levels of self- fresh veg, fish & much more. more people in the residents to work containment and business  34% self-containment (range community. locally? (Measured by start-ups. for those recorded between 29 % self-containment - Red – declining business and 43%). 6. Economic 6. those who work from numbers and few people  Business start-ups recorded as home or work within live and work within 41, which is in the middle range 2km of where they settlement. Few business of those recorded. live?) start-ups.  What is the number of business start-ups registered compared with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15) 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 137

7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: G - High quality services for within the community to circumstance most similar families and children key services? If none, to description: Most key facilities are located (including early year’s where is the nearest? Green – A primary school within the village. childcare). A good range (schedule attached) and some pre-school  There is currently some of affordable public,  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. capacity at the primary school community and voluntary Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close  No secondary school, closest is and private services (e.g.  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with Churchill (~4.5km) which retail, fresh food associated activities. A Pharmacies, currently has a little capacity. commercial, utilities, Opticians, Children post office. A full range of information and advice) centres, other e.g. healthcare/ sporting Distance to nearest where not in that are accessible to the options and pubs & cafes. physiotherapy settlement: whole community.  Community meeting Amber – Schools, but places e.g. churches limited spaces. A mobile  Leisure centre ~4km library service only. Post 7. Economic  Leisure centre, other  Hospital ~11km sports office in nearby  Secondary school ~4.5km facilities/clubs/gyms village/town. Limited health  Parks/ public spaces care/ sporting and pubs &  Libraries cafes.  Public houses Red – no easily accessible school. No library service.  Post office Few sporting options. No Banks, ATMs post office. None or just one pub/café.

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What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where shop and a (mini) is the nearest? supermarket, plus a range  54 units in commercial use (schedule attached) of other useful shops to  A relatively good range of  Large, medium, meet every day needs. shops express supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of  Plus a medium-sized convenience store top-up shops, which would supermarket  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other Distance to nearest:  Post office retail outlets. large supermarket is ~7.5km  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options,  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. basic requirements, hairdressers) therefore will always  Restaurants/cafes/ require a trip to other takeaways places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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8. Well connected: Are there sufficient means Green – there’s a rail  0.9% use train for work A - The transport facilities, in place to help people station and good bus  1.1% use the bus for work including public transport, access employment, services. High percentage  1.9% cycle to work help people to travel education and services of people using  9.7% walk to work within and between without reliance on a sustainable travel methods Therefore, 13.6% use sustainable communities and reduce private car? with good footpath and travel means which relatively low dependence on cars.  Is the settlement well cycling networks compared to others recorded. There are facilities to connected with connecting to nearby  Closest rail station is over 5km encourage safe local respect to principal communities. Good away. walking and cycling. roads, rail, regular bus broadband coverage.  Bus services limited, especially services and, footpath Amber – can access a rail off peak. and cycling networks? station and fairly good bus  Some cycle connectivity via  Are there good services and some cycle Strawberry Line. routes. Patchy broadband connections to the  Good network of Footpaths/ connection. nearby communities? bridleways Strategic Cycle Red - Most people use  Does the settlement Route, Strawberry Line Society private car for commuting, 8. Economic have superfast  Broadband available with some distance from a rail broadband provision? superfast for businesses. station, with few footpath and cycling networks available. No broadband connection Is the road design/ layout Green - no real issues with Speeding has been reported fit for purpose? Are there congestion/ safety Some issue with congestion. any capacity, congestion Amber - some issues with or safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak times Red - recognised issues

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Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Wrington

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Wrington:

Active, + Well Inclusive connected and safe

- Well - served Well run

- + Fair for Thriving everyone

Well designed Environmentally  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of and built sensitive sustainability characteristics for that component.  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence.  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

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for one another, and active village Activities and events are respect each other. Red - a very limited promoted through the Wrington All people are range of activities, fewer website, in the village Journal treated fairly. There than are often found in a and on notice boards by clubs are low levels of village. and activity groups. 1. Social 1. crime, drugs and Is the settlement likely to Green - very few  The reported crime rate anti-social feel like a safe place to live? reported incidents, with appears relatively low, with behaviour with  Is there a neighbourhood NW schemes and little ASB, although incidents viable, effective and watch scheme(s) in community policing of vandalism affecting the community-friendly place? Amber – few reported public toilets. policing.  Are there issues with incidents, limited NW  NW schemes in place crime / anti- social and community policing  New beat manager and behaviour? Red - a larger number PCSO in place. Is there a PCSO of reported incidents, attached to the the risk of crime likely to settlement? make it feel less safe.

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to households The community  Does the community information is not up-to-  Parish Meetings are enjoys a sense of have (or is considering date. Considering reasonably well attended. civic values, preparing) a preparing a  Intending to prepare a NDP responsibility and Neighbourhood neighbourhood plan. A

2. Social  All Saints’ church and the pride. Development Plan few local organisations URC offer support to (NDP)? delivering local services. vulnerable residents. Red - little information  Are there any local  Friendship Club and Lunch on parish council organisations involved in Club catering for older activity. No NDP. No delivering services or residents & Hospicecare community looking after vulnerable Support Group. people? organisations. 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

3. Fair for Are there focal points where Green - There is a 4 community meeting places: A + everyone: people can meet to discuss range of community • Wrington Memorial Hall People of all ages, things and pass on meeting places, • Scout and Guide Hut

races, cultures, information to each other? If including places of • All Saints’ Wrington sexes and abilities so, what are they? Are there worship with a range of • Wrington URC (Chapel) both

3. Social are given access to places of worship with activities. with various linked activities.

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services, jobs and associated activities, which Amber – there are education in the can be used by all within the fewer meeting places community. This community? with associated fairness is not a activities. luxury; it is normal Red – limited places for to everyone. This the community to meet fairness lasts to and very few activities provide held. opportunities for Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of There is a range of businesses future generations. employment opportunities, jobs, which offer offering small scale suitable for those living employment for a range employment. 2 employment within the community? Or is of skills sites; Havyatt and the Burnett the community reliant on Amber - a limited range Ind. Estates, with a range of one of two big employers? of job opportunities units. Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of There is a fair spread of house meet the needs of local types and tenures types: people? Or do house prices Amber - some choice  Detached = 51.3% cause problems for the local Red - very limited,  Semi-detached = 31.2% community? (data from skewed towards a single  Terraced = 11.8% 2011 census) type/ tenure  Flats = 2.4%  Mobile homes = 0.2% Nearly 80% owned, with 14% private and 6% social rented. This is a typical composition. There is a range of accommodation in the village, including age restricted housing, sheltered housing, however, as

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in many rural villages house prices can be high What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding Wrington C of E primary school score(s) for the school(s) Amber - good = outstanding (June 14) Red - requires improvement 4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Environmentally Is the community taking Green - there is range  There is no active transition R sensitive: steps to make it more of community growing group. Actively seek to environmentally sustainable, places/ recycling  There are no local recycling minimise climate more resilient? I.e. provision schemes. A community schemes. change (e.g. people of allotments or community resilience/ transition are encouraged to recycling schemes? group recycle and save Amber - Some water, live in homes community recycling/ that do not waste allotments/ orchards/ electricity and that other activity are built on waste Red - no known land so that no new community recycling/ forest/ fields are allotments/ orchards or destroyed). Create other environmental cleaner, safer and activity

4. Environmental 4. greener What is the probability of Green – majority low To the north and south there are neighbourhoods surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV swathes of high probability, (e.g. by reducing being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, otherwise surrounded by litter and graffiti and Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low moderate probability. maintaining and 3a) probabilities of BMV pleasant public Red – mainly high spaces). probability of BMV 145

Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood SFRA fluvial flood zone 3A to flooding (flood zone?) zone or at high risk of (around 30%) and/ or recently experienced flooding and not in Identified in PFRA (2011) within flooding? proximity to 3 areas most at risk of flooding. Is it within or adjacent to any environmentally Flood alleviation is in hand as environmentally sensitive / sensitive areas there are ongoing issues with high quality or designated Amber - partially in flooding. Wrington and its landscapes? zone and some risk of access roads flood regularly, flooding. Adjacent to impacting on all forms of environmentally transport in flood conditions, as sensitive areas. well as on pedestrians. Red - in flood zone and There are several nearby deemed high risk. Wildlife Sites, SNCI Within or close proximity Nearby SAC (Kings Wood), to a range of sensitive SSSIs (including Goblin areas Combe), a Historic Park & Garden (Barley Wood) and RIGS site (Piercehay). North Somerset & Mendip Bats SAC consultation area 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed Does the village have a Green – yes there is a Much of the village is within the A and built: distinct character, with a distinct character/ sense Conservation Area, with several A sense of place good range/type of buildings of place Listed Buildings. The village is (e.g. a place with a with architectural and Amber - some characterised by its older

5. positivetal feeling for heritage value? Is there a individual character/ buildings, stone walls and people and local conservation area? sense of place narrow roads, other than in distinctiveness). Red – no real sense of Broad Street, with no footways Environmen Buildings are place in many places. 146

attractive, safe and Is the road design/ layout fit Green - yes, no real Many of the roads in the village useful to the people for purpose? Are there any issues with congestion/ are narrow and have no who use them. capacity, congestion or safety footway, as with the access Buildings that safety issues? Amber - some issues roads linking Wrington to the people want to go with congestion/ safety A38 and A370. This results in into. Lots of open at peak times congestion created by parked space for people to Red - recognised issues cars and, especially, the through play and relax. flow of larger vehicles. HGVs and modern agriculture contracting vehicles can cause obstructions. Also, there are now more dwellings in multiple occupation which has resulted in pressure on the car parking space available. The absence of footways, together with limited street lighting, can leave pedestrians exposed to risk in several parts of the village, underlining the need to limit both traffic volume and speeds. Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range There is a Recreation Field and accessible public open available which are well the Church Walk play area, both space is available? Are managed well used and managed. The these well managed fit for Amber - limited, but well village is surrounded by purpose? managed countryside used for agriculture Green - v few and not but with public footpaths well managed, fill for allowing access. purpose

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Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a  The village has seen an A - Local people have strong established local strong and diverse increase in local centre units the opportunity to businesses? businesses community between 2008 and 2015. make money and  Are businesses growing which may be growing. But, it is noted that some have a good quality or declining? (data from Community initiatives offices and shops which of life. They are retail survey comparison supporting local were trading only few years encouraged to open 2007–2015) business sector. ago are now houses or flats. up small businesses  Are there community Relatively high levels of  The banks have closed and spend their initiatives to support local self-containment.  Wrington Country Market

wages locally to businesses? E.g. Relatively high levels of (weekly).Farmers Market help improve other farmers markets business start-ups. (monthly) in the Plough Inn people’s  Do businesses provide Amber –fewer initiative, but not very active. businesses. the opportunity for businesses, but offer  29% self-containment (range Successful residents to work locally? employment for some of 29 and 43%). Relevant that businesses create (Measured by % self- local community. people travel in to work in more jobs for more containment - those who Average levels of self- the village, pass outbound 6. Economic 6. people and better work from home or work containment and residents on their way to standards of living within 2km of where they business start-ups. work elsewhere. for more people in live?) Red – declining  Business start-ups recorded the community.  What is the number of business numbers and as 24, which is one of the business start-ups few people live and lowest recorded across the registered compared work within settlement. district. with other settlements? Few business start-ups. (new business accounts 2014-15)

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7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: A - High quality within the community to key circumstance most  No places at Wrington services for families services? If none, where is similar to description: Primary School and children the nearest? Green – A primary  Closest secondary is (including early (schedule attached) school and some pre- Churchill secondary (~7km). year’s childcare). A  Early years, Primary, school provision with Currently limited spaces good range of Secondary, Tertiary spaces. Secondary available. affordable public,  Hospital, GP, Dentists, within close proximity. A  Wrington Pre-School is to community and Pharmacies, Opticians, library with associated close at the end of July 2015 voluntary and Children centres, other activities. A post office. and relocate to premises private services e.g. physiotherapy A full range of outside the village. (e.g. retail, fresh  Community meeting healthcare/ sporting  Currently has a restricted food commercial, places e.g. churches options and pubs & opening GP consulting room utilities, information  Leisure centre, other cafes.  Mobile library service and advice) that are sports Amber – Schools, but Closest: accessible to the facilities/clubs/gyms limited spaces. A mobile  Hospital ~ 20km

7. Economic whole community.  Parks/ public spaces library service only. Post  Children’s centre ~ 5km office in nearby  Libraries  Leisure centre ~7km village/town. Limited  Public houses health care/ sporting  Post office The village has a limited but and pubs & cafes.  Banks, ATMs satisfactory range of facilities Red – no easily but these do not meet the needs accessible school. No of everyone. library service. Few

sporting options. No post office. None or just one pub/café.

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What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where is shop and a (mini) the nearest? supermarket, plus a There is a convenience store (schedule attached) range of other useful and a small range other food  Large, medium, express shops to meet every day and non-food shops. A café and supermarket/ needs. 2 pubs. convenience store Amber – a limited range  Other food/ drink shop of top-up shops, which The key facilities not catered for e.g. butchers/ bakers would satisfy basic in the village:  Post office needs, but would  Banks, ATMs require trips to other  Large s’market = ~13km  Non-food shops retail outlets.  Med s’market = ~4.5km  Other (e.g. hairdressers) Red – very limited  Bank = ~6km  Restaurants/cafes/ options, which would not  ATM = ~4km takeaways satisfy basic requirements, therefore will always require a trip to other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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8. Well connected: Is the road design/ layout fit Green - yes, no real Many of the roads in the village R + The transport for purpose? Are there any issues with congestion/ are narrow and have no facilities, including capacity, congestion or safety footway, as with the access public transport, safety issues? Amber - some issues roads linking Wrington to the help people to travel with congestion/ safety A38 and A370. This results in within and between at peak times congestion created by parked communities and Red - recognised issues cars and, especially, the through reduce dependence flow of larger vehicles. HGVs on cars. There are and modern agriculture

facilities to contracting vehicles can cause encourage safe obstructions. local walking and  There are now more cycling. dwellings in multiple occupation which has

8. Economic resulted in pressure on the car parking space available. The absence of footways, together with limited street lighting, can leave pedestrians exposed to risk in several parts of the village, underlining the need to limit both traffic volume and speeds.

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Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail  1.8% travel by train place to help people access station and good bus  2.6% cycle to work employment, education and services. High  10.1% walk to work services without reliance on percentage of people  1.9% use the bus for work a private car? using sustainable travel Therefore, 16.5% use  Is the settlement well methods with good sustainable travel means, which connected with respect footpath and cycling is average of those recorded. to principal roads, rail, networks connecting to Close association with Redhill. regular bus services and, nearby communities. But the nature of the geography, footpath and cycling Good broadband local roads and public transport networks? coverage. network distances Wrington  Are there good Amber – can access a from other nearby villages and connections to the rail station and fairly communities. nearby communities? good bus services and  No rail station. Closest is at  Does the settlement some cycle routes. Yatton (~5.5km) but no have superfast Patchy broadband access by public transport. broadband provision? connection.  Hourly bus service to Red - Most people use Weston and Nailsea. No private car for direct bus service to Bristol. commuting, some  No dedicated cycle routes or distance from a rail any cycle network. Access station, with few roads are all narrow and are footpath and cycling considered potentially networks available. No broadband connection

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hazardous at times for cyclists.  Good PROW in the parish, including bridleways. But while there are footpaths in and around the village these do not offer any realistic alternative to public transport or cars for links with other communities.  Superfast broadband

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Assessing the sustainability of settlements: Yatton

Settlement location: Sustainability Assessment for Yatton

+ + Active, Well Inclusive connected and safe

+ Well run Well served

- Fair for Thriving everyone + Well  Green wedges indicate there is good evidence of designed sustainability characteristics for that component. and built Environmentally  Amber wedges indicate that there is some evidence. sensitive  Red wedges indicate there is little evidence of sustainability characteristics for that component

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1. Sustainable Is this component met? Guide to RAG rating Is this component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 1. Active, Does the community Green - a wide range of An active community with A + inclusive and organise events and activities, including those groups including: safe: activities for itself and others which stand out as not often  Wildlife Action Group A community spirit for the community- are there found in an active village.  Ramblers is created. People groups/ venues suitable for The village may be well  Music society are always all age ranges etc.? known for this activity.  Local history society welcome to join in Amber - a smaller range of  Horticultural society events (e.g. sports, activities of those often  Yatton area Bee project fundraising, found in an active village  Pantomime festivals). Red - a very limited range of  Bridge club

ial Neighbours look activities, fewer than are  Village market out for one often found in a village. another, and  Dog training respect each other. Is the community likely to Green - very few reported  Yatton PACT NW with 32 1. Soc 1. All people are feel like a safe place to live? incidents, with NW schemes street coordinators. treated fairly. There  Is there a neighbourhood and community policing  Is considered a low level are low levels of watch scheme(s) in Amber – few reported crime area. crime, drugs and place? incidents, limited NW and  1 PCSO and beat officer. anti-social  Are there issues with community policing behaviour with crime / anti- social Red - a larger number of viable, effective behaviour? reported incidents, the risk and community-  Is there a PCSO of crime likely to make it feel friendly policing. attached to settlement? less safe.

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2. Well run: Does the Parish council Green – PC meets regularly  Website with meeting A + When decisions meet regularly, provide an and all kept informed. Public minutes and agenda, are made about a updated website/ attend parish meetings. A agendas community, local newsletters/ noticeboard NDP is in place. Community  Other information also people are etc.? run organisations posted on four included in the  Do the public regularly Amber - Parish information noticeboards decision-making attend parish meetings? is not up-to-date.  People kept up-to-date process. The  Does the community Considering preparing a through email and community enjoys have (or is considering neighbourhood plan. A few telephone alerts. a sense of civic preparing) a local organisations  Members of the public values, Neighbourhood delivering local services. 2. Social regularly attend meetings. responsibility and Development Plan Red - little information on  Yatton is at the start of the pride. (NDP)? parish council activity. No process of developing a  Are there any local NDP. No community Neighbourhood Plan. organisations involved in organisations. delivering services or looking after vulnerable people? 3. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 3. Fair for Are there focal points where Green - There is a range of 6 community meeting G everyone: people can meet to discuss community meeting places, places:

People of all ages, things and pass on including places of worship  Chapter House/ St Marys races, cultures, information to each other? If with a range of activities. Church sexes and abilities so, what are they? Are there Amber – there are fewer  Yatton Library are given access to places of worship with meeting places with  Yatton Village Hall services, jobs and associated activities, which associated activities. 3. Social  Yatton Methodist church education in the can be used by all within the Red – limited places for the (men’s society, craft club, community. This community? community to meet and very fairness is not a few activities held. 156

luxury; it is normal coffee and chat, parent and to everyone. This toddler groups), fairness lasts to  Yatton Moor Team Ministry provide (craft club, choir practice, opportunities for bell ringers, pre-school future generations. club, art group, coffee mornings, drama group, ad hoc activities).  River of life church, Horsecastle Chapel. Are there a range of local Green - a wide range of A range of employment employment opportunities, jobs, which offer opportunities - professional suitable for those living employment for a range of skilled, manual, retail, within the community? Or is skills manufacturing, professional the community reliant on Amber - a limited range of and technical and R&D. one of two big employers? job opportunities Red - very few job opportunities Does the housing stock Green - yes a range of There is a good range of meet the needs of local types and tenures house types, people? Or do house prices Amber - some choice  37% detached cause problems for the local Red - very limited, skewed  37% semi-detached, community? (data from towards a single type/  18% terraced and 6% flats. 2011 census) tenure Nearly 80% owned, with 10% private and 10% social rented. What are the Ofsted Report Green - outstanding  Yatton infant = outstanding score(s) for the school(s) Amber - good  Yatton C of E Junior = (June 14) Red - requires improvement requires improvement

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4. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 4. Is the community taking Green - there is range of No transition/ sustainability R Environmentally steps to make it more community growing places/ group sensitive: environmentally sustainable, recycling schemes. A  No local recycling schemes Actively seek to more resilient? I.e. provision community resilience/  Fairtrade village expired. minimise climate of allotments or community transition group change (e.g. recycling schemes? Amber - Some community people are recycling/ allotments/ encouraged to orchards/ other activity recycle and save Red - no known community water, live in recycling/ allotments/ homes that do not orchards or other waste electricity environmental activity and that are built What is the probability of Green – majority low Surrounded by a mix, with high on waste land so surrounding agricultural land probability of BMV probability to the north and low that no new forest/ being classified as Best and Amber – a mix of high, to the south with a swathe of fields are Most Versatile? (Grades 1,2 moderate and low moderate probability to the destroyed). Create and 3a) probabilities of BMV south east. cleaner, safer and Red – mainly high

4. Environmental 4. greener probability of BMV neighbourhoods Is the settlement susceptible Green - not in flood zone or  Surrounded by flood zone 2 (e.g. by reducing to flooding (flood zone?) at high risk of flooding and and 3a + b (around 20% of litter and graffiti and/ or recently experienced not in proximity to each) and maintaining flooding? Is it within or environmentally sensitive  Historical flooding reports. pleasant public adjacent to any areas  Cadbury Hill, scheduled spaces). environmentally sensitive / Amber - partially in flood/ monuments. high quality or designated some risk of flooding. Some  Moorland landscape. landscapes? environmentally sensitive  Bats SAC. areas. 158

Red - in flood zone and  Close to Biddle St, deemed high risk and/or Tickenham, Nailsea & Kenn within or close proximity to a Moors SSSI’s range of sensitive areas 5. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating 5. Well designed Does the village have a Green – yes there is a  Yatton Conservation area. A + and built: distinct character/ sense of distinct character/ sense of  Numerous listed buildings A sense of place place? There will be a good place within and adjacent to

(e.g. a place with a range/type of buildings with Amber - some individual settlement boundary. positive feeling for architectural and heritage character/ sense of place  High street houses of people and local value? Is there a Red – no real sense of locally quarried grey distinctiveness). conservation area? place limestone. Buildings are  Major expansion in 60s-70s attractive, safe and Is there a range of useful Green - there is a range  Hangstones Queen useful to the accessible public open available which are well Elizabeth II Field people who use space is available? Are managed  Rock Road playing field them. Buildings these well managed and fit Amber - limited, but well  Horsecastle play area that people want to for purpose? managed

5. Environmental 5.  Cadbury Hill. go into. Lots of Green - v few and not well open space for managed, fill for purpose people to play and relax. 6. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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6.Thriving:  Are there a range of Green – there is a strong  Total local centre unit G - Local people have strong established local and diverse businesses number has risen from 48 the opportunity to businesses? community which may be to 50 from 2008 – 2015, make money and  Are businesses growing growing. Community with vacant units falling have a good or declining? (data from initiatives supporting local from 6 to 2. There are 5 quality of life. They retail survey comparison business sector. Relatively additional shops and 2 are encouraged to 2007–2015) high levels of self- more healthcare facilities. open up small  Are there community containment. Relatively high  There is a good range of businesses and initiatives to support local levels of business start-ups. business activities in the

spend their wages businesses? E.g. Amber –fewer businesses, village. locally to help farmers markets but offer employment for  More than a third of people improve other  Do businesses provide some of local community. live and work within the people’s the opportunity for Average levels of self- village. businesses. residents to work locally? containment and business  The strawberry line café is Successful (Measured by % self- start-ups. an example of a businesses create Red – declining business 6. Economic 6. containment - those who Community Interest more jobs for more work from home or work numbers and few people Company people and better within 2km of where they live and work within  35% self-containment standards of living live?) settlement. Few business (range is 29-43%) for more people in  What is the number of start-ups.  Business start-ups the community. business start-ups recorded as 57, which is registered compared highest of those recorded. with other settlements? (new business accounts 2014-15) 7. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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7. Well served: Do people have access Choose RAG on See facilities schedule: A + High quality within the community to key circumstance most similar to services for services? If none, where is description: Schools are at capacity and families and the nearest? Green – A primary school lack ability to expand. children (including (schedule attached) and some pre-school GP practice is full early year’s  Early years, Primary, provision with spaces. childcare). A good Secondary, Tertiary Secondary within close Most facilities are provided. range of affordable  Hospital, GP, Dentists, proximity. A library with Those not located in the public, community associated activities. A post village: Pharmacies, Opticians, and voluntary and Children centres, other office. A full range of  Secondary school ~ 4.5km private services e.g. physiotherapy healthcare/ sporting options  Hospital ~ 11km (e.g. retail, fresh and pubs & cafes.  Community meeting  Leisure centre ~ 4km food commercial, places e.g. churches Amber – Schools, but utilities, information  Leisure centre, other limited spaces. A mobile and advice) that library service only. Post 7. Economic sports are accessible to facilities/clubs/gyms office in nearby village/town. the whole  Parks/ public spaces Limited health care/ sporting community.  Libraries and pubs & cafes.  Public houses Red – no easily accessible school.  Post office No library service. Few  Banks, ATMs sporting options. No post office. None or just one pub/café.

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What is the range of retail Green – more than one See facilities schedule: provision? If none, where is shop and a (mini) the nearest? supermarket, plus a range The village is unusual as it (schedule attached) of other useful shops to contains a medium  Large, medium, express meet every day needs. supermarket. There is also a supermarket/ Amber – a limited range of good range of other shops. convenience store top-up shops, which would  Other food/ drink shop satisfy basic needs, but Closest large supermarket e.g. butchers/ bakers would require trips to other ~ 6km.  Post office retail outlets.  Banks, ATMs Red – very limited options,  Non-food shops which would not satisfy  Other (e.g. hairdressers) basic requirements,  Restaurants/cafes/ therefore will always require takeaways a trip to other places. 8. Sustainable Is the component met? Guide to RAG rating Is the component met? Overall Communities Factors to consider Justification and examples: RAG component rating

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8. Well Are there sufficient means in Green – there’s a rail station  7.2% use train for work A connected: place to help people access and good bus services. High  1.5% use the bus for work The transport employment, education and percentage of people using  2.3% cycle to work facilities, including services without reliance on sustainable travel methods  8.7% walk to work public transport, a private car? with good footpath and Therefore 19.7% use help people to  Is the settlement well cycling networks connecting sustainable travel which is travel within and connected with respect to nearby communities. second highest of those between to principal roads, rail, Good broadband coverage. recorded. communities and regular bus services and, Amber – can access a rail  The train station provides reduce footpath and cycling station and fairly good bus half-hourly rail services

dependence on networks? services and some cycle between Bristol and cars. There are  Are there good routes. Patchy broadband Weston. facilities to connections to the connection.  Served by hourly W1 bus encourage safe nearby communities? Red - Most people use service between Weston local walking and  Does the settlement private car for commuting, and Bristol and infrequent cycling. have superfast some distance from a rail

8. Economic 88 service to Clevedon and broadband provision? station, with few footpath Portishead. and cycling networks  Linked to strawberry line available. No broadband cycling route connection  Superfast broadband Is the road design/ layout fit Green - yes, no real issues There is a major recognised for purpose? Are there any with congestion/ safety issue with traffic congestion capacity, congestion or Amber - some issues with through the village. safety issues? congestion/ safety at peak Poor walking and cycling times routes Red - recognised issues

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Appendix D: Relative settlement sustainability at a glance

The RAG ratings can be used to produce a hierarchy by giving a notional score to ratings, where a Green rating scores 3, Amber scores 2 and a Red component scores 1. The addition of the plus or minus scores, allows the settlements to be ranked in order of their relative sustainability and therefore the settlement hierarchy to be produced.

Social Environmental Economic 1. Active 2. Well 3. Fair for 4. Environ- 5. Well 6. Thriving 7. Well 8. Well inclusive Run everyone mentally designed served connected and safe sensitive & built Service Villages: 1. Backwell - - + + - 2. Long Ashton - - + + - 3. Yatton + + + - + 4. Winscombe + - - - - 5. Congresbury + + + + + - + 6. Easton in - - + - Gordano/ Pill 7. Banwell + + + + - 8. Churchill + - - - 9. Wrington - + - - +

Infill Villages: 1. Sandford - - - 2. Locking + - - - - 3. Claverham - - 4. Bleadon + - - - -

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