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Shaugh Prior

September 2019

This settlement profile has been prepared by National Park Authority to provide an overview of key information and issues for the settlement. It has been prepared in consultation with Parish/Town Councils and will be updated as necessary.

Settlement Profile: 1

Introduction

Shaugh Prior lies on the valley slopes of the , just within the National Park boundary and some 8 miles from . It is a small settlement and has seen little development over recent years. With its early growth founded on farming, tin working and granite working, it developed latterly on the employment offered by the expansion of the local

china and ball clay industries in the 19th and 20th centuries.

The local services and facilities include a church, village hall, public house and primary school. There

is a regular bus service that runs to Plymouth.

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 2 Demographics A summary of key population statistics

Population 292 Census 2011, determined by best-fit Output Areas

Age Profile (Census 2011) Settlement comparison (Census 2011)

Children Working Age Older People 100+

Christow 90 Bridford & 80 70 North & Liverton 60

Age 50 40 Cheriton Bishop 30 Shaugh Prior 20 10 Meavy 0 Dunsford 0 5 10 15 20 0 200 400 600 800 Population Population

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 3 Housing Stock Headline data on current housing stock

Average House Prices 2016 Identifying Housing Need Excluding settlements other than Shaugh Prior with less than five sales, number of sales labelled

the following Parishes: Lustleigh 8 Shaugh Prior 4 Shaugh Prior 11 Yelverton 18 Manaton 8 Belstone 6 22 9 Sticklepath 5 Drewsteignton 8 Buckfast 5 Dunsford 5 Liverton 6 Ilsington 7 5 Brentor 5 Bittaford 12 10 Ashburton 54 Lydford 8 Dousland 15 20 13 36 Horrabridge 32 52 19 0 £100K £200K £300K £400K £500K Land Registry, 2016

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 4 Local Issues A summary of current development issues

Sites allocated for development No sites allocated for development in current local plan: No affordable units have been delivered on other sites since 2008

No recent housing survey to identify local need for housing

Issues Paper Consultation (Dec 2016) Infrastructure delivery

No comments received from the Parish Council. The following We are aware of the following items of infrastructure which are needed summarises issues identified by residents: and have a reasonable prospect of being funded in the next 20 years:  Prioritise local need affordable housing  None known  Concern at the impact of second home ownership  Support for retaining existing settlement strategy  Support for infill development  Support restricting the size of domestic extensions to help Open Space, Sport and Recreation protect affordability of housing We are aware of the following priorities for improving Open Space,  Concern about the impact of development adjacent to the Sport and Recreation facilities: National Park boundary  Encourage enhanced internet connectivity in rural areas  None known

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 5 Map 1 – Planning Considerations A map of key policy designations affecting planning decisions in this settlement

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 6 Map 2 – Open Space A map of all open space with public value in this settlement

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 7 Settlement Services and Connectivity

Settlement Services

Post Office Store Village Hall Village School Primary Service Bus Regular Ground Recreation Church Pub Centre Health Surgery Branch Pharmacy (fuel) Garage A B U

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Road

Road

Road

Settlement

Shaugh Prior           If no, distance to nearest >5km >5km       

Method of Travelling to work (Census 2011)

Private vehicle Home worker On Foot Passenger in private vehicle Bus, Minibus or Coach Other Bicycle Train Taxi

0 20 40 60 80 100 120

Settlement Profile: Shaugh Prior 8