Ogmore Valley VARP Baseline Report Report To BRIDGEND COUNTY BOROUGH COUNCIL June 2010 Ogmore Valley VARP Baseline Report Report From Miller Research Pen-y-Wyrlod Llanvetherine Abergavenny NP7 8RG 01873 851 880 www.miller-research.co.uk Final Report written by: Clara Chaffin Chris Jones Raoul Tufnell Quality Checked by: Raoul Tufnell June 2010 23/06/2010 2 Ogmore Valley VARP Baseline Report Contents 1. Background ..................................................................................................................................... 9 1.1 Purpose of Study ..................................................................................................................... 9 1.2 Purpose of Report ................................................................................................................... 9 1.3 Study Process ........................................................................................................................ 10 1.4 Community Engagement Process ......................................................................................... 11 1.5 Regeneration Context ........................................................................................................... 12 1.6 Valley Character .................................................................................................................... 12 2. Strategic Context ........................................................................................................................... 15 2.1 Strategic Policy ...................................................................................................................... 15 3. Demographic Profile ..................................................................................................................... 27 3.1 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 31 3.2 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 31 4. Health ............................................................................................................................................ 32 4.1 Community Views ................................................................................................................. 37 4.2 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 37 4.3 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 38 5. Skills and Learning ......................................................................................................................... 40 5.1 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 48 5.2 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 49 6. Economic Investment ................................................................................................................... 50 6.1 Business Development and Enterprise ................................................................................. 51 6.2 Jobs, Inactivity and Worklessness ......................................................................................... 54 6.3 Community Views ................................................................................................................. 61 6.4 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 62 6.5 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 63 7. Built Environment ......................................................................................................................... 65 7.1 Housing ................................................................................................................................. 65 7.2 Community Views ................................................................................................................. 68 7.3 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 68 7.4 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 68 7.5 Infrastructure ........................................................................................................................ 69 7.6 Consultation .......................................................................................................................... 70 7.7 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 70 23/06/2010 3 Ogmore Valley VARP Baseline Report 7.8 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 70 8. Transport and Connectivity ........................................................................................................... 71 8.1 Strategic Connections ........................................................................................................... 71 8.2 Car Ownership....................................................................................................................... 71 8.3 Travel to Work ...................................................................................................................... 74 8.4 Sustainable Travel ................................................................................................................. 75 8.5 Parking .................................................................................................................................. 78 8.6 Consultation .......................................................................................................................... 79 8.7 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 79 8.8 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 80 9. Social Environment ....................................................................................................................... 81 9.1 Local Services ........................................................................................................................ 81 9.2 Community Safety ................................................................................................................. 84 9.3 Community Views ................................................................................................................. 85 9.4 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 85 9.5 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 86 10. Tourism ......................................................................................................................................... 87 10.1 Strategic Context ................................................................................................................... 87 10.2 Ogmore Valley ....................................................................................................................... 88 10.3 Attractions in the Ogmore Valley.......................................................................................... 89 10.4 Assets in the Ogmore Valley ................................................................................................. 90 10.5 Community Perspective ........................................................................................................ 91 10.6 Community Views ................................................................................................................. 91 10.7 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................. 92 10.8 SWOT..................................................................................................................................... 93 11. Culture........................................................................................................................................... 94 11.1 Context .................................................................................................................................. 94 11.2 Strategic Review .................................................................................................................... 94 11.3 Activity .................................................................................................................................. 94 11.4 Language ............................................................................................................................... 95 11.5 Community Views ................................................................................................................. 95 11.6 Key Issues .............................................................................................................................