Wycombe District Local Plan Settlement Hierarchy Study Appendix E: Detailed Settlement Audits and Boundary Maps September 2017 Update High Wycombe Urban Area OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 105,298 Parish: High Wycombe unparished area/Downley/Chepping Wycombe/Hazlemere/Hughenden/West Wycombe/Wooburn & Bourne End/Penn (outside District)/Little Missenden (outside District) Key Service Provision: Post Office Y Food shop Y Primary School Y GP Surgery Y Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools Y Dentist Y Pharmacy Y Indoor sports/leisure centre Y Library Y Audit of accessibility: Good – transport hub for most services in the district Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Very good public transport connectivity, and has Tier 1 (and access to all key and higher-order services. Most categorisation as a sustainable settlement which clearly merits being at Higher-Tier the top of the hierarchy. Settlement) Marlow OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 14,325 Parish: Marlow Town Key Service Provision: Post Office Food shop Y Primary School Y GP Surgery Y Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools Y Dentist Y Pharmacy Y Indoor sports/leisure centre Y Library Y Audit of accessibility: Good Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Second largest settlement with wide employment Tier 2 (and offer, access to all key and higher-order services categorisation as a and a railway station. However, big population and Higher-Tier service provision difference from High Wycombe Settlement) indicates a separate category is appropriate. Princes Risborough OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 7,961 Parish: Princes Risborough Town Key Service Provision: Post Office Y Food shop Y Primary School Y GP Surgery Y Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools Y Dentist Y Pharmacy Y Indoor sports/leisure centre Y Library Y Audit of accessibility: Good Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to all key and higher-order services and Tier 2 (and railway station, and reasonable provision of categorisation as a employment (NB figure split between PR and Askett Higher-Tier due to ward boundary). Tier 2 settlement. Settlement) Bourne End/Wooburn OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 6,890 Parish: Wooburn & Bourne End, Little Marlow Key Service Provision: Post Office Y Food shop Y Primary School Y GP Surgery Y Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools Y Dentist Y Pharmacy Y Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library Y Audit of accessibility: Good Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to all key services, and all but one higher- Tier 2 (and order services (there is no indoor sports centre). categorisation as a However it has a good stock of employment units Higher-Tier and a wide retail offer. It also has good public Settlement) transport accessibility and is close to both Marlow and High Wycombe, as well as Maidenhead in the adjacent district. Therefore it is considered that its most appropriate place in the hierarchy is Tier 2. Askett OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 270 Parish: Princes Risborough Town Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X Primary School X GP Surgery X Pub Y Village/community hall X Recreation ground/playing fields X Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: Fair: Bus every 15-34 mins. Destinations: High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield Nearest higher-tier settlement: Prince Risborough (5 min) Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Few key services but fair accessibility. Lack of Tier 6 services indicates appropriate position is at bottom tier of hierarchy. Beacons Bottom (inc. Studley Green & Horsleys Green) OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 420 Parish: Stokenchurch Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X Primary School - The Mary Towerton School currently only provides for ages 4 to 7 but has plans to increase capacity to provide all through primary schooling from 2020 GP Surgery X Pub X Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: Limited. Bus every 10mins - 1hr & 39mins. Destinations: High Wycombe, Stokenchurch, Lane End, Thame, Chinnor, Oxford, Wheatley, Radnage Nearest higher-tier settlement: High Wycombe (20 mins via bus route 40) Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to few key services and only limited Tier 6 transport links indicate position at lowest tier of the hierarchy. Bledlow Ridge OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 748 Parish: Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X Primary School Y GP Surgery X Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: Limited. Bus every 2hrs & 40mins – 3hrs & 15mins. Destinations: High Wycombe, Oxford, Wheatley, Stokenchurch, Chinnor, Princes Risborough Nearest higher-tier settlement: High Wycombe (15 mins) route 275 Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to half the key services as well as presence Tier 5 of school and close proximity to higher-tier settlement. However very limited transport links indicates appropriate position is in tier 5. Bledlow OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 168 Parish: Bledlow-cum-Saunderton Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X Primary School X GP Surgery X Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields Y Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: Limited. Bus comes every 2hrs & 45mins - 4hrs & 28mins only on Wed/Fri. Destinations: Princes Risborough Nearest higher-tier settlement: Princes Risborough (25 mins) RCB ‘The Bledlows’ route Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to half of the key services but limited Tier 6 transport links indicate appropriate position is lowest tier of the hierarchy. Bolter End OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 175 Parish: Lane End Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X (Just has Laceys’ family farm shop) Primary School X GP Surgery X Pub X Village/community hall X Recreation ground/playing fields X Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: Limited. Bus every 1hrs & 36mins – 5hrs & 44 mins. Destinations: High Wycombe, Stokenchurch, Radnage, Frieth, Cadmore End Nearest higher-tier settlement: High Wycombe 23 mins with 28 route Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to few key services, very limited transport Tier 6 links and relatively large distance to higher-tier settlement indicate appropriate position is the lowest tier. Bovingdon Green & Marlow Common OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 316 Parish: Great Marlow Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X Primary School X (There is a Montesorri pre-school) GP Surgery X Pub Y Village/community hall Y Recreation ground/playing fields X Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: None Nearest higher-tier settlement: Marlow (1.1 miles) Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Fairly close proximity to higher-tier settlement but Tier 6 access to few key services and no regular transport service, indicates appropriate position is the lowest tier. Bradenham OS mapping: © Crown Copyright and database rights 2011 Ordnance Survey 100023306. Population: 226 Parish: Bradenham Key Service Provision: Post Office X Food shop X Primary School X GP Surgery X Pub Y Village/community hall X Recreation ground/playing fields X Access to high-speed broadband Y Test for higher-order facilities: Secondary schools X Dentist X Pharmacy X Indoor sports/leisure centre X Library X Audit of accessibility: Limited. Bus every 34mins – 1hr & 31mins. Destinations: High Wycombe, Princes Risborough, Aylesbury, Beaconsfield Nearest higher-tier settlement: Princes Risborough (15 mins) Recommendation/Conclusion for Hierarchy: Access to few key services and very limited Tier 6 transport links so appropriate position is the lowest tier. Bryants Bottom & Denner Hill OS mapping: © Crown