FARINGDON TOWN COUNCIL FARINGDON NEIGHBOURHOOD PLAN EVIDENCE BASE REVIEW Original Draft by Allies and Morrison Urban Practitioners March 2013 Revised by Dr M L H Wise for Faringdon Town Council February 2015 TABLE of CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................................................................................................................. 1 Evidence base review ........................................................................................................ 1 Evidence sources........................................................................................................... 2 Key issues and implications ........................................................................................... 2 Information gaps ............................................................................................................ 2 Direction of travel ........................................................................................................... 2 Faringdon Healthcheck ...................................................................................................... 2 Consultation summary ....................................................................................................... 2 PART 1: EVIDENCE BASE REVIEW .................................................................................. 3 ECONOMY ........................................................................................................................ 3 Context .......................................................................................................................... 3 Key issues and implications ........................................................................................... 5 Town centre vitality ..................................................................................................... 5 Retail activity .............................................................................................................. 7 Employment and business activity ............................................................................ 10 Tourism .................................................................................................................... 16 Priorities / principles / policies ...................................................................................... 17 Information gaps .......................................................................................................... 18 Direction of travel ......................................................................................................... 18 SOCIETY ........................................................................................................................ 20 Context ........................................................................................................................ 20 Population trends ..................................................................................................... 21 Social distribution ..................................................................................................... 23 Housing provision and accommodation type ............................................................ 24 Employment trends .................................................................................................. 34 Deprivation / wealth .................................................................................................. 38 Community facility provision: Education.................................................................... 42 Community facility provision: Health ......................................................................... 49 Community facility provision: Elderly and disabled care ............................................ 49 Community facility provision: Leisure and culture ..................................................... 50 Community facility provision: Family and youth provision ......................................... 52 Priorities / principles / policies ...................................................................................... 53 Information gaps .......................................................................................................... 53 Direction of travel ......................................................................................................... 53 Faringdon Neighbourhood Plan Evidence Base and Consultation Summary Table of Contents ii TRANSPORT .................................................................................................................. 55 Context ........................................................................................................................ 55 Key issues and implications ......................................................................................... 55 Travel patterns ......................................................................................................... 55 Public transport provision ......................................................................................... 56 Walking and cycling .................................................................................................. 59 Highways.................................................................................................................. 61 Car ownership .......................................................................................................... 63 Parking provision ...................................................................................................... 63 Road safety .............................................................................................................. 65 Priorities / principles / policies ...................................................................................... 65 Information gaps .......................................................................................................... 65 Direction of travel ......................................................................................................... 65 PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT ........................................................................................... 66 Context ........................................................................................................................ 66 Key issues and implications ......................................................................................... 66 Built environment ...................................................................................................... 66 Natural environment ................................................................................................. 68 Priorities / principles / policies ...................................................................................... 73 Information gaps .......................................................................................................... 73 Direction of travel ......................................................................................................... 73 FARINGDON HEALTHCHECK........................................................................................ 74 PART 2: CONSULTATION SUMMARY ............................................................................. 75 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................. 75 LAUNCH EVENT ............................................................................................................. 75 STAKEHOLDER MEETINGS .......................................................................................... 76 Economic development ............................................................................................ 76 Leisure ..................................................................................................................... 77 Youth services .......................................................................................................... 77 Education / Faringdon Academy ............................................................................... 78 MARKET STALL EVENT ................................................................................................. 78 Best things about Faringdon ..................................................................................... 78 Worst things about Faringdon ................................................................................... 78 Wishes for Faringdon ............................................................................................... 79 SUB-GROUP MEETINGS AND REPORT ....................................................................... 79 YOUTH GROUP CONSULTATION ................................................................................. 79 STAKEHOLDER WORKSHOP ........................................................................................ 81 Faringdon Neighbourhood Plan Evidence Base and Consultation Summary Table of Contents ii i Conservation ................................................................................................................ 82 Key issues identified: ................................................................................................ 82 Headline comments: ................................................................................................. 82 Development boundary ................................................................................................ 82 Key issues: 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