Grafham and Ellington Neighbourhood Plan 2020 – 2036 Pre-submission Consultation Version (Regulation 14) Online review form: bit.ly/3sU1Wfv Deadline 30th April Dated: 12th March 2021 Contents 1. Introduction ....................................................................................................................................... 5 1.1. Purpose of the Plan .................................................................................................................... 5 1.2. Preparing the Plan...................................................................................................................... 7 1.3. Monitoring the Plan ................................................................................................................... 8 1.4. Community Action Plan ............................................................................................................. 8 1.5. How the Neighbourhood Plan is Organised ............................................................................... 8 1.6. Basis of the Plan ......................................................................................................................... 9 2. History of Grafham and Ellington .................................................................................................... 10 3. Our Vision ......................................................................................................................................... 11 4. Local Planning Policy Context .......................................................................................................... 13 4.1. Summary .................................................................................................................................. 13 4.2. Classification of Grafham and Ellington ................................................................................... 13 4.3. Small Settlements (LP9) ........................................................................................................... 13 4.4. Development Proposals within the Built-up Area ................................................................... 13 4.5. Green Infrastructure (LP3) ....................................................................................................... 14 4.6. Tourism and Recreation (LP23) ................................................................................................ 14 5. Demographic Profile and Social Trends ........................................................................................... 15 5.1. Summary .................................................................................................................................. 15 5.2. Age Profile ................................................................................................................................ 17 5.3. Economic Activity / Fulltime Education ................................................................................... 18 5.4. Population Trends .................................................................................................................... 21 5.5. House Ownership ..................................................................................................................... 22 6. Grafham and Ellington: 2020 - 2036 – Community and Development Objectives .......................... 24 6.1. Built-up Areas ........................................................................................................................... 24 6.2. Built Heritage ........................................................................................................................... 27 6.3. Small-scale Residential Development ...................................................................................... 29 6.4. Employment, the Local Economy and Tourism ....................................................................... 32 6.5. The Green Agenda ................................................................................................................... 38 6.6. Zero Carbon Transport ............................................................................................................. 40 6.7. Traffic and Transport ............................................................................................................... 41 6.8. Natural Environment ............................................................................................................... 45 6.9. Community Facilities ................................................................................................................ 49 6.10. Designated Local Green Spaces ........................................................................................... 55 6.11. Flood Risk and Drainage ....................................................................................................... 59 Appendix A. History and Heritage ........................................................................................................ 69 Page 1 of 87 Appendix B. References ....................................................................................................................... 81 Appendix C. Local Green Spaces .......................................................................................................... 83 Figures Figure 1: Neighbourhood Area of Grafham and Ellington ......................................................................... 6 Figure 2: Map showing how Grafham and Ellington relate to Huntingdonshire ....................................... 7 Figure 3: The Neighbourhood Planning Process ........................................................................................ 8 Figure 4: Ellington population profile according to Cambridgeshire Insight ........................................... 16 Figure 5: Grafham population profile according to Cambridgeshire Insight ........................................... 16 Figure 6: Age profile of Ellington residents .............................................................................................. 17 Figure 7: Age profile of Grafham residents .............................................................................................. 17 Figure 8: Employment profile for Ellington residents .............................................................................. 18 Figure 9: Employment profile for Grafham residents .............................................................................. 18 Figure 10: Health profile of Ellington residents ....................................................................................... 20 Figure 11: Health profile of Grafham residents ....................................................................................... 20 Figure 12: Doctor's surgery profile for Ellington ...................................................................................... 20 Figure 13 Doctor's surgery profile for Grafham ....................................................................................... 21 Figure 14: Household mobility of Ellington residents .............................................................................. 21 Figure 15: Household mobility of Grafham residents .............................................................................. 22 Figure 16: Property ownership in Ellington ............................................................................................. 22 Figure 17: Property ownership in Grafham ............................................................................................. 23 Figure 18: Built-up Area of Grafham ........................................................................................................ 25 Figure 19: Built-up Area of Ellington ........................................................................................................ 26 Figure 20: Protecting the existing built environment .............................................................................. 28 Figure 21: Number of years spent living in the parish ............................................................................. 29 Figure 22: Preference for scale of any future developments .................................................................. 30 Figure 23: Age profile of residents ........................................................................................................... 30 Figure 24: Preference for types new housing .......................................................................................... 31 Figure 25: Acceptability of development in gardens ............................................................................... 31 Figure 27: Commuting distances ............................................................................................................. 32 Figure 26: Employment profile ................................................................................................................ 33 Figure 28:Working from home ................................................................................................................ 33 Figure 29: Business categories ................................................................................................................. 34 Figure 30: Number of employees ............................................................................................................ 34 Figure 31: Residents preferences for business development .................................................................