Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 OUR MISSION STATEMENT “We will work to develop and sustain our parish as a thriving, modern village-based community set in a peaceful, safe and secure rural environment in which our parishioners can flourish and enjoy the highest quality of life possible.” Claverley Parish Council INDEX Introduction 3 an outline of the concept, objectives, consultative process, local context and structure of the Plan The Parish Now 5 what our parish looks like today Future Development 11 how we would like the parish to develop Facilities and Services 13 how we would like facilities and services in the parish to improve Housing, Building and Street Lighting 23 how the parish wants to develop, especially in terms of future residential development Roads and Transport 29 how the future maps out for the parish road network, linked with public and collective transport schemes Countryside and Environment 35 how the parish wishes to see its countryside and environment in the future Sources of Funding 43 how the parish will deal with funding implementation of actions arising from the Parish Plan Action Plan 45 a summary of the actions required to implement the Plan, highlighting initial priorities, continuous actions and single action items Appendices 49 summaries of each area of research, including the main questionnaire results and analyses of the youth, business and primary school surveys. Directory and Maps 77 a useful directory of local businesses, facilities and services, together with relevant parish maps. 1 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 2 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 1. INTRODUCTION • suggestion boxes circulated around 25 public venues throughout the community (pubs, convenience stores, Post Office etc) 1.1 CONCEPT • a youth questionnaire specifically aimed at the parish’s 11 – 15 year old population The concept of the Parish Plan is to encourage local • a questionnaire to the parish’s many businesses communities to develop a greater autonomy in • an independent project carried out by Claverley determining their future. Actively promoted by Central Church of England (VA) Primary School Government, Parish Plans are designed to give residents • an on-going, extensive publicity campaign involving an influence over the strategic development plans devised regular press, poster and parish newsletter updates by the various tiers of local government for the area in ensuring parish-wide awareness of the consultation which they live. In other words, we as a parish take a process. pro-active role in determining our own development over the next decade, rather than merely responding to the The response to the parish-wide questionnaire was plans that others may have for us. overwhelming, with more than 82% of households approached responding. The questionnaires were Our aim with the Parish Plan is to preserve the features delivered by hand to 564 households, with some 22 of our parish that we value, to build on the positive properties unable to be included because they were foundations that we already have in place and to make uninhabited at the time. The 2001 Census puts the changes to put right any aspects of the community and number of households in the parish at 604 which suggests its environment that we believe need improvement. that the delivery system missed approximately 2.5% of households in the parish. With the Parish Plan, we intend to provide a ten-year vision that truly reflects the views of the community In addition, 65% of youngsters in responding households and establish a firm foundation and framework within expressed their wishes through the youth questionnaire. which we can decide the future development of our Claverley Primary School carried out its own parish, enabling the community to encourage and independent project amongst pupils at Key Stage 1 (5-7 promote desired developments and to resist undesirable year olds) and Key Stage 2 (7-11 year olds) levels enabling developments, leading to a better quality of life for us all. children to offer their own ideas both in written words and pictorially. The 5-7 year olds were asked to write or 1.2 OBJECTIVES draw what they liked about Claverley and what they would like to see in Claverley. The 7-11 year olds were There are three primary objectives to the Plan, namely: asked to list what they would like to change in the parish a) To establish a broad set of visionary guidelines, and were given a small map of the village centre and agreed by the community, defining the desired future asked to mark on it changes they would make. A number development of Claverley parish of themes emerged which are interlaced within the main b) By identifying and outlining local needs, to provide body of the report. a framework for Parish, District and County Councils to use in determining actions designed to improve facilities A business questionnaire has also been circulated to the and services in the parish. many businesses in the parish and 36 out of the 45 c) To provide a formal structure within which the businesses (80%) responded. Clear themes emerged Parish Council can consider all planning applications and which have been incorporated within the body of the initiatives within the parish on behalf of its resident report. Any guidelines which have been developed as a members. result of consultation with the business community are listed separately under the reference BS. 1.3 THE CONSULTATIVE PROCESS The result of this extensive set of surveys reaching all The Claverley Parish Plan has been compiled as the result strata of the community is a Plan that genuinely and of a major year-long consultative process to ascertain democratically reflects the expressed wishes of the how the community wishes to see the parish develop community. over the course of the next ten years. It is a visionary statement set within the context of local community The Plan outlines the state of the parish as it stands in strategies and planning policies. 2005, including a description of the existing provision of facilities and services and the present roads and rights The consultative process behind development of the of way network, as well as summarising existing land use Parish Plan has included: and key environmental issues. • extensive and in-depth discussions with community members and local organisations • a parish-wide questionnaire for anyone aged sixteen or over 3 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 The purpose of the Plan is to establish an agreed Housing, Building and Street Lighting: Outlining community ten-year vision for the future of the parish, local housing needs and priorities and establishing and lay out clear guidelines for the development of its community guidelines for the scale, design and location facilities and services, its environment, its roads and of new housing, building conversions and extensions of transport network and its housing, all within the wider existing residential buildings. This section also tackles context of the local region. the issues of off-street parking and street lighting. 1.4 THE LOCAL CONTEXT Roads and Transport: Summarising the existing road network and public transport services and establishing The parish exists within a much wider regional context a broad framework for tackling issues of road safety, and as such it would be unrealistic to develop a visionary quality and maintenance as well as public transport and plan in isolation. In establishing this plan it has been collective transport services. necessary to make continual cross references to the broad range of regional and local plans and community Countryside and Environment: Describing the rights strategies that will determine the development of the of way network, identifying key environmental issues Bridgnorth District and Shropshire County. relating to the parish and outlining future initiatives to The principal plans, strategies and other relevant improve the environment through the reduction of litter documents referred to in the development of this plan and dog-mess and through the encouragement of include: initiatives promoting conservation, recycling, energy- saving and energy generation. 1. The Bridgnorth District Local Plan (September 1994 – current) Sources of Funding: A consideration of the likely 2. The draft Bridgnorth District Local Plan (1996 – sources of funding needed in the light of the community’s 2011) expression of its preferred funding routes. 3. The Local Transport Plan for Shropshire 2001- 2006 4. The Shropshire and Wrekin & Telford Joint Structure Plan 2006-2011 5. The 2001 Census 6. Bridgnorth District Community Strategy (current) 7. South Shropshire Community Safety Strategy 2002-2005 1.5 THE PLAN STRUCTURE The Parish Plan is divided into the following seven sections, plus an action plan, appendices, Parish Directory and maps: The Parish Now: Setting the scene with a summary of the historical and geographical background of the parish and a description of its current population, communities, land use, services and facilities Future Development: An overview outlining the relevancies of the local context and summarising the key issues, overall vision and key development principles identified through the community consultation process. Facilities and Services: Highlighting the key issues relating to the provision of local services and facilities. This includes specific problems relating to the availability and location of a community building, outdoor and parking facilities in Claverley village, as well as parish- wide matters relating to communications and public and emergency services. 4 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 The Parish Now Future Development 5 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 6 Claverley Parish Plan 2005 - 2015 2. THE PARISH NOW By the time of the Norman Conquest and the Domesday Book, parish life was well established. The entry states: “Earl Roger holds Claverley. There are 20 hides. Earl Algar held it. There is land for 32 ploughs. In the demesne, 2.1 LOCATION there are 5 ploughs (or teams), and 32 villeins and 13 cottagers who have 23 ploughs.