Loggerheads Neighbourhood Plan 2013-2033 Version 2.19 Referendum Foreword In September 2015 Newcastle under Lyme Borough Council, designated the Loggerheads Neighbourhood Area. This comprised the entire area of Loggerheads Parish. Throughout this plan, ‘Loggerheads’ refers to the entire parish and neighbourhood plan area. The term ‘Loggerheads Village’ refers to that settlement only and not the entire parish. The production of the Neighbourhood Plan has been led by the Parish Council, with input from residents and external consultants. Once made, the Loggerheads Neighbourhood Plan will form part of the statutory development plan for the area, together with the Newcastle-under-Lyme and Stoke on Trent Core Spatial Strategy 2006 – 2026 (adopted October 2009) and the Newcastle-under- Lyme Local Plan 2011 (adopted in 2003). The Borough Council, as the Local Planning Authority, will have to determine planning applications in accordance with the statutory development plan, including the Neighbourhood Plan, unless material considerations indicate otherwise. The Neighbourhood Plan will be in force until the end of 2033, unless it is revised and replaced before that time. The Loggerheads Neighbourhood Plan reflects local evidence and the comments received from questionnaires and surveys that have been undertaken during 2015-16. It is evident that people are happy living in the parish, but have a desire to make improvements where appropriate. The policies set out in the Neighbourhood Plan seek to address key concerns relating to housing, transport, heritage, economy and sport, health and community facilities. Acknowledgements This document has been developed and produced by the Parish Council, working with a community group of volunteers with wide ranging skills and backgrounds. The Parish Council would like to thank the volunteers who made up the Neighbourhood Plan Group, who gave up their time to see this project through from an idea to a finished plan. The Parish Council and the Neighbourhood Plan Group would like to thank the whole community for participating in the process and for coming together and supporting the Neighbourhood Plan. The Team would like to thank the following in preparation of the documents: Ros Grimes for help and advice with the residents questionnaire and in writing the Residents’ Survey Report Rosie Duncan who was our cartographer Andy Perkin who was our Community and Enterprise Consultant Dave Chetwyn of Urban Vision Enterprise CIC who was our professional planning consultant funded by the DCLG grant and the Parish Council Helen Beech, Claire Coombs, Janet Belfield and Mark Kirk from Newcastle Borough Council for guidance and support on matters relating to neighbourhood planning Staff from AECOM for the Strategic Environment Assessment Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction......................................................................................................................................................... 1 1.1 What is a Neighbourhood Plan? .................................................................................................................. 1 1.2 The Loggerheads Neighbourhood Plan ................................................................................................... 2 1.3 What Area does the Plan Cover? ................................................................................................................. 2 1.4 Time-scale of the Plan ...................................................................................................................................... 4 1.5 Monitoring and Revising the Plan .............................................................................................................. 4 1.6 Neighbourhood Plan Process ....................................................................................................................... 4 Section 2: Vision and Aims ................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.1 The Vision .............................................................................................................................................................. 8 2.2 Aims .......................................................................................................................................................................... 8 Section 3: Context and General Data ............................................................................................................................. 9 3.1 History of the Parish of Loggerheads ....................................................................................................... 9 3.2 Strategic Context ................................................................................................................................................ 9 3.3 Environmental Characteristics .................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.1 Settlement Features .............................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.2 Historic Character .................................................................................................................................. 10 3.3.3 Natural Character ........................................................................................................................................... 12 3.3.4 Landscape Character ............................................................................................................................ 13 3.3.5 Landscape Uses ....................................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.6 Character Assessment.......................................................................................................................... 18 3.3.7 The Importance of Open Countryside for the Parish ............................................................ 18 3.3.8 Local Green Space Designations ..................................................................................................... 19 3.4 Key Socio-Economic Data ............................................................................................................................. 20 3.4.1 Demographics .......................................................................................................................................... 20 ............................................................................................................................................................................................. 21 3.4.2 Economy ..................................................................................................................................................... 21 3.4.3 Employment ............................................................................................................................................. 22 3.4.4 Health .......................................................................................................................................................... 23 3.4.5 Transport .................................................................................................................................................. 23 3.4.6 Distance to Key Services ..................................................................................................................... 24 3.5 Land Use Data .................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.1 Housing ....................................................................................................................................................... 25 3.5.2 Housing Need ........................................................................................................................................... 26 3.5.3 Key Routes ................................................................................................................................................. 26 3.5.4 Recreational Use/Sports Facilities ................................................................................................ 27 3.5.5 Community Facilities ............................................................................................................................ 27 Section 4: Community Engagement ............................................................................................................................ 29 4.1 The Process ......................................................................................................................................................... 29 4.2 Activities ................................................................................................................................................................ 29 4.2.1 Local Consultation ................................................................................................................................. 29 4.2.2 Statutory Consultation......................................................................................................................... 30 4.3 Key Outcomes and Issues ............................................................................................................................. 30 Section 5: Growth Strategy .............................................................................................................................................