Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON HAYTON Figure 1: Location of Hayton January 2013 Page 1 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON Strategic position The village of Hayton is 7.7 miles east of Carlisle and 0.5 mile south off the A69 the main trunk road for Carlisle to Newcastle. Hayton is 3 miles South West of the market town of Brampton with connection to the railway services between Carlisle and Newcastle. Nearest settlements by road include: Heads Nook 2.4 miles, Warwick Bridge 2.3 miles and 3.5 miles Castle Carrock. General description of settlement This delightful, small village has a fascinating history resulting in an intense character and strong sense of place. Its character is the product of many factors, including the predominance of a very distinctive natural stone building material, a truly quaint little church and a very dense grain with a chaotic organic geometry. Most of the built form is stretched along the main street that runs east/west along a ridge and the close association of church, pub, school, shop and other community focus buildings create a very legible core. The tree-topped Castle Hill motte serves as another prominent landmark. Some relatively recent development creates some architectural tensions, for instance the inappropriate red brick of Castle View and the exceptionally costly new housing on the Woodlands sitting alongside precious farm buildings in urgent need of refurbishment. Topographical and landscape context The majority of Hayton is built along a shallow ridge aligned east/west but with a narrow steep-sided valley along the backbone of the ridge: this creates an extremely memorable internal configuration to the village and gardeners have exploited the shelter afforded by the valley. The ridge, Western Ridge, extends westwards into open countryside before eventually sloping down towards the Irthing valley, whereas land to the east continues to rise to Townhead and Townhead Wood beyond. Townhead Wood is the dominant tree cover in the vicinity, with few significant groups of trees within the village itself owing to its dense structure but one or two fine specimens. Biodiversity Hayton is surrounded by farmland, some of which is arable, so biodiversity is fairly limited, although the shelter of the small valley affords some variation in habitat. Most of the trees are urban specimens but do offer habitat for birds and surrounding hedgerows add to the diversity to a modest degree. Tourist features/context Hayton is too small and compact to afford much opportunity for crowds to visit but there is real interest here for a touring visitor to spend a short time looking around, discovering the village’s history and appreciating its quaint character. It is also set amongst very attractive and picturesque countryside landscape. One imagines that a similar quality of village in the south of England would be a very popular destination but here it is more likely to be the preserve of locals. January 2013 Page 2 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON Settlement dependencies Hayton has a village core that includes Hayton Primary School, The Stone Inn, village shop and St Mary Magdalene church. There are regular daily buses and ready access to the A69. CABE1 Pre-consultation Comments on Scope for new development The compact form and character of Hayton are so in tune with the landscape that any development would need exceptional care if the village’s complete sense of place is not to be threatened. Extension in any direction is likely to weaken the settlement’s focus and begin to assert influence over a much larger area than its current confines, with visual impacts spilling down the sides of the ridge or creeping up towards Townhead. Minimal infill may just be possible on the eastern end but access is profoundly difficult. 1 Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) Community Consultation A focus group meeting was held on 04/07/12 with members of Hayton Parish Council. This included residents of Hayton, Heads Nook, Warwick Bridge, Corby Hill and Little Corby. The Parish Council highlighted the need to seek the views of the inhabitant of the Parish. A leaflet was delivered to all households within the Parish including Hayton and surrounding area. Summary of Responses from Community Consultation for the village of Hayton There were 13 responses from residents of Hayton. Of these 9 respondents gave positive comments and 3 specifically highlighted the need for affordable housing for local peoples. These respondents identified 9 sites in and around Hayton. In addition, sites were identified in How Mill and Townhead. Those in favour of some small scale housing commented upon the need: ● for careful development over the next two decades to continue to make viable the excellent facilities of the village; ● for a small number of affordable housing for young people both to buy or rent and/or older disabled people along with the necessary infrastructure and transport development (Townhead only); and ● to keep local young people in the area through providing affordable housing options. Four respondents had the following concerns about further development: ● Hayton has already substantial contributed to the increase in dwellings over the last 50 years and is just about at the limit; ● there is a lack of necessary infrastructure; ● the school is already full; ● there is no post office or doctor’s surgery; ● residents need for a car to live in the village; ● there is already planning permission for 12 new dwellings and therefore no further need; ● further development would generate an increase in rural traffic increasing congestion at peak times and impacting on the environment; ● as an outlying village affordable housing, rental and starter homes are not appropriate here due to the increasing cost of running one or more vehicle; ● existing affordable housing remains empty and has done for some time; and ● parking congestion would be aggravated by additional building. There is already a need for more off street parking. January 2013 Page 3 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON Socio-economic picture for Hayton Council1 Population 2180 All dwellings 947 Households with residents 919 Second residence/holiday accommodation 13 Average household size 2.37 Average number of rooms per household 6.17 Owner occupied tenure 773 Rented from Council or housing association 71 Rented from private landlord 75 Average distance travelled to fixed place of work 17.27 miles Figure 2: Economic activity aged 16-742 FT Student Economically inactive Unemployed Employed 0 200 400 600 800 1000 1200 1 Sourced from 2001 census data, Office for National Statistics 2010 2 Economically inactive includes retired, student, looking after home/family, permanently sick/disabled and other January 2013 Page 4 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON Photographs 1. Open landscape looking northwards towards 2. Main street through Hayton looking eastwards the west end of Hayton. Landform undulates towards the Stone Inn. with Hayton built along a shallow ridge aligned east/west. 3. Westerly view along the line of a shallow ridge 4. Open space within the village looking towards the with a sheltered, steep-sided valley along the tree-topped Castle Hill motte. backbone of the ridge. 5. Farm buildings east of the settlement. 6. The Woodlands housing development, adjacent to farm buildings (photo 5). January 2013 Page 5 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON 7. Castle View, building materials not in keeping with 8. Open landscape looking North west from the west locally sourced materials end of the village. 9. Entrance to Hayton Village from the east. January 2013 Page 6 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON Services and facilities: Detailed Information Information provided by representatives of the Parish Council. Convenience store Hayton Stores. There is also a Post Box outside. Post office No Post Office. The closest is Brampton. Village hall Hayton Reading Room. Church Grade II* Listed St Mary Magdalene (CofE Anglican). Pub The Stone Inn. Primary school Yes, Hayton C of E Primary School. There are currently 145 pupils enrolled at the school. There is also Little Acorns pre-school nursery that rents part of the village Reading Room. Age Range 4 -11 yrs Number on Roll (Sept 2011) 140 School Net Capacity 157 DfE No: 5200 Name of School: Hayton CE Primary School Planned admission Total Number Projections Reception numbers on Roll School Net Capacity Jan-13 19 25 134 161 Jan-14 16 25 134 161 Jan-15 17 25 136 161 Jan-16 24 25 137 161 Jan-17 19 25 138 161 Projections use January 2012 pupil census and August 2011 General Practice Record. Secondary school No, pupils travel to William Howard School in Brampton where there are 1600 pupils enrolled. Public transport – quality and frequency of services Bus services – 3 per day to and from Carlisle (Mon-Fri). GP No, patients travel to Corby Hill where the doctors surgery forms part of Brampton Medical Practice (1.8 miles away). Dentist Patients travel to a dental practice in Brampton (2.5 miles away). Tourist accommodation/ facilities String of Horses Inn (1 mile away), Willowbeck Lodge B & B (5 miles away). Talkin Tarn Country Park – 2 miles away. January 2013 Page 7 Carlisle District: Rural Masterplanning HAYTON Cultural activities Mobile services January 2013 Page 8 .