EASTWOOD

NEIGHBOURHOOD

PLAN

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VERSION OCTOBER 2018-3

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CONTENTS

1 Introduction 5

2 Background of the Town 7

3 Vision and Objectives 12

4 Housing 13

5 Walker Street/Lynncroft 16

6 Transport 23

7 Non-Retail Employment 25

8 Retail 28

9 Heritage and Environment 31

Appendices (available for inspection at the Town Council offices)

1 Site Allocations, Issues and Options, November 2013

2 List of all retail premises in Eastwood Plan Area 2016

3 Profile of Broxtowe

4 NET Phase Two (Mott MacDonald Broxtowe Borough Council)

5 Suggested route of Tram Draft Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan

6 Eastwood Local Accessibility Transport Study (Nottinghamshire County Council)

7 Green Infrastructure Strategy

8 Report from Friends of Cromford Canal

9 Planning Inspector report Nethergreen

10 Draft Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan Spring 2017

11 Comments on Draft Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan

12 Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan 2017-2028.

13 Rural community profile for Eastwood (Parish)

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Area of Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan

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1 Introduction.

1.1 Neighbourhood Planning. Neighbourhood Planning is a central government initiative introduced by the Localism Act 2011 and recognised in the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), March 2012. The aim of the legislation is to empower local communities to use the planning system to promote appropriate and sustainable development in their area. Neighbourhood Development Plans (Neighbourhood Plan) must conform with the Strategic Policies of the Local Planning Authority’s (LPA) adopted Allocations and Development Management DPD. 1.2 Area of the plan. The designated Neighbourhood Plan area is the Eastwood Town boundary. Eastwood Town Council sought to ensure the Neighbourhood Plan represented the aspirations of the whole community and so established a Steering Group to facilitate the project and make recommendations on the content of the plan. The Steering Group is made up of local Town and Borough Councillors and local residents. 1.3 Neighbourhood Plans. The Plan is to be shaped by the local community. The role of the Steering Group and Town Council has been to act as facilitators in enabling local interests to determine the focus of their Neighbourhood Plan and devise policies to tackle local issues. The Neighbourhood Plan will be subject to discussion and comments from Nottinghamshire County Council, Broxtowe Borough Council, and other organisations with an interest in the town, local residents and neighbouring Parish Councils. 1.4 Status of the Neighbourhood Development Plan. Once adopted, the Neighbourhood Plan will form a new tier of the Development Plan at the local level in conjunction with the Broxtowe Borough, Gedling Borough and Nottingham City Aligned Core Strategy Part 1 Local Plan adopted September 2014 and the “Eastwood Site Allocations Issues and Options” (Broxtowe Borough Council). It will be used to determine applications in accordance with the Planning and Compulsory Purchase Act 2004. Section 38 (6) of the latter act requires the determination 30th January 2015/16 of planning applications to ‘be made in accordance with the Plan unless material considerations indicate otherwise’. 1.5 Core Strategy. Neighbourhood Plans must conform with the Strategic Policies of the Local Planning Authority’s (LPA) adopted Development Plan. In the case of Eastwood Town this will be the Core Strategy and “Eastwood Site Allocation” Issues and options as outlined above. 1.6 Planning Policy. It is important that Neighbourhood Plans conform with the relevant strategic planning policy. The Neighbourhood Plan will be subject to public examination and finally a local referendum before being adopted as a new tier of development plan policy and used in the determination of planning applications within the town boundary (see page 6 for boundary).

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1.7 Developing the Neighbourhood Development Plan. It is intended that the Neighbourhood Plan be used by the community, the Local Planning Authority and developers in partnership with the Core Strategy Councils. The policies within this Neighbourhood Plan are designed to add to these. 1.8 Broxtowe BC Part 2 Local Plan (2017 – 2028) This Neighbourhood Plan takes into consideration the new (Spring 2018) Broxtowe BC Local Plan, please see Policy: 6.1 Walker Street, Eastwood: 200 homes and 30 extra care units and Policy 12: Edge-of-Centre A1 Retail in Eastwood.

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2 Background of the Town. 2.1. Eastwood. The town of Eastwood is located within the County of Nottinghamshire and is approximately 8 miles west of the city of Nottingham and 12 miles northeast from the city of Derby.

2.2. Sizes of the Town. The Rural community profile for Eastwood1 gives Eastwood Town Council area a total population of 10,695 around 4 km2 of area, giving a population density of 26.7 person per Hectare.

2.3. Age Profile. Broxtowe is already one of the most densely populated districts in the East Midlands and these projected increases will present additional service delivery challenges. As people live longer and the proportion of elderly people rises relative to the total population, there will be increased pressures on community and health care provision.

2.4. Child poverty.1

Child Wellbeing Index (CWI), children in out of work households, children in poverty and children in lone parent households. The CWI is a small area index measuring child wellbeing – how children are doing in a number of different aspects of their life.

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1. Data from acre (Action with communities in rural England)

2.5. Dwelling type1

The data shows the housing types in the local area. Data is taken from Census 2011 and offers the most up to date account of the types of housing in the local area. 1. Data from acre (Action with communities in rural England)

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Community profile for Eastwood (Parish), © ACRE, OCSI 2013.

Equity and prosperity: Children (2)

Source: Children in out of work households (HMRC 2011), Children lone parent households (HMRC 2010),

Pupil attainment at Key Stage 2 and 4 (Department for Education 2010/11)

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KS1 Average Point Score per pupil is made up from the Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science point scores where

score of 27=level 4, 21=level 3, 15=level 2 (the expected level), 9=level 1, 3=below level 1.KS2 Average Point Score per

pupil is made up from the Reading, Writing, Mathematics and Science point scores where score of 33=level 5, 27=level 4

(the expected level), 21=level 3, 15=level 2.

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2.6. Area around Eastwood. The Town of Eastwood is mainly urban and has the Parish of Greasley around the east side with Derbyshire (Parish of Langley Mill & Aldercar) to the south & west, and Brinsley to the north. 2.7. Erewash Valley. Eastwood is in the “The Erewash Valley” and has the valley of the River Erewash on the border of Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire as far as the River Trent. It runs along the boundary of the southern end of the Derbyshire hills and the more rolling Nottinghamshire countryside. It is on the edge of an area of great mineral wealth; particularly coal (Notts & Derbys Coal Field). 2.8. Wildlife. We welcome the work of Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire Wildlife Trust in “The Erewash Valley” which is an important green corridor with rivers, canals, wet grassland and reed-bed habitat, hosting rare species such as the elusive otter. The Trusts are working together to increase the extent of local green space and put this at the heart of the wider regeneration of the area, alongside new housing and business development. The work involves habitat improvements such as enhancing species-rich grassland. They hope to see birds such as curlew in the fields again, a river full of fish and a recovery for the endangered water vole, all providing opportunities for people to enjoy the Valley landscape and experience the excitement of wildlife on their doorstep. 2.9. Estewic Eastwood is mentioned in the Domesday Book as Estewic: “part of the fee of William Peverel, In Estewic [Ulfketel] had 4 bovates of land [assessed] to the geld. [There is] land [...] It is waste. William [Peverel] has the custody of it. [There is] woodland pasture 3 furlongs long and 3 broad. In King Edward's time it was worth 5 shillings.” 2.10. Pre-Industrial Revolution During the Anarchy, the 12th century civil war between Stephen of Blois and supporters of Matilde, the land was eventually divided, and much of the land around Eastwood was granted to the Greys of Codnor Castle. In the time of King James I (1603), Eastwood had a population of about 170, and it remained a small village until the 18th century when, in 1779, the Trent Navigation Company opened the Erewash Canal. Other industries soon followed, including framework knitting, corn milling, pottery, brewing, rope making and brick making. 2.11. Industrial Revolution. The town expanded rapidly during the Industrial Revolution, and in the 19th century it experienced the greatest increase in population density of any parish in Nottinghamshire. By 1880 the population had increased to 4,500. In a local manifestation of this period of upheaval, marchers of the Pentrich Revolution of 1817 passed through the town. In 1832, a historic meeting took place at the Sun Inn Public House (built 1750), which resulted in the creation of the Midland Counties Railway, and the construction of a line from Pinxton to Leicester. Industrialisation continued with the opening in 1868 of Moorgreen Colliery, and in 1875 the demand for coal resulted in a railway station in Eastwood, with services to Nottingham on the Great Northern Railway.

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2.12. D.H. Lawrence. D.H. Lawrence was born in Eastwood in 1885. Although the local area is mentioned in many of his novels, it is especially featured in The White Peacock, against a backdrop of industrialisation. Eastwood continued to expand. Nottingham Road and its feeder streets became established as a shopping area, and in 1908 the local Urban District Council opened its offices. In the early 20th century, trams provided a new means of transport between Nottingham, Ripley and Heanor. Lawrence lived next to the line, and described it as the most dangerous tram service in England. 2.13. Eastwood Conservation Area. The area was first designated in 1977. Eastwood Conservation Area consists of three zones of different character, based on Nottingham Road, The Buildings and Church Street. In the town’s main shopping area, the Nottingham Road streetscape is characterised by Victorian buildings of red brick with slate roofs with some fine detailing on the upper storeys. ‘The Buildings’ area consists of high density two storey terraces laid out in a grid pattern, which backed originally onto common yards known as ‘The Squares’. They give the area a specific and individual identity characteristic of the housing provided for industrial workers in the 19th Century. Part of the area includes the birthplace of writer D.H. Lawrence. 2.14. Town Centre. The town offers a wide variety of shops that are predominantly located within the Primary Shopping area (See Maps). 2.15. Retail Now. As of November 2016, there were 7 vacant shops in Eastwood demonstrating how successful and prosperous the shopping area is. The town is the location for a range of professional services. 2.16. Employment Employment sites are mainly to the south and west along the A610, with large companies like Warburtons and Raleigh (UK). Along the A610 there are trading estates like Meadowbank Way, Farrington Way and Belwood Foods on Brookhill Leys Rd. 2.17. Nottingham. Eastwood is a commuter town with many of the employed population working elsewhere. The employment opportunities within the town are generated by the services listed elsewhere in this chapter. A significant proportion of those in employment commute into the City of Nottingham as they are unable to afford the property prices of the City.

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3 Vision and Objectives. Vision 3.1 Building a strong and vibrant community – ensuring that the community is supported by a strong social structure and appropriate infrastructure. Supporting a vibrant trading environment – to develop the vitality of the town, its history as an established trading area and to promote our cultural and historical heritage. Delivering a good place to live – ensure the protection and enhancement of the natural landscape, invest in the built environment and leisure facilities, whilst allowing appropriate new development. Objectives 3.2 Goals to be Delivered. The following 4 objectives have been developed to support the Neighbourhood Plan. Policies have been designed to meet one or more of these objectives (see following chapter for more information). The Neighbourhood Plan as a whole is designed to ensure that these goals are delivered. Objective1: Sustainable Development – to ensure that proposals for new development are presented within the wider social, economic and environmental context ensuring informed decisions about future growth can be made. Objective 2: Design and Heritage – to ensure that all future development, regardless of type or location, does not have a negative impact on the town’s unique character, historic environment and landscape setting. Objective 3: Sustainable Transport – to facilitate safe movement and access to services for residents and visitors, through and around Eastwood, maximising the use of sustainable modes. Objective 4: Housing and Employment – to support residential and commercial development within the town, through meeting the strategic requirements for growth whilst maximising the benefits for the community.

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4. Housing

4.1 Starting Point

The Neighbourhood Plan Steering Group have used as a guide Broxtowe Borough Council, Eastwood, Site Allocations plan issues and options discussion document; Site Allocations, Issues and Options, November 2013, please see Appendix 1.

4.2 Comments from consultation spring 2017 included, 4.2.1 Comments made questioning the need for any house building and not the local

infrastructure in place to support the new homes. The Neighbourhood Plan Objective 4 say’s: “Housing and Employment – To support residential and commercial development within the town, through meeting the strategic requirements for growth whilst maximising the benefits for the community.”

4.2.2 The Walker Street/Lynncroft Schools site should not be built on because of privacy

and local traffic issues. (see section 5) 4.3 Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan 2017-2028. Full copy can be view at;https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/for-you/planning/planning-policy/local-plan/part-2-local-plan/ 4.4 Broxtowe Borough Council Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment

(SHLAA) A new allocation list has been taken into account when drawing up this Neighbourhood Plan, Full document at https://www.broxtowe.gov.uk/media/4505/shlaa-2017_2018.pdf See page 25.

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Eastwood NP Policy 4.5.1 Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan would set the maximum number of affordable houses at 20%.

4.5 None site specific Neighbourhood Plan Policy.

Please note text box colours;

4.5.1 Types of Housing

Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan; Policy 15: Housing Size, Mix and Choice.

From 2010 to date, houses that were built that were affordable was 114 or 19%. In order for social inclusion and in line with Objective 1 and 4.

Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan Policy

Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan Aspirations

1. Affordable housing should be provided at the newly-allocated sites at Awsworth, Bramcote, Brinsley, Stapleford and Toton, as shown on the Policies Map, or for any site within the Green Belt comprising 10 or more residential units, at a proportion of 30% or more.

2. Affordable housing should be provided at the newly-allocated site at Kimberley at a proportion of 20% or more.

3. For proposals on unallocated sites for development of more than 10 units within Use Classes C2 or C3, affordable housing should be provided at the following proportions:

• ‘Beeston’ submarket: 30% or more; • ‘Eastwood’ submarket: 20% or more; • ‘Kimberley’ submarket: 20% or more; • ‘Stapleford’ submarket: 10% or more.

4. Any applications which propose less affordable housing than is indicated in parts 1, 2 and 3 of this policy must be accompanied by a viability assessment.

5. Affordable housing provision should be made on site, unless there are exceptional circumstances to justify otherwise. Affordable properties should be integrated with market housing and should be of a similar size, type and external style as the market housing.

6. Developments of market and affordable housing should provide an appropriate mix of house size, type, tenure and density to ensure that the needs of the residents of all parts of the Borough are met.

7. For developments of more than 10 dwellings, at least 10% of dwellings should comply with requirement M4(2) of the Building Regulations regarding ‘accessible and adaptable dwellings’.

8. For developments of more than 20 dwellings, at least 5% of provision should be in the form of serviced plots for self-build or custom-build, and/or custom-build homes by

other delivery routes.

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1. For all new development, a presumption in favour of sustainable development that meets the following strategic objectives: -

a) integrates into its surroundings b) provides, or is close to, community facilities c) has good access to public transport d) takes advantage of existing topography, buildings and landscape features e) creates well-defined streets and spaces f) encourages low vehicle speeds g) provides sufficient, well-integrated, parking h) provides attractive, clearly-defined and safe private and public spaces i) provides adequate external storage and amenity space j) ensures a satisfactory degree of amenity for occupiers of the new development and neighbouring properties k) enables convenient use by people with limited mobility l) incorporates ecologically sensitive design, with a high standard of planting and features for biodiversity m) uses native species of trees, shrubs and wild-flower seeds in landscaping proposals n) integrates bat and/or bird boxes into the fabric of new buildings where appropriate o) ensures that the development would not prejudice the satisfactory development of a larger area.

4.5.2 Local Plan (Part 2) Policy 17: Place-making, Design and Amenity. 4.5.3 Parking Requirements All new developments should have a parking provision in line with the County Council’s parking standards. 4.5.4 Resident area vehicle speed limits & traffic calming. One of the frequently complained about problems on local residential streets is speeding and volume of traffic.

Eastwood NP Aspiration 4.5.4 To design residential streets which cannot be used as cut throughs, and where possible to have 20 mph speed limits in residential areas. Policy 17(f) above.

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5 Walker Street/Lynncroft 5.1 Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan.

Policy: 6.1 Walker Street, Eastwood 6.1 Eastwood is a key settlement for growth in the Aligned Core Strategy and is located to

the west of Nottingham to the north of the A610 between Awsworth and Brinsley. Eastwood is a former coal mining town and is the birthplace for the famous novelist D H Lawrence whose books featured many characteristics from the local landscape and buildings. The following site is allocated for residential development, as shown on the Policies Map:

• Policy: 6.1 Walker Street, Eastwood: 200 homes and 30 extra care units Justification 6.2 The site identified in the policy has been allocated following a site selection process

and consultation with local stakeholders. This process considered a number of sites both within and adjacent to the urban area including a mix of brownfield and greenfield sites.

What the Sustainability Appraisal says 6.3 The site is located centrally within Eastwood within the urban area. The site is within

the ownership of Nottinghamshire County Council and is predominantly brownfield. 6.4 The following key development would recognize the health and housing needs for

future generations and therefore requires the following criteria to be met; Key Development Requirements:

• 200 homes.

• Retain ‘the Canyons’ as open space.

• Maintain views of D H Lawrence heritage from Walker Street as part of the D H Lawrence heritage trail.

• Redevelop Lynncroft Primary school with single point access from Lynncroft.

• Enhance Green Infrastructure corridors via the D H Lawrence heritage trail.

• New Medical facility to serve the health needs of future generations comprising the combining of the two joint Doctors surgeries on Church Walk and Church Street, relocated onto the site of the old Beauvale Court providing easy access to the established Town Centre and facilities.

• Replace the proposal for 30 extra care units with 30 specialist bungalows that are equipped as homes for life for people with dementia and mobility issues.

• Combination of the Voluntary Sector, Fire and Ambulance Services onto a single site which will provide a hub in the town that also serves the uniformed and voluntary sectors.

Key Development Aspirations;

• Access for this new development will be off Nottingham Road thus reducing the traffic impact on residential and surrounding areas.

• Strategic objective will be a new medical/voluntary sector/library hub that will ensure that all sectors are catered for on a single point access.

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5.2 A sample of comments from consultation spring 2017 about Walker St./Lynncroft. Comment a) Comment b)

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5.3 Problems with the site.

• The combined site is on 3 layers, data from “OS Terrain 5” 1. Garden Road, Old school gate at 74.5 m 2. Ex-Lynncroft School, playing field 10 m west of footpath 83.9 m 3. New Lawrence View playing field 20m west of footpath 90.3 m. 4. Old Beauvale Court site gateway 99.6 m.

• Each level change is by an embankment see detail maps.

• The siting of an Electrical Sub Station on Garden Rd also reduces the site.

• Ground water springs.

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Detail of the embankment at point A. Top right, flat area is at 82.5m. Bottom left, flat area is at 90.0m. Data from OS Terrain 5

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Eastwood NP Policy 5.4.2

• Before any ground work takes place, a ground water survey is obtained for the full site (including The Canyon’s), and measure are in place to stop any flooding of adjacent area by the release of ground water/runoff. This drainage system should be of a Sustainable Urban Drainage Systems (SUDS) with the attenuation on site.

• Must include figures for the effects of global warming in line with the government guidance of 30% increase in water volume run off.

Detail of the embankment at point B Road surface height is at 74.4m Ex school playground is at 79.3m Data from OS Terrain 5

5.4 Impact on the built environment.

• Concern has been expressed about the impact on existing residential areas. We would therefore support development that recognised the need for a separation a wildlife corridor and to limit the environmental impact any development would have on existing properties. We would support separation between Atherfield Gardens, Garden Road, Lynncroft and the Walker Street development.

5.5 Local flooding and ground water. Because of the contours of the land it would be desirable to have flood mitigation measures in place before any development began. Included in the latest Government guidance is a figure of 30% increase in water volume as a result of global warming, all these factors need to be carefully considered and approved before any works are begun.

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Eastwood NP Policy 5.5.6 Maintenance and enhancement of the Canyons site. Part of the section 106 agreement arising from the Walker Street development should be set aside for the future management, enhancement of the much-valued open space within the town of Eastwood.

Eastwood NP Policy 5.5.4 All new developments should take into account the local topography, historical scenery and the cultural heritage of the area as part of our biodiversity assets. In line with Broxtowe Borough Council (Part 2) Local Plan Policy 31.

Eastwood NP Policy 5.5.5 The area known as the Canyons to be preserved and protected as a wildlife habitat and public open space in line with Broxtowe Borough Council part 2 local plan policy 31.

Eastwood NP Policy 5.5.1 In order to protect neighbouring properties from the loss of privacy, any new development should meet the DETR Good Practice Guide 245. Broxtowe Borough Council Local Plan (Part 2) Policy 17(j).

Eastwood NP Policy 5.5.2 Where landscape/planting requirements are necessary in order to protect the local greenery, then native species should be used in the first available planting season.

Eastwood NP Policy 5.5.3 These developments should be designed in a way that they do not overbear/overlook existing dwellings. Broxtowe Borough Council (Part 2) Local Plan, Policy 17(k).

5.6 Loss of privacy or over bearing development. Comment made about this development site pointed out this problem. The DETR Good Practice Guide 245 “Desktop guide to daylighting for architects” makes suggestions, Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan would make this document as minimum standard. 5.7 Landscaping and Environmental Impact etc In addition to Policy 5.5.1/2

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Eastwood NP Policy 5.7.1 Maintain views of D H Lawrence Heritage from Walker Street as part of the D H Lawrence Heritage Trail.

Eastwood NP Policy 5.7.2 Footpath Eastwood 233/43/1. This local connection as a public footpath should be maintained and enhanced as part of the Walker Street site development.

5.8 Heritage and the Environment Walker Street/Lynncroft site. Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan supports Broxtowe Borough Council Part 2 Local Plan 6.5 and build on by the following policies

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5.9 Traffic issues on the wider area of Walker St and Lynncroft. Great concern has been expressed about the traffic movements and on-street parking around the whole area. As part of the Walker Street development we are calling on Nottinghamshire County Council to carry out a traffic impact assessment on the long-term implications and take appropriate traffic management measures to improve the situation wherever possible.

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Eastwood NP Aspiration 6.4 These good Bus services need to be protected in order to help reduce congestion on our roads.

6 Transport. 6.1 Rail. Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan welcomes the new railway station at Ilkeston Junction. Eastwood Town Council has called for station improvements at Langley Mill, as access is very poor, with an open station/platform at the top of a steep set of stone stairs. 6.2 Town Centre Tram. Our long-term strategic objective are improvements to the infrastructure of the town and the reduction of our reliance on fossil fuels as this is unsustainable in the long term. We support the extension of the Tram from Phoenix Park through Kimberley and Eastwood. 6.3 A610/Erewash Valley Tram. There is a case for a corridor along the A610/Erewash valley that could prove beneficial for the town of Eastwood. The Mott MacDonald report for Broxtowe Borough Council suggests a route though New Eastwood. The draft Neighbourhood Plan suggested using the old tip site south of Chewton St as a ‘Park and Ride’ but it is in Greasley Neighbourhood Plan area, 6.4 Bus. At the present time (Summer 2016) there are good bus services around the town and to the City of Nottingham & Derby. Also, to the towns of Mansfield, Sutton in Ashfield, Kirby in Ashfield, Hucknall, Heanor, Ripley, Ilkeston, Kimberley and Alfreton.

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Eastwood NP Aspiration 6.5 The Eastwood NP recommends that Nuthall island is improved to maximise flow on the A610, and/or Nottingham Tram system Line 1 is extended to a ‘Park and Ride’ located west of the M1. Without these changes to the road network in and around Nuthall, long term sustainable development would not be achievable in Eastwood.

6.5 Sustainable Development. One major risk to sustainable development is road congestion. “The Greater Nottingham Core Strategy Transport Modelling” states that road congestion could rise by 20% over the planned period. The A610 at Nuthall (M1 junction 26) is recognised as one of the most congested roads in the East Midlands. The commuter traffic into Nottingham has to cross the M1 and the only way is the B600 bridge in Nuthall or Junction 26. 6.6 Car Parking. Eastwood Town Centre has a variety of short stay and long stay car parks. There is a need to ensure that rules regarding on street and off-street parking are in line with each other. 6.7 Walking to Town. From the “Eastwood Transport Study Report” by Nottinghamshire CC (2010) the majority of people walk into Town. Eastwood has an array of footpaths into the town that provide a shorter route into the town. It is important to keep these rights of way in good order and when planning new housing to consider further additional paths. 6.8 Cycling. At the present moment, there are no on-road or pavement cycle ways in the Eastwood Neighbourhood Plan area. These should be developed in order to have safe access to routes into and through the town for cyclists.

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7 Non-Retail Employment. The main area of land that is set aside for employment (non-retail) is along the A610 to the North/East. For retail employment in the Town Centre please see section 8. 7.1 Nethergreen New Industrial Estate. This development has planning permission from spring 2018 The Industrial Estate will have 3 units, Unit 1 at 8,256m2, Unit 2 at 7,005m2 and Unit 5 at 51,096m2. 7.2 Meadowbank Way. This industrial estate has some large employers e.g., Greene King, Warburtons, and Royal Mail. There are also medium companies like Tegometall, mpqc, HSP Consulting and EH Caswell, and small units run by Broxtowe Borough Council at Mushroom Farm Court.

Eastwood NP Policy 7.2.2 Eastwood NP would call for the following changes to access: Old Derby Road to be blocked off to all but emergency vehicles, in line with the Planning Inspector report (page 12, Conditions 9) 14th August 2008. Appendix 9.

Eastwood NP Policy 7.2.1 This Neighbourhood Plan would not support any retail outlets and the site should be kept as employment in office, manufacturing and warehousing.

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7.3 Farrington Way. This area is mixed office and industrial. The area also gives access to Raleigh UK Ltd. On Farrington Way there are businesses like Pyranet UK, Microlise and Trent Direct.

Eastwood NP Policy 7.3 This Neighbourhood Plan would not support any retail outlets and the site should be kept as employment in office, manufacturing and warehousing.

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7.4 Other industrial land. There are 2 medium sized industrial units, these being Belwood Foods (42 Brookhill Leys Road) and Digraph Transport Supplies Ltd (Chewton Street). Small sites not listed above, are mainly motor trade companies with firms like Top-Fit, (Nottingham Road). Steve Haskards Car Body Repairs, (King Street). Essex Street Garage, (Essex Street), Stirland Garage, (Nottingham Road) and Three Tuns Garage, (Three Tuns Road). Non-motor trade; Team Tots Clothing Ltd, (King St) and Flomerics, (Percy St). Firms and businesses outside of the three main industrial sites should be supported to develop, with possible extension, onto the area at the side of A610 (North/East). Direct access to the A610 for all employment land should be recommended on all medium/large firms (looking at vehicle movements or number of employees). If any of these small/medium sites become vacant, when the site is in a residential area, the possibility of change to housing should be considered.

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8 Retail 8.1 Eastwood Town Centre Nottingham Road is the main retail area of Eastwood and Hilltop, with only 7% of premises empty on November 2017 study.

Eastwood central shopping area

Key Brown=Important Building, Blue=NHS/Health, Light Green=Motor Trade, Dark Green=Retail.

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Hilltop retail area. 8.2 A Sustainable Retail Area For a sustainable retail area there is a need to have a balanced range of outlets. Eastwood NP would try to maintain this range of retail outlets. 8.3 Non-food At present this category includes large national organisations i.e. Boyes and Peacocks, through to small independent traders like Lawrence Town Jewellers and Rowells. Whilst a Neighbourhood Plan cannot be used to keep present firms trading, it can be used to keep a balance of retail outlets, which will aid success. 8.4 Professional services Eastwood has two main banks, solicitors, accountants, bookmakers, IT services and a Post Office. Businesses inside the Town Centre which are office based should be supported on the condition they are not removing ground floor retail outlets. 8.5 The Old Post Office Eastwood Town Council has modernised the old Post Office, keeping a retail unit on the high street and offices for Registry of births, deaths and marriages. The old sorting office has been converted into a community hall and office for the Council. Nottinghamshire Police have the first floor, and a front counter and interview room downstairs. 8.6 Hair The Town Centre has a good range of both hairdressers and barbers. The Neighbourhood Plan would try to maintain the current selection.

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8.7 Health Care Three of the five Doctors/Dental practices are located on Church Street. Because this road is narrow and one of the main accesses to New Eastwood, the parking of cars on the road and car park entrance to Church Walk Doctors make this congested at peak surgery times. Eastwood NP would not allow any more development of these practices, but would propose relocation to Eastwood Town Centre, which would bring long term gains for the doctors and dentist and at the same time remove this congestion.

8.8 Chemist There are sufficient pharmacies within the town, but over the last year we have seen closures. Any further reduction to the number of available pharmacies would not benefit the town.

8.9 Food Retail Eastwood has 3 supermarkets being Morrisons, Heron Foods and Iceland Foods. 8.10 Supermarket With the loss of Co-operative store at 100 Nottingham Rd this has had a negative effect on other retail businesses. Eastwood NP would suggest that another national food retailer should take over this supermarket premises at the earliest opportunity. 8.11 Independent food retailers The Town Centre has a limited range of small independent food retailers. Where possible, this section of food retail should be encouraged in order to keep the Town Centre vibrant and varied. 8.12 Empty shops and charity shops Eastwood has a good balance of types of retail outlets including charity shops, which should be maintained. Whilst empty shops are unsightly, the Neighbourhood Plan proposes that a surplus of charity shops and takeaways to fill vacancies should be avoided because of the detrimental impact that the imbalance would have. 8.13 Cafes and licensed premises There is a good range of food and drink outlets in Eastwood, which generates footfall and increases the success of the town’s retail sector. The Eastwood NP supports this sector but warns against allowing too many shops and premises that cater only for the evening and night time market. 8.14 Shop Shutters & Takeaways 7% of all retail premises in Eastwood are takeaways, with the majority of fast food outlets only open at night times. This daytime closure has a detrimental impact on other retail premises because it can lead to the impression that the Town Centre is lifeless.

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Eastwood NP Policy 9.1 That the listed buildings status of 8a Victoria Street, is kept and it retains a planning restriction of being a museum, and a small area of retail restricted to the present shop area only. Our long-term strategic objective is to enhance the visitor experience within Eastwood Town Centre in order to maximise the number of tourists and visitors to the town and long term to preserve, protect and enhance our education and culture.

9 Heritage and Environment 9.1 D. H. Lawrence D H Lawrence's birthplace is now a museum, and has been converted back to how it would have looked when Lawrence was a child. The bedroom, above the shop window, is the actual room where Lawrence was born. Lawrence's full name was David Herbert Richards Lawrence, but he was always known as Bert. He was born in a small terraced house at 8a Victoria Street, in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, on the 11th September 1885.

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Eastwood NP Policy 9.2 That the listed buildings statuses of 36-39 Scargill Walk, is kept. and The Craft Workshops, 18-22 Mansfield Road, become listed buildings.

9.2 Craft Workshops Following the opening of the D.H Lawrence Birthplace Museum, Broxtowe BC converted a range of nearby Victorian buildings into shops, studios, and workshops of varying sizes which are suitable for small craft and retail orientated businesses. There are nineteen units in all, with fifteen units located on Mansfield Road and four units located on Scargill Walk. The Scargill Walk units were converted from a row of terraced houses and are Grade II listed buildings. Pink area in ownership of Broxtowe BC

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Eastwood NP Aspiration 9.3 The D H Lawrence blue line walk should be extended from the point 1, Mansfield Rd to Brinsley to incorporate the Brinsley Headstocks and views over to Vine Cottage, which belonged to D H Lawrence, “Aunt Polly” and was the setting for his novel ‘Odour of Chrysanthemums’. It could be made as a circular walk thus promoting local businesses and increasing tourism. Please note: An aspiration as this area is in Brinsley PC and Greasley PC.

9.3 The Blue Line Trail The Blue Line Trail will lead you to many of the places in Eastwood associated with D.H. Lawrence's early life. Follow the blue line on the pavement to see the four homes which the Lawrence family lived in and some other points of interest too.

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Eastwood NP Policy 9.4 Sun Inn should be made into a listed building, and planning restriction of being a Public House, Inn or Hotel.

9.4 The Sun Inn Built in 1750 the Sun Inn is associated with the history of its local town Eastwood, The Pentrich Revolution called at the Sun Inn in June 1817 before the Luddites where met by soldiers at nearby Giltbrook. The famous meetings in 1832 that saw the birth of the Midland Railway. It is included in his famous novel “Sons and Lovers” and many of the features that are mentioned are still in place today enhancing the culture of the Sun Inn and its location.

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Eastwood NP Aspiration 9.5 Eastwood NP supports this re-instatement of the canal.

9.5 Extension of Canal at Langley Mill (Cromford Canal) The following is from Friends of Cromford Canal: “The preferred line for the restoration of the Cromford Canal should be protected from adverse planning developments. This line makes use of the redundant railway bridge on the Derbyshire border beneath the A610 Eastwood Bypass Road, and then follows a line northward just inside the Eastwood parish boundary up to Stoney lane, a distance of approximately 600 metres”.

9.6 Listed Building’s Eastwood only has a small number of listed buildings. Eastwood NP calls for a review so buildings like the Sun Inn and the Old Police Station have protection. 9.7 Tree Preservation Orders Eastwood NP calls for a review of TPO’s as most of the trees in the public areas of the town are not protected.