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Sustainability Appraisal Report for the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan

Pre-submission Document 9th March 2015

To leave the village with its identity intact and, as stewards, in a better position than we inherited it

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Non-technical Summary ______________________________________________________________________________ 1

Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods _______________________________________________________________ 3

Chapter 2. Policy Context (SA task A1) _____________________________________________________________ 16

Chapter 3. Sustainability Context (SA Task A2) ____________________________________________________ 25

Chapter 4. Issues and Problems (SA Task A3) _____________________________________________________ 43

Chapter 5. SA Framework (SA Task A4) ____________________________________________________________ 54

Chapter 6. Alternatives_______________________________________________________________________________ 56

Chapter 7. Appraisal of the Draft ANP ______________________________________________________________ 67

Chapter 8. Fine-tuning of the plan __________________________________________________________________ 88

Chapter 9. Next steps _________________________________________________________________________________ 89

Appendix A. Adderbury comments on proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012 ____________________ 90

Appendix B. Facilitating Adderbury Policy Formulation ________________________________________ 104

Appendix C. Site Assessments _____________________________________________________________________ 148

Adderbury Sustainability Team ___________________________________________________________________ 236

Contact Information ________________________________________________________________________________ 236

Adderbury Parish Council _________________________________________________________________________ 236

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY

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Non-technical Summary A decision was taken by the Adderbury Parish Council in May 2012 to develop and deliver an Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan in accordance with the Localism Bill and the National Planning Policy Framework. The Adderbury Scoping Report set out the approach for implementing this decision in order that the community can have the benefit of more influence and some degree of control over future development in the village. This Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR) addresses the responses to the Scoping Report received from key stakeholders.

A key requirement is that the Neighbourhood Plan must be supportive of the strategic and environmental objectives of the Cherwell District Council Local Plan including its Sustainability Appraisal. It is vital that Cherwell District Council meets the housing needs of the district over the twenty year plan period to 2031 as specified in the Strategic Market Housing Availability Assessment (the demand side) and to always have a five year land supply as defined in the National Planning Policy Framework (the supply side). Without the ability to meet this requirement at all times during the plan period, all areas within the district are likely to have to accept all developments proposed in order to meet the shortfall in dwellings. And that is exactly what has happened since submitting the Adderbury Scoping Report.

All developments have a cost implication – the impact that these developments have on the existing village both positive and negative eg, places at the local school, increased traffic flow leading to increased pollution and travel times, and perhaps increased turnover for the Village Store (closed for the second time within two years) and pubs. Where the plan envisages the development of Parish assets, we anticipate that such developments be funded from the contributions of developers (Section 106 & CIL), local fund raising and local authority style loans.

The Neighbourhood Plan Process

One of the first activities to occur once the Neighbourhood Plan committee (originally called the Strategic Planning Work Group) was formed was the request to Nick Fennell to form and lead the community group which adopted the “brand” name of TAP (The Adderbury Plan). Starting from the late summer of 2012, a programme of consultation events was planned with the purpose of informing the community about legislative changes and their potential impact on the village.

To this end, a number of TAP Advisory Groups were formed: Business/Economy/Employment; Communication; Education; Environment/Services/Utilities; Housing and Planning; Local Government; Older People Views and Services; Health & Well-being; Recreation/Sport/Leisure/Community Facilities; Religion; Transport & Traffic; and Younger People Views & Needs. Each of these groups included a parish councillor. The output of this work was shared with the community during the consultation meetings.

At the start of 2013 work commenced on gathering knowledge in the area of sustainability – environment, social and economic. One outcome of the work of the Sustainability Team was the production of the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report for the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan on the 26th February 2014 which was sent electronically to all key stakeholders and made available on the APC website.

Simultaneously, development of a Questionnaire commenced and was delivered to every dwelling in the Adderbury parish and was made available online to reduce data input. The responses to the Questionnaire from nearly 60% of households were analysed and led to the release of The Adderbury Plan (TAP) draft document becoming available online on the 29th August 2013. Much of the TAP document is included in the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP). The responses to the Questionnaire together with the analysis form a key part of the evidence base for the ANP.

A considerable amount of work has been undertaken by both community members and parish councillors in developing this Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR). The intent of the SAR is to explain the story behind the development of the ANP as well as to inform it. The SAR also addresses responses to the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report.

NON-TECHNICAL SUMMARY

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Chapter 1 provides an introduction to the SAR process and elaborates on the method used to arrive at the outcomes. Chapter 2 lists the legislative framework that has to be followed plus all of the modifications and additions in the period since the process started and forms a key part of the evidence base. Chapter 3 provides a comprehensive appraisal of sustainability using the dimensions of economics, social factors and both the natural and built environments. After completing an environmental scan and SWOT analysis, a TOWS matrix (see Method in Chapter 1) is developed as the first stage of policy development. By law, the ANP has to be supportive of the CDC Strategic Objectives and Policies. According, these were reviewed in the light of both the TAP draft document and the output of the TOWS matrix. The outcome of this resulted in the Adderbury Objectives and Policies. Chapter 4 lists all of the possibilities and alternatives for development while Chapter 5 evaluates any choices need to be made. Chapter 6 “Fine Tuning the Plan” will be completed once the consultation period ends and will address any major concerns and omissions as required. Chapter 7 looks at what comes next once the plan is approved or rejected in the referendum later in the year and if approved how activities in an Implementation Plan will be monitored.

All of the work in producing the SAR has been done collaboratively by the SAR Team to reduce the chances of bias.

Looking Ahead

The aim of developing the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan is to leave the village with its identity intact and, as stewards, in a better position than we inherited it over the remaining twenty year planning horizon. Villagers see Adderbury as a thriving village for “work, rest and play”; it is accessible to Banbury but not a suburb.

Adderbury is an attractive and vibrant village to live in as demonstrated by the contextual data in Chapter 3. In order to protect and enhance the village with its lifestyle for prosperity, we believe that it is essential that an Implementation Plan be rolled out once the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) is accepted in a referendum by the community. It is anticipated that the CDC Local Plan will be accepted after inspection later in 2015. With the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) appended to the CDC Local Plan plus CDC maintaining the statutory 5-year land supply for development, Adderbury along with the entire Cherwell District will be better protected from the bombardment of development applications that we currently face.

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CHAPTER 1. INTRODUCTION AND METHODS

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Chapter 1. Introduction and Methods

1.1 Introduction

Adderbury is a village of approximately 2819 people (2011 census) in North Oxfordshire. It is approximately 3 miles south of Banbury, which is its nearest market town, and approximately 20 miles north of Oxford, its nearest city. Adderbury is a rural parish with most residents living in the village and a number of farms and houses in the area around the village.

Adderbury Parish Council has prepared an Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) which will guide the development of the parish to 2031. Figure 1.1 shows the area covered by the ANP.

This Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR) is being prepared in support of the ANP. It aims to fulfil the requirements of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004 and be compliant with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) March 2012, Statutory Instrument 2012 No. 637 Town and Country Planning, England, The Neighbourhood Planning (General) Regulations 2012, the Localism Act2011, and the Strategic Objectives, in so far as it can, of the Cherwell Local Plan Submitted January 2014.

The SAR needs to be read in conjunction with the Cherwell Local Plan Submission Sustainability Appraisal Report October 2013 available for review at http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=19444 . This is a substantially more detailed report that covers the entire Cherwell District of which Adderbury is a part.

This chapter of the SAR discusses the ANP and the methods used in the SAR.

Chapter 2 describes the policy context (Schedule 2(a) and (e) of the Environmental Assessment of Plans and Programmes Regulations 2004)

Chapter 3 describes the environmental context (Schedule 2(b))

Chapter 4 describes existing issues and problems in the ANP area (Schedule 2(c))

Chapter 5 presents the sustainability appraisal framework used to appraise the impacts of the ANP (Schedule (d))

Chapter 6 describes and assesses the alternatives considered so far (Schedule 2(h))

Chapter 7 assesses the ANP policies

Chapter 8 evaluates the fine-tuning the plan following the consultation period – still to be done

Chapter 9 proposes the next steps in implementing and monitoring the plan – still to be done

http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/mgConvert2PDF.aspx?ID=19444


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Figure 1.1 Area covered by the ANP, i.e. the whole parish of Adderbury


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1.2 Contents and main objectives of the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan

The main objective of the ANP is to provide a vision for the future and guide the development of Adderbury over the remaining period to 2031. This has been done through consultation with the residents of Adderbury and other stakeholders, especially Cherwell District Council (CDC), in order to comply with their Local Plan, which is expected to be approved during the latter half of 2015. The Modified Local Plan identifies that a new allocation of 750 additional houses should be built in rural areas, including Kidlington, during the period 2014 to 2031. This is in addition to houses approved before 31st March 2014. Thus the ANP seeks to influence and guide any further future development so it is based on the wishes of local people as demonstrated through consultation and ultimately the referendum.

The Neighbourhood Plan Process

One of the first activities to occur once the Neighbourhood Plan committee (originally called the Strategic Planning Work Group) was formed was the request to Nick Fennell to form and lead the community group which adopted the “brand” name of TAP (The Adderbury Plan). Starting from the late summer of 2012, a programme of consultation events was planned with the purpose of informing the community about legislative changes and their potential impact on the village.

To this end, a number of TAP Advisory Groups were formed: Business/Economy/Employment; Communication; Education; Environment/Services/Utilities; Housing and Planning; Local Government; Older People Views and Services; Health & Well-being; Recreation/Sport/Leisure/Community Facilities; Religion; Transport & Traffic; and Younger People Views & Needs. Each of these groups included a parish councillor. The output of this work was shared with the community during the consultation meetings.


Simultaneously, development of a Questionnaire commenced and was delivered to every dwelling in the Adderbury parish and was made available online to reduce data input. The responses to the Questionnaire from nearly 60% of households were analysed and led to the release of The Adderbury Plan (TAP) draft document becoming available online on the 29th August 2013. Much of the TAP document is included in the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP). The responses to the Questionnaire together with the analysis form a key part of the evidence base for the ANP.

A considerable amount of work has been undertaken by both community members and parish councillors in developing this Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) underpinned by the Adderbury Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR). The intent of the SAR is to explain the story behind the development of the ANP as well as to inform it.

In the ANP Chapter 1 offers a profile of both the community and the entire parish. Chapter 2 proposes the vision for the parish with resulting objectives and policies to achieve this vision. Chapter 3 develops an implementation plan to deliver on the vision. Chapter 4 gives an indication of how the ANP may be monitored and evaluated in terms of the objectives and policies stated in Chapter 2.

Looking Ahead

The aim of developing the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan is to leave the village with its identity intact and, as stewards, in a better position than we inherited it over the remaining twenty year planning horizon. Villagers see Adderbury as a thriving village for “work, rest and play”; it is accessible to Banbury but not a suburb.

Adderbury is an attractive and vibrant village to live in as demonstrated by the contextual data in Chapter 1 of the ANP. In order to protect and enhance the village with its lifestyle for prosperity, it is essential that


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an Implementation Plan be rolled out once the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) is accepted in a referendum by the community. It is anticipated that the CDC Local Plan will be accepted after inspection later in 2015. With the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) appended to the CDC Local Plan plus CDC maintaining the statutory 5-year land supply for development, Adderbury along with the entire Cherwell District will be better protected from the bombardment of development applications that it currently faces.

The ANP in Chapter 2 develops the following Adderbury Objectives (AO) and Adderbury Policies (AP):

AO-01 - Objective: Encourage and support employment, business and tourism in the parish

(supports CDC Strategic Objectives for Developing a Sustainable Local Economy (CDC-SLE))

AP-LE1 – Policy: Facilitate local employment through business start-ups & expansion. (supports CDC-SLE 1)

AP-LE2 – Policy: Encourage creation of a Retail Business Hub in the most sustainable location of the village. (supports CDC-SLE 2)

[In line with CDC’s “new local centres containing a small number of shops of a limited size within the strategic housing allocations”.]

AP-LE3 – Policy: Encourage Tourism to benefit Adderbury through the development of a coordinated marketing plan with regularly updates. (supports CDC-SLE 3)

AO-02 - Objective: Ensure community needs of Adderbury are met whilst protecting the character and social fabric of our rural village.

(supports Strategic Objectives for Building Sustainable Communities (CDC-BSC))

AP-BSC1 – Policy: Maintain Adderbury as a sustainable rural village. (supports CDC-BSC 1)

AP-BSC2 – Policy: Ensure that 20% of all newly built affordable houses (35% of the total by current law) come under the control of a community land trust to ensure that Adderbury Residents always have priority access to affordable homes. (supports CDC-BSC 3)

AP-BSC3 – Policy: To protect the Adderbury parish from over-expansion, no single development should exceed 2½% of the total number of houses within the residential settlement boundary and provide a housing mix appropriate to Adderbury. (supports CDC-BSC 4)

AP-BSC4 – Policy: Develop area renewal plans that support the Parish vision and identity. (supports CDC-BSC 5)

AP-BSC5 – Policy: Work with the relevant authorities (currently OCC & C of E) to provide all parish children with a place at Christopher Rawlins School, if they so choose, and the prospect for the joint provision / dual use by community in sharing some of the school facilities. (supports CDC-BSC 7) AP-BSC6 – Policy: Plan and promote ways to improve both physical and mental health in all age groups. (supports CDC-BSC 8)

AP-BSC7 – Policy: Evaluate the scale of current provision and plan for future expansion. (supports CDC-BSC 9)

AP-BSC8 – Policy: Protect, maintain and improve existing leisure facilities and explore new opportunities to widen the leisure facility base. (supports CDC- BSC 10)

AP-BSC9 – Policy: All new development proposals are to contribute to parish needs allowing a holistic approach to outdoor recreation provision. (supports CDC-BSC 11)


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AP-BSC10 – Policy: Review indoor facility needs and develop a plan to fund and build required facilities on a prioritised basis. (supports CDC-BSC 12)

AO-03 - Objective: Ensure that all developments are sustainable in the context of our rural village in terms of the built and natural environment.

(supports Strategic Objectives for Ensuring Sustainable Development (CDC-ESD))

AP-PSD1 – Policy: Adderbury should not accept any further developments in excess of 10 dwellings until after the end of the plan period 2031. (Supports: Policy PSD 1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development (CDC-PSD))

This policy establishes a Residential Settlement Boundary that allows for limited further developments within the plan period.

AP-ESD1 – Policy: Preserve the land outside of the residential built boundary as viable farms for food production (ie, food security) and reduce the dependency on high carbon usage while dealing with the consequences of climate change. (supports CDC-ESD 1)

AP-ESD2 – Policy: All new builds must be designed to use less energy and source clean energy on a total life cycle basis in accordance with the most current standards. (supports CDC-ESD2 and CDC-ESD3)

AP-ESD3 – Policy: New housing developments should adopt low carbon energy measures in addition to meeting the statutory sustainability codes as laid down by central government. (supports CDC-ESD 5)

AP-ESD4 – Policy: No development in the floodplain as shown in Figure 3.1. (supports CDC-ESD 6)

AP-ESD5 – Policy: All new developments must incorporate sustainable drainage systems in compliance with ESD 7. (supports CDC-ESD 7)

AP-ESD6 – Policy: Work with Thames Water to improve or renew the sewerage system and to ensure continued improvements to water quality to benefit consumers as well the environment. (supports CDC-ESD 8)

AP-ESD7 – Policy: Protect and Enhance Biodiversity and the Natural Environment. (leave nature as it is – don’t alter) (supports CDC-ESD 10)

AP-ESD8 – Policy: Fully support CDC Policy ESD 13 in its totality. (supports CDC-ESD 13)

AP-ESD9 – Policy: Work with CDC, Banbury Town Council, Bodicote, Deddington, Milton and Bloxham Parish Councils to reach an agreement to develop and maintain green buffer areas to be retained either as farmland or woodland to prevent coalescence. (supports CDC-ESD 15)

AP-ESD10 – Policy: Work with CDC to ensure that the Adderbury Design Brief and the Statement of Consultation (appendices to the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan) are adopted for all new developments at the pre-application stage. (supports CDC-ESD 16)

AP-ESD11 – Policy: Partner with relevant organisations to better exploit the potential of the Oxford Canal for leisure, tourism and business. (supports CDC-ESD 17)

AP-ESD12 – Policy: Retain the green spaces in and around the village in as natural a state as possible in support of biodiversity and leisure needs due to their intrinsic aesthetic contribution as well as seek opportunities to increase green infrastructure eg, woodlands. (supports CDC-ESD 18)

Policies that straddle all CDC strategic objectives (SO)

AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 1 – Transport Policy: Minimise use of private motor vehicles within the village through sustainable development but recognise that villagers generally need cars due to our rural location and constraints on public transport. (Supports CDC Policies CDC-SLE4 & ESD1)


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AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 2 – Communication Policy: Work with communication infrastructure providers to improve all services.

Adderbury Residential Settlement Boundary

Figure 1.2 represents the policy of containing development within a boundary that draws the village back to its centre rather than further ribbon development. Any development plans to further extend the already linear ribbon developments along the longest planes of the village will be resisted. AD034 is a historic walled paddock which is locally listed and consequently no development will be permitted.


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Figure 1.2 - Adderbury Residential Settlement Boundary

Green line = Adderbury Residential Settlement Boundary

Yellow infill = Sites that have received planning permission during 2014


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1.3 Method

Who has been involved?

In early 2012, the Adderbury Parish Council (APC) started to investigate the possibility of producing a Neighbourhood Plan. Diane Bratt (APC Chairman), Mike Dolamore and Tony Gill formed the investigative team and in May 2012 the APC voted to deliver the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan. A steering group known as the Strategic Planning Working Group (SPWG) was appointed consisting of Parish Councilors. This was done in order to distinguish it from the day-to-day planning application process.

The SPWG then appointed Nick Fennell in July 2012 to form a community group to gather information and consult with residents. Nick Fennell formed The Adderbury Plan (TAP) group – with TAP as the “brand” name. The TAP community group’s key task was to consult with all villagers and village based businesses in keeping with the ideals of the Localism Bill, produce a questionnaire for all in the village to complete, analyse the results of the response and prepare a report. Sue Jelfs and Tony Gill, members of the TOWS team, worked with Nick Fennell in the development of the Questionnaire. At the conclusion of the Consultation with the community and Questionnaire, Roger Dickinson, a member of the community group, completed the draft TAP document on 29th August 2013. This document serves as a key document underpinning the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP). As part of this process, the TAP group developed a website: http://adderburyplan.info/ .


The Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR) group is comprised of members of the APC and the community. The SA team consists of Tony Gill, Colin Astley, Diane Bratt, Sue Jelfs, Martin Rye, John Osborne, Sam Brown, David Griffiths, Andrew Barnes and Carrie Armstrong. Kevin Morris was initially the lead member of this team but resigned due to work pressures. This team produced the Sustainability Appraisal Scoping Report and also the Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR) alongside the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan.

Initial Consultation – Adderbury Speaks

The Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP), with its origins in The Adderbury Plan (TAP) draft, is an opportunity to plan the village’s future. From the viewpoint of today, what are the problems that the ANP could address? What are the opportunities that the ANP could make the most of? The voices of our community need to be heard.

Public meetings were held at St Mary’s Church in November 2012 and at Christopher Rawlins School in February 2013 to inform villagers of the pressing need for Adderbury to produce a Neighbourhood Plan and establish a vision of what our community wanted for Adderbury over the next 20 years.

After the November meeting, a steering committee was formed to manage the process of preparing both the ANP and TAP its precursor as a part of the evidence base or vision. The committee, drawing on the services of a cross-section of residents, compiled a Residents’ Survey to give everyone (aged 11 and over) a chance to address important aspects of village, life through the Plan, for the future.

Teams of villagers (some 40 residents) came together to work on specific topics (Housing, Environment, Transport, etc.) to devise the questions that need to be asked of the community.

http://adderburyplan.info/


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The Residents’ Survey was held in June 2013 and 1090 residents representing 661 (59%) households responded.

In May 2013 a Business Survey was also carried out to elicit the future needs of Adderbury businesses. 70 businesses (77%) out of the 91 identified in the village responded.

Each of the topic teams then analysed the results, and, where possible, compared them with previous Adderbury surveys (1994 and 2004) and census returns for trends. The teams then put forward their proposals to go in the Plan

On the basis of the village responses and its proposals, the Adderbury Draft Neighbourhood Plan (TAP) or vision was prepared in draft on the 29th August 2013 and, invited further consultation, which was posted to the village websites with a printed copy available in the Adderbury Library. Village clubs and societies were contacted to ensure villagers were aware of the draft.

Further consultation meetings for the community were held at St Mary’s Church and at Christopher Rawlins School in mid-September 2013.

A Scoping report was issued to all statutory bodies and other key stakeholders on the 26th February 2014 in preparation for the production of the Sustainability Report and Neighbourhood Plan. The following tables summaries constructive responses to the Scoping Report.

NAME OF CONSULTEE RESPONSE TO SCOPING REPORT

CHANGES MADE IN RESPONSE

Environment Agency Some missing elements & reference material

Addressed in Chapter 3 where this data is available. This Adderbury SAR is in addition to the Cherwell Local Plan Submission Sustainability Appraisal Report October 2013 that covers the entire Cherwell District.

Oxfordshire County Council Offer of sources of help OCC were consulted on both Transport and Education issues with consequent policy formation.

This report follows on from the Sustainability Scoping Report and responds to constructive comments from those that responded during the consultation process.


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Three sources were used to arrive at the Adderbury Objectives and Policies: The Residents’ Survey of June 2013 which resulted in the analysis in the draft Adderbury Plan (TAP) on 29th August 2013; the CDC Local Plan of January 2014 together with the Modified Plan of August 2014; and this Sustainability Appraisal Report (SAR).

Much has happened since the Village Questionnaire making it necessary for the SAR team to complete an independent and updated analysis. Thus changes included in the CDC Modified Plan and approval for five significant planning applications have been taken into account. A key factor for the latter lies in the fact the CDC do not currently have the required five year land supply to really control the outcomes of planning decisions. CDC also advised that it would not be prudent to submit the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan too far ahead of the CDC Local Plan.

To facilitate the policy formulation process a document entitled Facilitating Adderbury Policy Formulation (see Appendix) was prepared as comparison table between CDC’s Strategic Objectives and Policies, the resulting recommendations from TAP and the resulting actions from the TOWS matrix shown at Section 4 of this report. Again a community group and parish councillors produced the resulting Adderbury Objectives (AO) and Policies. Most of the Actions in the centre column plus many of the recommendations from TAP can be used in developing implementation programs and projects.

The Vision for Adderbury plus surveys of the community and businesses in the parish can be viewed at http://www.adderburypc.co.uk/adderbury-neighbourhood-plan/ .

SA Process

The preparation of this document has been informed by ‘DIY SA’: Sustainability Appraisal (including strategic environmental assessment) of Neighbourhood Plans by Levett-Therivel and URS Scott Wilson August 2011 and Neighbourhood Planning: Protocol for Preparing Neighbourhood Plans issued by Cherwell District Council, February 2012.

The SAR team, consisting of residents and parish councillors, have always worked with at least one other person present to reduce to a minimum the chance of bias in the writing of the report. All work completed is then shared with the full team for comment and possible amendment.

As a precursor to doing a SWOT analysis, it is important to carry out an Environmental Scan to establish the potential gap between the current situation compared to the possible situation at the end of the plan period, ie, 2031. While the SWOT method has been used for many decades, its use for policy making is limited as there is not a rigorous process to arrive at policies, tactics or actions. For this reason we have used the TOWS Matrix as elaborated by Heinz Weihrich in his paper published in the European Business Review, Vol. 95 No.1 entitled “Daimler-Benz’s Move towards the Next Century with the TOWS Matrix” 1993 MCB University Press.

To develop policies, the SAR team started with a SWOT analysis which was taken into a TOWS matrix. The SAR team then looked at each of the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats and come up with a policy, tactic or action to reinforce or mitigate the impact of the situation.

Thereafter, a document contrasting the Local Plan Strategic Objectives and Policies, the outcome of the TAP document and the outcome of the TOWS matrix to develop as set of Objectives, Policies, Programmes and actions which supported the CDC Local Plan Strategic Objectives was used to generate the Adderbury Objectives and Policies. This document entitled “Facilitating Adderbury Policy Formulation” can be found in the Appendix. At all times this particular work was done as group work over several months. Additionally, in order to be more inclusive of group members’ input and thereby forsaking a degree of academic rigour, a greater number of Strengths, Weakness, Opportunities and Threats in both the SWOT and TOWS work plus more actions/policies than would usually be the case was generated.

http://www.adderburypc.co.uk/adderbury-neighbourhood-plan/


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CDC commissioned a Sustainability Appraisal for the district, which covers Adderbury, and this describes any environmental protection objectives, established at international, Community of Member State level, which are relevant to the plan or programme and the way those objectives and any environmental considerations have been taken into account during its preparation. This has been completed for the Cherwell Local Plan (October 2013): see http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/documents/b5342/Agenda%20Item%2011%20-%20Further%20Information%20made%20available%20at%20meeting%20Monday%2021-Oct-2013%2018.30%20Council.pdf?T=9

Herein, Cherwell has already studied relevant environmental objectives.

The SA Process – key dates:

Date Action taken Who was involved Problems faced

January 2013 In early January 2013, Kevin Morris was appointed to lead the SA process.

Kevin Morris &Tony Gill

No SA expertise in group. Kevin Morris probably had the most relevant skill-set to pursue SA.

28.1.2013 Meeting to discuss initial scoping report requirements. Kevin prepared a useful discussion document.

Kevin Morris, Diane Bratt, Tony Gill, Colin Astley, Sue Jelfs

April 2013 Kevin Morris resigns. Tony Gill leads the SAR team with significant support from Colin Astley

“Learning on the job”

26.2.2014 Scoping Report released Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill, Sue Jelfs, John Osborne, Sam Brown

Meeting Dates Purpose Attendees Problems faced

2.2.2013 Meeting with consultant on SA process

Diane Bratt

Colin Astley

Rikki Therivel (Consultant)

None

Early April 2013

Becoming apparent that Kevin would not have time to do SA. Confirmed during discussions and Kevin resigns from APC.

Kevin Morris &Tony Gill

Kevin is awarded a long term fee earning project where he is required to make frequent trips to Spain.

4.6.2013 Meeting of SPWG with CDC NP officer to discuss SA

Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill, Sue Jelfs, Nick Cardnell (CDC)

4.6.2013 Initial meeting of SA group Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill,

Need to restart SA efforts

http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/documents/b5342/Agenda%20Item%2011%20-%20Further%20Information%20made%20available%20at%20meeting%20Monday%2021-Oct-2013%2018.30%20Council.pdf?T=9




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Sue Jelfs, John Osborne

14.6.2013 Meeting of SA group Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill, Sue Jelfs, John Osborne

none

1.7.2013

Discuss requirements for the Scoping Report and allocate responsibilities

Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill, Sue Jelfs, John Osborne

People away on holidays and fee earning work.

25.9.2013 to late November

Regular meetings to jointly share work tasks and work on the SWOT and related actions.

Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill, Sue Jelfs, John Osborne, Sam Brown

2014 At least one monthly meeting throughout 2014 for work on SAR and ANP at the Tennis Club plus from September onwards weekly work sessions at Tony Gill’s house.

Diane Bratt, Colin Astley, Tony Gill, Sue Jelfs, John Osborne, Sam Brown, Andrew Barnes, Martin Rye

Getting time from volunteers to do the work required.

2014/15 Many phone calls and meetings with CDC, OCC and local school to get required data.

Colin Astley, Tony Gill and often Diane Bratt, Sue Jelfs & Andrew Barnes

January – March 2015

At least 4 days per week at Tony Gill’s house

Colin Astley, Tony Gill and often Andrew Barnes

Getting time from volunteers to do the work required.

Data gathering and problems faced

A fundamental characteristic of establishing the sustainability context is data gathering. Adderbury Parish Council was not one of the front-runners given national government funding to develop its Neighbourhood Plan (NP). So with an extremely limited budget, the sustainability team used the following resources for data gathering:

their time given freely; their own computing devices and broadband connections; attendance at seminars and meetings; meetings with Cherwell District Council; meeting others involved in the NP process; research through visits to relevant websites such as those of Central Government, Office of

National Statistics, National Census and Cherwell District Council; results from the Questionnaire prepared by The Adderbury Plan (TAP) community group.

Websites of other District Councils and Parishes were also regularly visited to see what may be emerging as best practice amongst the front-runners and early adopters.


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Problems faced include:

1. Resources – no dedicated members who could devote substantial amounts of time due to other commitments ie, jobs or fee earning work. In spite of these resource constraints, the totally voluntary SAR and TAP teams have done an outstanding job.

2. CDC Local Plan – while it has been frustrating to witness the significant increase in developers submitting planning applications, APC were advised not to try to submit its Neighbourhood Plan too soon in advance of the CDC Local Plan being submitted. Given that CDC had to submit a Modified Local Plan in August 2014, this advice has saved us from having to redo a Neighbourhood Plan had we submitted earlier.

CHAPTER 2. POLICY CONTEXT (SA TASK A1)

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Chapter 2. Policy Context (SA task A1) Until the Local Plan is adopted, after inspection and approval by the Secretary of State for The Department of Communities and Local Government, planning applications and developments will have to comply with the “Adopted Local Plan 1996”, together with the “Cherwell Local Plan January 2014” and the saved policies. Other plans and programmes also affect the ANP. These are discussed in this chapter.

2.1 Cherwell Local Plan

Once the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan (ANP) has been accepted by the community as a result of a referendum, it is appended to the Cherwell District Council (CDC) Local Plan and then has to be considered during any planning application. It is also important to note that the CDC Local Plan submission also includes the Cherwell Submission Local Plan Sustainability Appraisal (October 2013) which addresses relevant environmental objectives. See http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/documents/b5342/Agenda%20Item%2011%20-%20Further%20Information%20made%20available%20at%20meeting%20Monday%2021-Oct-2013%2018.30%20Council.pdf?T=9

Hence, the ANP must comply with the strategic objectives of the CDC Local Plan and its Sustainability Appraisal. In effect, it also means that the ANP needs to be complaint with the relevant environmental objectives identified in the CDC Sustainability Appraisal.

Table 2.1 lists those planning policies contained in the Proposed Cherwell Local Plan that could affect the ANP. For completeness, Table 2.2 lists those policies of the Proposed Cherwell Local Plan that are unlikely to affect the ANP. Adderbury Parish Council have commented as part of the consultation process on both the proposed submission 2012 and the Focused Consultation 2013. These are shown at Appendix A.

Table 2.1-Planning Policies Contained in The Proposed Cherwell Local Plan and 2012 and the Focused Consultation 2013 documents that affect the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan

Policy SLE 1 Employment Development

Policy SLE 3 Supporting Tourism Growth

Policy SLE 4 Improved Transport Connections

Policy BSC 1 District Wide Housing Review

Policy BSC 2 Effective and Efficient Use of Land-Brownfield Land and Housing Density

Policy BSC 3 Affordable Housing

Policy BSC 4 Housing Mix

Policy BSC 5 Area Renewal

Policy BSC 7 Meeting Education Needs

Policy BSC 8 Securing Health and Well-Being

Policy BSC 9 Public Services and Utilities

Policy BSC 10 Open Space. Outdoor Sports and Recreation Provision

Policy BSC 11 Local Standards of Provision-Outdoor Recreation

Policy BSC 12 Indoor Sport, Recreation and Community Facilities

Policy ESD 1 Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change





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Policy ESD 2 Energy Hierarchy

Policy ESD 3 Sustainable Construction

Policy ESD 4 Decentralized Energy Systems

Policy ESD 5 Renewable Energy

Policy ESD 6 Sustainable Flood Risk Management

Policy ESD 7 Sustainable Drainage Systems (Suds)

Policy ESD 8 Water Resources

Policy ESD 10 Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity and the Natural Environment.

Policy ESD 11 Conservation Target Areas

Policy ESD 13 Local Landscape Protection and Enhancement

Policy ESD 15 Green Boundaries to Growth

Policy ESD 16 The Character of the Built and Historic Environment

Policy ESD 17 The Oxford Canal

Policy ESD 18 Green Infrastructure

Policy Banbury 4 Bankside Phase2

Policy Banbury 12 Land for the Relocation of Banbury United FC

Policy Villages 1 Village Categorization

Policy Villages 2 Distributing Growth Across the Rural Areas

Policy Villages 3 Rural Exception Sites

Policy Villages 4 Meeting the Need for Open Spaces, Sport and Recreation

Policy INF 1 Infrastructure

Policy PSD1 Policy PSD1: Presumption in favour of Sustainable Development

Table 2.2 Policies contained in the Cherwell Local Plan which have no impact on the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan but are listed for completeness

Policy SLE 2 Securing Dynamic Town Centres

Policy SLE 5 High Speed Rail 2 -London to Birmingham

Policy BSC 6 Travelling Communities

Policy ESD 9: Protection of the Oxford Meadows SAC

Policy ESD 12: Cotswold’s Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

Policy ESD 14 Oxford Green Belt

Policy Bicester 1 North West Bicester Eco-Town

Policy Bicester 2 Graven Hill

Policy Bicester 3: Policy Bicester 3: South West Bicester Phase 2

Policy Bicester 4 Bicester Business Park


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Policy Bicester 5 Strengthening Bicester Town Centre

Policy Bicester 6: Bure Place Town Centre Redevelopment Phase 2

Policy Bicester 7 Meeting the Need for Open Space, Sport and Recreation

Policy Bicester 8: Former RAF Bicester

Policy Bicester 9 Burial Site Provision in Bicester

Policy Bicester 10 Bicester Gateway

Policy Bicester 11: North East Bicester Business Park

Policy Bicester 12 East Bicester

Policy Banbury 1: Banbury Canalside West)

Policy Banbury 2: Hardwick Farm, Southam Road (East and

Policy Banbury 3: West of Bretch Hill

Policy Banbury 5: North of Hanwell Fields

Policy Banbury 6: Employment Land West of M40

Policy Banbury 7: Strengthening Banbury Town Centre

Policy Banbury 8 Land at Bolton Road

Policy Banbury 9: Spiceball Development Area

Policy Banbury 10: Bretch Hill Regeneration Area

Policy Banbury 11: Meeting the Need for Open Space , Sport and Recreation

Policy Kidlington 1: Accommodating High Value Employment Needs

Policy Kidlington 2: Strengthening Kidlington Village Centre

Policy Villages 5: Former RAF Upper Heyford

Planning Inspector Mr Nigel Payne BSc (Hons), DipTP, MRTPI, MCMI was appointed to undertake an independent examination into the soundness of Cherwell Local Plan 2006 - 2031. The examination commenced on the 3rd June 2014 and was suspended on the 4th June 2014 because the Planning Inspector had found that the Local Plan as submitted to be as unsound as written explaining it contained base data that was not up to date, and did not address issues contained in the Strategic Housing Market Assessment ( SHMA0 published on the 14th March 2014

Cherwell District Council issued a modified Local Plan in four parts

Proposed Main Modifications (Part 1) August 2014

Proposed Main Modifications (Part 2) August 2014

Proposed Minor Modifications August 2014

Proposed Modifications –Infrastructure Delivery Plan (DP) Schedule

August 2014


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2.2 Other Plans and Programmes

The Neighbourhood Plan will also refer to other plans and programmes, notably the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment Draft Report March 2013 and the Cherwell Rural Area Integrated Transport and Land Use Study (CRAITLUS) August 2009 which are not policy documents but are evidence based documents for reference. Table 2.3 lists these documents with a brief explanation of its intent and its effect on the Neighbourhood Plan.

Table 2.1 Other plans and policies that affect the ANP

Statutory and Policy

Documents

Description Effect on Neighbourhood Plan

NPPF National Planning Policy Framework March 2012

This National Planning Policy Framework changed planning law and policies, by replacing over a thousand pages of national policy with around fifty, simply and clearly written pages.

1)Allowing people and communities to participate in planning and 2) a presumption

in favour of sustainable development that is the basis for every plan, 3)Neighbourhood plans must be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the Local Plan(clause184)

NPPG National Planning Guidelines March 2012

The National Planning Guidelines (NPPG provides guidelines for Government Planning Policy and how they are expected to be applied

Neighbourhood Plans set out policies for development but the plans should be in general conformity with the strategic policies of the Local Plan. Where a Neighbourhood Plan comes forward before an up to date Local Plan is in place, the local planning authority should work constructively with a qualifying body to enable a neighbourhood plan to make timely progress and to share evidence used to prepare their plan. Neighbourhood Plans should deliver against the objectively assessed evidence of need.

The Proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012;

the Focused Consultation 2013 documents;

Submitted Cherwell Local Plan January 2014

The Proposed Modified Local Plan, Main, Minor and Infrastructure Plan August 2014

Both the Proposed Local Plan and the alterations included in the Focused Consultation Documents, set out the Cherwell District wide policies on planning.

Submitted Cherwell Local Plan January 2014.The Modified Local Plan set out a revised assessment of housing distribution across the District ,and increased the rate at which development is delivered

The Strategic Policy requirements for villages are set out in two policies. “Policy Villages 1: Village Categorization “classes Adderbury along with 16 other North Oxfordshire villages in Category A which defines Adderbury as suitable for, Minor Development, Infilling and Conversions. The second policy “Policy Villages 2 Distributing Growth Across the Rural Areas”, sets out in change


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from 750/annum to 1140/annum based on the SHMA. Some minor changes have been made to Village Policies 1 and 2

361 of the Focused Consultation 2013 document that Adderbury along with the villages of Ambrosden, Chesterton, Deddington, Launton and Hook Norton have a shared housing allocation of 252 dwellings in 2012 – 2031 (10 or more dwellings).Policy Villages 2 does not set a requirement for an equal share.

Adderbury Parish Council has set out in its consultation comments on the proposed Cherwell Local Plan that question the lack of a clear methodology and evidence base to properly assess Adderbury as a Category A village.

The other Planning Policies contained in the proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012 and the Focused Consultation Document 2013 are set out in Table 2A

Submitted Cherwell Local Plan January 2014

Adderbury Parish Council did not

support the Proposed Modified

Local Plan as a consequence of an

increase in identified possible land

development sites within

Adderbury follow revisions to the

SHLAA and the closing of the gap

between Banbury and Adderbury

from 1 Kilometer to 0.5 Kilometers,

thus affording coalescence of

Adderbury into Banbury. However

if the Cherwell Local Plan is

adopted following examination it

will strengthen the position on

local control over development.

Cherwell District Council has

indicated that it considers the

increase in new housing, following

suspension of the examination

needed to be achievable without


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significant changes to the strategy,

vision or objectives of the

submitted plan. There are

considered to be reasonable

prospects of delivery over the plan

period.

Villages 1- Village categorisation

has been made more complicated

and consequently more difficult to

understand. In effect each village

should have its own assessment

setting out factors not limited to just

positive factors but also taking into

account issues that are negative.

Examples of this would be that size

does not necessarily imply provision

of adequately services and closeness

to Banbury could mean on the

present policy coalescence. The

recent Village Categorisation update

looks to be a tick box exercise and

what it should be is an objective

assessment of each village’s

capability to absorb development

without destroying its identity.

Villages 2-Distributing Growth

across the Rural Community-The

development of a more objective

assessment of each village could and

should achieve spreading the

housing need more evenly across

villages. The present proposal limits

the strategic aim of 750 houses to

category A villages with no

proposals to allocate any housing to

category B village even though they

are defined as capable of accepting

minor development. However

Kidlington has been added to the

Villages to accept part of the

Strategic aim of 750 new houses

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Cherwell Sustainability Report prepared by Environ and issued on the 18th October 2013

Prepared as part of the Local Plan submission and supports the Local Plan.

Includes a Strategic Environmental Assessment covering the Cherwell District.

Adopted Local Plan 1996 Existing Planning Policy is contained in the saved policies of the Cherwell Local Plan adopted 1996

The saved policies listed in a schedule within the adopted plan will continue to be relied upon for planning applications. As the Local Plan progresses Cherwell District Council will need to determine which of the saved policies of the Adopted Local Plan 1996 and the Non –Statutory Local Plan 2011 are replaced.

Non-Statutory Cherwell Local Plan 2011

Was originally intended to update and replace the local plan 1996. This plan was issued as interim planning policy but is not part of the statutory development plan. It therefore needs to be read in conjunction with the adopted local plan 1996.

As the Local Plan progresses Cherwell District Council will need to determine which of the saved policies of the Adopted Local Plan 1996 and the Non –Statutory Local Plan 2011 are replaced.

Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA)Draft Report March 2013.Updated in August 2014

The SHLAA provides an informed estimate of land availability for housing at a given point in time, to inform plan-making and to ensure that councils maintain a five-year supply of housing land. The NPPF (par. 47) indicates that local authorities assessing an annual 5-yearhousing land supply should include an additional buffer of 5% (on top of the 5 year requirement) and that this buffer should be increased to 20% in areas where there is a record of persistent under delivery of housing.

Cherwell District Council wishes to have a robust and credible up to date reassessment of housing land availability to inform annual housing supply trajectories and underpin the emerging local plan. Specifically, to:

The SHLAA identifies sites within the District with some potential for development. It considers each site against a criteria of Suitability, Availability and Achievability.

It lists each site in one of the following Appendices

Appendix B –Sites with Planning Permission of which no site is presently listed for Adderbury.

Appendix C –Sites within Settlements with potential of which no site is presently listed for Adderbury.

Appendix D –Sites outside Settlements with future potential of which n3 sites are presently listed for Adderbury. Those sites identified are:


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1)Inform the identification and allocation of housing sites in the emerging local plan;

2) Provide sufficient information to enable the Council to identify and maintain a rolling 5

year housing land supply of deliverable sites sufficient for housing;

3) Identify a sufficient supply of deliverable housing sites sufficient to meet housing needs

for 15 years where possible as required by NPPF; and

4) Provide a consistent framework for the assessment of housing sites within the Cherwell

district

AD002-Land North of Aynho Rd and East of Deene Close.

AD011-Land South of Milton Rd and West of Norris Close.

AD022-Land between Milton Rd and Manor Rd

All these potential sites have caveats in planning policy issues but less so for AD002

Appendix E – Rejected Sites

of which 25 sites are presently listed for Adderbury. All of these sites were rejected by the assessor on failing to meet the criteria above and /or planning policy grounds.

Cherwell Rural Area Integrated Transport and Land Use Study(CRAITLUS) August 2009

Cherwell District Council is progressing its Local Development Framework (LDF) which will guide the

Development of the District for the period to 2026. In order to fully consider the transport impacts of future proposals, the ‘Cherwell Rural Area Integrated Transport and Land Use Study’ (CRAITLUS) was commissioned.

This report is Stage 2 of CRAITLUS, which identifies the transport and land use impacts of the potential new housing developments in rural Cherwell. Stage 2 comprises an appraisal of the 33 most sustainable villages against a set of transport criteria to determine the most suitable locations, in transport terms, for housing development. The criteria cover the following elements:

• Village Facilities;

• Public Transport Accessibility;

• Potential for Re-Routed Bus Services;

The results show that 14 villages performed well against the criteria. These villages could accommodate new development in a sustainable way with minimal adverse impact on the transport network. The villages

are:

• Adderbury; • Ambrosden;

• Begbroke; • Bloxham;

• Bodicote; • Chesterton;

• Deddington; • Islip;

• Kidlington; • Kirtlington;

• Launton; • Middleton Stoney;

• Weston-on-the-Green; • Yarnton.

Eight out of ten type ‘A’ villages record high ‘sustainability’ and ‘overall’ ratings, which supports the

Council’s ‘Options for Growth’ document. Launton and Yarnton are the best performing villages as they have a number of facilities, frequent public transport links and


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• Car-Based Accessibility Assessment;

• Network Constraints and Impact on the Road Network;

• Changes in Total Network Travel Time; and

• Changes in Total Network Travel Cost.

a close proximity to a major centre. This report was used by Cherwell District Council to help it arrive at a view on Village Categorisation in its paper - see Options for Growth

Cherwell Local Framework - Options for Growth

September 2008

Consultation on direction for growth and strategic sites. Core strategy development plan document

Village categorization since this influences the number of houses for development.

Strategic Housing Marketing Assessment (SHMA) – published for Oxfordshire in April 2014

An economic assessment of housing need over the plan period

Has increased the delivery of housing for the District from 670- 710 per annum to 1140 per annum over the plan period

Adderbury Conservation Area Appraisal – Strategic Planning and the Economy April 2012

Updates conservation legislation and amendments

Preserves the special character and appearance of Adderbury’s conservation area as a material consideration for new developments.

CHAPTER 3. SUSTAINABILITY CONTEXT (SA TASK A2)

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Chapter 3. Sustainability Context (SA Task A2) Establishing the current situation or baseline is recognized as good practice for types of forward planning. For our purposes we use the sustainability context with the specific dimensions of social, economic and environment aspects. Many of these aspects are systemically interconnected.

3.1 Economic Data

Business in Adderbury

The majority of businesses have been developed by people drawn to live here and stay. There is no heavy industry and limited manufacturing or agriculture with activity being primarily focused on a very broad service sector. Apart from sole traders working at home most businesses are located at Banbury Business Park (Aynho Road) and two business parks centred on Twyford Mill. 34% of concerns are sole traders.

As well as the Residents Survey in June 2013, a Business Survey was carried out in May 2013 to elicit the future needs of Adderbury businesses. Seventy businesses (77%) out of the 91 identified in the village responded. Businesses range in size from sole traders through farmers to larger businesses like Ball Colgrave, Fired Earth and Trade Secret. Since the 2004 Survey the number of businesses in Adderbury has increased by a healthy 14%.

Only 37% of our businesses draw the majority of their staff from Adderbury and these tend to be the smaller businesses (under 5 employees).

Source: Adderbury Business survey May 2013

This may be a reflection of the national economic situation (eg individuals setting up their own businesses following redundancy or retirement), but may also show that sole traders have moved to the area to live and work:

Source; Adderbury Business Survey May 2013


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The survey results indicate that we have a good number of recent start-ups and some more well- established businesses.

Source: Adderbury Business Survey May 2013

36% of our businesses do not use the services of any other local provider, another 36% did make use of communications/IT providers; 16% use our creative skills (publishing, design, web development, PR); and 15% make use of our hospitality venues and of our building trades. (as the shop has closed, is the photo applicable?)

The shop we have lost for the second time in two year


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EMPLOYMENT AND JOBS

Source: ONS 2011 census data

Adderbury has a relatively low level of unemployment amongst the adult population. The number self-employed is significantly higher than regional and national norms as is the number of retired males.

Economic Outlook 20 years

The national trend is for people to work longer. Taking the profile of our population into account it is likely that a greater % will be economically active and self- employed.

We see an increased % of the population working from home.

Business growth will come from small units employing 1 – 3 people in the professional and service sector.

Since the initial survey, planning approval has been given for the development of a care home on a green field site within the village. This will create a total of approximately 60 employment opportunities.

A significant proportion of the working population will also commute on a daily basis to London and Oxford.

All Usual Residents Aged 16 to 74 1985 % 103269 % 6274341 % 38881374 %

Employee Part-Time 304 15.3 15063 14.6 865933 13.8 5333268 13.7

Employee Full-Time 757 38.1 46827 45.3 2537828 40.4 15016564 38.6

Self-Employed with Employees - Part-Time 12 0.6 350 0.3 23734 0.4 148074 0.4

Self-Employed with Employees - Full-Time 61 3.1 1845 1.8 120630 1.9 715271 1.8

Self-Employed Without Employees - Part-Time 69 3.5 2869 2.8 190159 3.0 990573 2.5

Self-Employed Without Employees - Full-Time 141 7.1 5598 5.4 357049 5.7 1939714 5.0

Unemployed 42 2.1 2936 2.8 216231 3.4 1702847 4.4

Full-Time Student 38 1.9 2672 2.6 209620 3.3 1336823 3.4

Retired 375 18.9 12694 12.3 859293 13.7 5320691 13.7

Student (including Full-Time Students) 57 2.9 3560 3.4 324649 5.2 2255831 5.8

Looking After Home or Family 64 3.2 3950 3.8 273519 4.4 1695134 4.4

Long-Term Sick or Disabled 46 2.3 2539 2.5 183395 2.9 1574134 4.0

Other 19 1.0 2366 2.3 112301 1.8 852450 2.2

Adderbury Cherwell South East England

Economic Activity (QS601EW) March 2011


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3.2 Social Data

Human population

In the 2011 census the population of Adderbury was 2819 a growth of 13% over 2001 and is comprised of approximately 48% males and 52% females.

1991 2001 2011 10 year Change

Population 2348 2496 2819 + 13 %

Households 1013 1153 + 14 %

Adderbury has 1153 households representing an increase of 14% over the last 10 years. Whilst the population of Adderbury has on average become younger over the last 10 years, its population profile is still older than that of England as a whole, with 30% of its population over the age of 60.

There are 338 households where a resident is over 65 with over 87% living in owned accommodation compared with 78% in Cherwell.

Source ONS 2011 Census

Based on the figures above, we believe that there are no areas of deprivation amongst the over 65’s in the village.

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2011 (census)Adderbury

Number % Number % Number % Number %

All Households where the Household Reference

Person is Aged 65 and Over 381 13884 963166 5721724

Owned 333 87.4 10857 78.2 759114 78.8 4239177 74.1

Shared Ownership (Part Owned and Part Rented) 0 0.0 55 0.4 4604 0.5 27489 0.5

Rented from Council (Local Authority) 3 0.8 394 2.8 62952 6.5 585397 10.2

Other Social Rented 23 6.0 1704 12.3 77356 8.0 499063 8.7

A Private Rented 18 4.7 533 3.8 41484 4.3 252553 4.4

Living Rent Free 4 1.0 341 2.5 17656 1.8 118045 2.1


Tenure - Household Reference Person Aged 65 and Over (QS404EW)


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Human health

General Health of Adderbury Residents

ONS 2011 Census Adderbury Cherwell South East

Number % Number % Number %

All Usual Residents 2819 141868 8634750

Very Good Health 1412 50.1 71403 50.3 4232707 49.0

Good Health 947 33.6 49163 34.7 2989920 34.6

Fair Health 340 12.1 15844 11.2 1037592 12.0

Bad Health 94 3.3 4261 3.0 291456 3.4

Very Bad Health 26 0.9 1197 0.8 83075 1.0

Overall the general health of Adderbury residents is in line with Cherwell and the South East. Very minor differences may be due to the older age profile of the community.

There are no doctors’ surgeries or dental practices in Adderbury. Residents have to go to Banbury, or practices in neighbouring villages for these services. There is no dispensary in the village but there are deliveries of prescriptions made to homes. The Deddington Doctors’ Surgery pharmacy can deliver to Adderbury Village Store.

Public consultation and responses to the questionnaire (Q35) established that there is a clear demand for GP, Wellness/Health Check Clinic and Dental provision within the village.

Lake House, owned and run by The Orders of St John Care Trust, is a forty-three capacity care home located in Adderbury providing residential and day care for older people (65+), adults diagnosed with dementia or with a physical disability.

Source: http://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/10001055LAKA

Since the public consultation Planning permission has been granted (3.3.2014) by CDC Planning authority) for a Private Care Home, catering for 60 people, which is currently being built (Jan 2015) on land North of Greenhill House, Oxford/Banbury Road. A second stage, for more independent accommodation is planned, within this site. (Planning application 13/01672/HYBRID) The Care Home is owned by Gracewell Healthcare Group. http://www.gracewell.co.uk/

The Katharine House Hospice, located in the village, provides specialist palliative care and support to people with terminal illnesses. Source: www.khh.org.uk/

Educational Facilities

The Parish has one primary school, one nursery and a volunteer run Babies & Toddlers Group.

Primary School

Christopher Rawlins Church of England Voluntary Aided Primary school is shown on the map on page 12 close to the centre of the red circle. It provides primary education for children from the age of three through to eleven.

There is an expectation that places will be available to all children in the village wishing to attend the school.

http://www.christopher-rawlins.oxon.sch.uk/

http://www.carehome.co.uk/carehome.cfm/searchazref/10001055LAKA

http://www.gracewell.co.uk/

http://www.khh.org.uk/

http://www.khh.org.uk/

http://www.christopher-rawlins.oxon.sch.uk/


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Nursery

Adderbury Day Nursery is an OFSTED registered educational child day nursery, offering care from 8.00 am to 6.00 pm Monday to Friday all year round for children aged 6 months to 4 years (school age).http://www.adderburydaynursery.co.uk/

Babies & Toddler Group

This volunteer run group meets two mornings a week at the Lucy Plackett Activity Centre. (http://www.adderbury.org/babies-and-toddlers/).

CHRISTOPHER RAWLINS NURSERY

EDUCATION - LEVELS OF QUALIFICATION

Source ONS 2011 Census

There are only c16% of Adderbury residents with no qualifications which compares with the national average of 22.5%. While 38% have level 4 qualifications or over compared with 27% nationally. This indicates that Adderbury has a well educated population.

The public consultation suggested that there was a demand for adult learning courses in the village with languages, art and history being the most popular. (Tap Q22)

Public transport

The only form of public transport that directly passes through Adderbury is the S4 Stagecoach bus that runs between Banbury and Oxford. Banbury Railway and Bus Stations are 4 miles away.


Parish

Number % Number % Number % Number %

All Usual Residents Aged 16 and Over

HIGHEST LEVEL OF QUALIFICATION 2286 113422 6992666 42989620

No Qualifications 361 15.8 22331 19.7 1333955 19.1 9656810 22.5

Level 1 Qualifications 268 11.7 17202 15.2 946056 13.5 5714441 13.3


Apprenticeship 107 4.7 4671 4.1 253423 3.6 1532934 3.6


Level 4 Qualifications and Above 876 38.3 31830 28.1 2093693 29.9 11769361 27.4

Other Qualifications 76 3.3 6229 5.5 361918 5.2 2461829 5.7

EDUCATION 2011

http://www.adderbury.org/babies-and-toddlers/


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‘Social infrastructure’ - source: http://www.adderbury.org/

Village/ community halls

Meeting Places (visit adderbury.org for more details):

The Lucy Plackett Activity Centre is owned by the Parish Council and managed by a small management committee of user groups. It is fully booked for most weekdays and evenings by community activities such as the Babies & Toddler, cubs, brownies and guides.

The Institute is owned by a village Trust and is managed by a user committee. It is well used by groups including the Scouts, Adderbury Theatre Workshop, The Cine Club and Adderbury Food Market. (http://adderburyinstitute.com/)

Church House is owned by the Dioceses. The main area is rented out to the village library. There is also a small meeting room.

St Mary’s Church is also used for any meeting which has large numbers. Also there are regular concerts and events held in the church. (www.adderbury-stmarys.com )

The Friends Meeting House is owned by the Quakers but leased by APC who provide for its maintenance and repair. Friends meet four times a year, otherwise there is currently no other use.

Adderbury Bowls Club and Banbury West End Tennis Club are both private sports clubs in the village but with many members from among Adderbury residents. Both also provide a venue for extra events.

There are four Public Houses in the village which are all well used by residents. All have restaurants.

The Church House/library has been recently refurbished and is an excellent venue. The majority of the other meeting places would benefit from up grading and further refurbishment.

The village has some forty vibrant and varied clubs and societies. Details of these can be found on the Adderbury village website http://www.adderbury.org/a-z-clubs-societies/. A busy schedule of activity can be seen in the calendar section within the parish magazine, Contact, as well as on the website ‘What’s On’.

Supported accommodation

Summers Close comprises of properties that are run by a Housing Association. It was built as an exception site (under Planning law) and is specifically for Disabled Residents and their families.

Places of worship

Two Christian denominations (Anglican and Methodist) have places of worship in the village. The Quakers still have a Friends Meeting House. The Catholic Church closed at the end of November 2013, as there is no priest available. A Buddhist community holds regular meetings and study groups.

‘Green infrastructure’- Open Space around Adderbury built settlement

The Public Consultation and questionnaire all showed how much the residents of Adderbury value the open countryside around the village. Comments show these areas are valued for amenity use, such as walking, dog walking, running, as well as biodiversity. This space was considered to contribute to the health and general wellbeing of residents.

The Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan needs to take a view on this. See the Map on page 39. Note that some the “Important Green Spaces” indicated on the map are privately owned.

The positive vistas are shown on the Map on page 39. These were taken from Adderbury Conservation Area Appraisal – Strategic Planning and the Economy April 2012 and approved by CDC and were the subject of public consultation.

It is worth noting the following from the Cherwell Submission Local Plan – Sustainability Appraisal October 2013:

http://www.adderbury.org/

http://www.adderbury-stmarys.com/

http://www.adderbury.org/a-z-clubs-societies/


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"Rural North: deficiencies are identified in natural and semi-natural greenspace (48.12ha), amenity greenspace (4.08ha), younger children’s play (9.24ha), older children’s play (1.70ha). Action plan includes negotiating public access agreements to privately owned natural/semi-natural green space, to meet shortfalls in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote, Cropredy, Hook Norton and Sibford wards. Also to develop 4.1ha of amenity greenspace, with priority provision in Adderbury, Bloxham and Bodicote, Cropredy and Wroxton wards."

Source: http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/documents/b5342/Agenda%20Item%2011%20-%20Further%20Information%20made%20available%20at%20meeting%20Monday%2021-Oct-2013%2018.30%20Council.pdf?T=9

Allotments

There are 19 allotments for the use of residents of Adderbury Parish. Allotments are owned by APC and are situated in walled garden south of Adderbury House. They are well looked after and are in demand indicated by a short waiting list. Some residents travel to a neighbouring parish to access allotments there.

Village green

The village green is indicated by the small green triangle on the map on page 39 close to the centre of the red circle. This is run by a village Trust and the APC contributes towards its maintenance.

Amenity areas in Residential developments

Small green spaces exist within a number of housing developments which are valued by the residents. These are: Sydenham Close, Long Wall Close and Griffin Close (all currently owned and managed by CDC) and Adderbury Court, Rawlins Close and Keytes Close (all owned and managed by APC).

The Adderbury Lakes Local Nature Reserve. This is an area of 4 acres at the eastern end of the village which is owned by APC and run by a management group of residents and APC members. This area is valued as a nature reserve as well as for walking (including dogs on leads) and quiet contemplation. This adds to the wellbeing and health of residents.

Outdoor recreational/ sports facilities / parks

The Lucy Plackett Playing Field is the main outdoor recreational area in the village. This is used for football, Party-in-the-Park and the annual Three Spires Challenge. It is also used for dog walking and general recreation by residents.

Also there is a green area at the Rise, used for ball games.

There is also a bowling club with its’ own club house. West End Tennis and Squash Club has 6 hard tennis courts and 2 squash courts and its own club house. There is also a golf course located along the Aynho Road.

More can be found on several other sports at http://www.adderbury.org/clubs-societies/sports/ . The above mentioned sports are held outdoors in Adderbury.

Library

Adderbury has a well maintained library which is very well used by residents. It is housed in Church House (rented from Church) and has recently been refurbished. The library is run partly by OCC and also part funded from voluntary contributions raised mainly by FOCAL (Friends of Adderbury Library) through fund raising events, as well as funds provided by APC. Due to recent cut backs OCC has decreased its financial support and volunteer financial support has increased. This may continue further in the future.

Cemeteries

The cemetery is owned and managed by APC for residents of Adderbury Parish. It is situated on Horn Hill Road. This has limited space and the APC will need to extend this area or find new cemetery space that is compliant with Environment Agency requirements and Planning Laws at some point in the next 20 years.




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There is also a cemetery in the grounds of St Mary’s Church.

Waste disposal

Waste Disposal is the responsibility of CDC. There is one collection per week which alternates between general rubbish collection one week and recycled material the other week. Glass is not collected but there is a glass recycling unit provided by CDC within the parish, situated in the layby on the south bound lane from Banbury just before entering the village.

Emergency services

Emergency services are centred in Banbury. Adderbury does not have any particular problem with access to these services.

Crime and Public Safety

Adderbury is a safe place to live in. “Supt Colin Paine said: “I am pleased to announce that crime continues to fall across the Cherwell & West Oxfordshire LPA.

Overall reported crime is down by 5% across the Police area which means that there are 630 fewer victims than there were this time last year. This success is, in large measure, down to effective partnerships with West Oxfordshire District Council and Cherwell District Council in running excellent local initiatives to tackle crime and antisocial behaviour.”

Source: Cherwell Crime Figures 2014 http://www.adderbury.org/cherwell-crime-figures-2014/ extracted 5th

February 2015

Source: http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275054&c=adderbury&d=16&e=3&g=6458534&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1423136364166&enc=1&dsFamilyId=904 extracted 5th February 2015

http://www.adderbury.org/cherwell-crime-figures-2014/

http://www.neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadTableView.do?a=7&b=6275054&c=adderbury&d=16&e=3&g=6458534&i=1001x1003x1004&m=0&r=1&s=1423136364166&enc=1&dsFamilyId=904




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Adderbury has a neighbourhood watch scheme with many residents signed up to Neighbourhood Alert, a police system, which sends a message via e-mail, text or telephone to inform people of local crime and crime trends. The information is distributed via volunteers and the village website.

Flood defences

Flood defences are managed by the Environment Agency and Oxfordshire County Council (OCC). The APC also has a Local Flood Plan, 3rd Issue February 2014, in place to better co-ordinate services at the local level. In the recent Winter 2013/2014 floods, it became apparent that Thames Water needs to be included in this process as sewerage did spill out into the flooded area affecting The Mill House in particular but the effects were also visible along Dog Close Road towards the bridge across Sor Brook. The problem was caused by two of the four pumps failing at the Adderbury Sewerage Plant and the other two pumps were operating but unable to cope. It seems that as in the case of electricity/power failure, Thames Water relies on the public to inform them when their fail-devices cease to function. (Comment made by telephone to parish councillor Tony Gill by Thames Water on 7th February 2014 on reporting the problem.)

Adderbury sits on the flood plain of the Sor Brook and it is inevitable that parts of Adderbury close to the Sor Brook will feel the effects of increased rainfall from land upstream. Adderbury Parish Council has procedures for individuals to follow in practically dealing with flooding effects as it occurs to individuals. It however needs to explore and investigate all issues involved, and this means discussing with Thames Water using devices and communication systems to provide earlier warning of sewage pump failures, and with the Environment Agency to look at earlier investigations and recent developments in storage and restricting water flow rates during flood periods.


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3.3 Environmental Data

Nature Conservation & Special Area of Conservation for habitat and species

Adderbury Lakes is a designated Local Nature Reserve. Located in the centre of Adderbury, it was originally part of the grounds of Adderbury House and is now owned by APC and run as a nature reserve by a committee of APC councillors and volunteers. It is an area of about 4 acres, combining 2 main lakes and other habitat including woodland and a bog area. It is managed for wildlife.

There are no Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas or Sites of Scientific Importance in or near the parish. “Special Areas of Conservation (SACs) are strictly protected sites designated under the EC Habitats Directive.” Source: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-23

There are areas of Deciduous Woodland BAP Priority Habitat and Woodpasture and Parkland BAP Priority Habitat.

“UK BAP priority habitats were those that were identified as being the most threatened and requiring conservation action under the UK Biodiversity Action Plan (UK BAP)”. Source: http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5706

These are shown on the DEFRA map below:

Landscape

The Adderbury Parish has the advantage of a varied landscape with some attractive Hornton stone buildings, varied architectural styles, undulating surrounding farm land, Sor Brook, the Oxford Canal with its tow path and miles of footpaths and bridleways. The latter provides outdoor enjoyment and health benefits for walkers and runners alike who will often spot wildlife including deer, foxes, badgers, rabbits and a variety of birds. In such a setting, architectural design plays a vital role in preserving our landscape necessitating an integrated approach to sustainable development of both housing and farm land.

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-23

http://jncc.defra.gov.uk/page-5706


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Public rights of way are indicated by the red dotted lines in the above map.

Adderbury is not in or near a Green Belt or Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Development land for the most part “lies outside the built up area of Adderbury and within an Area of High Landscape Value of the adopted Local Plan.” (Source: Appendix D Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment - March 2013)

Adderbury includes three of the landscape character areas of Cherwell: pasture hills, farmland slopes & valley sides, and river meadowlands.

(See http://modgov.cherwell.gov.uk/documents/s19373/56%20Landscape.pdf)

Heritage

All listed Buildings within England, including Adderbury, are listed on the English Heritage Site which provides a photograph and a brief description and listing category. The Cherwell District Council Strategic Planning Group document “Adderbury Conservation Area Appraisal dated April 2012” (available for download on the CDC website) provides a detailed appraisal of the conservation area and the listed and unlisted buildings within its confines. The Church of St Mary is a Grade I listed building. There are 4 Grade II* listed buildings, 70 Grade II listed buildings and 19 Locally listed buildings. A key factor is to preserve the historic fabric of the buildings while enabling them to be fit for habitation in the 21st century.

The Local Nature Reserve - Adderbury Lakes - were part of the formal garden design of Adderbury House dating from the 18thcentury.This area also includes an ice-house.

Retaining the cultural heritage is also important so that traditions are not lost. Morris dancing is perhaps an instance of this with its annual Day of Dance. This helps to draw tourists to the area and pubs have significant takings on the day – an economic as well as social consequence.

The church of St Mary and the Friends House also have an important role in the cultural heritage of the village.

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Air, Climate and Quality Factors

Since December 1997 all local authorities in the UK have been monitoring air quality in their area. If CDC finds that the air quality in Adderbury is not meeting national air quality objectives then it must declare an Air Quality Management Area. No such AQMA has been declared for Adderbury.

Traffic is a major contributor to air quality.

In village consultations, residents have been consistently concerned about traffic and, in particular, speeding, road safety, parking and congestion. The dependency on private transport is further illustrated which shows the car ownership per household data for Adderbury. Any new development has the potential to impact on the road network due to an increase in the number of trips made by car and an increase in car journeys can also have a negative impact upon air quality within the parish.

Water

Domestic water is supplied by Thames Water. The River Cherwell, Sor Brook and the Oxford Canal flow through the parish. Flooding can be an issue as demonstrated over the past four months. The flood risk areas are shown on the map below. Source Environment Agency At http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?lang=_e&topic=floodmap&layer=default&ep=map&layerGroups=default&scale=2&x=357683&y=355134 Accessed 22nd July 2014


% % % %

All Households 1153 56728 3555463 22063368

No Cars or Vans in Household 85 7.4 8869 15.6 660430 18.6 5691251 25.8

1 Car or Van in Household 417 36.2 23487 41.4 1483911 41.7 9301776 42.2

2 Cars or Vans in Household 504 43.7 18423 32.5 1059380 29.8 5441593 24.7

3 Cars or Vans in Household 100 8.7 4351 7.7 253552 7.1 1203865 5.5

4 or More Cars or Vans in Household 47 4.1 1598 2.8 98190 2.8 424883 1.9

All Cars or Vans in Area 1933 80613 4803729 25696833

Aver per household 1.68 1.42 1.35 1.16

Car or Van Availability, 2011 (QS416EW), Mar11

Car or Van Availability

http://maps.environment-agency.gov.uk/wiyby/wiybyController?lang=_e&topic=floodmap&layer=default&ep=map&layerGroups=default&scale=2&x=357683&y=355134




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APC has developed its own Local Flood Plan as some properties are situated within the flood plain. This plan works in conjunction with the Emergency services and is a support by any measures they may take during a flood alert.

Extract from: Environment Agency document Water for Life and Livelihoods - River Basin Management Plan, Thames River Basin District December 2009 See http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GETH0910BSWA-E-E.pdf

( … used to indicate text which is not relevant for this plan and consequently is not presented)

Quote:

Cherwell Catchment summary

This Cherwell catchment is predominantly rural with some urban areas including the towns of Banbury and Oxford. The river flows south and joins the River Thames at Oxford, but for part of the way it shares a channel with the Oxford Canal.

Surface water quality in most of the catchment is generally good ... Phosphates, however, show high concentrations across most of the catchment due to diffuse and point source inputs. The catchment also suffers from degraded physical habitat, localised low flows and diffuse pollution.

The impact of water abstraction varies significantly across the catchment, ... The Upper Cherwell catchment supports abstractions for public water supply at Banbury and from the Sor Brook at Adderbury. There are also a number of licensed abstractions for agriculture. There is concern that the flows in the Cherwell upstream of the Sor Brook confluence are unnaturally low due to abstractions at Banbury and those used to support the Oxford Canal. Some action has been taken with the water company to mitigate these impacts during low flows. Further proposed measures to tackle this include promoting water efficiency measures and liaising with British Waterways.

http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GETH0910BSWA-E-E.pdf

http://publications.environment-agency.gov.uk/pdf/GETH0910BSWA-E-E.pdf


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Physical habitat restoration may also be required to achieve good ecological status on sections of the Cherwell ... Opportunities will be pursued with landowners and other organisations to restore habitat quality. River restoration may also help to restore floodplain habitat, with associated benefits for flood risk management and water quality.

Table 5 Key statistics for the catchment at a glance (covers Rivers Cherwell and Ray)

RIVER AND LAKE WATER BODIES NOW 2015

% at good ecological status or potential 30 32

% assessed at good or high biological status (27 water bodies assessed) 48 48

% assessed at good chemical status (4 water bodies assessed) 75 75

% at good status overall (chemical and ecological) 30 32

% improving for one or more element in rivers 14

There are 36 river water bodies and one lake in the catchment. Four are artificial or heavily modified. 28 per cent of rivers currently achieve good or better ecological status/potential, including Sor brook, High furlong brook and Upper Swere. 48 per cent of rivers assessed for biology are at good or high biological status now, with 30 per cent at poor biological status, and seven per cent of assessed river water bodies at bad biological status.

This plan will address the key pressures in the catchment, and those waters in the worst state will be prioritised. 14 per cent of rivers in the Cherwell catchment will improve for at least one element (biological, chemical or physical) by 2015.

Some key actions for this catchment

• Encourage uptake of Voluntary Initiative best practice advice by farmers and agronomists.

• Target high-risk farms and undertake regulatory farm visits using pollution prevention notices and advisory letters where necessary.

• River Ray Landscape Restoration Project.

• Further investigations to improve understanding of (the scale of) habitat restoration required to achieve Good Ecological Status. Improve understanding of the scale of habitat restoration required to achieve Good Ecological Status / Good Ecological Potential. End Quote

Land Use & Soil

Total Area of All Land Types; (m2)(thousands) Jan-05 13044.43 % 587362.8 % 19386997 %

Area of Domestic Buildings; (m2)(thousands) Jan-05 115.25 0.9 4675.54 0.8 255769.8 1.3

Area of Non Domestic Buildings; (m2)(thousands) Jan-05 53.76 0.4 3389.53 0.6 126666.7 0.7

Area of Road; (m2)(thousands) Jan-05 333.34 2.6 11201.7 1.9 474115.1 2.4

Area of Domestic Gardens; (m2)(thousands) Jan-05 570.46 4.4 17841.3 3.0 1202345 6.2

Area of Greenspace; (m2)(thousands) Jan-05 11580.17 88.8 535933.1 91.2 16442704 84.8

LastUpdated 29-Jan-07

Land Use Statistics (Generalised Land Use Database)Adderbury Cherwell South East

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There is no identified contaminated land but some areas which had a previous industrial use would need checking for contamination, for instance, fields behind Banbury Buildings (old ironstone railway area), the quarried area on the Golf Course (used for dumping at one stage). Also existing brown field sites might have potential contamination eg Station Yard and Fired Earth sites.

Fields in the parish are well defined with hedges around smaller ones, but also include more open field areas. There is no grade 1 agricultural land. Land around Adderbury is largely grade 2 and 3A. It will vary from field to field.

Adderbury soil is generally fertile and assessment of agricultural grades needs consideration. The CDC Adderbury Conservation Appraisal indicates that the rock formation is middle lias limestone underlies the Parish with an outcrop of maristone (ironstone) over a large part of it. Radon gas is known to occur in Adderbury and epidemiology and precautionary measures need to be monitored and promoted.

Agricultural land also includes meadow and flood plain. Some will be ancient grassland, eg areas near the village such as Thistlethwaite’s field in the centre, the walled paddock on Aynho Rd and Croft Farm pasture fields at end of Croft Lane.

Public open space includes amenity areas: Keytes Close, Rawlins Close. Adderbury Court all owned by APC and Griffin Close, Long Wall Close, Sydenham Close all currently managed by CDC.


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3.4 Summary map of constraints for Adderbury Parish

The map at Figure 3.1 was developed by CDC in consultation with the APC to indicate the major built area of the parish. Onto this map was added the conservation area (constraints and environmental context), the vista points (ie, showing important views of the village,) the Adderbury Lakes Local Nature Reserve, as well as the flood plains which was taken from the most recent conservation document (April 2012). The buffer zone indicated on the map is proposed by CDC in the Local Plan and is seen by them as coming within the scope of para. 157 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

For the purposes of allowing the village to determine where development should take place, zonal areas were added (zones A to J were added to the map prior to the original public presentation to enable the village to decide where they thought development should best go. Following the public consultation zones Land M were added as a direct result of community input. I and K were not chosen due to the possibility of confusion.)

The zones in the map were taken from the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (original SHLAA dated October 2007) report by CDC. The zones are an aggregation of the sites identified by CDC for potential development. A zone may contain more than one site for development. The SHLAA is not a policy document but a reference document which not only indicates location but also suitability for development based on the level of investigation work undertaken at that particular time. So whilst the site may have adverse comments on suitability, this should not be taken as a definitive statement without a full investigation as to site suitability, availability and achievability.


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Figure 3.1 Zonal Areas of Adderbury

CHAPTER 4. ISSUES AND PROBLEMS (SA TASK A3)

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Chapter 4. Issues and Problems (SA Task A3)

4.1 Environmental Scan

In order to appreciate the possible future for Adderbury, use is made of environmental scanning as a technique. This technique helps to evaluate the current situation and future trends against political, economic, social (community), technological and environment factors. The environmental scan developed as part of The Adderbury Plan draft is presented here:

Last 20 Years Next 20 Years?

Political

Move of library and reduction jn opening

hours

Library services further threatened - increased requirement

for funding and support

Banbury growth increased traffic in village Growth of Banbury reduces green belt, urbanises nearby

villages and increases traffic

Second motorway junction does not happen New Banbury development and junction north of Adderbury

increases village traffic – future intersection contemplated

Bloxham growth increases traffic through

village

Impact of HS2 Rail

Localism Act increases responsibilities of

Parish

Parish Council will need to recruit and retain active

members for increased responsibilities

Simplification and relaxation of planning rules

leads to District Councils unable to readily maintain a five-year land supply

Threat to independent existence of village

Reduction in government spending Increase in fund-raising from other sources

Economic

Closing of 2 village pubs With 6 licenced premises in the village it is likely that others

will close

Home delivery of goods Use of delivery services increases

Growth in people working from home Trend increases

Car ownership increases traffic in Adderbury Alternatives to car ownership developed

Banbury Business Park developed Further expansion

Station yard becomes commercial park Expansion continues

Internet and home shopping Trend continues

Opening of M40 Potential future intersection near Adderbury needs to be

contemplated

Sainsburys comes to south Banbury Competition south of Banbury constrained

Closure of 3 village shops A community store / hub

New housing developments c150 + homes Development constrained by village Plan


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Community

Loss of village cricket square Lucy Plackett playing fields cherished – pressure for

improvements and for other sports facilities increases

School increased by 2 classrooms Future housing means more expansion and might mean

relocation of the school

New golf club created in village Competition with neighbouring clubs - more diversity of

service

Population aged In line with national trend – more retired people

Increased use of canal for leisure Increased use continues

The Lakes purchased for the village Increased use

Play areas created in the Rise and Lucy

Plackett

Play areas modernised and improved

Regular music events in Adderbury )

Church House redeveloped ) >New and revamped venues for expanding community activity

St Mary’s Church first used for social events )

Increased leisure spend and time of retirees Increase in retirement age may reduce increase in leisure

time

Friday Club started for home workers Networking, mentoring, meeting points become the norm

Focus on fitness, sport and cycling increased

This focus will continue and we need to improve cycling

facilities and walking – link to neighbouring communities

Technology

Advent of broadband and wireless )

Mass availability of mobile phones )

Home entertainment ) > Ubiquitous integration and improved technology

Personal computing )

Social Media and the Adderbury websites Greater use increasing community cohesiveness

Environmental

Increase in price of petrol Trend continues + greater use of green technologies

Global warming )

Increased risk of flooding ) > Increasing uncertainty with impacts on everyday life

Changing weather patterns )

Radon awareness Awareness increases and more solutions developed

Increase awareness of the need for

sustainability

Awareness and consequent action becomes the norm

Increased food prices Pressure on land to provide local reasonably priced food

Increased recycling Use a recycling scheme to raise funds for village amenities


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4.2 SWOT Analysis

We have considered how development may impact on Adderbury by using the S.W.O.T. analysis tool.

• Strengths are things that are good at the moment

• Weaknesses are things that are bad at the moment (existing problems)

• Opportunities are chances for future improvement

• Threats are things that could make the situation worse in the future

Based on the above economic, social and environment data, a SWOT analysis (see Chapter 1) for Adderbury was generated resulting in the matrix below:

SWOT FOR ADDERBURY SUSTAINABILITY SCOPING REPORT

STRENGTHS WEAKNESSES

1. Attractive built environment 2. Aesthetic impact of village centre 3. Broad range of housing types 4. Broad range of clubs and societies 5. Easy Access to motorways and communication

links 6. The lakes ( local nature reserve) and streams 7. Good Access to Banbury and Oxford 8. Access to popular Cotswold tourist areas 9. Good Variety of sports facilities within the village 10. Ofsted rated good village school 11. Local library – community facility 12. Wide Variety of events 13. A rural village surrounded by agriculture land also

used for recreation eg Walks 14. Hospice in village 15. Lake House, providing care for the elderly

16. Village greens

17. Canal 18. Attractive ironstone houses and buildings 19. Camping and caravanning sites 20. C of E & Methodist Church’s 21. Quaker meeting house 22. St Marys Parish Church 23. Nine meeting places not including four public

houses. 24. Employment opportunities 25. Newly approved care home will increase

employment opportunities and visitors to the village

26. Large number of self-employed residents with village business club

27. Dynamic community 28. Cherwell recycling facilities 29. Lucy Plackett Playing Field 30. Wide range of wild-life habitats.

1. Relatively slow broadband 2. Variable mobile signals 3. Lack of retail shops 4. Cycle access to business parks and Banbury

Provision for cyclists (esp. Leaving the village) 5. Lack of B&B accommodation 6. Limited community facility that will

accommodate 100+ - church and school. 7. Lack of GP and medical facilities 8. Lack of day nursery (now addressed)/ wrap-

around care 9. Amount of on street parking in centre of village 10. Condition of footpaths in some areas of the

village 11. At times condition of field paths. 12. Post office has limited hours, area and services 13. Traffic congestion at peak times which is likely

to get worse with new developments in and surrounding the village and rat runs in Twyford and Horn Hill Road

14. No dedicated village café or restaurants other than those linked to public houses

15. Speed of traffic poses safety threat 16. Lighting and noise pollution in some parts of

the village 17. Traffic noise from M40 & Oxford Road 18. No cycle paths to any of the nursery, primary

or secondary schools and all routes leading out of the village

19. Lack of support group for the elderly, 20. Street parking during events. Implement a

park and ride? 21. The Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan is still

being developed. 22. The impact of the Milton Road South appeal. 23. Lack of green infrastructure – especially in new

developments and around the edges Impact of development on landscape

24. People's dependence on cars 25. Loss of natural habitat resulting in a reduction

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26. Inappropriate development affecting the setting of the historic built environment.

27. Increased traffic will adversely affect air quality

28. Increased development will increase surface water run-off and sewerage.

29. Inability to affect the planning decisions within Cherwell.

OPPORTUNITIES THREATS

1. Encourage small scale businesses to use available space.

2. Develop tourism 3. Develop support mechanisms for small business

Encourage inter trading between Adderbury businesses

4. Specific recycling facilities in village for e.g. glass, 5. Information provision on energy conservation. 6. Increase & improve retail businesses and help

existing village shop through greater community involvement. Available at CDC, is 7 needed?

7. Look at planning tools to facilitate start-up businesses (e.g. Business rates moratorium)

8. Community centre / Sports Hall 9. Create green biodiversity areas around Adderbury. 10. Improve energy efficiency of homes 11. Improve use of the canal 12. Encourage self-build groups 13. Encourage more aesthetic houses with garden space 14. Community garden sharing 15. Adopt imminent gov’t initiative on housing density

per hectare 16. 2nd motorway junction 17. Junior participation for sports with positive

participation for girls 18. Create an enabling system to allow local residents to

identify areas for improvement. 19. Improve the aesthetics of business parks along the

Oxford Rd. 20. Investigate old railway line for possible leisure use 21. To use neighbourhood planning to influence the

design and mix of new build to blend in with housing design in the immediate vicinity and mitigate effects of global warming

22. Potential woodland area 23. Increase cemetery space 24. Expand village school to take an extra class 25. Library as coffee shop 26. Closer collaboration with neighboring communities 27. Medical surgery in village on regular basis 28. Recycling rain water (compulsory in new builds)

Greywater, too.

1. Village school lacks places for Adderbury children - A new school would mean accepting 600+ new houses

2. 2nd motorway access changes nature of village 3. Growth of Banbury reduces open countryside

separation from Banbury 4. Inappropriate large developments and developer

led planning 5. Development that creates a “sprawling” village

that reduces sustainability. Already happening. 6. Our position and assets make us attractive for

inappropriate development 7. Library closure due to cuts 8. The village pubs close 9. Village shop closes 10. Slow broadband drives businesses elsewhere 11. Increased traffic flow through the village. 12. Speed of traffic 13. Government intervention 14. Diverse opinions – leading to no decisions 15. Currently no District Local Plan – complex process

that relies on volunteers for Neighbourhood Plan. 16. Flood risk 17. Adderbury becoming less affordable or less

desirable. 18. Global Warming increases extremes of both

rainfall and summertime temperature 19. Increase in house prices in village putting out of

reach of young families 20. Rural character of village destroyed by traffic and

development 21. Local healthcare facilities, hospital & GP practices

under pressure as less funding and population increases

22. Poorer air quality because of increase in traffic 23. Lack of interest/participation in sustaining village

character/community as village grows 24. CDC fails to maintain a 5-year land supply as

measured by the incipient National Planning Policy Guideline legislation

25. CDC does not deliver its Local Plan during the first half of 2014 giving speculative developers a “window of opportunity” to counter the intent of its local plan and parish


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26. Insufficient housing for an ageing population who may wish to downsize to more energy efficient and easy to manage dwellings

It should be noted that the above SWOT matrix contains the analysis of environmental problems as required by SA legislation.

The data from the SWOT analysis above was then used to populate a TOWS Matrix in order to generate possible policy actions. As explained in Chapter 1 SA Process on page 11, the TOWS Matrix provides a more rigorous process to arrive at well considered policies, tactics and actions compared to a SWOT analysis alone. The TOWS Matrix is a 3 x 3 matrix that has, in addition to the quadrants for Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Threats, a further four quadrants for Policies / Tactics / Actions in order to mitigate or enhance the situation when you contrast one SWOT quadrant against another. So in the TOWS Matrix that appears on the next few pages the additional four quadrants are Policies SO (Strengths v Opportunities); Policies ST (Strengths v Threats); Policies WO (Weaknesses v Opportunities); and Policies WT (Weaknesses v Threats).

Importantly, both the SWOT analysis and the TOWS Matrix were developed over a period of several months by village residents and parish councillors whose names appear at the end of this document. The purpose of adopting this process was to remove bias as well as to capture multiple viewpoints.

Most of the “policies” in the TOWS Matrix are possible actions. Rather than relying on academic rigour we encouraged participation. No doubt this added much complexity and time to the process but it was considered worthwhile because all of the work was carried out by volunteers giving of their time as and when they could.


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TOWS Matrix

Strengths

1. Attractive built environment 2. Aesthetic impact of village centre 3. Broad range of housing types 4. Broad range of clubs and societies 5. Easy Access to motorways and communication

links 6. The lakes ( local nature reserve) and streams 7. Good Access to Banbury and Oxford 8. Access to popular Cotswold tourist areas 9. Good Variety of sports facilities within the village 10. Ofsted rated good village school 11. Local library – community facility 12. Wide Variety of events 13. A rural village surrounded by agriculture land also

used for recreation eg Walks 14. Hospice in village 15. Lake House, providing care for the elderly

16. Village greens

17. Canal 18. Attractive ironstone houses and buildings 19. Camping and caravanning sites 20. C of E & Methodist Church’s 21. Quaker meeting house 22. St Mary’s Parish Church 23. Nine meeting places not including four public

houses. 24. Employment opportunities 25. Newly approved care home will increase

employment opportunities and visitors to the village

26. Large number of self-employed residents with village business club

27. Dynamic community 28. Cherwell recycling facilities

Weaknesses

1. Relatively slow broadband 2. Variable mobile signals 3. Lack of retail shops 4. Cycle access to business parks and Banbury Provision for

cyclists (esp. Leaving the village) 5. Lack of B&B accommodation 6. Limited community facility that will accommodate 100+ -

church and school. 7. Lack of GP and medical facilities 8. Lack of day nursery (now addressed)/ wrap-around care 9. Amount of on street parking in centre of village 10. Condition of footpaths in some areas of the village 11. At times condition of field paths. 12. Post office has limited hours, area and services 13. Traffic congestion at peak times which is likely to get

worse with new developments in and surrounding the village and rat runs in Twyford and Horn Hill Road

14. No dedicated village café or restaurants other than those linked to public houses

15. Speed of traffic poses safety threat 16. Lighting and noise pollution in some parts of the village 17. Traffic noise from M40 & Oxford Road 18. No cycle paths to any of the nursery, primary or

secondary schools and all routes leading out of the village 19. Lack of support group for the elderly, 20. Street parking during events. Implement a park and ride? 21. The Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan is still being

developed. 22. The impact of the Milton Road South appeal. 23. Lack of green infrastructure – especially in new

developments and around the edges Impact of development on landscape

24. People's dependence on cars 25. Loss of natural habitat resulting in a reduction of

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29. Lucy Plackett Playing Field 30. Wide range of wild-life habitats. 31. Business park in Parish 32. Retail business park in Parish and retail space in

village centre

26. Inappropriate development affecting the setting of the historic built environment.

27. Increased traffic will adversely affect air quality 28. Increased development will increase surface water run-off

and sewerage. 29. Inability to affect the planning decisions within Cherwell.


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Opportunities 1. Encourage small scale businesses to use

available space. 2. Develop tourism 3. Develop support mechanisms for small business 4. Encourage inter trading between Adderbury

businesses

5. Specific recycling facilities in village for e.g. glass,

6. Information provision on energy conservation. 7. Increase & improve retail businesses and help

existing village shop through greater community involvement. Available at CDC, is 7 needed?

8. Look at planning tools to facilitate start-up businesses (e.g. Business rates moratorium)

9. Community centre / Sports Hall 10. Create green biodiversity areas around

Adderbury. 11. Improve energy efficiency of homes 12. Improve use of the canal 13. Encourage self-build groups 14. Encourage more aesthetic houses with garden

space 15. Community garden sharing 16. Adopt imminent gov’t initiative on housing

density per hectare 17. 2nd motorway junction 18. Junior participation for sports with positive

participation for girls 19. Create an enabling system to allow local

residents to identify areas for improvement. 20. Improve the aesthetics of business parks along

the Oxford Rd. 21. Investigate old railway line for possible leisure

use

Policies – SO

1. New builds/renovations be sympathetic to buildings in immediate vicinity and to embrace energy efficient technologies. [S1,S2 – O5, O10,O12, O13, O28]

2. Set a policy in the NP to encourage good design and appropriate use of material to fenestrations and energy efficiency of the built environment. In prominent locations within the village the Architecture should be exemplary and mediocrity of boxes with some alternative cladding treatment should be resisted. Individuality of design and layout should be expressed. [S1, S2, S3 – O5, 06, O13, O15, O18, O19, O21, O28]

3. Self build [S1, S2, S3 – O10, 012] 4. Support for long term community projects to

encourage biodiversity, health & wellness (including support for keeping elderly mentally & physically active), enterprise, adoption of green actions (eg walk/cycle rather than drive) and community participation. [S14, S15, S27, - O5, O9, O10, O27]

5. Tourism & Leisure: Work with local pubs and restaurants, caravan sites to develop a plan to attract more tourists. Perhaps bowling, tennis and golf could be included to provide tourist rates etc. Further develop the canals within Adderbury, walks/footpaths, lakes, cycle paths as an attraction for villagers & tourists. [S6, S7, S8, S12, S13, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S27, S30 – O2, O9, O11, O16, O19, O20, O22, O26]

6. Create a retail working group to review post office, shop, library, hairdressers to develop ways in which we can sustain and improve adderbury retail opportunities. [S24, S26 – 01, O2, O6]

7. Create a business working group to develop plans to:

Policies – WO

1. All developments to have one car parking space for each bedroom

2. Monitor progress of works by communication providers to improve speed and access by 2015

3. Greater collaboration with CDC and OxonCC to ensure best service provision and budgetary use for amalgam of a number of issues

4. Improve retail and business facilities in the village (co location)

5. Review elderly care support GP and Dental provision 6. Monitor on street parking with a subgroup of the PC and

relevant authority and seek to provide temporary off street parking venues for village events and in limited cases restrict street parking.

7. Review fieldpath/cycleway provision including canals by a PC subgroup

8. Review lighting and noise pollution issues in the village and provide strategy for limitations

9. Encourage low carbon opportunities by supporting national initiatives to reduce energy consumption and limit car journeys

10. Explore possibility with mobile communication providers to improve aerial coverage in ways appropriate to a historic village/conservation area.

11. Support present provider of day nursery with its expansion and monitor with future needs.

12. Assess quality of existing footpaths in village 13. Explore possibility of bringing together existing retail

outlet and Post Office to provide a longer opening service for postal services and more sustainable retail outlet

14. Monitor within the plan period growth in traffic flows and liaise with OCC now and at agreed time intervals.

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22. To use neighbourhood planning to influence the design and mix of new build to blend in with housing design in the immediate vicinity and mitigate effects of global warming

23. Potential woodland area 24. Increase cemetery space 25. Expand village school to take an extra class 26. Library as coffee shop 27. Closer collaboration with neighboring

communities 28. Medical surgery in village on regular basis 29. Recycling rain water (compulsory in new builds)

Greywater, too. 30. Car Parking for new developments

Encourage business intertrading, “buy adderbury” event in institute Work with Business park owners to provide a small business centre with meeting and presentation facilities etc. Run business, mentoring sessions, Dragons Den style sessions [S24, S25, S26 – O1, O3, O6, O7, O11, O25]

8. Start an up/re cycling facility in village for unwanted goods, staffed by volunteers with any funds going to village causes/projects. [S28 – O4, O28]

9. Encourage relocation of opticians workshop to Banbury business park and use for additional retail or perhaps village deli coffee shop. [O6]

10. Create co-opted sub groups of the parish council to focus on issues such as: Business including communications; Community to include garden sharing, allotments, open spaces; Environmental to address energy efficiency. [S27 – O1, O3, O5, O6,O9, O10, 011, O14, O19]

11. Support development of adderbury farmers market link with Deddington so as to avoid clash. APC has already supported this.

12. Develop a working group to encourage collaboration with Deddington and Bloxham and make better use of resources. [O26]

13. Improve communication and information provision to the village. [S4, S12, S27 – O25]

14. Biodiversity, green space management and planting woodland. [S6, S30 – O9,]

15. Lucy Plackett: Sports Hall to accommodate multi-sports needs with adequate storage and replace both the Activity Centre & football club buildings. Running circuit with Trim-Trail (12 workout stations) aimed at all ages especially the young and

16. Support provisions for additional restaurant and cafe facilities.

17. Look into business start up facilities to encourage new businesses in Adderbury

18. Support organisations and encourage the use of land for improving all levels of Bio – Diversity.

19. Review and identify provisions for waste disposal; list if necessary and develop actions for improvements.

20. Support publication of local traders. 21. Provide within the Neighbourhood Plan maximum targets

for developments. 22. Support an additional motorway junction which did not

increase traffic flow through village. 23. Encourage the set up of sports clubs and facilities to

provide sporting opportunities for juniors especially girls. 24. Neighbourhood Plan to establish control over good design,

the control of summer time temperatures/grey water recycling, and rainwater storage.

25. Examine locations for future increased Burial Sites. 26. Arrive at an agreed approach with the C of E /OCC and

school management on the best future outturn for the village school.

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50+ (not part of Adderbury Running Club). [S29 - O8, O17

16. Facilitate business start-ups & local employment. [S14, S15, S23, S24, S25, S26 – O1, O7, O11]

17. Library development. [S11 – O25] 18. Mitigate new residential development impact on

school ie, more places at local school. [S10 – O24] 19. Road infrastructure enhancement with pinch points

along both Horn Hill Road & Cross Hill Road/Dog Close to alleviate increased traffic flows. [S10 – O24]

20. Local collaboration. [O26] 21. Promote ways to improve both physical and mental

health in all age groups. [S14, S15 – O27] 22. Develop a Plan for the entire Parish and not only the

village to mitigate the possible effects of coalescence with Banbury within 20 to 30 years – the “green moat” with walkways surrounding and criss-crossing the village. [O9, 022, O23]

Threats 27. Village school lacks places for Adderbury

children - A new school would mean accepting 600+ new houses

28. 2nd motorway access changes nature of village 29. Growth of Banbury reduces open countryside

separation from Banbury 30. Inappropriate large developments and developer

led planning 31. Development that creates a “sprawling” village

that reduces sustainability. Already happening. 32. Our position and assets make us attractive for

inappropriate development 33. Library closure due to cuts 34. The village pubs close 35. Village shop closes 36. Slow broadband drives businesses elsewhere

Policies – ST

1. Do not extend village beyond the current built boundary – create a village centre to promote sustainability (T3, T4, T5, T6, T20, T23, S1, S2, S3, S13, S16, S18)

2. Work with police to devise traffic calming and speed reduction and encourage car sharing to reduce traffic volumes (T4, T5, T11, T12, T20, T22, T24, T25)

3. Work with CDC and neighbouring villages to challenge government in developments that appear to undermine government legislation. (we are totally powerless to do this remove??)

4. Work with Environment Agency to alleviate flood risk (T4, T16, T18, S13)

5. Encourage new business : work with CDC to have first 2 years 0 rated business rates and encourage residents

Policies – WT

1. Ensure that no more that about 40 house are built over the next 20 years to minimise impact on school SEE 10 BELOW

2. Ensure that we protect existing rural facilities through use eg, footpaths, bridle ways and tow paths.

3. Determine natural size of the village and location of dwellings

4. Traffic : Monitor current traffic volumes – now and following future development e.g. Bankside. Ref: T20/T2/T11/T12/W9/W13/W15/W17/W20/W24/W27/

5. Investigate background to school usage. 6. Statement of what the natural size and shape of the village

should be without it being moved towards urbanisation. 7. COMMUNICATION POLICY REF; W1/W2/T10 8. COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE POLICY REF;

W7/W19/T21/T26


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37. Increased traffic flow through the village. 38. Speed of traffic 39. Government intervention 40. Diverse opinions – leading to no decisions 41. Currently no District Local Plan – complex

process that relies on volunteers for Neighbourhood Plan.

42. Flood risk 43. Adderbury becoming less affordable or less

desirable. 44. Global Warming increases extremes of both

rainfall and summertime temperature 45. Increase in house prices in village putting out of

reach of young families 46. Rural character of village destroyed by traffic

and development 47. Local healthcare facilities, hospital & GP

practices under pressure as less funding and population increases

48. Poorer air quality because of increase in traffic 49. Lack of interest/participation in sustaining

village character/community as village grows 50. CDC fails to maintain a 5-year land supply as

measured by the incipient National Planning Policy Guideline legislation

51. CDC does not deliver its Local Plan during the first half of 2014 giving speculative developers a “window of opportunity” to counter the intent of its local plan and parish

52. Insufficient housing for an ageing population who may wish to downsize to more energy efficient and easy to manage dwellings

to support existing business (T8, T9, T10, S31, S32, S24, S14, S19, S26, S25, S15)

6. Require new builds to be sympathetic to existing aesthetic (T3, T4, T5, T6, T20, T23, S1, S2, S3, S13, S16, S18)

7. Ensure that a broad range of housing types are built to accommodate all residents needs (T4,T6, T17, T19, T26, S3, S18, S27)

8. Maintain and improve existing leisure facilities, explore new opportunities to widen leisure facilities (T5, T7, T8, T14, T23, S4, S6, S9, S12, S13, S16, S17, S19, S23, S27, S29, S30)

9. Protect and improve wildlife habitats and our natural environment (T2, T3, T5, T6, T13, T16, T18, T20, S6, S13, S16, S17, S30)

10. Work with OCC to ensure Adderbury children have adequate school places locally (T1)

9. RETAIL POLICY TO ENCOURAGE APPROPRIATE SUSTAINABLE OUTLETS AND SERVICES W3/W12/W14/T9/T8/T7

10. EDUCATION POLICY REF;W8/W18/T1/ 11. RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY

REF;W22/W23/W26/W28/T3/T4/T5/T6/T19/T20/T23/ 12. CHERWELL RELATIONSHIPS REF;

W29/W21/T24/T25/T15/T13/ 13. POLICY FOR BUSINESS AND TOURISM REF

W1/W3/W5/T8/T9/T10

CHAPTER 5. SA FRAMEWORK (SA TASK A4)

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Chapter 5. SA Framework (SA Task A4) A sustainability appraisal (SA) framework is useful for comparing plan alternatives, and assessing and fine-tuning the draft plan.

CDC recommended that we use their SA template to consider the various sustainability objectives. The original CDC template is shown at Table 5.1. Use of this table to analyse polices appears at the end of Chapter 7.

Table 5.1 General SA Framework (Cherwell District Council)

Village Objectives

SA Objectives VO1 VO2 VO3 VO4

1. To ensure that everyone has the opportunity to live in a decent, sustainably constructed and affordable home.

++ + 0 -

2. To reduce the risk of flooding and resulting detriment to public well- being, the economy and the environment

-- ?

3. To improve the health and well-being of the population & reduce inequalities in health.

4. To reduce poverty and social exclusion.

5. To reduce crime and disorder and the fear of crime.

6. To create and sustain vibrant communities and engage cultural activity across all sections of the Cherwell community

7. To improve accessibility to all services and facilities.

8. To improve efficiency in land use through the re-use of previously developed land and existing buildings, including the re-use of materials from buildings, and encouraging urban renaissance.

9. To reduce air pollution including reducing greenhouse gas emissions and ensure the district is ready for its impacts

10. To conserve and enhance and create resources for the districts biodiversity

11. To protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the districts countryside and historic environment.

12. To reduce road congestion and pollution levels by improving travel choice, and reducing the need for travel by car/ lorry

13. To reduce the global, social and environmental impact of consumption of resource by using sustainably produced and local products.

14. To reduce waste generation and disposal, and achieve the sustainable management of waste

15. To maintain and improve the water quality of the districts rivers and to achieve sustainable water resources management

16. To increase energy efficiency and the proportion of energy

17. To ensure high and stable levels of employment so everyone can benefit from the economic growth of the district.

18. To sustain and develop economic growth and innovation, an educated/ skilled workforce and support the long term competitiveness of the district.

19. To encourage the development of buoyant, sustainable tourism sector.

Conclusion:

CHAPTER 5. SA FRAMEWORK (SA TASK A4)

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The CDC template will be used to assess the impacts of the ANP policies. A more site-specific template was used to evaluate sites for development in Adderbury. This is shown at Table 5.2.

Table 5.2 Site specific SA framework

Map of zone

Photo

% of Site in Floodplain data comments

Surface water or run-off issues (Will development aggravate this?)

data comments

Distance to Village Centre (traffic lights – pace it out) data comments

Distance to Bus Stop (pace it out) data comments

Distance to School (Ease for parent/(s) to socialise en-route – pace it out)

data comments

Biodiversity: what is there and how far it is: Lakes/ponds, rivers/streams, mature trees, hedgerows, habitats etc.

data comments

Impact on Parish’s historic environment & conservation area (are sites adjacent to publicly accessible open space and/or have footpaths or bridleways in them? That would relate to SA objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..."

data comments

Traffic / road congestion (volume & time; identify sites where there are already traffic problems that would be exacerbated through the new development)

data comments

Pollutants (air / water; are any of the sites currently developed, i.e. are they all Greenfield sites or are some of them brownfield? Agricultural contaminants? Brownfield is generally better than greenfield)

data comments

Is the location likely to result in spending in the village? (Economic impact)

data comments

Is the location likely to result in easy social interaction within site and rest of village? (Social impact)

data comments

Mitigation

In both cases, the following symbols will be used:

++

Very positive impact

+

Positive impact

0

Neutral impact

-

Negative impact

--

Very negative impact

CHAPTER 6. ALTERNATIVES

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Chapter 6. Alternatives Chapter 7 considers the impacts of the individual ANP policies. This chapter discusses the key reasonable alternatives considered during the development of the TAP. These were

1. The amount of future housing in the parish 2. The location of future housing in the parish 3. Education and community facilities.

6.1 Amount of Housing

The Cherwell District Council Local Plan of January 2014 together with the Modified Plan of August 2014 has a requirement for all villages, including Kidlington, within the District for the period 2014 to 2031 of 1638 houses (888 permissions granted up to 31st March 2014 plus a new allocation of 750 houses in the Modified Local Plan). Of this total, Adderbury represents about 62/3 %. This results in a proportionate requirement of about 110 dwellings.

However, since the release of ‘The Adderbury Plan on 29th August 2013 and the issuing of the Adderbury Sustainability Scoping Report, planning permissions for 182 dwellings have been granted by Cherwell District Council. These are:

PLANING PERMISSIONS LOCATION TIME PERIOD NUMBER OF DWELLINGS

13/00456/OUT Land south of Milton

Road Pre 31st March 2014 65

13/00996/F Land north of

Adderbury Court Post 31st March 2014 26

13/01768/F Land North of Aynho

Road Post 31st March 2014 60

14/00250/F Land north of Milton

Road Post 31st March 2014 31

While the area covered by the Adderbury Parish remains the same, part of Adderbury’s northern boundary now borders with Banbury rather than Bodicote. In effect, the part of Bodicote east of the Banbury Road has been absorbed into Banbury as part of a boundary change.

In addition to these permissions, a planning application has been approved for the Gracewell Carehome west of the Banbury Road and north of the Bowling Club for a 60 bed facility with the option to extend.

There is also a need to consider the demographics for Adderbury within Cherwell District Council. Based on the 2012 Census, we would not expect a population growth greater than 10-15% for the Local Plan period to 2031, i.e. 280-420 people or about 130-180 households. On this basis again, Adderbury will grow in line with the demographic trend for South East England in terms of number of dwellings required. Again 182 dwellings with permissions exceeds this requirement.

Taking any more dwellings begins to make Adderbury less sustainable and begins to transform the village from a rural village to an urban village. Accordingly, Adderbury should not accept any further major developments until the end of the plan period 2031, other than windfall, infill and sites identified by Cherwell District Council within the Adderbury Residential Boundary which is defined in this document.


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As a consequence of a significant level of development in excess of our proportionate quota of the strategic requirement we arrive at the policy quoted below from the previous chapter:

AP-PSD1 – Policy: Adderbury has already accepted planning permission for 65 new dwellings in the first quarter of 2014 and a further 117dwellings since 31st March 2014. Therefore Adderbury should not accept any further major developments until the end of the plan period 2031, other than windfall and infill. (Supports: Policy PSD 1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development (PSD))

6.2 Location of housing

A key reason for a village to develop a Neighbourhood Plan is to determine where future developments in the village should be located. This is in keeping with the intent of the Localism Bill.

Several of the questions in the Adderbury Village Questionnaire, developed by the TAP group, asked Villagers to indicated their preferred zones for development.

From the perspective of the community of Adderbury, key factors are the retention of their village as a sustainable rural village and the social fabric that constitutes the village. For this to happen, there needs to be an end to ribbon development along the lines of Anyho Road & Milton Road and the Banbury/Oxford Road which is increasingly making the village unsustainable. Based on the future strategic needs of the community and possibly the school, a sustainable area of land needs to be earmarked and protected.

During the Village Questionnaire process villagers did indicate their preferences for where any further development should take place. Furthermore, the SAR Team conducted site assessment in the updated Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) updated in 2014. Table 6.2 lists the sites that were assessed:

Table 6.2 Sites selected for assessment from sites identified in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment updated 2014 by Cherwell District Council as being sites in reasonable close proximity to Village Centre

Site Ref Address Village zone (Figure 3.1)

SHLAA Designation

AD001 Land east of Twyford Avenue D Rejected Sites List

AD002 Land North of Aynho Rd E Part Planning Permission and Part Potential for Future Development

AD003

AD004

AD005 Land to North of Berry Hill Rd F Rejected Sites List

AD006

AD007 Land to North of Adderbury Court

A Rejected Sites List

AD008 Land to South of Greenhill House A Rejected Sites List

AD009

AD010 Bradford’ Field North of Milton Rd

J Rejected Sites List

AD011 Land South of Milton Rd H Planning Permission


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AD012 Land to South of St Mary’s Rd G Rejected Sites List

AD013 Land to South of Berry Hill Rd G Rejected Sites List

AD014

AD015 Land to North of Greenhill House B Planning Permission

AD016

AD017

AD018

AD019

AD020

AD021 OSA 1900 Corner of Berry Hill Rd and Oxford

F Rejected Sites List

AD022 Land North of Milton Rd and South of Manor Rd

J Part Planning Permission and Part Potential for Future Development

AD023 Croft Farm A Rejected Sites List

AD024

AD025

AD026

AD027 Land South of Twyford Rd D Rejected Sites List

AD028 Land east and north of Walton Avenue

D Rejected Sites List

AD029 Land West of Banbury Rd A Rejected Sites List

AD030

AD031 Land North of New Rd A Rejected Sites List

AD032

(C&D)AD033

Land South of Milton Rd H Rejected Sites List

AD034 Land West of the Plough PH Aynho Rd

L Rejected Sites List

AD035 Land North of Aynho Rd E Rejected Sites List

AD036

AD037 Land North of Twyford Rd C Rejected Sites List

AD038 6 Twyford Rd Rejected Sites List

AD039 Land adjoining Summers Close A Rejected Sites List

AD040 Station Yard Oxford Rd F Rejected Sites List

AD041 Fernvale Barnes D Rejected Sites List

AD042 East House Aynho Rd L Rejected Sites List

AD043 Land West of Croft Lane A Rejected Sites List

AD044

AD045 Land at Berry Hill Rd F Rejected Sites List


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AD046 Land West of Banbury Rd A Rejected Sites List

AD047 Land West of Banbury Rd A Planning Permission granted

AD048 Land off Twyford Rd C Rejected Sites List

AD049 Land at Adderbury Twyford Adjacent M40

D,E Rejected Sites List

AD050 Land at Adderbury (Twyford Rd) D Rejected Sites List

Note:-1) For Reference the centre of the Village is taken as the traffic lights on the Aynho Rd based on the broad population spread.

2) Distance to centre /school and bus stops are pedestrian routes from the centre of development sites.

3) Some sites that appear on the SHLAA rejected list have acquired planning permissionieAD002,AD011,AD015,AD047.Some sites have in addition to obtaining planning permission have additional land identified for future potential developmentAD002,Ad022. Although site reference number is listed below not all numbers appear to have been used by CDC but for the clarity of understanding the blank numbers have been included.

4) Land highlighted in yellow has been omitted from assessments because of its un-sustainability ie lack of proximity to village centre.

5) Two sites have were assessed as pilots and these are (part AD002) and AD047 highlighted in pink. These sites have already been granted planning permission.

6) The Site Reference numbers may be viewed in Figure 6.1 and on the maps on each site assessment form in the Appendix.

Each site that has been assessed has been evaluated for its sustainability but this should not be read as confirming that Adderbury wishes to develop any particular site in the present plan period of 2011-2031. The reasons are that Adderbury will meet its proportionate part of the strategic requirement set out in the Local Plan and maintain a rural village character. Appendix B shows the appraisal findings in full, and they are summarized at Table 6.3.


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Figure 6.1 Possible development sites: Sites with red lines = housing Sites in orange = potential school relocation & community facilities


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Table 6.3 Summary of sustainability appraisal of housing sites

00

1

00

2a

00

2b

00

5

00

7

00

8

01

1

01

5

02

1

02

2

02

3

02

8

02

9

03

1

03

3

03

4

03

5

03

7

03

8

03

9

04

0

04

1

04

3

04

5

04

6

04

7

04

8

05

0

Floodplain ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ ++ -- ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ ++ + ++ ++ + ++ + ++ ++

Surface water + 0 + + 0 + + + + -- + + + -- + + + + + + + + + - + + + +

Distance to Village Centre

- 0 + -- ++ 0 -- -- - -- + 0 + 0 -- + 0 - 0 0 - 0 ++ -- + ++ - -

Distance to Bus Stop 0 0 + + ++ + + ++ 0 + + 0 ++ ++ + 0 0 0 ++ + 0 0 + + + ++ + +

Biodiversity 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 + 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Historic env. + 0 - + + + + + + - -- + + -- 0 -- 0 + + + + -- - - + + + +

Traffic - - 0 0 0 0 - 0 -- -- 0 - 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0

Pollutants 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Landscape - - - 0 0 - - 0 -- -- - - - - - - - - 0 - 0 - - - - - -- -

Agricultural Quality 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 ++ + 0 0 0 0 0 0

Socio-economic - + + -- + + -- 0 - -- + + + + -- + + - 0 + ++ + + -- + + -- --

Village Vision 0 + + 0 + + + - 0 - + 0 + - + 0 + - 0 + 0 0 + 0 + + - 0


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6.3 Education and community facilities

Adderbury has a primary school of one form entry and is unable to offer education to all the extra housing which have recently received planning permission. A feasibility study is currently being mounted by Oxfordshire County Council on alterations to either Deddington Primary School or Adderbury Primary School in order to provide a one and a half form entry school. Adderbury’s school is situated on a constrained site and a busy road junction which would require either to be relocated for any further development requiring a two form entry or a split site location or transporting Adderbury children to Deddington or vice versa.

The objective is to enable all village children to have a possible place at the village school. Table 6.4 assesses possible sites, should a further significant increase in village size occur.

Table 6.4 Sustainability appraisal of alternatives for future proofing the village school

Alternative 1

Zone A – land west of Banbury Road

AD008, 029, 046

Alternative 2

AD035 – land north of Aynho Road

Alternative 3

AD022 – land north of Milton Road

School Stay on existing site

SO 1 To facilitate economic growth and employment and a more diverse local economy with an emphasis on attracting and developing higher technology industries

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 2 To support the diversification of Cherwell's rural economy

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 3 To help disadvantaged areas, support an increase in skills and innovation, improve the built environment and make Cherwell more attractive to business by supporting regeneration

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 4 To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability, distinctiveness and safety of Cherwell's urban centres.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 5 To encourage sustainable tourism

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 6 To accommodate new development so that it maintains or enhances the local identity of Cherwell's settlements and the functions they perform

++

Removes traffic issues

Large enough for community

+

Open country side

Distant from main intake group

Open country side

++

Currently established but is a limited site


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sharing options

with traffic issues

SO 7 To meet the housing needs of all sections of Cherwell's communities, particularly the need to house an ageing population and to meet the identified needs of Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Show people, in a way that creates sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 8 To improve the affordability of housing in Cherwell and to provide social rented and intermediate housing to meet identified needs whilst ensuring the viability of housing development and a reliable supply of new homes

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 9 To improve the availability of housing to newly forming households in rural areas

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 10 To provide sufficient accessible, good quality services, facilities and infrastructure including green infrastructure, to meet health, education, transport, open space, sport, recreation, cultural, social and other community needs, reducing social exclusion and poverty, addressing inequalities in health, and maximising well-being.

0 0 0 0

SO 11 To incorporate the principles of sustainable development in mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts including increasing local resource efficiency (particularly water efficiency), minimising carbon emissions, promoting decentralised and renewable or low carbon energy where appropriate and ensuring that the risk of flooding is not increased

+ + +

SO 12 To focus development in Cherwell's sustainable locations, making efficient and effective use of land, conserving and enhancing the countryside and landscape and the setting of its towns and villages.

0 - - +

SO 13 To reduce the dependency on the private car as a mode of travel,

+ 0 -- +


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increase the attraction of and opportunities for travelling by public transport, cycle and on foot, and to ensure high standards of accessibility to services for people with impaired mobility.

SO 14 To create more sustainable communities by providing high quality, locally distinctive and well designed environments which increase the attractiveness of Cherwell's towns and villages as places to live and work and which contribute to the well-being of residents.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

SO 15 To protect and enhance the historic and natural environment and Cherwell's core assets, including protecting and enhancing cultural heritage assets and archaeology, maximising opportunities for improving biodiversity and minimising pollution in urban and rural areas.

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Not Applicable

Distance to Village Centre + + -- ++

% site in Floodplain 0 0 0 0

Will surface water run off 0 0 0 0

Biodiversity impact - - -- 0

Impact on Parish’s historic environment

- - - 0

Visual landscape - - - 0

Village vision of development - Zones + + - +

Conclusions: Site is most sustainable from both a school and community facilities perspective.

Site is somewhat sustainable.

This is the most unsustainable site and should not be considered.

School is capable after alteration to 1½ form entry to accommodate the present need. Location is poor from a health (vehicular pollutants due to the traffic lights)


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as well as safety perspective. Playing field capacity is limited.

Joint Assessment by: Colin Astley, Andrew Barnes, Diane Bratt, Tony Gill, David Griffiths, Sue Jelfs, John Osborne, and Martin Rye.

Date: completed 27th & 28th January 2015.

Given what we currently know from planning applications that have been approved, it is likely that village children can be accommodated at a possible enlarged Christopher Rawlins Primary School with any overflow going to Deddington Primary School or vice versa.

However, taking a longer term view it may be necessary to expand the school even further than indicated by current trends. It therefore seems prudent to find a sustainable site, suitable to accommodate both a possible larger school and community needs towards the end of the plan period or beyond. It thus behoves the community to keep the most sustainable current site for these purposes in order to future proof it.

A village school or community facilities at the fringe of the village is not sustainable and is against Cherwell District Council’s Strategic Objective 13 in the Local Plan to reduce the dependency on the private car as a mode of travel and the NPPF’s requirement for proposals to reduce the need to travel by private car. (see CDC SLE2).

In order to safeguard the long term strategic needs of the village, we are obliged to preserve a sustainable site for future educational and community needs. For this reason we are nominating the site marked in orange in Figure 6.1. However, the decision on what developments, if any, for Christopher Rawlins Primary School rest entirely with Oxfordshire County Council and the Diocese of the Church of England.

An assessment of community facilities should be conducted to establish their current state, need for upgrading or replacing and additional needs over the 20 year plan period. Funding for all of these consequent project expenses has to be determined as well as identifying sources of finance. Ideally this should be performed by a community group plus parish councillors. The Adderbury Plan (TAP) draft proposed the following:

The Plan should actively encourage and support a new facility replacing the existing buildings in the Lucy Plackett playing field

The majority of comments suggest that both Lucy Plackett and the Rise play areas are tired and in need of improving and updating.

Equipment should be for a greater age range, including teenagers The Plan should support development of local sporting facilities to enable and further the playing

of popular sports The Plan should also review and plan for facilities that would provide better resources to those

who enjoy walking, cycling and running A suitable, accessible facility in the village should be sought to provide the services of:

o a GP o a Community Nurse providing health checks and health promotion o a dentist to provide basic dental check to ascertain whether a visit to the surgery is

necessary o a chiropodist

The above should happen on a rotating basis during each month, so that there is one service a week available. If this cannot be achieved then there should be an Adderbury allocation of time


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within the surgery hours of an existing practice, where local people, in groups, can be provided transport to that ‘Adderbury Surgery’ slot

A Village Good Neighbour Scheme should be implemented as soon as possible to make best use of the offers of help. It could be open to all in the village who had a need, but priority would be given to the over 65s

Support would be needed to initiate the scheme from the County Council and thereafter grants, sponsors and fundraising for its maintenance. It would need to be run by volunteers. Links with Age UK would be advantageous

Prioritisation, development and maintenance of village facilities should be based on the needs of residents who are paying the precept.

CHAPTER 7. APPRAISAL OF THE DRAFT ANP

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Chapter 7. Appraisal of the Draft ANP

From the Adderbury Parish Objectives and Policies formulation process developed in Chapter 3, a series of logical, but not exclusive, actions were developed. This is summarised below and linked to each of the Policies:


AP-LE1 – Policy: Facilitate local employment through business start-ups & expansion. (supports SLE 1)

Possible Actions:

a) Identify business location sites for administrative, retail, service, light industrial and rural support industries.

b) Explore what capacity exists for business start-ups & expansion and determine future needs.

c) Make better use of existing facilities eg, Banbury Business Park by sub-dividing into smaller areas.

d) Offer virtual offices facilities with hourly based administrative support at Banbury Business Park

or a suitable alternative venue eg RegusTM Office Solutions.

e) For successful businesses needing to expand, identify land for office buildings to accommodate

service/administrative based work.

f) Encourage and support landowners/farmers in using existing redundant buildings for conversion

to commercial spaces for business letting.

g) Possible location of future businesses?

AP-LE2 – Policy: Encourage creation of a Retail Business Hub in the most sustainable location of the village. (supporting SLE 2)

[In line with CDC’s “new local centres containing a small number of shops of a limited size within the strategic housing allocations”.]

Action:

Create a working group to develop a strategy and Action Plan to develop a much needed village hub that could include: the Village Store ( maybe linked to Coop, Spar, Mace,

Sainsbury/Tesco/Waitrose “town store”), coffee/tea shop, Post Office, health centres (GP, Dental),

Library, Dry Cleaner, Boot & Shoe Repair, pharmacy etc.

Consider the use of a Retail Consultant for an initial feasibility study.

Consider the possibility of a community run Village Store/Post Office/Coffee Shop

Admin Retail Service Light industrial

Rural support industries

Possible sites Banbury Business Park

Possibly Twyford Mill & Station Yard See also AP-LE2

AD021 AD040, AD021

AD010, AD021


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AP-LE3 – Policy: Encourage Tourism to benefit Adderbury through the development of a coordinated marketing plan with regularly updates. (supports SLE 3)

Action: Setup a working group to develop a strategy and action plan for tourism – packaging the natural beauty of our countryside, architectural heritage and cultural activities. Ideas to consider are: B & Bs, pubs, farm tourism (courses, food, accommodation, etc), Oxford canal, Day-of-Dance, Party-in-the-Park, Adderbury Running Club Three Spires Challenge.


(supports Strategic Objectives for Building Sustainable Communities (BSC))

AP-BSC1 – Policy: Maintain Adderbury as a sustainable rural village. (supports BSC 1)

Actions:

Given the number of houses already granted planning consent, any further developments should

be refused.

Without being surrounded by agricultural land Adderbury ceases to be a rural village. We need to

indicate residential boundary line on a map. [insert boundary map at time of village consultation

and the applications granted since then.]

Endeavour to restore and enhance the heart of the village centre by encouraging co-location of retails outlet(s) including a full time post office that are easily accessible by foot.

AP-BSC2 – Policy: Ensure that 20% of all newly permitted affordable houses come under the control of a community land trust to ensure that those with a strong Adderbury connection always have priority access to affordable homes. This policy will continue beyond the plan period ending 2031 for all new developments. (supports BSC 3)

Action: Establish a working group, in partnership with CDC, to evaluate and if possible implement the Policy AP-BSC2.

AP-BSC3 – Policy: To protect the Adderbury parish from over-expansion, no single development should exceed 2½% of the total number of houses within the residential settlement boundary and provide a housing mix appropriate to Adderbury. (supports BSC 4)

Action: Work with CDC to implement this policy. The result of implementing this policy will result in no more dwellings to be approved over the remaining plan period for the village.

AP-BSC4 – Policy: Develop a village renewal plan that support the Parish vision and identity. (supports BSC 5)

Action: Setup a community / Parish Council group to review the current situation and then develop a plan to improve community infrastructure and resources to enhance the social fabric of the village. E.g. improving play areas, cycleways, footpaths and Lucy Plackett Activity Centre.

This supports the possible creation of our village hub – see Adderbury Policy AP-LE2.


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AP-BSC5 – Policy: Work with the relevant authorities (currently OCC & C of E) to provide all parish children with a place at Christopher Rawlins Primary School, if they so choose, and the prospect for the community to share some of the school facilities. (supports BSC 7)

Action: Ensure that all school children in the village have access to a suitable school.

Given that Christopher Rawlins is close to capacity the options for OCC & the diocese to achieve this are:

Enlarge Christopher Rawlins Primary School in order to accommodate our village needs plus some children from Deddington.*

Relocate the Christopher Rawlins Primary School to by reserving another sustainable site and protecting it for future possible use.

Initially build a new split site primary school in Adderbury using the existing Christopher Rawlins Primary School as one site and another site taking part of the complement. This new site would

have spatial capacity to eventually become the enlarged school on a single site.

Enrol some Adderbury Children in an enlarged Deddington Primary School.*

*Oxfordshire County Council are currently considering whether to enlarge Deddington or Christopher Rawlins to a one and a half form entry.

Land option sites for Christopher Rawlins Primary School expansion are:

Zone A – land west of Banbury Road,

AD035 – land north of Aynho Road,

and AD022 – land north of Milton Road.

AP-BSC6 – Policy: Plan and promote ways to improve both physical and mental health in all age groups. (supports BSC 8)

“POSTED APRIL 09, 2014, 5:00 PM

Heidi Godman, Executive Editor, Harvard Health Letter

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110

There are plenty of good reasons to be physically active. Big ones include reducing the odds of

developing heart disease, stroke, and diabetes. Maybe you want to lose weight, lower your blood

pressure, prevent depression, or just look better. Here’s another one, which especially applies to those

of us (including me) experiencing the brain fog that comes with age: exercise changes the brain in ways

that protect memory and thinking skills.”

Action: Set-up PC/community working group to investigate and work with the appropriate bodies to identify: For health care intervention:

1. Part-time or full time GP surgery 2. Dentistry

3. Chiropody

4. Care for the elderly and/or vulnerable

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/author/hgodman

http://www.health.harvard.edu/health




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For physical exercise:

1. What is currently happening in Adderbury together with participation numbers? 2. What additional activities could be introduced and what is the potential demand for these?

3. What needs to be done to address the gap?

Note: there is a statutory duty to cooperate with neighbouring villages so we do not necessarily have to have facilities for all activities located in Adderbury.

For instance, one form of exercise could be to implement safe walking & cycling routes to and from Adderbury to neighbouring villages and Banbury. Once these are fully in place:

encourage parents to walk or cycle with their children along safe routes to the primary school if

they need to be accompanied, eg “a walking bus”;

encourage all children to cycle along safe routes to secondary schools;

encourage cycling to work and for leisure.

AP-BSC7 – Policy: Evaluate the scale of current provision and plan for future expansion of public services and utilities. (supports BSC 9)

Action: Set-up PC/community working group to investigate and work with the appropriate bodies to carry out a needs assessment and put a working plan in place for their achievement. Eg, Cemetery, Allotments / garden sharing, Library, maintenance of some public spaces and equipment, pet waste, litter etc.

Allocate land for allotments, cemetery and green space.

Crown land now owned by the parish

and/or part of AD022 - the land coming from the Aynho Road development along the Milton Road alongside the eastern side of Ball-Colegrave.

(Combine actions with AP-BSC8, 10)

AP-BSC8 – Policy: Maintain and improve existing leisure facilities and explore new opportunities to widen the leisure facility base. (supports BSC 10)

Action: Set-up PC/community working group to investigate and work with the appropriate bodies to carry out a needs assessment and put a working plan in place for their achievement.

Note: review relevant section of CDCsoTOWSvTAPpolicies.docx


AP-BSC9 – Policy: All permitted developments are to contribute to parish needs allowing a total approach to outdoor recreation provision. (supports BSC 11)

Action:

1. Set-up PC/community working group to determine sums of money (Section 106, CIL and New

Homes Bonus) that are due to the Adderbury Parish from each specific development and work

with the appropriate bodies to develop a working plan to optimise spending of these funds for

parish needs.

2. This group also needs to take on the role of getting funds from all possible other sources eg, Sport

England, Lottery,


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AP-BSC10 – Policy: Review indoor facility needs and develop a plan to fund and build or expand required facilities on a prioritised basis. (supports BSC 12)

Action: Set-up PC/community working group to investigate and work with the appropriate bodies to carry out a needs assessment and put a working plan in place for their achievement.


Options could include:

Multi-use Sports Hall (possibly incorporating school needs)

Multi-use Community Hall (possibly incorporating school needs)

Community use of School facilities

Library support

AO-03 - Objective: Ensure that all developments are sustainable in the context of our rural village in terms of the built and natural environment. (supports Strategic Objectives for Ensuring Sustainable Development (ESD))

AP-PSD1 – Policy: Adderbury has already accepted planning permission for 65 new dwellings in the first quarter of 2014 and a further 117dwellings since 31st March 2014. Therefore Adderbury should not accept any further major developments until the end of the plan period 2031, other than windfall and infill. (Supports: Policy PSD 1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development (PSD))

Adderbury Parish accepts the principle of “presumption in favour of sustainable develop” in accordance with the NPPF, CDC’s Local Plan and the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan.

The requirement for all villages, including Kidlington, within the District for the period 2014 to 2031 is 1638 houses (888 permissions granted up to 31st March 2014 plus a new allocation of 750 houses in the Modified Local Plan). Of this total Adderbury has permissions for 65 dwellings prior to 31st March 2014 and 117 dwellings since 31st March 2014 giving a total of 182 dwellings. Of course, this does not include Gracewell Care Home. During 2014 the total number of dwellings for all villages is 17,310 - Source is the Cherwell District Council Modified Local Plan August 2014. Of this total, Adderbury represents about 62/3 %. This results in a proportionate requirement of about 110 dwellings instead of the 182 dwellings we currently have. Taking any more dwellings begins to make Adderbury less sustainable and begins to transform the village from a rural village to an urban village.

There is a need to consider the demographic growth for Adderbury within Cherwell District Council. Based on the 2012 Census [ONS Statistical Bulletin; 2012-based Subnational Population Projections for England 29 May 2014], we would not expect a population growth greater than 10-15% (figure extrapolated to take into account that ONS data is up to 2022) for the Local Plan period to 2031. On this basis again, Adderbury will grow in line with the demographic trend for South East England in terms of number of dwellings required.

As part of a full village consultation process that included a Questionnaire delivered to every household in Adderbury, residents responded as follows with regard to new developments and their possible location:

“Proposals:

Zone A (Banbury Road west) is the most sustainable site for the development of new homes

Zone E (Aynho Road north) is the second most sustainable location

No more than 50 new homes be built over the next 20 years


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Additional homes be delivered, so far as is possible, through infilling, and on brown field sites with no single site exceeding five units so that the expansion of the village is on a small scale through piece-meal development

A mix of housing types be delivered with provision across the spectrum from starter to family homes as well as affordable and age restricted homes

Any development be located towards the centre of the village to support the centrally located services and to enable accessibility to those services on foot. This will ensure that the occupiers of new homes have a greater sense of community rather than isolation in ʻremoteʼ locations around the periphery

Any new homes to display high standards of design and construction which are in harmony with the architectural quality of the historic core as well as being modern, efficient buildings addressing the differing requirements of their occupants “

This is an extract from The Adderbury Plan (TAP) draft dated 29th August 2013 and is an analysis of the Questionnaire data. Much has happened since then – 182 dwellings have been approved. The Adderbury Plan is attached as an Appendix.

AP-ESD1 – Policy: Preserve the land outside of the residential built boundary as viable farms for potential future food production in the context of global climate change (Supports ESD 1).

Establish a residential settlement boundary in the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan. This means that development will only be permitted within the residential settlement boundary making the village more sustainable.

AP-ESD2 – Policy: All new builds must be designed to use less energy and source clean energy on a total life cycle basis in accordance with the most current standards. (supports ESD2, ESD3 and ESD 5)

Action: All new developments must accord with Adderbury Design Brief which covers:

All new developments should have a pre-application design review addressing the need to reduce energy use as well as employing low carbon technologies. Additionally, design needs to ameliorate

the effect of summer time temperatures by the use of suitable construction, orientation and

shading strategies (eg, trees).

All new developments should have rain water harvesting systems in place.

Ensure that all new dwellings are constructed to the latest building regulations including BREEM

thereby building thermally efficient houses.

Encourage the use of low carbon technologies eg, solar panels, ground and air sourced heat-pumps, within.

Considering the matrix below, economic and technical feasibility issues need to be evaluated.

SOURCE OF ENERGY INDIVIDUAL COLLECTIVE

Solar - heat possible Unlikely - High system losses

Solar – voltaic cell possible Possible

Wind turbine possible Unlikely (because of size) but

technically possible

Heat pump – ground source

possible Unlikely - High system losses


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Heat pump – air source

possible Unlikely

Given the location of Adderbury, it is considered that solar voltaic cells in a discrete location offers the most likely form of alternation energy supply.

AP-ESD3 – Policy: No development in the floodplain as shown in Map ???????. (supports ESD 6)

Action: Reference this policy in the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan.

AP-ESD4 – Policy: All new developments must incorporate sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) or related solutions in compliance with ESD 7. (supports ESD 7)

Action: All designs must mitigate the consequences of water run-off into Sor Brook so as to minimise the immediate impact of flooding. This can be achieved through the use of SuDS and other strategies including balancing lakes, swales etc.

AP-ESD5 – Policy: Work with Thames Water to improve or renew the sewerage system and to ensure potable water quality for the environment. (supports ESD 8)

Actions: Work with Thames Water to ensure a solution to historical problems particularly at times of flooding causing by backup of sewerage in the system.

AP-ESD6 – Policy: Protect and Enhance Biodiversity and the Natural Environment. (supports ESD 10)

Action: Set up a working group to create biodiversity management plans for all parish council managed land and other areas.

AP-ESD7 – Policy: Fully support CDC Policy ESD 13 on Local Landscape Protection and Enhancement in its totality. (supports ESD 13)

Action: Establish within the Neighbourhood Plan a requirement that all developments are monitored within the pre-application stage to ensure that sensitivity to the local landscape is maintained and that any area within the parish could be enhanced with green spaces or woodland planting is identified. Note AP-ESD11 – Policy.

AP-ESD8 – Policy: Work with CDC, Banbury Town Council, Bodicote, Deddington, Bloxham Parish Councils and Milton to reach an agreement to develop and maintain a green buffer area to be retained either as farmland or woodland to prevent coalescence. (supports ESD 15)

Action: Setup necessary meetings to achieve a green buffer zone including footpaths, bridleways and cycleways. Consult with the community, including land owners, for ideas to implement.

AP-ESD9 – Policy: Work with CDC to ensure that the Adderbury Design Brief and the Statement of Consultation (appendices to the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan) are adopted for all new developments at the pre-application stage. (supports ESD 16)


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Action: Send the Planning Department within CDC our design brief once the Neighbourhood Plan is adopted.

AP-ESD10 – Policy: Partner with relevant organisations to better exploit the potential of the Oxford Canal for leisure, tourism and business. (supports ESD 17)

Action: Set-up a PC/community work group to work with the Canal and River Trust, CDC and relevant Adderbury based businesses who wish to participate in exploiting the potential opportunities.

AP-ESD11 – Policy: Retain the green spaces in and around the village in as natural a state as possible in support of biodiversity and leisure needs due to their intrinsic aesthetic contribution as well as seek opportunities to increase green infrastructure eg, woodlands. (supports ESD 18)

Action: Set-up a PC/community work group to achieve this policy. Note AP-ESD7 – Policy.

Policies that straddle all CDC strategic objectives (SO)

AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 1 – Transport Policy: Make existing traffic flows through the village safer and minimise use of private motor vehicles within the village through sustainable development. However we need to recognise that villagers generally need cars due to our rural location and limited availability of public transport. (Supports CDC Policies SLE4 & ESD1)

Action:

1. Monitor traffic flow to identify areas of concern and liaise with OCC to mitigate poor outcomes of

the monitoring process.

2. Maintain current bus services and seek additional services using smaller buses by working with

CDC.

3. Site new homes in Adderbury within walking distance of the school, church, shop and library.


(supports NPPF: Achieving sustainable development 5. Supporting high quality communications infrastructure)

Action: Monitor the broadband performance as a result of the recent super fibre optic upgrade. Set-up a PC/community work group to solve with mobile phone companies the issue of mobile phone black spots (ie, no signal) in certain areas.

– Policy: Work with CDC, Banbury Town Council, Bodicote, Deddington, Bloxham Parish Councils and Milton to reach an agreement to develop and maintain footpaths.???????

– Policy: Work with CDC, Banbury Town Council, Bodicote, Deddington, Bloxham Parish Councils and Milton to reach an agreement to cooperate on mutually beneficial facilities.

Sustainability Analysis

What follows is an appraisal of each of the Adderbury Economic, Social and Environmental policies against the Sustainability Appraisal Objectives set by CDC.

Economic sustainability analysis appears on the next page.


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SA Objectives from CDC Adderbury Policies

AP-LE1 Policy: Facilitate local employment through business start-ups & expansion

AP-LE2 Policy: Encourage creation of a Retail Business Hub in the most sustainable location of the village.

AP-LE3 Policy: Encourage Tourism to benefit Adderbury through the development of a coordinated marketing plan with regularly updates.


Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable





4. To reduce poverty and social exclusion. 0 Not applicable Not applicable


0 Not applicable Not applicable


0 ++ +


0 + Not applicable


0 +

Depends on location

Not applicable


+ 0 -

Mitigate by providing free maps showing footpaths and cycle routes




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0 Not applicable +


0 + -

Mitigate by providing free maps showing footpaths and cycle routes


0 0 0


Not applicable Not applicable 0






+ + +


+ 0 +


0 0

maybe

++

Conclusions: overall these policies are sustainable environmentally, socially and economically

Some support for this policy Definite support for this policy Overall this policy brings benefits for Adderbury


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Part 1 of the sustainability social analysis appears below.



AP-BSC1 – Policy: Maintain Adderbury as a sustainable rural village.

AP-BSC2 – Policy: Ensure that 20% of all newly permitted affordable houses come under the control of a community land trust to ensure that those with a strong Adderbury connection always have priority access to affordable homes. This policy will continue beyond the plan period ending 2031 for all new developments.

AP-BSC3 – Policy: To protect the Adderbury parish from over-expansion, no single development should exceed 2½% of the total number of houses within the residential settlement boundary and provide a housing mix appropriate to Adderbury.

AP-BSC4 – Policy: Develop a village renewal plan that support the Parish vision and identity.

AP-BSC5 – Policy: Work with the relevant authorities (currently OCC & C of E) to provide all parish children with a place at Christopher Rawlins Primary School, if they so choose, and the prospect for the community to share some of the school facilities.


Not Applicable + 0 Not Applicable Not Applicable


Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable


Not Applicable Not Applicable 0 0

May provide a well-being benefit

0

4. To reduce poverty and social exclusion. Not Applicable + Not Applicable Not Applicable 0


Not Applicable 0 Not Applicable 0 Not Applicable


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+ + + + +


+ 0 0 0 +


0 0 0 + +


0

Need to stop ribbon development

0 0 + 0


+ Not Applicable 0 0 0


+ Not Applicable 0 + 0


0 0 0 0 0

Provided school remains close to village centre


0 0 0 0 0


0 0 0 0 0


0 Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable Not Applicable


0 0 0 0 0


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0 Not Applicable 0 0 Not Applicable


0 Not Applicable 0 0 0


+ Not Applicable Not Applicable + Not Applicable

Conclusions: overall these policies are sustainable environmentally, socially and economically.

Supportive of policy Supportive of policy Somewhat supportive of policy

Supportive of policy Supportive of policy


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Part 2 of the sustainability social analysis appears below.



AP-BSC6 – Policy: Plan and promote ways to improve both physical and mental health in all age groups.

AP-BSC7 – Policy: Evaluate the scale of current provision and plan for future expansion of public services and utilities.

AP-BSC8 – Policy: Maintain and improve existing leisure facilities and explore new opportunities to widen the leisure facility base.

AP-BSC9 – Policy: All permitted developments are to contribute to parish needs allowing a total approach to outdoor recreation provision.

AP-BSC10 – Policy: Review indoor facility needs and develop a plan to fund and build or expand required facilities on a prioritised basis.


Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


Not applicable 0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


++ + + + +

4. To reduce poverty and social exclusion. Not applicable + 0 Not applicable Not applicable




+ + + + +


Not applicable + + + +

8. To improve efficiency in land use through the re-use of previously developed land and existing buildings, including the re-use of

Not applicable Not applicable + Not applicable +


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materials from buildings, and encouraging urban renaissance.




Not applicable 0 Not applicable 0 Not applicable


+ 0 + 0 Not applicable


Not applicable + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable




Not applicable + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable








+ 0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


Not applicable 0 + 0 0


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Conclusions: overall these policies are sustainable environmentally, socially and economically

Supportive of policy Supportive of policy Supportive of policy Supportive of policy Supportive of policy

Part 1 of the sustainability environmental analysis appears below.



AP-PSD1 – Policy: Adderbury has already accepted planning permission for 65 new dwellings in the first quarter of 2014 and a further 117dwellings since 31st March 2014. Therefore Adderbury should not accept any further major developments until the end of the plan period 2031, other than windfall and infill.

AP-ESD1 – Policy: Preserve the land outside of the residential built boundary as viable farms for potential future food production in the context of global climate change.

AP-ESD2 – Policy: All new builds must be designed to use less energy and source clean energy on a total life cycle basis in accordance with the most current standards.

AP-ESD3 – Policy: No development in the floodplain as shown in DEFRA Map page 35.

AP-ESD4 – Policy: All new developments must incorporate sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) or related solutions in compliance with ESD 7.

AP-ESD5 – Policy: Work with Thames Water to improve or renew the sewerage system and to ensure potable water quality for the environment.

AP-ESD6 – Policy: Protect and Enhance Biodiversity and the Natural Environment.


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0 Not applicable + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable ++ ++ Not applicable Not applicable – does not reduce

flooding


Not applicable Not applicable 0

Warmer homes support health

+ + ++ +

4. To reduce poverty and social exclusion. Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


+ Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable +


+ Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


0 + + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable +

With tree planting


+ + Not applicable + 0 0 ++


+ + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable +


+ 0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


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0 + + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


Not applicable 0

Depending on farming practices

Not applicable + + ++ +


0 0 ++ Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


0 0

Depends on level of mechanisation



0 0

Depends on level of mechanisation



0 0 Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable + +

Conclusions: Supportive of policy

Supportive of policy

Highly supportive of

policy






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Part 2 of the sustainability environmental analysis appears below.



AP-ESD7 – Policy: Fully support CDC Policy ESD 13 on Local Landscape Protection and Enhancement in its totality.

AP-ESD8 – Policy: Work with CDC, Banbury Town Council, Bodicote, Deddington, Bloxham Parish Councils and Milton to reach an agreement to develop and maintain a green buffer area to be retained either as farmland or woodland to prevent coalescence.

AP-ESD9 – Policy: Work with CDC to ensure that the Adderbury Design Brief and the Statement of Consultation (appendices to the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan) are adopted for all new developments at the pre-application stage.

AP-ESD10 – Policy: Partner with relevant organisations to better exploit the potential of the Oxford Canal for leisure, tourism and business.

AP-ESD11 – Policy: Retain the green spaces in and around the village in as natural a state as possible in support of biodiversity and leisure needs due to their intrinsic aesthetic contribution as well as seek opportunities to increase green infrastructure eg, woodlands.

AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 1 – Transport Policy: Make existing traffic flows through the village safer and minimise use of private motor vehicles within the village through sustainable development. However we need to recognise that villagers generally need cars due to our rural location and limited availability of public transport.



Not applicable Not applicable + Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable Not applicable


0

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Conclusions Supportive of policy







CHAPTER 8. FINE-TUNING OF THE PLAN

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Chapter 8. Fine-tuning of the plan

To be completed after the presubmission public consultation.

CHAPTER 9. NEXT STEPS

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Chapter 9. Next steps

To be completed once the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan has gone through the consultation process.

APPENDIX A. ADDERBURY COMMENTS ON PROPOSED CHERWELL LOCAL PLAN 2012

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Appendix A. Adderbury comments on proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012 Table A1 Adderbury Parish Council comments on the Proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012 covers Soundness

Table A2 Adderbury Parish Council comments on the Proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012 covers Legal Compliance

Table A2 Adderbury Parish Council comments on the Proposed Cherwell Local Plan 2012 covers Policies Supported

Table A4 Adderbury Parish Council comments on the Focused Consultation 2013 covers Alterations

Adderbury PC letter dated xx/xx/2012 enclosing comments on the Proposed Local Plan 2012

Insert Letter

Table A1

Comments on the Soundness of Cherwell LDP Policy Document 26/09/2012

To be sound the Local Plan should be

Positively Prepared

Justified

Effective

Consistent with National Policy

Item Section Soundness Page Ref

Comments

1 Vision ,Strategy and Objectives

Not Positively Prepared

Page 2 The words ”Aiming to” were not in the original document and are compatible with the following words “ strictly control” .The word “Aiming” should be removed

2 B100 Not Positively Prepared

Page 42

Policy on development on previously developed site should have preference over previously undeveloped sites is supported. The words “The use of undeveloped land will only be considered after demonstration that previously developed sites are inappropriate “should be added

3 Policy BSC 3:a Affordably Housing

Not Justified Page 44

The 5th paragraph would appear to lack justification, in a rural area where a large or rural occupation dwelling is proposed on a substantial piece of land.

4 Policy BSC 7:Meeting Education Needs


Page 50

Growth will increase Education needs and some villages may need to relocate its school to allow for increased demand. Will financial Planning allow for this need.

5 Policy ESD 15:Green Boundaries to Growth

Not in accordance with NPPF

Page 80

The NPPF does not define a Green Boundary only Green Belt and Green Spaces are delineated in the NPPF. This policy does not appear to be in accordance and is therefore illegal.

5 B258 Not in accordance with NPPF

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This policy fails to ensure that buffer are required to maintain the distinctive identity between villages as well as between Banbury and its surrounding villages.


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5 B260 Not Justified Page 80

The green buffer zone indicated at Bodicote suggests that Bodicote has been absorbed into Banbury and cannot as a consequence take its share of the proposed

6 Policies Village 1:Village Categorisation

C220

C221

C222

C225

C229



Not Justified

Not Justified

Not Justified

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Page 161

Page 161

Page 161

Page 162

Page 162

Whilst sets out the factors C220 used to arrive at a view of the sustainable growth across the rural villages and hence the categorization of villages it does not set out an evidence base the methodology and assessment of each village to enable comparison.

C221 Indicates that CRAITLUS has been used to assess some of the factors in C220 and that SHLAA has been used to inform the choice of suitable villages. The use of CRAITLUS is questioned because it does not demonstrate the availability in time or distance of village service provision/facilities only that a provision may exist. The SHLAA is still not available to Parish Councils to both comment on and inform for the production of a Neighbourhood Plan.

C222 states the principle of categorisation is well established and if this is the case where is the methodology?

C255 categorises Adderbury as a category A village. Which upon examination of the evidence and lack of clear methodology is not supported.

Adderbury cannot act as a service centre because of lack of facilities, in both a suitable location and provided at times to meet the time scales of its residents.

7 Policy Village2: Distribution of Housing Across the Rural Areas.

C235

C239

Not Justified


Not Justified

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Page 163

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Under note to the tables the words” as further completions and approvals are recorded from the 1st April 2011” have been added. These words were not in the original draft copy and do not provide any recognition of planning approvals before ,and as a consequence is an inequitable policy assisting those neighbourhoods who subsequently had planning approvals and placing those who had planning approvals prior at a disadvantage. The date for equitable purposes should be the date just after the last statutory plan i.e. 2001.

C235 states “ The precise number of homes to be allocated to an individual village and the allocation of sites will be set out in the Neighbourhood Plan in general conformity with the strategic policies of the Local Plan

C239 states “Rural planning permissions granted as at 31st March 2011 will contribute to meeting the policy in Village 2. This completely ignores the fact that the last adopted plan was in 1996 and as a consequence ignore the contribution of some villages where development took place prior to 2011 and provides advantage to those villages where planning applications have been approved


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after 1st April 2011. . The date for equitable purposes should be the date just after the last statutory plan i.e. 2001.

8 Policy Village2:Distribution of Housing Across the Rural Areas

C248



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This policy does not take account of sports played by the female population. Whilst the female gender do play cricket and football they also play other sports.

The statement of an evidence base does not accord with the population’s general view.

Table A2

Comments on Legality Of Cherwell LDP Policy Document 26/09/2012

Item Section Page Ref Comments

1 Policy BSC 3:Affordable Housing

Page 44 The 4th paragraph would appear contrary to section173 of the NPPF in a rural area where a large or rural occupation dwelling is proposed on a substantial piece of land.

2 Policy ESD 15: Green Boundaries to Growth

Page 80 The NPPF does not define a Green Boundary. Only Green Belt and Green Spaces are delineated in the NPPF. This policy does not appear to be in accordance with Law and is therefore illegal.

3 Policy Village 1:Village Categorisation

C220

C221

Page 161

Page 161

Page 161

Whilst sets out the factors C220 used to arrive at a view of the sustainable growth across the rural villages and hence the categorisation of villages it does not set out an evidence base the methodology and assessment of each village to enable comparison

C221 Indicates that CRAITLUS has been used to assess some of the factors in C220 and that SHLAA has been used to inform the choice of suitable villages. The use of CRAITLUS is flawed because it does not demonstrate the availability in time or distance of village service provision/facilities only that a provision may exist. The SHLAA is still not available to Parish Councils to both comment on and inform for the production of a Neighbourhood Plan. This is contrary to section 158 of the NPPF.

4 Policy Village 2: Distribution of Housing Across the Rural Areas

C235

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Under note to the tables the words” as further completions and approvals are recorded from the 1st April 2011” have been added. These words were not in the original draft copy and do not provide any recognition of planning approvals before ,and as a consequence is an inequitable policy assisting those neighbourhoods who subsequently had planning approvals and placing those who had planning approvals prior at a disadvantage. The date for equitable purposes should be the date just after the last statutory plan i.e. 2001. This is contrary to section 158 of the NPPF.

C235 states “The precise number of homes to be allocated to an individual village and the allocation of sites will be set out in the Neighbourhood Development Plan. The LPPF sets out clearly where a Parish wishes to prepare its own Neighbourhood Plan in accordance with the strategic


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requirements of the Local Plan. Adderbury expects to take no greater share than any other category A village. This is on the proviso that there is clear evidential information and policies that confirm which category Adderbury should be attributed too. This policy is therefore contrary to the principles set out in the Localism Act, and is contrary to the NPPF in which it is for local people to develop a Neighbourhood Plan in general conformity with the strategic policies of the local plan.

.

Table A3

CDC Local Plan Policies Supported

Item Section Page Ref Comments

1 Policy SLE1: Employment Development

Page 31

2 Policy SLE2: Securing Dynamic Town Centres

Page 35

3 Policy SLE3: Supporting Tourism Growth

Page 37

4 Policy SLE4: Improved Transport and Connections

Page 38

5 Policy SLE5:High Speed rail 2-London to Birmingham

Page 39

6 Policy BSC1: District Wide Housing Distribution

Page 42 That rural villages are maintained as rural areas and not allowed to coalesce into larger conurbations

7 Policy BSC 2: The effective and efficient use of Land-Brownfield Land Housing Density

Page 42

8 Policy BSC3:Affordable Housing

Page 44/45 Subject to comments under soundness and legality

9 Policy BSC4:Housing Mix Page 46/47

10 Policy BSC5:Area Renewal Page 47

11 Policy BSC6:Travelling Communities

Page 48 Unless sites are not sensitively located and effectively managed there will be strong opposition from large areas of effective settlements

12 Policy BSC7:Meeting Educational Needs

Page 50 Subject to comment under soundness

13 Policy BSC8:Securing Health and Well -Being

Page 51


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14 Policy BSC9:Public Services and Utilities

Page 52

15 Policy BSC10:Open Spaces, Outdoor and Recreation Provision

Page 53

16 Policy BSC11Local Standards of Provision –Outdoor Recreation

Page 56

17 Policy BSC12 Indoor Sports, Recreation and Communities Facilities

Page 57

18 Policy ESD 1:Mitigating and adapting to Climate Change

Page 60

19 Policy ESD 2:Energy Hierarchy

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20 Policy ESD 3:Sustainable Construction

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21 Policy ESD 4:Decentralized Energy Systems

Page 64 Only economically viable for large conurbations but reduces consumer choice.

22 Policy ESD 5:Renewable Energy

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23 Policy ESD 6:Sustainable Flood risk Management

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24 Policy ESD 7:Sustainable Drainage Systems (Suds)

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25 Policy ESD 8:Water Resources

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26 Policy ESD 9:Protection of Oxford Meadows SAC

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27 Policy ESD 10:Protection and enhancement of Bio Diversity and the Natural Environment

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Adderbury PC letter dated 22/05/2013 enclosing comments on the Proposed Local Plan Focussed Consultation 2013

QUOTE

ADDERBURY PARISH COUNCIL

Clerk & Responsible Financial Officer (01295) 275730

Theresa Goss [email protected] 11 Usher Drive www.adderburypc.co.uk

Banbury

Oxon OX16 1AG


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Head of Strategic Planning and Economy

Cherwell District Council

Bodicote House

Bodicote

Banbury

22 May 2013

Dear Sir

Re- Proposed Changes to the Cherwell Local Plan Proposed Submission and Proposed Submissions Policies Map.

Adderbury Parish Council has now reviewed the following documents:

1. The Cherwell Local Plan Proposed Submission dated August 2012

2. The Cherwell Local Plan Proposed Submission Focussed Consultation March 2013

3. Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment – Draft Final Report March 2013

We welcome the production of the Local Plan and look forward to an early submission to the Secretary of State of Communities and Local Government which should reduce some of the pressure from developers on the rural villages.

Adderbury Parish has submitted an application to prepare its own Neighbourhood Plan and is presently in the process of collecting and analysing the views of its residents and the business community on their vision of the future development of Adderbury and its services.

In reviewing the two documents covering the Cherwell Local Plan, Adderbury Parish Council have supported many of the policies within the plan but have major concerns over a number of issues. It would therefore want its comments on both documents including this covering letter to go forward together for consideration within the examination process.

Our principal areas of concern are:-

The definition of the buffer zone between Banbury and Adderbury has brought into sharp focus the close proximity of the proposed Bankside Phase 2 development to Adderbury. Whilst Clause 157 of the NPPF does state” identify land where development would be inappropriate, for instance because of its environmental or historic significance; and”, it is not felt that this does provides security in the future of a separate village identity. It opens the door to legal challenge and does not offer the legal certainty of a green belt policy. The close proximity of Bankside Phase 2 is therefore seen as coalescence of Adderbury into Banbury. Adderbury Parish Council are therefore strongly opposed to the development Bankside Phase 2.


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The categorization of Adderbury as a village in category band A is a clear concern to us because of the obvious lack of services within Adderbury and its inability to be self-sustaining, makes it unable to cope in a sensible sustainable way with anything other than infilling, conversions or very minimal development .We still await a technical paper that sets out in a clear and concise manner the assessment methodology to arrive at the categorisation of Adderbury from the factors contained in both the SHLAA and CRAITLUS.

Finally the adoption of the figures for housing need from the revoked South East Plan, without a clear evidence based assessment, does not appear to be consistent with the NPPF and is likely to lead to an over assessment. We understand that the Department for Communities and Local Government published on the 9th April 2013 a revision to the projection of households in 2021 which given the continuation of demographic trends indicates a reduction in Cherwell District. We further understand that the Department for Communities and Local Government expects councils to use the revised figures as part of the ongoing evidence for their local plans for development in conjunction with their assessment of the local circumstances in their areas. Adderbury Parish Council feel therefore that an assessment for the Cherwell District needs to be demonstrated from a sound evidence base and the housing need adjusted accordingly.

We have also looked at the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) – Draft Final Report March 2013 and have the following comments to make in relation to Adderbury:-

We understand this is not a policy document, but an evidence based document for reference

purposes. Can this be clarified?

The map for Adderbury appears to contain inaccuracies, in one site boundary delineation (AD022)

and suggest they are checked.

Parishes carrying out their own Neighbourhood Plan may select an option after a sustainability

assessment, which has been rejected within the SHLAA under a statement e.g. concerning its

impact on landscape character and setting of Village. How would these positions be reconciled?

Please find attached to this covering note, an excel spread sheet with further amplification of our comments on The Cherwell Local Plan Proposed Submission Focussed Consultation –March 2013.Our comments on the August 2012 document are already with you.

Yours faithfully,

Theresa Goss

Clerk and Responsible Financial Officer to Adderbury Parish Council

Enc.

UNQUOTE


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Table A4

Comments on the Soundness of Cherwell LDP Focussed Consultation Document 27/04/2013


Positively Prepared

Justified

Effective


Change No

Section Soundness Page Ref

Comments

18 Executive Summary- Building Sustainable Communities

Not Justified Page 4 The SE Plan has now been revoked and its continued use of the rate for housing delivery is likely to lead to an overestimate of the need. The NPPF envisages a appropriate local assessment including the market conditions

31 Executive Summary- The Village and Rural Areas


The revision to the village housing allocation still does not reflect the lack of services provision in Adderbury and the wrong categorisation of the village

36 Executive Summary-Ensuring Delivery


The provision for increased infrastructure such as schools has not been adequately covered.

44 Introduction Not Positively Prepared

Page 16

The continued reliance on the SE Plan targets for delivery of housing is likely to lead to an overprovision of housing and will not be reflected in what the market can deliver and over provision in land for development.

47 Introduction Not Positively Prepared

Page 17

The level of growth anticipated appears not to be substantiated both for the effects of economic activity certainly in the short term and the level of migration and population growth..

59 Strategy for Development in Cherwell

Not Effective Page 24

The policy fails to ensure effective delivery of services to vulnerably and impaired mobility groups .Adequate access to appropriate local services should be a condition of any further development

61 Strategy for Development in Cherwell


Presumption in favour of sustainable development embodies the planning requirement to provide easy access to local services

94 B86 Theme two Policies for Building Sustainable Communities


The use of the word” aim” is too loose for a policy. The word “ensure” would suggest policy intent.

95 B89 Theme two policies for Building Sustainable Communities


The NPPF requires that local planning authorities should positively seek opportunities to meet the development needs of their area .The use of the South East Plan assessments will lead to an over estimate of housing need. Therefore a more sensitive local appraisal should be carried out after adoption of the Local Plan.



The Council has not had regard to the NPPF because it has opted to adopt the South East Plan assessments.


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103 Policy BSC1 Theme two policies for Building Sustainable Communities


The allocation figures within the table based on assessment from the South East Plan will lead to an over assessment of the housing need.



There is very little evidence in the Plan of effective assessment of school provision within rural areas.

132 B183 Theme three policies for Ensuring Sustainable Communities


Not all villages in Policy Villages 1&2 have a range of services that reduces the need to travel by car.

166 B259 Theme three policies for Ensuring Sustainable Communities


The policy of Green Buffer Zones is supported and the reasons under Para 157 of the NPPF should be clarified. This policy will be subject to legal challenge from Developers and Land Owners.

345 C202 Policies for Cherwell Places Our Villages and Rural Areas


A large majority of our rural villages do not have a significant proportion who derive employment from either farming or the tourism sector. Employment for most villagers is provided in local towns or distant cities.



The need should be to enhance and not justprotect services and facilities.



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CRAITLUS does not provide a logical methodology of how the various factors determine the appropriate categorisation of villages.



Whilst the reductions in numbers is welcomed the grouping of Adderbury into group 1 a village limited by services facilities and its long ribbon conurbation into group 1 is not sustainable for development other than infilling and conversions.

The public examination of the Proposed Cherwell Local Plan

Adderbury PC reviewed the modified examination documents and listed their comments on the 22ndMay 2014 covering

1. The Cherwell Local Plan Submission 2. Submitted Topic Papers 1-8 by Cherwell District Council to assist the Inspectors

ExaminatioProcess 3. The Inspectors Issues (1-14) and questions for discussion


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Table A5

Comments on the Soundness of Cherwell LDP FocussedConsultation Document 27/04/2013 and Proposed Main, Minor and Schedule 8 Infrastructure Aug 2014


Positively Prepared

Justified

Effective


Mod No

Section Soundness Mod Page

Comments

Main Modifications

1 Contents Page and Tables Not Justified and Not Consistent with National Policy

Page 7 The use of the term “Urban –Rural Fringe” is seen as a cynical use of English to hide the buffer zones reduction certainly between Banbury and Twyford .The buffer zones were supposed to avoid coalescence of villages into towns. This will clearly not happen now

9 Executive Summary- The Village and Rural Areas

Not Justified and Not Consistent with National Policy

Page 16 The revision to the village housing allocation still does not reflect the lack of services provision in Adderbury and the wrong categorisation of the village .It clearly implies that coalescence of Adderbury into Banbury will take place in a similar fashion toBodicote..

51 Theme Two ; Policies for ensuring Sustainable Development B.175

Not Justified and Not Consistent with National Policy

Page 48 The policy alterations render its intent as not positive and provides the clear implication that coalescence between villages and Banbury is the ultimate objective.

63 Theme Two ; Policies for ensuring Sustainable Development Policy ESD 15 B260

Not positively prepared. Not Justified and Not Consistent with National Policy

Page 55 Buffer Zones when reduced to the depth of that indicated between Twyford and Banbury are in reality green spaces which obviously means that coalescence is taking place resulting in a rural village changing to an urban village..

64 Theme Two ; Policies for ensuring Sustainable Development Policy ESD 15 B260


Page 56 As Mod 1 comments..

113 Banbury Policy 12 Land for relocation of Banbury United FC


This land appears from the maps provided to be located at Cotefield Farm although this may be incorrect but the consequences of Development here is that it renders the Green buffer ineffective and reduces Adderbury to an urban village coalesced into Banbury. Adderbury would wish the existing buffer to remain for agricultural and bio-diversity reasons. It would also not want light pollution from close proximity to flood lighting.

136 Our Villages and Rural Areas: Policy Villages 1: Categorisation C219a


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This is a policy derived is derived from a desk exercise and based on the limited facilities Adderbury possesses is not providing a realistic categorisation. Adderbury is amongst those villages with the least services of any village within its category. It can no longer provide sufficient Primary School places. Its shop provides only limited supplies and the Post Office is only available for a


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matter of 10 hrs per week. The extra houses already approved for the southern part of the Village will not increase the footfall to the basic services available..For a village to be sustainable it has to have a basic level of services to sustain life, and easily accessible from each part of the village if we are to reduce our carbon footprint.

137 As 136 C221 As 136 Page 132

As136

138 As 136 C224 As 136 Page 132

The satellite. Village of Milton is in exactly the same position as a major part of Adderbury, in that it does not have access to services within Adderbury.

139 As 136 Policy Villages 1 As 136 Page 132

Whilst Category B and satellite Villages have been added to the distribution of minor development it does not make the principle of categorisation coherent and makes those villages with limited services no more sustainable. Coalescence of .villages will occur if sustainability depends on close proximity to Banbury/Bicester.Hence they will become urban villages destroying their setting and character.

140 As 136 C226 As 136 Page 135

This suggests that because Category A and B villages will be required to accommodate minor development categorisation does not matter, its only what is defined as the most sustainable villages. This policy therefore lacks coherence.

141 As 136 C227 As 136 Page 135

This provides definition of sustainability ,one would assume, but it actually increases the confusion. Does the first Bullet point mean service provision within a village? If so then it presumably rules out satellite villages because they have either none or very limited. The clear inference is that the claim of sustainability for Category A villages with out adequate service provision such as Adderbury ,is based on its close proximity to Banbury. You have therefore altered Adderbury to an urban village from a rural village from a rural village and your evidence base of services for Adderbury paints an inaccurate picture.

143 As 136 C229 As 136 Page 136

The policy is flawed Milton cannot use services it does not possess and the reality is residents of Milton go elsewhere based on several discussions with Milton residents.

144 As 136 C230 As 136 Page 136

As 143

147 As 136 Villages 2: Distributing Growth across Rural Areas

As 136 Page 139

This suggests that only category A villages will be required to meet the housing need of 750.their is no definition of what category B will be asked to contribute now they are considered suitable for minor development?.

Minor Modifications

No comments

Appendix 8: Infrastructure Delivery Plan

Banbury Projects

75 Improving the Oxford to Banbury Bus Service

Not effective Their have been reports to Adderbury Parish Council that the Bus Service through Adderbury has had to be re-routed because of congestion. The buses have been re-


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routed from West Adderbury onto the A4260 thus bypassing several stops .This needs investigation on its frequency, time occurrence and possible technical solutions.

Kidlington and Rural Areas

30c Rural North Subarea Not Effective Where neighbourhood Plans are being persued then it should be addressed within the plan.

31 Allotments Not Effective Where neighbourhood Plans are being persued then it should be addressed within the plan.

APPENDIX B. FACILITATING ADDERBURY POLICY FORMULATION

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Appendix B. Facilitating Adderbury Policy Formulation CDC SO v TOWS v TAP policies

CDC SWOTTOWSANP TAP Strategic Objectives for Developing a Sustainable Local Economy


SO 1 To facilitate economic growth and employment and a more diverse local economy with an emphasis on attracting and developing higher technology industries

SO 2 To support the diversification of Cherwell's rural economy

SO 3 To help disadvantaged areas, support an increase in skills and innovation, improve the built environment and make Cherwell more attractive to business by supporting regeneration

SO 4 To maintain and enhance the vitality, viability, distinctiveness and safety of Cherwell's urban centres.

Retain the social fabric of the village

SO 5 To encourage sustainable tourism Tourism Business, Economy & Employment Policy SLE 1 Employment Development Employment development on new sites allocated in this Plan will be the type of employment development specified within each site policy in Section C ‘Policies for Cherwell's Places’. Other types of employment development will be considered in conjunction with the preferred use(s) set out if it makes the site viable. In cases where planning permission is required, existing employment sites should be retained for employment use unless the following criteria are met:

AP-LE1 – Policy: Facilitate local employment through business start-ups & expansion. (supports CDC-SLE 1)

- [S14, S15, S23, S24, S25, S26 – O1, O7, O11] - Where planning permission is required,

existing employment sites should be retained for employment use unless CDC’s criteria are met. (SLE 1)

- Support sustainability of farms in the area.

Business, Economy and Employment Small scale, non-industrial businesses

should be encouraged and supported.

The development of small non-retail

business premises and serviced

offices should be encouraged on in the

existing business parks and on

brownfield sites.


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the applicant can demonstrate that an employment use should not be retained, including showing the site has been marketed.

the applicant can demonstrate that there are valid reasons why the use of a site for the existing or another employment use is not economically viable.

the applicant can demonstrate that there are other planning objectives that would outweigh the value of retaining the site in an employment use; and

where the applicant can demonstrate that the proposal would not have the effect of limiting the level of provision and quality of land available for employment in accordance with policies in the Local Plan.

Regard will be had to whether the location and nature of the present employment activity has an unacceptable adverse impact upon adjacent residential uses and if the site has been vacant in the long term. Employment development proposals at Banbury and Bicester on non-allocated sites or on sites which are not shown as approved commitments will be supported if they meet the following criteria: Are within the built up limits of the settlement Make efficient use of existing and underused sites and

premises, by increasing the intensity of use on accessible sites.

Are, or will be, accessible to the existing and proposed labour supply

Make efficient use of previously-developed land wherever possible

Have good access, or can be made to have good access, by public transport and other sustainable modes.

-

The Parish Council should, in principle,

support the change in use of residential

premises in the existing centre of the

village to retail if proposed.

The Friday Club concept should be

reviewed for possible expansion to

encompass more of the local small

businesses for networking, mentoring

and the sharing of experiences.

Although we have kept our post office,

the limited opening hours do restrict

support. There were a number of

suggestions to merge the post office

with the village stores to mutual benefit

and this should be investigated and

encouraged


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Are designed to a high quality, using sustainable construction, and are of an appropriate scale and character to the surroundings.

Do not have an adverse effect on surrounding land uses, residents and the historic and natural environment.

New small scale employment proposals within rural areas will be supported if they meet the following criteria: They will be within or on the edge of the villages listed in

‘Policy for Villages 2: Distributing Growth Across the Rural Areas’

They will meet an identified local need, justifying the village/rural location for the proposal

They will be designed to a very high quality using sustainable construction, and be of an appropriate scale and character to the village and its location

They will be outside of the Green Belt, unless very special circumstances can be demonstrated

The proposal and any associated employment activities can be carried out without undue detriment to residential amenity, the highway network, village character and its setting, the appearance and character of the landscape and the environment generally including on any designated buildings or features (or on any non-designated buildings or features of local importance).

The proposal will not give rise to excessive or inappropriate traffic and will wherever possible contribute to the general aim of reducing the need to travel by private car

There are no suitable available plots or premises within existing nearby employment sites

New dwellings will not be permitted within employment sites except where this is in accordance with specific site proposals set out in this Local Plan. Where any allocated


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employment sites in the district remain undeveloped in the long term and there is no reasonable prospect of the site being used for that purpose other uses will be considered. Monitoring and review will be undertaken regularly.

Policy SLE 2 Securing Dynamic Town Centres Retail and other ‘Main Town Centre Uses’ will be directed towards the town centres of Banbury and Bicester and the village centre of Kidlington in accordance with Policies Bicester 5, Banbury 7 and Kidlington 2. The Council will apply the sequential test as set out in the NPPF as follows: - Proposals for retail and other Main Town Centre Uses not in these centres should be in ‘edge of centre’ locations. - Only if suitable sites are not available in edge of centre locations should out of centre sites be considered. - When considering edge of centre and out of centre proposals, preference should be given to accessible sites that are well connected to the town centre. An impact assessment will also be required in accordance with requirements in the NPPF. The Council will consider if the proposals satisfy the sequential test and if they are likely to have a significant adverse impact on one or more of the factors in the NPPF. All proposals should: Reduce the need to travel by private car Be and can be made to be, accessible and well served by a

choice of means of transport, especially public transport, walking and cycling as well as by car

The Council will require an impact assessment if the proposal is over 2000 sq metres in Banbury, 1500sq metres in Bicester and 350 sq metres elsewhere.

AP-LE2 – Policy: Encourage creation of a Retail Business Hub in the most sustainable location of the village. (supporting CDC-SLE 2) [In line with CDC’s “new local centres containing a small number of shops of a limited size within the strategic housing allocations”.]

- Encourage new business: work with CDC to

have first 2 years 0 rated business rates and encourage residents to support existing business (T8, T9, T10, S31, S32, S24, S14, S19, S26, S25, S15)

- Create a retail working group to review post office, shop, library, hairdressers etc to develop ways in which we can sustain and improve adderbury retail opportunities. [S24, S26 – 01, O2, O6] eg, Explore possibility of bringing together existing retail outlet and Post Office to provide a longer opening service for postal services and more sustainable retail outlet.

- Start an (up/re???) cycling facility in village for unwanted goods, staffed by volunteers with any funds going to village causes/projects. [S28 – O4, O28]


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Evidence in the Council’s Retail Study will also be considered in determining applications.

Proposals should comply with Policy ESD16. The Council will support the provision of new local

centres containing a small number of shops of a limited size within the strategic housing allocations on strategic sites set out in this Local Plan.

Policy SLE 3 Supporting Tourism Growth The Council will support proposals for new or improved tourist facilities in sustainable locations, where they accord with other policies in the plan to increase overnight stays and visitor numbers within the District.

AP-LE3 – Policy: Encourage Tourism to benefit Adderbury through the development of a coordinated marketing plan with regularly updates. (supports CDC-SLE3)

- Work with local pubs and restaurants, caravan sites to develop a plan to attract more tourists. Perhaps bowling, tennis and golf could be included to provide tourist rates etc. Further develop the canals within Adderbury, walks/footpaths, lakes, cycle paths as an attraction for villagers & tourists. [S6, S7, S8, S12, S13, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S27, S30 – O2, O9, O11, O16, O19, O20, O22, O26]

- Create a retail working group to review: Examine and assess the need for the provision of overnight stay beds for tourism and business use; Support provisions for additional restaurant and cafe facilities.

- Review field path / cycleway provision including canals by a PC subgroup

Guest houses and B&Bs should be

encouraged.

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Improved Transport and Connections The Council will support the implementation of the proposals in the Movement Strategies and the Local Transport Plan to deliver key connections, to support modal shift and to support more sustainable locations for employment and housing growth. Following consideration of the results of 'areas of search' We will support key transport proposals including: Transport Improvements at Banbury and Bicester in

accordance with the County Council’s Local Transport Plan and Movement Studies.

Bicester South East relief road Projects associated with East-West rail including new

stations at Bicester Town and Water Eaton Rail freight associated development at Graven Hill,

Bicester. Improvements to M40 junctions

The progression, location and impacts of these proposals will also be determined and consulted upon through other planning policy documents and any potential planning applications.

See AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 1 – Policy:

Policy SLE 5 High Speed Rail 2 - London to Birmingham The design and construction of the High Speed 2 Rail Link must minimise adverse impacts on the environment, the local economy and local communities and maximise any benefits that arise from the proposal.

Not relevant for Adderbury Parish

Strategic Objectives for Building Sustainable Communities

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protecting the character and social fabric of our rural village.

SO 6 To accommodate new development so that it maintains or enhances the local identity of Cherwell's settlements and the functions they perform

Built Environment Housing

SO 7 To meet the housing needs of all sections of Cherwell's communities, particularly the need to house an ageing population and to meet the identified needs of Gypsies and Travellers and Travelling Show people, in a way that creates sustainable, inclusive and mixed communities


SO 8 To improve the affordability of housing in Cherwell and to provide social rented and intermediate housing to meet identified needs whilst ensuring the viability of housing development and a reliable supply of new homes


SO 9 To improve the availability of housing to newly forming households in rural areas


SO 10 To provide sufficient accessible, good quality services, facilities and infrastructure including green infrastructure, to meet health, education, transport, open space, sport, recreation, cultural, social and other community needs, reducing social exclusion and poverty, addressing inequalities in health, and maximising well-being.

Services to the community Education Communication Health Transport Community, Leisure & Well-being

Policy BSC 1 District Wide Housing Distribution Cherwell district will deliver a wide choice of high quality homes by providing for 16,750 additional dwellings between 1 April 2006 and 31 March 2031. 2,898 completions were recorded between 2006 and 2012 leaving 13,852 homes to be provided between 2012 and 2031. Housing will be delivered in accordance with the requirements set out below:

Bicester Banbury Rest of District

Totals

AP-BSC1 – Policy: Maintain Adderbury as a sustainable rural village. (supports CDC-BSC1) Determine natural size of the village and location of future dwellings [insert boundary map at time of village consultation and the applications granted since then.]


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Completions 224 1376 1298 2898

Permissions (10+)

1774 1245 1226 4245

Allocations 4793 2950 398 8141

Windfalls (<10)

103 383 980 1466

Totals 6894 5954 3902 16,750

Note: The above table is updated by CDC in: Schedule of Proposed Main Modifications to the (Submission) Local Plan (Part 1) - August 2014

(all in blue) Table 3: Overall Distribution of Housing in the Local Plan

2011-2031 2014-2031

Bicester 10,129 9,764

Banbury 7,319 7,106

Rest of Cherwell 5,392 4,864

Totals 22,840 21734

Policy Villages 2 provides for a further 750 homes to be provided at the Category A villages. This will principally involve the identification of sites of 10 or more dwellings within or outside the built-up limits of those villages. This is in addition to sites already approved across the rural areas as shown in the Housing Trajectory. Sites will be identified

11. Do not extend village beyond the current built boundary T3, T4, T5, T6, T20, T23, S1, S2, S3, S13, S16, S18) 12. Create a village centre to promote sustainability (T3, T4, T5, T6, T20, T23, S1, S2, S3, S13, S16, S18)


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in a Local Plan Part 2, through the preparation of Neighbourhood Plans and through the determination of applications for planning permission. The policy is supported by the latest Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA). The category A villages which perform as ‘service centres’ with ‘satellite’ villages (forming a within ‘village cluster’) s are Adderbury, Ambrosden, Bloxham, Cropredy, Deddington, Kirtlington, Sibford Ferris/Sibford Gower, Steeple Aston and Yarnton. Arncott, Bletchingdon, Chesterton, Finmere, Fringford, Milcombe and Wroxton are Category A villages but do not have satellite villages. Modify housing figures allocations:- In the interests of meeting local housing need in rural areas, an limited allocation is also being made to enable the development of some new sites (for 10 or more dwellings) in the most sustainable locations where developable sites are most likely to be available. A further 750 dwellings will be developed made available in the rural areas including at Kidlington and a further 348 dwellings at other villages. Sites for 10 or more dwellings that have received planning permission after since 31 March 20142 will contribute in meeting these requirements.

Policy BSC 2 The Effective and Efficient Use of Land - Brownfield Land and Housing Density Housing development in Cherwell will be expected to make effective and efficient use of land. The Council will seek to deliver approximately 45% of new homes on previously developed land across the district. and

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New housing should generally be provided on net developable areas at a density of at least 30 dwellings per hectare unless there justifiable planning reasons for lower density development. Policy BSC 3 Affordable Housing At Banbury and Bicester, all proposed developments that include 10 or more dwellings (gross), or which would be provided on sites suitable for 10 or more dwellings (gross), will be expected to provide at least 30% of new housing as affordable homes on site. At Kidlington, all proposed developments that include 10 or more dwellings (gross), or which would be provided on sites suitable for 10 or more dwellings (gross), will be expected to provide at least 35% of new housing as affordable homes on site. Elsewhere, all proposed developments that include 3 or more dwellings (gross), or which would be provided on sites suitable for 3 or more dwellings (gross), will be expected to provide at least 35% of new housing as affordable homes on site. Where this policy would result in a requirement that part of an affordable home should be provided, a financial contribution of equivalent value will be required for that part only. Otherwise, financial contributions in lieu of on-site provision will only be acceptable in exceptional circumstances. All qualifying developments will be expected to provide 70% of the affordable housing as affordable / social rented dwellings and 30% as other forms of intermediate affordable homes. Social rented housing will be particularly supported in the form of extra care or other supported housing. It is

AP-BSC2 – Policy: Ensure that 20% of all newly built affordable houses (35% of the total by current law) come under the control of a community land trust to ensure that Adderbury Residents always have priority access to affordable homes. (supports CDC-BSC3)


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expected that these requirements will be met without the use of social housing grant or other grant. Should the promoters of development consider that individual proposals would be unviable with the above requirements, ‘open-book’ financial analysis of proposed developments will be expected so that an in house economic viability assessment can be undertaken. Where it is agreed that an external economic viability assessment is required, the cost shall be met by the promoter. Where development is demonstrated to be unviable with the above requirements, further negotiations will take place. These negotiations will include consideration of: the mix and type of housing, the split between social rented and intermediate housing, the availability of social housing grant / funding and the percentage of affordable housing to be provided.

The Council will require active consideration of proposals for community self-build or self-finish housing in particular where it is to a high design standard and will result in suitable empty properties being brought into residential use. Self-build and Self-finish should contribute towards meeting the need for affordable housing. Affordable Housing will also be delivered through (see also 'Policy for Villages 3: Rural Exception Sites’). Policy BSC 4 Housing Mix New residential development will be expected to provide a mix of homes to meet current and expected future requirements in the interests of meeting housing need and creating socially mixed and inclusive communities. The mix of housing will be negotiated having regard to the Council’s most up-to-date evidence on housing need and

AP-BSC3 – Policy: To protect the Adderbury parish from over-expansion, no single development should exceed 2½% of the total number of houses within the residential settlement boundary and provide a housing mix appropriate to Adderbury. (supports CDC-BSC4)

Housing That Zone A (Banbury Road west) is

the most sustainable site for the

development of new homes;

That Zone E (Aynho Road north) is the

second most sustainable location;

That no more than 50 new homes

should be built over the next 20 years;


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available evidence from developers on local market conditions. Strategic housing sites of at least 400 dwellings will be expected to provide a minimum of 45 self-contained extra care dwellings as part of the overall mix. Should it be agreed with the Council that extra care housing would not be desirable in a particular location, an equivalent amount of alternative specialist housing (use class C3) for older people will be required. Elsewhere, opportunities for the provision of extra care, specialist accommodation housing for older people and other supported housing for those with specific living needs will be encouraged in suitable locations close to services and facilities. All proposals for extra care housing will be expected to provide affordable housing in accordance with Policy BSC 3: Affordable Housing.

Housing for the community -

RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT POLICY REF;W22/W23/W26/W28/T3/T4/T5/T6/T19/T20/T23/

- All developments to have one car parking

space for each bedroom - Ensure that a broad range of housing

types are built to accommodate all the needs of residents (T4,T6, T17, T19, T26, S3, S18, S27) - including Self build [S1, S2, S3 – O10, 012]

- Provide within the Neighbourhood Plan maximum targets for developments for any one development site. Eg maximum of ????? houses per hectare and no more than 50???? per development.

- Ensure that no more that about 40????????? houses are built over the next 20 years to:

o minimise impact on school o Retain the village identity o Supporting infrastructure - Review lighting and noise pollution issues

in the village and provide a strategy for their limitation

- Assess quality of existing footpaths / pavements in village to encourage people to walk.

That, so far as is possible, the

additional homes should be delivered

through infilling, on brown field sites

with no single site exceeding fifty units

(with any single development

containing only five units) so that the

expansion of the village is on a small

scale through piece-meal

development;

That a mix of housing types is delivered

with provision across the spectrum

from starter to family homes as well as

the provision of affordable and age

restricted homes;

That any development is located

towards the centre of the village to

support the centrally located services

and to enable accessibility to those

services on foot. This will ensure that

the occupiers of new homes have a

greater sense of being part of a village

community rather than being isolated

from the central hub through the

occupation of homes in ʻremoteʼ

locations around the periphery;

That any new homes display very high

standards of design and construction

which are in harmony with the

architectural quality of the historic core

as well as being modern, efficient

buildings which will function well for the

various residents’ needs.


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Policy BSC 5 Area Renewal We will support area renewal proposals that direct investment to improve the physical and community fabric of the District defined area, to improve social outcomes, improve health and well-being, educational attainment and employment outcomes.

AP-BSC4 – Policy: Develop area renewal plans that support the Parish vision and identity. (supports CDC-BSC 5)

Policy BSC 6 Travelling Communities Cherwell district will provide for 15 additional pitches to meet the needs of Gypsies and Travellers from 2012 to 2027. It will also provide an additional 24 plots for Travelling Showpeople from 2012 to 2031. To meet these requirements, and in order to provide and maintain a five year supply of deliverable sites, allocations will be made in the Local Neighbourhoods Document and planning permissions will be granted for suitable sites. Locations outside of the Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and the Green Belt will be considered. In identifying suitable sites with reasonable accessibility to services and facilities the following sequential approach will be applied: 1. within 3km road distance of the built-up limits of Banbury, Bicester or a Category A village 2. within 3km road distance of a Category B village 3. within 3km road distance of a Category C village and within reasonable walking distance of a regular bus service to Banbury or Bicester or to a Category A or Category B village. Other locations will only be considered in exceptional circumstances. The following criteria will also be considered in assessing the suitability of sites:

Not relevant for the Adderbury Parish as there is provision within three miles of Adderbury.


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a) access to GP and other health services

b) access to schools

c) avoiding areas at risk of flooding

d) access to the highway network

e) the potential for noise and other disturbance

f) the potential for harm to the historic and natural environment

g) the ability to provide a satisfactory living environment

h) the need to make efficient and effective use of land

i) deliverability, including whether utilities can be provided.

Policy BSC 7 Meeting Education Needs The District Council will work with partners to ensure the provision of pre-school, school, community learning and other facilities which provide for education and the development of skills. New schools buildings should be located in sustainable locations. The co-location of other services and facilities with schools should be considered to create community hubs.

AP-BSC5 – Policy: Work with the relevant authorities (currently OCC & C of E) to provide all parish children with a place at Christopher Rawlins School, if they so choose, and the prospect for the jont provision / dual use by community in sharing some of the school facilities. (supports CDC-BSC 7) EDUCATION REF;W8/W18/T1/

- Work with OCC to ensure Adderbury children have adequate primary school places in the village (T1)

- Work with the C of E /OCC and school management to mitigate new residential

Education Provide a Day Nursery in Adderbury.

(A Day Nursery is to open in the village

in September 2013)

Provide structured before school and

after school clubs at Christopher

Rawlins School

While there is some support for

development on the land opposite the

school on Banbury Road, which might

also provide a possible school

relocation area, the clear majority view

is to expand the school on its existing

site.

As some 125 people have shown an

interest in language classes it should

be worth the effort of developing the

facility


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development impact on primary school ie, more places at Christopher Rawlins School or relocation of school to new site. [S10 – O24]

- Support present provision of day nursery and monitor future needs. Encourage expansion if needed.

- Investigate background to community use of school ie, facilities sharing.

- Investigate the impact of all developments within a 5 mile radius on primary and secondary schools, ie parental preference. (Avoid unsustainable bussing of children.)

- Investigate the need for provision of Adult Education in the village

Policy BSC 8 Securing Health and Well-Being The Council will support the provision of health facilities in sustainable locations which contribute towards health and well-being including the replacement of the Bicester Community Hospital.

AP-BSC6 – Policy: Plan and promote ways to improve both physical and mental health in all age groups. (supports BSC 8)

COMMUNITY HEALTHCARE REF; W7/W19/T21/T26

- Plan for elderly care support - Plan for GP and Dental provision - Plan and promote ways to improve both

physical and mental health in all age groups. [S14, S15 – O27]

- Support for long term community projects to encourage biodiversity, health & wellness (including support for keeping elderly mentally & physically active), enterprise, adoption of green actions (eg

Community, Leisure & Well-being A suitable, accessible facility in the

village should be sought to provide the

services of:

o a GP

o a Community Nurse providing

health checks and health

promotion

o a dentist to provide basic dental

check to ascertain whether a visit

to the surgery is necessary

o a chiropodist

The above should happen on a rotating

basis during each month, so that there

is one service a week available.

If this cannot be achieved then there

should be an Adderbury allocation of


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walk/cycle rather than drive) and community participation. [S14, S15, S27, - O5, O9, O10, O27]

time within the surgery hours of an

existing practice, where local people, in

groups, can be provided transport to

that ‘Adderbury Surgery’ slot.

A Village Good Neighbour Scheme

should be implemented as soon as

possible to make best use of the offers

of help. It could be open to all in the

village who had a need, but priority

would be given to the over 65s

Support would be needed to initiate the

scheme from the County Council and

thereafter grants, sponsors and

fundraising for its maintenance. It

would need to be run by volunteers.

Links with Age UK would be

advantageous.

Adderbury Parish Council should

formally review in detail the 210

comments on their performance and

set out and publish to the village an

action plan for the future with the

Council’s own appraisal of how it can

influence the sustainability criteria.

Policy BSC 9 Public Services and Utilities The Council will support proposals which involve new or improvements to public services/utilities if they are required to enable the successful delivery of sites and where they accord with other relevant policies in the Plan.

AP-BSC7 – Policy: Evaluate the scale of current provision and plan for future expansion of public services and utilities. (supports CDC-BSC 9) Eg – Cemetery, Allotments, Library, maintenance of some public spaces and equipment, pet waste, litter etc.

Although the concern over pet waste and

general litter was not borne out in any

increased call for improvement in waste

bin provision, there should be a plan to

reduce the ‘poor’ rating of 24% - if only to

educate the public!

Report findings on services and utilities to

relevant authorities via Parish council to

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Ensure the provision of all public services are excellent

Policy BSC 10 Open Space, Outdoor Sport and Recreation Provision The Council will encourage partnership working to ensure that sufficient quantity and quality of, and convenient access to open space, sport and recreation provision is secured through the following measures: Protecting existing sites Addressing existing deficiencies in provision through

qualitative enhancement of existing provision, improving access to existing facilities or securing new provision, and

Ensuring that proposals for new development contribute to open space, sport and recreation provision commensurate to the need generated by the proposals.

In determining the nature of new or improved provision the Council will be guided by the evidence base and consult with town and parish councils, together with potential users of the green space wherever possible, to ensure that provision meets local needs. Should the promoters of development consider that individual proposals would be unviable with the above requirements, ‘open-book’ financial analysis of proposed developments will be expected so that an in house economic viability assessment can be undertaken. Where it is agreed that an external economic viability assessment is required, the cost shall be met by the promoter.

AP-BSC8 – Policy: Protect, maintain and improve existing leisure facilities and explore new opportunities to widen the leisure facility base. (supports CDC-BSC 10) (T5, T7, T8, T14, T23, S4, S6, S9, S12, S13, S16, S17, S19, S23, S27, S29, S30) Leisure Facilities

Actions to achieve this could include:

1. Running circuit with Trim-Trail (12

workout stations) aimed at all ages especially the young and 50+. [S29 - O8, O17]

2. Encourage the setup of sports clubs and facilities to provide sporting opportunities for juniors, especially girls.

3. Review field paths / cycleway provision including canals by a PC subgroup. Ensure that we protect existing rural facilities through use eg, footpaths, bridle ways and tow paths.

4. Assess quality of existing footpaths/pavements in village

5. Create facilities that support the needs of the community

The majority of comments suggest that

both Lucy Plackett and the Rise play

areas are tired and in need of updating.

Steeple Aston was held up as a very

good example to which the village

should aspire.

Equipment should be for a greater age

range, including teenagers

The Parish Council should continue to

support development of local sporting

facilities such as proposed by the new

owners of Adderbury Golf Club.

There is no requirement for significant

development of football facilities but

clearly they could benefit from a junior

facility for village children presently

catered for in Deddington.

Full support be given to the continued

activities of the many societies and

organisations in the village.

Adderbury Parish Council and the

Oxfordshire County Council, as the

responsible authority, set up a working

group to monitor and identify problems

with the Adderbury Parish footpaths to

ensure that sign posting and

maintenance works are carried out to

ensure the viability and attraction of the

footpath network in the area.


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Policy BSC 11 Local Standards of Provision - Outdoor Recreation Development proposals will be required to contribute to the provision of open space, sport and recreation, together with secure arrangements for its management and maintenance. The amount, type and form of open space will be determined having regard to the nature and size of development proposed and the community needs likely to be generated by it. Provision should usually be made on site in accordance with the minimum standards of provision set out in ‘Local Standards of Provision - Outdoor Recreation’ above. Where this is not possible or appropriate, a financial contribution towards suitable new provision or enhancement of existing facilities off site will be sought, secured through a legal agreement. North West Bicester Eco-development proposals for open space will be considered against the requirements of ‘Policy Bicester 1: North West Bicester Eco-Town’. Should the promoters of development consider that individual proposals would be unviable with the above requirements, open-book financial analysis of proposed developments will be expected so that an in-house economic viability assessment can be undertaken. Where it is agreed that an external viability assessment is required, the cost shall be met by the promoter.

AP-BSC9 – Policy: All new development proposals are to contribute to parish needs allowing a holistic approach to outdoor recreation provision. (supports CDC-BSC 11)

Policy BSC 12 Indoor Sport, Recreation and Community Facilities The Council will encourage the provision of community facilities to enhance the sustainability of communities, and encourage partnership working to ensure that built sports provision is maintained in accordance with the standards set out in 'Local standards of Provision - Indoor Recreation' above, by the following means:

AP-BSC10 – Policy: Review indoor facility needs and develop a plan to fund and build required facilities on a prioritised basis. (supports CDC-BSC 12)

The lack of support for a purpose built

community centre might reflect the

improvement made in existing venues,

while the opportunity for more

development, and other venues like the

school could drive greater overall

usage.

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Protecting and enhancing the quality of existing facilities Improving access to existing facilities

Ensuring that development proposals contribute towards the provision of new or improved facilities where the development would generate a need for sport, and recreation and community facilities which cannot be met by existing provision.

Sports Hall to accommodate multi-sports needs with adequate storage

Community Hall Review facilities for meeting venues in village.

Review facilities in the LPF (consider replacing) both the Activity Centre & football club buildings.

Support current & future initiatives for Library development. [S11 – O25]

Community use of school facilities

o the Sports & Social and Lucy

Plackett are deemed

unsatisfactory

o the largest area vote (152 people

from Twyford) is in favour of a

new facility

o the preferred site is clearly Lucy

Plackett

Shouldn’t the Parish Council have a new facility in their forward Plan?

-

Strategic Objectives for Ensuring Sustainable Development


SO 11 To incorporate the principles of sustainable development in mitigating and adapting to climate change impacts including increasing local resource efficiency

Built environment Housing


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(particularly water efficiency), minimising carbon emissions, promoting decentralised and renewable or low carbon energy where appropriate and ensuring that the risk of flooding is not increased SO 12 To focus development in Cherwell's sustainable locations, making efficient and effective use of land, conserving and enhancing the countryside and landscape and the setting of its towns and villages.

Strategic Planning & Governance Housing

SO 13 To reduce the dependency on the private car as a mode of travel, increase the attraction of and opportunities for travelling by public transport, cycle and on foot, and to ensure high standards of accessibility to services for people with impaired mobility.

Transport Transport

SO 14 To create more sustainable communities by providing high quality, locally distinctive and well designed environments which increase the attractiveness of Cherwell's towns and villages as places to live and work and which contribute to the well-being of residents.

Natural Environment Built Environment

Housing

SO 15 To protect and enhance the historic and natural environment and Cherwell's core assets, including protecting and enhancing cultural heritage assets and archaeology, maximising opportunities for improving biodiversity and minimising pollution in urban and rural areas.

Natural Environment Built Environment

Housing

Policy PSD 1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development When considering development proposals the Council will take a proactive approach to reflect the presumption in favour of sustainable development contained in the National Planning Policy Framework. The Council will always work proactively with applicants jointly to jointly find solutions which mean that proposals can be approved wherever possible, and to secure

AP-PSD1 – Policy: Adderbury should not accept any further developments until the end of the plan period 2031. (Supports: Policy CDC-PSD 1 Presumption in Favour of Sustainable Development (PSD))

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development that improves the economic, social and environmental conditions in the area. Planning applications that accord with the policies in this Local Plan (or other part of the statutory Development Plan) and, where relevant, with policies in neighbourhood plans) will be approved without delay unless material considerations indicate otherwise. Where there are no policies relevant to the application or relevant policies are out of date at the time of making the decision then the Council will grant permission unless material considerations indicate otherwise – taking into account whether:- Any adverse impacts of granting permission would

significantly and demonstrably outweigh the benefits, when assessed against the policies in the National Planning Policy Framework taken as a whole; or

Specific policies in the Framework indicate that development should be restricted.

Adderbury Parish accepts the principle of “presumption in favour of sustainable develop” in accordance with the NPPF, CDC’s Local Plan and the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan. The planning system approved 65 dwellings on Milton Road South prior to 31st March 2014 and since then have approved a further 128 dwellings which is more than the proportional requirement for village within the District as a whole (ie, 750 dwellings in total for villages in the District).

Policy ESD 1 Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change Measures will be taken to mitigate the impact of development within the district on climate change. At a strategic level, this will include: Distributing growth to the most sustainable locations

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Delivering development that seeks to reduce the need to travel and which encourages sustainable travel options including walking, cycling and public transport to reduce dependence on private cars

Designing developments to reduce carbon emissions and use resources more efficiently, including water (see Policy ESD 3 Sustainable Construction)

Promoting the use of decentralised and renewable or low carbon energy where appropriate. (see Policies ESD 4 Decentralised Energy Systems and ESD 5 Renewable Energy)

The incorporation of suitable adaptation measures in new development to ensure that development is more resilient to climate change impacts will include consideration of the following: Development proposals should demonstrate that the following key considerations in terms of climate change adaptation have been taken into account: Taking into account the known physical and

environmental constraints when identifying locations for development.

Considering design approaches that are resilient to climate change impacts including the use of passive solar design for heating and cooling

Minimising the risk of flooding and making use of sustainable drainage methods, and

Reducing the effects of development on the microclimate (through the provision of green infrastructure including open space and water, planting, and green roofs).

Adaptation through design approaches will be considered in more locally specific detail in the Sustainable Buildings in Cherwell Supplementary Planning Document (SPD).

usage while dealing with the consequences of climate change. (Supports CDC-ESD 1) Reduce the dependency on the use of the private car through sustainable development in the village.


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Policy ESD 2 Energy Hierarchy In seeking to achieve carbon emissions reductions, we will promote an 'energy hierarchy' as follows: Prioritise being LEAN - use less energy, in particular by

the use of sustainable design and construction measures Then CLEAN - supply energy efficiently and give priority

to decentralised energy supply, and Then GREEN - use renewable energy.

The Council’s approach to the use of allowable solutions will be developed through the Development Management DPD and the Sustainable Buildings SPD.

AP-ESD2 – Policy: All new builds must be designed to use less energy and source clean energy on a total life cycle basis in accordance with the most current standards. (supports CDC-ESD2 and CDC-ESD3)

Policy ESD 3 Sustainable Construction All new homes will be expected to meet at least Code Level 4 of the Code for Sustainable Homes with immediate effect, unless exceeded by the standards set for NW Bicester Eco-Town (See Policy Bicester 1). Achieving higher Code levels in the water and energy use categories will be particularly encouraged. All new non-residential development will be expected to meet at least BREEAM 'Very Good' with immediate effect. On the strategic sites allocated for development in this Local Plan, the Council expects to see the achievement of higher levels of on-site “carbon compliance” (carbon emissions reductions through energy efficiency and the use of renewable energy) than required through national building regulations. Proposals for conversion and refurbishment will be expected to show high quality design and high environmental standards, demonstrating sustainable construction methods including but not limited to: Minimising both energy demands and energy loss


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Maximising passive solar lighting and natural ventilation Maximising resource efficiency Incorporating the use of recycled and energy efficient

materials Reducing waste and pollution and making adequate

provision for the recycling of waste Making use of sustainable drainage methods Reducing the impact on the external environment and

maximising opportunities for cooling and shading (by the provision of open space and water, planting, and green roofs, for example); and

Making use of the embodied energy within buildings wherever possible and re-using materials where proposals involve demolition or redevelopment.

Should the promoters of development consider that individual proposals would be unviable with the above requirements, ‘open-book’ financial analysis of proposed developments will be expected so that an in house economic viability assessment can be undertaken. Where it is agreed that an external economic viability assessment is required, the cost shall be met by the promoter. Policy ESD 4 Decentralised Energy Systems The use of decentralised energy systems, providing either heating (District Heating (DH)) or heating and power (Combined Heat and Power (CHP)) will be encouraged in all new developments. A feasibility assessment for DH/CHP, including consideration of biomass fuelled CHP, will be required for: All residential developments for 400 dwellings or more All residential developments in off-gas areas for 50

dwellings or more

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All applications for non domestic developments above 1000m2 floorspace

The feasibility assessment should be informed by the renewable energy map at Appendix 5 ‘Maps’ and the national mapping of heat demand densities undertaken by the Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) (see Appendix 3: Evidence Base). Where feasibility assessments demonstrate that decentralised energy systems are deliverable and viable, such systems will be required as part of the development unless an alternative solution would deliver the same or increased benefit. Policy ESD 5 Renewable Energy The Council supports renewable and low carbon energy provision wherever any adverse impacts can be addressed satisfactorily. The potential local environmental, economic and community benefits of renewable energy schemes will be a material consideration in determining planning applications. Planning applications involving renewable energy development will be encouraged provided that there is no unacceptable adverse impact, including cumulative impact, on the following issues, which are considered to be of particular local significance in Cherwell: Landscape and biodiversity including designations,

protected habitats and species, and Conservation Target Areas Visual impacts on local landscapes The historic environment including designated and non

designated assets and their settings The Green Belt, particularly visual impacts on openness

AP-ESD3 – Policy: New housing developments should adopt low carbon energy measures in addition to meeting the statutory sustainability codes as laid down by central government. (supports CDC-ESD 5)

New housing developments should adopt all or some of the low carbon energy measures in addition to meeting the statutory sustainability codes as laid down by central government.


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Aviation activities Highways and access issues, and Residential amenity.

A feasibility assessment of the potential for significant on site renewable energy provision (above any provision required to meet national building standards) will be required for: All residential developments for 400 dwellings or more All residential developments in off-gas areas for 50

dwellings or more All applications for non-domestic developments above

1000m2 floorspace Where feasibility assessments demonstrate that on site renewable energy provision is deliverable and viable, this will be required as part of the development unless an alternative solution would deliver the same or increased benefit. This may include consideration of ‘allowable solutions’ as Government Policy evolves. Policy ESD 6 Sustainable Flood Risk Management The Council will manage and reduce flood risk in the district through using a sequential approach to development; locating vulnerable developments in areas at lower risk of flooding. Development proposals will be assessed according to the sequential approach and where necessary the exceptions test as set out in the NPPF. Development will only be permitted in areas of flood risk when there are no reasonably available sites in areas of lower flood risk and the benefits of the development outweigh the risks from flooding. In addition to safeguarding floodplains from development, opportunities will be sought to restore natural river flows

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and floodplains, increasing their amenity and biodiversity value. Building over or culverting of watercourses should be avoided and the removal of existing culverts will be encouraged. Existing flood defences will be protected from damaging development and where development is considered appropriate in areas protected by such defences it must allow for the maintenance and management of the defences and be designed to be resilient to flooding. Site specific flood risk assessments will be required to accompany development proposals in the following situations: All development proposals located in flood zones 2 or 3 Development proposals of 1 hectare or more located in

flood zone 1 Development sites located in an area known to have

experienced flooding problems Development sites located within 9m of any

watercourses. Flood risk assessments should assess all sources of flood risk and demonstrate that: There will be no increase in surface water discharge rates

or volumes during storm events up to and including the 1 in 100 year storm event with an allowance for climate change (the design storm event) Developments will not flood from surface water up to and

including the design storm event or any surface water flooding beyond the 1 in 30 year storm event, up to and including the design storm event will be safely contained on site. Development should be safe and remain operational

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that the development will not increase flood risk elsewhere, including sewer flooding.

Policy ESD 7 Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS) All development will be required to use sustainable drainage systems (SuDS) for the management of surface water run-off. Where site specific Flood Risk Assessments are required in association with development proposals, they should be used to determine how SuDS can be used on particular sites and to design appropriate systems. In considering SuDS solutions, the need to protect ground water quality must be taken into account, especially where infiltration techniques are proposed. Where possible, SuDS should seek to reduce flood risk, reduce pollution and provide landscape and wildlife benefits. SuDS will require the approval of Oxfordshire County Council as LLFA and SuDS Approval Body, and proposals must include an agreement on the future management, maintenance and replacement of the SuDS features.

AP-ESD5 – Policy: All new developments must incorporate sustainable drainage systems in compliance with CDC-ESD 7. (supports ESD 7)

Policy ESD 8 Water Resources The Council will seek to maintain water quality, ensure adequate water resources and promote sustainability in water use. Water quality will be maintained and enhanced by avoiding adverse effects of development on the water environment. Development proposals which would adversely affect the water quality of surface or underground water bodies, including rivers, canals, lakes and reservoirs, as a result of directly attributable factors, will not be permitted. Development will only be permitted where adequate water resources exist, or can be provided without detriment to

AP-ESD6 – Policy: Work with Thames Water to improve or renew the sewerage system and to ensure continued improvements to water quality to benefit consumers as well the environment. (supports CDC-ESD 8)


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existing uses. Where appropriate, phasing of development will be used to enable the relevant water infrastructure to be put in place in advance of development commencing. Policy ESD 9 Protection of the Oxford Meadows SAC Developers will be required to demonstrate that: During construction of the development there will be no

adverse effects on the water quality or quantity of any adjacent or nearby watercourse

During operation of the development any run-off of water into adjacent or surrounding watercourses will meet Environmental Quality Standards (and where necessary oil interceptors, silt traps and

Sustainable Drainage Systems will be included) New development will not significantly alter

groundwater flows and that the hydrological regime of the Oxford Meadows SAC is maintained in terms of water quantity and quality

Run-off rates of surface water from the development will be maintained at Greenfield rates.


Policy ESD 10 Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity and the Natural Environment Protection and enhancement of biodiversity and the natural environment will be achieved by the following: In considering proposals for development, a net gain in

biodiversity will be sought by protecting, managing, enhancing and extending existing resources, and by creating new resources

The protection of trees will be encouraged, with an aim to increase the number of trees in the district

AP-ESD7 – Policy: Protect and Enhance Biodiversity and the Natural Environment (leave nature as it is – don’t alter; still needs sensitive management) (supports CDC-ESD 10)

Natural Environment

1. Work with Environment Agency to alleviate flood risk (T4, T16, T18, S13)

The continued protection and

monitoring of walls and hedges (trees)

under the existing Conservation Area

legislation be included in the Plan

That the Management Committee of

the Adderbury Lakes Local Nature

Reserve be given the full support of the

community and Parish Council to

undertake the planned restoration

works identified in the Management

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The reuse of soils will be sought Ensuring that development proposals are assessed

against the avoidance-mitigation-compensation hierarchy set out in paragraph 118 of the NPPF If significant harm resulting from a development cannot be avoided (through locating on an alternative site with less harmful impacts), adequately mitigated, or as a last resort, compensated for, then development will not be permitted.

Development which would result in damage to or loss of a site of international value will be subject to the Habitats Regulations Assessment process and will not be permitted unless it can be demonstrated that there will be no likely significant effects on the international site or that effects can be mitigated

Development which would result in damage to or loss of a site of biodiversity or geological value of national importance will not be permitted unless the benefits of the development clearly outweigh the harm it would cause to the site and the wider national network of SSSIs, and the loss can be mitigated to achieve a net gain in biodiversity/geodiversity

Development which would result in damage to or loss of a site of biodiversity or geological value of regional or local importance including habitats of species of principal importance for biodiversity will not be permitted unless the benefits of the development clearly outweigh the harm it would cause to the site, and the loss can be mitigated to achieve a net gain in biodiversity/geodiversity

Development proposals will be expected to incorporate features to encourage biodiversity, and retain and where possible enhance existing features of nature conservation

2. Protect and improve wildlife habitats and our natural environment (T2, T3, T5, T6, T13, T16, T18, T20, S6, S13, S16, S17, S30) eg including the Adderbury Lakes

3. Oblige developers to leave natural areas as they are in order to protect existing biodiversity and habitat.

4. Support for long term community projects to encourage biodiversity, health & wellness (including support for keeping elderly mentally & physically active), enterprise, adoption of green actions (eg walk/cycle rather than drive) and community participation. [S14, S15, S27, - O5, O9, O10, O27]

5. Actively pursue biodiversity, green space management and planting woodland. [S6, S30 – O9,]

6. Develop a Plan for the entire Parish and not only the village to mitigate the possible effects of coalescence with Banbury within 20 to 30 years – the “green moat” / green buffer with walkways surrounding and criss-crossing the village. [O9, 022, O23]

7. Ensure that we protect existing rural facilities through use eg, footpaths, bridle ways and tow paths.

8. Encourage low carbon opportunities by supporting national indicatives to reduce energy consumption and limit car journeys

9. Review and identify provisions for waste disposal / recycling; list if necessary and develop actions for improvements.


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value within the site. Existing ecological networks should be identified and maintained to avoid habitat fragmentation, and ecological corridors should form an essential component of green infrastructure provision in association with new development to ensure habitat connectivity

Relevant habitat and species surveys and associated reports will be required to accompany planning applications which may affect a site, habitat or species of known or potential ecological value

Air quality assessments will also be required for development proposals that would be likely to have a significantly adverse impact on biodiversity by generating an increase in air pollution

Planning conditions/obligations will be used to secure net gains in biodiversity by helping to deliver Biodiversity Action Plan targets and/or meeting the aims of Conservation Target Areas. Developments for which these are the principal aims will be viewed favourably

A monitoring and management plan will be required for biodiversity features on site to ensure their long term suitable management.

10. Support organisations and encourage the use of land for improving all levels of Bio – Diversity.

11. Require a suitable biodiversity offset from any developed green field site.

12. Identify areas of biodiversity important to the village.

13. Create new and protect existing green spaces

14. Protect and maintain the existing Priority Habitats in the Parish.

Policy ESD 11 Conservation Target Areas Where development is proposed within or adjacent to a Conservation Target Area biodiversity surveys and a report will be required to identify constraints and opportunities for biodiversity enhancement. Development which would prevent the aims of a Conservation Target Area being achieved will not be permitted. Where there is potential for development, the design and layout of the development, planning conditions or obligations will be used to secure biodiversity

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enhancement to help achieve the aims of the Conservation Target Area. Policy ESD 12 Cotswolds Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB) High priority will be given to the protection and enhancement of the Cotswolds AONB and the Council will seek to protect the AONB and its setting from potentially damaging and inappropriate development. The Cotswolds AONB Management Plan will be used as supplementary guidance in decision making relevant to the AONB. Development proposals within the AONB will only be permitted if they are small scale, sustainably located and designed, and would not conflict with the aim of conserving and enhancing the natural beauty of the area.


Policy ESD 13 Local Landscape Protection and Enhancement Opportunities will be sought to secure the enhancement of the character and appearance of the landscape, particularly in urban fringe locations, through the restoration, management or enhancement of existing landscapes, features or habitats and where appropriate the creation of new ones, including the planting of woodlands, trees and hedgerows. Development will be expected to respect and enhance local landscape character, securing appropriate mitigation where damage to local landscape character cannot be avoided. Proposals will not be permitted if they would: Cause undue visual intrusion into the open countryside Cause undue harm to important natural landscape

features and topography Be inconsistent with local character Impact on areas judged to have a high level of tranquillity

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Harm the setting of settlements, buildings, structures or other landmark features, or

Harm the historic value of the landscape. Development proposals should have regard to the

information and advice contained in the Council's Countryside Design Summary Supplementary Planning

Guidance, and the Oxfordshire Wildlife and Landscape Study (OWLS), and be accompanied by a

landscape assessment where appropriate. Policy ESD 14 Oxford Green Belt The Oxford Green Belt boundaries within Cherwell district will be maintained in order to: Preserve the special character and landscape setting of

Oxford Check the growth of Oxford and prevent ribbon

development and urban sprawl Prevent the coalescence of settlements Assist in safeguarding the countryside from

encroachment Assist in urban regeneration, by encouraging the

recycling of derelict and other urban land. Proposals for residential development will be assessed in accordance with policies Villages 1 and Villages 3. All other development proposals within the Green Belt will be assessed in accordance with government guidance contained in the NPPF. Development within the Green Belt will only be permitted if it maintains the Green Belt’s openness and does not conflict with the purposes of the Green Belt or harm its visual amenities. Small scale local review of the Green Belt boundary will only be undertaken where exceptional circumstances can be



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demonstrated. A small scale local review of the Green Belt boundary in the vicinity of Langford Lane Kidlington and Begbroke Science Park will be undertaken as part of the Development Management or Local Neighbourhoods DPD, in order to accommodate employment needs (See Policy Kidlington 1). Further small scale local review of the Green Belt boundary will only be undertaken where exceptional circumstances can be demonstrated. Policy ESD 15 The Urban – Rural Fringe Proposals for development on the edge of the built up area must be carefully designed and landscaped to soften the built edge of the development and assimilate it into the landscape by providing green infrastructure that will positively contribute to the rural setting of the towns. Existing important views of designated or attractive landscape features will need to be taken into account. Proposals will also be considered against the requirements of Policy ESD 13: Local Landscape Protection and Enhancement. In addition, green buffers as indicated on the Policies Proposals Maps will be maintained to: Maintain Banbury and Bicester’s distinctive identity and

setting Protect the separate identity and setting of neighbouring

settlements which surround the two towns Prevent coalescence and protect the gaps between the

existing/planned edge of the towns and surrounding settlements

Protect the identity and setting of landscape and historic features of value that are important to the identity and setting of the two towns

AP-ESD9 – Policy: Work with CDC, Banbury Town Council, Bodicote, Deddington, Milton and Bloxham Parish Councils to reach an agreement to develop and maintain green buffer areas to be retained either as farmland or woodland to prevent coalescence. (supports CDC-ESD 15) Criteria for agreement: separation distance between settlements; green boundaries surrounding the residential village; restrictions on use of land in green buffer zone;


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Protect important views Development proposals within the green buffers will only

be permitted if they would not conflict with these objectives.

Policy ESD 16 The Character of the Built and Historic Environment Successful design is founded upon an understanding and respect for an area’s unique built, natural and cultural context. New development will be expected to complement and enhance the character of its context through sensitive siting, layout and high quality design. All new development will be required to meet high design standards. Where development is in the vicinity of any of the district’s distinctive natural or historic assets, delivering high quality design that complements the asset will be essential. New development proposals should: Be designed to deliver high quality safe, attractive, durable and healthy places to live and work in. Development of all scales should be designed to improve the quality and appearance of an area and the way it functions Deliver buildings, places and spaces that can adapt to changing social, technological, economic and environmental conditions Support the efficient use of land and infrastructure, through appropriate land uses, mix and density / development intensity Contribute positively to an area’s character and identity by creating or reinforcing local distinctiveness and respecting local topography and landscape features, including skylines, valley floors, significant trees, historic boundaries, landmarks, features or views, in particular within designated landscapes, within the Cherwell Valley and within conservation areas and their setting

AP-ESD10 – Policy: Work with CDC to ensure that the Adderbury Design Brief (an appendix to the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan) is adopted for all new developments at the pre-application stage. (supports CDC-ESD 16) Built Environment

1. Require all developments to be sympathetic to existing vernacular architecture (T3, T4, T5, T6, T20, T23, S1, S2, S3, S13, S16, S18)

2. New builds/renovations be sympathetic to buildings in immediate vicinity and to embrace energy efficient technologies. [S1, S2 – O5, O10,O12, O13, O28]

3. In prominent locations within the village the Architecture should be exemplary and mediocrity of boxes with some alternative cladding treatment should be resisted. Individuality of design and layout should be expressed. [S1, S2, S3 – O5, 06, O13, O15, O18, O19, O21, O28]

4. Set a policy in the NP to encourage good design and appropriate use of material to fenestrations and energy efficiency of the

That the recognised importance of the

use of Hornton Stone be included in the

Plan with a policy formulated to achieve

the use of this stone in new

developments.

The following should be incorporated

into suitably worded policies in the

Plan.

Developments to be sympathetic to

existing built vernacular style and

location of the site. (840 responses)

Developments shall be designed to

provide off road parking for residents of

the development. (790)

The height of new residential buildings

shall be no greater than 2 storeys.

(707)

That all new development shall be

constructed using local Hornton stone

where that is characteristic of

Adderbury (685)

All new houses in a proposed

residential development shall be

provided with a private and viable

garden space. (586)

That all fence heights shall be limited to

1.50m. (435)

In conjunction with the

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Conserve, sustain and enhance designated and non designated ‘heritage assets’ (as defined in the NPPF) including buildings, features, archaeology, conservation areas and their settings, and ensure new development is sensitively sited and integrated in accordance with advice in the NPPF. Proposals for development that affect non-designated heritage assets will be considered taking account of the scale of any harm or loss and the significance of the heritage asset as set out in the NPPF. Regeneration proposals that make sensitive use of heritage assets, particularly where these bring redundant or under used buildings or areas, especially any on English Heritage’s At Risk Register, into appropriate use will be encouraged Include information on heritage assets sufficient to assess the potential impact of the proposal on their significance. Where archaeological potential is identified this should include an appropriate desk based assessment and, where necessary, a field evaluation. Respect the traditional pattern of routes, spaces, blocks, plots, enclosures and the form, scale and massing of buildings. Development should be designed to integrate with existing streets and public spaces, and buildings configured to create clearly defined active public frontages Reflect or, in a contemporary design response, re-interpret local distinctiveness, including elements of construction, elevational detailing, windows and doors, building and surfacing materials, mass, scale and colour palette Promote permeable, accessible and easily understandable places by creating spaces that connect with each other, are easy to move through and have recognisable landmark features Demonstrate a holistic approach to the design of the public realm to create high quality and multi-functional streets and places that promotes pedestrian movement and integrates

built environment. In prominent locations within the village the Architecture should be exemplary and mediocrity of boxes with some alternative cladding treatment should be resisted. Individuality of design and layout should be expressed. [S1, S2, S3 – O5, 06, O13, O15, O18, O19, O21, O28]

5. Neighbourhood Plan to establish control over good design, the control of summer time temperatures (building orientation, trees for shading) & grey water recycling and rainwater harvesting and use.

6. Review lighting and noise pollution issues in the village and provide strategy for limitations

7. All developments to have one car parking space for each bedroom

8. Adderbury is a ribbon development around a cross (Banbury Road and Aynho Road + Milton Road). This makes it less sustainable the way current developments are planned. We need to make Adderbury more sustainable.

housing part of this Plan, protect those

identified, sensitive, visually high value

and less sustainable areas of

countryside from development.

Those areas identified as potential

development sites, being of lower quality

landscape value, to be the subject of

policies, such as, use of Hornton stone,

maximum 2 storey houses, landscape

zones on new boundaries, etc.

No extension to the present boundaries

of the Adderbury Conservation Area

should be considered.

Important vistas/views are to be

protected from the intrusion of new

development by a suitably worded

policy in the Neighbourhood Plan.

The requirement for woodland and

biodiversity zones in developer’s

housing layouts at the new countryside

edge of residential developments of

Greenfield sites to be included in a

suitably worded policy in the

Neighbourhood Plan.

The owners / trustees / management

committees of the Greens, open spaces

and the Lucy Plackett Playing Field be

informed of the value placed on these

areas by residents of the village to

ensure that none become available for

development and to ensure use and

enjoyment by future generations.


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different modes of transport, parking and servicing. The principles set out in The Manual for Streets should be followed Consider the amenity of both existing and future development, including matters of privacy, outlook, natural lighting, ventilation, and indoor and outdoor space Limit the impact of light pollution from artificial light on local amenity, intrinsically dark landscapes and nature conservation Be compatible with up to date urban design principles, including Secured by Design and Building for Life, and achieve Secured by Design accreditation Consider sustainable design and layout at the master planning stage of design, where building orientation and the impact of microclimate can be considered within the layout Incorporate energy efficient design and sustainable construction techniques, whilst ensuring that the aesthetic implications of green technology are appropriate to the context (also see Policies ESD 1 - 5 on climate change and renewable energy) Integrate and enhance green infrastructure and incorporate biodiversity enhancement features where possible (see Policy ESD 10: Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity and the Natural Environment and Policy ESD 18 Green Infrastructure). Well designed landscape schemes should be an integral part of development proposals to support improvements to biodiversity, the micro climate, and air pollution and provide attractive places that improve people’s health and sense of vitality Use locally sourced sustainable materials where possible. The Council will provide more detailed design and historic environment policies in the Development Management DPD. The design of all new development will need to be informed by an analysis of the context, together with an explanation


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and justification of the principles that have informed the design rationale. This should be demonstrated in the Design and Access Statement that accompanies the planning application. The Council expects all the issues within this policy to be positively addressed through the explanation and justification in the Design & Access Statement. CLG Circular 01/06 sets out the matters to be covered and further guidance can be found on the Council’s website. The Council will require design to be addressed in the pre-application process on major developments and in connection with all heritage sites. For major sites/strategic sites and complex developments, Design Codes will need to be prepared in conjunction with the Council and local stakeholders to ensure appropriate character and high quality design is delivered throughout. Design Codes will usually be prepared between outline and reserved maters stage to set out design principles for the development of the site. The level of prescription will vary according to the nature of the site. The Council will require design to be addressed in the pre-application process on major developments and in connection with all heritage sites. Policy ESD 17 The Oxford Canal We will protect and enhance the Oxford Canal corridor which passes south to north through the district as a green transport route, significant industrial heritage, tourism attraction and major leisure facility through the control of development. The length of the Oxford Canal through Cherwell District is a designated Conservation Area and proposals which would be detrimental to its character or appearance will not be permitted. The biodiversity value of the canal corridor will be protected.

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We will support proposals to promote transport, recreation, leisure and tourism related uses of the Canal where appropriate, as well as supporting enhancement of the canal’s active role in mixed used development in urban settings. We will ensure that the towpath alongside the canal becomes an accessible long distance trail for all users, particularly for walkers, cyclists and horse riders where appropriate. Other than appropriately located small scale car parks and picnic facilities, new facilities for canal users should be located within or immediately adjacent to settlements. The Council encourages pre-application discussions to help identify significant issues associated with a site and to consider appropriate design solutions to these and we will seek to ensure that all new development meets the highest design standards. Policy ESD 18 Green Infrastructure The district's green infrastructure network will be maintained and enhanced through the following measures: Pursuing opportunities for joint working to maintain and improve the green infrastructure network, whilst protecting sites of importance for nature conservation Protecting and enhancing existing sites and features forming part of the green infrastructure network and improving sustainable connectivity between sites in accordance with policies on supporting a modal shift in transport (Policy SLE 4: Improved Transport and Connections), open space, sport and recreation (Policy BSC 10: Open Space, Outdoor Sport and Recreation Provision),adapting to climate change (Policy ESD 1: Mitigating and Adapting to Climate Change), SuDS (Policy ESD 7: Sustainable Drainage Systems (SuDS)), biodiversity and the natural environment (Policy ESD 10:

AP-ESD12 – Policy: Retain the green spaces in and around the village in as natural a state as possible in support of biodiversity and leisure needs due to their intrinsic aesthetic contribution as well as seek opportunities to increase green infrastructure eg, woodlands. (supports CDC-ESD 18)


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Protection and Enhancement of Biodiversity and the Natural Environment), Conservation Target Areas (Policy ESD 11: Conservation Target Areas), heritage assets (Policy ESD 16) and the Oxford Canal (Policy ESD 17) Ensuring that green infrastructure network considerations are integral to the planning of new development. Proposals should maximise the opportunity to maintain and extend green infrastructure links to form a multi-functional network of open space, providing opportunities for walking and cycling, and connecting the towns to the urban fringe and the wider countryside beyond All strategic development sites (Section C:‘Policies for Cherwell's Places’) will be required to incorporate green infrastructure provision and proposals should include details for future management and maintenance. Areas that span Developing a Sustainable Local Economy , Building Sustainable Communities and Ensuring Sustainable Development. These areas have been addressed as single issues rather than the systemic impact that they have.

Transport AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 1 – Policy: Minimise use of private motor vehicles within the village through sustainable development but recognise that villagers generally need cars due to our rural location and constraints on public transport. (Supports CDC Policies CDC-SLE 4 & CDC-ESD 1) Monitor and respond to the Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP 4) being

Transport Construct dedicated bike paths within

the village and to local facilities

Designate dedicated bike lanes on

local main roads entering Adderbury

Work with www.sustrans.org.uk to

develop a biking plan

New footpaths along Berry Hill Rd,

between Horn Hill and Oxford Roads

New Pedestrian Crossing point on

Berry Hill Rd at the junction of St

Mary’s Road

New footpaths along Aynho Road from

the Hospice to Banbury Business Park.

Installation of “Village Only” traffic

signs at the junctions of Banbury Rd /

High Street & Milton Rd / Horn Hill Rd ,

to limit volumes through the village.

http://www.sustrans.org.uk/


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prepared by Oxfordshire County Council in terms of its impact on Adderbury. Ensure that the Twyford Road issue is addressed. Note: Adderbury sits at the junction of three major roads the Banbury/Oxford Road, the Aynho Rd and Milton/Berry Hill Rd. As a consequence the village incurs a significant volume of through traffic, which will increase from 2014 with new housing developments in Banbury/Bodicote. As such Adderbury has two separate but inter linked transport concerns managing and controlling the increasing volume of through traffic and secondly providing adequate transport facilities and services for its local residents. (Housing study “Adderbury Transport Concerns” prepared as part of the TAP process.) Residents are also concerned by the significant heavy goods traffic along the Twyford Road resulting in potential safety and known noise issues.

Traffic in the parish

- Monitor current and future traffic volumes

and flows within the plan period and liaise

Introduction of Variable Speed

Indicators (VSI) on access points to the

village (Oxford Rd, Milton Rd, Aynho

Rd’s, Banbury Rd indicator already

installed) to reduce incoming vehicle

speed.

Installation of a Speed Camera on the

Banbury Rd approximately at the

junction of Banbury Rd & Griffin Close,

to enforce speed limits entering the

village.

Road narrowing “pinch points” on

Water Lane and Horn Hill Rd to reduce

traffic speeds and volumes through the

village.

Remodelling of the Banbury / Twyford

Road junction through the introduction

of traffic lights to control access to the

Twyford Estate and reduce vehicle

speed entering Adderbury.

Introduction of a 20 mph speed limit on

all Village Roads including High Street

/ Horn Hill Rd

Remodelling of the Aynho / Banbury

Rd junction to reduce traffic delays and

improve pedestrian access / safety to

the school.

Introduction of village gates on Milton &

Aynho Roads access point to the

Village

Monitor traffic flows in the future

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with OCC now and at agreed time intervals following future development e.g. Bankside. Ref: T20/T2/T11/T12/W9/W13/W15/W17/W20/W24/W27/

- Monitor on street parking with a subgroup of the PC and relevant Authority and seek to provide temporary off street parking venues for village events and in limited cases restrict street parking.

- Work with police to devise traffic calming and speed reduction eg, pinch points along both Horn Hill Road & Cross Hill Road/Dog Close to alleviate increased traffic flows. [S10 – O2) (T4, T5, T11, T12, T20, T22, T24, T25)

- Investigate and encourage car sharing to reduce traffic volumes (T4, T5, T11, T12, T20, T22, T24, T25)

- Review cycleway provision (safe cycling) and footpaths and fieldpaths in the parish.

- Monitor and respond to the Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP 4) being prepared by Oxfordshire County Council in terms of its impact on Adderbury.

- Ensure that the Twyford Road issue is addressed.

Access to and exit from the existing

business and industrial parks should

be reviewed.

For safety, footpaths and cycle ways

should be provided to the business and

industrial parks as a matter of urgency

AP-SLE/BSC/ESD 2 – Policy: Work with communication infrastructure providers to improve all services.

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COMMUNICATION REF; W1/W2/T10

- Improve communication and information provision to the village. [S4, S12, S27 – O25]

- Explore possibility with mobile communication providers to improve aerial coverage in ways appropriate to a historic village/conservation area.

- Local collaboration with neighbouring villages. [O26] ie, sharing resources

Ensure that for all new builds telephone cables are underground and have all telephone cables buried underground in the historic and conservation areas as a minimum.

The Parish Council should support and

facilitate the provision of high speed

broadband in Adderbury as a priority

All households should have 10+ Mb/s

The Parish Council should seek to

persuade the Telcos to address the

poor mobile phone coverage in the

village and support proposals to site

further masts within the parish

boundaries (provided sensitively

designed)

Submit the information to Oxfordshire

County Council to assist their

programme to get high-speed

broadband to Adderbury by 2015, with

the Parish Council in control

Parish Council to advise Telcos and

push for better service – more masts

(with sensitive design and location)?

Parish Council to advise villagers on

where/how to get better service

Encourage all village organisations to

embrace social media in all their

communications

Village Website team to come up with

a new plan for the future to drive traffic

to the site (this is in hand)

Now that the Library appears safe for

the foreseeable future, it should focus

as much on driving usage as on fund-

raising and volunteering.

More should be done to encourage

computer usage and provide

opportunities to learn computer skills.

AP – Policy: Resource sharing with neighbouring communities (duty of co-operation)

Develop a working group to encourage collaboration with Deddington, Bodicote, Bloxham, Aynho and King Sutton and make better use of resources. [O26]

(see AP-BSC8, 10 and AP-ESD9)

APPENDIX C. SITE ASSESSMENTS

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Appendix C. Site Assessments

Adderbury Sustainability Zone/Site Template (Final)

Zone D / SiteAD001 - Land East of Twyford Avenue.

Map of Site

Photo of Site. Viewed towards east

% of Site in Floodplain Data

++

0% No impact on development

Surface water or run-off issues Data

+

Does not flood, and provided SUDS is employed, not detrimental

Distance to Village Centre (traffic lights & school)

Data

-

1091 metres from the village centre. Site is situated on the far eastern edge of the village.

Distance to Bus Stop Data

0

585 metres from offset bus stops situated on the Oxford Road near the Adderbury Bowls Club bowling green.


Data

0

Scattered mature trees on southern edge with

flail trimmed hedge and ditch remnants to north and south. Mature garden boundaries to west and open field aspect to east. Approximately 60 percent of field has not been cultivated recently and is a valuable species rich pasture. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees


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together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

The edge of the Conservation Area at East Adderbury is approx. 840 metres distant to the south and its setting is not affected.

The nearest field path is located approximately 560 metres to the east


Data

-

Because this land will not have direct egress on to either Banbury Rd or the Twyford Road, these main traffic routes will be via secondary residential estate roads. If traffic is directed into the existing residential Margaret Road, it will exacerbate the peak time use of this road and adjoining residential roads as rat runs when hold ups occur on the Banbury Road.

Pollutants (air / water; are any of the sites currently developed, i.e. are they all Greenfield sites or are some of them Brownfield?

Data

0

Neutral affect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution.

Visual Landscape –assess how many views can see the site and how close and far away

Data

-

Being on a rising plateau, the development of the site would be visually prominent from both close views, i.e., footpath No 3, Twyford Rd and at longer distance from Northampton Ridge in the East approx 2-3 Km

Agricultural Quality-See Quality grades below

Ref: Natural England Survey-1996

Data

0

The total field is 40% arable and 60% set a side or similar and is Grade 2 - Very Good with areas of Grade 3a - Good extending out from the eastern residential edge.

Socio-economic issues (jobs/employment, wider economy, health, housing, education and equity(who is wealthier and who is poorer)

Data

-

Will place residents towards the northern extremity of the village, closer to the Banbury boundary, and as close to Bodicote as the centre of village. Residents are unlikely to support village services and will not increase footfall to the local services.

Village Vision of Development Zones Data

0

Located in Zone D ranked 5th most sustainable site by the village vision.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape woodland treatment to the eastern edge area would be required to offset loss of biodiversity through development.

This site is located in an area of where little formal archaeological investigation has been undertaken and therefore the archaeological potential of the site is unknown. It is therefore likely that an archaeological field evaluation will need to be undertaken ahead of any planning decision for this site in order to assess the impact any development may have on previously unknown archaeological deposits.

Key

++ High Positive Impact


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+ Medium Positive Impact

O Neutral

-- Medium Negative Impact

-- High Negative Impact

? Not sure

Note 1)- For reference the centre of the village is taken as the traffic lights on the Aynho Road based on the broad population spread.

Distances to village centre and bus stops are based on walking distances from the centre of each site and assessed as follows:

Distance (in metres) from village centre or bus stop:

Assessment

Under 200m ++

Between 200 and 500m +

Between 500m and 1000m 0

Between 1000m and 1500m -

Over 1500m --

Note 2) - Agricultural Land Quality is taken from the MAFF 1988 maps and where greater detail exits from the later Natural England survey ref 3301-47-92 land at Manor Farm and Green Hill Farm Adderbury July1996

MAFF grades Natural England grades

grade 1 (Excellent)- Red grade 1 (Excellent)-Red

grade 2 (Very Good)-Yellow grade 2 (Very Good) -Yellow

grade 3 (Good -Moderate) -Yellow grade 3A (Good) -Yellow

grade 4(Poor)-Green grade 3B (Moderate) – Yellow

grade 5 (Very Poor) –Green grade 4 (Poor) –Green

grade 5 (Very Poor) - Green

Note 3) Development of Zones set out in village vision of development zones has been assessed as follows:

Zone Ranking Assessment

1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone E / Part of Site AD002a - East of Walton Avenue

Map of Site

Photo of Site

View to south east. Present development site beyond mid distance boundary.


++



0

Run off Issues. Necessity for SUDS to be employed


Data

0

655 metres to village centre. This site is presently landlocked being adjacent to the site presently under development to the south and separated by a ransom strip and the existing housing in Walton Avenue to the west. For this site to be developed it would require access either through a demolished property in Walton Avenue or through the ransom strip to the development North of the Aynho Road.


0

810 metres to north (Banbury) and south (Oxford/Bicester) bus stops at Adderbury Green.


Data

0

No adjacent streams or lakes. Land currently arable farmland surrounded by hedgerows. Beyond the boundary to the West are mature rear gardens. Remains of ditches associated with field hedgerows. Retention of hedgerows and


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mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

0

The site is 260 metres from the edge of the conservation area and is not adjacent to any listed buildings. Adderbury FP 3 situated in the field to the north.


Data

-

High impact because this traffic will access through adjacent residential development onto Aynho Road or through a single portal directly into existing residential roads used during peak times as a rat run to avoid queuing on the Banbury Road. Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that above 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is negative).

Pollutants (air / water; are any of the sites currently developed, i.e. are they all Greenfield sites or are some of them brownfield? Brownfield is generally better than greenfield)

Data

0



Data

-

Because the topography of the site is elevated. Site development could be viewed from a long distance to the East. It can be viewed in close proximity from immediate boundary to west (Walton Avenue) and from Adderbury FP3 to the north.


Natural England Survey-1999

Data

0

Grade 2 - Very Good with areas of Grade 3a - Good extending out from the eastern residential edge.


Data

+

Within reasonable proximity to village centre, school, shops & public houses.


+

Located in Zone E identified by the village vision as the 2nd most sustainable site.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of existing biodiversity.



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Key

+ High Positive Impact


O Neutral


-- High Negative affect

? Not sure

Note 1)- For reference the centre of the village is taken as the traffic lights on the Aynho Rd based on the broad population spread.



Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --

Note 2) - Agricultural Land Quality is taken from the MAFF 1988 maps and where greater detail exits from the later Natural England survey ref 3301-47-92 land at Manor Farm and Green Hill Farm Adderbury. July1996



grade2 (Very Good)-Yellow grade 2 (Very Good) -Yellow

grade3 (Good -Moderate) -Yellow grade 3A (Good) -Yellow


grade5 (Very Poor) –Green grade 4 (Poor) –Green

grade 5 (Very Poor) – Green



1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone E /Part of Site AD002b - Land north of Aynho Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% No impact on development.


+

Does not flood and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental.

Distance to Village Centre (traffic lights & school) Data

+

316 metres to the village centre. Second closest site to village centre.


+

Distance to north (Banbury) bound stop 448 metres and to south (Oxford) bound bus stop 448 metres


Data

0

No lakes or stream adjacent but biodiversity in surrounding hedgerows and within site. Land is currently fallow arable farmland and does contain some native species and habitats. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

-

Site is adjacent to conservation area on opposite side of Aynho Rd. Not adjacent to listed buildings


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Data

0

Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0

Neutral effect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution.


Data

-

Views of open countryside from Deenes Close will be severely affected. Others effects on landscape will be limited.


Ref MAFF source -1988 and Natural England Survey-1999

Data

0

Grade 2 Agricultural Land


Data

+

Will bring employed residents close to the centre of village and increase footfall to the local services.


+

Located in Zone E identified by the village vision as the 2nd most sustainable site.

Mitigation





O Neutral


- Medium Negative Impact

? Not sure

Note 1)- For reference the centre of the village is taken as the traffic lights on the Ayhno Rd based on the broad population spread.



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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --

Note 2) - Agricultural Land Quality is taken from the MAFF 1988 maps and where greater detail exits from the later Natural England survey ref 3301-47-92 land at Green Hill Farm Adderbury July1996










1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone F /SiteAD005 - Land to North of Berry Hill Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% in Floodplain


+ Does not flood and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental.


--

1,980 metres to village centre via through the village.


+

460 metres to the nearest north (Banbury) and south Oxford/Bicester bus stops at the Oak Tree on Berry Hill Road.


Data

+

No lakes or stream adjacent but biodiversity in surrounding hedgerows and within site. Land is currently pasture and does contain some biodiversity. This effect can be mitigated by retention of hedgerows and trees and planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas


Data

+

Site is not within or adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings. Footpath on the eastern side of the site 101/13.

Traffic / road congestion (volume & time; identify sites where there are already traffic problems that

Data

0

Access would have to be on Berry Hill Rd, close to the junction with the Oxford Rd, which is already busy and volume would increase.


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would be exacerbated through the new development)

This would be an adverse impact and a technical solution of traffic lights on junction needs consideration. Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

-

Gasometer removed some 40 years ago, brownfield reclaimed to greenfield. Pollution of soil still expected to be an issue.


Data

0

Limited effect on landscape but views from Berry Hill Rd would be affected.



Data

0

Grade 2 V Good


Data

--

The site is outlying and therefore will result in increased car usage for work and school. Residents are unlikely to use village shop and facilities. Increased reliance on cars may create further health issues through reduced exercise and increased local pollution.


0

Zone F ranked 6th most sustainable site in the village vision.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of biodiversity of the existing pasture land.

This site is located in an area of where little formal archaeological investigation has been undertaken and therefore the archaeological potential of the site is unknown. It is therefore likely that an archaeological field evaluation will need to be undertaken ahead of any planning decision for this site in order to assess the impact any development may have on previously unknown archaeological deposits. Traffic lights need consideration.

Key



O Neutral

---Medium Negative Impact



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? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -



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Zone A /SiteAD007 - Land North of Adderbury Court

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



0

Western edge is subject to water logging, but does not flood and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental.


++

120 metres to the village centre. Closest site to village centre.


++

55 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop and 140 metres to south (Oxford) bound stop.


Data

0

Approx 150 metres to stream. Land is currently fallow arable farmland and does contain some native species and habitats. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site not within or adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings. Adjacent to footpaths, highway and public space

Traffic / road congestion (volume & time; identify sites where there are already traffic problems that

Data Adverse (medium) affect on traffic. Problem of egress and ingress. Technical solution of traffic


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would be exacerbated through the new development) 0

lights needs consideration. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0

Neutral affect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution


Data

0

Some loss of view from eastern side and effect when viewed from western side quite limited due to Banbury Rd behind and Adderbury Court



Data

0

Scrub –Land. Generally Grade 3A (Good)with small area on western boundary grade 3B(Moderate).Land not currently used for agricultural purposes.


Data

+

Will bring employed residents close to the centre of village and increase footfall to the local services


+

Located in Zone A identified by the village vision as the most sustainable site.

Mitigation

Retention of hedge rows and trees and landscape treatment to this area important to offset loss of existing biodiversity of existing scrub land.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides.

Key



O Neutral

--- Medium Negative Impact


? Not sure




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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD008 - Land to South of GreenHill House

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



+

Does not flood and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental


Data

0

550 metres to the village centre.


+



Data

0

No adjacent streams or lakes. Currently scrub land with hedgerows, trees and mushrooms growing. Footpath to south boundary which has hedgerow. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site not adjacent to historic /conservation part of village. Footpath on southern boundary


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Data

0

Adverse (medium) affect on traffic. Problem of egress and ingress. Technical solution of traffic lights and junction with Kings Sutton Road need consideration (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0

Neutral effect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution


Data

-

Views of open countryside from properties in Greenhills and Banbury Road will be affected.



Data

0

Grade 2 Northern end with band of grade 3a to the south


Data

+



+

Located in Zone A identified by the village vision as the most sustainable site, immediately next to existing developments

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area important because biodiversity of the existing scrub land will disappear.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain water levels subsides – Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) must be employed in development.

Traffic impact on major road also needs consideration and traffic lights if thought necessary.

Key



O Neutral

- - Medium Negative Impact


? Not sure


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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone H /SiteAD011

Land South of Milton Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% no impact on development


+ Does not flood but surface issues exist downhill in Horn Hill Rd


Data

--

1780 metres to village centre. Site is on extreme western side of the village.


+



Data

0

No Lakes or streams adjacent. Land is currently fallow arable farmland and does contain some native species and habitats particularly in surrounding overgrown hedgerows and trees. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site is not within or adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings but is around 20 metres from the Conservation Area. There is a footpath across the site, which development may impact on – this must be mitigated in site design.


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Data

-

T The site is close to a 3-way junction, which is already a source of road accidents. Adverse medium effect on a busy road. Site size determines that over 60 dwellings would be given permission, therefore effect is negative.


Data

0



Data

-

The site is the last rural gateway to the village. The views from St Mary’s close will be significantly affected. It is an elevated site on the edge of the village, which will significantly alter the approach. Development must be set back so as to mitigate the impact on village approach.



Data

O

Grade 2 VGood


Data

--



+

Zone H which was ranked 3rd out of 11 Zones

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows, trees and landscape treatment to the area would be required to offset loss of biodiversity along with maintaining the footpath sympathetically.


Traffic impact on a major roads needs consideration and traffic calming enhanced if thought necessary.

Key



O Neutral

- Medium Negative Impact



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? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone B /SiteAD015

Land to North Of Greenhill House

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% No impact on Development.


+



--

880 metres to the village centre. Site is located on the extreme northern perimeter of village.


++

Close to North and South bound Bus stops.

91 metres to North (Banbury) bound stop and 80 metres to South (Oxford) bound stop.


Data

0

Approx 800 metres to stream and no adverse affect. Land currently scrub land with hedgerows, a row of mature poplars along the northern boundary and some dense undergrowth close to main road. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site is not adjacent to conservation area and is around 750 metres away from conservation area and listed buildings.


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Data

0

Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic route Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0



Data

0

Some loss of view from properties on Banbury Road – this is limited due to overgrowth of vegetation and some effect when viewed from western side because of high prominent position.



Data

0

Rough Pasture Land. Generally Grade 2 (Very Good).Land not used for agricultural purposes.


Data

0

As this site has received planning permission for elderly care it will bring employment within the village but not necessarily for villagers. It may provide some economic benefits from trade and services in Adderbury


-

Located in Zone B identified by the village vision as the 10th most sustainable site out of 11.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area would be required to offset loss of existing biodiversity. This site is located in an area of where little formal archaeological investigation has been undertaken and therefore the archaeological potential of the site is unknown. It is therefore likely that an archaeological field evaluation will need to be undertaken ahead of any planning decision for this site in order to assess the impact any development may have on previously unknown archaeological deposits.

Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) must be employed in development to mitigate run off issues.

Traffic impact on major road also needs consideration.

Key



O Neutral


--Medium Negative Impact

? Not sure



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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone F /SiteAD021 - OSA 1900 Corner of Berry Hill Rd and Oxford Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% in floodplain


+

Elevated with slight slope towards valley no known surface issues and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental


Data

-

1,240 metres to village centre.


0



Data

0

No lakes or stream adjacent. Land is currently arable farmland with native species and habitats in surrounding hedgerows and mature trees within site. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.

Impact on Parish’s historic environment & conservation area (are sites adjacent to publicly accessible open space and/or have footpaths or bridleways in them? That would relate to SA

Data

Site is not in or near conservation area, but it abuts the old railway line cutting. Site is bordered by a footpath on western side 101/13


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objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..."

+


Data

--

Adverse effect on a major traffic junction. Access would be a major problem as access points only on Oxford Rd, or right on the corner of Berry Hill. It would be hazardous crossing these roads for pedestrians. Traffic lights would need consideration. Adverse (large) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that above 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is strongly negative).


Data

0

Air pollution from traffic on the Oxford rd could be an issue. Neutral affect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution.


Data

--

Site is in an elevated position in the southern corner of the village. Views of Adderbury Church from the Oxford Road when approaching from Deddington would be affected by development.



Data

0

Grade 2 V Good


Data

-

Close to some employment at station yard and old bibbys site. Close to the Adderbury Day nursery – although crossing the Oxford Rd would be hazardous without a new Crossing. The site is outlying and therefore will result in increased car usage for work and school. Residents are unlikely to use village shop and facilities. Increased reliance on cars may create further health issues through reduced exercise and increased local pollution.


0

Located in Zone F identified by the village vision as the 6th most sustainable site out of 11.

Mitigation

Selective design could mitigate impact on views. Footpaths and road crossing would need to be improved for pedestrian access to village.

Retention of hedgerows and landscape treatment to this area would be required to offset the loss of existing biodiversity.



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Key



O Neutral



? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone J /SiteAD022 - Land North of Milton Rd and South of Manor Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


+

0% in floodplain but site contains a spring line and the bedrock is close to the surface in places


--

Serious surface water run off issues in recent years with homes flooded in Horn Hill Rd and Round Hill Close. SUDS must be employed to avoid increased flooding risks


--

1,745 to village centre. This site is one of the furthest west in the village.


+



Data

0

Land is currently fallow arable farmland surrounded by overgrown hedgerows and some mature trees. There are unusual plants in eastern hedgerow and existing old barns could contain important wildlife. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

Adjacent to conservation area and listed buildings, including the Quaker Meeting House, a Grade 2* Listed building.


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objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..." - Traffic / road congestion (volume & time; identify sites where there are already traffic problems that would be exacerbated through the new development)

Data

--

The site is close to a 3-way junction, which is already a source of road accidents. Adverse medium effect on a busy road over 60 dwellings will be given permission, therefore effect is negative.


Data

0

Neutral effect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution


Data

--

The site forms part of the last rural gateway to the village. The views from St Mary’s close, Horn Hill Rd, Manor Rd and Berry Hill Rd will be significantly affected. It is an elevated site on the edge of the village, which will significantly alter the approach. Development must be set back so as to mitigate the impact on village approach



Data

0

Grade 2 agricultural land


Data

--



-

Zone J Ranked 7th out of 11 Zones by the Village Vision of sustainability.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area would be required to offset the loss of existing biodiversity. It is also recommended that a full wildlife survey of old barns be conducted before they are knocked down.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is managed effectively – Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) must be employed in development.


Development must be designed to mitigate impact on village approach.


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Key



O Neutral



? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD023 - Croft Farm

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% No impact on development. This site is close to the flood plain but is elevated on high ground


+



+

260 metres to village centre.


+

280 metres to north (Banbury) bound and to South(Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

Close to Sor Brook 250 metres. Site is old pasture land and is rich in native species. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

--

Site is located within the conservation area and within the curtilage of a listed farm house building.


Data

0

Access for egress and ingress would probably have to be developed as part of AD043.However if taken into account with AD043 the number of dwellings is


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likely to be less than 50 in number and the affect is neutral


Data

-

Because the paddock is small in size it may well have served as a farm storage area and there is a possibility of some farm chemical contamination. All areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution.


Data

-

Low visual impact because development would be within the curtilage of a listed building with boundary stone walls. Views from farm buildings would be severely impacted.



Data

0

Pasture Land Grade 3A


Data

+

Will bring employed residents close to the centre of Village and increase footfall to the local services and amenities.


+

Located in Zone A identified by the village vision as the most sustainable zone.

Mitigation

Landscape treatment to this area would be required to offset loss of existing biodiversity of pasture land. Because of the location within a conservation area and within the curtilage of a Listed Building the design will have to recognise the nature of the built form.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides. SUDS must be employed.

Key



O Neutral



? Not sure




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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone D/Site AD028 - Land East and North of Walton Avenue

Map of Site

Photo of Site. (Both sides of track)

View to Northeast with track (Adderbury F.P. No 3)

to farm.

% of Site in Floodplain Data ++


Surface water or run-off issues Data +

A small part of the field to the north of the track floods after heavy rainfall. Necessity for SUDS to be employed with possible swale provision to ensure controlled storage and release of rainwater.


0



0

618 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop and 560 metres to south (Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

Hedgerows with ditches on north and south boundaries with mature trees in hedges. Mature gardens to the west boundary with open field aspect to the northeast .Site dissected by access track to farm/Adderbury FP3. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.

Impact on Parish’s historic environment & conservation area (are sites adjacent to publicly

Data

Site is 410 metres from the edge of the conservation area.


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accessible open space and/or have footpaths or bridleways in them? That would relate to SA objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..."

+

Adderbury FP No. 3 dissects the site.


Data

-

High impact. Access through a single portal directly into existing residential roads used during peak times as a rat run to avoid queuing on the Banbury Road. In order to gain access, existing dwellings will need to be demolished at the northern end of the site. Adverse (strong) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that above 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is strongly negative).


Data

0

Neutral affect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution. Greenfield site


Data

-

Long distance to North & East, including panorama from footpath. The site can be viewed from approx 1Km .Close proximity view from the panorama of the footpath and from the dwellings on the western edge. Views from properties on Walton Avenue would be severely effected.



Data 0

Grade 2 & 3a– Mainly grade 2 with grade 3a areas extending out from the residential boundary. Agricultural Land.


Data

+

Within reasonable proximity to village centre, school, shops & public houses.


0

Located in Zone D ranked 5th most sustainable site out of 11 by the village vision

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and additional woodland treatment to the North and East boundaries would be required to offset loss of biodiversity.


Possible need for a Swale incorporated into eastern woodland edge for localised flooding of existing field.

Key




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O Neutral



? Not sure

Note 1)- For reference the centre of the village is taken as the traffic lights on the Aynho Road based on the broad population spread.



Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --

Note 2) - Agricultural Land Quality is taken from the MAFF 1988 maps and where greater detail exits from the later Natural England survey ref 3301-47-92 land at Manor Farm and Green Hill Farm Adderbury July1996










1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD029 - Land West Of Banbury Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



+

Does not flood, but southern edge which is subject to water logging and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental


+

350 metres to village centre


++

200 metres to North(Banbury) bound stop and 155 metres to South (Oxford) bound stop.


Data

0

No steams or lakes adjacent. Arable farmland surrounded by hedgerows and mature trees. Eastern boundary is a stone walled ditch. Site does contain native species and habitats. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site not within or adjacent to the conservation area of listed buildings. Footpath on southern boundary


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Data

0

Adverse (medium) affect on traffic. Problem of egress and ingress. Technical solution of traffic lights need consideration.(below 50 dwellings neutral –yellow).


Data

0



Data

-

Some loss of view from eastern side and effect when viewed from western side quite limited due to Banbury Rd behind. Views of open countryside from properties on Banbury road will be severely affected.



Data

0

Generally Grade 3A (Good) with small area on western boundary grade 3B(Moderate).Land not used for agricultural purposes.


Data

+



+


Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area would be required to offset loss of biodiversity in scrubland.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides

Key



O Neutral

- -_Medium Negative Impact


? Not sure



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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD031 - Land North of New Road

Map of Site

Photo of Site


--

60% of site within flood plain and will have impact on development. This site is close to and partially within the flood plain being adjacent to the Sor Brook. From the centre of the site to the Sor Brook is 70 meters


--

Surface and ground water will be a major issue on this site


0

800 metres to village centre. Site reasonably close to village centre.


++

90 metres to north(Banbury) bound stop and 105 metres to south (Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

Close to Sor Brook 80 metres. Site currently old pasture land rich in native species and habitats. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.

Impact on Parish’s historic environment & conservation area (are sites adjacent to publicly accessible open space and/or have footpaths or bridleways in them? That would relate to SA objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make

Data

--

Site is located within the central area of the conservation area and close to listed grade ii buildings.

This site is considered by the village to be an important open pastureland within the settlement.


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accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..."


Data

0

Access for egress and ingress would be restrictive to a small number of dwellings which is likely to be less than 50 in number and the affect is neutral


Data

0

The paddock is small in size. It is highly likely to have both arsenic and radon gas pollution common to Adderbury.


Data

-

Low visual impact because development would be viewed from the boundary stone walls abutting New Rd on the South side and on the north and eastern sides is enclosed by mature trees and hedges. Views from properties on New Road would be affected.



Data

0

Grade 2 agricultural land and grade 4 within the flood plain


Data

+

Will bring employed residents close to the centre of Village and increase footfall to the local services and amenities.


-

This site was not part of any zone ranked by the village because it was considered unsuitable for development

Mitigation

This site lies for approximately 60% of its area within the flood plain and therefore not be should built upon leaving the remaining part capable of taking a limited no of dwellings.

Landscape treatment to this area would be required to offset loss of existing biodiversity of pasture land. Because of the location within a conservation area and within the curtilage of a Listed Building the design will have to recognise the nature of the built form.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides. SUDS must be employed.

Key



O Neutral



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? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone H/SiteAD033 - Land South of Milton Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% no impact on development


+ Does not flood but surface issues exist downhill in Horn Hill Road. SUDS must be employed


--

1,955 metres to the village centre


+



Data

0

No lakes or streams adjacent. Land is currently fallow arable farmland and does contain some biodiversity particularly in surrounding overgrown hedgerows and trees. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

0

Site is around 30 metres from the Conservation Area. There is a footpath across the site, which development may impact on No 101/25 – this must be mitigated in site design.


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Data

-

The site is close to a 3-way junction, which is already a source of road accidents. Adverse medium effect on a busy road. Site size determines that over 60 dwellings would be given permission, therefore effect is negative.


Data

-



Data

-

The site is the last rural gateway to the village. The views from St Mary’s close will be significantly affected. It is an elevated site on the edge of the village, which will significantly alter the approach. Development must be set back so as to mitigate the impact on village approach.



Data

0

Grade 2 V Good


Data

--



+

Zone H ranked 3rd out of 11 Zones

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows, trees and landscape treatment to the area would be required to offset loss of current biodiversity. The footpath would also be required to be maintained sympathetically.


Traffic impact on a major roads needs consideration and traffic calming enhanced if thought necessary.

Key



O Neutral

--- Medium Negative Impact



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? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone L /SiteAD034 - Land West of the Plough PH Aynho Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



+



+



0

560 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop and 610 metres to South (Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

No lakes or stream adjacent. Site is currently rough pasture land and is rich in native species and habitats. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

--

This site is at present rough pasture land but it is in fact, a walled pasture land of significant historic importance which itself is listed and located close to three listed buildings. It is also an important open space which within the Adderbury Conservation Appraisal is covered by clause 14.6 Protection of important open spaces and views “.There are a number of open spaces within the village that are important to protect because they are integral to the character and appearance of the conservation area. The inclusion of these open spaces in the designation of the conservation area


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is specifically to ensure that these spaces are preserved.”


Data

0

Adverse (medium) affect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0



Data

-

Views from surrounding properties will be affected and site is visually apparent from Aynho Rd. Site is an important open pasture land within the village.



Data

0

Grade2 agricultural pasture land


Data

+



0

Whilst this site lies within Zone L ,which was ranked 3rd in the village vision this site was not specifically identified by residents as a site for development unlike land to the south of the Hospice. This is probably due to the appreciation of a historic walled pasture land contributing an open space to the village.

Mitigation

This site is seen as a village historic asset and any use of this land other than agricultural purposes needs careful evaluation to protect the historic nature of this open space.



Key



O Neutral



? Not sure


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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone E / Site AD035 - Land North of Aynho Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site.

View to east with Aynho Road to right

% of Site in Floodplain

Data

++



+



Data

0



0

735 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop and 780 metres to south (Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

No adjacent streams or lakes. Land currently arable farmland with surrounding hedgerows and within low stone wall and grass strip abutting the cultivated land. Hedgerows on north western and south eastern boundaries with a central sparse hedge running through site. Open boundary to North East. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to


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mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

0

Conservation area on opposite side of Aynho Road will dictate high quality of design and layout to avoid ribbon development appearance.


Data

0

Adverse (Medium) affect of new junction and effect of increased vehicles on main traffic junction near school. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0



Data

-

Views of open countryside from properties on Aynho Road would be severely effected.


Natural England Survey-1996

Data

0

Grade 2 - Very Good Agricultural Land.

Socio-economic issues (jobs/employment, wider economy, health, housing, education and equity (who is wealthier and who is poorer)

Data

+



+

Located in Zone E identified by the village vision as a the 2nd most sustainable site.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of biodiversity of the existing land.

Archaeological examination will be required although no records exist within OCC Archaeological archives. The Development should reflect the vernacular architectural style of the conservation area on the opposite side of the Ayhno Rd. Retention of the existing frontage stone wall will be required.

Key



O Neutral



? Not sure


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Note 1)- For reference the centre of the village is taken as the traffic lights on the Aynho Rd based on the broad population spread.



Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone C / SiteAD037 - Land north of Twyford Road

Map of Site

Photo of Site.

View to west showing roadside hedge


++



+

Does not flood, and provided SUDS is

employed, not detrimental


Data

-

1,090 metres from village centre. The site is situated on the far north eastern edge of the village.


0

568 metres from bus stop on the Oxford Road by Bowls Club (north) and 495 metres from part of lay-by (south).


Data

0

One mature tree on southern edge with

flail trimmed hedge and ditch. Open aspect to the north and east with young trees along farm drive. Mature garden boundaries to west with mature trees. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

The Conservation Area and listed buildings are approx 1,116 metres to the south therefore there is no impact on the setting of the Conservation Area.

Adderbury footpath No. crosses the Twyford Road at approximately 550 metres to the north east.


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Data

0

Because this land will have direct egress onto the Twyford Road the increase of vehicle movements will worsen the existing peak hour traffic including the only route for heavy commercial vehicles from the Twyford Mill, industrial area. Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).

Pollutants (air / water; are any of the sites currently developed, i.e. are they all Greenfield sites or are some of them brown-field? Brownfield is generally better than green-field)

Data

0



Data

-

Being on a high Plateau the site is visually very prominent from both close views i.e. footpath no 3,Twyford Rd and Northampton Ridge in the East approx 2-3 Km


Ref: Natural England Survey-1996

Data

0

Grade 2 –Very Good


Data

-

This will extend the natural limits of the village beyond what is viable and will place residents beyond the present northern extremity of the village, closer to Banbury and as close to Bodicote as the centre of village. The site is outlying and therefore will result in increased car usage for work and school. Residents are unlikely to use village shop and facilities. Increased reliance on cars may create further health issues through reduced exercise and increased local pollution.


-

Located in Zone C ranked 11th out of 11 zones most sustainable site by the village vision. This is considered the least sustainable site.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of biodiversity of the existing scrub land.


Key



O Neutral



? Not sure


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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone D / Site AD038 - 6 Twyford Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



+

Does not flood. Provided SUDS is



Data

0



++

168 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop and 217 metres to south (Oxford/Bicester) bound stop.


Data

0

No adjacent streams or lakes. Site currently rough scrub land with some native species and habitats. Hedgerows & mature trees to all 4 boundaries and within the site itself. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development


Data

+

Site is not in or adjacent to the conservation area or any listed buildings.


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Data

0

Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0

This is a brown-field site/ back-land development of existing garden that may have pollutants from previous use and as other areas in Adderbury the site soil is likely to contain arsenic in the soil and radon gas pollution. Initially It scored a positive assessment because of its brown-field nature but may not be acceptable in planning terms because it is a back-land development that may have could may have an adverse effect on neighbours.


Data

0

Limited effect to the views of directly neighbouring properties.



Data

0

Not applicable


Data

0

Limited number of dwellings unlikely to contribute to the socio-economic issues of the village.


0

Located in Zone D ranked 5th most sustainable site by the village vision.

Mitigation



Key



O Neutral


--High Negative affect

? Not sure


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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD039 - Land Adjoining Summers Close

Map of Site

Photo of Site – Western Edge


++



+



0



+



Data

0

No adjacent streams or lakes. Land currently scrubland with some hedgerows and does contain some native species and habitats. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site is not within or adjacent to the conservation area or any listed buildings. Footpath along southern boundary.


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Data

0

Adverse (medium) affect on traffic. Problem of egress and ingress onto the busy Banbury – Oxford Road. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0

Neutral effect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution


Data

-

Negative visual impact on properties in Greenhills and the houses to the north of the site. Some loss of view from eastern side and when viewed from western side.



Data

0

Not applicable. Land not used for agricultural purposes.


Data

+

Will bring employed residents close to the centre of village and increase footfall to the local services.


+

Located alongside Zone A identified by the village vision as the most sustainable site.

Mitigation



Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain water levels subsides – Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) must be employed in development. Traffic impact on major road also needs consideration.

Key



O Neutral



? Not sure



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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone F /SiteAD040 - Station Yard Oxford Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


+

50% of land located in flood plain however land was an extant railway station with goods yard and was as a consequence made up elevated ground with no impact on limited development.


+



-

1,045 metres to village centre.


0

940 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop and South (Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

+

Adjacent to flood plain of Sor Brook. Site is currently hardstanding surrounded by species-rich hedgerows. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

This site is registered in the Historic Environment Record(HER) by OCC under PRN 12432 as a railway station. The only remains of the station now is the derelict ground floor of the goods shed. The signal box and both up and down line platforms are no longer there. Attached to this assessment are the HRN its mapped location and a copy from a source yet


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unknown of photographs and description of the railway station.

This site lies outside the conservation area and is not in close proximity to any listed buildings.


Data

0

Traffic to and from this site is likely to be those associated with light industrial use units onto the A4260.Whilst there is space for limited expansion of the industrial units, its appropriate use would have limited affect being south of the settlement of Adderbury. Adverse (medium) effect on major traffic junction. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

-

This site is made up ground as a result of the construction of a railway and its associated station and goods yard. It is highly probable that the ground has contamination and environmental investigation would be necessary before further expansion is permitted.


Data

0

No detrimental visual effects from this site utilisation. Viewed only from adjacent industrial and retail outlets



Data

++

Not applicable to this site being a brown field site associated with and fore light industrial use.It would be categorised as grade 5 (Very Poor) under Natural England.


Data

++

Has potential to bring additional employment possibilities to Adderbury


0

This site is located within Zone F which was ranked 6th most sustainable site in the villages vision .No specific suggestion emerged from the consultation and questionnaire that this site was considered suitable for anything other than its present use of light industrial. This site is therefore considered as a positive impact for this use

Mitigation


Given the site location and its present use as light Industrial its further development should be limited to light Industrial. Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides although site is downstream of Adderbury.


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Key



O Neutral

----Medium Negative Impact


? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --

Note 2) - Agricultural Land Quality is taken from the MAFF 1988 maps and where greater detail exits from the later Natural England survey ref 3301-47-92 land at Green Hill Farm Adderbury July1996 MAFF grades Natural England grades









1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Oxfordshire HER Monument Full Report

PRN 12432

25/07/2014

12432 - MOX3774

Main station building on north platform, opened 1887

SMR Number Record Type

Monument Types and Dates

Location

Description and Sources

1) Brick, slate roof, 3 chimneys, projecting canopy with valancing. Small brick shelter on south platform with central door and 2 windows, also valanced canopy

J H Russell, 1977, The Banbury & Cheltenham Railway (Oxford Pub Co) (Bibliographic reference)

Adderbury Station and signal box

Site Name Building

Sources

Finds - None recorded

Address/Historic Names - None recorded

Associated Events/Activities - None recorded

Associated Individuals/Organisations - None recorded

Other Statuses and Cross-References

Administrative Areas

National Grid Reference SP 4750 3491 (point) SP43SE

Associated Designations - None recorded

Associated Historic Landscape Character Records - None recorded

Designations, Statuses and Scorings

Land Use

Ratings and Scorings - None recorded

Other Land Classes - None recorded

Description Point

Associated resources - None recorded

Related Monuments - None Recorded

RAILWAY STATION (Post Medieval - 1540 AD to 1900 AD)

Evidence EXTANT BUILDING

Civil Parish ADDERBURY, CHERWELL, OXFORDSHIRE

SHINE Candidate (No) Active

Sites & Monuments Record - 12432 Active

Bibliographic reference: J H Russell.1977. The Banbury & Cheltenham Railway (Oxford Pub Co).pp.23-6

MonFullRpt Report generated by HBSMR from exeGesIS SDM Ltd Page 1


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Zone L /SiteAD042 - East House Ayhno Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



+



0



0

856 metres to north (Banbury) bound stop 903 metres to south (Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

No lakes or stream adjacent but biodiversity on site is high because site is a mature garden setting for a large House with established trees. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

__

This site is the curtilage of East House an important listed building in East Adderbury and lies within the conservation area. The garden size is appropriate to the size of East House as a single dwelling and access for any development on this site would be seriously detrimental to the setting of this listed building.

Traffic / road congestion (volume & time; identify sites where there are already traffic

Data

0

Adverse ( Medium )affect on major traffic junction.(Below 50 dwellings Neutral-yellow)


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problems that would be exacerbated through the new development)


Data

0



Data

-

Limited affect to landscape and has no significant visual consequences other than those associated with East House and adjacent properties .The land immediately adjacent is Katherine House Hospice.



Data

+

This is not agricultural land and therefore no adverse affect to agricultural land


Data

+



0

Whilst this site lies within Zone L which was ranked 3rd in the village vision this site was not specifically identified by residents as a site for development unlike land to the south of the Hospice. This is probably due to the appreciation of a garden associated with the setting of an important listed building.

Mitigation

Because the house and the garden have a natural balance development on this site would probable necessitate a change of use of East House from a single dwelling.

Landscaping would be important here because of the close proximity of Katherine House Hospice requiring retention of hedge rows and trees.



Key



O Neutral




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? Not sure




Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD043 - Land West of Croft Lane

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++

0% No impact on development. This site is close to the flood plain but is elevated on high ground


+ Does not flood and provided SUDS is employed not detrimental


++



+

236 metres to north(Banbury)bound stop and to south(Oxford) bound bus stop.


Data

0

430 metres from Sor Brook 430. Land is currently species-rich old pasture land. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

-

Site is not within or adjacent to the conservation area but it is in close proximity to listed buildings.


Data

0

Access for egress and ingress would be via Croft Lane onto high Street.The the number of dwellings is likely to be less than 50 in number and the affect is neutral

Pollutants (air / water; are any of the sites currently developed, i.e. are they all Greenfield

Data Neutral affect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are Greenfield sites and all


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sites or are some of them brownfield? Brownfield is generally better than greenfield)

0

areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution


Data

_

Site is in a prominent position with high visual impact when viewed from the West.



Data

0

Pasture Land Grade 3A


Data

+

Will bring employed residents close to the centre of Village and increase footfall to the local services and amenities


+

Located in Zone A identified by the village vision as the most sustainable zone for development.

Mitigation


Because of the location adjacent to the conservation area. Any development would have to recognise this and be limited to single storey and its built form would have to be sensitive to the adjacent Listed Buildings.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides.

Key



O Neutral

----Medium Negative Impact


? Not sure




Assessment


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Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone F /SiteAD045 - Land at Berry Hill Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


+

0% in floodplain according to map but part of site is known to have flooded in recent years


-

Parts of the site form a steep hill with valley bottom adjoining floodplain. There is a natural spring on part of the site. SUDS would be required to be deployed.


--

Distance to village centre is 1,748 metres


+



Data

0

Currently a mix of mowed lawn with tall hedges, fallow arable farmland and natural wetland. There appears to be a natural spring with a small group of mature willow trees around it. Biodiversity is assumed to be rich as a result. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development. Some areas of the site would not be able to be developed due to natural springs.


Data

-

Site is partly within the conservation area and abuts listed buildings. There are a number of footpaths running across the land 101/7, 101/24 and 101/6


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Data

-

Single lane access to junction of HornHill Rd, Berry Hill Rd and Milton Rd where there has been a history of accidents. Therefore an adverse effect on traffic. Site size determines that over 50 dwellings could be built and therefore impact is negative.


Data

0

Neutral effect because all sites with exception of the old railway station are greenfield sites and all areas are known to have arsenic in soil and radon gas pollution. Sewerage plant is known to have flooded in recent years.


Data

-

12 houses on Berry Hill Rd and The Leys would have views directly affected other landscape impacts are limited.



Data

0

Grade 2 V Good


Data

--



0

Located in Zone F ranked 6th out of 11 Zones.

Mitigation

Native hedgerows could be reinstated. Retention of existing native hedgerows and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of existing biodiversity.

Footpaths must be maintained properly. Housing will be within or adjoining conservation area so should be built of Hornton stone .


Key



O Neutral



? Not sure


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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone A /SiteAD046 - Land West of Banbury Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site


++



+



Data

+



+



Data

0

No adjacent streams or lakes. Currently arable farmland with surrounding hedgerows. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


Data

+

Site is not within or adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings.

Traffic / road congestion (volume & time; identify sites where there are already traffic

Data Adverse (medium) affect on traffic. Problem of egress and ingress. Technical solution of traffic


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problems that would be exacerbated through the new development) 0

lights needs consideration. (Site determines that less than 50 dwellings would be built and there the effect is neutral)


Data

0



Data

-

Views from the east and properties on Banbury rd would be severely affected. Impact on views from the west would be limited.



Data

0

Generally Grade 3A (Good) with small area on western boundary grade 3B (Moderate). Land not used for agricultural purposes.


Data

+



+


Mitigation



Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain below subsides



O Neutral

- - Medium Negative Impact

-- High Negative Impact

? Not sure




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Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --










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Zone A /SiteAD047 - Land West Of Banbury Rd

Map of Site

Photo of Site

Both Site Map and Photo by permission of Carla Homes


+

0% in floodplain, however western edge is subject to water logging


+

Does not flood and provided SUDS is employed issues should not detrimental


++



++



Data

0

Approx 150 metres to stream. Land is currently fallow arable farmland and does contain a variety of native species. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.

Impact on Parish’s historic environment & conservation area (are sites adjacent to publicly

Data

Site is not within or adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings.


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accessible open space and/or have footpaths or bridleways in them? That would relate to SA objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..."

+


Data

0

Adverse (medium) effect on traffic. Problem of egress and ingress. Technical solution of traffic lights on Oxford Rd needs consideration. (Site size determines that below 50 dwellings would be given permission therefore impact is neutral).


Data

0



Data

-

Views of open countryside from houses on Banbury Rd and Adderbury Court will be affected. Other landscape impacts are limited.



Data

0

Generally Grade 3A (Good) with small area on western boundary grade 3B(Moderate).Land not used for agricultural purposes.


Data

+



+


Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of biodiversity of the existing scrubland.


Drainage needs special consideration to ensure run off is retained until flood plain water levels subsides – Sustainable Urban Drainage systems (SUDS) must be employed in development.




O Neutral

- -- Medium Negative Impact


? Not sure


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Distances to village centre and bus stops are based on walking distances from the centre of each site and

assessed as follows:


Assessment

Under 200m ++




Over 1500m --











1st – 4th +

5th – 6th 0

7th – 11th -


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Zone C / Site AD048 - Land off Twyford Rd

Map of Site

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View to north from Twyford Road


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1,115 metres to the village centre - one of the furthest northern sites within the village. Situated on the northern edge of the village.


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No adjacent streams or lakes. Land currently arable farmland surrounded by hedgerows and mature trees on western edge. 3 trees to NW corner. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


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Site not within or adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings.


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Close proximity to West & neighbouring South. Long distance to East. Development here would visually move the settlement of Adderbury towards Banbury and remove the last trace of agricultural land to the north



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Grade 2 Agricultural Land


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The site is outlying and therefore will result in increased car usage for work and school. Residents are unlikely to use village shop and facilities. Increased reliance on cars may create further health issues through reduced exercise and increased local pollution. Will place residents towards the northern extremity of the village, closer to Banbury and as close to Bodicote as the centre of village and will not increase footfall to the local services.


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This location was ranked the 11th most sustainability position out of 11 locations.

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Zone D / Site AD050 - Land At Adderbury Twyford Rd

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employed, Not detrimental


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1265 metres from the village centre - one of the furthest northern sites within the village.


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No streams or lakes adjacent. Land currently arable farmland with hedgerows on northern roadside boundary and southern boundary. Mature gardens and trees on western boundary with open fields to the east. Small copse in SE corner. Retention of hedgerows and mature trees together with planting of biodiversity enriching areas e.g. ponds, wildflower areas, would be required to mitigate loss of these habitats and species through development.


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Site not adjacent to conservation area or listed buildings.


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objective 11 on "to protect, enhance and make accessible for enjoyment, the Parish countryside..."


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Views from the south and properties on Twyford Avenue would be affected.



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Grade2 Agricultural Land


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The site is outlying and therefore will result in increased car usage for work and school. Residents are unlikely to use village shop and facilities. Increased reliance on cars may create further health issues through reduced exercise and increased local pollution. Will place residents towards the northern extremity of the village, closer to Banbury and as close to Bodicote as the centre of village.


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Ranked 5th most sustainable site out of 11 Zones in the village vision.

Mitigation

Retention of hedgerows and trees and landscape treatment to this area will be required to offset loss of biodiversity of the existing arable land, hedgerows and woodland.


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7th – 11th -

ADDERBURY SUSTAINABILITY TEAM

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Adderbury Sustainability Team The follow residents have made a contribution, some small and others significant, to delivering both the Adderbury Neighbourhood Plan and the accompanying Sustainability Appraisal Report – many thanks for your tireless efforts and energy.

Carrie Armstrong Sarah Duffy Sue Jelfs

Ian Ashbury Su English Donna Hirst

Colin Astley Nick Fennell Stephanie Lea

Andrew Barnes Birgit Fibian Patricia Leeman

Diane Bell Stephen Fletcher Stephanie McLennan

Keith Blake Enid Frost Kevin Morris

Diane Bratt Sophie Frost John Osborne

Sam Brown Tony Gill Ray Robinson

Dominic Clarke Andy Green Martin Rye

Roger Dickinson David Griffiths Carda Traunero

Mike Dolamore Jackie Head Adrian Smith

Chris Duffy Victoria Head Chris Wardley

James Young

Thanks also to the Banbury Westend Tennis & Squash Club for allowing the team to use their lounge for our meetings.

Again thanks to the Editors at Contact for allowing the team to promote our activities.

Support Consultants: Riki Therrivel – Levett-Therrivel & Karen Moore of Fortismere Associates Ltd

Many of the photographs are used with the permission of Roger Dickinson. Roger Dickinson and Nick Fennel were also responsible for the TAP draft document and much of this work is included in this document.

Contact Information Tony Gill – [email protected] & Colin Astley – [email protected]

Adderbury Parish Council Adderbury Parish Clerk

3 Tanners Close,

Middleton Cheney,

Northants,

OX17 2GD

Tel: 01295 710965

Email: Adderbury Parish Council Clerk ([email protected])


http://www.banburywestend-tennis-squash.co.uk/

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