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The Vale of Aylesbury Plan Wing Fact Pack November 2011 All Saints Church
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The Vale of Aylesbury Plan Wing Fact Pack November 2011
All Saints Church
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Contents
Section Page
1 Introduction page 3 2 Location and Setting page 5 3 Story of Place page 6 4 Fact File page 9 5 Issues Facing the Parish page 34 6 Parish Constraints page 36
7 Annex page 40
Front Cover Photo Source: Helge Rieder, June 2009 at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:AllSaintsChurchWing‐2.jpg
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1. Introduction
Purpose of the document This Fact Pack document was initially produced in 2010 to help inform the town/parish council about the characteristics of their parish for the ‘community view’ consultation. This consultation was undertaken early on in the preparation of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan as part of a bottom up approach embracing localism and aiming to get local communities more involved in the planning process. The town/parish council were asked to consult with their community on the following:
The level of future housing and/or employment development up to 2031, including
specific types of homes, employment and other development
The location, sizes and phasing of development
The types of infrastructure (social, community, physical) needed to enable development,
including where it should be located
Any other issues relating to planning and development
This Fact Pack document has also been used to support neighbourhood planning by providing evidence for the context of the neighbourhood plan, including information on housing, employment, infrastructure and the environment. This Fact Pack document has also been used to support the Vale of Aylesbury Plan Settlement Hierarchy Assessment. This forms part of the evidence that classifies settlements into different categories, where different levels of growth are apportioned to over the next 20 years. The document also forms part of the background work relating to Neighbourhood Plans as well as the production of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan. The Fact Pack does not form planning policy for Aylesbury Vale.
What the Fact Pack includes The content of the Fact Pack reflects the size of the parish or town, providing the most detail for larger villages/towns which are likely to experience greater levels of growth, compared to smaller parishes/villages which are likely to experience less growth. Smaller parish’s Fact Packs have a more limited content in the Fact Packs. Fact Packs for larger villages/towns identify the following information:
Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)
Story of place (how the parish has developed from its origins to the present day)
Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)
Social demographics (population, age profile, social groups, levels of deprivation and
crime levels)
Economic profile (allocated employment sites, change of use to employment looking
back 5 years, sectors of employment, levels of economic activity, distances travelled to
work and broadband speeds)
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Local service provision (retail, healthcare, leisure, public open space, tourism, and
education)
Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and commitments,
average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and traveller sites)
Transport infrastructure (road network, cars per household, public transport provision)
Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape
sensitivities, biodiversity constraints, flooding and historic constraints)
Fact Packs for smaller parishes/villages identify the following information:
Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)
Social demographics (population and age profile)
Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and commitments,
average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and traveller sites)
Economic profile (employment change of B use classes looking back 5 years, sectors of
employment and levels of economic activity)
Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)
Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape
sensitivities, biological constraints, flooding and historic constraints)
Where possible information in the Fact Pack has been supplemented with information from the town/parish council to draw upon local knowledge, particularly for the section on issues relating to the parish. Some town/parish councils have also published the document on their website for the community to view and use. In addition to this Fact Pack, a district wide Fact Pack has been written to develop an understanding at the strategic level on the availability of infrastructure, services, facilities, planning issues and environmental constraints. This can be viewed on our website1.
Availability of data Statistics identified in the Fact Pact are primarily from Census data (2001), AVDC monitoring data (updated annually) and research carried out by Buckinghamshire County Council. There are also a number of websites that have been used to retrieve information, such as crime statistics, broadband coverage and housing sales. Where possible, parish level data has been used. If this level of data is not available super output area (SOA) boundaries or ward boundaries have been used (often these cover a larger area than just the settlement). The boundaries of the parish, SOA and ward can be viewed on map 1 in this document. This Fact Pack is a ‘living document’ which is intended to be regularly updated. Information contained within the Fact Pack is correct at the time of writing. It is acknowledged that some of the information may change over time and the Fact Packs will be updated accordingly.
1 District Fact Pack http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local-development-plans/planning-policy/vale-of-aylesbury-plan-/fact-packs/
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2. Location and Setting
Wing is situated 8 miles to the northeast of Aylesbury on the A418, 3 miles west of Leighton Buzzard and 12 miles south of Milton Keynes. The village is within the parish and ward of Wing, which also includes the settlements of Burcott to the north and Ascott to the east. The Grand Union Canal is located approximately 2.5 miles due east. Other villages just beyond the parish boundary are Cublington, Mentmore, Soulbury and Stewkley. There are frequent bus services to Aylesbury, Leighton Buzzard and Milton Keynes. The nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard on the London Midland network.
© Crown copyright. Aylesbury Vale District Council 100019797 2011
MAP BEING UPDATED. Note: Super Output Areas (SOAs) are a set of geographical areas developed following the 2001 census, initially to facilitate the calculation of the Indices of Deprivation 2004 and subsequently for a range of additional Neighbourhood Statistics (NeSS). The aim was to produce a set of areas of consistent size, whose boundaries would not change.
The landscape to the north and east of Wing village is a clay plateau around 130‐140m above sea level with gently undulating landform eroded by local streams. There are paddocks and smaller parcels of grazing land around the settlements with an extensive World War Two airfield now used as a poultry farm. Sparse woodland cover and long straight roads connecting settlements are also characteristics. The village of Wing overlooks the valley to the south.
KeyWard boundary
Super Output Areas Boundaries Parish Boundary
Super Output Area 7731
Super Output Area 7732
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3. Story of Place
Settlement Origins and Early Growth Wing was first recorded in the Domesday Book as ‘Witehunge’ and in Old English as ‘Weowungum’. This name may have meant ‘Wiwa’s sons or people’ or alternatively ‘the devotees of a heathen temple’. The remains of the temple referred to may be the Anglo‐Saxon church, among the oldest in the country. All Saints Church is one of the finest Saxon churches in the country, and a Grade 1 listed building. It dates to the 10th century, with some extensions over the following five centuries. The village has the oldest continuously used religious site in the country with evidence showing the site as having religious usage going back well over 1300 years.
Historic Almshouse in Wing Source ‐ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wing,_Buckinghamshire, March 2011
The pre‐historic route, the Icknield Way from Oxford‐Cambridge, once passed through the village of Wing. This was in use in the medieval period and was partly responsible for the increase in the village size at that time. An abbey was founded in the nearby village of Ascott in the 7th century. This had been built by an unknown royal from the Kingdom of Wessex and was given to a Benedictine convent.
The Lych Gate at Wing. Source – AVDC, 2010
The Lych Gate is a traditional English feature entrance to the church yard.
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Ascott House
Ascott House is set in a 3,200 acre estate in the adjacent hamlet to Wing named Ascott. The house was originally a farm house built in the reign of James I and known as Ascott Hall. In 1873 the house was acquired by Baron Mayer de Rothschild of the neighbouring Mentmore Towers estate. The Rothschilds had acquired land in Buckinghamshire and built several large mansions after 1852. The giving of Ascott House to his nephew, Leopold de Rothschild lead to its transformation into the more substantive country house seen today.
Ascott House Front in 2008. Source ‐ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ascott_House_Front.jpg
More information on the history and events at Ascott House can be found at:‐http://www.ascottestate.co.uk/index.htm
20th Century growth
Following World War Two, the district council embarked on an extensive programme of renewing the older parts of the village and improved several public amenity areas. This development was shared between AVDC and private developers. By the late 1960’s, around 200 new houses had been built. The 1967 Wing Plan prepared by the district council, considered the future locations of housing, identifying seven areas for several hundred homes beyond the limits of the historic core and the existing post‐war housing.
The village of Cublington, adjoining Wing was considered for the location of the third London airport by the Roskill Commission in the late 1960’s. A campaign to oppose the proposal was headed by the Wing Airport Resistance Association (WARA). At its height, the WARA claimed 61,000 signed‐up members. Finally, in April 1971 the Commission's recommendation was rejected by Government. A DVD entitled Over Our Dead Bodies about the campaign was produced in 2009 (www.stewkleyfilms.org).
1978 to 2000
Moorlands Road – 28 plots approved in 1978, 32 houses and 4 flats approved in 1989 and thereafter built and 36 dwellings approved in 1990 and thereafter built
Chesterfield Crescent, Littleworth – 39 units approved in 1980 and thereafter built. Residential development at Redwood Drive approved 1982. 15 units have been built.
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Residential development at Evelyn Close – approved 1982. 16 units have been built.
Land North of Prospect Place – Erection of 11 homes and a car park – approved 1982 and thereafter built.
Wing Southern Bypass approved, 1983 (though later planning applications leading to a Public Inquiry dismissed the proposal)
Ascott House – Two garden pavilions approved 1992 and thereafter built
Overstone County Combined School – various developments 1990s including classrooms, infill extension and side extension approved and thereafter built
Cottesloe Secondary School – New teaching block, various extensions and highway works to the A418 – approved 1990 and thereafter built
Former Highways Depot, Soulbury Road – Residential development refused in 1995
Land at Dormer Avenue – Planning applications refused for a residential development, Health Centre and Open Space, 1996 and 1997
21st Century Planning
Land to rear of 25 Church Street – Erection of 3 dwellings with conservatories to rear and thereafter built
Waterloo Farm, Leighton Road – Conversion of farm buildings to form 5 dwellings with 2 annexes and car ports and thereafter built
Solar PV Panels to All Saints Church – Approved in 2010
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4. Fact File
Social demographics Population
In the 2001 Census, Wing village had 2,706 people and the parish had 2,897 people.
In 2009 the Super Output Area population figures were updated – SOA 7732 (historic Wing and the rural north, including Burcott) having 1,481 people and SOA 7731 (the majority of modern Wing and the southeast of the Parish) having 1,396 people; total 2877.
51% of the parish population are female
There are 1,191 dwellings in the parish (April 2011)
The age profile below for the parish shows the 25‐44yrs age band being the most common followed by the 45‐64yrs old. At the time of the 2001 census there were less than 200 people in the parish of either ages 0‐4 or over 75.
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Population change since 1951 The parish population shown on the chart overleaf fell from 2,215 people in 1951 to around 1,719 in 1961 before rising to 2,702 in 1981 and since remaining relatively stable.
Age profile
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Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Social Groups Based on the ACORN (A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods) system the Bucks Strategic Partnership show the distinct groups of people that live within Buckinghamshire. The county is made up of 10 groups of households whose residents all have very different demographic characteristics and lifestyles. This means that from the results it would be possible to identify that more affluent groups are likely to have very different public service needs from those less affluent groups. The different ACORN group types are explained at: http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/knowing‐bucks/research/acorn.page In the Wing ward, Secure Families make up the largest group (53%), and the highest proportion of these are middle income and home owning, with a significant proportion of the remainder being younger white‐collar couples with mortgages. The Flourishing Families group of 15% is mostly made up of well‐off working families with mortgages. Of the other significant group, Settled Suburbia or Prudent Pensioners (10%), nearly all of these are considered to be lower income people in semi‐detached houses. However, Well‐off Managers make up 9%. The Affluent Greys social group are made up of mainly farming communities.
Wing Population Change from 1951 to 2001
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Deprivation
The Indices of Deprivation The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) provide an analysis of the levels of deprivation according to seven key indicators: income, employment, health, education, housing, crime and living environment (ONS, 2007). This is identified by Super Output Areas (SOA) for each parish. For Wing, this is the area defined as SOA 7731 and 7732 ‐ seen on the map on page 5 of this paper.
A scoring result out of 20 is shown for each category of deprivation where 20 (shown in red on the scale bars) would be the most deprived possible out of all SOAs of the country and 1 the least (shown as white on the scale bars). The results table overleaf shows that between the two SOAs, there are varying levels of deprivation around Wing, with SOA 7731 being much more deprived than SOA 7732. The main disparities between these two areas concern Income, Education and Employment. In other areas including Barriers to Housing and Services, Living Environment and Crime there is little difference.
Wing ACORN Ward Profile
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9%
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15%
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53%
10%
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0%
Wealthy Mature Professionals
Villages with Wealthy Commuters
Well off Managers
Affluent Greys
Flourishing Families
Urban Professionals
Secure Families
Settled Suburbia or Prudent Pensioners
Moderate Means
Hard Pressed
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Indices of Deprivation
Super Output Area 7731 (see p.5 map) Super Output Area 7732 (see p.5 map)
Overall Deprivation: Measures the following seven key indicators nationally
1) Income Deprivation‐ Measures unemployment, incapacity benefits and disability allowance
2) Employment Deprivation ‐ Measures access to jobs
3) Health Deprivation ‐ Measures population’s health
4) Education Deprivation ‐ Measures skill levels and access to education
5) Barrier to Housing and Services ‐ Measure access to affordable housing and services
6) Crime ‐ Measures levels of burglary, theft, criminal damage and violence
7) Living Environment Deprivation ‐Measures both indoor and outdoor
Sources:http://neighbourhood.statistics.gov.uk/dissemination/LeadHome.do;jessionid=ac1f930c30d5db879cdfef6f4ec0b3ddebacf2a8426b?m=0&s=1286534584186&enc=1&nsjs=true&nsck=true&nssvg=false&nswid=1249
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Employment
Employment Sites There are no businesses surveyed in an AVDC audit, June 2010 of premises falling into the B1/B2 or B8 Use Classes in Wing village. There are however businesses at the Acorn Business Park, Cublington Road and former Wing airfield. There are no allocated sites in the Aylesbury Vale Local Plan for employment development in the Wing parish.. There are however a number of local employment sources in terms of retail, services and facilities.
Employment Trends The graph below shows net employment completions which are identified as B1, B2, and B8 use classes. These use classes are set out in regulations by central Government to manage changes of use between one type of land use and another. The ‘B’ use class includes offices, research and development, light industry, general industry, warehousing and distribution. Net floorspace takes into account demolitions and losses of B class uses. Please note that B use employment is likely to only contribute 50% of parish employment with the other employment generating uses being retail, services and other non‐B use.
The graph shows that the largest gain over a single financial year was 335sqm in 2007‐08. This was mainly due to 275sqm of B8 (warehousing) floor space at Old Mill, Aylesbury Road, which was granted planning permission in August 2005. The remainder was new B1 (c) use on the same site.
Source – AVDC monitoring, 2010 There is 1,335sqm of employment (B1 office, B2 industrial, B8 warehouse use) floor space which has been granted planning permission but has not yet been built in the Wing Parish as at 31st
March 2011. These commitments concern 9 sites and are detailed below. The majority of this is
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Wing Employment net floorspace
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1,110sqm of B2 industrial use on the Wing Caravan site, Cublington Road which was granted planning permission in 2007.
Address Area Ha Notes
Stable Block, Wing Lodge, Church Street, 100 0.0087
Change of use from stables (used at store for Care home) to Workshop B1.
4 Aylesbury Road, 0 0.0074Change of use from C1 (Hotel & B&B) to C3 (Private Dwelling).
The Old Mill House, Aylesbury Road, ‐190 0.0348
Demolish existing building. Erection of building for use as showroom, storage and offices.
The Queens Head PH, 9 High Street, 0 0.0012 Erection of gazebo.
land east of Acorn Business Centre, Cublington Road, 430 0.0481 Conversion of building to B1 Business Use.
Overstone Combined School, Church Street, 0 0.0397 Construction of new children's centre and nursery.
The Hatters Shop, Leighton Road, 0 0.0071 Demolition of existing derelict dilapidated building.
16 Stewkley Road, ‐105 0.0105 Erection of one 2 storey dwelling.
Wing Caravan Site, Cublington Road, 1100 0.1209
Remodelling & improvement of existing caravan site to provide eight residential plots, car parking, work area, amenity block & additional landscaping.
TOTAL at 31/03/2011 1335 0.2784Source – AVDC Monitoring of Planning Permission and Completions, 2011
Sectors of Employment
For Super Output Area 7731 the main industries are Wholesale/Retail, Real Estate/Renting, Manufacturing and Health
For Super Output Area 7732 the main industries are Real Estate/Renting, Wholesale/Retail, Manufacturing, Education and Health
Using 2001 census data for people aged 16‐74, the following chart shows that the most common type of employment was managerial and professional occupations, accounting for 37% of the population. People who have never worked and are long term unemployed make up only 1 per cent of the total. In between 43% of people were in other occupations. Another 19% could not be classified, and some were probably retired or short‐term unemployed.
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Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
In the 2001 census, 72 per cent of people aged 16‐74 the parish were recorded as economically active, with three per cent of the parish unemployed. A further 25% of people aged 16‐74 were economically inactive – this includes for example, people in further education, students and the retired.
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Employment type
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1%
19%
All people aged 16 to 74:Managerial and professionaloccupations
All people aged 16 to 74:Intermediate occupations
All people aged 16 to 74: Smallemployers and own-accountworkers
All people aged 16 to 74: Lowersupervisory and technicaloccupations
All people aged 16 to 74: Semi-routine and routine occupations
All people aged 16 to 74: Neverworked and long-termunemployed
All people aged 16 to 74: Notclassified
Economic activity
72%
3%
25%All people aged 16 to 74:Economically active : Employed
All people aged 16 to 74:Economically active :Unemployed
All people aged 16 to 74 :Economically inactive
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Distance and Mode of Travel to Work The 2001 census found that the average distance travelled to a fixed place of work was almost 19km. The 2006 Local Area Profiles found that the average distance travelled to a fixed place of work was almost 21 kilometres. The 2006 Local Area Profiles found that around one third of people in Super Output Area 7731 travelled 10‐20km to their place of work and 10 per cent mainly worked from home. Around 30 per cent of people in Super Output Area 7732 travelled 10‐20km whilst over 10 per cent worked mainly at home.
The following chart shows that almost three‐quarters of the parish travel to work by motorcycle, car or van. 20 per cent travel by other means or work at home.
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
The map overleaf shows that the largest group of people commuting to work from the Wing Ward are destined for rural employment locations in Aylesbury Vale, followed by the M1 corridor and Aylesbury town.
Mode of travel to work
7%
73%
20% All people aged 16 to 74 inemployment: Travel to work bypublic transport
All people aged 16 to 74 inemployment: Travel to work bymotorcycle; car or van
All people aged 16 to 74 inemployment: Travel to work byother means or work at home
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Source: Aylesbury Vale Employment Land Study (AVDC, 2008)
Note – the colour of the arrows correspond to the roads on the key
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Broadband speeds There is no formal way of assessing Broadband speed and coverage. However, we have drawn on some of the commercially available speed checking services to give a guide as to the coverage and speeds available in the parish/village. This does not mean that this is necessarily an obtainable level of service, but is as close as we are able to provide as an indicator. Using www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk it would appear that the village has good coverage and typical download speeds obtainable appear to be in the range of 1 to 3 Mbps (search March 2011). It is less good in the more rural areas.
Shops and services An audit of settlement provision in the summer of 2010 showed the village has:
7 shops
A post office inside a Londis grocer 3 public houses
8 community facilities
Health Care The following are health facilities in the village:‐
The Wing Community Health Clinic, Church Street
Wing Surgery GP Practice, 46 Stewkley Road Ashcroft Surgery GP Practice, Stewkley Road
One pharmacy – Jardines, 18 High Street
In addition:‐
There is no dentist in the village but several are available in Leighton Buzzard and
Aylesbury
The nearest hospitals are Luton & Dunstable Hospital (NHS Trust), Lewsey Road, Luton and Stoke Mandeville Hospital (NHS Trust), Mandeville Road, Aylesbury
The following data is for health levels in the parish Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright:‐ 73% of people are in good health 13% of people have a limiting long‐term illness
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Leisure Facilities Below is a list of all green spaces that have been audited by the AVDC officers:‐
All Saints Church Church Walk ‐ 10382m2
Open Space Prospect Place ‐ 890m2
Open Space Jubilee Green ‐ 14565m2
Recreation Ground Leighton Road ‐ 28399m2
Allotments Leighton Road ‐ 23227m2
Allotments (unused) Stewkley Road ‐ 34060m2
Open Space Wantage Crescent ‐ 2789m2
Open Space Wantage Crescent ‐ 1019m2
Open Space Hawthorne Way ‐ 1470m2
Amenity Space Moorhills Crescent ‐ 558m2
Open Space William Bandy Close ‐ 1325m2
Open Space Moorlands Road ‐ 3080m2
Open Space Chesterfield Crescent ‐ 4377m2
Amenity Space Chesterfield Crescent ‐ 1159m2
Allotments Soulbury Road Below is a list of built leisure and sports facilities that have been audited by AVDC Officers (NB. Some of the pitches are located in the sports and leisure facilities so there may be ’double recording’):
1. Ascott Park Cricket Pitch 2. Aylesbury Vale Golf Course 3. Cottesloe Secondary School
3a. 2 Full size grass football Pitches and 1 mini pitch 3b. 2 Full size Rugby Pitches (rotate with football) 3c. Sports Hall 4. 1 full size football pitch and 2 mini grass pitches 5. 6 rink Bowls Green and Pavilion 6. 3 hard Tennis courts
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Wing Library
Wing Library (Source BCC, 2011) http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/libraries/Branches/wing.page
Wing has a permanent library in the Village Hall, Leighton Road. It is open on Tuesday 2pm‐5pm, Wednesday 10am‐1pm, Friday 2pm‐7pm and Saturday 10am‐1pm. The library offers books, magazines and DVDs on loan, a request service, photocopying and printing, and internet access. Since November 2010, the County Council has been working with a group of volunteers on a move to a community partnership model.
Green Infrastructure Wing is approximately 5km from two strategic green infrastructure networks. These are the Cross Bucks Way and the Two Ridges Way footpaths. There is also the Grand Union canal towpath providing access to the national towpath network.
Tourism The following are facilities that AVDC officers consider to be relevant, however the parish council may wish to add to this list or amend as appropriate. The following are attractions in and around the village:‐
Ascott House – National Trust – Mansion, Formal Gardens and Warren
All Saints Church
Castle Hill (Scheduled Ancient Monument) Source – AVDC, August 2010
AVDC hold no records of registered accommodation in the parish.
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Crime The following data ‘Crime Deprivation table’ is based on data of burglaries, theft, criminal damage and violence (April 2002‐March 03). The column on the left shows a ranking of the relevant Super Output Area against all Super Output Areas nationally (there are around 3,228). An IMD score of 1 would mean the SOA is the highest crime area in the country. Whereas a ranking of 3,228 would be the lowest crime area based on these particular crimes. The below chart shows that there are significant differences between the two Super Output Areas with SOA 7731 having many more incidences of crime than SOA 7732. Section 5 on ‘Issues Facing the Parish’ includes coverage of Thames Valley Police identified issues on crime in the area.
Source: AVDC, 2010 based on the Indices of Multiple Deprivation 2007
Education Facilities and Capacity Pre‐School There is a Day Nursery http://www.little‐acornschildcare.co.uk/ at the Overstone Combined School in Wing village. There is also the Ladybird parent, baby & toddler group which meets in the Wing Scout Hut.
Crime Deprivation
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Wing Ward Super Output Area
Indices of M
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Primary Schools
Overstone Combined School (Foundation), Church Street, Wing http://www.overstone‐wing.bucks.sch.uk/. This is a co‐educational primary school [Nursery, Infant and Junior] admitting day pupils only, aged between three and eleven years.
The next nearest primary schools are at Wingrave and Stewkley
The following map shows the primary schools in the Wing area. Wing falls within the Wing and Ivinghoe Primary Planning Area for primary school provision.
Excerpt of Schools in Primary Planning Area (BCC, March 2010)
The Overstone Combined School has a capacity of 294 places. In 2009/10 there were 213 pupils therefore there was a spare capacity of 81 places (28%). In the Wing and Ivinghoe Primary Planning Area (8 schools), there was 13% spare capacity in 2009/10.
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Secondary Schools
The Cottesloe School, Aylesbury Road, Wing http://www.cottesloe.bucks.sch.uk/ This is a larger than average rural school. It is Foundation category, co‐educational, for ages 11‐18, and is a specialist Arts College. The proportion of students with a statement of educational needs is close to average.
The OFSTED Monitoring Inspection in February 2011 noted that the school is now oversubscribed. There is a waiting list.
Education achievement
Key Stage 2 is ages 7‐11 (Junior School) within the Primary Curriculum. Level 4 is one of the higher standards of achievement for teaching effectiveness.
More information on the stages and the curriculum is available at
http://www.education.gov.uk/schools/teachingandlearning/curriculum/primary
At Key Stage 2, 87% of pupils in Wing Ward achieve Level 4 or above in English, compared to a regional figure of 81.3%.
In Science, 100% achieve Level 4 or above compared to a regional figure of 87.6%.
In Maths, 89% achieve Level 4 or above compared to a regional figure of 78%
At GCSE level, 58% of school pupils in Wing Ward achieved 5 or more GCSEs graded A to C, compared to a regional average of 65%
(Department for Children, Schools and Families, 2009)
Students’ attainment rose in 2010, although it remained below the national average for the percentage of students achieving five or more good GCSE grades
Housing Housing stock profile (based on 2001 census)
The chart below shows that the predominant dwelling types in the parish are a semi‐detached house, terraced house or bungalow. The average household size is 2.5 persons and the average number of rooms per household is 6. This is similar to the district‐average (average household
size 2.5 persons and no. of rooms 5.8).
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(Source: Census, 2001)
Household Tenure The following chart shows that more than three‐quarters of households in the parish are owner‐occupied rather than any form of renting.
(Source: Census, 2001)
Household Occupancy The chart below shows that the overwhelming majority of household space is occupied. Unoccupied households account for 2 per cent and vacant households account for 1.6 per cent. For clarification a ‘vacant’ household space is an unoccupied space which is not a household’s usual residence and is not a second residence or holiday accommodation.
Dwelling type
37%
57%
6%
Detached house / bungalows
Semi-detached / terracedhouses / bungalow
Flat maisonette or apartment; orcaravan or temporary structure
Tenure
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14%
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Households with owner-occupied tenure
Households with tenure rentedfrom Council (local authority) orHousing Association /Registered Social Landlord
Households with tenure rentedfrom private landlord or lettingagency or other tenure
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(Source: Census, 2001)
Market Data on Completions and Sales The second row of the following figures show the net housing commitments in the parish. In other words they show the number of houses (both new dwellings and conversions) for which there is a valid planning permission, allowing for those houses which have already been completed and allowing for dwellings which are to be demolished or otherwise lost. The third row of the following table shows there was one site of affordable housing completed in 2004‐05. This was at 76‐80 Wantage Crescent and involved 3 units being converted into 2.
Year/Category Mar‐05
Mar‐06
Mar‐07
Apr‐07*
Mar‐08
Mar‐09
Mar‐10
Mar‐11
Number of housing completions 1 7 0 0 12 1 1 0
Number of committed dwellings 10 10 11 11 7 7 6 7
Affordable Housing completions ‐1 ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐ ‐Source – AVDC, March 2010
As at March 2011, there had been no rural exception schemes completed in or around Wing in the last five years. Neither are there any schemes with planning permission not yet completed.
House Hold Occupancy
96.0%
0.4%2.0%1.6%
Occupied household space
Second residence/holidayaccommodation
Unoccupied household space
Vacant household space
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House Prices The chart below shows that house prices have fluctuated over the last five years. The highest average price was in July of 2009 at over £300,000. The lowest price was in July 2005 at around £170,000. There has been significant rises in the average house price during 2009.
(Source: HM Land Registry, August 2010)
Housing Sales In 2010 there were 6 property sales in Wing Ward. This equates to 0.5% of the private housing stock turning over, compared to a regional average of 1.2%.
(Source: Hometrack, September 2010)
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The above graph and following table show that since 2006 there has been a large reduction in the number of sales. Please note that regarding the below table, stock turnover shows the percentage of housing stock as sales in a given year.
Wing annual percentage of stock turnover (%)
2005 3.96
2006 4.73
2007 2.92
2008 1.98
2009 2.24
2010 0.52 (Source: Hometrack, September 2010)
House and flat price comparison The following table shows that there is a notable difference between the cost of houses and flats. A typical price for a previously‐occupied house is £250,000 (2009) however in 2008 a typical price for a previously‐occupied flat was under £100,000.
(Source: HM Land Registry, September 2010) Please note not all the data is available for each year.
Price comparision for new builds compared to previously occupied
dwellings
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Affordability Affordability Graph based on mortgage three times income The following graph shows in order to buy a flat/maisonette for a first time buyer based on a mortgage rate three times your income, you need to be earning at least £40‐45,000. To buy a flat/maisonette for an owner occupier on a mortgage based on three times your income, you need to be earning at least 35‐40,000.
(Source: Hometrack, September 2010)
Housing Need In the Wing parish, there are 37 households on the waiting list for Council housing (Source, AVDC October 2010). The total number of households on the AVDC housing waiting list is 4,410. Please note that within this figure there are 1,022 people on the waiting list from outside the district and 120 households where the Council has so far been unable to map their location due
to unrecognisable postcodes (please see annex 1 for map of district housing waiting list).
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Gypsies and Travellers Sites (Records as at 10/03/2011)
There is one site in the parish. This is on Cublington Road, a local authority owned/managed site for 8 pitches.
Transport and connections The section in this paper on ‘constraints’ includes a map showing transport connections and infrastructure.
Private transport Road Wing is on the A418 sub‐regional route connecting the M1 and Leighton Buzzard with Aylesbury, Thame and the M40. There are minor roads in other directions connecting Wing to Cublington, Stewkley, Soulbury, Mentmore, Aston Abbots and Wingrave.
Footpaths There are a number of off‐road paths or bridleways including:‐
Overstone School towards Cublington and Wing Road
Off Stewkley Road to the former airfield (Poultry Farm/Cedars Farm)
Burcott northwest to Wing Road south of Stewkley Burcott to Linslade
Wing and Lower Ascott to Aston Abbots
Cycle Paths There is a shared cycleway from Wing to the Stoke Hammond bypass.
Cars or Vans The chart below shows that the most common feature of households is to own two cars or vans, and over a third of households own one car or van.
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Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Public transport – Bus The map below shows the bus stops available in Wing village (yellow flags are bus stops). This shows that stops are not only available on the A418 Leighton Road but also in Stewkley Road.
Source ‐ http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Maps/Real‐time‐bus‐map.aspx
The map overleaf shows that the principal bus services are the 100 and 150 which link the village frequently to Aylesbury and Leighton Buzzard. Some services go on to Milton Keynes.
Number of cars/vans per household
12%
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No cars or vans
One car or van
Two cars or vans
Three or more cars or vans
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Source – BCC, November 2010
Rail connections
The nearest railway station is Leighton Buzzard. The station is served by London Midland and Southern Trains and managed by the former.
Southbound, three London Midland trains depart per hour on weekdays, one of which (on certain days of the week) runs non‐stop to London. Additionally, one Southern train per hour runs to Kensington, East Croydon, Gatwick and Brighton.
Northbound, two trains an hour run to Milton Keynes Central, one from each operator. A third train runs to Northampton, whilst the fourth runs either to Rugby or Birmingham New Street. Operator details:‐ http://www.londonmidland.com/
Community Transport The following are modes of community transport:‐
Aylesbury Dial‐A‐Ride. This service runs for people who find it difficult or impossible to
use existing public transport. Requires 48 hours notice and runs daytimes Monday‐Saturday (http://www.dialaride.org.uk/our‐service.htm)
The Buzzer. Operates within 5 miles of Leighton Buzzard. A form of dial‐a‐ride community transport (http://www.alt‐transport.org.uk/)
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Water Cycle and Flood Risk The following position is from dialogue with the water services infrastructure providers as at December, 2010. Wastewater Treatment Works – There are major constraints on existing infrastructure. The Cublington Wastewater Treatment Works needs extending to accommodate new housing development. Any extension to the Wastewater Treatment Works cannot be accommodated on site at present.
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Fact File Summary
House Building – There was extensive AVDC and private developer house building after
World War Two. Wing village has continued to be a focus for planning applications for housing development after 1980, although some have been resisted
Population – Fell between 1951 and 1971 although has risen since
Deprivation – Wing Southeast and the Southeast of the Parish is considerably more deprived than Wing Northwest and the Northwest of the Parish
Employment – Wing has considerable reserves of unimplemented planning permission for employment land
Employment – Many people travel to work on the M1 corridor
Broadband Speeds – Good broadband coverage although speeds obtainable do not appear to be high
Shops and Services – Some village shops and services in Wing with higher order provision in Leighton Buzzard
Healthcare – Small healthcare facilities are available in Wing
Tourism – All Saints Church, Castle Hill and Ascott House are in or nearby to Wing
Crime – Wing Southeast and southeast of the Parish are more prone to crime than Wing Northwest and the northwest of the Parish
Education – Overstone School has spare capacity for places but the Cottesloe Secondary School is currently at capacity
Housing Stock – Most homes are semi‐detached, terraced houses or bungalows
Housing Market – More than three‐quarters of the households are owner‐occupied
House Prices – In July 2010 prices were roughly the same level they were in January 2005
Housing Waiting List – 37 households are on the waiting list for Council housing
Gypsies and Travellers Sites – There is one site in Cublington Road
Public Transport – Wing is well connected by road, buses, a cycleway and footpath with nearby rail services from Leighton Buzzard
Water Cycle and Flooding – There are major constraints at the Wastewater Treatment Works limiting any more housing development
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5. Issues Facing the Parish
Community‐Led Plan A Community Led/Parish Plan was in the latter stage of preparation as at October 2011. This would identify what the parish council understands to be the key issues facing the Wing parish.
Parish Council Identified Issues, October 2011 The following issues were identified at a meeting between the Parish Council and AVDC Officers:‐
Traffic levels along the A418
Proximity to growth on the border with Linslade ‐ Leighton Buzzard
The availability and suitability of potential development sites at Wing village
Local Area Forum The Great Brickhill, Wing and Ivinghoe Local Area Forum Local Area Plan (July 2010) identifies the following area priorities:‐
More accessible transport required in the villages, including community transport
schemes
HGVs are an issue
Footpaths between villages
More provision for young people
Support for older people
Speeding
Funding for play areas
The need to combine funding – safer routes for schools, rights of way and highways
The need to set up more Neighbourhood Watches
Shortage of local housing
Support for local businesses
Fly tipping
Officer Identified Issues The village suffers from having the A418 Aylesbury‐Leighton Buzzard/M1 route along its eastern edge. This effectively severs the recreation ground from the main village. The road carries high volumes of traffic that present a danger to residents, workers, cyclists and schools. There has been some discussion over many years about a bypass so the A418 would be routed around the village thereby relieving the village of significant traffic and safety concerns. The Parish Council notes that it has been difficult to reach agreement on this matter.
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Landscape Character Assessment One of the important positive characteristics of the village is its setting in the landscape, particularly the approach from Mentmore. The landscape setting is enhanced by the presence of the culturally and historically‐significant Ascott House, and All Saints Church. Tree planting, layout and controlling the scale of buildings can be used to soften the impact of the village in the landscape.
Conservation Area Issues facing Wing Village In places, particularly along the High Street, there are a large number of satellite dishes
installed on walls facing the public highway which are visually intrusive. Further installation of such dishes would require planning permission, and may be refused to prevent further detriment to the area.
A large number of the unlisted buildings in the area have had plastic windows installed. These windows are not well designed, and do not reflect the historic character of the buildings upon which they sit.
The proliferation of road signs in Wing is damaging the character of the place. A street signage audit might form part of a neighbourhood or parish plan, and would provide the basis for discussions with Bucks County Council on the removal or re‐siting of the most visually intrusive signs. There is also a need for the Library to be better signposted.
There is a risk that new development in Wing might be over‐scale relative to the modest scale of the traditional houses. Already there are examples of new buildings outside the Conservation Area(CA) being visible above the rooflines of those in the CA. Great care must be taken in future to consider the visibility of future development, and to take into account the slope of the land in the settlement when determining the height of new buildings in context.
Burcott Burcott is an area that has accommodated change well in recent decades and is likely to continue to do so, in a small scale way. Future development should respect existing land uses
and should not damage views into and out of the settlement.
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6. Parish Constraints
The parish has a number of historic and environmental constraints to be considered. These have been identified on the maps on the next few pages with explanations setting out definitions for each designation.
Agricultural Land Classification map Agricultural Land The Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) provides a method for assessing the quality of farmland to enable informed choices to be made about its future use within the planning system. It helps underpin the principles of sustainable development. DEFRA produced guidance on the ALC in the Planning System in 1988 and the most up to date data is dated 2002 and owned by Natural England. This classification data has not been supplemented by any detailed work by the Council. The agricultural land maps show that the area covering Wing village is Grade 3. For these areas of Grade 3, detailed work will be needed to distinguish between grades 3a and 3b for site based assessment. This is because Grade 3a is better quality agricultural land and planning policy guidance advises against its development unless unavoidable, subject to other considerations. Some detailed work has been carried out on land between Littleworth and Stewkley Road. This shows that the allotment gardens opposite Castle Hill are Grade 3a, whilst areas further west are Grade 3b. Detailed assessment has revealed there is also some of the higher quality (Grade 2) agricultural land in the southwest of the parish north of the A418 road.
Environmental Constraints map Flood Plain ‘Flood Plain’ shows areas susceptible to river flooding recorded as Flood Zones 2 or 3 as defined by the Environment Agency(EA). These areas are updated by the EA quarterly. The area affected is a watercourse running around 200m west of Wing village urban area.
Areas susceptible to surface water flooding ‘Areas of Surface Water Flooding’ arise where high rainfall events are likely to exceed the drainage capacity in an area. The watercourse west of Wing in the flood plain is also susceptible to surface water flooding. Also affected is Chesterfield Crescent properties and behind houses in Moorlands.
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Notable Species Notable Species Sites are locations of Important Ecological Species set out by the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire Biological Records Centre. In Wing, there are not many notable species although there are some clustered around Ascott. The Notable Species are sensitive information and as such the species of wildlife cannot be stated in the fact pack. However, the Environmental Records Centre can be contacted to give a case‐by‐case response – contact [email protected]. The Centre also has an information request form that people can fill in to provide the details of their search enquiry. This can be downloaded from their website at the following address: http://www.buckinghamshirepartnership.gov.uk/partnership/BucksMKERC/data_search.page?
Local Wildlife Sites Local non‐statutory designation for areas of land which are considered to be of significance for its wildlife, features and habitats, designated by Buckinghamshire County Council. For Wing,
these are west of Ascott House and north of Stewkley Road, adjacent the flood plain. Biological Notification Sites Biological Notification Sites preceded Local Wildlife Sites as a local non‐statutory designation. All Biological Notification Sites are in the process of being re‐surveyed and assessed under Local Wildlife Site criteria. There is just one site in the vicinity of Wing, covering Ascott House.
Tree Preservation Orders Tree Preservation Orders are orders established by the Council for either individual trees or groups of trees and woodlands. They prevent trees being lopped/topped or uprooted that are particularly attractive or important to the character of the area. Particular hedgerows may also be important but are covered under separate regulations. There are several sites in Wing village covered by TPOs and there is a woodland in the north of the parish, all of which is designated. Ancient Woodland Formally defined on maps by Natural England, Ancient Woodland is woodland dating back to 1600 or before.
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Historic Constraints map Conservation Areas Conservation Areas are designated by the Council to control development in areas of special character of historic or architectural importance. The first CAs were designated in 1967 and there are now over 8000 in England. There is a conservation area covering the south‐western part of Wing urban area.
Listed Buildings
Listed Buildings are listed by English Heritage and help conserve the structure, use and setting of a building important to history or architecture. The older a building is, the more likely it is to be listed. In Wing there are approximately ten listed buildings within the Conservation Area and more in and around Ascott House and several in Burcott.
Historic Parks and Gardens
The English Heritage 'Register of Historic Parks and Gardens of special historic interest in England', established in 1983, currently identifies over 1,600 sites assessed to be of national importance. The emphasis of the Register is on gardens, grounds and other planned open spaces, such as town squares. The majority of sites registered are, or started life as, the grounds of private houses, but public parks and cemeteries form important categories. At Wing, there is a Historic Park and Garden at Ascott House.
Archaeological Notification Areas These are areas within which there is specific evidence recorded on the Buckinghamshire Historic Environment Record indicating the existence, or probable existence, of heritage assets of archaeological interest. Data is managed by the County Council. In Wing the relevant areas are between Wing and Burcott, at Castle Hill and the Conservation Area and much of south of Wing including west of Well Lane.
Historic Land Use Records of previous development or planning history for a site. This layer shows sites of significant size – for Wing these affect Chesterfield Crescent properties where historically there was a different land use on the site.
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Infrastructure and transport connections Local Provision and Shops, Services and Facilities An audit of the provision of shops, services, community facilities and employment sites was carried out in the summer of 2010. The main provision of shops and services is located on the A418 Aylesbury Road, Leighton Road, Stewkley Road and High Street.
Transport Networks There is a good bus service provision including the frequent 100 and 150 services. There are important traffic‐free footpaths offering routes to Lower Ascott, Wing Park Farm and across to Old Park and Wing Road towards Cublington.
Landscape character and sensitivity Produced in 2008 by Jacobs as an evidence base for the Local Development Framework, this Assessment covers the whole of Aylesbury Vale District outside the built up areas of Aylesbury, Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover. It groups the landscape into 79 landscape character areas and 13 landscape character types. Wing is in part of LCA4.13 – Cublington‐Wing Plateau, part of LCT4 Undulating Clay Plateau. Wing itself is in LCA 4.14 Wingrave‐Mentmore Ridge of character type LCT4 Undulating Clay Plateau. The Areas of Sensitive Landscape study followed the Landscape Character Assessment, looking specifically at how sensitive areas are to change and new development. There are four categories of sensitive landscape identified – the higher the percentage shown on the map, the more sensitive a landscape is likely to be to new development. The following criteria determine how sensitive a landscape is – landscape quality, scenic quality, rarity, representativeness, conservation interests, wildness, associations and tranquillity. There are sensitive landscapes in and beyond the west of Wing village (50‐75% sensitivity in the Areas of Sensitive Landscape study 2008), however the most sensitive to change are located in the vicinity of Ascott (75‐90%).
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Wing Environmental Constraints
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Wing Historic Constraints
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Wing Landscape Character and Sensitivity
KeyParish BoundaryLandscape Character TypesLCT08 ValeLCT04 Undulating Clay Plateau
Landscape Sensitivity 0 - 50%50 - 75%75 - 90%90 - 100%
0 370 740 1,110185 Metres
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MetresThis map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of HerMajesty's Stationery Office.© Crown copyright.Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.Aylesbury Vale District Council 100019797 2010
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Wing Infrastructure and Transport Connections
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Annex 1: Housing Waiting List
Annex 2: References
Local Plans Source AVDC Community Led Planning
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/community‐living/community‐led‐planning/
Community Led Plans ‐ South East Rural Communities Council
www.clp‐se.org.uk
Local Area Plans http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/our_communities/local_area_plans.page
Statistics
ACORN ward profile Paper copy. Buckinghamshire County Council, March 2010
Local Area Profile Paper copy, AVDC, 2006
Employment Land Study 2008
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐policy/withdrawn‐core‐strategy/avldf‐evidence‐base/employment‐evidence/aylesbury‐vale‐employment‐land‐study‐march‐2008/?LGNTF=71
ONS www.ons.gov.uk
BCC education Paper Copy. BCC Cabinet report from May 2010. Also information from BCC, December 2010
School Location http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ea_Name_search.page
Doctors Information from database held by the Primary Care Trust, October 2010
Housing
Hometrack http://www.housingintelligence.co.uk/ (membership required)
Completions AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Commitments AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Affordable Housing Completions
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
No. Parish Dwellings (Housing Stock)
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Rural exception schemes AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Employment
Losses and gains in last five years (B1,2, and 8)
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Environmental Constraints
Listed buildings http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/
Maps AVDC, December 2010. Produced using ArcMap with license from Ordnance Survey
Conservation Areas and Management Plans
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐policy/supplementary‐planning‐documents/conservation‐area‐supplementary‐planning‐document/
Green Infrastructure
Aylesbury Vale Green Infrastructure Strategy 2011‐2026
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure‐culture/parks‐open‐spaces/aylesbury‐vale‐green‐infrastructure‐strategy/
Buckinghamshire Green Infrastructure Strategy
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/strategic_planning/green_infrastructure.page
AVDC Green Spaces Audit
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure‐culture/planning‐policy‐guidance‐17/‐green‐space‐audit/
Transport
Public transport stops http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Maps/Real‐time‐bus‐map.aspx
Bus time tables http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses‐and‐trains/Bus‐timetables.aspx
Community Transport Schemes
http://www.alt‐transport.org.uk/schemes_av.asp
Other
Settlement audit 2008 http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local‐development‐plans/planning‐policy/withdrawn‐core‐strategy/avldf‐evidence‐base/miscellaneous‐evidence/review‐rural‐settlement‐hierarchy
Aerial Photography http://maps.google.co.uk/maps
Population stats from 1951
AVDC, 2010, paper copies available on request for the last 5 censuses
