Friday 10 October 2008

SWJCS Preferred Options Paper

If you have any comments or objections to the following, then you need to act now.

Details of how to comment are on SWJCS website.


Proposed Policy CS7 Tenbury Wells

Growth should respect the existing urban form, particularly in relation to the undulating landform and opportunities for views in to the town, and its historic characteristics.

Housing growth should be balanced with increases in employment development to allow further choice of jobs for new and existing residents, and to help to reduce longer distance commuting.

Accessibility to Tenbury Wells from the surrounding rural areas will be enhanced through improvements to sustainable transport infrastructure to ensure better access to higher-level services such as health, employment and educational opportunities for the rural population. This will include more frequent bus services and rural transport initiatives in line with the County Council’s Integrated Passenger Transport Strategy.

Development of the former Cattle Market site for commercial uses, including retail, employment uses, and / or for recreation, leisure and community uses will be encouraged where these are of a scale and size appropriate to the location and compatible with flood policy.

Employment development at Tenbury Wells will be limited to meeting local needs only enhancing the economic prosperity of the town and its rural surroundings., No specific allocations are anticipated beyond the continued implementation of the existing Tenbury Business Park. The release of any additional land for employment uses at Tenbury, will take place only once Tenbury Business Park has been fully developed and subject to consideration of the full range of employment development opportunities which exist on a cross boundary basis within Burford which is within South Shropshire District.

Development should support the role of Tenbury Wells as a focus for the provision of services and employment for the surrounding rural areas.

The Site Allocations Development Plan Document will identify the phasing and the location of up to 100 new dwellings to 2026.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Does "Employment development at Tenbury Wells will be limited to meeting local needs only" mean that you wouldn't be able to develop your business at Tenbury if this would mean some workers travelling in from 10 miles away? One of the most important local firms has a boss who lives far more than 10 miles away, does this mean he will not be allowed to expand his business?

Anonymous said...

Which firm are you talking about?