Objectives to Meet the Vision
Development & Design
Use land efficiently to preserve high quality agricultural land.
To provide a mix of affordable market homes and smaller houses/flats suited to those wishing to downsize, to secure their first home, or to live in the parish due to local connections.
Ensure development is in keeping with the local area and does not detract from the rural nature of its surroundings.
To concentrate development within, or immediately adjacent to, existing settlement boundaries.
Wherever possible, decarbonising energy supplies through the introduction of energy efficiency housing.
Ensure that where removal of boundaries is necessary, they are replaced with native species.
Environment & Landscape
To preserve the important views within the Parish.
Protect and maintain the dark skies in our Parish.
To have a thriving community which values and maintains its heritage assets.
Protect and enhance areas of Local Green Space that are of significance to the community including the identification of new community spaces.
Infrastructure & Community
To support appropriate business development to build a strong economy with local employment that benefits all residents.
Improve public spaces and traffic management within and through the Parish to provide easier, safer, and more pleasant access for residents and visitors.
Ensure appropriate infrastructure is in place to support new development.
Travel & Transport
Maintain and improve footpath/cycle ways to create a more connected parish for residents and visitors alike, limiting the need for vehicular travel within the Parish.
To provide appropriate levels of parking within new developments to ensure on road parking is minimised.
