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NEWS

NEW HOUSING IN RURAL LOCATIONS – HOW CAN WE SUSTAIN THEM?

8/3/2019

 
​Recent research has shown that over 2,000 villages in England are considered unsustainable for growth.

The Countryside Landowners Association (CLA) analysed 70 local plans for villages across the country. The research uncovered that 2,154 villages in England are considered to be unsustainable, which has pushed the CLA to call for planning criteria to be updated.

​Unsustainable often means housing allocations in these areas are worsening the rural housing crisis, reducing supply and inflating prices. These unsustainable housing allocations could include the delivery of affordable homes being highly restricted or not permitted at all. However, new homes could help sustain rural communities by reinvigorating the local community and businesses, which could bring young people to the village and encourage older residents to remain.

Many councils create a Hierarchy of Settlements document that measures each community against a series of criteria. It usually includes services and amenities. This turns their local plans into a league table. The higher a settlement ranks the more sustainable it’s considered. This only furthers the problem by putting new residents in communities already well-served with facilities and amenities, bringing no growth, development, or investment.

On top of that, CLA’s research revealed that only 18% of local authorities look at broadband availability as a factor when determining sustainability. This shows that numerous councils are not keeping up with technology and changing times and are simply overlooking what it can do for rural communities.

What should these rural communities be in the future and how can we sustain them?
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Providing more housing and employment opportunities for young people could allow them to remain in the local area or move there. Older residents can also play a positive and dynamic role. With an ageing population, many elderly people are wanting to downsize, but there’s often a lack of supply, causing some to stay where they are.

The issue with that is these larger homes are inefficient for an elderly couple but could be perfect for young families. Local authorities will need to look at retirement villages to deliver a larger mix of sustainable properties. These villages retain elderly residents’ links to a village, while freeing up homes to meet other families’ needs.
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Retirement villages offer a more sustainable community and can have a positive impact on residents and a community’s long-term viability. This in turn makes it possible for reinvigorated villages to sustain smaller scale developments and more local facilities.

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  • Home
  • About Us
    • Meet the Team
    • The role of a Planning Consultant
    • How we work
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Insurance & Legals
  • Services
    • Site Appraisals
    • Pre-Applications
    • Planning Strategy
    • Planning Applications
    • Land Promotion
    • Barn Conversions
    • Heritage Projects
    • Professional Objections
    • Appeals
  • Projects
    • Barn Conversions >
      • Class Q, Newbury, Berkshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Full Planning Permission, Corsham
      • Class Q, Wootton Fields Farm Barn
      • Class Q, Royal Wootton Bassett Big Barn
      • Class Q, Gainfield, Faringdon
      • Class Q, Granborough, Aylesbury Vale
      • Full Planning Permission, Ampney Crucis, Cotswolds
    • Self-Build Projects >
      • Replacement Dwelling, Cotswolds
      • Garden Subdivision, Baughurst
      • Brownfiled Subdivision, Stadhampton
      • Barn Restoration, Chalgrove
      • Wantage, Agricultural Dwelling
      • The Riverbank, Windsor
      • Innovative green roofed self build, Gerrards Cross
      • Collingbourne-Ducis (in Conservation Area)
      • Wantage AONB
      • All Cannings Plot Subdivision
      • Barn-Like Dwelling, Didcot
      • Drayton Mill
      • Hillgreen AONB
      • Broad Town Swindon
      • South Cerney
      • New Dwelling, The Ridings, Oxford (Green Belt)
    • Large Developments >
      • Stanton St Quintin - 17 Units
      • East Sussex, 40 Dwellings
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Stadhampton 14 Units
      • Blackheath Station Car Park Redevelopment
      • Lydiard Millicent 9 Units
      • Bedfordshire, 21 dwellings
      • Shabbington 15 Units
      • Stadhampton 21 dwellings
    • Small Developments >
      • Abingdon, 2 dwellings
      • Little Milton 5 Units, Oxfordshire
      • Harwell 4 Dwellings
      • Little Chalfont Replacement Dwelling
      • Granborough Replacement Dwelling
      • Oxford 4 Dwellings
      • Camberley 2 Dwellings
      • Peterborough 3 Dwellings
      • Sutton Courtenay 3 Dwellings
      • Brightwalton 3 Dwellings
      • Wiltshire 4 Units
    • Strategic Land >
      • Clevedon, North Somerset
      • Stourport, Worcestershire 60-70 Units
      • Earlswood, West Midlands - Green Belt Release
      • Taunton, Land south of
      • Troon, Cornwall
      • Wythall, Birmingham
      • Various Co-op Disposals
      • Shurdington, Cheltenham
    • Commercial Projects >
      • Retail and Residential Development Wroughton, Wiltshire
      • Multi Use Gaming Area, Witney, Oxfordshire
      • Commercial Premises Expansion
      • Ducklington Office Space
    • Equestrian Projects >
      • Equestrian project with restaurant, Addington, Buckinghamshire
      • Equestrian Indoor Arena, West Wellow, Hampshire
      • Goosey Stables
      • Goosey Stables 2
      • Indoor Equestrian Arena Durley
      • Equestrian Facility Plans
    • Heritage Projects >
      • Blewbury, Oxfordshire
      • Listed Thatched Cottage in East Hendred
      • West Hanney Listed Building
      • Stanford in the Vale Listed Building
      • Staines Old Fire Station
      • Buscot Park Renewable Heating Project
    • Domestic Alterations >
      • Ménage extension, Mortimer, Reading
      • Kintbury, Hungerford, RG17
      • Change of Use Weston on the Green
      • Renovation of The Old Schoolhouse
      • Barn Change of Use Chalgrove
      • 2 Ancillary Outbuildings Near Witney
  • Sites for sale
    • Abingdon, Oxfordshire, OX14
    • Blewbury, Oxfordshire, OX11
    • Ball Hill, Newbury, Hampshire, RG20
    • Manningford Bruce, Pewsey, Wiltshire
    • Wantage, Oxfordshire, OX12
    • Sites Sold >
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Royal Wootton Bassett, Wiltshire, SN4
      • Bishopswood, Baughurst, RG26
      • Maulden, Bedfordfordshire, MK45 2AE
      • Stadhampton, Oxfordshire, OX10
  • News
  • Advice
    • The role of a Planning Consultant
    • Demolition and planning permission
    • Class Q Barn Conversions
    • About the AONB
    • Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) >
      • What is Chargeable Floorspace
    • Planning App Fees
    • Interactive Green Belt Map
    • Speaking at planning committee
    • Flooding: Sequential and Exception Tests
    • Keeping your planning permission alive
  • Contact
  • Jobs
  • Events