TDLP PART 2 CHAPTER 5 - BRADWORTHY LOCAL CENTRE

Introduction

5.1 Bradworthy is one of the largest villages in the District. Close to the District's western boundary, it is located some 11.2 km (7 miles) to the northwest of Holsworthy.

5.2 Bradworthy experienced steady growth since the mid 1980s. The parish population increased from 826 in 1981 to 1028 in 1999. Development to the south east and west of the village, principally at Ford Crescent, Manor Park and St John's Drive have contributed in excess of 70 new residential units, increasing the size and altering the form of the village.

5.3 The outstanding residential commitment in Bradworthy village at April 2001, including sites with planning permission and under construction amounted to 74 units, the majority of which were situated on 2 large sites of approximately 2.6 hectares to the east of the village.

Future Development

5.4 Bradworthy provides a significant range of services, including all key services and other basic services. It is identified as a Local Centre within the local settlement hierarchy. Policy DVT1 applies to development proposals within the development boundary and Policy HSC6 to any additional housing proposals outside the boundary.

5.5 The Plan seeks to support and encourage Bradworthy's rôle as a service centre that can provide employment, services, and community facilities for the surrounding area at a level that can sustain the local community.

Infrastructure

5.6 Bradworthy is deficient in respect of available sewerage infrastructure and sewage treatment capacity. South West Water has recommended an embargo on development, on all sites not already subject to planning permission. The sewage treatment works is operating at its design capacity and a sewage treatment scheme is under review.

Conservation

5.7 The outstanding feature in Bradworthy is its large village square of 18th Century buildings and the Grade II* St John the Baptist Church. The layout of the village reflects its Anglo-Saxon origins. There are only two Listed Buildings in the village centre, although a number of properties around The Square are of architectural and historic interest.

5.8 A Conservation Area was designated in the central area of the village in 1974, as defined in Supplementary Planning Guidance ‘Conservation Areas'. An extension of the Conservation Area has been considered. An assessment of the historic character of the village did not justify an enlarged Conservation Area.

Social and Community Services

5.9 Bradworthy provides a wide range of services and community facilities in support of its population and of its extensive rural hinterland. Services within the village include a number of retail units, including food and non-food stores, a post office, two garages that provide fuel and a repair service, a pub, and a social club. Other community facilities include a village and community hall, a primary school and pre-school facilities, a doctors' surgery and two veterinary surgeries.

5.10 Formal recreation provision in Bradworthy is provided by a playing field, to the north-west of the village centre, and a bowling green to the west of the Industrial Estate. There is a deficiency in recreation provision in Bradworthy. The District Recreation Strategy identified a need for additional recreation provision, including a playing field for football and cricket, possibly through a shared facility, and a community sports hall. The LPA will seek to negotiate appropriate contributions from new development where there is a community need. The scheduled major housing sites north of Ford Crescent and St Peterswell Lane (Policy HSC1 Schedule 2) may generate the need for off-site built sport facilities. An appropriate contribution toward the provision of such facilities may be negotiated.

5.11 A site of approximately 1.0 hectare, to the east of North Road, is allocated for recreation use. The site is defined on the Proposals Map. Access to the site should be achieved from North Road. Vehicular access to the land to the south of the allocated site must also be safeguarded, so as not to prejudice the future development of the adjoining site(s).

Proposal BRD3: East of North Road

A site to the east of North Road as defined on the Proposals Map is allocated for recreation uses, subject to the provision of:

(a) safe pedestrian and cycle access to the village centre; and

(b) safeguarded vehicular access to land to the south.

Employment

5.12 A range of service and manufacturing industries operates from the Bradworthy Industrial Estate. The industrial estate, defined on the Proposals Map, is designated a General Employment Area and is subject to Policy ECD2. The industrial estate is approaching capacity but has some limited opportunity for the establishment of new enterprise or the expansion of existing businesses.

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Housing

5.15 The development boundary has been drawn to reflect the outstanding residential consents to the east of the village and on the Mill road site. Elsewhere, the boundary largely follows the existing built-up area, so as to protect the surrounding countryside from encroaching development.

5.16 Elizabeth Lea Close is specifically excluded from the development boundary to ensure occupation that addresses a local housing need.

5.17 No new residential allocations are proposed. The development opportunities provided by sites currently available, including on infill plots, are considered sufficient to accommodate the needs of the village and to support Bradworthy's designation as a Local Centre. Additional housing land provision is not considered appropriate at this time.

5.18 Identified deficiencies in sewerage infrastructure and sewage treatment will prejudice the provision of additional housing beyond the units committed through planning consent. Further capacity to service additional housing development can only be achieved if substantial investment is committed. South West Water has not programmed such investment. The scale of additional development required to justify the expenditure is significant and disproportionate to the needs of the village, which can be accommodated through existing commitments. Additional housing allocations may be considered at Plan review. Further development should occur to the north of the village, and only if the existing sewage and sewerage deficiencies are resolved.

5.19 The planning consents on the sites to the east of St Peterswell Lane may be renewed only on the basis of the general policies in Part 1 of this Plan.

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