Shaping our Place 2026 : could it mean 900 new homes for Ledbury?
30 January 2010 12:57
On 18 January 2010, Herefordshire Council launched
the Shaping Our Place 2026 consultation, the findings
of which will affect everyone who lives and works in
the county.
What could it mean for Ledbury? Amongst other things, the spatial strategy indicates that in the region of 900 new homes on strategic sites need to be allocated in Ledbury over a 20 year period from 2006.
The consultation runs until 12 March 2010 which means we all have until then to express our opinions and views to be taken into account before they are submitted by Herefordshire Council to the Secretary of State for public examination and final adoption anticipated in 2011.
The consultation is driven by the need to grow the county. Herefordshire has below average wage levels for the region but above average house prices. There are 5,000 people on the county’s housing waiting list and demand is high for homes that are decent and affordable. Herefordshire is recognised as providing a good education. But without a university, or sufficient higher education to build skills and qualifications, or good career prospects, the council knows young people are more likely to find better prospects elsewhere. The county also needs more enterprises, offering high quality jobs. More space for employment land has to be found. Growth in the county will provide stronger markets for local firms to thrive and prosper - and safeguard local essential public services.
“Herefordshire Council needs you to share your views now in what will be one of the most important consultations ever to take place in the county”, said Councillor John Jarvis, cabinet member for environment and strategic housing. “The council wants to help create a land of opportunity, right here in Herefordshire, for all our communities.
“Herefordshire has the room and freedom to grow, while retaining its special heritage and environment. Everyone has a view about how Herefordshire can be improved – whether we need a relief road for the city, more decent and affordable homes, a university or better-paid jobs. But it will be up to local people to help grow the right future for the county, the city and the market towns”.
The review of the transport strategy, which will cover the same 15-year period as the Local Development Framework, is intended to align transport policy with the wider needs of the county and will help coordinate support for growth. The Local Transport Plan consultation enables local people to let the council know what their priorities for transport are for the county, whether it is greater public transport investment, more cycle routes, better highway maintenance or further road safety improvements.
You can access the consultation documents on the website: Place Shaping Option Stage page However, we have done some of the hard work for you! The size of the original booklet pdf is 2.89MB, which we have reduced to 1.75MB to speed up downloading, We have embedded an index for ease of searching content, and we have bookmarked the main references to Ledbury so you can find what you may be looking for with one click. The bookmark panel should open automatically but if not then simply click the bookmark icon on the left hand side of the Adobe Reader. (For best results, please use the latest version of Adobe Reader.)
Consultation Document
Questionnaire - for printing out and filling in manually
What could it mean for Ledbury? Amongst other things, the spatial strategy indicates that in the region of 900 new homes on strategic sites need to be allocated in Ledbury over a 20 year period from 2006.
The consultation runs until 12 March 2010 which means we all have until then to express our opinions and views to be taken into account before they are submitted by Herefordshire Council to the Secretary of State for public examination and final adoption anticipated in 2011.
The consultation is driven by the need to grow the county. Herefordshire has below average wage levels for the region but above average house prices. There are 5,000 people on the county’s housing waiting list and demand is high for homes that are decent and affordable. Herefordshire is recognised as providing a good education. But without a university, or sufficient higher education to build skills and qualifications, or good career prospects, the council knows young people are more likely to find better prospects elsewhere. The county also needs more enterprises, offering high quality jobs. More space for employment land has to be found. Growth in the county will provide stronger markets for local firms to thrive and prosper - and safeguard local essential public services.
“Herefordshire Council needs you to share your views now in what will be one of the most important consultations ever to take place in the county”, said Councillor John Jarvis, cabinet member for environment and strategic housing. “The council wants to help create a land of opportunity, right here in Herefordshire, for all our communities.
“Herefordshire has the room and freedom to grow, while retaining its special heritage and environment. Everyone has a view about how Herefordshire can be improved – whether we need a relief road for the city, more decent and affordable homes, a university or better-paid jobs. But it will be up to local people to help grow the right future for the county, the city and the market towns”.
The review of the transport strategy, which will cover the same 15-year period as the Local Development Framework, is intended to align transport policy with the wider needs of the county and will help coordinate support for growth. The Local Transport Plan consultation enables local people to let the council know what their priorities for transport are for the county, whether it is greater public transport investment, more cycle routes, better highway maintenance or further road safety improvements.
You can access the consultation documents on the website: Place Shaping Option Stage page However, we have done some of the hard work for you! The size of the original booklet pdf is 2.89MB, which we have reduced to 1.75MB to speed up downloading, We have embedded an index for ease of searching content, and we have bookmarked the main references to Ledbury so you can find what you may be looking for with one click. The bookmark panel should open automatically but if not then simply click the bookmark icon on the left hand side of the Adobe Reader. (For best results, please use the latest version of Adobe Reader.)
Consultation Document
Questionnaire - for printing out and filling in manually
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