When we talk about future development essentially the discussion is about additional housing. The current Local Plan target for more housing in Tarvin Parish in the period 2010-2030 was for a minimum of 200 dwellings. This was in fact achieved by 2017.
This situation emphasises why a Neighbourhood Plan is so important as without it the area could be the subject to pressure from developers. This is already a reality as in 2016 two developers published outline proposals for around 106 dwellings with one application in the Green Belt. The community was strongly against these proposals and hence it is crucial that the views of the Community, as expressed in the Neighbourhood Plan , are central to any future development.
Currently no settlement boundary exists for the village of Tarvin. In the Summer of 2016 CWaC proposed a boundary drawn very tightly around the developed area of Tarvin village.http://local.4291574( See here.
) The Steering Group support this proposal because until and unless community infrastructure i.e. roads, village parking, access to health provision and recreation are improved further housing would exacerbate the already strained current situation.
Why is this significant?
The boundary determines the edge of the village for the purpose of Planning policy. Outside the boundary land is treated as countryside and therefore subject to restrictive planning policies for development.
The Local Plan (Part 1) states that within the countryside the following developments are permitted:
Beyond 2030?
The Steering Group feels that the only area where significant (defined as 6 houses or more) additional housing should be sited is on land east of Tarporley Road/ Church Street due to the proximity to local amenities and services with the proviso that existing infrastructure deficiencies are overcome and also:
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