First Draft
Welcome to Kingsbridge, West Alvington and Churchstow Neighbourhood Development Plan
We are writing the Plan document in stages putting the draft onto this site as we go along. We welcome your comments by using the red Feedback email button.
Foreword by Steering Group Chairman
Those of us who volunteered in 2017 to join a Steering Group to help the three local parishes produce this Neighbourhood Plan did so because we felt great affection for the area in which we live,...
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Coronavirus April 2020
The Steering Group is still working at writing sections of the first draft of the Neighbourhood Plan document, based on local people’s views from our community questionnaire. If national or...
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Introduction
Introduction to the Neighbourhood Plan and a vision for the area Neighbourhood Plans, once passed at a local referendum, will form part of the local government land use planning system and help...
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Vision Statement
The Plan sets out to celebrate and sustain the unique characteristics of the market town of Kingsbridge, the distinct and separate villages of West Alvington and Churchstow, and the estuary and...
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Development Brief 1 – Central Shopping Area
Kingsbridge as a market town provides the shopping needs of the town and the wider rural area.
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Development Brief 2 – Lower Union Road and Western Backway Regeneration
The employment areas around Lower Union Road has been recognised for over 20 years as having the potential for revitalisation and helping deliver the employment needs of the area.
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Development Brief 3 – Quayside and Town Square
The quayside and town square located at the head of the estuary are probably the most distinctive features of the town.
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The Natural Environment – Theme 1
The plan sets out to protect and enhance the local environment of green and open spaces that surround and connect into the villages and town. All future development should have due regard of its...
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Housing and Homes – Theme 2
This plan supports the greater provision of truly affordable dwellings in Kingsbridge and West Alvington. This includes homes for all ages but particularly young families and the elderly. All...
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Employment, Economy & Training – Theme 3
Sustaining the local tourism industry and activities that support it, such as marine and land- based leisure is the highest priority. The plan supports a vibrant high street with independent shops...
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