Section Ten: Community services and facilities
Principles for community services and facilities
10.1 Local services and facilities are crucial to the quality of life, particularly in a rural area such as Tynedale where they are often limited. Services and facilities include shops, schools, leisure, recreation and cultural facilities, health services, pubs and community buildings. There has been a long term trend of declining services particularly in the more remote parts of the District. Policy CS1 sets out the basic principles of retaining existing services and seeking to develop new ones where needed. In the wider context, beyond planning and land use, the role of the Council and other organisations in supporting and developing services will be vital as will an innovative approach to the provision of services and the use of buildings.
Core Strategy Policy CS1
The principles for community services and facilities are to:
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Retain local shops and other essential community services and facilities, especially where there are no accessible alternatives;
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Address deficiencies in services and facilities and facilitate improvements in their level of provision, quality and accessibility.
Policy CS1 Implementation and Monitoring Framework Implementation:
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Allocation of sites for development in the Site Allocation DPD.
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Development of detailed policies in the Development Control DPD.
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Decisions on planning applications.
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Undertaking, encouraging and supporting projects to retain and enhance local services and facilities.
Monitoring:
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Monitoring of services and facilities in towns and villages
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Monitoring of public transport services
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Monitoring the applications approved for the development of community services and facilities.