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Characteristics, Issues and Opportunities Issues and Opportunities Within the District there are four tiers of settlement. The first tier comprises Rayleigh, Rochford and Hockley. These are all settlements with a range of services and facilities as well as some access to public transport. Of the first tier settlements, Rayleigh is the only one which is classed as a principal town centre. Rayleigh also has the best access to services within the District. Rochford and Hockley contain local town centres catering for local need. The second tier comprises Hullbridge and Great Wakering. These settlements have a more limited range of services and access to public transport is relatively poor. The third tier is made up of the small rural settlement of Canewdon. This settlement has few services and public transport provision is generally poor. The remaining rural settlements, groups of dwellings located within the Green Belt, can be grouped together as a fourth tier. These settlements have little or no services and residents are often completely dependent on the private car to access facilities. The District’s towns and villages are diverse in character reflecting their history, location and size. The character, layout and form of groups of buildings, streets and spaces make a significant contribution to providing a sense of place and adding to the quality of life in town and country. Residents have a strong sense of identity with their own settlement. The District contains three town centres but there is a significant amount of leakage of spending to locations outside of the District, in particular to Southend. There is data, however, that suggests that an increasingly significant proportion of the District’s spending is being retained in Rayleigh. Further details on the character of the District are included within the annual Strategic Environmental Assessment Baseline Information Profile. 20
Vision Vision From March 2008 we adopted a vision for the District, which is outlined in Vision to Reality. The Local Development Framework, including the <strong>Core</strong> <strong>Strategy</strong>, has a key role to play in delivering that vision. We want to create an environment that is vibrant, inclusive, safe, sustainable and modern while retaining the essential characteristics of the salt marshes, rivers, woodland, open countryside, villages and market towns that make Rochford what it is today. We see the District as a place with high quality natural and built environments that retain their distinctiveness, foster civic pride and where all have access to quality accessible services. Our overarching vision is to make Rochford District the place of choice in the county to live, work and visit. We will: • Build on the heritage, cultural and economic strengths of our area and the sense of identity and civic pride of our people. • Improve the quality of life for people in our communities and play a full role in the sustainable growth and prosperity of our County. • Utilise our position within Thames Gateway South Essex to promote the District as the ‘green part’ of the sub region. Our key planning objectives include: • To work towards sustainable development by making the most effective and efficient use of land. • To improve the quality of life of the inhabitants of the District by providing the best possible environment, and satisfying social needs by making accessible provision for the necessary health, housing, educational, community and leisure facilities in the interests of the total well being of all groups within the population. • To ensure the availability of land in appropriate locations for housing, commercial and industrial uses. • To retain, conserve and enhance the built and natural environments, including the architectural and historical heritage, flora, fauna and their habitats, throughout the District. • To make provision for transportation improvements to effect the most environmentally sustainable, efficient, convenient movement of goods and people. • To define and protect the Metropolitan Green Belt, the undeveloped coast and areas of ecological interest by directing development towards the District’s established settlements. • To enable the existing business community to function as efficiently as possible and to support economic and regeneration development throughout the District. 21
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