Agenda - pdf - Selby District Council

Jennifer Hubbard
Jennifer Hubbard
Jennifer Hubbard
Jennifer Hubbard
Jennifer Hubbard
Jennifer Hubbard
References to the traditional linear settlement are unhelpful. Going back in time,
all villages were linear in that there was no need for development to occur other
than directly fronting roads and tracks. Many villages in Selby remain
predominantly linear (Cliffe, Thorganby etc.) but this description does not fit
North Duffield today. This is clearly demonstrated by the plan indicating
character areas by blue and green shading and also by the description of the
Village in the Landscape Appraisal forming one of the background papers to the
LDF which describes North Duffield as a village compact in form.
It is agreed, however, that the Village Green and roads radiating from it are
locally distinctive.
Apart from mining settlements, all rural settlements started life as farming
communities. North Duffield is not distinctive in this respect.
It is reasonable to include the first three paragraphs in this section as
background material but they tell us nothing about how new development should
be accommodated. The remainder of this section would be more helpful if, in
describing features within the village, there is some explanation attached of how
these features should inform new development.
Instances of poor/bad development would also be helpful as examples of things
to avoid.
The timescales for the changes identified should be explained. There has been
no “growth in ribbons” along the three main roads for the last 40 years. The first
estate development (Garth Avenue) between Main Street and Back Lane was
built in the 1960s and the significant estate developments west of Main Street,
including the new school, began in the early 1970s.
Character area 1: What does the sentence “North Duffield is made up of several
infill plots and recent development” mean?
This is the character of North Duffield – a
traditional linear settlement where three roads
meet and houses have stretched along these
routes. This has subsequently been “infilled”
and “rounded off” by modern development.
The VDS attempts to explain this character.
The text is emphasising that this is a
community of farming origin as opposed to a
mining settlement.
The VDS sets out the existing settlement –
providing a context to inform developers. It is
not prescriptive, nor should it be. A reasonable
developer will use the information to inform
his/her development proposals and
demonstrate how the existing character has
been used to create something new.
Approached tactfully, this could be a useful
addition to the VDS, though no such examples
are presented.
Agreed – timescales could usefully be included.
Agreed – this paragraph is out of place and
confusing. Instead, a more fitting introduction to
the character area should be inserted
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