Tracked Version of Core Strategy, November 2012 - Selby District ...

Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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2.26 The town is of ancient establishment, possibly with Roman origins
and was once part of the West Riding of Yorkshire. The field
adjoining All Saints Church is on the site of the palace of kings of
Elmet.
2.27 The town has good communications with easy access to rail and
the A1(M), providing links to the motorway network beyond and its
traditional close associations with Leeds and West Yorkshire.
2.28 In the light of these strengths the town is home to a major industrial
site attracting large logistics businesses and distribution centres
making it one of the key employment areas for Selby District of
regional and national importance. Sherburn supports more than
3000 jobs.
2.29 The industrial estate provides positive knock on effects for the town
centre through lunch time trade for example but does create
problems with car parking and general congestion. Sherburn is
vibrant centre with successful local businesses with a good night
time economy. It has high occupancy levels with generally high
environmental quality (but with limited street furniture and green
space). Further growth in the town should be matched by
improvements in services and facilities.
2.30 The town is also home to Sherburn in Elmet Airfield with its links to
the air industry going back to World War II when aircraft were built
in the town. There is planning consent to re-use buildings
remaining from the former Gasgoigne Wood mine to the south of
the airfield, for employment purposes, in association with the
existing railhead.
2.31 There has been a relatively high level of housing development in
Sherburn in Elmet (some 291 new dwellings between 2000 and
2010) and employment development (more than 80 000 m 2 of new
floorspace built since 2004) over recent years which have
contributed to the vitality of the town as a whole.
Other Settlements
2.32 There are more than 60 villages and hamlets scattered throughout
the District ranging from larger service villages with a range of
facilities to many small, remote villages. Some of these have
limited services and facilities but which only meet the immediate
day-to-day needs of the local communities; although others have
none. There is a huge variety of character and functions.
2.33 Those villages most closely associated with the market towns have
developed into large sustainable villages, particularly Barlby,
Brayton and Thorpe Willoughby (the three largest villages), near to
Selby; and South Milford adjacent to Sherburn in Elmet.
Eggborough, although not associated with a market town, is
located next to strategic infrastructure in the form of Eggborough
Power Station and M62 motorway, which have encouraged its
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