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

Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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Analysis of the 2001 Census 2 reveals that Selby District residents
have the longest average journey to work of any of the North
Yorkshire Districts despite it being generally less remote from
major urban areas. This is reflected by the fact that Selby District
had (at the time of the census) the highest proportion (49%) of
workers travelling outside the District for employment of any Local
Authority within the Region. This is a particularly unsustainable
travel pattern, and creating the conditions to help improve the selfsufficiency
of the District is seen as a major challenge. There is
strong local support for moderating current commuting patterns and
lifestyles by promoting job growth through the Core Strategy and
other LDF documents.
Concentrating Growth in the Selby Area
2.40 Selby town serves a large rural catchment and is also well related
to York and the main urban core of the Leeds City Region. In
guiding the spatial distribution of development across the District
the Strategy seeks to concentrate growth in Selby. This is the most
sustainable approach and is supported by evidence on local
journey-to-work patterns and accessibility to services.
2.41 In determining the scale of new development which may be
accommodated within Selby (and adjoining villages) particularly
(PC2.2) attention will be paid to flood risk and highways capacity
issues and the objective of sustaining and enhancing the
attractiveness of the town centre. The Council’s Strategic Flood
Risk Assessment 3 facilitates consideration of this issue.
Providing Affordable Housing
2.42 The Council’s recent assessment of housing need 4 identifies a
need for around 400 affordable dwellings per annum if the
unsatisfied need is to be addressed within the next five-year
timescale. The Core Strategy therefore aims to achieve a balance
between satisfying the significant affordable housing need that has
been identified across the District, (against the background of a
current (PC2.3) weak housing market) while concentrating growth
in Selby.
Developing the Economy
2.43 Reinvigorating and developing the economy of the District has
emerged as a major priority if a more self-contained, sustainable
way of life for District residents is to be created. The Core Strategy
aims to facilitate economic recovery in Selby, through the retention
and creation of new jobs in line with local aspirations, and by
ensuring the District continues to be attractive to investment.
Other Challenges
2 Core Strategy Background Paper No.1 - Analysis of Journey to Work in Selby District.
3 Selby District Level 2 Strategic Flood Risk Assessment (February 2010), and Addendum (November
2010)
4 Selby District Strategic Housing Market Assessment 2009
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