Parish of Olveston Design Statement
Olveston, Tockington, Old Down, Ingst, Lower Hazel, Awkley
6 Other Considerations
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6.1 Improving village life

The Parish of Olveston is fortunate in retaining vibrant communities and local services. However, there are adverse factors which are undermining this position. These include: rising house prices which make it difficult for local people to enter the housing market; competition from large retail outlets in the surrounding area which threatens the viability of local shops; a lack of local employment opportunities; and poor public transport.

South Gloucestershire Council's Housing Needs Survey in 2002 confirmed the need for more low cost housing. The questionnaire survey for this Design Statement identified threats to local shops and poor public transport as issues which should be addressed,and there was support for the creation of new employment opportunities in the Parish where this could be done without environmental harm, for example through the re-use and adaptation of otherwise redundant agricultural buildings.

 

Sustain a vibrant community

Encourage:
• the provision of sympathetically designed affordable housing
• greater use of local shops to ensure their retention
• the development of appropriate small scale employment uses, especially in redundant traditional agricultural buildings
• improvements to the local bus service, particularly to Thornbury and central Bristol

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