TUXFORD TOWN COUNCIL ON BEHALF OF TUXFORDS RESIDENTS

Tuxford Draft
Neighbourhood Plan
2015-2030
Executive Summary

Welcome
Welcome to the summary of the Tuxford Neighbourhood Plan,
prepared by and for the local people in the Parish of Tuxford. A
Steering Group of local residents has consulted widely with the
local community over the past twelve months at a variety of
locations to gather the views, hopes and aspirations that local
people have for their town.
This summary aims to give a broad overview of the
Neighbourhood Plan, encourage you to read the full plan, to ask
any questions you may have and to give feedback.
If you would like further information on the Neighbourhood
Plan, please contact any of the Steering Group members below.
Ms Sue Robinson - Chairperson
Sue.robinson@shadula.freeserve.co.uk
Mr Graham Nichols
tuxford101@aol.com

01777 872477

01777 872313

Revd Greg Price

revdgregprice@gmail.com

01777 872917

Community Consultation Events

Steering Group Members will be present at the following events
to discuss the Neighbourhood Plan.
Saturday 1 August 2015 Afternoon Tea, Coffee and Cake, St Nicholas
Church 1pm - 4pm
TBC

Tea, Coffee and Cake, Chillipetals TBC

Wednesday 2 September 2015 Plan over a pint, Working Mens Club 7pm
9pm
Friday 11 September, Coffee and Cake, Chillipetals, TBC

What is a Neighbourhood Plan?

The Neighbourhood Plan is a community-led framework for

guiding the future development, regeneration and conservation
of Tuxford.
It is a legal planning document which will be used by councillors
and officers at Bassetlaw District Council in assessing planning
applications and by developers when preparing planning
applications for submission. The plan with run from 2015-2030.
Community Vision
Community Objectives
Community Vision
In 20 years time Tuxford will be a vibrant cohesive
community. There will be things to do and places to go for
young and old alike. It will value its proximity to the open
countryside and people will be able to walk and cycle safely
to school, the shops and for their leisure and recreation in,
around and out of the town.
New development will have been sensitively designed to
integrate well with the older parts of the town and the

The Community Objectives cover different themes that local

residents have highlighted as priorities for the Plan to address.
The Community Objectives are the basis upon which the
Neighbourhood Plan policies have been prepared.
The objectives cover a range of economic, social and
environmental issues that together will ensure that Tuxford can
grow sustainably. The objectives reflect the key issues for the
community and the changes the local community wants to see,
especially in securing the long term future of those community
and environmental assets most precious to local people. They
also reflect the aspirations of local residents to see well
designed, sensitively sited development over the next 15 years.
Community Objective 1: The character and heritage of
Tuxford is at least maintained and where possible enhanced
as the town grows.

Community Objective 2: Future housing growth should

meet the needs of the local community whilst minimising the
impact on the natural and built environment.
Community Objective 3: New housing development should
integrate with the existing settlement pattern.
Community Objective 4: All new development should relate
positively in form and function, in particular with respect to
materials, style and connections where it will adjoin the
existing settlement.
Community Objective 5: Development should create an
environment that makes it attractive for micro, small and
medium sized businesses and shops to locate and flourish in
the town and should particularly encourage proposals that
create a more vibrant evening economy.
Community Objective 6: To ensure easy access to the
countryside for local people of all ages by creating green
connections, protecting and enhancing local green spaces
whilst supporting nature conservation.
Community Objective 7: To encourage consultation with the
community early in the planning application process so local
people can inform the design, location or layout of a scheme
before a planning application is submitted.
Community Objective 8: To ensure that any investment
arising from new development is focused on initiatives that
will benefit the whole town.

Neighbourhood Plan Policies

The Neighbourhood Plan Policies will be used to deliver all
development in Tuxford up to 2030.
The policies are formulated based on the objectives and vision
and will contribute to the delivery of the growth requirements in
Bassetlaw.

When development is proposed within Tuxford either by

developers, private individuals or other organisations, these
policies will be referred to alongside those contained in the
adopted plans prepared by Bassetlaw District Council,
Nottinghamshire County Council and the Government when
planning decisions are made.
Policy 1: Sustainable Development
Policy 2: Pre-application Community Consultation
Policy 3: Design Principles for New Development
Policy 4: Possible Residential Development Adjoining
Tuxford
Policy 5: Development within the Conservation Area
Policy 6: Housing Type
Policy 7: Infill Development
Policy 8: Strengthening the Retail Centre
Policy 9: Improving Access to the Countryside
Policy 10: Community Facilities
Policy 11: Town Centre Parking
Policy 12: Residential Parking on New Development
Policy 13: Supporting Local Businesses
This document only gives brief details of the Neighbourhood
Plan. You are encouraged to read the full document which is
available on line at www.tuxfordneighbourhoodplan.org

A limited number of paper copies of the Neighbourhood Plan

will be available during the consultation period from the Town
Council Office or from any of the contacts at the beginning of
this summary.
What happens next?
There is a strict process which dictates the production of a
Neighbourhood Plan and ensures that the final result represents
the true wishes of the community. We are now entering the
Formal Consultation Period for the Plan. This will run for 8
weeks from Friday 24th July 2015 to Friday 18 September 2015.
It is during this time that we need your comments which can be
made as follows:
By email to clerk@tuxford-pc.gov.uk
By completing a feedback form available at Tuxford Town
Council office.
By asking any of the contacts at the beginning of this
summary for a feedback form and returning it to them
After this period all the comments received are collated and
any necessary changes are made to the plan. The plan is then
submitted to Bassetlaw District Council and to an Inspector who
ensures that there are no areas of the plan which contravene
other local or national policies that would prevent
implementation of the plan.
When this is complete there follows a local referendum on the
plan which is the communitys final opportunity to either accept
or reject the plan. We expect this to be in late Autumn of 2015.
If the plan is accepted it remains in force for the next 15 years
and guides development in our area to the wishes of the local
residents.