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Selby District Submission Draft Core Strategy – May 2011
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Settlement Hierarchy
4.4 The existing settlement hierarchy is based on the principal town
Selby, (as identified in the Regional Settlement Study 1 ) two smaller
Local service Centres (Sherburn in Elmet and Tadcaster), and
numerous villages and hamlets.
Principal Town
4.5 Selby* is the largest settlement in the District, supporting a
population of about 13,000, which increases to over 20,000 if the
three adjoining villages of Barlby, Brayton and Thorpe Willoughby
are included. It provides the main focus for housing, employment,
shopping, leisure, health and cultural facilities serving a large rural
catchment. There has been significant recent investment in
infrastructure, including a new bypass, modern flood defences, and
improvements to the waste water treatment works and it is the
main public transport hub in the District with direct trains to Leeds,
Hull, Manchester, London and York, and a bus station located
close to the railway station. It is the most self-contained settlement
within the District and the most sustainable location for further
growth.
* References to Selby refer to the contiguous urban area of Selby which extends
into parts of Barlby and Osgodby Parish and Brayton Parish. See Map 5.
Local Service Centres
4.6 The next two largest settlements are Sherburn in Elmet and
Tadcaster which provide a smaller range of services and facilities
serving more localised catchments, but with a large range of
employment opportunities. They provide an intermediate service
centre function between the higher level functions of Selby and the
village settlements in the District.
4.8 Sherburn in Elmet is located in the western part of the District close
to Leeds with rail access to Leeds, York, Selby and Sheffield.
There has been significant employment growth in recent years,
which benefits local traders. There is scope for continued growth
and expansion of services although provision of additional
infrastructure for police, fire and rescue services, recycling and
leisure facilities, would be required to support major growth. The
central shopping area is thriving although development for
additional services and facilities is constrained by its physical limits.
[Swap paragraphs 4.7 and 4.8] (PC1.11)
4.7 Tadcaster is located between Leeds and York serving the north
1 Regional Settlement Study – former Yorkshire and Humber Regional Assembly (2004)
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