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12 Section 3 Spatial Strategy POLICY SS4: Towns other than Key Centres and Rural Areas Local Development Documents should define the approach to development in towns other than those listed in Policy SS3 and in rural areas. Such towns include selected market towns and others with the potential to increase their economic and social sustainability through measures to: • support urban and rural renaissance; • secure appropriate amounts of new housing, including affordable housing, local employment and other facilities; and • improve the town’s accessibility, especially by public transport. Local Development Documents should also consider the potential of other key service centres to accommodate development which is sympathetic to local character and of an appropriate scale and nature in relation to local housing and employment needs. For other rural settlements they should seek to support the viability of agriculture and other economic activities, diversification of the economy, the provision of housing for local needs and the sustainability of local services. 3.16 The RSS seeks to locate the majority of new development in and adjacent to the key centres for development and change, and to protect the quality and character of the region’s rural areas. However, within that broad approach, Policy SS4 recognises the role of market towns and larger villages in providing employment and services to their rural hinterlands and meeting housing needs. 3.17 Key service centres are large villages with a good level of services, which might include: • a primary school within the settlement and a secondary school within the settlement or easily accessible by public transport; • primary health care facilities; • a range of retail and service provision capable of meeting day-to-day needs, particularly for convenience shopping; • local employment opportunities; and • frequent public transport to higher order settlements. 3.18 Many villages have very limited local services and are dependent on key service centres, market towns, and main urban areas for everyday needs. The main challenges are securing small-scale local employment opportunities and supporting the needs of agriculture, improving public transport access to higher order settlements, providing housing for the full range of local needs and supporting the sustainability of local services. 3.19 The growth of villages has been unable to halt the closure of village services and commuting has increased dramatically. Careful examination of how a settlement or groups of settlements function is required, as well as analysis of the service base to determine the best solutions for each area. 3.20 There is an acute shortage of affordable housing in many rural areas. Responding to this challenge is a priority if significant sectors of the community are not to be excluded by high house prices. Effective use should be made of rural exceptions policies to deliver affordable housing. The provision of new homes in market and other towns can increase support for services such as schools, health facilities and shops. In the context of maintaining and improving the self-sufficiency of such towns, local authorities should seek to achieve an improved housing-employment balance to minimise commuting. Other rural settlements, including small villages, may have local housing needs that can best be met at those settlements
East of England Plan 13 rather than concentrating all housing at towns and key service centres, but care should be taken to ensure new development is directed to locations where it will have the greatest benefits for rural sustainability. POLICY SS5: Priority Areas for Regeneration The priority areas for regeneration are: • areas with generally weak economic performance and significant areas of deprivation: Essex Thames Gateway; Lowestoft and Great Yarmouth; King’s Lynn and West Norfolk; the remote rural areas of Norfolk and Suffolk, and the Fens; • areas with significant areas of deprivation: Luton/ Dunstable/ Houghton Regis; Bedford/ Kempston; Harlow and the Lee Valley; Haven Gateway (Ipswich/ Harwich/ Colchester/ Clacton); Peterborough; Norwich; and Stevenage. Local Development Documents and relevant non-statutory plans should set out policies to tackle the problems of economic, social and environmental deprivation in these areas and other places with locally significant regeneration needs. 3.21 The East of England is often regarded as an affluent area. However, many households live in relative deprivation. They tend to be concentrated in areas of the region with relatively high unemployment and disparities in wealth, income and job opportunities. People suffering such disadvantages often also suffer from poor access to services, worse health and life expectancy, and a lower overall quality of life. 3.22 It is not appropriate for the RSS to identify all areas of deprivation. Policy SS5 identifies only the most significant areas as priorities. They are concentrated in some of the larger urban areas and the more peripheral north and east. Even in prosperous and economically buoyant areas there are often pockets of deprivation. Local Development Documents and other relevant strategies should address localised regeneration needs. 3.23 The priority areas are also addressed in policies for sub-regions and key centres. In many instances regeneration action will need to focus on individual wards and other locally defined areas to ensure the effective targeting of resources. 3.24 The European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) programme for the period 2007-2013 aims to strengthen competitiveness and promote employment and economic growth through the knowledge economy and investment in human resources. The ERDF programme for the East of England is worth about £83 million and will support low carbon economic growth in the region. Other European funding is available across the region through the European Social Fund, worth £153 million, focusing on extending employment opportunities and developing a skilled and adaptable workforce, and through a range of territorial co-operation programmes.
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