Kirdford Neighbourhood Development Plan - South Downs National ...

Kirdford NDP
Objective 2: improve conditions for local businesses to be successful
2.1 Lobby and support County and District authorities to seek delivery of high-speed Broadband
in the Parish as an item in the Action Plan.
2.2 Promote and support local farming and forestry enterprises in order to establish cooperatives
to provide shared marketing and plant resources as part of the Action Plan.
2.3 Provide a policy in the Plan to encourage establishment of Bed and Breakfast
accommodation in the Parish. Include an Action Plan item for the promotion of local food and
beverage, attractions such as scenic footpaths, golf in West Sussex, fishing and other
countryside pursuits and base to visit the SDNP.
2.4 Promote and support local arts and crafts shows and include the establishment of a Weald
Arts and Crafts group as an item in the Action Plan.
2.5 Provide a policy in the Plan to encourage the development of a Community Office Hub and a
nursery workshops complex.
2.6 Promote and support the development of community-based transport organisations as an
item in the Action Plan.
Issue: Development, Facilities and Planning
In preparing this Plan, and in consideration of the long-term sustainability of the community,
residents have identified land within the village area considered suitable for development. The
kind of developments envisaged, comprise of housing, office, industrial nursery units, along
with provision for future community facilities.
The community survey results identified a need for provision of the following in the next 10
years, in order to meet future social and demographic requirements:
• Housing – up to 25 units in the village, including provision for a 10% growth in the
elderly population
• Serviced offices
• Light industrial nursery units
• Small storage units for local business
• Youth Centre and Wellbeing clinic
• Education
• Allotments
Residents also undertook a number of walkabouts to identify land suitable for development.
The areas visited were:
Land suitable for development
1. Rear of the old school site (School
Court)
Possible usage
Allotments, playground and elderly housing (up
to 4 units)
2. The Old Creamery Serviced offices and light industrial nursery
units
3. Land below the Foresters Arms Community green space and multi-use village
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