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Forest of Dean District Council | Settlement Hierarchy for the Forest of Dean 13 . Newent 13 Newent 13.1 The retail composition of Newent town centre is shown in Table 5. 13.2 Table 5: Newent Town Centre – Retail and Land Use Composition Sector A1 Convenience A1 Comparison Service Vacant Miscellaneous Total No of Units 10 23 31 5 0 69 Source: Forest of Dean Council Survey 2007 13.3 There are fewer units in Newent than the other three centres, and the proportion of service units is higher reflecting its role as a rural service centre. 13.4 Newent has Costcutter, Co-op and Budgens foodstores, the latter of which is the largest of the three. In addition, there are a number of independent convenience retailers including confectioners, newsagents, butchers, delicatessen, healthfoods, greengrocers and a small general stores. Overall, for a town of its size, the range of convenience stores is considered to be good. 13.5 In the comparison goods sector, there are no national multiple retailers but a number of independent specialist and niche retailers. The centre has Barclays, Lloyds TSB and Halifax banks. 13.6 Outside of the town, there are a couple of garden centres to the north of the main urban area. 13.7 The town is visited by bus services, including an hourly service to Ross on Wye and Hereford. One return service to Gloucester also runs each Tuesday and Friday. 13.8 In summary, Newent is the smallest town centre in the Forest of Dean in terms of the number of retail and commercial units available and serves a rural hinterland in the northern part of the District. General shopping provision is limited but reasonably healthy. 20
Forest of Dean District Council | Settlement Hierarchy for the Forest of Dean 14 . Other Settlements 14 Other Settlements 14.1 Paragraph 3.5.1 of the Draft RSS indicates that in order to enable rural communities to thrive, some development, particularly economic development ma be appropriate in small amounts in villages and small towns. The draft RSS suggests that ‘many small communities and groups of communities are sustainable and self-sustaining; especially where economic development is taking place and employment is available locally and local services including shops, post offices, schools, health centres and meeting places are provided together with an adequate supply of affordable housing’. 14.2 Table 1 shows that there are several settlements in addition to the market towns previously mentioned which have a range of facilities, services, and employment opportunities. The following settlements meet a least 4 criteria: Table 1 Serviced Settlements Aylburton Blakeney Bream Drybrook / Harrow Hill Hartpury Huntley Littledean Longhope Lydbrook Mitcheldean Newnham-on-Severn Parkend Redbrook Ruardean Staunton / Corse 21
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