Local Development Framework - Aylesbury Vale District Council

The Vale of Aylesbury Plan
Aylesbury Fact Pack
July 2011
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Contents
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Section
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Introduction
Location and Setting
Story of Place
Fact File
Issues Facing the Town
Town Constraints
Annexes
page 3
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Front Cover - Market Square. Photo Source: AVDC (2010)
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1. Introduction
Purpose of the document
This Fact Pack document was initially produced in 2010 to help inform the town/parish
council about the characteristics of their parish for the ‘community view’ consultation. This
consultation was undertaken early on in the preparation of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan as
part of a bottom up approach embracing localism and aiming to get local communities more
involved in the planning process. The town/parish council were asked to consult with their
community on the following:
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The level of future housing and/or employment development up to 2031, including
specific types of homes, employment and other development
The location, sizes and phasing of development
The types of infrastructure (social, community, physical) needed to enable
development, including where it should be located
Any other issues relating to planning and development
This Fact Pack document has also been used to support neighbourhood planning by
providing evidence for the context of the neighbourhood plan, including information on
housing, employment, infrastructure and the environment.
This Fact Pack document has also been used to support the Vale of Aylesbury Plan
Settlement Hierarchy Assessment. This forms part of the evidence that classifies settlements
into different categories, where different levels of growth are apportioned to over the next
20 years.
The document also forms part of the background work relating to Neighbourhood Plans as
well as the production of the Vale of Aylesbury Plan. The Fact Pack does not form planning
policy for Aylesbury Vale.
What the Fact Pack includes
The content of the Fact Pack reflects the size of the parish or town, providing the most detail
for larger villages/towns which are likely to experience greater levels of growth, compared
to smaller parishes/villages which are likely to experience less growth. Smaller parish’s Fact
Packs have a more limited content in the Fact Packs. Fact Packs for larger villages/towns
identify the following information:
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Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)
Story of place (how the parish has developed from its origins to the present day)
Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)
Social demographics (population, age profile, social groups, levels of deprivation and
crime levels)
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Economic profile (allocated employment sites, change of use to employment looking
back 5 years, sectors of employment, levels of economic activity, distances travelled
to work and broadband speeds)
Local service provision (retail, healthcare, leisure, public open space, tourism, and
education)
Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and
commitments, average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and
traveller sites)
Transport infrastructure (road network, cars per household, public transport
provision)
Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape
sensitivities, biodiversity constraints, flooding and historic constraints)
Fact Packs for smaller parishes/villages identify the following information:
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Location and setting within the district (relationship to other settlements)
Social demographics (population and age profile)
Housing profile (dwelling types, tenure, occupancy, past completions and
commitments, average house prices, housing needs waiting list and gypsy and
traveller sites)
 Economic profile (employment change of B use classes looking back 5 years, sectors
of employment and levels of economic activity)
 Issues facing the parish (e.g. infrastructure and local services deficits)
 Environmental constraints (maps to identify agricultural land quality, landscape
sensitivities, biological constraints, flooding and historic constraints)
Where possible information in the Fact Pack has been supplemented with information from
the town/parish council to draw upon local knowledge, particularly for the section on issues
relating to the parish. Some town/parish councils have also published the document on their
website for the community to view and use.
In addition to this Fact Pack, a district wide Fact Pack has been written to develop an
understanding at the strategic level on the availability of infrastructure, services, facilities,
planning issues and environmental constraints. This can be viewed on our website1.
Availability of data
Statistics identified in the Fact Pact are primarily from Census data (2001), AVDC monitoring
data (updated annually) and research carried out by Buckinghamshire County Council. There
are also a number of websites that have been used to retrieve information, such as crime
statistics, broadband coverage and housing sales. Where possible, parish level data has been
used. If this level of data is not available super output area (SOA) boundaries or ward
boundaries have been used (often these cover a larger area than just the settlement). The
boundaries of the parish, SOA and ward can be viewed on map 1 in this document.
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District Fact Pack http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local-development-plans/planning-policy/vale-ofaylesbury-plan-/fact-packs/
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This Fact Pack is a ‘living document’ which is intended to be regularly updated. Information
contained within the Fact Pack is correct at the time of writing. It is acknowledged that some
of the information may change over time and the Fact Packs will be updated accordingly.
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2. Location and Setting
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire in South East England, situated
approximately 41 miles north-west of London.
Aylesbury is at the heart of a road network which radiates out from the town in all
directions, the primary of these being the A41 which was formerly the major Roman
road Akeman Street. This ran for 78 miles connecting Verulamium (St Albans) to
Corinium (Cirencester), which was initially created for moving troops and equipment
rapidly from one base to another. Other routes which cross are the A418 which
connects Oxford and Leighton Buzzard and the A413 which connects Amersham and
Buckingham.
The town is sited on an outcrop of Portlandian limestone which accounts for its
prominent position within the surrounding landscape. Aylesbury is located largely on
clay and is surrounded by the flood plain of the River Thame, close to the foothills of
the Chiltern Hills, which are situated towards the south of the town.
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Aylesbury Area Location Map
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The built up area of Aylesbury includes the parishes of Aylesbury, Coldharbour,
Weedon and Watermead. Within this area there are 10 wards; Elmhurst and
Watermead, Oakfield, Bedgrove, Mandeville and Elm Farm, Walton Court and
Hawkslade, South Court, Coldharbour, Quarrendon, Gatehouse and Aylesbury
Central. Within these wards are a number of super output areas as identified by the
red lines on the map above. Please note that the southern part of Aylesbury falls
within Stoke Mandeville parish, which will not be included (identified in a separate
fact pack for Stoke Mandeville).
For the purpose of this document the four parishes and associated wards will be
termed ‘Aylesbury Area.’
Facts and figures have been identified relating to three different geographical
boundaries depending on the source of the information. In general all Census data is
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provided at parish level, AVDC Local Area Profile data relates to Super Output Areas
(SOA) and Hometrack Housing Intelligence System data relates to the ward level.
Please note the 2011 Census will take two years to publish, as such this data will not
be available until 2013.
In the case of Aylesbury, the Town Council area, ward and Super Output Area (SOA)
form three different boundaries.
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3. Story of Place
Origins of settlement
The name ‘Aylesbury’ is thought to be a derivative of ‘Aigle’s Burgh’ meaning hill
town or fort. In 571 AD the Anglo Saxons gave Aylesbury its name, which has been
spelt in numerous different ways over the years.
The town has very early origins with the first significant population dating back to
the Bronze Age. The first settlers were believed to be Iron-age Celts, who favoured
hill top locations for their forts. In 1985 Iron-Age and Bronze-Age artefacts, including
a hillfort dating back to 450 were found at Nelson Terrace and Oxford Road (formerly
White Hill) in Aylesbury old town.
Aylesbury has been a significant market town from Anglo Saxon times until the
present day. The market is much smaller now than in previous times; the town’s
cattle market closed in 1987. During the Middle Ages Aylesbury held two ‘fairs’ each
year, which were considered important events, attracting traders from far and wide.
In 1529 Henry VIII declared Aylesbury as the county town of Buckinghamshire,
replacing Buckingham in this role. The Summer Assizes and the law courts moved to
Aylesbury in 1707 thus confirming Aylesbury as the centre of local government for
the County; the original County Hall in the Market Square was built in 1723. (During
the 1530s the Aylesbury Manor belonged to Sir Thomas Boleyn, father of Henry VIII’s
second wife Ann.)
During the English Civil War Aylesbury sided with
the Parliamentarians and at a small battle/skirmish
at Holman’s Bridge in 1642 the defence of the town
was led by John Hampden, cousin to Oliver
Cromwell.
This was also the time when the duck breeding
business within Aylesbury and it’s neighbouring
villages began. Selective breeding of a unique
variety of pure white ducks was developed. By the time of the Second World War
duck breeding within the area had mostly disappeared. However Aylesbury is still
renowned world wide for the Aylesbury Duck.
Transport networks were developed during the 19th century. The Aylesbury Branch
of the Grand Union Canal was opened in 1814 and in 1839 Aylesbury became the
first town to have its own railway branch line with the connection to the
London/Birmingham Railway at Cheddington. The Great Western Railway branch line
was built from Princes Risborough in 1863 and The Metropolitan Railway arrived at
Aylesbury in 1892. By 1899 Aylesbury was finally on a main line when the Great
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Central Railway opened allowing northward journeys to Nottingham, Sheffield, and
Manchester.
Aylesbury received international publicity in 1963 when those responsible for the
Great Train Robbery appeared before Aylesbury Magistrates Court on charges that
would eventually lead to trial at the Old Bailey. The train robbery took place at
Bridego Bridge at Ledburn on the west coast mail line, which is approximately six
miles (10 km) from Aylesbury.
Post 1945
During the 1950s Aylesbury was identified as a ‘town for expansion’ to accommodate
firms and their employees relocating from bomb damaged areas of London; this
resulted in the development of new estates at Quarrendon, Elmhurst, and
Broughton Avenue/Oakfield Road and new factories for companies such as Negretti
and Zambra during the next two decades, much of this being funded by the then
London County Council.
During this same period, the centre of Aylesbury was extensively modernised,
including a large scale shopping centre; Friars Square shopping centre opened in
1967, providing modern retail units to meet the demands of the growing population.
Most of the old town had been demolished to make way for this modernisation,
which included the new County Offices however, remnants of old parts remain
mostly around St Mary's Church, Temple Street, and Market Square. These
developments introduced a marked change in the character and appearance of
Aylesbury, which has changed from a relatively small market town before the second
world war to a centre of business, commerce and administration employing in the
early 21st century.
To see how Aylesbury has grown from the 18th century please see the map in annex
3, which gives an overview of when and where new developments have taken place.
Current Planning Consent for major sites
Berryfields is a major development area allocated in the Aylesbury Vale District Local
Plan (AVDLP) as a mixed use development. The approved masterplan includes
provision of 3000 new dwellings, 9ha of employment land, a district centre to include
local shops, two primary schools and Aylesbury Vale Academy, some 70ha of
informal open space, major parks and children's play areas. Aylesbury Vale Parkway
station is located on the development adjacent to a site for a Park & Ride service and
the development will be linked to Buckingham Park and the A413 by the western link
road. The development started in July 2010 and is likely to take some 12 years to
complete.
Aylesbury Waterside development. This is an ambitious project to redevelop part
Aylesbury town centre, creating a new shopping area in Exchange Street, including a
travel lodge and Waitrose food store. A 525 space multi-storey car park. 200 homes
in Walton Street has already been completed as part of this proposal as has
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Aylesbury Waterside Theatre; a business academy to encourage young
entrepreneurs has recently been granted planning permission for a site adjoining the
new theatre in Walton Street.
Gatehouse Quarter in the Bicester road is also currently under construction and is a
mixed use development comprising business, industrial and warehousing units,
together with 370 dwellings.
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Aylesbury Growth
Key
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18th Century
Pre 1950s
1950s
1960s
1970s
1980s
1990s
2000s
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780 Meters
This map is based upon Ordnance Survey material with the
permission of Ordnance Survey on behalf of the Controller of Her
Majesty's Stationery Office.
© Crown copyright.
Unauthorised reproduction infringes Crown copyright
and may lead to prosecution or civil proceedings.
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4. Fact File
Social Demographics
Population
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The 2001 Census data shows Aylesbury parish to have a population of
56,392. In addition Coldharbour parish has a population of 1,848 and
Watermead parish has a population of 2,333. These three parishes combined
have a population of 60,573 (Census, 2001). (Weedon parish has not been
included as the Weedon Hill development site adjoining Aylesbury had not
yet commenced in 2001).
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More recent data taken from the 2009 SOA for Aylesbury shows a population
70,846 (Super Output Areas, June 2009). The table below shows the
breakdown of people for each ward.
Population Breakdown
Ward
Population
Weedon
Elmhurst and Watermead
Quarrendon
Gatehouse
Oakfield
Aylesbury Central
Coldharbour
Bedgrove
Southcourt
Mandeville and Elm Farm
Walton Court and Hawkslade
Total
2,136
9,326
5,646
5,969
5,792
3,028
9,333
8,894
6,448
8,217
6,057
70,846
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Age
30%
25%
20%
Aylesbury Tow n
15%
Aylesbury Vale
10%
5%
0%
0-4
5-8
9-12 13-19 20-24 25-34 35-50 51-64
65+
Source: AVDC, Local Area Profile, 2006 (original data taken from 2001 Census).
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The average age of people in Aylesbury area is 35.
Aylesbury area has a higher number of young people than compared to the
rest of the Vale.
 In particular there are higher numbers of young children between the ages 04 (7% compared to 6% of the population) and higher numbers of people
between the ages of 20-24 (7% compared to 5% of the population).
Population Change
Aylesbury Parish Population change from 1851 to 2001
Number of People
60,000
50,000
40,000
30,000
20,000
10,000
0
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright. Please note Coldharbour Watermead and
Weedon, are not included.
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Since 1951 Aylesbury parish has grown rapidly, with the largest increase
during the 1960s, increasing by 12,646 people from 1960 to 1970.
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The 1980s saw a slight reduction in population growth in comparison to other
years.
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Aylesbury parish has 26,476 dwellings (March 2010, AVDC). Adjoining
Aylesbury is Coldharbour parish which has 2,071 dwellings, Watermead
parish which has 1,017 dwellings and Weedon which has 169 dwellings.
These four parishes have a combined total of 29,733 dwellings (AVDC
Monitoring, March 2010).
Social Groups
A Classification of Residential Neighbourhoods (ACORN) developed by the Bucks
Strategic Partnership shows the distinct groups of people that live within
Buckinghamshire. The county is made up of 10 groups of households whose
residents all have very different demographic characteristics and lifestyles. This
means that from the results it would be possible to identify that more affluent
groups are likely to have very different public service needs from those less affluent
groups. The different ACORN group types are explained at
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/research/bucks_acorn.page
Aylesbury Wards Social Groups
Source: Bucks Strategic Partnership, 2010
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Social Groups
1%
2% 1% 1%
Wealthy Mature Professionals
10%
Villages with Wealthy Commuters
20%
Well-off Managers
6%
Affluent Greys
Flourishing Families
Settled Suburbia or Prudent Pensioners
20%
Hard Pressed
Secure Families
18%
Urban Professionals
Moderate Means
Not Classified
21%
Source: Bucks Strategic Partnership, 2010
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The ‘Secure Families’ is the largest of these Groups accounting for 26% of the
population, followed by the ‘Moderate Means’ (20%), and ‘Hard Pressed’ also
accounting for 20%. ‘Urban Professions’ account for slightly less with 18%.
1 in 10 people are from ‘Flourishing Families.’
3% of the population account for ‘Wealthy Mature Professions’, ‘Well-Off
Managers’ and ‘Affluent Greys.’
Deprivation
The Indices of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) provide an analysis of the levels of
deprivation according to seven key indicators: income, employment, health,
education, housing, crime and living environment (ONS, 2004). The IMD are based on
super output areas for Aylesbury Area. Please see map on page four for SOAs
location.
Overall Index of Multiple Deprivation
100%
90%
% of SOAs
80%
47%
48%
70%
Top quartile
77%
60%
2nd quartile
50%
40%
20%
26%
Bottom quartile
30%
20%
3rd quartile
32%
10%
11%
19%
13%
8%
Aylesbury Vale
South East
0%
Aylesbury Tow n
Source: AVDC, Local Area Profile, 2006
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There are higher levels of deprivation across Aylesbury town than across many rural
parts of the district. 48% of the SOAs in Aylesbury town are within the top quartile
nationally, 20% are in the 2nd quartile and 32% are in the third quartile. By
comparison, 77% of the SOAs across the whole district are within the top quartile,
11% are in the 2nd quartile and 13% are in the 3rd quartile.
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Employment
Aylesbury is the largest location for employment within the district. The below map
identifies the distribution of employment sites, highlighted as the blue areas.
Source: Employment Land Study, 2008
The majority of employment sites are located at the north western side of the town
at Rabans Lane Industrial Area and Gatehouse Industrial Area. There are also a
number of smaller sites on the eastern side of the town including, Stocklake
Industrial Park and Vale Industrial Estate.
Within Aylesbury town there are a number of Local Plan allocated sites for
employment or retail uses. Please see Annex 3 for a list of these sites and there
progress as at March 2010.
There is approximately 35,000 sq m of industrial and warehouse floorspace currently
available in Aylesbury town, with an overall vacancy rate of approximately 10%. The
town has little high-quality industrial property, with an oversupply of lower-quality
buildings, concentrated mainly in the Gatehouse Way area. The most ‘modern’ of
employment sites is located at Raban’s Lane and Cold Harbor Way.
The most recent developments of employment within Aylesbury are:
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Premus, Cold Harbor Way, Brunel Park, Aylesbury, 7 units - with a total of
10,700 square metres.
Brunel Gate, Brunel Road, Aylesbury – with a total of 6,200 square metres.
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Anglo Business Park, Smeaton Close, Aylesbury – 30 units covering 9,300
square metres.
East 41, Stocklake, Aylesbury – 2,323 square metres.
Bicester Road Industrial Estate, Aylesbury – refurbishment of existing 1980’s
units.
Aylesbury town centre accommodates the bulk of office stock, which comprise a
relatively small number of medium and large sized buildings. During the last ten
years there has a been limited amount of office development. The take-up of office
floorspace in Aylesbury itself is estimated at between 2,800 and 4,600 sq m per
annum since 2000. The office market, especially within the town, is dominated by
the public sector, predominately Bucks County Council and AVDC, with the main
private sector occupier being HBOS at the Blue Leanie Building and ESRI at the
Millennium House.
Employment Change for completed development since 2005
The below graph shows net employment completions which are identified as B1, B2,
and B8 use classes. This includes offices, research and development, light industry,
general industry, warehousing and distribution. Net floorspace takes into account
demolitions and losses of B class uses. Please note that B use classes are likely to
only contribute towards 50% of total employment, with other employment being
generated through non B use classes such as retail and leisure.
Aylesbury Parish Completions
-1932
-22511
2008-09
2007-08
-14645
2006-07
-24564
-6045
-30000
-25000
2009-10
-20000
-15000
-10000
2005-06
-5000
0
Source: AVDC Monitoring, 2010
The graph shows there has been a net loss each year since 2005/06. The greatest
loss was in 2006/07 with -24,564 m2.
As at March 2010, the parishes within the town have a commitment of 7,959 square
metres of floorspace. At the same time period, the parishes of Coldharbour,
Watermead and Weedon do not currently have any employment commitments.
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Town Centre
The amount of floorspace completed in the monitoring year (2009/10) in the town
centre in the B1(a), A1, A2 and D2 use classes is given in the table below. The extent
of the town centre is defined on the AVDLP Proposals Map as the area within the
inner relief road (Exchange Street, Upper Hundreds Way, New Street, Oxford Road,
Friarage Road).
Use class
B1 (a) Offices*
A1 Shops
A2 Financial and Professional Services
D2 Assembly (public halls and spaces)
and Leisure
Total for above use classes
Floorspace
gained (m2)
0
0
432
194
Floorspace lost
(m2)
224
316
0
0
626
540
Source: AVDC Monitoring 2010
* Note that there may be additional floorspace within the B1(a) use class which it is not possible to
measure since planning permission is not necessarily specific to the subclasses of B1 (or B).
Aylesbury Town Centre Retail Uses January 2010
Aylesbury town centre embraces a multitude of uses and activities including
shops, homes, jobs, pubs, restaurants, leisure, and community facilities as identified
on the map overleaf.
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Source: AVDC, Monitoring 2010
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Sectors of employment
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15%
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The breakdown of industries of employment within Aylesbury town is very similar to
that for the whole of Aylesbury Vale. Again there are four key industries that
dominant within the Vale: manufacturing; wholesale/retail; real
estate/renting/business and health.
Within the Town (shown in yellow on the graph above) a higher proportion of the
population, when compared with the rest of the Vale (shown in red on the graph
above), work within manufacturing (13%), wholesale/retail (17%) and health (10%).
In contrast a higher proportion within the Vale work within real estate/Renting/or
Business (Local Area Profile, 2006).
Economic Activity
The below graph shows the percentages of economically active and inactive:
Economic Activity
All people aged 16 to 74:
Economically active :
Employed Count Persons
27%
All people aged 16 to 74:
Economically active :
Unemployed Count Persons
3%
70%
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
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All people aged 16 to 74 :
Economically inactive Count
Persons
Aylesbury Fact Pack
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The economically active account for 70% of the population.
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The economically inactive population accounts for 27% of the population; this
includes children, students, disabled and the retired.
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3% of the population are unemployed (Census, 2001).
Mode travelled to work
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The most common mode to travel to work is by motorcycle, car or van,
accounting for 67%, which is lower than in comparison to rural areas as
expected.
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27% of households travel to work by other means of transport or work at
home.
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6% of people travel to work by public transport, this is relatively low
considering the good public transport networks within Aylesbury.
Mode Travelled to Work
6%
All people aged 16 to 74 in
employment: Travel to work by
public transport Count Persons
Apr-01
27%
All people aged 16 to 74 in
employment: Travel to work by
motorcycle; car or van Count
Persons Apr-01
All people aged 16 to 74 in
employment: Travel to work by
other means or work at home
Count Persons Apr-01
67%
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Distance travelled to work
Census data from 2001 shows the average distance travelled to a fixed place of work
to be 12.21km for Aylesbury Parish.
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Distance travelled to work
35%
30%
25%
Aylesbury Town
20%
Aylesbury Vale
15%
10%
5%
0%
Works
at home
Less
than
2km
2-5km 5-10km
1020km
2030km
3040km
4060km
60km+
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fixed
place of
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Higher proportions of people from Aylesbury town travel short distances to work,
when compared with the rest of the district. With a large proportion of the district’s
industry being based around Aylesbury itself, it follows that 32% of people living in
Aylesbury town travel less than 2km to work, and 18% travel between 2-5km to
work. This compares with 20% and 12% for the same distances, from across the
whole of Aylesbury Vale.
The map below from the Employment Land Study (2008) outlines where residents
travel to, based on each ward. In all wards over 50% of residents commute to
Aylesbury Town, with the next highest percentage of people commuting to
Aylesbury Rural area.
Commuting from Aylesbury Vale Wards
Source: Aylesbury Vale Employment Land Study (AVDC, 2008)
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Broadband Speeds
There is no formal way of assessing Broadband speed and coverage. However we
have drawn on some of the commercially available speed checking services to give a
guide as to the coverage and speeds available in the parish. This does not mean that
this is necessarily an obtainable level of service, but is as close as we are able to
provide as an indicator.
Using www.broadbandspeedchecker.co.uk it would appear that Aylesbury has a
good coverage and speeds obtainable appear to be in the range of 1.29 to 18.1
Mbps, by a range of different service providers.
Shops and services
Aylesbury is the county town of Buckinghamshire and as such has a broad range of
shops and services. There are two main shopping areas within the town centre and
the High Street:
 Friars Square Shopping Centre, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2QF.
 Hale Leys Shopping Centre – Address: 17 Hale Leys, High Street, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP20 1ST.
There are also three retail parks:
 The Vale Retail Park - Vale Park Drive, Aylesbury, Bucks HP20
 Aylesbury Retail Park – Cambridge Street, Aylesbury, Bucks HP22
 Broadfields Retail Park - Bicester Rd, Aylesbury, Bucks HP19
All of these centres provide a wide range of service and facilities sufficient to meet
the day to day needs of residents.
Health Care
Aylesbury has a variety of health care facilities, including hospitals, chemists, health
centres and dentists.
Health Centres
Health Centres in Aylesbury include
 Brookside Centre Station Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2SQ.
 The Aylesbury Medical Centre, Thurlow Street
 The Camborne Centre, Jansel Square, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21 7ET
Pharmacies
There are many pharmacies within Aylesbury including Lloyds, Boots and Superdrug
pharmacies.
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Hospitals
 Royal Buckinghamshire Hospital, Buckingham Rd, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire HP19 9AB
 Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Mandeville Rd, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire HP21
8AL
There are also numerous dental care facilities in Aylesbury including:
 Eastgate Dental Centre - 46 Wedgewood Street, Aylesbury HP19 7HL.
 Cambridge Street Dental Practice (NHS) – Address: 27 Cambridge Street,
Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1RP.
 D. W. Simmons – Address: 45 Buckingham Road, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP19 9PT.
Leisure Facilities
Aylesbury Theatres
 Aylesbury Waterside Theatre - Exchange St, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire
HP20.

Limelight Theatre -7 Queen’s Park, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP21 7RS.
Aylesbury Museum
 Buckinghamshire County Museum (With the Roald Dahl Children’s Gallery) –
Church Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP20 2QP.
Library
 Aylesbury Library - County Library & Museum/County Hall, Aylesbury HP20
1UU
Sports and Activities
 Aylesbury United Football Club –10 Miles End, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
HP21 8PR.
 Aylesbury Town Cricket Club: - 86 Wendover Road, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP21 9NJ.
 Aylesbury Park Golf Club – Andrews Way, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, HP17
8QQ.
 Aylesbury Lawn Tennis & Squash Racket Club - 86 Wendover Road, Aylesbury
HP21 9NJ.
 Aylesbury Town Bowls Club - Wendover Road, Aylesbury HP21 9NJ.
 Hazells Bowls Club - Shakespeare Way, Aylesbury, Bucks, HP20 1JF
 Ladies Gym - Curves - 59-63 High Street, Aylesbury HP20 1SA Lynx Gym Club70 Rabans Close, Rabans Lane Industrial Area, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
HP19 8RS.
 Spirit Health & Fitness Club - Aston Clinton Road, Weston Turville, Aylesbury
HP22 5AA.
 Aylesbury Bowling / Tenpin Bowling- Jardines Club - 2 Silver Street, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire, HP20 2PD.
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Aylesbury Riding School - Pippin's Equestrian Livery Yard - Risborough Road,
Stoke Mandeville, Aylesbury, Buckinhamshire HP22 5UT.
Youth Clubs
 Grange Youth Centre - Grange School Cottage, Wendover Way, Aylesbury,
Buckinghamshire HP21 7NH.
 Bucks Scout Council - 11 Stocklake Ind Area, Pembroke Road, Aylesbury HP20
1DB.
Places of Worship
(not an extensive list)

St Mary’s Parish Church
There has been a church on this site since the 12th century, although it is thought to
have been extensive rebuilding in the 13th century, with further modifications in the
14th and 19th centuries.
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Holy Trinity Church of England
Aylesbury Methodist Church
New Testament Church of God
Granville Street Evangelical Church
The Exchange Church (Newfrontiers)
Hope Baptist Church
South Court Baptist church
Green Space
Natural England’s Accessible Natural Greenspace Standard (ANGST) provides a set of
benchmarks for ensuring access to greenspace near to where people live.
These standards recommend people should have:
 An accessible natural greenspace of at least 2 hectares in size, no more than
300 metres (5 minutes walk) from home;
 At least one accessible 20 hectare site within 2 kilometres of home;
 One accessible 100 hectare site within 5 kilometres of home;
 One accessible 500 hectare site within ten kilometres of home.
The individual Aylesbury Ward Fact Packs set out an audit of the accessible green
spaces in each ward and an assessment of whether there is sufficient existing
provision.
Sports and Leisure Facilities
The following sports and leisure facilities are in the town council area:Page 26 of 69
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Alfred Rose Community
Centre
Alfred Rose Park,
Dunsham Lane,
Aylesbury HP20
2DW
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Aqua Vale
Park Street,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 1DX
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Aqua Vale
Park Street,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 1DX
Indoor Sport
Swimming
Pool
Aqua Vale Tennis Courts
Park Street,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP20 1DX
Outdoor Sport
Tennis
Outdoor
Aylesbury School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury All Weather
pitch
Meadowcroft,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Basketball
court
Meadowcroft
Outdoor Sport
MUGA
Aylesbury Bowling
Green
The County Ground,
Wendover Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9NJ
Market Square,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Outdoor Sport
Bowls
Outdoor
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Aylesbury College
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8PD
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury College
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8PD
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Civic Centre
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
Aylesbury College
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8PD
Outdoor Sport
MUGA
Aylesbury College
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 8PD
Outdoor Sport
Rugby Pitch
Aylesbury College
Fowler Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Outdoor Sport
Tennis
Outdoor
Aylesbury College
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8PD
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Aylesbury College
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 8PD
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Aylesbury Cricket Pitch
The County Ground,
Wendover Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9NJ
Alfred Rose Park,
Dunsham Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 2EG
Haywood Avenue,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9WZ
Outdoor Sport
Cricket Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Cricket Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury FC Sports and
Social Club
Haywood Avenue,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP19 9WZ
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury FC Sports and
Social Club
Haywood Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9WZ
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Football Pitch
Buckingham Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 2AQ
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Football Pitch
Ivinghoe View,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Football Pitch
Alfred Rose Park,
Dunsham Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP20 2EG
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Cricket Pitch
Aylesbury Cricket Pitch
Aylesbury FC Sports and
Social Club
Aylesbury Grammar
School
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Aylesbury Grammar
School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Aylesbury Grammar
School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Aylesbury Grammar
School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Outdoor Sport
Rugby Pitch
Aylesbury Grammar
School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Aylesbury Grammar
School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Aylesbury Grammar
School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Indoor Sport
Swimming
Pool
Aylesbury High School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Outdoor Sport
Hockey Pitch
(grass)
Aylesbury High School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Outdoor Sport
MUGA
Aylesbury High School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7SX
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Aylesbury High School
Walton Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7RP
Outdoor Sport
Tennis
Outdoor
Aylesbury Hockey Pitch
Dunsham Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 2DB
The County Ground,
Wendover Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9NJ
The County Ground,
Wendover Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 9NJ
Outdoor Sport
Hockey Pitch
(grass)
Indoor Sport
Other
Outdoor Sport
Tennis
Outdoor
Aylesbury Lawn Tennis
and Squash Racquets
Club
Aylesbury Lawn Tennis
and Squash Racquets
Club
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Aylesbury Multi use
pitch
Dunsham Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP20 2DB
Watermead,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Ivinghoe View,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Outdoor Sport
MUGA
Outdoor Sport
Other
Outdoor Sport
Rugby Pitch
Community
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Oakfield Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP20 1LJ
Watermead,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP19 9PG
Other
Community
Centre
Tennis
Outdoor
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9PG
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9PG
Outdoor Sport
Other
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9PG
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9PG
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9PG
Outdoor Sport
STP (sand
dressed)
Aylesbury Vale Academy
(formerly Quarrendon
School)
Weedon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 9PG
Indoor Sport
Swimming
Pool
Aylesbury Vale MultiCultural Centre
Friarscroft Way,
Aylesbury HP20 2TE
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Bearbrook Combined
School
Fowler Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP19 7QP
Bedgrove Park,
Ambleside,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 9TT
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Aylesbury Pitch
Aylesbury Rugby Pitch
Aylesbury Scout Hut
Aylesbury Tennis Courts
Bedgrove Park Football
Pitch
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Outdoor Sport
Outdoor Sport
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Bedgrove Park Football
Pitch
Bedgrove Park,
Ambleside,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9TT
Bedgrove Park,
Ambleside,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 9TT
113 Cambridge
Street, Aylesbury,
Bucks. HP20 1BT
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Outdoor Sport
MUGA
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Bowlers Field
Meadowcroft,
Aylesbury, Bucks
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Edinburgh Playing Field
Churchill Avenue,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8NQ
36 Fairfax Crescent,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 2ES
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Fairford Leys Playing
Field
Andrews Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 8WA
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Foxhill Indoor Bowls
Club
Wendover Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9NJ
Wendover Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7NH
Dickens Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP19 8SR
Bowls Pavilion,
Shakespeare Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 1JF
Ellen Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8ES
Indoor Sport
Bowls
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Bowls
Outdoor
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Mandeville School
Ellen Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8ES
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Mandeville School
Ellen Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8ES
Outdoor Sport
Synthetic Turf
Pitches (3G)
Bedgrove Park Multi Use
Court
Body Flex Gym
Elmhurst Community
Centre
Grange School
Haydon Hill Community
Centre
Hazells Bowling Club
Mandeville School
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Outdoor Sport
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Meadowcroft Playing
Fields
Meadowcroft,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP19 9HH
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Prebendal Farm
Community Centre
Somerville Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 7QT
Bowlers Field,
Meadowcroft Road,
Meadowcroft,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
Hp19 9HH
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Watermead,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP19 0FY
Whitehead Way,
Lavender Grange,
Mandeville Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 8AB
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Outdoor Sport
Bowls
Outdoor
Rivet Sports and Social
Club
Whitehead Way,
Lavender Grange,
Mandeville Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8AB
Indoor Sport
Other
Sir Henry Floyd
Grammar School
Oxford Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 8PE
Prebendal Avenue,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 8LF
Harris Court,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 2XZ
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Community
Outdoor Sport
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Football Pitch
St Louis Catholic Primary
School
Harris Court,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 2XZ
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Stocklake Park
Community School
Stocklake,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 1DP
Stocklake,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP20 1DP
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Harvey Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9PP
Outdoor Sport
Athletics
Track
Quarrendon and
Meadowcroft
Community Centre
Reflexions Health and
Leisure
Rivet Sports and Social
Club
Southcourt Community
Centre
St Louis Catholic Primary
School
Stocklake Park
Community School
Stoke Mandeville
Stadium
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Community
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Stoke Mandeville
Stadium
Harvey Road,
Aylebury, Bucks.
HP21 9PP
Indoor Sport
Bowls
Stoke Mandeville
Stadium
Harvey Road,
Aylebury, Bucks
HP21 9PP
Indoor Sport
Health and
Fitness
Stoke Mandeville
Stadium
Harvey Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 9PP
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Stoke Mandeville
Stadium
Harvey Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 9PP
Indoor Sport
Swimming
Pool
The Fairford Leys Centre
Hampden Square,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP19 7HT
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Turnfurlong Junior
School
Turnfurlong Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 7PL
Turnfurlong Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 7PL
Turnfurlong Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 7PL
Turnfurlong Lane,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 7PL
Victoria Park,
Shakespeare Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP20 1JF
Victoria Park,
Shakespeare Way,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP20 1JF
Hannon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8TJ
Hannon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 8TJ
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Other
Outdoor Sport
Rugby Pitch
Indoor Sport
Sports Hall
Outdoor Sport
Cricket Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Outdoor Sport
Football Pitch
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Turnfurlong Junior
School
Turnfurlong Junior
School
Turnfurlong Junior
School
Victoria Park Cricket
Pitch
Victoria Park Football
Pitch
Walton Court Centre
Walton Court
Community Centre
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
Walton Court Squash
Courts
Hannon Road,
Aylesbury, Bucks.
HP21 8TJ
Indoor Sport
Other
Walton Parish Hall
Walton Street,
Aylesbury, Bucks
HP21 7QX
Community
Community
Centre/Village
Hall
Tourism
The 2010/11 AMR identifies Aylesbury Tourist Information visitors over the past five
years as shown in the table below.
Year
2009/10
2008/09
2007/08
2006/07
2005/06
Number of visitors
58,600
69,500
83,306
79,762
92,747
AVDC monitor a number of tourism sites within the district of which several sites are
located in and nearby Aylesbury.
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Buckinghamshire County Museum & Roald Dahl Children's Gallery
Queens Park Arts Centre and The Limelight Centre – 40,000 visitors in
2009/10
The Roald Dahl Museum & Story Centre – 55,383 visitors in 2009/10
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Stoke Mandeville Stadium – 400,000 visitors in 2009/10
There is one Bed and Breakfast, Town House at 35 Tring Road Aylesbury. 3* with 10
beds.
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Crime
The below maps have been taken from Police UK, which monitors crime types. In comparison to the surrounding area Aylesbury has high
levels of crime, although this is comparable to towns of a similar size.
Aylesbury North
Aylesbury Central
Crime Types
Burglary
Anti-social
behaviour
Robbery
Vehicle Crime
Violent Crime
Other Crime
Total
Central
16
156
North
14
138
South
7
50
2
8
71
124
377
3
8
62
118
343
0
7
10
33
122
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Aylesbury South
Education
There are approximately 30 pre-school/Sure Start education facilities within
Aylesbury. Please see annex 4 for a full list of facilities and addresses.
Primary Planning Areas

Aylesbury falls within the Aylesbury Town Primary Planning Area, where
there are 19 primary schools.

Within this primary planning area there is capacity for 6,517 pupil. In 2009/10
there were 6,003 pupils, leaving a surplus capacity of 8% (BCC, 2010).
Source: Buckinghamshire County Council, 2010
Secondary School
The nearest Upper Schools are in Aylesbury:
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Aylesbury Vale Academy – 920 capacity, with 745 attending, leaving a surplus
capacity of 19% for 2009/10.
Aylesbury High School (girls) – 1,285 capacity, 1289 attending, leaving a
deficit of 4% for 2009/10.
Aylesbury Grammar School (boys) – 1,336 capacity, 1281 attending, leaving a
surplus capacity of 4% for 2009/10.
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The Grange – 1375 capacity, with 1278 attending, leaving a surplus capacity
of 7% for 2009/10.
Mandeville Upper – 1,001 capacity, with 1,049 attending, leaving a deficit of
5% for 2009/10.
Education Skills and Training Deprivation
Aylesbury has some of the highest levels of deprivation ranking 1 in some parts of
the town. Overall the north of the town shows to have higher levels of education
skills and training deprivation than compared to the south.
Housing
Aylesbury Town Housing Type
Housing type
40%
35%
30%
25%
20%
Aylesbury Town
15%
Aylesbury Vale
10%
5%
0%
Detached
Semidetached
Terraced
Purpose-built
flat
Source: AVDC Local Area Profile, 2006
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Flat in
converted
house
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Across Aylesbury town itself there are considerably higher numbers of terraced
houses and flats, when compared with the rest of the district. In Aylesbury town,
35% of the housing is terraced with just 15% detached. In contrast, in Aylesbury
Vale as a whole, just 24% of the housing is terraced and 34% is detached. 15% of
all housing in the Aylesbury town area is in the form of flats, whereas flats
account for just 8% of the housing across the whole district.
Elmhurst
and
Watermead
Gate
House
Quarrendon
Cold
Harbour
Aylesbury
Central
Oakfield
South
Court
Walton Court
and Hawkslade
Bedgrove
Mandeville
and Elm
Farm
Source: Hometrack, 2011
Percentage of detached properties
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
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There are relatively few detached properties, with the majority located
towards the south of Aylesbury town in Mandeville and Elm Farm and
Bedgrove wards.
Percentage of semi detached properties

There are a greater number of semi-detached properties than detached,
which are located mainly in South Court and Bedgrove ward.
Percentage of terraced properties

Terraced proporties make up the majority of the housing type for Aylesbury
town, located mainly towards the north, town centre and Walton Court and
Hawkslade wards.
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
Percentage of Flats

There is also a high percentage of flats within Aylesbury, with the majority
located towards the north, Aylesbury centre and Walton Court and
Hawkslade wards.
Aylesbury Town Household Ownership
Housing ownership
60%
50%
40%
Aylesbury Town
30%
Aylesbury Vale
20%
Rented from
other
Private
landlord/agency
Housing
Assoc/Social
landlord
Shared
ownership
Owns with
mortgage
Owns outright
0%
Rented from
council
10%
Source: AVDC, Local Area Profile, 2006

In Aylesbury town there are fewer people who own their homes outright,
when compared with the district as a whole. 21% of the properties in Aylesbury
town are owned outright, whereas 27% across the whole district fall in to this
category. 16% of properties in Aylesbury town, and 12% in Aylesbury Vale are
currently rented from Registered Social Landlords.
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
Percentage of stock owned outright

There are few properties owned outright within Aylesbury Town compared to
the surrounding rural area. Bedgrove ward has the highest number of
properties owned outright within Aylesbury Town.
Owned with a mortgage

The majority of properties owned with a mortgage fall with Coldharbour,
Walton Court and Hawkslade, Mandeville and Oakfield wards.
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
Rented from private landlord

The majority of rental properties are within Aylesbury Central and Elmhurst
and Watermead wards.
Rented from Registered Social Landlords

The majority of property rented from Registered Social Landlords fall within
Gatehouse, Quarrendon, South and Walton Court and Hawkslade wards.
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
Aylesbury Town Property Sizes
Percentage of 1 room properties
Percentage of 8 room properties
The maps show that smaller properties are located generally more towards the north
of the town, with larger properties towards the south. Bedgrove ward has a high
number of 1 bedroom and 8 bedroom properties showing a mix of sizes.
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Aylesbury Parish Household Occupancy

The graph below shows there is 0.1% holiday residence/holiday
accommodation in Aylesbury parish. Vacant household space accounts for
3%. Vacant space is higher than average in comparison to the rest of the
district.
Household Occupancy
3%
0.1%
Household spaces with residents
Vacant household spaces
Second residence / holiday
accommodation
97%
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Household composition
One Person Household
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Married Households
One person households are located towards the north of the town, particularly in
Elmhurst and Watermead, Aylesbury Central and Gatehouse wards. Bedgrove and
Mandeville and Elm Farm wards, which reflects the size of the houses as previously
discussed.
Aylesbury Town Parish Completions
Parish
Aylesbury
Watermead
Weedon
2005
112
0
1
2006
103
0
1
2007
185
0
0
2008
529
0
-1
2009
498
0
1
2010
490
1
0
Source: AVDC, March 2010
Parish Commitments
Commitment figures show the net housing commitments in each parish in the
District. In other words, they show the number of houses (both new dwellings and
conversions) for which there is a valid planning permission, allowing for those houses
which have already been completed, and allowing for dwellings which are to be
demolished or otherwise lost.
Parish
Aylesbury
Watermead
Weedon
2005
1734
0
-1
2006
2048
0
0
2007
2349
0
0
Source: AVDC, March 2010
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2008
5395
0
0
2009
5128
0
1
2010
4684
0
2
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Average Property Price December 2010
Aylesbury Wards Average Property Price 2010
£200,000
£150,000
£100,000
Source: Hometrack, 2011
Household prices remain fairly consistence throughout Aylesbury Town. Mandeville
and Elm Farm had the highest average property price for 2010, with South Court
having the lowest average property price for 2010.
Average House Price February 2011
Elmhurst
and
Watermead
Gate
House
Quarrendon
Cold
Harbour
Aylesbury
Central
South
Court
Walton Court
and Hawkslade
Oakfield
Bedgrove
Mandeville
and Elm
Farm
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Quarrendon
South Court
Walton
Court and
Haukslade
Mandeville
and Elm
Farm
Bedgrove
Oakfield
Gatehouse
Cold
Harbour
£0
Elmhurst
and
Watermead
£50,000
Aylesbury
Central
Average property price
£250,000
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Within Aylesbury wards Bedgrove and Madeville and Elm Farm have the highest
average house price. The rest of the wards average house price is less than 215,411.
Price change over the last three years
Within Aylesbury town the greatest price change over the last three years is with the
Elmhurst and Watermead Ward where there has been an average increase between
9.0 – 15.6%. The majority of the other wards has decreased between 4.6 and 11.3%.
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Average percentage of stock turnover for 2010
Percentage of Stock Turnover
7
6
5
4
3
2
1
0
Source: Hometrack, 2011

Coldharbour ward has the highest stock turner, which is over twice the
regional average. The majority of the rest of Aylesbury wards had a 3%
turnover of stock for 2010, which is inline with the regional average.

South Court had the lowest stock turnover for 2010.
Annual Turnover as a percentage of stock

Coldhabour has the highest turnover of housing stock, with South Court
having the lowest percentage, as supported by the graph overleaf.
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Quarrendon
South Court
Walton
Court and
Haukslade
Bedgrove
Oakfield
Elmhurst
and
Watermead
Gatehouse
Coldharbour
Mandeville
and Elm
Farm
Aylesbury
Central
Regional Average
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Number of Sales
Aylesbury Ward Property Sales 2010
180
160
140
120
100
80
60
40
20
0
162
127
108
70
63
76
70
55
47
35
Aylesbury
Central
Mandeville Cold Harbour
and Elm Farm
Gatehouse
Elmhurst and
Watermead
Oakfield
Bedgrove
Walton Court South Court
and Haukslade
Source: Hometrack, 2011

As reflected in the annual stock turn over for 2010 the greatest number of
sales was in Coldharbour ward, followed by Elmhurst and Watermead.

South Court had the least number of sales, followed by Aylesbury Central
ward.
Housing Need
In Aylesbury there are 2,147 households on the waiting list for Council housing
(Source, AVDC December 2010). The total number of people on the council housing
waiting list is 3,268. Please note within this figure there are 1,022 people on the
waiting list from outside the district and 120 households where the Council has so far
been unable to map their location.
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Quarrendon
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Gypsy and Traveller Sites
There are no gypsy and traveller sites within Aylesbury. The nearest are located at
Wendover.
Transport
Aylesbury has an established highway network forming a radial point for a number of
routes as seen in the map below.
Aylesbury has one Railway Station at Station Approach, Aylesbury, HP20 1RU. This
provides a train services to London Marylebone via Stoke Mandeville, Wendover,
Great Missenden, Amersham, Chorleywood, Rickamansworth, and Harrow-on-theHill and also to High Wycombe.
Aylesbury has one Bus Station –Great Western Street, Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire,
providing routes all major towns within the county. There are also many bus stops
throughout the town as in the map below, which are for local bus routes which
connects to all parts of the town as seen on the map overleaf.
Map of Aylesbury Bus Stops
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Source: Bucks County Council, 2010
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The below graph looks at the number of cars owned per household based on data
from the 2001 census. The graph shows that 78% of households own at least 1
vehicle, with 22% not owning a car. This is likely to be because of the good public
transport connections which already exist.
Car or Van Ownership
Number of cars/vans per household
6%
22%
No cars or vans
27%
One car or van
Two cars or vans
Three or more cars or vans
45%
Source: 2001 Census, www.ons.gov.uk, © Crown copyright
Car ownership for more than 2 vehicles
As expected wards which lies further out from the town centre are more likely to
have more than 2 cars, due to weaker public transport links compared to Aylesbury
Centre.
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5. Issues facing the Town
The following issues are identified by AVDC officers from parish council, Local Area
Forum, Conservation Area publications and other information sources. They are
issues considered to be most relevant to planning. The intention is for the parish
council to add to and/or amend the issues shown as appropriate.
The following issues have been identified
from the Greater Aylesbury Local Plan
(identified on the map to the left). This is not
a comprehensive list but a starting point for
discussion.
Economic Development
 Lack of focus on Economic Development.
 Need to attract inward investment and
support new business start-ups
 There are decreasing work/job
opportunities within Aylesbury.
Amenity/Green Space
 Poor open spaces and sporting facilities, new developments have the same
failings.
 Town needs green space at edges for allotments, playing fields etc…
 Minimise impact of growth on the natural environment and enhance
biodiversity where possible.
Transport
 High cost of public transport, particularly for the young, forcing increased car
use.
 Improve the transport network and manage congestion.
 Poor cycling and walking routes, particularly in new developments
 Need to reduce emissions through personal and corporate responsibilities
and public transport provision.
Infrastructure
 Too much housing with lack of support of infrastructure (roads, industry,
schools etc).
 Need to improve Aylesbury Town Centre for all local communities.
 Provide support for community participation and engagement and facilities in
new and existing communities.
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Education
 Need to improve education to narrow the gap between the poorest
performing schools and the best.
Crime
 High levels of crime and anti-social behaviour.
 High fear of crime.
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Aylesbury Fact Pack
6. Town Constraints
The following constraints have been identified from the maps attached to this fact
pack. Five maps have been created to identify constraints relating to agricultural
land quality, environmental constraints, historic constraints, landscape and
infrastructure.
Agricultural Land Map
Agricultural Land
The Agricultural Land Classification (ALC) provides a method for assessing the quality
of farmland to enable informed choices to be made about its future use within the
planning system. It helps underpin the principles of sustainable development. DEFRA
produced guidance on the ALC in the planning system in 1998 and the most up to
date data, was produced by Natural England in 2002.
Aylesbury is comprised of grade 2 and 3 agricultural land. Detailed studies have been
carried out around the town which shows predominately grade 3b but some pockets
of 3a. For area of land identified as grade 3, with no detailed assessment a detailed
assessment will need to be carried out, otherwise the assumption will be grade 3b.
Topography
Contours showing land at heights at 5 metre vertical intervals from Ordnance Survey
maps. Land heights are above ordnance datum (sea level). Aylesbury sits 75 to 90
meters above sea level, with a gradual rising slope from south to north.
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Environmental Constraints Map
Flood Risk
Towards the north of the town there are areas subject to level 1 and 2 flooding.
These are areas susceptible to Flood Zones 1 and 2 as defined by the Environment
Agency. There are also small pockets of surface water flooding. This follows the
Aylesbury Canal and along the north-west side of the town. Surface water flooding
occurs when drainage capacities are exceeded during heavy rainfall.
Site of Important Nature Conservation/Local Wildlife Site
There is one Site of Important Nature Conservation towards the north of Rabans
Lane Industrial Area. These are designations for important nature conservation
sites, identified by Buckinghamshire County Council (previously known as Biological
Notification Sites). This site is also identified as a Local Wildlife Site. These are sites of
Local non-statutory designation for areas of land which are considered to be of
significance for its wildlife features and habitats, designated by Buckinghamshire
County Council.
Biological Notification Sites
Biological notification site are located towards the north of the town for Quarrendon
Fields, where there are Neutral Grasslands and towards the north of Quarrendon
where there is a medieval village which has also been identified due to Neutral
Grasslands. Another BNS is located at Station Way near to Morrison’s called
‘California Brook’ due to stream wildlife habitat.
Biological Notification Sites are a local non statutory designation for important
biological sites. These are sites which have not been renamed as Sites of Important
Nature Conservation.
Notable Species
Aylesbury also has a large number of Notable species. These are locations of
Important Ecological Species set out by the Milton Keynes and Buckinghamshire
Biological Records Centre. The Notable Species are sensitive information and as such
the species of wildlife cannot be stated in the fact pack. However, the Environmental
Records Centre can be contacted to given a case-by-case response – contact
[email protected]. The Centre also has an information request form that people
can fill in to provide the details of their search enquiry. This can be downloaded from
their website at the following address:
http://www.buckinghamshirepartnership.gov.uk/partnership/BucksMKERC/data_sea
rch.page?
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Tree Preservation Orders
Aylesbury has several clusters of Tree Preservations, mainly within the centre of
Aylesbury. These are orders established by the Council for either individual trees or
hedgerows or groups of trees. To prevent such trees being lopped/topped or
uprooted that are particularly attractive or importance to the character of the area.
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Historic Constraints Map
Conservation Area
From looking at the map on the following page it can be seen that Aylesbury town
has a number of historic constraints. Three Conservation Areas covers a small
proportion of the town, specifically, along Castle Street at Aylesbury old town. A
small conservation area is also designated where Walton Street and Stoke Road
meet and along Wendover Road opposite Wendover Way there is a terrace of
houses which are within a conservation area. Aylesbury area also sits relatively close
to Hartwell House which is surrounded by a large conservation area. Conservation
Areas (CA’s) are designated by the Council to control development in areas of special
character and historic or archaeological importance. The first CA’s were designated
in 1967 and there are now over 8000 in England.
Listed Buildings
There are approximately 191 listed building within Aylesbury town. There is one
grade I listed building (highest ranking category) for St Mary’s Church. For full details
of each listed building please use the search facility at
http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk. Listed Buildings are identified by English
Heritage and help to conserve the structure, use and setting of a building important
to history or architecture. The older a building is the more likely it is to be listed.
Archaeological Notification Areas
Aylesbury town is covered by a number of Archaeological Notification Areas within
the centre. Reasons for this are due to Roman artefacts, Bronze age artefacts, Iron
age artefacts, historic moats, deserted pre-historic settlements and a Saxon
cemetery. Archaeological Notification Areas are those that within which there is
specific evidence recorded on the Buckinghamshire Historic Environment Record.
Schedule Ancient Monuments
There is one Scheduled Ancient Monument (SAM’s) located just outside the built up
area of Aylesbury towards Broughton, where there is a moated site towards the
south-east of Manor Farm. There is another site towards the north of the build up
area of Gatehouse wards, where there are remains of a deserted village and
earthworks. Scheduled Ancient Monuments (SAM’s) are those recognised as a
nationally important archaeological site or historic building, and are given protection
against unauthorised change.
Historic Land Use
There are several sites for historic land use identified in the Aylesbury area. These
are for several reasons including former sites for factory works,
cemeteries/graveyards, hospitals, railways, clay brick and tile works, gas
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manufactory and distribution, brewing and malting and general quarrying. Historic
land use is where there are records of previous development of historic importance,
which is no longer present.
Potential Contaminated Land
Within Aylesbury area there also a number of sites for potential contaminated land
from former uses. The main reasons for this are due to production of chemicals in
the 1900s, former coal yards, old gas and electricity works, former brewery and
malting sites, wharf sites where transport of cargo took place and former quarrying
sites. Further investigation of these sites is likely to be required to determine
whether there is contaminated land.
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Landscape Map
Landscape Character and Sensitivity
The map on the following page identifies landscape character type and sensitivity.
A Landscape Character Assessment was produced in May 2008. The assessment
covers the whole of Aylesbury Vale District outside of the built up areas of Aylesbury,
Buckingham, Haddenham, Winslow and Wendover and groups landscape into 79
landscape character areas and 13 landscape character types covering landscape,
visual, historic and ecological considerations. The landscape character type for the
adjoing are to Aylesbury is Landscape Character Type 08, Vale. A line of Low Hills and
Ridges landscape character is located towards the east and west of Aylesbury.
Further north in Weedon parish Undulating Clay Plateau (type 04) landscape
character has been identified.
The Areas of Sensitive Landscape study (2008) followed up the Landscape Character
Assessment looking specifically at the sensitivity of areas to change and new
development. The following criteria determine how sensitive an area is –landscape
quality, scenic quality, rarity, representativeness, conservation interests, wildness
The build up area of Aylesbury has not been identified in the Areas of Sensitive
Landscape Study, however the majoring of adjoining landscape lies between 0-50%
sensitivity. There is a pocket of higher landscape sensitivity measuring between 50 –
75% located at Bierton. Towards the north of Aylesbury the surrounding landscape
has a higher sensitivity between 75-90%.
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Infrastructure and Transport Connections map
Aylesbury’s facilities, connections and infrastructure
The plan on the following page shows Aylesbury in the context of its transport
connections and infrastructure. As discussed within section 3, Aylesbury has a
number of key facilities including primary and secondary schools, sports facilities and
health facilities. Also within the town there is a wide range of employment available
with many opportunities.
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Aylesbury Agricultural Land Use Classification and Topography
Key
0100200300400500600
Metres
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permission o f Ordnan ce Survey o n behalf of the Contro ller of Her
Majesty's Statio nery Office.
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Agricultural Land Classification (detailed)
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3a
Grade 3b
Grade 4
Not Surveyed
Other
Agricultural Land Classification (Non detailed)
Grade 1
Grade 2
Grade 3
Grade 4
Grade 5
Non agricultural
Urban
Parishes
Watermead CP
Aylesbury South Environmental Constraints
Coldharbour CP
Aylesbury CP
Key
0 50100 200 300 400 500 600
Metres
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permission o f Ordnan ce Survey o n behalf of the Contro ller of Her
Majesty's Statio nery Office.
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Parishes
TPO
Flood Plain
Areas Suseptible to Surface Water Flooding
% Notable Species
Local Wildlife Sites
Biological Notification Sites
Aylesbury North Environmental Constraints
Weedon CP
Watermead CP
0 50100 200 300 400 500 600
Metres
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permission o f Ordnan ce Survey o n behalf of the Contro ller of Her
Majesty's Statio nery Office.
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Parishes
TPO
Flood Plain
Areas Suseptible to Surface Water Flooding
% Notable Species
Aylesbury CP
Local Wildlife Sites
Biological Notification Sites
Weedon CP
Aylesbury South Historic Constraints
Watermead CP
Coldharbour CP
Aylesbury CP
Key
0 50100 200 300 400 500 600
Meters
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permission o f Ordnan ce Survey o n behalf of the Contro ller of Her
Majesty's Statio nery Office.
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Parishes
Conservation Areas
Listed Buildings
Historic Parks and Gardens
Archaeological Notification Areas
Historic Landfill Sites
Historic Land Use
New Potential Contaminated Land
Aylesbury North Historic Constraints
Weedon CP
Watermead CP
Key
0 50100 200 300 400 500 600
Meters
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permission o f Ordnan ce Survey o n behalf of the Contro ller of Her
Majesty's Statio nery Office.
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Parishes
Conservation Areas
Listed Buildings
Historic Parks and Gardens
Archaeological Notification Areas
Historic Landfill Sites
Historic Land Use
New Potential Contaminated Land
Aylesbury Landscape
Ke y
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Metres
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Settlements
LCT 01 Wooded Ridge
LCT 02 Incised Valleys
LCT 03 Valley Bottom
LCT 04 Undulating Clay Plateau
LCT 05 Shallow Valleys
LCT 06 Greensand Ridge
LCT 07 Wooded Rolling Lowlands
LCT 08 Vale
LCT 09 Low Hills and Ridges
LCT 10 Chalk Foothills
LCT 11 Chalk Escarpment
LCT 12 Chalk Dip Slope
LCT 13 Chalk Valleys
Landscape Sensitivity
0 - 50%
50 - 75%
75 - 90%
90 - 100%
Aylesbury Infrastructure
Weedon CP
Watermead CP
Key
Parishes
Cycle Routes
Cycle Stops
Public Rights of Way
<all other values>
!! Public Transport Stops
2
Principal Bus Routes
Cemetery
Employment Sites
Open Space
½
¾
Coldharbour CP
Aylesbury CP
0 50100 200 300 400 500 600
Metres
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Majesty's Stationery Office.
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Annexes
1. List of References
2. Employment Sites
3. Pre-school Facilities
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Annex 1: References
Local Plans
Source
AVDC Community Led
Planning
Community Led Plans South East Rural
Communities Council
Local Area Plans
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/community-living/community-ledplanning/
www.clp-se.org.uk
Statistics
ACORN ward profile
Local Area Profile
Employment Land Study
2008
ONS
BCC education
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/our_communities/local_area_plans.page
Paper copy. Buckinghamshire County Council, March 2010
Paper copy, AVDC, 2006
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local-development-plans/planningpolicy/withdrawn-core-strategy/avldf-evidence-base/employmentevidence/aylesbury-vale-employment-land-study-march2008/?LGNTF=71
www.ons.gov.uk
School Location
Doctors
Paper Copy. BCC Cabinet report from May 2010. Also information from
BCC, December 2010
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/schools/ea_Name_search.page
Information from database held by the Primary Care Trust, October 2010
Housing
Hometrack
http://www.housingintelligence.co.uk/ (membership required)
Completions
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Commitments
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Affordable Housing
Completions
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
No. Parish Dwellings
(Housing Stock)
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Rural exception schemes
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Employment
Losses and gains in last
five years (B1,2, and 8)
AVDC monitoring data, 2010 (ongoing)
Environmental Constraints
Listed buildings
http://www.heritagegateway.org.uk/gateway/
Maps
AVDC, December 2010. Produced using ArcMap with license from
Ordnance Survey
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Conservation Areas and
Management Plans
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local-development-plans/planningpolicy/supplementary-planning-documents/conservation-areasupplementary-planning-document/
Green Infrastructure
Aylesbury Vale Green
Infrastructure Strategy
2011-2026
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure-culture/parks-openspaces/aylesbury-vale-green-infrastructure-strategy/
Buckinghamshire Green
Infrastructure Strategy
http://www.buckscc.gov.uk/bcc/strategic_planning/green_infrastructure.
page
AVDC Green Spaces Audit
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/leisure-culture/planning-policyguidance-17/-green-space-audit/
Transport
Public transport stops
Bus time tables
http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses-and-trains/Maps/Real-timebus-map.aspx
http://www.transportforbucks.net/Buses-and-trains/Bus-timetables.aspx
Community Transport
Schemes
Other
Settlement audit 2008
http://www.alt-transport.org.uk/schemes_av.asp
Aerial Photography
Population stats from
1951
http://maps.google.co.uk/maps
AVDC, 2010, paper copies available on request for the last 5 censuses
http://www.aylesburyvaledc.gov.uk/local-development-plans/planningpolicy/withdrawn-core-strategy/avldf-evidence-base/miscellaneousevidence/review-rural-settlement-hierarchy
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Annex 2: Employment Sites
The table below sets out allocated sites for employment or retail uses in AVDLP, with
progress of development as of March 2010.
AVDLP
Policy
Site allocation
Type of
allocation
Site area or
floorspace for
employment or
retail*
250m2 B2 (workshops
and dry dock); 903m2
D2 (clubhouse).
Comments
AY.11
Circus Fields,
Aylesbury
AY.13
&
AY.12
Berryfields MDA,
Aylesbury
AY.14
&
AY.12
Weedon Hill
MDA, Aylesbury
Mixed use,
including a
canal-basin
with
associated
uses.
Mixed use:
housing,
employment
and
community
facilities.
Mixed use:
housing and
community
facilities
9ha (B1/B2/B8);
2.6ha (neighbourhood
centre including
1,400m2 retail);
12.1ha education.
Outline planning permission for 3000
dwellings, employment, district centre and
associated facilities was granted in November
2007. The residential dwellings are under
construction.
4.1ha (neighbourhood
centre, school and
recreational/sports
area)
Application including neighbourhood centre,
school, community centre and sports and
recreational facilities approved June 2010.
Planning applications for the school and
community centre are expected towards the
end of 2010. The residential dwellings are
under construction.
A planning application was submitted in
October 2007 and was approved in February
2008 subject to the completion of a planning
obligation agreement. This application is
unlikely to be progressed due to the loss of
Government funding.
AY.15
&
AY.12
Aston Clinton
Road MDA,
Aylesbury
Employment:
business park
As specified in
development brief:
15.7ha (B1 &
enterprise hub/starter
units); 0.8ha (mixed
use core including B1
use (estimate 0.2ha),
residential, café &
retail); 0.5ha
(hotel/gym).
AY.16
Stocklake East,
Aylesbury
Employment
0.8ha
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A planning application for the new canal
basin was submitted in April 2010. The
remainder of the land is to be marketed for
residential development.
No progress.
Aylesbury Fact Pack
AY.24
&
AY.34
Exchange Street
(Waterside),
Aylesbury
Mixed use
based
principally on
retail uses
(AY.24);
mixed use
based
principally on
residential
and leisure
uses (AY.34)
8,250m2 D2 (theatre);
3,348m2 A1
(Waitrose); 2,818m2
C1 (Travelodge);
4,450m2 D1 (National
Enterprise Academy).
Breakdown of
remaining areas not
yet known.
AY.27
Buckingham
Street/Odeon,
Aylesbury
Food retail
1.7ha
AY.27
High Street (rear
of M&S),
Aylesbury
Food retail
None
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On the south side of Exchange Street:
The Aylesbury Waterside Theatre opened in
October 2010. The application for a Waitrose
supermarket and a Travelodge hotel was
approved subject to the completion of a
planning obligation agreement in November
2010. The remainder of the southern part of
the site is expected to encompass the
National Enterprise Academy. The site is no
longer expected to accommodate any
residential units.
On the north side of Exchange Street:
Demolition of the Civic Centre, Maxwell Pool
and multi-storey car park is due to begin in
January 2011. They will be replaced by a
temporary surface car park, pending
redevelopment of the site for retail uses.
Application (covering the allocated site and
adjacent areas) for new supermarket, retail
units, 40 residential units, car parking and
landscaping approved in November 2007.
Application to extend the time limit of this
permission submitted in August 2010.
Part of the allocated site received planning
permission in September 2008 for a building
associated with the adjacent veterinary
hospital; this was completed in February
2010. A further part of the site has been used
for the provision of new public conveniences,
which opened in October 2009.
Annex 3: Pre-school Facilities
Setting Name
Ashmead Pre-School
Hawkslade Farm Pre-School
Pace Centre Nursery, the (Holly
Group)
Skipping Elf Healthy Living Centre
Bearbrook Pre-School Playgroup
Child First Aylesbury
Cotton Socks Day Nursery
Dinosaur Roar
Rosie's Little People
Big Top Pre-School, The
Grasshoppers Day Nursery
Squirrels Pre-School
Cuddle Club Day Nursery
New Millside Pre-School
Alfred Rose Park Pre-School
Nurserytime (Aylesbury) Limited
Watermead Cygnets Pre-School
Pace Centre, The
Aylesbury College Day Nursery
Address
Ashmead Combined School
Hawkeslade Farm Community
Centre
Booker Park Community College
Unit One, Walton Court Shopping
Centre
Bearbrook Combined School
Children's Centre
Green End
13-15 George Street
35 Rickfords Hill
35 Rickfords Hill
Bedgorve Pavilion
244 Wendover Road
Church of the Holy Spirit
Picture House
Broughton County First School
Alfred Rose Park Community
Centre
The Pavilion
Watermead Village Hall
Philip Green House
Oxford Road
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Cole Road
Aylesbury
Barley Crescent
Aylesbury
Stoke Leys Close
Aylesbury
Hannon Road
Aylesbury
Fowler Road
Pickfords Hill
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Bedgrove Park, Ambleside
Aylesbury
Bedgrove
243 Tring Road
Narbeth Drive
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Dunsham Lane
Watermead
The Piazza
Coventon Road
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury Fact Pack
Bambino Community Nursery
Aylesbury
Southcourt Baptist Church
Playgroup
Stepping Stones Therapeutic
Playgroup
Bright Start Nurseries (Fairford Leys)
Stone and Fairford Leys Pre-School
(Fairford Leys)
Meadowcroft Munchkins
Limes ABC Playgroup
Rainbow Pre-School (Aylesbury)
St Joseph's Pre-School (Aylesbury)
William Harding Extended School
Willows Day Nursery, The
Beech Green
Southcourt
Aylesbury
Southcourt Baptist Church
Penn Road
Aylesbury
Southcourt Community Centre
Hampden Square
Prebendal Avenue
Fairford Leys
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Fairford Leys Centre
Quarrendon and Meadowcroft
Community Centre
Limes Avenue Baptist Church
Aylesbury & District Sports Club
St Joseph's RC First School
Hazlehurst Drive
Stoke Mandeville Hospital
Hampden Square, Fairford Leys
Aylesbury
147 Meadowcroft
Limes Avenue
86 Wendover Road
Hazell Avenue
Aylesbury
Mandeville Road
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
Aylesbury
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