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What on Earth is a Village Design Statement? |
For those of you who didn't drop in on the ERA roadshow
that was set up just off the square earlier in the Summer,
read on:
Many people feel that they have no say over what
development takes place in their community; but Village
Design Statements (VDSs) offer a constructive solution to
this dilemma.
Local communities have a unique appreciation and
understanding of their own place, and a VDS is based on
this knowledge. It describes the qualities that residents
value in their village and its surroundings. Around 200
English communities have completed Design Statements to
date.
A Village Design Statement sets out clear and simple
guidance for the design of all development in a village,
based on its character. It is an advisory document
produced by the village community, not by the planning
authority. It will not stop change from happening, but
it can help effect how any new building fits in to the
village. VDSs are intended to influence the operation of
the statutory planning system, so that new development is
in harmony with its setting and makes a positive
contribution to the immediate environment.
EMS ARTICLES
OCTOBER 2003
A Design Statement
for Emsworth
home page.
The Emsworth Design
Statement and the
Future Look of Emsworth.
If you like what you see
or know anyone who might
be interested in the
Emsworth Design
Statement
send a link to
this page below.
An effective Village Design Statement:
- is developed, researched, written and edited by local people;
- reflects the representative views of a community;
- involves a wide cross-section of residents in its production;
- describes the visual character of the village;
- demonstrates how local character and distinctiveness can be protected and enhanced in
new development;
- is compatible with the statutory planning system and its local application;
- should be accepted as supplementary planning guidance (and thereby influence developers and decisions on individual planning applications);
is relevant to all forms and scale of development, and
- is about managing change in the village, not preventing it.
A Village Design Statement is unlike any other planning document! It gives planning advice directly applicable to the statutory planning system and is entirely community based. This information has been taken from the countryside agency website which offers a comprehensive guide to the whole concept of village design statements:
www.countryside.gov.uk/villagedesign/villagedesign-intro.htm
EMSWORTH RESIDENTS' ASSOCIATION
OUR MISSION
To care about Emsworth now in order to safeguard the future
OUR ACTIVITIES
1. Promotion of sensible town planning in Emsworth. Monitoring and evaluating all planning proposals. Arguing for modifications where desirable
- Opposing inappropriate developments
2. Publication of a community newsletter
The EMS, delivered quarterly to all households, provides:
- A forum for discussion
- Information on local issues
- A platform for discussion of the work of local government . A notice-board for community groups
3. Fostering the health and vitality of community life
- Working with other local organisations to support community activities
- Supporting local initiatives
- Lobbying local government on behalf of Emsworth's residents.