6.1 Improving village
life
The Parish of Olveston is fortunate in retaining
vibrant communities and local services. However, there are
adverse factors which are undermining this position. These
include: rising house prices which make it difficult for local
people to enter the housing market; competition from large
retail outlets in the surrounding area which threatens the
viability of local shops; a lack of local employment opportunities;
and poor public transport.
South Gloucestershire Council's Housing Needs
Survey in 2002 confirmed the need for more low cost housing.
The questionnaire survey for this Design Statement identified
threats to local shops and poor public transport as issues
which should be addressed,and there was support for the creation
of new employment opportunities in the Parish where this could
be done without environmental harm, for example through the
re-use and adaptation of otherwise redundant agricultural
buildings.
Sustain a vibrant community
Encourage:
• the provision of sympathetically designed affordable
housing
• greater use of local shops to ensure their retention
• the development of appropriate small scale employment
uses, especially in redundant traditional agricultural buildings
• improvements to the local bus service, particularly
to Thornbury and central Bristol
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