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Contents

Background Evidence Report
Introduction ......................................................................................... 5
Purpose of this Background Evidence Report .................................. 5
What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan? ............................... 5
How the Neighbourhood Plan fits within the Local Plan ................. 5
Key Facts ......................................................................................... 6
Extent of the Neighbourhood Plan Area .......................................... 6
Policy Context ................................................................................. 7
Relevant Programmes and Policies .................................................. 7
Review of Evidence ........................................................................... 11
Biodiversity, Flora and Fauna ......................................................... 11
National Designations ................................................................... 11
Local Level Designations ............................................................... 11
Soil and Geology ............................................................................... 12
Agricultural Land Classification ..................................................... 12
Brownfield Land ............................................................................ 12
Geology ......................................................................................... 13
Contaminated Land and Unstable Land ........................................ 13
Water, Ickford and Little Ickford ....................................................... 14
Summary ....................................................................................... 14
Key Water Issues for Ickford .......................................................... 14
Disclaimer
Whilst every effort has been made to ensure Key Landscape and Topography Issues for Ickford ........................... 16
that the information contained in this Historical Environment and Townscape ............................................ 19
publication is correct, neither the editors and
contributors nor Vision for Ickford Transport and Air Quality .................................................................. 20
Neighbourhood Development Plan Travel to School ............................................................................. 20
Committee can accept any responsibility for
any errors or omissions, nor for any Air Quality ..................................................................................... 20
consequences that may result. Population and Quality of Life .......................................................... 21
Index of Multiple Deprevations ..................................................... 21
© 2019 Vision for Ickford
Neighbourhood Development Plan Age of Population ......................................................................... 21
All rights reserved. Housing in Ickford and Little Ickford ................................................ 22
The Current Housing Stock ............................................................ 22
No part of this publication may be
reproduced or transmitted in any form, or by Recent Development of the Village ............................................... 22
any means, or stored in any retrieval system
of any nature without the written permission Future Development of the Village ................................................ 22
of the publishers. Services ......................................................................................... 22
Any application for other use of copyright Education and Skills ...................................................................... 22
material including permission to reproduce Ickford Need Social Housing ......................................................... 22
extracts in other published works must be
made to the publishers, and in the event of Local Green Space ............................................................................. 24
such permission being granted full Methodology ................................................................................. 24
acknowledgement of author, publishers and
source must be given. Economic Factors ............................................................................... 28
Summary ....................................................................................... 28
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Appendix A ........................................................................................ 30
Printed and Bound in the United Kingdom Appendix B ........................................................................................ 32
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