9 marker plan for tudeley village

Question 1

P1 (social)

Answer 1

Only 2800 homes over a period of 30 years
Figure 3: Large proportion of these houses will be affordable helping to tackle growing crisis of two expensive housing in the UK
UK - 162,000 houses built in 2019 which were unaffordable (Figure 1)
-> good as in figure 3 it highlighted that affordable housing is a component of a sustainable settlement

Question 2

P1 counter point (social)

Answer 2

Railway station won’t be built until 1900 houses completed -> Increasing congestion
Adds to the already congested B2017 road
Air pollution and travel times will also increase going against components of a sustainable settlement as highlighted in Figure 3 suggesting that the plan to stop the development was a good idea

Question 3

P2 (economic and environmental)

Answer 3

Tudeley village is a commuter settlement as highlighted in Figure 3 allowing people to commute into London avoiding higher prices of property and low air quality of the city whilst still having access to high paying jobs in London -> increasing SOL of locals and leading the positive multiplier effect.
Creating local economic growth in Tudeley

Question 4

P2 counter point (economic and environmental)

Answer 4

However commuter settlement was built on greenfield land decreasing local biodiversity in the area.
The job opportunities are also not sustainable as it says that local job opportunities are a factor of a sustainable settlement.
Just above the High Wead an area of outstanding natural beauty which could be damaged by urban sprawl.
Figure 1 and building on greenfield sites (4000ha of countryside is built on every year)
However, no development on the floodplain + solar electricity is generated
-> decreasing environmental impact and enhanced GHG effect

Question 5

Conclusion

Answer 5

Overall Tudeley development plan being cancelled was a positive.