The Village Design Statement for Trefonen, Treflach & Nantmawr    -    Looking forward: Building our community & heritage

In December 2006 the Village Design Statement was delivered by volunteers to homes in the three villages. The document:

Ø      explains why we have produced a design statement

Ø      considers the local landscape and our past: the starting points

Ø      looks at the present: the characteristics of the settlements and their communities

Ø      and offers a vision for the future.

It includes 75 recommendations, many covering proposals for future development.  These proposals were adopted as policy by the Oswestry Rural Parish Council on 25 August 2006.  We are still in discussion with Oswestry Borough Council which in February 2007 adopted some of the recommendations as Material Planning Considerations in the determination of Planning Applications within our settlements.  We would welcome further feedback from you about the level of your support for the adoption of all the suggested recommendations by the Borough Council.

This website is part of the development promoted by the Statement.  It is both a means of consulting our local communities and also a way of keeping people informed.

If you are interested in a copy of the Statement, in glorious colour, please contact K Kimber on 01691 679646

Recommendations to Oswestry Borough Council governing planning & for inclusion in the Local Development Framework

General – the community

1.  All development proposals must be considered for their impact on the local communities of Trefonen, Treflach and Nantmawr, and on the infrastructure, particularly the roads and lanes, and the special landscape character of the area.

2.  The settlements are discrete entities, with Trefonen, the largest, being particularly compact and well defined.  The character of each village must be maintained by the protection from development of the fields and land surrounding the existing settlement.

3.  No change of use or redevelopment of the two public houses, or of the shop and post office, should be permitted, as this would leave the community without reasonable access to such facilities and the communication networks they afford to the residents.  The shop and post office in Trefonen are particularly important as there is no such facility in Treflach or Nantmawr.

Recommendations cover the following topics

Environment and Landscape, Infrastructure, Housing, Other titles