Additional traffic from new homes will add to existing congestion and road safety problems. There is a regular hourly bus service to Northampton and Daventry. Car ownership in Kislingbury is less than that for the rest of the SNC District with 12% of Households not owning a car compared to 9.3% for the District. 53.4% of Households own 2 or more cars which even at that level is still below the District at 55.6%. Employment Housing is inaccessible for workers on lower incomes. Income and deprivation Income levels are relatively high and deprivation is very low. A Study by the Department for Communities and Local Government, Indices of Deprivation 2010 showed that the SNC District was among the least deprived areas in the country. The future economic development of Kislingbury is considered in the NDP. Surveys have produced some requests to improve the prospects for local employment but these do not appear to be a priority. The number of home workers continues to increase which puts pressure on the speed and consistency of the broadband service. Feedback from the consultations reveals that there is no appetite for additional business or industrial development, but the community gives support to maintaining existing commercial enterprises and some support to encouraging home working using the Internet as the main facilitating tool. (2013 Questionnaire) Countryside and Environment Development might increase water runoff into the River Nene and thereby increase flooding risks Development will damage the Nene River Valley Nature Improvement Area (NIA) and landscape and could lead to a loss of valued views across open countryside from within, and into the village. Development could lead to a loss of open countryside There are Sites which make up the Gap which separates the Village from Northampton Town. Development on these would open up the Gap to further development thereby eliminating the Gap. Development might damage the local ecology. Development will damage the historical legacy of the Parish Conservation is a high priority and protection of the countryside and the environment are major considerations when assessing potential sites and weighed heavily in the selection process. There are no local level designations but Kislingbury residents place a high value on the environment of the Nene River Valley and on the continued protection of the Gap that separates the Village from Northampton. The Historic Environment The responses to the 2013 Questionnaire show that the Residents wish the Heritage Environment to be protected. This Policy aims to ensure that any historic heritage assets that come to light during a development receive full protection until they are properly designated, as well as protecting those already clearly identified.
Appendix 1: Neighbourhood Plan Area 2: Map of local 3: SA Objective Kislingbury SA Indicators Will the policy lead to… SA1 Reduce the need to travel and facilitate modal shift SA1.1 Development that encourages Residents to Cycle, Walk, and use Buses more than at present. SA2 Reduce / minimise the potential increase in congestion SA2.1 Development that does not exacerbate existing problems of Traffic Congestion and Parking, and potentially contributes to improving the situation. SA3 Avoid sensitive development within areas of high noise levels or poor air quality SA3.1 Development that will likely suffer an adverse impact by traffic noise from the M1 corridor SA3.2 Development that will not cause Fume, Noise and Light Pollution SA4 Protect the fabric and setting of designated and undesignated heritage assets SA4.1 Development that affects the character or setting of the Kislingbury Conservation Area SA4.2 Development that reduces the Important Greenfield sites on the edge of the Village Confines, and reduces the Open Countryside in the Parish