4.Built Form Housing Allocations

BUILT FORM.

The map shows the pattern of settlement within the study area. The forest ring is clearly visible as are the major settlements of Chepstow Lydney Coleford and Cinderford. The geology and consequently employment has played a key role in the development of settlements. Much of the settlement of the study area is dispersed in nature and reflects the nature of the arable farming economy with farms and small nucleated villages surrounded by field systems. The map also shows settlement in relation to the AONB and the SSSI sites( Ramsar site overlap in the Severn estuary)

This Allocations Plan (AP), together with the Core Strategy (CS) and the Area Action Plan for the Cinderford Northern Quarter comprise the Local Plan for the Forest of Dean District. The plan identifies 113 specific sites for sustainable development current until 2026. this allocated land is not part of the land budget for the new settlement.