5.Analysis: Sieve Analysis.

Stage 1.

Stage 2.

Undevelopable Areas

The following constraints have been applied to the study area in order to count out areas that are not suitable for the development of a large settlement. The constraints have been described in the previous sections and the maps layered on top of one another.

· Slope and aspect. All areas above 12.5° and facing north east to west have be discounted for development.

· Agricultural land classifications. All land classified 1 and 2 have been discounted for development as they present the most fertile agricultural land. Urban land has also been discounted. Housing Allocation and buffering is considered in later phases. Non Agricultural Land which includes protected woodland and the core forest are also ruled out.

Designated areas including AONB, Ramsar, SSSI, SPA and SACs are ruled out for development and buffering and proximity are considered in later phases. Flood risk areas 2 and 3 inclusive a ruled out for development and proximity due to predicted increase in flooding due to climate change is considered in later phases. Existing housing allocation ruled out for development.

Other considerations such as proximity to higher order settlement, roads, services and amenities are considered in phase 2 along with Landscape Character Assessment, geology and heritage assets. These features may weigh in favour of a particular site for development and contribute to the Quality of Life Capital approach applied in phase 3. All areas that are not shaded are potential areas for development.

Potential more linear development

Potential areas for development at stage 1. The circles represent the area of the proposed settlement and are of an area of 371ha . The settlements will not be circular but preferred design layout is nucleated or clustered.

Areas fragmented or too small to accommodate a monocentric large development