The spirals of village growth or decline

The spirals of village growth or decline

1. Village decline

   • Young people move out.. Why?
     • Lack of jobs
     • Lack of social/ entertainment
     • Lack of affordable housing
       • Bought by second home owners
     • Opportunities elsewhere
     • Ageing population
       • Fewer children in village
         • Primary school closure
           • Remaining children have to travel out to another school

2. Village growth

   • Large increase in commuters, immigrants and retired people
     • Counter-urbanisation
     • Population increases
       • Pressure on services such as schools and health
         • Creation of new 'small' housing estates - often houses locals cannot afford
           • Little impact made on village services
             • New people don't use village services
   • Increased traffic congestion
     • Families have 2 or 3 cars
   • Many people don't contribute to aspects of village life
   • Conflict between newcomers and long term residents - NIMBY

3. Measures to alleviate rural disadvantage

   • Isolation/ public transport
     • Subsidised public buses
     • Ring and ride
     • Allow locals to use the school buses
     • Car share schemes
     • Community car scheme
   • Lack of affordable housing
     • Planning permission granted under certain circumstances
     • Deterants put in place to stop second home owners
   • Shop closures
     • Due to big supermarkets taking customers
       • Example: Sainsbury's assisting village enterprise scheme
         • Village shops can stock Sainsbury's products
   • Services: Libraries, banking, recycling
     • Mobile services
     • Online banking
       • The young are most likely to benefit
     • Online books