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Ward Area Profile Barton and Tredworth

Spring 2013

Ward Profile Barton and Tredworth

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Contents Section A: Overview Ward Councillors Summary S.W.O.T

Appendix 1: Technical Information 1.0 Section B: Physical Character 1.1 Location 1.2 Historical Development 1.3 Character of the Area

A. Victorian Residential Street B. Barton Street C. High Street D. Twentieth Century Infilling

1.4 Hierarchy of Routes

2.0 Section C: Demographics 2.1 Population 2.2 Age 2.3 Ethnicity 2.4 Gender 2.5 Housing Tenure Property size Bedrooms Council Tax Housing Need 2.6 Profile of Stock Public and Private 2.7 Energy Efficiency of Stock Fuel Poverty

3.0 Section D: Community 3.1 Healthcare 3.2 Libraries 3.3 Places of Worship 3.4 Community Facilities 3.5 Education Facilities 3.6 Leisure Facilities 3.7 Cultural Facilities 3.8 Community Groups and Services


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4.0 Section E: Deprivation 4.1 Deprivation Table 4.2 Headlines 4.3 Children and Young People 4.4 Health and Wellbeing 4.5 Crime 4.6 Car Ownership

5.0 Section F: Economics 5.1 Employment 5.2 Average Household Income 5.3 Educational Achievement 5.4 Retail 5.5 Public Transport 5.6 Cycle ways 5.7 Congestion

6.0 Section G: Land Use Issues 6.1 Public Open Space 6.2 Green Infrastructure 6.3 Water 6.4 Sustainability 6.5 Conservation Area

7.0 Section H: Previous Issues


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Section A: Overview

Ward Councillors

Councillor Usman Bhaimia

293 Barton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4JE

Tel: 01452 506354

Email: [email protected]

Councillor Said Hansdot

Tel: 07853 312293


Councillor Sajid Patel

48 Conduit Street

Gloucester

GL1 4TU

Tel: 07432676063


Summary

Barton and Tredworth ward has the largest population in the City. It is well located close to the city centre and geographically is at the heart of the city. The area has its own well established shops and services. The ward developed rapidly with the industrial revolution and has an abundance of Victorian architecture. Unfortunately the ward suffers from high levels of deprivation and crime. There is also a significant lack of public open space and parks. Parking on-street in the Victorian road network is an ongoing problem for local people. Despite the issues facing the ward, the population is culturally rich and diverse and is well served by community facilities and active community groups.

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S.W.O.T.

Strengths

Strong historic character due to the large number of Victorian properties, historic street patterns and industrial heritage.

Most ethnically diverse ward.

Good mix of housing tenures.

Strong communities

Well served by community groups and community facilities.

Good amount of shops and services.

Weaknesses

High levels of deprivation

High levels of crime

Highest level of benefit claimants in the County. (Nov 2012) = high unemployment.

Parking issues – narrow streets unsuitable for current levels of parking

Many original boundary treatments to properties lost. This creates a lot of variety and visual clutter which reduces the quality of the appearance of the area.

Inconsistency in quality and design of retail conversions to residential.

22.4% of properties without central heating (2001 census)

Energy efficiency of city council housing stock „C rating‟ (2005)

Serious short fall of open space, play and sports provision

No allotments

Relatively low percentage of social homes compared to population.

731 private homes do not meet the Decent Homes Standards

Education, Skills and Training deprivation.

High numbers of people with English as a second language.

Air Quality Management Area Order on Barton Street

Erosion of historic shop fronts and features

Significant increase in future health issues.


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Opportunities

Reintroduce boundary treatments to Victorian properties?

Parking policies specific to Barton and Tredworth?

Redesign highway to accommodate more parking? Home zones?

Public realm improvements? Street furniture, street lights, paving?

Improve signage to open spaces and sports provision in adjacent wards?

Create a space for allotments?

Growing at home scheme?

Provide high quality play facilities at Napier Street, St James Park - potential for full Multi Use Games Area (MUGA)?

Provide new play area, MUGA or other sports pitch at Ayland Gardens?

Create free opportunities for outdoor fitness?

Conversation with Muslim community about their desire to stay in Barton and Tredworth. Is there any desire to move to other areas of the city? Are there any culturally specific planning issues?

Identification of any barriers?

Reduce the number of buses using Barton Street to improve air quality?

Protecting locally important details of local history such as the old signage on corner shops etc? Engage with local group to compile evidence?

Greater protection of historic features?

Threats

Future provision for high numbers of children and young people?

Understanding and providing for new communities in the area? Information is limited. We need to know more about new communities and their needs. We also need to help new communities establish without detriment to existing communities.

Unemployment levels?

Lack of jobs and opportunities?

Potential future health issues identified

Lack of open space and allotments and future implications to health?

Implications on health of air pollution?


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Appendix 1: Technical Information

The following data and information was collected to inform the SWOT table and build a clear picture of the issues and opportunities in the ward.

Section B: Physical Character 1.1 Location

Barton and Tredworth is located to the east of the city centre. The ward is bound by Metz

Way to the north and the railway line to the east. The southern boundary of the ward is

formed by the Tredworth Road while the western boundary is formed by Park End Road,

Trier Way and Bruton Way. Geographically the ward is fairly centrally located and as such

shares boundaries with five other wards.

Figure 1: Location Map of Barton and Tredworth


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1.2 Historical Development

The earliest landscape feature in this ward is probably Barton Street which is thought to

follow the line of a Roman road running out of Eastgate Street. Archaeologists have found

evidence of Roman burials, coins and building material on either side of Barton Street.

Very little is known about the area during the Saxon or early medieval period, but it is known

that a hamlet or small village was established along Barton Street from the 13th century.

To the north, the river Twyver may have been canalised during the Roman or Medieval

periods. Historic records suggest that there was a mill alongside the river from at least

1224.

Hall and Pinnell‟s map of 1780 shows a stretch of houses fronting onto the road with long

gardens extending behind them (as would be expected from Medieval burgage plots). The

rest of the land at the time appears to have been farmland. Tredworth at the time was made

up of a very small number of cottages.

The early to mid 19th century saw extensive development within the ward with terraced

housing being built throughout much of the land between Barton Street and Tredworth. The

eastern boundary of the ward was formed with the construction of the railway line. This

intense urbanisation was recognised by an act of 1874 by which much of this ward came

within the municipal boundary of Gloucester.

The first edition Ordnance Survey map of 1881 also shows the industrialisation of the area

with a goods depot, a wagon works and foundry as well as a number of other industries.

By 1923 the vast majority of the ward had been developed for housing with the exception of

a number of allotment gardens and a small amount of open ground. The layout of the ward

hasn‟t changed significantly from the 1920‟s

Figure 2: Historical Map of Barton and Tredworth circa 1902


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Figure 3: Map of Barton and Tredworth

1.3 Character of the Area Barton and Tredworth is predominantly a residential area with a variety of supporting uses.

These uses include shops, businesses, schools, places of worship and community buildings.

Historically the railway has played an important part in shaping Barton and Tredworth. The

railway line forms the boundary to the east. The north east corner of the ward is railway land

forming part of the wider Railway Triangle.

The main character areas consists of the Victorian residential streets, Barton Street,

Tredworth High Street and some twentieth century infill development.

A. Victorian Residential Streets

Despite the variety in land uses the overarching character of the area is heavily influence by

the Victorian street patterns and architecture. The area is developed at a high density

leaving relatively few open green spaces. The road widths are traditionally narrow and the

properties arranged in dense terraces or pairs of semis. The combination of density, large

population numbers, and road width has created on street parking issues.


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Figure 4: Photographs of Victorian Streets


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A. Barton Street

Barton Street forms an important local centre for the community, providing a large number of

shops and services. It is also the only direct trafficked route through the ward and runs east

to west from Eastgate Street through to the Painswick Road. It is a busy and bustling area.

This feeling is emphasised by the relatively narrow footways and road carriageway, the

traffic and the heights of the buildings.

Figure 5: Photographs of Barton Street


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A. The High Street

Tredworth High Street also provides a place for shops and services. There are a wide range

of units including a Co-op, public house, motor cycle shop, pet shop, hardware shop, various

takeaways, post office, hairdressers, gift shop, and a number of newsagents.

Figure 6: Photographs of Tredworth High Street


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B. Twentieth Century Infilling

In more recent times there has been some modern housing development in a number of

locations including: Ayland Gardens, Bishop‟s Castle Way, Overbury Road, Victoria Street,

and Farm Street. At the time of writing construction had just begun on the redevelopment of

Gardner Denver on Barton Street for a further 83 dwellings.

Figure 7: Photograph of Bishop’s Castle Way

Figure 8: Photograph of Farm Street Infill


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1.4 Hierarchy of Routes

The major routes in the ward are Park End Road and Trier Way to the east. Trier Way forms

part of the inner ring road of the City and carries 20,000 – 50,000 vehicles per day. Another

major route is Metz Way to the north. This is a main distributor road into and out of the City

which also carries 20,000 – 50,000 vehicles per day.

Within the ward itself the main routes are Barton Street and Derby Road which carry 6,000

to 10,000 vehicles per day (source: Gloucestershire Traffic Flow Diagrams 2010,

Gloucestershire County Council). Hatherley Road provides a well used link between Barton

and Tredworth. Stratton Road is also one of the busier residential streets.

The majority of other streets are residential streets.


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Section C: Demographics

2.1 Population

Figure 9: Population of Gloucester by Ward

The 2011 census figures show Barton and Tredworth to have a population of 10,953 which

makes the ward the largest of the City‟s fifteen wards.

2.2 Age

Figure 10: Age Breakdown

Source: MAIDeN Neighbourhood Profiles 2012


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In 2009 the data shows that Barton and Tredworth has some of the highest numbers of

children and young people in the County. It also has less than the County norm of people

aged over 75, and slightly higher than the County norm number of people aged 16-64 years.

It is not surprising that the area has a high number of people in each category as the area

overall has the largest population in the City.

2.3 Ethnicity

Figure 11: Table of Ethnicity Source: Gloucestershire County Council - Ethnicity in Gloucestershire 2006 - uses four ethnic groupings: White British; White Minorities (White Irish/ White Other); BME (“Non-White” Groups: Mixed Race, Asian or Asian British, Black or Black British, Chinese, Other), and Ethnic Minorities (BME plus White Minorities: in other words all non-White British people).

Barton and Tredworth is the most ethnically diverse ward in the City. Over a third of the

population are from an ethnic minority group. This highlights how important Barton and

Tredworth is as a location to ethnic groups. Historically Barton and Tredworth, like many

inner city areas across the country, has been the receiving area for new communities. Over

the years the area has welcomed immigrant communities from across the globe including

the Ukraine, Naples, Indonesia, Jamaica, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh to name but a few.


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Many of these communities have become settled and well established and then partial

dispersed across the City. In more recent years the Muslim communities that have

established in Barton and Tredworth have largely remained in the area due to their need to

be in close proximity to the Mosques. A better understanding is required to establish

whether or not the Muslim community are content with this arrangement, or whether there is

any desire to move from the area. This may have implications for planning policy as a

prayer room would need to be established prior to any movement in the Muslim community

to new areas – if they so desired.

In the last five years or so it appears that there has been an increase in the number of

people moving to the area from Eastern Europe. Since these people arrive on EU passports

there is no way of knowing at this time how many people there are from this area. The

forthcoming Census data available in 2013 will shed more light on this and enable the

Council and its Partners to begin to address any needs or concerns of this new emerging

community.

2.4 Gender

Figure 12: Breakdown of Population Cohorts by Sex (Source: 2010 ONS)

The data shows that there are more male children and young people aged 0-19 than

females. There are also a significant number of males aged 45-49 and 55-59 years

compared to females of the same age.

There are more females over the age of 75 than males, which reflects the national average.


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2.5 Housing Tenure

Compared to the other wards Barton and Tredworth has a good mix of housing tenures. It

also has the second highest percentage of private rented homes in the City. This suggests

a diverse population and range of income groups.

Barton and Tredworth has a lower than average percentage of owner occupation at 54%

compared to the average for Gloucester of 67%. Barton and Tredworth has a lower than

average percentage of social housing at 12% compared to the average of 13%. Barton and

Tredworth has a high percentage of private rented housing at 32% compared to the average

of 17%. Barton and Tredworth has the highest percentage of households living rent free at

2%.

As social housing is predominantly acquired through the development process, it may well be that Barton and Tredworth‟s high density, and lack of developable sites, has restricted

new developments and therefore the provision of affordable homes.

Figure 13: Pie chart showing Tenure Split by Ward in Gloucester (2011)


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Figure 14: Housing Tenure

Source: Census 2011

Owned;

Owned

Outright

%

Owned;

Owned

with a

Mortgage

or Loan

%

Shared

Ownership

(Part

Owned and

Part

Rented)

%

Social

Rented

%

Private

Rented

%

Living

Rent Free

%

Longlevens 45 43 0 2 9 1

Grange 44 38 1 5 12 1

Hucclecote 43 42 0 3 11 1

Elmbridge 40 45 0 6 9 0

Abbey 34 49 1 4 12 1

Tuffley 34 33 1 24 7 1

Barnwood 30 43 1 13 11 1

Barton and

Tredworth 24 30 1 12 32 2

Kingsholm

and Wotton 23 24 1 16 34 1

Matson and

Robinswood 23 30 0 38 8 1

Moreland 22 40 0 14 23 1

Podsmead 22 26 0 42 9 1

Quedgeley

Fieldcourt 19 46 4 11 19 1

Westgate 19 20 2 19 38 1

Quedgeley

Severn Vale 18 57 1 4 20 1

Gloucester 29 38 1 13 17 1

South West 35 32 1 13 17 1

England 31 33 1 18 17 1


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Figure 15: Chart Showing Tenure Split by Ward in Gloucester (2011)


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Property Size

Barton and Tredworth has a lower than average amount of Houses and Bungalows at 80%

compared to the average for Gloucester at 83%. In turn, Barton and Tredworth has a higher

than average amount of flats at 20% compared to the average for Gloucester at 16%.

Figure 16: Property Size

Source: Census 2011

House or Bungalow

%

Flat

%

Caravan or

Mobile Home

%

Shared Dwelling

%

Longlevens 96 3 0 0

Abbey 95 5 0 0

Elmbridge 93 6 0 0

Hucclecote 92 7 1 0

Barnwood 92 8 0 0

Grange 92 6 3 0

Tuffley 91 9 0 0

Quedgeley

Severn Vale 91 9 0 0

Quedgeley

Fieldcourt 89 9 2 0

Moreland 86 13 0 1

Barton and

Tredworth 80 20 0 1

Podsmead 78 22 0 0

Matson and

Robinswood 77 23 0 0

Kingsholm and

Wotton 52 47 0 1

Westgate 40 57 1 3

Gloucester 83 16 0 0

South West 81 18 1 0

England 78 21 0 0


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Bedrooms

Barton and Tredworth has a higher than average percentage of one and two bedroom

properties and a lower percentage of three and four bedroom properties.

Figure 17: Bedroom Size

Source: Census 2011

1 Bedroom

%

2 Bedrooms

%

3 Bedrooms

%

4 Bedrooms

%

5 or More

Bedrooms

%

Abbey 5 22 42 28 3

Barnwood 6 16 46 26 6

Barton and

Tredworth 15 32 42 8 3

Elmbridge 3 18 57 18 4

Grange 4 35 54 5 1

Hucclecote 5 25 49 19 2

Kingsholm and

Wotton 26 32 25 11 5

Longlevens 5 20 51 22 3

Matson and

Robinswood 15 30 46 8 2

Moreland 9 26 52 9 4

Podsmead 20 23 46 7 4

Quedgeley

Fieldcourt 7 33 38 19 3

Quedgeley

Severn Vale 8 30 39 21 2

Tuffley 9 27 48 13 3

Westgate 38 29 19 9 5

Gloucester 11 27 43 15 3

South West 11 27 40 16 5

England 12 28 41 14 5


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Council Tax

Barton and Tredworth has the highest percentage of properties in Council Tax Band A but

lower than average percentage in Bands C to F.

Figure 18: Council Tax Bands in Ward

Source: Census 2011

Band A

%

Band B

%

Band C

%

Band D

%

Band E

%

Band F

%

Band G

%

Band H

%

Abbey 5 30 30 23 12 2 0 0

Barnwood 33 17 17 13 17 3 0 0

Barton and

Tredworth 67 29 3 0 0 0 0 0

Elmbridge 8 25 43 12 7 2 1 0

Grange 10 59 29 2 0 0 0 0

Hucclecote 10 15 50 13 10 3 0 0

Kingsholm

and Wotton 41 31 13 7 5 2 1 0

Longlevens 5 12 52 18 11 2 0 0

Matson and

Robinswood 54 23 15 5 2 0 0 0

Moreland 48 37 9 3 1 1 1 0

Podsmead 46 26 16 7 2 2 0 0

Quedgeley

Fieldcourt 13 44 23 12 7 1 0 0

Quedgeley

Severn Vale 9 32 27 20 10 1 0 0

Tuffley 26 30 23 12 5 3 1 0

Westgate

Gloucester 30 28 24 10 6 2 0 0

South West 18 25 23 16 11 5 3 0

England 25 20 22 15 9 5 4 1


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Housing Need

The Fordham Research Gloucestershire Household Survey of Housing Need (2009)

identifies that there are 9.8% of households in unsuitable housing in the Central region. This

region also includes Moreland ward. Central region has the highest amount of unsuitable

housing in the city.

Figure 19: Unsuitable Housing and Housing Need

Summary

Barton and Tredworth has lower than average percentage of houses and bungalow and low

level of owner-occupation. Barton and Tredworth does have a high percentage of private

housing for rent. A focus on developing more houses and bungalows for sale would help

address the imbalance.

2.6 Profile of Stock Public and Private

The City Council‟s 2011 Private Sector House Condition Survey shows that there were 4309 private households in the ward. Within Barton and Tredworth 74.6% of the housing dates from pre-1919. This is the highest proportion of pre-1919 housing in the City. Obviously older housing requires more maintenance and can be inefficient in terms of heating and insulation unless modernized accordingly. The following pie shows that within the private housing stock 62% is owner occupied and 35% is privately rented. Rates of private rental are above average in the area.


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Figure 20: Pie Chart Showing Private Tenure Distribution Source: Private Sector House Condition Survey; Gloucester City Council; 2011

Of the total number of private homes, 731 of these are non compliant with the „Decent

Homes Standard‟. This means that either they have one or more key building components

in need of replacing or major repair, or two or more other building components that need

replacing or major repair. Key building components include: external walls, roof structure or

covering, windows and doors, chimneys, central heating boilers, gas fires, storage heaters

or electrics. This equates to 16.9% of the total privately owned housing stock. Poor housing

can impact on people‟s health and wellbeing.

Data from the 2001 census shows that 22.4% of all households have no central heating.

This is considered high compared to the County figure which is only 7.3%. This suggests

that there are many households in need of modernisation.

2.7 Energy Efficiency of Housing Stock

The SAP rating is based on each dwelling‟s energy cost per square metre and is calculated

using a simplified form of the Standard Assessment Procedure. The energy costs take into

account the costs of space and water heating, ventilation and lighting, less any cost savings

from energy generation technologies.

The rating is expressed on a scale of 1-100 where a dwelling with a rating of 1 has poor

energy efficiency (high costs) and a dwelling with a rating of 100 represents a completely

energy efficient dwelling (zero net energy costs per year). Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions

are derived from space heating, water heating, ventilation, lighting, less any emissions

saved by energy generation and are measured in tonnes per year.


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An Energy Efficiency Rating (EER) is presented in bands from A-G for an Energy

Performance Certificate, where a Band A rating represents low energy costs (the most

efficient band) and Band G rating represents high energy costs (the least efficient band.)

Band A: 92-100 Band B: 81-91 Band C: 69-80 Band D: 55-68 Band E: 39-54 Band F: 21-38 Band G: 1-20

The City Council‟s Housing SAP (Standard Assessment Procedure) rating data collated in

2005. shows the average SAP score for City Council stock in Barton and Tredworth to be 69

which falls into a Band C rating. The SAP rating data collected for private homes in 2011 is

61 which falls into Band D.

The 2011 SAP rating for private homes across the whole City was 65 Band D, which is

significantly better than the national average of 51 Band E.

Fuel Poverty

A household is deemed to be in Fuel Poverty if they spend more than 10% of their income of

heating their home; the table below shows the percentage of households who are defined as

being in fuel poverty. Barton and Tredworth has the highest percentage of households in

Fuel Poverty at 8.9% compared to the average for Gloucester at 5.5%.

Figure 21: Fuel Poverty

Source: Fuel Poverty Indicators – Centre for Sustainable Energy

Ward On Full Income (Equivalised)

Longlevens 4.0%

Abbey 4.1%

Hucclecote 4.1%

Quedgeley Severn Vale 4.1%

Elmbridge 4.8%

Tuffley 4.9%

Grange 5.0%

Quedgeley Fieldcourt 5.0%

Barnwood 5.2%


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Podsmead 5.5%

Matson and Robinswood 5.7%

Kingsholm and Wotton 6.3%

Westgate 7.0%

Moreland 7.2%

Barton and Tredworth 8.9%

Total 5.5%


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Section D: Community

3.1 Healthcare

There is one surgery within Barton and Tredworth:

Dr Lush and Partners

Bartongate Surgery

115 Barton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4HR

There are a number of healthcare facilities on the periphery of other wards that are in close

proximity to Barton and Tredworth. These include doctor‟s surgeries at the Park, Eastgate

Street and two on Stroud Road close to the Junction with Tredworth Road.

There are no NHS dentists in the ward although there are a number in close proximity.

These include Eastgate Street Dental Care and Genix Healthcare Ltd on Station Road.

3.2 Libraries

There is no library in Barton and Tredworth itself. The nearest library is located on Brunswick

Road in the City centre. The county council have an Ethnic Services Librarian to help

provide Gloucestershire‟s ethnic communities with a wide range of library services.

3.3 Places of Worship

Masjid-E-Noor

44-46 Ryecroft Street,

Gloucester

GL1 4LY

Jamia al Karim Mosque

2d All Saints Road,

Gloucester

GL1 4EE

Gloucester Bangladesh Association and Islamic Trust 14 Conduit Street Gloucester GL1 4XH The Ghousia Islamic Centre (not officially designated as a Mosque but prayers are held there) 14 Charles Street Gloucester GL1 4AG


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Barton Street Methodist Church Barton Street Gloucester GL1 4HR St James Church Upton Street GL1 4JZ Ukrainian Catholic Church of the Good Shepard Derby Road/Sidney Street Gloucester GL1 4AB Love of God Church St James Hall Upton Street Gloucester GL1 4LA Bethel United Church of Jesus Christ, High Street, Tredworth, Gloucester, Melbourne Street Methodist Chapel

25 Melbourne Street East

Gloucester

GL1 4NU

Church of God (Seventh Day)

Hatherley Road/Tarrington Road

Gloucester

Kingfisher Tredworth

Moor Street

Gloucester

GL1 4NJ

New Apostolic Church (formerly Mission Church of St Paul)

Tredworth Road

Gloucester

GL1 4QR

Elim Christian Centre

Park End Road

Gloucester


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3.4 Community Facilities

Barton has a good level of community facilities for the size of its population. The following

information is taken from the Community Facilities Audit Autumn 2012 Version 1.2.

A community facility is defined in the Audit as “Any building available for hire by any member

of the community for the purposes of community activities.”

Uses may include parent and toddler groups, community meetings, community events,

worship, sports teams, keep fit classes, training and adult education, social gatherings,

celebrations and the meeting of any local group or club that is open to all members of the

community.

Figure 22: Table showing the number of community facilities by ward

Ward

Population Facilities open to

all

Facilities per 000

population

Difference to recommend 0.44 per 000

Percentage of recommended 0.44 per 000 achieved

1. Abbey 9391 3 0.319 -0.121 73%

2. Barnwood 10102 8 0.792 0.352 180%

3. Barton and Tredworth 11287 8 0.709 0.269 161%

4. Elmbridge 5650 5 0.885 0.445 201%

5. Grange 5621 5 0.890 0.450 202%

6. Hucclecote 8539 8 0.937 0.497 213%

7. Kingsholm and Wotton 7032 7 0.995 0.555 226%

8. Longlevens 9567 13 1.359 0.919 309%

9. Matson and Robinswood 10323 8 0.775 0.335 176%

10. Moreland 10286 4 0.389 -0.051 88%

11. Podsmead 2890 4 1.384 0.944 315%

12. Quedgeley Fieldcourt 9129 6 0.657 0.217 149%

13. Quedgeley Severn Vale 6908 0 0.000 -0.440 0%

14. Tuffley 5751 3 0.522 0.082 119%

15. Westgate 5964 13 2.180 1.740 495%

City Totals 118440 95 0.802 0.362 182%


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Figure 23: Chart showing difference to recommended 0.44 facilities per thousand population (0=0.44)

There are 8 facilities identified in the Community Facilities Audit, they are:

St James‟ Church

Upton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4LY

Trust Centre (recently converted to a nursery with radio station in upper floor and some

meeting rooms available)

Conduit Street

Gloucester

Friendship Café

109-113 Barton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4HR

Methodist Church

Barton Street Gloucester GL1 4HR

Anglo Asian Cultural Centre

Barton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4HR


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Gloucester City Works

Alfred Street

Gloucester

GL1 4DF

Kingfisher Church

Moor Street

Gloucester

GL1 4NJ

Elim Community Church

Park End Road

Gloucester

The City Council are also aware of the Community Centre; this will be added to the next

draft of the Community Facilities Audit. This facility is located at:

Barton Community Centre

205 Barton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4HY

3.5 Education Facilities

There are a number of primary schools in the ward including:

Widden Primary School

Sinope Street

Gloucester

GL1 4AW

Al-Ashraf Primary School

Stratton Road

Gloucester

GL1 4HB

Hatherley Infant School

Hatherley Road

Gloucester

GL1 4PW

Tredworth Infants

Victory Road

Gloucester

GL1 4QF

Tredworth Juniors School


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Tredworth Road

Gloucester

GL1 4QG

St James C of E Junior School

Upton Street

Gloucester

GL1 4JU

In terms of secondary education there is one independent girl‟s secondary school:

Al-Ashraf Secondary School for Girls

Sinope Street

Gloucester

GL1 4AW

The nearest mixed secondary school is The Gloucester Academy, Cotteswold Road,

Gloucester, GL4 6RN.

3.6 Leisure Facilities

Gymnation (non profit community gym)

City Works,

Alfred Street,

Gloucester,

GL1 4DF

Barton and Tredworth is located in close proximity to the main city sports centre GL1 on

Bruton Way.

3.7 Cultural Facilities

Barton and Tredworth is home to a theatre which serves the whole city.

The Picturedome Theatre (formerly the New Olympus Theatre)

162 Barton Street,

Gloucester,

GL1 4EU

3.8 Community Groups & Services

There are many active community groups and organisation operating in the Barton and

Tredworth ward. The following is a list of the main centres of activity for community groups.


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Friendship Café on Barton Street provides a number of community groups, services and

events for local people.

St James Farm – The City farm is managed by the Friendship Café and is a place for

people to meet farm animals up close. The farm has two staff and a dedicated group of

teenage volunteers from the local area. The farm is located in Albnay Street, Gloucester,

GL1 4NG.

Gloucestershire Action for Refugees and Asylum Seekers (GARAS) offers support to

those seeking asylum. They can be found at 111 Barton Street, Gloucester, GL1 4HR or

online at www.garas.org.uk GARAS provide a drop-in centre that offers activites, information

and advice, couselling provision for those suffering the effects of trauma, access to other

agencies and provisions such as food, toys, furniture, household items and bedding.

Barton and Tredworth Community Heritage project is a community website gathering

information, stories and artefacts about people living and working in Barton and Tredworth.

More details can be found at www.bartonandtredworth.org.uk

The Trust Centre is located on Conduit Street and is the home of the GloucesterFM radio

station. The radio station is an important local community run project. Other community

groups meet at the centre as well as education and training events.

City Works is located on Alfred Street and has a dance studio, art rooms and meeting

rooms for people to book. It is also home to the Gloucester branch of the community time

bank Fairshares. More information can be found at http://www.fairshares.org.uk/time-

banks/gloucester

African-Caribbean Association – is located at 213 Barton Street and runs a number of

clubs, recreational and educational services for the African- Caribbean community.

Anglo Asian Cultural Centre – Promotes Chinese language, culture and philosophy. The

centre provides some housing for the Chinese community and also has rooms available to

hire by the wider community.

http://www.garas.org.uk/

http://www.bartonandtredworth.org.uk/


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Section E. Deprivation Index

4.1 Deprivation Table

HOT indicates that this locality is amongst the „top 10%‟ (or „bottom 10% marked with *) of localities in Gloucestershire. WARM indicates that this locality is in the next 25% of localities in Gloucestershire.

Source: Maiden Number Hot, Warm or

Cool

Health Social Work assessments 2011 20 WARM

Mental Health assessments 2011 55 WARM

Accident Admissions 2012 625 COOL

Children and Young People Accident Admissions of under 5‟s 2012 90 WARM

Accident Admissions of under 17‟s 2012 155 WARM

Children in need 2011 165 HOT

Crime victims under 20 years old 2010-11 120 HOT

Lone parent benefit claimants August 2008 265 HOT

Key stage 4 - Pupils not achieving 5+ A*-C grades inc English * maths 70 WARM

Pupils with English as an Additional Language 675 HOT

Free School Meals - Pupils eligible 2012 460 HOT

Crime Victims of crime (all) 2010-11 1145 HOT

Anti Social Behaviour Incidents recorded by the Police 2010-11 1240 HOT

Theft victims 2010-11 370 COOL

Violence victims 2010-11 330 HOT

Burglary victims 2010-11 150 WARM

Hate Crime/incidents 2010-11 45 WARM

Serious and Fatal Road Traffic Collisions 2007-10 15 COOL

Criminal damage victims 2010-11 225 HOT

Arson recorded by Fire and Rescue 2008-11 55 WARM

Economy Mean household income 2007 £k* 28.298 HOT

Working-age benefit claimants Aug 2008 1390 HOT

Job seeker claimants Aug 2008 275 HOT

Incapacity Benefit claimants 2008 570 HOT

Lone parent benefit claimants Aug 2008 265 HOT

Carer claimants Aug 2008 65 WARM

Disabled claimants Aug 2008 75 HOT

Households with broadband internet 2008* 4032 COOL


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4.2 Headlines

Unfortunately there are a number of indicators suggesting that deprivation in the ward is very

high. In general household income is much lower than the County norm, while the number of

all types of benefit claimants is much higher than the county norm.

4.3 Children and Young People

There are a high number of babies born with a low birth weight. There are also a very high

number of children in need, crime victims under 20 years old, and pupil‟s eligible for free

school meal. The number of lone parent benefit claimants in 2008 was just over two and half

times the County norm.

Slightly less children achieve 5+ GCSEs A*-C including English and maths than the County

norm.

4.4 Health & Wellbeing

The Private Sector House Condition Survey 2011 shows that 668 homes in private

ownership are without smoke alarms.

There are no allotments in the ward, which would allow people access to home grown

vegetables and exercise.

People in the ward have access to the Gloucestershire Health Trainers who offer support,

information and guidance to people who want to make changes to their lifestyle. More

information can be found at: http://www.gloshealthtrainers.nhs.uk/commhealth279567.html

The following maps are taken from “Gloucester Healthy Living – Gloucester Area Health

Profile 2009-2010 NHS Gloucestershire”.

http://www.gloshealthtrainers.nhs.uk/commhealth279567.html


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Figure 24: Gloucester Existing Health Problems


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The map above shows existing health issues, such as people with angina, those that have

suffered a heart attack, new cases of diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol.

Figure 25: Gloucester Future Health Problems

The map above shows potential future health problems in the city. This is created by taking

into account the indicators for potential ill-health. These indicators include: high numbers of

smokers and obese people, diet (few people eating sufficient amounts of fruit and

vegetables), and where the consumption of both fast food and sugary drinks is above

average

The maps show that there are expected to be a significant increase in health problems

within the ward.


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4.5 Crime

There are lower than the County norm rates of theft victims and serious traffic collisions.

However, in all other categories of crime recorded on the deprivation table the ward scores

higher than the county norm. This indicates high crime rates.

In January 2012 residents in Belgrove Terrace, Dainty Street and a couple of roads nearby

were consulted following reports of complaints in a local paper of drug dealing. 66% of

respondents said fly tipping was a problem and 60% said drug dealing was a problem.

Police patrols were increased and mobile CCTV camera was installed. A Neighbourhood

Watch Scheme was started.

90% of respondents said they felt safe or very safe walking alone in the area in daylight and

39% said they did at night.

4.6 Car Ownership

The 2001 Census data showed that 12.5-18.5% of households did not have a car or van

across the majority of the ward. There were however a number of pockets where as many

as 37.5% of households and over were without a car or van. This data is somewhat dated

now and new data is expected to be available from the 2011 Census in the coming months.


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Figure 26: Car Ownership


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Section F: Economics 5.1 Employment Source: Gloucestershire County Council Unemployment Bulletin November 2012 In November 2012 Barton and Tredworth was ranked 142nd out 142 wards in the County with regard to unemployment based on an analysis of claimant counts. The ward has a claimant rate of 8.6% which is more than double the rate across the City of 4.1%. Figure 27: Analysis of Claimant Count at Gloucester City Ward Level November 2012

Figure 28: Claimant Rates Across Gloucester City Wards – November 2012

Figure 28 shows the claimant rate for Gloucester City district wards. The red line represents the average claimant rate across the City of 4.1%.


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The following table displays Claimant Rates over the course of 2012. This produces an

average claimant rate for the year for Barton and Tredworth of 8.3.

Figure 29: Claimant Rate Annual Average 2012

Rate of

claimant

count

Claimant

Rate

Average

for Year

2012

Ward Jan-12 Feb-

12

Mar-

12

Apr-

12

May-

12

Jun-

12

Jul-

12

Aug-

12

Sep-

12

Oct-

12

Nov-

12

Dec-

12 Average

Longlevens 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.1 1.3 1.1 1.3

Abbey 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.6

Hucclecote 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8

Elmbridge 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.0 2.3

Quedgeley

Severn Vale 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.0 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.5 2.1 2.2

Grange 2.7 2.9 2.9 2.6 2.6 2.0 2.1 2.3 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

Barnwood 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.4

Quedgeley

Fieldcourt 3.5 3.4 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.1 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 2.8 2.6 3.1

Tuffley 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.2 4.2 4.0 4.1 4.1 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.3 4.0

Moreland 5.3 5.6 5.3 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 5.1 4.7 4.9 5.2 5.0 5.2

Kingsholm

and Wotton 5.4 5.8 5.4 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.5 5.4 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.4

Matson and

Robinswood 6.2 6.5 6.5 6.2 6.2 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.5 6.2

Podsmead 6.5 6.9 6.7 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.3 6.4 6.2 6.3 6.5 6.6 6.4

Barton and

Tredworth 7.7 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.5 8.4 8.6 8.6 8.7 8.3

Westgate 8.3 8.7 8.7 9.0 9.0 8.4 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.4 7.8 7.4 8.4

5.2 Average Household Income

Data from 2007 shows that average household income is lower than the County norm. This is not surprising given the high number of claimants. More recent data shows that in 2010 the estimated average gross income for Barton and Tredworth households was £28,583. This is below the City, County and UK average. In comparison to other wards the household income is in the bottom three wards in the city.


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Obviously low income can contribute to deprivation and can negatively impact on health and wellbeing. Figure 30: Average Gross Household Income by ward in Gloucester 2010

5.3 Educational Achievement

In 2012, 49.62% of pupils living in the ward achieved of 5 or more GCSEs grades A*-C including English and maths. This is below the UK national average of 58.2%. 70.37% of pupils achieved 5 or more GCSEs grades A*-C. This is above the UK national average is 68.4%, but ranked one of the bottom three wards in the City.


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Figure 31: Educational Attainment at GCSE Across the City

Figure 32: Indices of Deprivation 2010 – Education, Skills and Training


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While there are gaps in education, skills and training there were a significant number of people taking part in Adult Learning in evening classes and online. 10976 learning hours in evening classes were taken up in 2007/8.

5.4 Retail

Barton and Tredworth has two main shopping areas. The larger of these is Barton Street which contains many shops and services including convenience stores, take-aways, laundrette, pharmacy, antiques shop, public house, polish stores, charity shop, hairdressers and others. A secondary shopping area is located on Tredworth High Street. This also has a wide range of shops and services including a Co-op, public house, motor cycle shop, pet shop, hardware shop, various takeaways, post office, hairdressers, gift shop, and a number of small convenience stores. Also situated in the ward is an Asda Superstore. Just located outside of the ward a Morrison Supermarket is under construction at the railway triangle, while a Sainsbury‟s Local is currently under construction within the ward at India House.

There is also a retail warehouse at the junction of Barton Street and Trier Way. There is a small parade of shops situated along the Tredworth Road at the junction with Hatherley Road. Figure 33: Photograph of 126 Tredworth Road

At the time of writing the largest unit (previously a florist) was vacant. There is also a convenience store and a hairdressers.


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When originally constructed in the Victorian era many of the streets in Barton and Tredworth had corner shops. Some of these still exist while others have been converted into residential. Clues to their previous existence often still remain. Figure 34: Photograph showing remaining corner shop

Figure 35: Photograph showing evidence of previous use as a bakery

Some of the signage and detailing of the previous uses are an interesting and important element of local history.


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Figure 36: Photograph of shop converted to residential

Figure 37: Photograph of shops converted to residential

Some of the retail units that have been converted have been left partial unfinished. As many of the conversions have been done on an individual basis, the quality of work, and the design and style of the conversions varies greatly. This can appear unattractive in the streetscene and leaves the built environment looking poor in quality. Barton and Tredworth has a large population that can support independent retailers geographically dotted around the area. These shops appear to be well supported by the local community.


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There are also a number of specialist retailers who stock Halal products and a variety of ethnic produce. This reflects the diversity of the community in the ward. A polish store has recently opened on Barton Street, signalling that the Eastern European community is growing and becoming established in the area. As previously mentioned, future Census information will assist in providing a clearer picture of the evolving diversity in the ward.

Figure 38: Photograph of the Fish Bazaar, Falkner Street

Figure 39: Motala & Sons Halal Community Store


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5.5 Public Transport

Barton Street is served by Stagecoach bus routes 1, 3, 4. These run every 10 and 15 minutes respectively. This in theory means that there are 6 buses every 15 minutes using Barton Street. The area was designated as an Air Quality Management Area in August 2005. Improving Air Quality in Barton is an on going concern for the local residents and the

City Council. Looking at the role of public transport and local traffic will be need to be an

important factor in the ongoing management of the area. 5.6 Cycle Ways

There is a traffic free cycle way running along Trier Way/Bruton Way and along Metz Way. There is also a traffic free cycle way through Ayland Gardens open space, and one linking Malmesbury Road, under the railway and connecting to India Road. The Gloucester Cycle Map 2011 identifies the majority of roads in Barton and Tredworth as being „quiet roads‟, with the exception of Trier Way, Bruton Way and Metz Way which are identified as busier roads with faster traffic.

5.7 Congestion One of the main issues affecting the residents of Barton and Tredworth would appear to be parking. The widths of the Victorian streets simply can not accommodate the amount of vehicles. In some streets parking on the pavement is encouraged by the County Council, simply to allow space for other vehicles to pass down the road.

Parking problems can cause conflict between neighbours and unnecessary stress to residents. It also makes it difficult for pedestrians to use the footways. The parking is so tight together in some streets that it is not always possible for a pedestrian to cross the road between the vehicles. It certainly would not be possible with a pushchair, shopping trolley or wheelchair.


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Figure 40: Photograph showing on-street parking.


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Section G: Land Use Index

6.1 Public Open Space

There are only three main open spaces in the ward, which places a lot of pressure on them. The ward adjoins the main Gloucester Park in Westgate ward, so Barton and Tredworth residents are also able to make use of this large open space and its facilities. Maintenance of the spaces varies depending on the use ranging from mown grass to the hard-surfaced play area at Napier Street. In total the ward has 2.41ha of open space, a provision of 0.21ha per 1000 population, which

falls seriously short of the proposed open space standard of 2.8ha per 1000.

There is an accessible formal MUGA at Widden School with shared use (included in this calculation), but no other formal sports pitches provided in the ward. Outdoor sports provision therefore is 0.01ha per 1000, which falls seriously short of the proposed standard for playing pitch provision of 1.6ha per 1000. There are two play areas in the ward, equating to 0.02ha per 1000, which falls seriously

short of the proposed standard for formal play provision of 0.25ha per 1000.

Figure 41: Table of Open Spaces


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Open Space Types

Type

A Parks and gardens

B Informal green space

C Allotments

D Countryside and natural spaces

E Green infrastructure

F Civic spaces

G Cemeteries

H Spaces for children and young people

I Amenity Green Space

J Sports provision


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Figure 42: Map showing the location of public open spaces in the ward


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Figure 43: Photograph of Open Space at Ayland Gardens

Opportunities for improved provision Barton and Tredworth falls seriously short in terms of the council‟s adopted standard for open space quantity. Therefore opportunities to increase this provision should be sought wherever possible. There is a currently a proposal to create a new area of open space as part of the Gardner Denver site redevelopment on Barton Street. Quality of facilities in the existing open spaces also falls short of expected standards, so improvements should concentrate on improved high quality play facilities at Napier Street and St James Park (potential for full MUGA), plus a potential new play area, MUGA or other sports pitch at Ayland Gardens. Parks in adjacent wards, such as Gloucester Park and The Lannett also serve the residents of Barton and Tredworth, so ensuring good signage & safe access to these sites is also important. Ensuring residents are made aware of nearby open space provision in adjacent wards and have well signposted access to sports and play areas is also a priority. Creating a space for allotment provision in the ward would also be desirable. Other local priorities will be developed in consultation with the local community as part of the

development of the Barton & Tredworth Ward Open Space Action Plan.

6.2 Green Infrastructure

Barton and Tredworth is developed to a high density with few open spaces. There are two

open water courses which are fenced and inaccessible.


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Figure 44: Map showing key elements of the natural environment.

There are no Sites of Nature Conservation Interest, Key Wildlife Sites, Local Nature

Reserves, Existing or Proposed Wildlife Corridors.

6.3 Water

The Sud Brook and the Twyver run through the area.

6.4 Sustainability

Recycling facilities are available at Asda superstore Bruton Way. The City Works in Alfred

Street has a large solar panel system as part of the Gloucestershire Community Energy Co-

op.

The City Works operates a large photovoltaic solar coop, which at 45kwhours is the second

largest solar array in the City.

6.5 Conservation Area

There is one Conservation Area in the ward – Barton Street Conservation Area

(Conservation Area No.10). The area is focussed around Barton Street.


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Figure 45: Map of Barton Street Conservation Area

The Conservation Area contains 5 Listed Buildings and a large number of unlisted buildings

that make a positive contribution to the character and appearance of the Conservation Area.

Key Negative Issues in the Conservation Area:

•The flat-roofed south-eastern section of the New Olympus Theatre is part of the listed building but it neither preserves nor enhances the character and appearance of the proposed conservation area and is considered to be a negative feature;

•Generally poor and uncoordinated floorscape;

•Loss of architectural details (e.g. windows, doors and other timber joinery) and loss of original building materials (e.g. slate replaced by concrete tiles) detracts from the area‟s historic interest;

•Some modern shopfronts, roller shutters, fascia and projecting signs are poorly designed and spoil the historic appearance of the host building and the proposed conservation area;

•Vacant properties;

• Obtrusive signs and advertising;


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•Inappropriate dormers (e.g. no.99 Barton Street);

•Two BT phone boxes and a 30 mph road sign spoil the setting of the Vauxhall Inn;

•Douglas Stores, no. 125-129 Barton Street is a building of local historic and architectural interest the exterior of which would benefit from enhancement;

•Poor quality of townscape between no. 107 and no. 121 Barton Street.

There are a number of Designated Assets within the ward:

70-84, MELBOURNE STREET grade II listed

Terrace of eight houses. Dated 1855. Red brick with cream brick dressings, the front of

No.84 painted over, gabled and half hipped plain tile roofs, except No.72 which has

interlocking tiles, brick stacks. Gothic Revival style. EXTERIOR: 2 storeys; one-window to

each house, the forward facing gables being interrupted by stacks which are corbelled out at

first-floor level, some retaining original diagonally-set flues; gables half-hipped to Nos 74 &

80. Rendered brick pointed-brick architraves to doors and windows, doors to Nos 70 & 84

being in return elevations; 2-light above 3-light latticed iron casements, removed to No.70;

No.78 retains original plank door, otherwise replaced.

24 AND 26, MORPETH STREET Grade II listed

Semi-detached pair of houses. c1855. Richly detailed and similar to terrace of houses, Nos

70 to 84 Melbourne Street (qv), dated 1855, and presumed to be by same developer. Red

brick in English bond with yellow brick bands and dressings, plain tile roof with bands of fish-

scale tiles on outer slopes, brick stacks. Double-depth, mirror-image pair, with entrances on

each side. EXTERIOR: two storeys; offset plinth, on the front a gable to each house to either

side of a central stack corbelled out above a narrow pilaster, and supporting four linked

shafts with weathered brick capping and original terracotta pots; at each corner in the plane

of the wall a buttress with offset weathered in stone at first-floor level, in each front gable

wall on the ground floor a three-light casement, on the first floor a two-light casement, and in

the gable a small ventilation slit. Each side wall has an offset eaves course, in the centre a

doorway with plain fanlight and originaL-plank door with iron strap hinges, towards the front

a blocked opening and towards the rear a two-light casement in a similar opening; all the

casements with decorative iron-bar glazing in diamond and hexagon patterns, all doors and

windows in openings with shallow, segmental Gothic arched heads with flush key stones; in

each arch and above the casements are scalloped panels. At rear on each corner a reduced

stack. INTERIOR: not inspected.

27, 27A, 29 AND 29A, MOOR STREET

Pairs of semi-detached cottages, each converted to two dwellings. Early C19. Later

additions at rear. Rubble in courses with dressed stone details, slate roof, two gable-end

stacks rebuilt in brick and a central ridge stack of coursed rubble. A single depth, mirror-

image pair with rear wings. EXTERIOR: two storeys and attic; the front designed as a

symmetrical unit; dressed stone quoins to the outer corners. On the ground floor the two

entrance doorways have Tudor-arched heads enclosing fanlights with Gothic glazing bars

and decoratively panelled wood doors, replaced to No.29A; on the inner side of each


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doorway a two-light stone mullioned window and on the outer side a similar three-light

window, all the lights with Tudor-arched heads; on the first floor, above each doorway, a

pointed-arched two-light stone mullioned window with Y-tracery, windows to either side

repeat the pattern of the windows on the ground floor; all the window lights have cast-iron

casements with glazing bays (2x4 panes and Y-tracery heads); all the door and window

openings have eared hoodmoulds. Windows to No.27 replaced, except stone Y-tracery to

first-floor central windows. In each of the gable-end walls a single-light window on both floors

and two similar windows to the attic all with flat lintel heads and cast-iron casements with

glazing bars (3x2 panes). INTERIOR: not inspected. An unusual externally complete and

distinguished example of a semi-detached pair in Picturesque Gothic style.

The area contains one Area of Principal Archaeological Interest, a Roman Cemetery, which extends from Parkend Road to New Street.

Planning Ward Area Profile Barton and Tredworth January 2013

Section H: Previous Issues

This section looks at any comments or issues raised during previous planning consultation periods

for the following documents: City Plan, Local Development Framework, and the 2002 Second

Stage Deposit Gloucester City Local Plan.

7.1 City Plan and City Vision Issues and Options Consultation Summer 2011

No comments received expressly about Barton and Tredworth

7.2 Local Development Framework Site Allocation Preferred Options Document September

2006

Colwell Youth and Community centre was put forward as an objection site to the Issues and

Options Consultation of the Site Allocations Document in 2005. It was not carried forward into the

preferred option document as a residential allocation owing to its use as a community facility and

its location in an area of high deprivation. In order to build sustainable communities it is essential to

retain community facilities as they provide opportunities for social cohesion, community ventures

and health education as well as local and large venues for family occasions such as weddings and

funerals.

Policy SAD 28 - Norville Site Tarrington Road proposed a mixed use development of the site with

an indicative capacity of 30 dwellings and 2,500sqm of B1 office light industrial floor space. 4

objections, 2 comments and 1 representation in support were received. Points of objection

included increased levels of traffic and existing parking problems in the area. The lack of public

open space in the vicinity was also raised with the possibility of new open space on the site being

provided in association with any new development.

Policy SAD30 – Former B&Q Site (now Go Outdoors), Trier Way – this site was allocated for mixed

use redevelopment including residential with an indicative capacity of 40 dwellings, 2,500sqm of

office floor space and 1,250sqm of A1 retail floor space. 1 letter of support, 2 objections and 3

representations commenting on the proposal were received.

7.3 2002 Second Deposit Gloucester City Local Plan Allocations

Two sites, India Road and Land rear of Colwell Community Centre, were identified on the 2001

Proposals Map as existing housing commitments.

The southern railway triangle is identified as an employment allocation E.3.2 suitable for B1,B2 or

B8 uses.

Other identified features include Barton and Tredworth and High Street Local Centres, public open

space and Landscape Conservation Areas.

Planning Ward Area Profile Barton and Tredworth January 2013

7.4 Extant Major Permissions

The following planning permissions were granted for 143 -147 Barton Street:

Application number 11/01284/FUL and 11/01285/CON

Mixed use development comprising of 6 no. B1 office/workshops and 12 no. C3 dwellings, with

associated parking bays, bicycle storage, waste storage and vehicular access off Vauxhall

Terrace.

11/01285/CON – Demolition of non-listed buildings and construction of a mixed use development

comprising of 6 no. B1 office/workshops and 12 no. C3 dwellings, with associated parking bays,

bicycle storage, waste storage and vehicular access off Vauxhall Terrace.

At the time of writing, development had not commenced.

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