Category 2 village, Norton Lindsey:


PO10 states the need to ' design for safe communities and good access to services; and design to reduce to carbon emissions'.
The road system in Norton Lindsey includes many roads that do not have pavements for pedestrian access and safety; in the conservation area of the village some of the roads are narrow, barely wide enough for 2 vehicles to pass safely. As such, the road network is neither safe for pedestrians nor suitable for any increase in traffic that would inevitably result from the building of new housing.
Norton Lindsey does not have a village shop, secondary school, health centre or other services and suffers from a very restricted bus service. It therefore does not have good access to services.
The lack of amenities in Norton Lindsey means that regular and frequent journeys by car have to be made by its residents to access everyday services. There are no cycle paths or other provisions for cyclists to access the village. Consequently, building more houses in the village would increase the number of car journeys being made to and from the village thus increasing, rather than reducing, carbon emissions.
As a result of these factors, Norton Lindsey does not meet the requirements of PO10.