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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman are supportive of the SWLP reviewing and updating settlement boundaries where appropriate across South Warwickshire.
Irrespective of when the settlement boundaries are considered, be it in Part 1 or Part 2 of the SWLP, the policy should contain a mechanism to ensure that development beyond settlement boundaries can come forward should other allocations not deliver as expected and the supply drop. This will allow the Plan to respond effectively to changes in circumstance throughout the plan period and ensure that much needed market and affordable housing can be provided.
It must be recognised that small and medium-sized housebuilders are not limited to small sites of less than ten but can also develop sites of up to 100 units on the edge
of sustainable settlements. It is therefore important that the SWLP provides for a range of sites in terms of size, type and location if the Plan is to support wider Government ambitions to support diversification within the sector.
Growth of existing settlements should be part of the overall strategy. This will allow development to occur in sustainable locations and facilitate the continued viability
and vitality of settlements. Growth at existing settlements typically results in a dispersed spatial strategy which allocates sites in a range of locations and sizes,
increasing competition and delivery. Whilst not opposed to new settlements and large strategic allocations, these typically take longer to deliver owing to their complexity and therefore should not be considered in isolation.