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ID sylw: 106106

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Candida Watson

Please reconsider building 10000 homes on land near Long Marston. (E1 development). The impact on traffic going into Stratford would paralyse an already highly congested route.
Instead please consider the area north of the river (BW potential site) . The impact on roads, bridges and schools would be far less and you would still fulfill your quota of houses.
Wilmcote/Bearley – Site BW Potentially a GOOD location for a new settlement because it is very well connected for potential non-car travel. And if car use is required it is well-located for the strategic road network. There are two active rail stations there. o The location is north of the River Avon and its two bottleneck bridges, one of them an Ancient Monument. The M42, M40 and A46 (the strategic road network) are readily accessible from that location to north and south – all 3 are to the north of Stratford/the river, meaning they can all be accessed without crossing town or the river. o The Park and Ride and Stratford Parkway Rail Station are close by from this site (without the need to cross the town or river). o All 3 of Stratford’s Secondary Schools are north of the river (Stratford Girls Grammar School, KES and Stratford School) making them more readily accessible from Bearley and Wilmcote without crossing the river. Further, all 3 of Alcester’s secondary schools (Alcester Grammar School, Alcester Academy and St. Benedict’s) and Henley School are readily accessible from the proposed settlement location to west and north respectively, again without having to enter or cross Stratford/the river. o The Green Belt (within which this site is located) is NOT designated for any landscape, beauty or ecological interest - it is there for a number of reasons, including preventing West Midlands settlements from coalescing. That would not occur with a stand alone settlement at Bearley/Wilmcote. o Any new settlement would likely need to meet its own needs for primary school provision, local shops, community hall/uses etc. These could all be met at Wilmcote/Bearley.