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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr. James Aggiss

B1 Hatton is unsuitable as a new settlement location and should not be included in the Local Plan for the following reasons:

1. Infrastructure is already insufficient for existing demand. In particular, the A4177 Birmingham Road, the primary link between Hatton and Warwick. The evidence base indicates limited improvement options and this road would become significantly congested.
2. Considerable improvements would be required to the strategic road network, including Stanks Island and Longbridge Island. It is unclear whether such improvements would be deliverable or affordable. This is fundamental to delivering a new settlement site.
3. Site B1 does not have good sustainable transport links and there is limited scope to improve the frequency and capacity of services at Hatton Station or the near non-existent bus service.
4. Other sites including SG07 would provide a better option given proximity to Warwick, connections to principal routes and sustainable transport links. Linking Hatton and Warwick in terms of new development is more logical than a new settlement on the outskirts of Hatton further away from existing built-up areas.
5. The site is within the Green Belt. The other sites in the Plan which are not in the Green Belt should be considered first.