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ID sylw: 107070

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Cotswolds National Landscape Board

Summary from intro:
Shipston-on-Stour, which is located within the setting of the CNL, has been identified, in the draft SWLP, as a strategic growth location. This includes two large sites on the east side of Shipston, which would bring built development considerably closer to the CNL and which would be clearly visible in views from the CNL.
We recommend that these two sites should not be taken forward, at least not in their entirety.

Full response:
Strategic Growth Location 17 (Shipston-on-Stour Group): Do you agree with the proposed Strategic Growth Location being considered for inclusion within the plan?
No, based on the evidence currently available, the Cotswolds National Landscape (CNL) Board does not agree with the proposed Strategic Growth Location (SGL) 17 (Shipston-on-Stour Group) being considered for inclusion within the Plan.
The Sustainability Appraisal states:
•The Shipston-on-Stour SGL is likely to impact long-reaching views from the Cotswolds National Landscape. The closest point to of the SGL in the east lies 1.6km from the National Landscape, whilst the southernmost point of the SGL is located approximately 3.2km from the designation. Ebrington Hill is the tallest hill in the Plan area which lies in the south west of the Stratford-on-Avon District with an elevation of 261m. The SGLs in proximity to Ebrington Hill, most namely Shipston-on-Stour, have the potential to impact views from the peak. However, it is worth noting that Shipston-on-Stour is surrounded by built form. Overall, a minor negative impact is expected for Shipston-on-Stour on landscape.
The largest sites within SGL 17 and, therefore, the sites that are likely to be the most visually intrusive, with regards to views from the CNL, are sites RefID 148 and RefID 747, on the eastern side of Shipston-on-Stour, which, together, cover 81ha. RefID 689, which protrudes incongruously into the open countryside on the north side of Shipston-on-Stour, could also have an adverse impact on views from the CNL.
Given the quantum of development proposed for SGL 17, we are also concerned about the potential increase in traffic movements on roads within - and along the boundary of - the CNL.
We recommend that further assessments should be undertaken with regards to:
•the potential impact of SGL 17 on views from (and to) the CNL; and
•the extent to which SGL 17 would increase traffic movements on roads through - and along the boundary of - the CNL.
Overall, we recommend that Sites RefID 148, RefID 747 and RefID 689 should be sifted out.
The other sites within SGL 17 would potentially be acceptable, from a CNL perspective, as they are smaller in scale and more in keeping with the existing settlement pattern.