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ID sylw: 107233

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Malvern Hills District Council and Wychavon District Council

It is noted that the Preferred Options asks a question relating to the Vale of Evesham Heavy Goods Vehicles Control Zone.

Currently the policy is included in the adopted South Worcestershire Development Plan (2016) under SWDP 11. However, the review of the SWDP has not taken the designation forward and Wychavon District Council’s position on this is set out in the Statement of Common Ground with Stratford-on-Avon District Council submitted to the SWDPR Examination in February 2025.

In summary the rationale for not including the designation is that the issue can be dealt with through amendments to the validation requirements for planning applications to address HGV impacts in the Vale of Evesham through a Transport Assessment and Statement. Worcestershire County Council is supportive of this approach. Given the nature of the cross-boundary designation/policy it is therefore difficult to see how the SWLP could take forward a specific policy on this without the neighbouring local plans doing likewise.