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Derbyniwyd: 24/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Moreton-in-Marsh Town Council

Noting the idea that a New Settlement needs to accommodate between 6,000 -10,000 dwellings, the agreed approach noted at point 2.1 for assessing suitability as requiring a nuanced and multi-layered approach, is welcomed.

In line with the selected option from the scoping consultation (Sustainable Travel and Economy) outlined in the Spatial Growth Topic Paper (emerging strategy), the development aims and assumptions and in particular reference to the potential for a New Settlement to function as a stand-alone settlement and the acknowledgement that this might result in very different infrastructure requirements based on capacity and location, is welcomed.

The HELAA paper notes 3 constraints: Agricultural Land Quality • Potential Local Wildlife Sites • Surface Water Flooding, these constraints combined with the New Settlement Methodology seem comprehensive, lending themselves to a geospatial approach which in turn makes sense of the Red, amber Green (RAG) assessment criteria when applied against aspects of sustainable development, connectivity, health and inclusivity, biodiversity, climate, Net Zero etc…

The Town Council notes the views expressed in paragraph 3.12 ‘If a new settlement is located too close to an existing settlement, this could limit its ability to grow into a truly self-sustaining settlement, with a risk it functions merely as a dormitory to its neighbour. There is also a risk that a successful new settlement could act as a drag on the existing settlement, jeopardising its retail and employment provision…’ of the Technical Document New Settlements Assessment (As at Preferred Options) South Warwickshire Local Plan November 2024, relating to New Settlement Locations within the existing context particularly in respect of the identified Priority 3 location between the A44 and Great Wolford on the Parish boundary of Moreton in Marsh.