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ID sylw: 107800

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Bellway Homes

Asiant : Savills

We support the Spatial Growth Strategy set out in Chapter 4.1 of the Preferred Options document. Bellway’s Land (Site ID 471/466) is located within proposed Strategic Growth Location (SGL) SG19, East of Stratford Upon Avon, and has been assessed as wider growth option rather than in isolation. Reference to two site ID’s is included as Bellway’s land has been assessed as the eastern half of site ID 471 (c.4ha) (Land North of Loxley Road, Stratford upon Avon) and the eastern part of a wider parcel, site ID 466 (c.16.73ha) (Land at Knights Lane, Loxley Road and Pimlico Lane, Stratford upon Avon).
The Sustainability Appraisal (SA) has assessed the 24 proposed SGLs against 13 objectives.
SG19 is extremely well-located and in close proximity to the eastern edge of Stratford-on-Avon, which is the largest settlement in the District. SG19 is therefore located in close proximity to existing transport links and facilities / services and employment opportunities. This accessibility is reflected in the SA with SG19 being the 4th best performing SGL against SA objective 11, for accessibility and performs well against Objective 13 (economy).
We note that SG19 scored ‘minor negative’ for landscape (objective 4). A Landscape Assessment has not yet been published to support the SWLP so it is unclear how this has been evidenced. The Landscape is not statutorily designated in this location so we assume this score is a result of the site being greenfield and on the edge of a settlement. Further evidence is required to justify the score in the SA. However, we note that compared to the other SGLs, SG19 scores well comparatively.
Furthermore, we do not support the ‘major negative’ score applied for cultural heritage (objective 5). We expect this assessment is likely been deduced as the SG19 site covers a wider land interest than Bellway’s land which is not constrained by any heritage assets. This is confirmed in the HELAA which concluded that Site ID 471/466 scores ‘Green’ for heritage, meaning ‘the location/site does not include any designated heritage assets, and it is unlikely to directly impact upon the setting of any heritage assets’ (HELAA methodology November 2024).
As the largest and most sustainable settlement in the District, the most housing growth should be directed to Stratford-on-Avon and SG19, and Bellway’s land, is well placed to deliver this growth.
In light of the above, proposed SGL SG19 is one of the higher performing proposed SGL in the SA and it should therefore be allocated wholly or in-part within the SWLP. Bellway’s land (Site ID 466/471) is located within SGL SG19 and has been assessed positively within the HELAA. We therefore strongly support the proposed allocation of SG19 and Site ID 466/471.