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ID sylw: 107999

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: CEG Land Promotion III (UK) Limited

Asiant : Nexus Planning

CEG support the policy direction in so far as it relates to the plan period of 25 years. The approach to planning for a longer period than the minimum required by the NPPF will enable a more cohesive growth strategy to be prepared ensuring that large scale development has a better chance of delivering the housing and employment growth required for South Warwickshire.
Draft Policy Direction 1 looks to the Coventry and Warwickshire Alignment Paper (2024) which brings together the HEDNA (2022) and WMSESS (2024) to identify employment land residual needs. For up to 2050, the policy identifies a residual need of 217 ha. For strategic industrial, the policy identifies a residual need between 75-125 ha up to 2045 to include 1-2 mixed/ B8 sites and 0-1 B2 sites within Road Opportunity Area 8 along the M40/A46. Given the need for strategic employment identified within the WMSESS only covers the period up to 2045, CEG request that the need figure is uplifted to cover the SWLP plan period to 2050. The strategic site period spans 23 years therefore in lieu of commissioning additional evidence, CEG advise that the 125ha need figure identified by the Alignment Paper be subject to a 25% uplift which would take the total need for the plan period to approximately 156ha.
Junction 12 is excellently placed to accommodate the above employment need within Road Opportunity 8 Area as set out within these representations.