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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: CEG Land Promotion III (UK) Limited and Mixed Farms

Asiant : Nexus Planning

CEG and Mixed Farms agree that new development should contribute, where necessary, to the implementation
of transport strategies and acknowledges the role that development can play in delivering significant
infrastructure projects.
The Stratford-upon-Avon Transport Strategy sets out the difficulties the town experiences with regard to traffic
congestion, outlining that low average speeds are recorded throughout Stratford-upon-Avon on roads
approaching the town centre. The Transport Strategy attributes much of the traffic involved in this congestion to
through traffic to/from Shipston Road to/from Warwick Road; Birmingham Road to/from Shipston Road and
Banbury Road to/from Warwick Road, with traffic concentrated on two river crossings.
The Transport Strategy refers to historic work carried out to identify schemes to address existing transport
problems and accommodate future demands arising from new development. A series of Strategic Transport
Assessments were undertaken which identified where route improvements could be made, including growth to
the south east of Stratford-upon-Avon where a relief road on the eastern side of the town would be required.
Page 17 of the Transport Strategy outlines that an Eastern Relief Road connecting Warwick Road to Banbury Road
alongside a significant housing allocation in Southeast Stratford would ‘not only accommodate this scale of
development but would also improve overall network conditions and present opportunities to make further
advantageous changes to the transport infrastructure in central areas.’
Further investigations into this solution found that delivery of relief roads to both the east and west of Stratfordupon-
Avon would present the most effective reduction in journey times and alleviate pressure on junctions.
Given that the SWLP has a remit of exploring strategic growth opportunities, it should comprehensively consider
the substantial benefits that can be delivered through large scale growth south east of Stratford-upon-Avon, in
particular supporting the delivery of an eastern relief road, a strategic piece of infrastructure, noting that
paragraph 11a of the NPPF states that plans should positively seek opportunities to meet the development needs
of the area. More specifically, the opportunity to connect Banbury Road to Wellesbourne Road, providing
enhanced connectivity between the two routes should be explored. As set out within the Transport Note and
referenced elsewhere in these representations, this proposed ‘Movement Corridor’ will simplify journeys of all
modes towards Wellesbourne, where major economic growth is planned, without adding significant pressure on
routes in Stratford-upon-Avon town centre.
CEG and Mixed Farms therefore consider that development at SG19 would create significant improvements to
local infrastructure by delivering a phase of the Eastern Relief Road within the development site in accordance
with Draft Policy Direction 5.