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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Lovell Strategic Land

Asiant : Carter Jonas

We are supportive of the sequential approach that the Council pursue under Draft Policy Direction 7 when allocating strategic areas of growth.

Given the limited development capacity on potential brownfield sites as the Council’s Brownfield Land Registers show, we strongly urge the Council to prioritise the allocation of potential strategic growth locations, in particular those on non-Green Belt areas, including this Site, to minimise the extent of Green Belt land to be released while accommodating South Warwickshire’s housing needs.

With the Site’s sustainable location to an existing upper tier settlement, we consider that the Welsh Road West land to be the most suitable and deliverable option to provide sustainable levels of growth, deliver homes that meet the needs of all communities including existing residents, support the growth in employment opportunities in Southam, and contribute towards reducing carbon emissions through minimising distance of travel. These benefits arising from the allocation of the Site should be prioritised and duly considered prior to any release of other Green Belt land.