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ID sylw: 108417

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Alscot Estate

Asiant : Jonathan Thompson Land & Consultancy Limited

Our client’s site ‘Atherstone’ (RefID 355) is within proposed new Settlement E1. We provide commentary on the HELAA scores relating to Spatial Growth Strategy priority areas, connectivity, and accessibility to local services.

The HELAA sets out that 100% of the site is within Priority Area 3 and it is therefore scored as 6.4. The Score should be 0 as the site is part of the proposed new settlement at Long Marston Airfield which is defined as a Priority 1 Area within the New Settlements Assessment.

The HELAA scores the site as 9 for its connectivity to an adjacent settlement and as 6 for accessibility to local services. In both cases the score should be revised to 0. The site will form part of a new settlement that will have a sustainable connection to a wide range of services and facilities as well as some amenities provided on this parcel of the new settlement. This is a principle adopted when assessing the location of this site which considers that the proposed use is not required to be adjacent to a settlement.

Taking the above into account, the revised HELAA part B score should be 36 rather than 57.40 and it should be seen as a more favourable site for development.

The site is deliverable as it is available, suitable, and achievable. The developable area is agricultural land promoted by a single landowner. No known legal arrangements, complex land ownerships or significant constraints would prevent the site coming forward in a timely manner or limit development. There are no physical constraints that would prevent or delay development. It is suitably and logically located to form part of the Long Marston Garden Village (LMAGV). The site will form a logical extension to LMAGV and would be connected via sustainable means of transport to ensure it is sustainably located. The allocation would enhance the vitality of the wider LMAGV and inherently support forthcoming facilities and services that will reside within it. A mixed use, whether residential or employment, represents a viable future use for the site that can be delivered quickly. Development of the site can therefore be considered achievable within the next 5-10 years