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ID sylw: 108562

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Corbally Group (Harbury) Ltd

Asiant : Pegasus Group

It is recognised that new settlements can make an important contribution towards meeting South Warwickshire’s housing requirement and this approach would be consistent with national policy (with Paragraph 77 stating that the supply of large numbers of new homes can often be best achieved through planning for new settlements), this must be balanced alongside the delivery of a range of sites throughout the Plan period.

New settlements have long lead-in times, which means that their contribution towards South Warwickshire’s housing supply would likely be in the latter part of the plan period, and possibly into the next. If too much of the supply depends on a new settlement, and delays arise in its delivery, the Councils risk significantly underdelivering housing. Therefore, it will be critical for the Councils to allocate a range of other sites across the Strategic Growth Locations, and these should form the majority of South Warwickshire’s housing supply, in addition to any new settlement(s).

To the east of this Site, beyond the railway line, the Council identifies Land south of Deppers Bridge as a potential new settlement (New Settlement F2), with a capacity of 4,840 new homes. Whilst not identified as one of the preferred Settlements, directing growth within this broader location was clearly considered to be a reasonable alternative when assessing suitable growth locations. This highlights further the inconsistent approach taken by the Council’s in relation to the Priority Areas, and in particular with regards to Bishops Itchington settlement and this Site. As with the BDW housing development to the south, this Site has the ability to be brought forward within the next 5 years with no constraints to development, contributing further to the sustainability credentials of the wider settlement.