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ID sylw: 108724

Derbyniwyd: 19/03/2025

Ymatebydd: King Henry VIII Endowed Trust (Warwick)

Asiant : Savills

We support the vision and objectives for the SWLP, which set out a vision for sustainable growth across the plan area in line with the requirements of paragraph 8 of the NPPF. We support Strategic Objective 2 which focuses on delivering homes to meet South Warwickshire’s current and future housing need, and also support Strategic Objective 3 which sets out the Councils’ objective to ensure that development is supported by sufficient infrastructure to support this growth. Additionally, Strategic Objective 1 states that appropriate and proportional levels of growth will be supported in the most sustainable locations, especially in locations with high levels of accessibility to key facilities and services.
We consider that land at Budbrooke Lodge Farm, Warwick (within Strategic Growth Option SG08) is well located to support this objective through the provision of residential development at this location.
The site is well-located adjacent to the western edge of the existing Warwick urban area boundary and is therefore located in close proximity to existing transport links and facilities / services, as evidenced by the positive performance of the site against Sustainability Appraisal Objective 11. Additionally, the site is bound to the west by a significant defensible boundary (the A46), beyond which lies the West Midlands Green Belt. Therefore, the site is considered to be a highly suitable location for development to support the growth of Warwick in a non Green Belt location.
Strategic Objective 11 expands on this further through an aspiration to increase and improve access to sustainable and active travel options that enhance connectivity by connecting people to centres, jobs, education, cultural facilities, green spaces and countryside. We support Strategic Objective 11 and consider that the residential development of land at Budbrooke Lodge Farm, Warwick, along with the wider land within the SG08 Strategic Growth Option, can offer significant active travel opportunities via connections to existing Public Rights of Way, including access to Warwick town centre via Warwick Racecourse and potential access to Budbrooke Industrial Estate to the north. Land at Budbrooke Lodge Farm is in significantly closer proximity to Warwick town centre than other recent developments in the vicinity, including the Chase Meadow development south of Hampton Road.
Finally, we note that objective 5 (Making effective use of land and natural resources) and 6 (Contributing towards Net Zero targets) relate to the overarching principle ‘A resilient and Net Zero Carbon South Warwickshire’. We support these objectives and recognise that combatting climate change through the planning process is becoming an increasingly important consideration in achieving sustainable development.
In addition, we consider that development at Budbrooke Lodge Farm could assist in meeting Strategic Objectives 10 (Improving the health, safety and quality of life of our communities), and 12 (Protecting and enhancing our environmental assets) through the provision of new public open space, facilitating increased public access to existing Public Rights of Way and through providing key environmental benefits as part of the development including Biodiversity Net Gain.