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ID sylw: 108727

Derbyniwyd: 19/03/2025

Ymatebydd: King Henry VIII Endowed Trust (Warwick)

Asiant : Savills

We support the inclusion of Strategic Growth Option SG08 in the SWLP and consider that this location is appropriate for residential development. We note that the HELAA assesses the SG08 Strategic Growth Option holistically as site reference 214. As well as this, a smaller area of land forming the southern part of SG08 has been assessed separately as site reference 128 (Land at Budbrooke Lodge Farm).
King Henry VIII Endowed Trust is promoting land at Budbrooke Lodge Farm, Warwick (HELAA site reference 128), which is located directly to the west of Warwick Racecourse. Technical work has been undertaken to understand the capacity of the site for residential development. This is summarised in the Vision Document prepared by Node (Appendix 1), which concludes that up to 500 dwellings can be delivered on the site as part of a sustainable extension west of Warwick. Additional land to the north (which, together with the Trust’s land, comprises Growth Option SG08 / HELAA site 214) could potentially deliver up to 650 dwellings in total across SG08.
We wish to highlight that the SG08 Growth Option is under the ownership of two parties, including King Henry VIII Endowed Trust which owns circa two thirds of the SG08 Growth Option. Whilst these representations relate primarily to the Trust’s land interests at Budbrooke Lodge Farm, the fact that there are only two landowners comprising SG08 is considered to make SG08 a highly deliverable option for growth in the SWLP area due to the reduced number of landowner interests in the site.
We consider that Budbrooke Lodge Farm could also come forward independently of the remainder of SG08 to deliver around 500 dwellings. Further details of site capacity, along with an initial Framework Masterplan, are set out in the Vision Document prepared by Node (Appendix 1). Notwithstanding this, it is likely that the incorporation of land to the north of Budbrooke Lodge Farm, which is also within SG08, could deliver further development and associated public benefits such as significant open space and connections to Budbrooke Industrial Estate and Warwick Parkway station to the north. It is considered that a potential pedestrian and/or cycle access could be provided to Warwick Parkway station via the existing bridge over the A46 in the north-western corner or SG08, to provide a sustainable link with the site, as well as benefitting developments such as Chase Meadow to the south. King Henry VIII Endowed Trust has engaged with the landowner to the north to explore options for the comprehensive development of SG08 and will continue to engage further with them throughout the
SWLP preparation process.
A Transport Technical Note (Appendix 2) has been prepared by SLR setting out how vehicular access to the site can be accessed via Hampton Road A4189 to the south of the site. This demonstrates that either a ghost island right turn or a four-arm roundabout (or a combination of the two) could be used to
serve the site, with a single access able to serve up to 650 dwellings. SLR’s report also concludes that
a dual access option could service up to 1,700 dwellings. The SLR Technical Note also provides multiple
options for the provision of an emergency access via Hampton Road, utilising land within the Trust’s
control. It is noted, however, that this assessment does not take into account other key constraints
including areas of flood risk within the SG08 area and the need to provide public open space and other
amenities. With these constraints taken into account, it is anticipated that around 500 dwellings could
be delivered on land controlled by King Henry VIII Endowed Trust, potentially rising to around 500-650
dwellings if the remainder of SG08 is also developed (where technical issues can be addressed).