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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Warwickshire County Council

Policy development needs to include representatives from Children and Adults Social Care, as engagement solely with the ICB will not cover the full breadth of need.

Chapter 14 of the HEDNA, while provides some useful evidence of need, it does not separate this into older people, working age adults with disabilities, and requirements for people with neurodiversity, all of whom will require specific place based Environmental needs.
We would support ensuring that places are well connected through a variety of local and accessible transport networks in line with the Ageing Well and Learning Disability JSNAs. Not only will this support the community access vital services but will also enable the workforce to travel around the county in cost efficient and environmentally sustainable methods.

Careful consideration needs to be given to the phasing of developments so that care and community infrastructure can be provided at the time that the developments can sustain this function. We would welcome this to mirror the approach as taken within other areas such as Education. To support with this, we would like to explore land safeguards and developer contributions for care infrastructure.

The Housing with Care Market Position Statement has identified a gap of 609 Extra Care Housing Units that WCC has nomination rights on across Stratford and Warwick district. We would welcome a commitment from the Local Plan to support the County Council and the Housing Authorities through policy and within the development of place.

Borough ECH Required demand 2040 Gap
Stratford-on-Avon District 222 520 298
Warwick 109 420 311
Total 331 940 609

Commissioned services that operate or provide Supported Living Provision for adults with Physical Disability, Learning Disability, Neurodiversity and Mental Health find it difficult to identify solo placements for people that can’t or do not want to live with others either in a shared supported living provision or a Specialised Supported Housing scheme. More access is required for general housing for these groups of people and this needs to be factored into the strategic site development options. The population per 1000 for this group is approximately 1.3 according to our Business Intelligence Service.

Ensure people who are homeless or at risk of homelessness get the support they need to access housing and address physical and mental health needs, including substance misuse and so the draft policies within the SWLP may benefit from reviewing placed based JNSAs. (Warwick District, South Leamington, Whitnash and Bishop's Tachbrook; Cubbington, Lillington and Warwick District East; Stratford-upon-Avon)

We would expect future local plan to support the current and future Stratford and Warwick District’s Homeless Strategies and the Warwickshire-wide homelessness strategy - Preventing Homelessness in Warwickshire: a multi-agency approach.