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ID sylw: 87180

Derbyniwyd: 06/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Heidi Castle

Concerns regarding infrastructure: Flood risk; lack of large retail facilities; no. of school places and no 16-18 education; 3/5 road routes into town are already high crash routes and poorly maintained; medical facilities; town centre access/parking. Etc.
I have lived in Shipston-on-Stour for 25 years and it has changed drastically in terms of property numbers but the services with road improvements, bus services and retail have not. The only gain in town is a small Tesco express but this has caused road hazards due to parking issues and of course this was built in place of a petrol station, so there has actually been no gain at all. The lack if suitable infrastructure means that more houses will mean more cars on the road, also having to commute for jobs, 16+ education out of town. This is not coducive to improvements in a sustainable green future.
On another point, the houses being built are still not affordable to the young people of Shipston. For example, my daughter who has lived in Shipston her whole life, went away to University and now has a good job working remotely from home, but she still cannot afford to buy a house and rents are so high. Therefore, like a number of her local school friends they are back living at home with their parents. Again, this is not sustainable for the future and not a way forward for the adults who are supposed to help leading their communities in the future.