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Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Paul Tesh

NO. Shipston-on-Stour’s infrastructure is struggling to cope with the recent expansion in housing with no more capacity at the town’s medical facilities, schools and shops which is forcing residents to travel to other towns for these services. In respect of the secondary school there is no provision for years 12 and 13 therefore forcing pupils to attend distant schools with limited or non-existent bus services. The town’s surface water and foul water drainage systems are working overcapacity with frequent occurrences of flooding. There is limited employment within the town thus forcing the workforce to commute by car as there are limited bus services which is not sustainable. Therefore an effective doubling of the town’s population with the areas shown for SG17 would completely overwhelm the Town’s infrastructure without major investment. The suggested SG17 area east of the River Stour is undeliverable without a new bridge across the Stour (the existing listed bridge is totally unsuitable for the traffic from the size of development proposed). Furthermore the road system in Shipston town centre is not suitable for a major increase in traffic, especially HGV traffic during construction for these suggested development areas. In conclusion the SG17 proposals are not sustainable and do not conform with the requirements of the NPPF without a very significant investment in the town’s infrastructure before any development.
No reference is made to Shipston being located entirely within the Special Landscape Area 96 ‘’Dunsmore and Feldon’’. This omission affects the ranking and significance of landscape to Shipston-on-Stour
The developer suggestion to redevelop the household recycling site in Shipston-on-Stour, SG17, should be rejected as this is a key community facility for residents in Shipston-on-Stour and its hinterland. Closing this site for redevelopment will force users to make car journeys to other sites, eg Wellesbourne, which will increase the carbon footprint.