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Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Paul Tesh

SG 17: 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. The town’s surface water and foul water drainage systems are working overcapacity with frequent flooding of both surface water and foul water. There is limited employment within the town thus forcing the workforce to commute by car as there are limited bus services. This is increasing the town’s carbon footprint. 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 areas shown for SG17 to the east of Shipston-on-Stour is undeliverable without a new bridge across the Stour for the size of the development proposed in the combined areas 148, 303, 552 and 747. 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.
The HELAA makes no mention of the fact that Shipston-on-Stour lies within the Special Landscape Area 97 ‘’Dunsmore and Feldon” SLA.
The HELAA needs to differentiate between secondary schools that cater for years 12 and 13 and those that don’t. Shipston-on-Stour’s secondary school does not cater for years 12 and 13 and therefore pupils have to travel to other secondary schools which is not subsidised by the local education authority. SA Objective 12 is not correct in stating that access to further education is a minor negative impact. The impact should be rated higher.