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Yes

ID sylw: 96280

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: John Dinnie

All sites except 62 are outside the BUAB none of the sites have good transport links. Infrastructure must be addressed before any development.
507 - Land at Tilemans Lane (Score 26.6)
The dry end should be employment land and the wet end should be playing fields. The far side should be natural green space and the Darlingscote Road needs improvement and a speed limit.
148 - Land at Fell Mill Farm (Score 43.65)
Flood Zones 2 and 3 and surface water flooding problems. Unsuitable roads and bridges. Drainage into the river creates downstream flooding. Landscape sensitivity. Baseline Habitat. Agricultural land. Although listed as within 800m / 1,5km of schools Roads are unsuitable for children walking to school. No pavements! Busy roads!

303 - Land to East of Springhill (Score 27.1)
Speed of traffic entering the town from the north along Stratford Road must be reduced to make the junction of Springhill and Stratford Road safe for children crossing. Might possibly be accepted as a reserve site for later in the period 2040 to 2050 providing infrastructure has been addressed, specifically drains, sewers, education, health and transport.
747 - Land at Leasow Farm (Score 42.3)
Flood Zones 2 and 3 and surface water flooding problems. Drainage into the river creates downstream flooding. Unsuitable roads and bridges. Landscape sensitivity. Baseline Habitat. Agricultural land. Although listed as within 800m / 1,5km of schools Roads are unsuitable for children walking to school. No pavements! Busy roads!
552 - Highways sub depot (Score 37.3)
This site is needed as it is as employment land. Essential town services are run from this site. The re-cycling facility is essential to the town and surrounding area. Its removal would increase car travel and be contrary to sustainability and environmental policies.
62 – Land North of Angela’s Meadow (Score 37.65)
This site is unsuitable due to surface water flooding considerations. The area would be more suited to being playing fields under the management of the next-door Sports and Social Club. This would create a sorely needed facility for the Town
173 – Land off Shoulderway Lane (Score 43.4)
331 – Land West of Furze Hill Road (Score 39.4)
433 – Land off Hanson Avenue (Score 33.2)
393 – Land South of Webb Road (Score 38.6)
860 – Land South of Oldbutt Road (Score 31.8)
All of these should be considered as protected under Policy Direction 45. The slopes of Hanson Hill make an important contribution to the character of Shipston on Stour and as such should be considered an area of restraint. The existing development up the Campden Road has already caused harm to the open nature of these identified areas. This could be balanced by improving the character and visual amenity of these sites as areas of public access, nature conservation and food production exactly as laid out in the policy. This was put forward as content for the original Neighbourhood Plan but was unfortunately rejected. It should certainly be included in the next update to provide a country park/rain garden with surface water runoff collection and enabling walking for leisure and recreation while providing continued agricultural and horticultural use with public education.
460 – Land South of Darlingscote Road (Score 30.4)
465 – Land at Darlingscote Road (Score 30.3)
689 – Land off Darlingscote Road (Score 34)
All the ‘Higher Land’ Sites to the West of the town contribute to the Surface Water runoff issues that are continuing to plague the existing sites on Campden Road. This was most obvious in the flooding incidents at Clifford Place requiring considerable drainage work by Taylor Wimpey to alleviate the problem. The downhill flows from these sites continue to cause both on site erosion and flooding problems as well as contributing to sewage eruptions and fluvial flooding in the lower parts of the town.
The combined effect of Policy Directions 45, 46, 47 and 48 should rule out the ‘Higher Land’ development sites to the West of the Town and the Riverside sites to the East.