No

ID sylw: 95214

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Simple Planning Solutions Ltd

New towns offer planned development and self-contained communities, but face high costs, potential isolation, environmental impact, and slow community building. They contradict the NPPF's sequential development approach, which prioritizes brownfield, densification, and urban extensions before greenfield sites. Justifying a new town requires strong evidence that other options are insufficient.

Yes

ID sylw: 95269

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Alamo

Asiant : Harris Lamb

We generally support the recognition that new settlements and expanding settlements is required to meet the housing and employment growth requirements and is the most sustainable way of achieving this. However, we consider that large scale development proposals such as these should be complimented by a range of smaller scale allocations in the sustainable settlements such as Salford Priors in order to deliver much needed market and affordable housing in the short term.

Yes

ID sylw: 95294

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ms Caroline Leeson

I agree with the New Settlements proposal as this would then mean there is the opportunity to offer better facilities for the new build rather than putting pressure on the existing infrastructure which is already stretched - doctors, dentists, schools, local shops. I feel the new settlement near Warwick Gates has been set up well with facilities and so something similar where it's a community with shops, school, doctor, community space, nursery etc works well for a pleasant lifestyle.

Yes

ID sylw: 95368

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Prof. Steve Strand

New settlements is the only strategically sensible option, ensuring developers contribute towards building the transport and service infrastructure needed to sustain a community.

No

ID sylw: 95430

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ms Alison Bray

This proposal is against the object of new settlements. Anyone living in this new development would travel through Stratford town centre for school/work/ shopping/leisure. The Clopton Bridge and surrounding area is already gridlocked, and more traffic would lead to more congestion on the already vulnerable bridge. There had been proposals to build a new bridge but this area isa flood plain and thus any new bridge would require a massive and costly structure which would simply lead to gridlock further east, and would not connect to principal roads. Furthering Stratford schools/gp services/dentists are already at capacity.

Other

ID sylw: 95546

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Stoford Developments Ltd

Agree with the need for at least one new settlement . The policy however makes no reference to the new settlements having a component of employment land, which in our view is a missed opportunity and should be addressed.

No

ID sylw: 95660

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Ian Clarke

The Government and local authorities should be developing policies to bring under-used existing dwellings (ABNBs, second homes, etc) into the housing market rather than developing on green belt and rural land.

No

ID sylw: 95663

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: David Wilson Homes

Asiant : Harris Lamb

No. We support recognition that new settlements are required to meet the housing and employment growth requirements in the most sustainable way. However, to ensure delivery in the early stages of the Plan Period these should be complemented by smaller scale allocations in sustainable locations that are deliverable in the short term.

Yes

ID sylw: 95851

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Jane Dodge

I agree with the concept of New Settlements being provided rather than ad hoc add ons to existing settlements which do not provide the necessary infrastructure.

Yes

ID sylw: 95887

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Stratford upon Avon District Council

On balance, the approach set out in the draft plan seems reasonable, noting it is to respond to the required numbers dictated to the Councils by the standard method imposed by central government. It should be ensured that growth happens in a sustainable and sensible way, with any new housing and commercial development accompanied by necessary infrastructure.

Yes

ID sylw: 95900

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Paul Tesh

no comment

Yes

ID sylw: 96050

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ms Meg Sanders

I'm not opposed to New Settlements in principle and see them as the best way of achieving housing targets without undue disruption to established housing.

No

ID sylw: 96100

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Judith Palmer

I cannot support such a fundamental change to South Warwickshire - the scale of most developments alongside small rural villages is unacceptable and the overall scale of housing numbers will swamp services, motorway junctions and major health facilities. It destroys the natural environment which is already working hard to provide a safe haven for nature escaping the pollution and disruption of motorways, airport traffic and railways.

No

ID sylw: 96136

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Janine Lee

I believe the policy is flawed, it is a desk-based exercise and does not take into account the realities and impact of siting a new town next to rural villages. The Campaign for Rural England, 2023 Gary Kells' report states that the 35,000 plus (updated to 50,00 plus in 2024) estimation of housing requirement across SDC and WDC areas is a huge over-estimation based on Coventry and Birmingham inflated overspill requirements. No one can predict housing needs over 25 years (normally 15). Who could have predicted the impact of the Covid Pandemic on house prices?

No

ID sylw: 96157

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Rosemary Collier

No. I am extremely concerned regarding the allocation of a new settlement and the potential environmental impacts. Local Wildlife Sites, Potential Wildlife Sites, Sites of Special Scientific Interest, designated Nature Reserves and other important sites are incredibly important for wildlife within our natural landscape. It doesn’t appear that the Councils have considered these in the selection of their new settlement locations. Several proposed settlements in the Local Plan are within existing Green Belt, which if built on would have a negative impact on designated sites and wildlife including protected and declining species at these locations.

No

ID sylw: 96197

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ms Tracey Mumford

N/A

Yes

ID sylw: 96282

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: John Dinnie

The 'more suitable' sites should be preferred to the 'less suitable' sites

Other

ID sylw: 96290

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Southam Town Council

Whilst we agree with the general approach, please see comments on individual locations near to Southam.

No

ID sylw: 96298

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Matthew Burns

No one based near any of these new developments will really be consulted, this is a box ticking exercise, our concerns about enviromental damage or not investing in local infrastructure or services will just fall on deaf ears as long as new homes are built

No

ID sylw: 96389

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Elias Topping

Given the time it is likely to take for large-scale new settlements to come forward, as acknowledged in the draft text, and in light of the joint councils' expected shortfall of housing supply under the 2024 Standard Method, stronger support is needed for the development of small and medium sites which can be developed in a shorter timescale.

Yes

ID sylw: 96435

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Julie Springate

The construction of new settlements should be considered as a better solution than adding yet more housing estates on to existing settlements, which is so destructive to the character of existing villages (etc).

Yes

ID sylw: 96534

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Shipston Town Council

This aligns with the proposals at the Issues & Options stage. A New Settlements strategy is supportive to curbing the over-development, and the very nature of existing settlements.

No

ID sylw: 96614

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Amanda Griffin

Far too much proposed development will detrimentally affect the surrounding areas

Other

ID sylw: 96618

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Colin Stewart

New settlements are supported as a way of delivering the scale of housing needed in the plan.
However, the New Settlement Assessment relies, and appears to put excessive weighting, on land availability; resulting in 4 sites as more suitable! Strategic Planning should be used to define the locations, size, and infrastructure needs, of new settlements which benefit South Warwickshire, then land accumulated to deliver it, not the other way around.

Other

ID sylw: 96638

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Stratford-upon-Avon Town Transport Group

The concept of new settlements is supported -they can deliver the majority of the housing needs, minimise effect on the environment, without detrimental effect on existing settlements.
However, the “New Settlement Assessment” appears to put excessive weighting on availability of land, with 3 out of 4 sites considered “more suitable” having 100% land available. A Strategic Planning assessment would consider the purpose, need, location, size, and infrastructure requirements of a new settlement first, and then consider how land can be accumulated to deliver it.
There is no evidence that the above approach has, or will be, considered in the assessment.

No

ID sylw: 96650

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Miss Gilly Bolton

Ill thought out and a danger to the environment.

No

ID sylw: 96727

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Andrew Boyle

Please STOP destroying the countryside with these awful new build developments. Build smaller scale developments first NOT THOUSANDS of homes if you have to.

Yes

ID sylw: 96790

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Alcester Town Council

Alcester Town Council, Arrow with Weethley Parish Council, Kinwarton Parish Council, Wixford Parish Council and Great Alne Parish Council (together referred to as Alcester Parishes Group or ‘APG’) agrees that a potential new settlement is the logical and necessary solution to fulfil the required housing target.

Yes

ID sylw: 96815

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Alveston Villagers’ Association

New Settlements would allow infrastructure to be planned (especially transport infrastructure) and the need for edge of town development (which places strain on existing infrastructure and can cause isolation) would be significantly reduced. It would also allow development to be placed in sustainable locations which do not harm the character of existing settlements.

Other

ID sylw: 96941

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Margaret Jeffery

The rationale here focuses on minimum size to be sustainable. This is not necessarily the case and there are far more factors that need to be considered in selecting optimal sites.