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Strategic Growth Location SG12 Question
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 99791
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Lorraine Grocott
NA
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 99810
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Geoff Cooper
Local roads will suffer but area shown looks to be relatively small
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 99906
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Neil Eaton
Support required development on non green belt land
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100057
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Philip Wall
Development should prioritise brownfield sites over Green Belt land. Urban and previously developed areas already have infrastructure in place, reducing pressure on roads, schools, and healthcare. These sites are closer to transport links and jobs, making them more sustainable. Using brownfield land prevents environmental damage, protects biodiversity, and preserves historic landscapes. It also helps maintain community identity by preventing urban sprawl. Additionally, brownfield areas are often better suited for flood mitigation. By focusing on these locations, new housing can be delivered responsibly without harming the countryside or overburdening local services.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100286
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Deborah Carter
New development should focus on previously developed sites, not destroy protected Green Belt land. Urban and repurposed areas already have infrastructure in place, preventing additional strain on roads, schools, and healthcare. These locations are also closer to transport links and jobs, making them more sustainable. Using non-Green Belt land prevents irreversible environmental harm, safeguards biodiversity, and preserves important landscapes. It also protects communities from urban sprawl and helps to prevent flooding. By focusing on these sites, new housing can be delivered in a responsible way—without sacrificing the countryside or placing unbearable pressure on already stretched local services.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100376
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Aimee Carter
New housing should be developed on land that has already been built on, not on protected Green Belt land. Urban areas and brownfield sites already have the infrastructure to support new developments, reducing the pressure on roads, schools, and healthcare.
Building in non-Green Belt areas also means:
• Less environmental damage and better protection for wildlife.
• More sustainable transport options, reducing long commutes and carbon emissions.
• Preventing towns and villages from merging and losing their unique identities.
• Reducing flood risks caused by overdevelopment.
Destroying the Green Belt isn’t the answer—there are much better options available.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100592
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Residents Concerned for Kenilworth South
Support housing development on non-green belt land.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100682
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Catesby Estates
Asiant : Mr Will Whitelock
Catesby Estates support the Spatial Growth Strategy in the Part 1 Plan, particularly the strategic allocations for new settlements and urban extensions. The land east of Banbury Road in Southam is part of the SG12 Southam Group Strategic Growth Location, showing high sustainability performance. Identified as a suitable reserve housing site by Stratford-on-Avon District Council, it spans 11.68 ha and can accommodate up to 200 dwellings, alongside public open spaces and community facilities. This site is deliverable and suitable for meeting housing needs in South Warwickshire and surrounding areas.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100765
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Vistry Strategic Land - Wellesbourne
We consider land to the east of Southam should be allocated for residential development and a new school.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100850
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Simon Collyer
Southam already has seen significant growth and development. The local services and amenities are not good enough to support more.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101115
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Hallam Land Management Limited
Asiant : Mr Jack Barnes
Hallam Land request that the SWLP allocates south-east Southam as a location for development, due to the joint and collaborative approach from landowners, the alignment with the spatial strategy, alignment with the overarching principles of the SWLP, and infrastructure that can be delivered. Southam is the best ranked SGL in South Warwickshire (in the HELAA), South-east Southam is the best location for growth in Southam.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101228
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: AC Lloyd - Sites 64 and 301
Asiant : Delta Planning
AC Lloyd fully supports Strategic Growth Location SG12 (Southam). This location includes the following sites submitted by AC Lloyd through the call for sites: land north of Leamington Road submitted for residential use (ref: 64); and land south of Leamington Road (ref: 301) submitted for employment use.
This Growth Option is consistent with the identification of Southam as a Main Rural Centre being suitable for new housing and employment in the Stratford-on-Avon District Core Strategy (2016) and the AC Lloyd sites provide a logical sustainable expansion to the west of the village. See full response.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101896
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Savills (UK) Ltd
It's unclear what status SGLs will have in developing future versions of the SWLP. The Southam SGL is a suitable, sustainable, deliverable opportunity for strategic-scale development. However, the parcel selection is illogical, which impacts assessment in the Sustainability Appraisal. Land at Welsh Road and Daventry Road, Southam was not included in the SGL despite better HELAA performance than other Southam sites to the west and north. The site is within the Spatial Growth Strategy Priority Area, while some sites included in the SGL are not. Inclusion of less sustainable sites skews Southam's outcomes.
A fairer, more robust approach would be to select the best-performing HELAA sites to test the merits of the SGLs. The SA methodology is too rigid and applied to large, unconnected areas of land without accounting for the proposed form of development or mitigation measures. The SA outputs have little value for plan-making. Of greater value are site-specific assessments through the HELAA combined with an understanding of the broad sustainability of places.
Specific comments on SA Objectives for SG12:
Climate Change
Agree all SGLs should have the same score. This should be "0" in the absence of any detailed analysis on the climate change impact of not meeting future growth needs.
Flood Risk
All sites should be assigned "0". Testing broad areas without regard to form, scale or mitigation is meaningless.
Biodiversity
Masterplanning measures could avoid or mitigate development impacts on protected habitats. The broad comparison is helpful so retain same scores.
Landscape
Particularly sensitive to site-selection. In Southam land to the west is considerably more sensitive than land to the east. If better-performing locations were selected as part of the SGL then lower impacts would have been assessed. Revise to '-'.
Cultural Heritage
Particularly sensitive to site selection. Selecting Land at Welsh Road and Daventry Road, Southam rather than more sensitive land to the West would reduce the impact of the SGL. Revise to '-'.
Pollution
Meaningless without clear understanding of the proposed form and type of development. Score should be same for each SGL but no rationale for this being negative.
Natural Resources
Land to the South and East of Southam is Grade 3 and 4 with no BMV. We suggest minor negative rather than major negative. Currently 23 of 24 SGLs are scored equally against this objective despite national Planning Policy prioritising use of non-BMV land.
Waste
Agree SGLs should score equally but not major negative. New homes are needed and no reason to assume the SGLs are worse than alternatives.
Housing
Score agreed.
Health
Meaningful assessment impossible without further details on proposals. Consistent minor negative not unreasonable.
Accessibility
Agree with a consistent score. Strategic sites would enhance public transport and active travel. Measuring performance without understanding opportunities for enhancement through development would be incomplete.
Education
Consistent neutral score is the only option until a more in-depth analysis is carried out of existing provision and opportunities to enhance through growth.
Economy
Support consistent positive score as all residential-led SGLs will have a positive impact.
Other
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 102206
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Niall Shimmin
Some zones seem sensible but needs to come with infrastructure uplift.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 102577
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Simon Andrews
Development on non-green belt land should be prioritised over development on green belt. Total housing needs can be met without developing on green belt so morally not right to remove green belt without exceptional cause.
These areas are better supported with existing infrastructure and transport network without requiring major investment on more remote, less connected areas.
The opportunity in terms of yield is higher in these areas so there is a duty to fulfil the housing needs in the most responsible way considering this and the green belt obligations.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 102722
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Liz Churchill
As a general rule, I would prefer to see non Green-belt sites being used.
Other
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 102775
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Severn Trent Water
This development site will likely require treatment at Itchen Bank (STW) Treatment Works, this Wastewater Treatment Works has medium capacity and very high environmental constraints. Due to the size of the development, it is recommended that network upgrades will be required, alongside hydraulic modelling and engagement with STW. Overall this development site is considered a high risk location, there is some capacity however in order to accommodate growth, infrastructure upgrades will be required and we would need to work closely to understand build timelines, in order to plan accordingly.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103036
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Campaign to Protect Rural England - Warwickshire
SG12 - development around Southam. Southam has already expanded beyond its natural boundaries (including byond its bypass). The town is car-dependent with relatively poor public transport. Recent housing (on the north and south of the town) is some distance from the town centre and has limited services. Further housing areas would increase unsustainable development. Further housing will mean more traffic on the roads to/from the town with consequwences of delays and reduced road safety. SG12 should not be proceeded with. Small infill sites within the town can deliver social housing to meet local need.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103108
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Neal Appleton
Whilst the aim is for people to live close to where they work and for Active Travel to be a priority, it must be acknowledged that people often choose to reside and work in different places. Commuting is the norm and the SWLP must accommodate this. Settlement expansion and locations of new settlements must be supported by transport infrastructure.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103278
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Keith Allan
If building of new houses is to go ahead then building on non-Green belt land is more appropriate
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103288
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Keith Allan
If building of new If the construction of new houses is to proceed, it is more appropriate to construct on non-Green Belt land.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103511
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Sarah Shalgosky
A detailed impact plan is required to review the effect on Long Itchinghton Quarry LWS and River Itchen PLWS
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103684
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Steve Churchill
I believe that all new development should be made only on Non Green Belt or Brown Field sites.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104004
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Malachy Clarke
I oppose the developments in the field off of Cox Crescent (Plan Ref 469 and 633) and the adjacent fields near Green Acres Nursing Home (Plan Ref: 437, 446, 462 and 478).
While I understand the need for housing development, I believe that this particular project would have significant negative impacts on our environment, community character, and quality of life.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104099
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Amanda Waters
Not close to transport links to major employment areas and would impact the surrounding countryside
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104267
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Sally Shaw
Na
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104305
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Carl Bergstrom
Why make it modest? Build.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104444
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Sharon Ward
I support the proposed strategic growth location SG12 because it focuses development on non-greenbelt land, using existing infrastructure rather than requiring costly new roads and services. This approach enables much-needed housing while avoiding damage to rural landscapes, important footpaths, and the area’s heritage.
Other
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104551
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Ian Dunning
YES ONLY IF the development is high density, linked with public transport and active travel infrastructure.
Do not build detached homes anywhere.
Painted bicycle gutters are NOT active travel infrastructure.
A bus is a bad public transport solution.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 104586
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Kay Williams
This is not green belt land so you may go ahead.