Yes

ID sylw: 104625

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Ian Dunning

Stop building sprawling car-dependent suburbia. You are killing people with these decisions. Cars kill people, stop making people have to get in their cars to get to places. Build high density walkable neighbourhoods with active travel infrastructure.

Paint is not cycling infrastructure.
Buses are bad public transport.
Don't build any detached houses.

Yes

ID sylw: 104853

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ms Elizabeth Heath

This development does not take land out of greenbelt and therefore has a lower negative impact on biodiversity. It's also closer to existing infrastructure and services

Other

ID sylw: 105229

Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Stratford upon Avon District Council

Southam Group – SG12 – NO OBJECTION

Yes

ID sylw: 105556

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Alexander Hargie

SG12 as further development around Southam should be sustainable with the facilities in the town and for transport as provided by the connections via the A423/A425.

No

ID sylw: 105578

Derbyniwyd: 01/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Rhian R Bailey

I wish to express my strong objection to the proposed new developments in my local area. I believe these developments will have a detrimental effect on our natural beauty and the quality of life for future generations. The M40 is already dangerous due to increased traffic from housing and JLR expansions, leading to fatalities. Local services like schools and doctors are over-subscribed, roads are in poor condition, and essential amenities are lacking. The proposed developments would exacerbate these issues and further damage our community and environment. I see this as a poor decision by Stratford-on-Avon Council.

No

ID sylw: 106852

Derbyniwyd: 23/02/2025

Ymatebydd: G V Branston

My village (in which I was born, as were my parents) has since c.1965 seen many new houses built, & continue to be built, (as has Harbury & Southam in particular). I consider our area has had more than its fair share of housing over the last 60 years. I would have thought that the areas that would welcome new houses (affordable for the locals please), would be in the former cities and towns that are depressed (the old mill towns, or where docks used to be). 2 nearby 1960s new towns, which destroyed the local area are Daventry and Redditch & became overspill towns for B'ham mainly.

Other

ID sylw: 106919

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Historic England

CONCERNS: parcel to the west of Southam between Welsh Road West and Leamington Road has the potential to impact the character of ‘The Holy Well’ SM and affect its hydrology. The well is located in a rural setting that is part of its significance, therefore recommend keeping development back from the well site.

Area NW of Southam (near Southam College) site of English Civil War skirmish 1642.

Setting of Southam CA & some GII LBs may be impacted by development of certain parcels.

Recommend: HIA prior to allocation & possible removal of parcels between Welsh Road West and Leamington Road.

No

ID sylw: 107423

Derbyniwyd: 16/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Moreton Morrell Parish Council

No objection

No

ID sylw: 107629

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Napton Parish Council

We do not agree with this cluster being included in the plan as set out. Whilst broadly supporting the objectives, Southam has been the subject of disproportionate and unsustainable growth over the last 5 to 10 years and is a community without any rail access. As stated by us elsewhere in our response, growth that is overwhelmingly car and road dependent should be avoided and Southam is such a case in point. Further, there is no adequate arterial road network. Schools and healthcare have been considerably challenged here. It would be most useful if a network of cycle ways to connect villages within 4 miles such as Ufton, Long and Bishop’s Itchington, Deppers Bridge, Napton and Ladbroke could be developed. The inclusion of Wood Street carpark as a potential development site is quite unacceptable and would adversely affect the vibrancy of the town.

Other

ID sylw: 108352

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Lovell Strategic Land

Asiant : Carter Jonas

We support identification of Land North and South of Welsh Road West Southam as part of SG12. In the Interim Sustainability Appraisal SG12 is identified as one of the best performing options. However, the assessment of landscape impacts is not robust and further assessments should be undertaken. We have attached a Landscape and Visual Technical Note and Expert Opinion which demonstrates SG12 should score ‘Minor Adverse Impact” for the Landscape Sustainability Objective.

Land North and South of Welsh Road West Southam would support sustainable housing and economic growth in Southam and improve connectivity between the site and local communities. It would support sustainable commuting options and promote opportunities for modal shift. This accords with the SWLP’s ambition for a well-connected South Warwickshire and the wider Government Plan for Change which seeks to provide homes near businesses and employment opportunities.

Yes

ID sylw: 108394

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: The Kler Group

Asiant : Cerda Planning Ltd

In terms of the strategic growth options, we support the inclusion of Southam Group SG12 in the draft SWLP and in particular HELAA site reference 36.

Strategic Growth Location SG12 would deliver housing and associated infrastructure at one of the SWLP plan area’s largest towns, and thus would - in plan strategy and locational terms - be the most sustainable location for delivering growth.

HELAA site 36 is more closely aligned with the urban edge of Southam, has urban influences from the town, is a contained land parcel in both landscape and visual terms, and is better related to tie into existing infrastructure serving non car travel modes.

Other

ID sylw: 108659

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: CEMEX UK Operations Ltd

Asiant : Victoria Bullock

The Opportunity
5.1 The former Southam Cement Works is an existing large brownfield site that sits outside of the settlement boundary of Southam. It is a site with a long employment history, with CEMEX a long standing business and local employer. It has an active operational life of 20-25 years working the existing mineral working and extraction permissions and could therefore be released in totality within the SWLP plan period to 2050.
5.2 Part of the site is available for redevelopment now and could actively contribute to the SWLP growth strategy in terms of both job creation and new housing in the short to medium term consistent with the policy objectives of the NPPF.
5.3 A Vision Document has been prepared and is enclosed at Appendix 2. The core principles of the opportunity build on the ’20-minute Neighbourhood’ concept and includes:
• Provides for the release of non-operational brownfield land for further CEMEX investment and jobs to the site.
• Retains and consolidates the existing CEMEX business and diversification of CEMEX’s employment offer through new training facilities, together with wider employment floorspace creation.
• Releases land for other employment that could contribute to the objectives of ‘Silicon Spa’.
• A range of jobs within easy community distance.
• Releases land for mixed tenure homes, and housing types, that need identified local need and affordability.
• Beautifully designed homes with gardens, reflecting local character and materials.
• Development that enhances the natural environment, maintaining and enhancing the existing green infrastructure network, wider opportunities for biodiversity net gain and public access.
• Prioritisation of low carbon and energy efficient technology with the aim of achieving a climate resilient development.
• Enabling walkable recreation on site.
5.4 In the short term there is the opportunity for existing known non-operational land to come forward for redevelopment now. In the short to medium term CEMEX are also reviewing processes on site and the efficiency of operations generally, but also as part of CEMEX’s Corporate Nature Positive policy. This is a commitment to explore opportunities to de-carbonise the business, including reducing ‘mineral miles’, i.e. the distances travelled with raw materials and commercial products to customers and a review of the efficiency of the car and vehicle fleet. CEMEX are also reviewing opportunities to meet Biodiversity Net Gain across their wider portfolio. This could release further land within Southam from operational requirements.
5.5 These releases could be to other non-operational CEMEX functions such as laboratories, staff training and development etc as well as other non-CEMEX commercial uses on site or business start-up units / industrial units. These commercial / education uses would be compatible with the operational use and mineral workings that would continue in the medium term whilst making best use of brownfield land and contributing to economic growth and job creation. In short, rather that the site and landscape become redundant, this would enable managed growth and reuse.
5.6 Collectively this would provide a revised ‘context’ and organic growth for when the remainder of the site is released from operational use. As noted above, this could occur within the current SWLP plan period to 2050. The opportunities could be explored through a phased Masterplan linked to the growth objectives of the SWLP. The approach would need to be based on a wider understanding of the existing economic base and the challenges and opportunities facing the local community. This could include start-up businesses units which are consistent with the makeup of the existing local economy and prevalence of micro-businesses. They could also contribute to the ‘Silicon Spa’ economic asset identified by the South Warwickshire Employment Land Study October 2024 prepared by Iceni.
5.7 The western parcel is also available for release now and could come forward for residential development consistent with the original Model Village. The housing would generate value and would facilitate a co-ordinated scheme with the above employment offer. This would offer opportunity for workers to live in proximity to their jobs. Moreover, provide the critical mass for other on-site local services. This could include supporting small scale retail (i.e. a Co-op etc) for both workers and residents in a ‘convenience’ role. Such facilities would be local in nature and not compete with those already provided in Southam and / or Long Itchington.
5.8 There is also the potential for residential development in the northern parcel in the medium to long term.
5.9 There is also the opportunity to enhance the biodiversity and ecological value of the wider land holdings beyond the existing mineral extraction restoration requirements. This includes the opportunity for parts of the site to be used for Biodiversity Net Gain for the wider CEMEX portfolio as part of their Nature First Policy and for any development proposed on site. Land to the west of the Model Village, that already falls partly within Flood Zone 1, has been identified for this purpose.
5.10 CEMEX could also review the potential to open up some areas of the wider land holdings to the public subject to operational health and safety restrictions, ecological sensitivities and meeting amenity needs of any proposed residential development and for surrounding settlements. In this respect it is noted that the ‘made’ Southam Neighbourhood Plan July 2023 sets out a desire to expand the available green space for Southam and nearby villages by opening up the southern extremity of the existing CEMEX Quarry. This land is currently unsuitable for public access as it is subject to Quarry regulations at present. This is expected to be the case for the operational lifetime of the Quarry.
5.11 CEMEX propose to work with the District Council, Town, the community and stakeholders in developing and assessing the development proposals for the site and opportunities for access to other areas in the land holding. This could also explore the potential improved connections with wider communities in Long Itchington and Southam making walking, cycling and public transport the most attractive forms of transport.
6.1 The Former Southam Cement Works site enables an efficient use of existing previously developed land, reducing the pressure to release Green Belt and greenfield land to development for homes and jobs. Consistent with the NPPF 2024, it would secure the existing and new jobs in the long term and provide the opportunity for housing development to meet the increased Standard Method housing requirement and as yet undefined unmet housing need of the surrounding authorities.
6.2 The site is suitable, available and achievable and would contribute to a mix of sites that would be needed to supply variety to the market and maintain housing land supply.
6.3 In our view, the SWLP should retain the principles of the Core Strategy Policy AS 11 and progress a new ‘live’ policy in SWLP Part 1 that facilitates the phased release of the Former Southam Cement Works site to encourage organic employment growth and enabling housing development ahead of the release of the remaining operational land.
6.4 We would welcome the opportunity to meet with the Council to review the above