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Strategic Growth Location SG17 Question
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91051
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr John Fedorowycz
I strongly object to the proposals for over 3,000 homes in this rural area. These plans would remove scarce green public space, destroy natural habitats, and increase flood risks in vulnerable areas. The existing infrastructure is wholly inadequate—local roads cannot support the construction or long-term traffic impact, and public services are already overstretched. Additionally, the local economy does not provide sufficient jobs, forcing long commutes that are environmentally damaging. This level of development is unsustainable and lacks community support. The plan must be reconsidered to prioritise responsible, infrastructure-supported growth that protects our environment.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91091
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Philippa Bailey
Flood risk alone makes proposal invalid let alone lack of infrastructure for current residents - difficult to get Drs appt, dentist appt, limited places at high school, insufficient road network/parking/public transport, no local employment. Flooding at Shipston Bridge has prevented my children getting to school on several occassions. Totally inappropriate use of green belt land and development would fundamentally ruin the character of Shipston-On-Stour as a small market town. The single track roads through Willington/Honnington are already used as rat runs to Oxford/Stratford but they are dangerous and ill suited to this traffic let alone adding 100s more cars!
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91107
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs lisa mitchell
our school system within shipston is over subscribed large class sizes and there is no facility for 6th form which means that children's education is disrupted having to attend out of county or Stratford. Transport costs are expected to be paid by the parent. The medical Centre is running at capacity and there is no provision to expand. The roads where the proposed planning are b roads country lanes. shipston has a one way system which is grid locked throughout the day houses will increase flooding, houses near to the tip will be cut off when the roads flood.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91110
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr George Dunn
Shipston has already reached its capacity with respect to schools, medical centre and sewerage requirements.
The town centre struggles to cope with existing population - inadequate centre town parking and nowhere else available!
Public services in the town are very limited - bus services have decreased.
We need to keep the re-cycling facility.
Flooding is an annual issue that has not been resolved and will only get worse with further development.
Overall facilities in the town have decreased and disappeared over recent years.
The above concerns represent our objection to the housing plans for Shipston.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91161
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Valerie Malling
The High school is full with waiting list. Shipston has poor public transport links / road access to motorways. Our town roads are narrow and already very busy. It is essential to have a car which further impacts on traffic jams and pollution. Shipston is prone to regular flooding especially refs 148 747. &062. Shipston has very limited parking spaces and nowhere else to put any more and the town would lose its character. There are very few jobs in Shipston and local areas. The sewage systems are already struggling to cope especially since the recent new housing estates.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91165
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Richard Foster
Move will create future polution, mobe will create safety isue sin surrounding villages, move will overload medical facilities with no backup,
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91178
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Andriana Iacovou
Shipston has inadequate public transport for this population increase. There is no train station and buses to nearby towns like Stratford and Banbury are unreliable and infrequent. Surrounding villages do not have appropriate roads, and Shipston already suffers with a lot of traffic due to various one-way roads.
The character of our small town will change with such a large development. Market square is popular, a source of tourism, and this is because of its current look and feel, and the fact that it is part of the Conservation zone. Major development threatens this.
Additionally, Shipston is high-risk regarding flooding.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91237
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Richard Robotham
This is a flood plain and floods every year.
Far to big an area in the middle of the countryside.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91245
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Piers Bailey
Longtime resident of the Shipston area I know the high school is overfilled and lacks a sixth form, not to mention this will worsen the already dangerous flooding problem. Shipston-On-Stour lacks the basic transport and road infrastructure for tho development completely and this is not to mention the huge lack of jobs available which will be greatly worsened by this development. This development will overflow and already packed small market town and be disastrous for education of our young people , will create high levels of unemployment and will also push to break in point the already minimal infrastructure.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91258
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Simon Kirby
Jobs decreasing here. Poor bus service to other towns, no railway; new residents would drive on narrow roads & narrow bridges. Sewers already overwhelmed; water supply very weak due to existing new houses. Flooding: major problem on and around sites! Conservation Area, especially High Street already car chaos. No sixth form. School and doctors oversubscribed. To encourage recycling the centre must remain. The countryside, Barcheston and especially Honington must be preserved. We are short of green spaces but would lose more if 148 and 747 proceed. Part of Fell Mill ‘Area of Restraint’! Others within buffer zone of CNL.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91278
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Chris Lonsdale
Shipston has seen a great deal of development in recent years. The High School is over subscribed and the medical centre is stretched beyond capacity. The towns drainage system is failing. The road network is under pressure. Local job opportunities are minimal. Bus services are infrequent and the nearest railway station is 7 miles away therefore car use is essential. An increase in traffic due to further development would have a serious impact on Shipston. Site Ref ID 331 (West of Furze Hill Road) is only accessible via existing estate roads which will not cope with the increased traffic.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91285
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Michelle Hurcombe
Shipston is lacking in the transport infrastructure to cope with these developments, public transport is poor and roads are already overcrowded. There are no proposed plans for increasing public services, such as schools, doctors surgeries or supermarkets, these are currently in need of expansion, even before these new developments. Removing the recycling centre would mean travelling longer distances to dispose of rubbish, which is not good for the environment. Building houses on the current flood plain would potentially cause more flooding problems for the town.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91290
Derbyniwyd: 25/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Alan Hurcombe
There is inadequate infrastructure in Shipston on Stour to support the development plan. Some of the housebuilding is planned for the far side of the river on a flood plain and with a medieval bridge as the only point of access to the rest of the town. There are inadequate employment opportunities and retail sites to support the existing town population and any development of land should be used to address these needs first. The facilities at the local schools and the medical centre are insufficent for the current town population and could not support the additional development.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91362
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Michael Owen
School not big enough and no sixth form
Medical centre can't cope
Rubbish transport links
We would lose the recycling centre
Flooding already a major issue and would only get worse
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91373
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Maggie Goren
I believe the councils are prioritising housing development over necessary infrastructure upgrades in Shipston. The existing sewage system cannot handle increased population without risk of flooding and sewage issues. I experienced flooding at the Shipston bridge car parks, highlighting the urgent need for waste water and sewage system improvements before further housing is built. Additionally, the loss of the community hospital has left residents without adequate medical care, further exacerbating the situation as increased population demands more health services. I reject the current proposals for building sites until these critical issues are addressed.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91433
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Lucia Restall Orr
The proposal will affect the following Local Wildlife Sites: River Stour PLWS
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91497
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Beth Palmer
Would complement current development with infrastructure in place or being put in place
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91505
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs susan lay
Schools currently at capacity - No sixth form provision
Health Services already under strain
Traffic concerns
Building on flood plain.
Narrow roads and historic bridges
Lost of Recycling centre
Development not in keeping with size of current town
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91516
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Amy Westerman
Shipston lacks enough green space for the number of residents.
Single track bridges at Barcheston and Honington and one-way system in Shipston are already struggling with the volume of traffic.
Shipston is highly susceptible to increasing flooding risks - 42% of Fell Mill site is in flood zone 3 & 2 and the site is also split by a flood plain.
Attractive market square, popular with tourists, is part of conservation zone - the character of the town will change.
No employment opportunities.
School has no sixth form and already over subscribed.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91547
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Susan Peebles
The sites that are east of the river are impractical due to narrow bridges, single track roads through villages that would cause congestion. These sites are also flood plain and could cause problems for existing properties. There is a lack of infrastructure (schools, doctors etc at capacity) that can’t meet the existing requirements let alone more people.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91568
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Angela Wright
Shipston is in danger of being overdeveloped. The infrastructure is barely large enough to cope with the recent new housing ( drainage problems on the Campden Road). There is no rail link, the primary school & High School are oversubscribed. We have no police station or fire station and the Hospital has no beds or A&E. In particular the proposed building of houses on SG17 is on land that does and WILL flood, causing huge problems for both the town of Shipston and the villages down river. I would urge the council to build on brown belt not green belt.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91603
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Reg Hodson
Shipston on stour lacks the infrastructure to support this large scale development. We have no additional capacity for schools, doctors and amenities so if this was to go ahead it would affect the quality of life to residents. I am already registered with the medical in Moreton In Marsh due to the lack of appointments at the medical centre already. This proposal will lead to the extreme congestion around the area.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91610
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Samantha Hitchman
Local infrastructure cannot cope with the current population.
Flood risk, medical centre not adequate, schools - not 6th form.
No transport links, no supermarket.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91615
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr John Hitchman
Traffic cannot cope already.
Doctors are already overwhelmed.
No proper infrastructure.
Flood risk
Schools already oversubscribed
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91617
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Jean Aird
For the proposed number of houses Shipston On Stour does not currently have adequate infrastructure: e.g. schools, medical facilities, parking, public transport., shops.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91624
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Lawrence Adamson
As a small country town, Shipston on Stour has insufficient resources at its current size to provide such necessary social services including medical and dental, schooling, parking/transport services and roadways.
Historically S on S has suffered substantial flooding and consequential damage. To determine that further housing can be accommodated in areas determined as flood plains, is frankly ludicrous.
I most strenuously object to any further domestic building within the curtilage of the town in order that the quality of the town may stay intact.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91630
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr John Collins
The SG17 site is unsuitable for development due to its lack of essential infrastructure, flood risks, and environmental sensitivity. The proposed 3,000 new homes could overwhelm Shipston, which already lacks adequate public transport, local employment, and services.
42% of the Fell Mill Lane portion is in a flood zone, posing a significant risk. The site's proximity to an ANOB would compromise the environmental and infrastructural integrity of Shipston and contradict sustainability principles.
The HELAA did not rule out SG17 despite standard evidence across various policy directions, failing to meet criteria due to lack of services, infrastructure, and serious flood risks.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91635
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Rachel Cooper
o I feel it is not sustainable to build new houses on floodplains. The sites on Fell Mill Lane (Ref. 148,747) often flood, and the frequency of flooding has become much worse in recent years.
o Building on the floodplain will cause increased risk of flooding in Shipston on Stour and downstream villages.
o The proposed development would have a negative impact of local wildlife and is likely to cause the loss of protected trees, hedges and woods.
o Shipston needs more green spaces for the current number of residents (not less).
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No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91645
Derbyniwyd: 23/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Kay and James Lehane
I have objections regarding the inclusion of Sites 148 and 747 for future development within SG17. These areas are prone to flooding, and building homes would worsen the situation, impacting nearby locations like Tredington and Stratford. The roads leading to Fell Mill Lane are unsuitable for increased traffic, and there is no public transport, necessitating car travel for shopping and employment, contributing to pollution. The proposed development would harm local wildlife and disrupt access to green spaces. Additionally, current infrastructure, including schools and healthcare, is already under strain and unable to accommodate further demand.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 91648
Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Mark Woodyatt
The town is overpopulated and under facilitated.
Keep the character of a rural market town.
Shipston shouldn't have to take overspill from other areas.
More housing on the East side of the Stour will create more flooding.
The roads aren't coping at the moment. More housing will create more traffic problems and the highways will further deteriorate.
The medical Centre is already oversubscribed.