No

ID sylw: 106484

Derbyniwyd: 28/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Joan Dowell

1. Location would extend the settlement of Alcester across the bypass and would adversely effect the lives of residents.
2. Access would be either on/off a dual carriageway (A435 or onto the A422 which is a wider version of a country lane.
3. Level of suggested development would require a substantial programme of roadworks from Stratford-Evesham (A46). The road can't handle current traffic volumes. The A435 to Studley/Birmingham is very heavily used currently and roadworks would be needed.
4. Already an established trading estate in Alcester which could be extended.
5. A site of this size would swamp Alcester, let alone Arrow which has a thriving community.

Other

ID sylw: 106928

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Historic England

POTENTIAL OBJECTION:
development of this site has the potential to harm the significance and setting of: Ragley Hall RPG (GII*), Ragley Hall LB (GI) & the Arrow CA. Development would be experienced in views from the Hall as the park rises to ridges of high ground to the north-east, west and south, while there are extensive views in
all directions from the Hall and pleasure grounds across the park to surrounding agricultural land. There are also possible connections between the park & surrounding woodlands to the north of the A422, which lie to the west of the site (as shown on the original OS map).

Impacts on group of LBs at Cold Comfort Farm will need assessment, as will impacts on setting of nearby SMs.

Recommend: HIA prior to allocation

No

ID sylw: 107204

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: P Perks

Strongly disagree

Traffic congestion already exists and this plan will make it much worse. Disgraceful!

No

ID sylw: 107205

Derbyniwyd: 07/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Jean W and Melvyn W Rigby

Nifer y bobl: 2

Comments illegible.

No

ID sylw: 107206

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Loraine Thompson

No further comment supplied.

No

ID sylw: 107348

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Alcester Town Council and Arrow with Weethley Parish Council

Alcester needs affordable housing but the proposed sites in the SWLP are unsuitable.

There is no nearby train service. The most accessible is Stratford Parkway, which takes 42 minutes via bus. Busses run approximately hourly. It takes approximately half-an-hour to get to Stratford-upon-Avon or Redditch. Getting to Warwick Hospital takes 90 minutes and 3 bus journeys.

Local primary and secondary schools in Alcester are at capacity. Alcester Academy and St Benedict’s are Academies so cannot be forced to expand by the Local Education Authority. According to available information on school places, local schools can manage demand from already-permitted sites but not the level envisaged under SG21.

The IDP indicates doctors' surgeries have 2349 patients per GP, exceeding national averages. Anecdotal evidence suggests difficulty in getting routine appointments in 3 weeks. Thousands more dwellings would increase demand. Warwick Hospital recently declared a critical emergency. Increasing population in Alcester would put further pressure on local hospitals. No dentists in Alcester are taking NHS patients.

The Alne and Arrow join on Alcester's outskirts and when they flood they engulf part of the town. Alcester has flooded 22 times since 1864. The flooding in 2007 was the worst flood event for 250+ years and 200 homes were left uninhabitable. There are regular flood alerts/warnings. The storage tank as part of the Alcester flood scheme only gives 12 minutes warning when full. The SFRA highlights considerable issues from pluvial and fluvial flooding. Alcester Town Council understands the Environment Agency's flood defence assets need considerable work due to little investment since installation.

Except for Site 411 and Site 512, sites proposed for development absorb surface water and act as flood plains. Development could increase the risk of flooding in areas already at high risk in Alcester and further downstream. The built-up boundary provides limited housing development opportunity due to the flood plain. Most proposed sites outside SG21 scored poorly due to flooding constraints.

Yes

ID sylw: 107432

Derbyniwyd: 16/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Moreton Morrell Parish Council

No objection

No

ID sylw: 108010

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Jacqueline Murphy

Alcester is a small town of just over 6,000 residents. Schools are already oversubscribed. There is not the infrastructure (doctors etc) to take a large development of 3,000 homes so nearby on site SG21. There is no public transport along Alcester Heath and no pavements or pedestrian crossings. There is no longer a train station in Alcester, therefore everyone is reliant on using a car. Any development should be concentrated around a rail station, such as the underused Stratford Parkway. Alcester floods on a regular basis. The removal of all the vegetation and replacing with buildings on SG21 would severely add to this problem as the site is on a slope and after rainfall, you can clearly see the rainwater cascading and pooling down the B4090 towards Alcester Town.

No

ID sylw: 108015

Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Colleen Chester

Site RefID 640 Strategic Growth Area 21 is not an appropriate site for allocation for strategic growth as it consistently and comprehensively fails to meet the objective targets of the South Warwickshire Local Plan. The site should therefore be removed from the plan.