Yes

ID sylw: 100674

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman support the vision which seeks to boost and diversify the local economy by meeting South Warwickshire development needs by ensuring the provision of appropriate infrastructure, in suitable locations, at the right time.

Gladman consider that as the spatial strategy is yet to be determined, the councils should be cautious of an extended plan period to 2050. The NPPF requires that plans look ahead a minimum of fifteen years from adoption and that local plans are reviewed every five years, therefore there are concerns that this extended approach leaves the Councils with few alternatives to respond to changing circumstances.

It is suggested that wording to support development could be more balanced between protecting the natural environment and supporting social and economic opportunities in order to ensure the continued sustainable growth of the authority area.

No

ID sylw: 100677

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman support the identification of 54,700 dwellings as a minimum number of homes required across South Warwickshire over the 2025-2050 plan period. This is the mandatory starting point. There may be a requirement for the councils to include an apportionment of unmet housing and/or employment need from the Coventry and Warwickshire Housing Market Area and/or the Greater Birmingham & Black Country Housing Market Area.
The draft SWLP is relying on a substantial windfall allowance of 9,375 dwellings over the plan period or approx. 17.1% of the overall housing supply. Gladman strongly question why there is a windfall allowance of 375 dpa (both authorities combined) included in every monitoring year of the plan period.
Gladman recommends the allocation of additional medium and large-scale sites on the edge of sustainable settlements across South Warwickshire, instead of relying on windfalls to provide greater certainty in meeting the housing requirement over the
plan period. The additional sites would ensure the continued vitality and viability of the settlements and identified housing needs are met in full.
Gladman are generally supportive of the minimum overall housing requirement contained within the Draft SWLP based on the Standard Method requirement. However, we have suggested potential amendments to increase the housing requirement of the SWLP.
Gladman stress that the strategy for the SWLP needs to look at sites which can be delivered in the short and medium terms. As currently drafted, there are 24 Strategic Growth Locations (SGL) and 12 Potential New Settlement Locations identified. It is unknown at this stage whether the SGL sites which are preferred will be broken down into a number of smaller development parcels which will be identified for draft housing allocation status. Gladman consider that smaller local sites for housing must be delivered alongside strategic site opportunities to support the housing supply over the entire plan period alongside ensuring the vitality and sustainability of local services, facilities and businesses

Other

ID sylw: 100680

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman have no comments to make on any of the 12 potential new settlement locations which have been identified and their suitability for allocation, however we
would advise that sites of such significant sizes will take a considerable amount of time to come forward and duty must be paid to the Lichfields Start to Finish 3 (Third
Edition4report.
Evidence of housing delivery undertaken by Lichfields’ Start to Finish (third edition) dated March 2024 indicates that large schemes of 2,000+ dwellings can take on average 5.1 years to start and build out at an average of 100-180 dwellings per annum

No

ID sylw: 100683

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman are supportive of the SWLP reviewing and updating settlement boundaries where appropriate across South Warwickshire.
Irrespective of when the settlement boundaries are considered, be it in Part 1 or Part 2 of the SWLP, the policy should contain a mechanism to ensure that development beyond settlement boundaries can come forward should other allocations not deliver as expected and the supply drop. This will allow the Plan to respond effectively to changes in circumstance throughout the plan period and ensure that much needed market and affordable housing can be provided.
It must be recognised that small and medium-sized housebuilders are not limited to small sites of less than ten but can also develop sites of up to 100 units on the edge
of sustainable settlements. It is therefore important that the SWLP provides for a range of sites in terms of size, type and location if the Plan is to support wider Government ambitions to support diversification within the sector.
Growth of existing settlements should be part of the overall strategy. This will allow development to occur in sustainable locations and facilitate the continued viability
and vitality of settlements. Growth at existing settlements typically results in a dispersed spatial strategy which allocates sites in a range of locations and sizes,
increasing competition and delivery. Whilst not opposed to new settlements and large strategic allocations, these typically take longer to deliver owing to their complexity and therefore should not be considered in isolation.

Other

ID sylw: 100684

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

The SWLP will need to consider how it will deal with the issue of unmet housing and employment needs arising from the Coventry and Warwickshire HMA (both Warwick
DC and Stratford DC local authority areas) and the Greater Birmingham and Black Country HMA(GBBCHMA) (Stratford-on-Avon DC only). To assist in the understanding of the calculations used, Gladman suggest that the unmet housing needs of each area (Birmingham, Black Country and Coventry) should be considered separately. The quantum of unmet need from each area needs to be clearly set out. Where the unmet need arising from may affect how best that unmet need could be met.
It is noted that the councils are meeting on an on-going basis with their counterparts from other councils and various stakeholders in both the Coventry & Warwickshire
and GBBCHMA to discuss cross-boundary issues. Gladman would encourage these meetings to continue on a regular basis and progress alongside the preparation of the SWLP to maximise the effectiveness of plan-making. If it is concluded that reserve housing sites are required, Gladman would encourage that these sites to be included in the SWLP as housing allocations, rather than relying on such a high windfall allowance.

Yes

ID sylw: 100687

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman have no objection to the inclusion of this draft policy as all development which would cause an impact on local infrastructure should be mitigated through the provision of financial contributions, subject to their compliance with the CIL tests.

Development is only required to mitigate its own impacts and cannot be required to address existing issues and shortfalls in provision. Any policy wording in the Plan for Section 106 agreements will need to ensure decision makers consider the need for infrastructure requirements at the time of making the decision. Planning obligations be necessary to make the development acceptable in planning terms, directly related to the development; and fairly and reasonably related in scale and kind to the development.

Other

ID sylw: 100688

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

It is inevitable that to meet the councils housing and employment requirements across the plan period, there will have to be Green Belt release across South Warwickshire, especially in Warwick. However, it is pertinent to note that there are a considerable number of both housing and employment sites which are available outside of the Green Belt across the Stratford-on-Avon district which can accommodate housing and employment growth and support the continued vitality and viability of existing settlements.

The 24 potential Strategic Growth Locations include a mix of Green Belt and non-Green Belt locations. Similarly, the 12 new settlement locations include a mixture of Green Belt and non-Green Belt locations. It is important to recognise that Green Belt is a policy and not an environmental constraint. The sustainability appraisal of the location of development should be policy off and then green belt consideration weights into the balance when making policy choices.

Though Gladman are not opposed to Green Belt release when required, these non-Green Belt sites should be considered fully before Green Belt release is considered. A staged approach to Green Belt release on the edge of sustainable locations would be beneficial, rather than large swathes of Green Belt release to allow for new locations for growth.

Yes

ID sylw: 100692

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman support the delivery of brownfield development sites. However, the Councils should be mindful that these sites are not without complication. They can typically incur high development costs and therefore are not always viable. This can in turn impact affordable housing provision and the provision of other community benefits that greenfield sites can typically deliver without significant issue.

Other

ID sylw: 100699

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

Gladman recognise the importance of new development opportunities to provide appropriate mixes of housing types, sizes and tenures to meet the identified housing needs of the area. It is important to note that the housing mix as identified in the Councils latest evidence base only represents a snapshot in time in relation to the current housing needs.
As such, the policy should provide for flexibility going forward so that the Plan is able to respond to changes in circumstances at the time of an application being submitted so that development opportunities can make better use of the land available whilst responding to the housing needs at that time. In this regard, Gladman support the general approach of the policy, particularly sub-criterion 3 which allows flexibility within the mix and variety of dwellings sizes for market dwellings.
It would be more suitable for the councils to identify and allocate specific sites to meet the needs of older people in appropriate locations close to the required services and amenities, alongside addressing the housing needs where they arise6. In addition, there is unlikely to be market demand in many of the villages and smaller, rural settlements to ensure the viable delivery of extra care housing.
Alternatively, or to supplement the aforementioned approach, proposed strategic allocations could be required to deliver specialist older persons accommodation as part of the allocation policy.

Yes

ID sylw: 100739

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Gladman Developments

We recognise the council's ambitions around climate change and will look to work pro-actively with the councils to ensure timely implementation of measures