Yes

ID sylw: 105780

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Wates Developments Ltd

Asiant : Savills

Wates Developments support Draft Policy Direction 30 and recognise the importance of planning in creating healthy and safe spaces.We believe that developing Coppington Farm for employment could yield significant health and wellbeing benefits by offering new job and training opportunities, improving public transport, and enhancing walking and cycling routes to Wellesbourne. This development would enable a bus service, benefiting the area and supporting community facilities. A comprehensive approach to the SG15 growth option could provide open spaces and improve public rights of way, further enhancing residents' health and wellbeing.

Yes

ID sylw: 105781

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Wates Developments Ltd

Asiant : Savills

Wates Developments support Draft Policy Direction 31, emphasising the importance of integrating walking and cycling routes and enhancing public transport access for sustainable development. We believe developing Coppington Farm for employment could align with this policy and complement the expansion of the University of Warwick's Wellesbourne Innovation Campus. Plans for a public mobility hub at the campus could further enhance infrastructure. A Transport Note from i-Transport (Appendix 4) outlines potential improvements in transport accessibility and I will continue engaging with the University and other landowners to align our proposals for sustainable access.

No

ID sylw: 105782

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Wates Developments Ltd

Asiant : Savills

We object to Draft Policy Direction 32 on the basis that electric vehicle charging points are already required under Building Regulations Approved Document S for all new dwellings and commercial developments. Therefore, there is no need for the duplication of Building Regulations within planning policy, as supported by NPPF paragraph 16f which requires planning policies to serve a clear purpose.
We note that the draft policy direction makes reference to the Councils’ strategy to provide electric vehicle charging points within its own car parks. We consider that this is a matter to be dealt with outside of the planning policy arena and should therefore not form part of the SWLP.

No

ID sylw: 105783

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Wates Developments Ltd

Asiant : Savills

We object to Draft Policy Direction 38 and consider that the Councils should not seek to require Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) in excess of the 10% statutory requirement. We consider that the 10% BNG requirement is an important statutory requirement which should be provided in line with existing legislation. However, Planning Practice Guidance1 states that any requirement for BNG in excess of 10% will require robust evidence as to why a further requirement is necessary and that viability will not be impacted. Such evidence has yet to be provided by the Councils and therefore we object on this basis. In some cases, seeking more than 10% BNG could make sites unviable or less sustainable by not maximising development opportunities and also lead to larger land areas being released for the same quantum of development.

No

ID sylw: 105784

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Wates Developments Ltd

Asiant : Savills

We object to Draft Policy Direction 39 on the basis that evidence has yet to be provided to justify the inclusion of an Environmental Net Gain (ENG) policy, nor any information about how such a policy would function in practice. To our knowledge, there are no other examples of adopted Local Plan policies requiring ENG or any well-developed metric for measuring ENG.
We also consider that the inclusion of an ENG policy could place a further financial burden on developers in addition to the statutory requirement to deliver 10% Biodiversity Net Gain, as well as other requirements to provide on-site public open space, green infrastructure and Sustainable Drainage Systems. We remain concerned that the introduction of a further requirement could impact viability of development sites and lead to a further reduction in net developable areas.

Other

ID sylw: 105786

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Wates Developments Ltd

Asiant : Savills

We support Draft Policy Direction 40 in principle, however we note that no evidence has been produced to date in support of the proposed “Greening Factor” mechanism. We consider that robust evidence will need to be provided to demonstrate that any proposed Greening Factor is feasible, deliverable and does not impact on the viability of sites when combined with other requirements placed on development such as Biodiversity Net Gain and the provision public open space.