Thank you for consulting with the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on the Stoneleigh & Ashow Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan. The HBF is the principal representative body of the house-building industry in England and Wales. Our representations reflect the views of our membership, which includes multi-national PLC's, regional developers and small, local builders. In any one year, our members account for over 80% of all new "for sale" market housing built in England and Wales as well as a large proportion of newly built affordable housing. We would like to submit the following comments.

We commend the Parish Council on taking this initial step in the preparation of their Neighbourhood Plan by applying for designation of its proposed plan boundaries. We trust that the Neighbourhood Plan will be in general conformity with the emerging New Local Plan for Warwick. In Policy PO4 Distribution of Sites for Housing of the Preferred Options, Stoneleigh & Ashow are identified as Category 3 Villages, whereby new housing development within the settlement boundaries of the villages will be permissible and brought forward via a Neighbourhood Plan. We trust that the Parish Council and District Council will work positively and collaboratively together on such proposals. Finally we trust that the Parish Council will comply with the requirements for Neighbourhood Plans as set out in Paragraphs 2, 58, 69, 155, 183, 184 and 185 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Thank you for consulting with the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on the Stoneleigh & Ashow Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan. The HBF is the principal representative body of the house-building industry in England and Wales. Our representations reflect the views of our membership, which includes multi-national PLC's, regional developers and small, local builders. In any one year, our members account for over 80% of all new "for sale" market housing built in England and Wales as well as a large proportion of newly built affordable housing. We would like to submit the following comments.

We commend the Parish Council on taking this initial step in the preparation of their Neighbourhood Plan by applying for designation of its proposed plan boundaries. We trust that the Neighbourhood Plan will be in general conformity with the emerging New Local Plan for Warwick. In Policy PO4 Distribution of Sites for Housing of the Preferred Options, Stoneleigh & Ashow are identified as Category 3 Villages, whereby new housing development within the settlement boundaries of the villages will be permissible and brought forward via a Neighbourhood Plan. We trust that the Parish Council and District Council will work positively and collaboratively together on such proposals. Finally we trust that the Parish Council will comply with the requirements for Neighbourhood Plans as set out in Paragraphs 2, 58, 69, 155, 183, 184 and 185 of the National Planning Policy Framework.

Thank you for consulting with the Home Builders Federation (HBF) on the Stoneleigh & Ashow Parish Council Neighbourhood Plan. The HBF is the principal representative body of the house-building industry in England and Wales. Our representations reflect the views of our membership, which includes multi-national PLC's, regional developers and small, local builders. In any one year, our members account for over 80% of all new "for sale" market housing built in England and Wales as well as a large proportion of newly built affordable housing. We would like to submit the following comments.

We commend the Parish Council on taking this initial step in the preparation of their Neighbourhood Plan by applying for designation of its proposed plan boundaries. We trust that the Neighbourhood Plan will be in general conformity with the emerging New Local Plan for Warwick. In Policy PO4 Distribution of Sites for Housing of the Preferred Options, Stoneleigh & Ashow are identified as Category 3 Villages, whereby new housing development within the settlement boundaries of the villages will be permissible and brought forward via a Neighbourhood Plan. We trust that the Parish Council and District Council will work positively and collaboratively together on such proposals. Finally we trust that the Parish Council will comply with the requirements for Neighbourhood Plans as set out in Paragraphs 2, 58, 69, 155, 183, 184 and 185 of the National Planning Policy Framework.