No

Representation ID: 100479

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Rosemary Logan

Lazy planning/scatter-gun approach: destroying greenbelt/farmland to plant houses/roads,
further reducing already severely depleted biodiversity simply because someone offered
land; agriculture is our planet's most important industry.
House/concrete/asphalt covered areas create sewage/extra surface water.
Prioritise brownfield sites/empty properties despite challenges to determine ownership.
Create housing/local communities where people are employed/spend time, minimise
transport reliance (e.g. caregivers living in Stratford instead of Coventry).
Satellite suburbs increase car reliance; existing railway stations don't naturally provide links
to myriad of places where people spend work, dutiful and leisure time.
Stop being lazy/create cohesive, sustainable neighbourhoods where nature/biodiversity is
already depleted; scale up existing infrastructure.

No

Representation ID: 100480

Received: 06/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Ann-Marie Schramm

To build on green belt land in this area would be extremely detrimental to existing wildlife and natural habitats.
We have lived in Snitterfield since 1974 and since then, there has been a huge increase in the building of houses and roads (A46, M40) in the Stratford area.
There is already a lack of infrastructure around Stratford to accommodate the number of people, houses and cars and the current proposal would be unsustainable. It would also destroy what is left of the charming countryside around the historic town of Stratford.

No

Representation ID: 100549

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Alexandra Daley

This will destroy our village. Traffic already bad enough in Stratford this will just add to the chaos.

No

Representation ID: 100567

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Pauline James

Do NOT develop BW. Suburbanisation of Shakespeare's country is economically detrimental.

All of BW south of Snitterfield Road and Bearley Station is excessive greenbelt development. Bearley and Wilmcote should remain separate and their historic rural areas preserved.

On the NORTH side of Snitterfield Road are 28 hectares of Bearley that could be developed - provided a school is built first. Assuming 1 hectare for a primary school, leaves 27 hectares to provide for 4,320 dwellings if designed at 160 dwellings per hectare as at Hamlet Way in Stratford on Avon. The land mapped as E07000221, could be built if offered.

No

Representation ID: 100605

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Jacqueline Hill

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Other

Representation ID: 100623

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Catherine Hogarth

Concerned this will push even more traffic to Stratford, the rail line would need bolstering with options of where you can travel to and how frequently. A new settlement would damage the rural feel of Bearley and Snitterfield

Yes

Representation ID: 100668

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Dylan Jones

I strongly object to the proposed excessive housing development on rural land near Wilmcote. This massive project threatens to destroy valuable wildlife habitats within our local ecosystem. The development will significantly increase flood risk in an area already prone to water issues and generate pollution from construction and thousands of additional vehicles. Roads from the village already experience congestion during commuter hours, with Stratford-upon-Avon becoming virtually inaccessible at many times throughout the year. Local services—including schools, healthcare, and utilities—are at capacity. This development is wholly inappropriate for our rural setting and will irreversibly damage our community's character and environmental health.

No

Representation ID: 100675

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Rosie Jones

I strongly object to the proposed housing scheme. It would effectively drop a high-density town into the local rural landscape - an area that was clearly never designed to accommodate such massive traffic and housing growth. The development would devastate natural ecosystems, destroying hedgerows and wildlife habitats synonymous with Wilmcote's natural beauty. Our infrastructure cannot support this influx. Roads are already congested during commuter hours, with Stratford-upon-Avon frequently impractical for easy visits. Development would increase pollution, create unsafe drainage, and strain (already stretched) services beyond capacity. This project represents a grossly unprecedented and inappropriate urbanisation of our cherished countryside.

No

Representation ID: 100678

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Dylan Jones

I object to the proposed development on rural land near our village. This massive project threatens to destroy valuable wildlife habitats that support our local ecosystem. The development will significantly increase flood risk in an area already prone to water issues and generate pollution from construction and thousands of additional vehicles. Featherbed Lane often experiences severe congestion during commuter hours, with Stratford-upon-Avon becoming virtually inaccessible at numerous times due to heavy traffic. Local services—including schools, healthcare, and utilities—are already at capacity. This development is inappropriate for our rural setting and will irreversibly damage our community's character and environmental health.

Yes

Representation ID: 100693

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Natalie Wride

Better connections to local routes and transport infrastructure without increasing traffic south of the river (already gridlocked). Opportunities for better rail connectivity and new infrastructure to support new communities.

No

Representation ID: 100694

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Samuel Jones

I vehemently oppose the development proposed for Bearly and Wilmcote. This scheme would effectively impose an entire town upon our rural landscape—an area never designed for such intensive urbanisation. The development would obliterate cherished natural ecosystems and the distinctive peaceful countryside beauty for which this area is known. Our local infrastructure is already at breaking point, with severe congestion making Stratford-upon-Avon frequently inaccessible. The inevitable increase in pollution, pressure on drainage systems and rives, including strain on overwhelmed services would be too excessive. This unprecedented development represents an irreversible assault on our environment, community character, and quality of life.

No

Representation ID: 100754

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr James Worland

I totally disagree with this location:
It goes against Strategic Objective 9: Enriching the tourism potential
And against Strategic Objective 12: protecting and enhancing our environmental assets.
A34 from the North into Stratford is already highly congested
it’s in Green Belt
not a spatial growth high priority area
not near locations for employment growth
conservation areas at WIlmcote, Bearley and Snitterfield
between two SSSI
there are local wildlife areas nearby at Snitterfield Bushes & Warren Chase
multiple areas of ancient woodland nearby
prone to surface water flooding
overlap SDC Core Strategy special landscape areas
In a Mineral Safeguarding Area

Yes

Representation ID: 100793

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Doug Wallace

A new development north of Stratford makes better sense as long as a community infrastructure was developed along with dwellings. Traffic problems would be lower due to the A46 northern Stratford northern by-pass.

No

Representation ID: 100797

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Tim Lawrence

Having lived my young life in Birmingham and first hand witnessed the social decline of our once great city it has been important to me to move myself and family into a safe green space
I have employed many people over the years to achieve my personal aspirations and help them achieve theirs
A public footpath links the canal to the proposed development through my front garden
The thought going into destroying the countryside in such close proximity to Shakespeares birthplace
needs proper consideration will people book holidays to go and visit a giant council estate
I strongly object

No

Representation ID: 100825

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Joanne Coldrick

The loss of green belt land, farmland and habitat for wildlife. The A3400 is insufficient for the increased volume of traffic and has several bottlenecks that could not be addressed. The train network is limited and unreliable. Increased flood risk to the area.

No

Representation ID: 100831

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Nicola Douglas

The villages and hamlets in the area do not wish to be incorporated into a large town. Wilmcote is a World famous Village, not a world famous town. I grew up watching large flocks of Lapwing at Hardwick (the centre of the proposed site). These are birds in decline already.
Efforts should be put into re-purposing sites for school and housing etc. Such as the empty land off Timothy's Bridge Road, Stratford.

No

Representation ID: 100852

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Ms Robin Twigg

Completely Moronic idea.

No

Representation ID: 100894

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Marc Collenette

Completely unnecessary destruction of the green belt resulting in urban sprawl, loss of endangered species (including barn owls, bats and hares all living on this land). Infrastructure will crumble, flooding dramatically increase, gridlock of roads - no one is going to use Bearley Station, it’s not fit for purpose. Vast increase in noise and air pollution. Bearley Crossroads has frequent collisions, children walk along Salters Lane with no footpath to access school bus routes, endangering lives.
Green belt should be the very last resort, not first. We have a responsibility to protect the quality of life here for future generations.

No

Representation ID: 100916

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Daniel Desmond

Previous road diversions have shown chaos through these villages
Green belt and historical farmland destroyed with irony in the very back garden of Mary Arden farm - She’ll be turning in her grave
The hounding out and removal of our wonderful wild life
Environmental damage including flooding and pollution
Turning a historical farming village into a town

No

Representation ID: 100925

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Stephen Fletcher

The current road infrastructure is inadequate for the number of cars currently, so to add in thousands more households would be overwhelming. The green belt fields are home to lots of wildlife that would lose their homes following this development. There is at least one parish counciller at Wilmcote who has a vested interest in the development as two of the fields proposed for development are owned by him, therefore if he has been involved in any parish council meetings on it then the process should be thrown out and restarted

No

Representation ID: 100929

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Kirsten Fernie

I am against the plan to build a new town here. I grew up in Wilmcote and feel strongly that we should protect the Green Belt and the rural setting of the village. A new settlement of this size so close to us and to Stratford would effectively make the village part of a huge urban environment. As someone who has worked in The Mary Arden's pub I know how important it is to residents to be separate from Stratford, and the open countryside is vital to protect the heritage of Shakespeare's mother's house (Mary Arden's Farm) and protect wildlife.

No

Representation ID: 100962

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mrs Pauline James

BW should NOT be developed. All of BW south of Snitterfield Road and Bearley Station is excessive greenbelt development. Bearley and Wilmcote should remain separate and their historic rural areas preserved. On the north side of Snitterfield Road are 28 ha of Bearley that could be developed - provided a school is built first. Assuming 1ha for a primary school, the remaining 27ha could provide for 4,320 dwellings if designed at 160 dwellings per hectare as at Hamlet Way in Stratford on Avon. The land mapped as E07000221, could be built if offered.

No

Representation ID: 101034

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Melissa Gillone

The proposed large-scale housing development between Bearley and Wilmcote would destroy the villages' rural character, overwhelm infrastructure, and erode greenbelt land. It risks merging Stratford, Wilmcote, and Bearley into urban sprawl, damaging biodiversity and local heritage, including Mary Arden’s Farm. The roads and public services cannot support 7,000 new homes, causing severe congestion. Alternative locations, such as brownfield sites and areas with better transport links, should be prioritized. This development threatens Stratford’s UNESCO bid and Warwickshire’s historic identity. Sustainable growth should be pursued elsewhere, preserving Wilmcote’s heritage and community.

No

Representation ID: 101169

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr CB Remrod

It would be foolish to damage one of Britains most valuable heritage sites. Wilmcote being Shakespears mother's home.

No

Representation ID: 101236

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Suzanne Harding

The land is Green Belt and should not be built on especially as other non green belt options are available. It will have a detrimental effect on wildlife and nearby villages swallowing them up losing the beauty and heritage of the area for locals and tourists. Destroying much needed space in nature for people in the Stratford area to unwind in.
The housing is not required for local needs so will bring even more cars into Stratford, which already gets gridlocked at times, via the Birmingham Road which can’t cope already. Leading to more accidents and increased air pollution too.

No

Representation ID: 101407

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Miss Rose Hughes

Stratford’s infrastructure cannot cope with the amount of housing it has already undertaken. The above proposed site sits on land that floods leading to more flooding if built on. You can’t continually expand into green belt with these often poorly built yet expensive developments. high quality apartments on existing sites are a must. The rest of the world can build decent apartments why can’t we?

No

Representation ID: 101574

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Richard Yendall

Bearley Railway Station is only used by 4 people per day and expectations that this would significantly increase are detached from reality

The road infrastructure near this site is already suffering from major congestion, and commuters from these new homes are likely to re-route through unsuitable rural roads and villages to avoid A46/A3400 congestion

No

Representation ID: 101588

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Richard Yendall

Rail line for Bearley Station is inadequate. Location cannot possibly be justified on the basis of proximity to this station

Nearby roads have major traffic constraints

No

Representation ID: 101624

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Mr Malcolm Sanders

- Destruction of farmland when there are still brown field sites.
- Major traffic problems will arise from already congested route through Stratford all along A3400.
- Sewage / drainage problems already exist - surely they are not just being ignored - more houses in area will add to problem that has not been resolved.
- Lack of facilities already exists - doctors, dentists, welfare, etc etc - add more people add more problems.
- Destruction of historic 'farm' being placed alongside urban sprawl.

Other

Representation ID: 101763

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Peter Emmerson

Wilmcote requires special protection because of the importance of its Shakespeare properties to the national heritage and the visitor economy of Stratford. A car park should be provided east of the station. The village should be separated by a substantional area of undeveloped land from any new housing to the north and east, which should be developed as a separate village.

The existing village of Bearley is more appropriate for expansion. I cannot understand why the former WW2 airfield is not being proposed for development, as this provides an opportunity for a well designed separate community.