Issue and Options 2023

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Q H3: Please select all options which are appropriate for South Warwickshire • Option H3a: Do not seek to include minimum space standards in a policy in the SWLP. Space standards are not a strategic matter and should therefore be dealt with in any Part 2 Plan. As set out in Paragraph 002 of the NPPG Chapter ‘Housing: optional technical standards’, any proposed space standards will need to be sufficiently evidenced, to justify a local need for exceeding the minimum standards required by Building Regulations and an optional nationally described space standard.

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Question D3: Please select all options which are appropriate for South Warwickshire • Option D3d: Identify appropriate density ranges for different locations/areas across South Warwickshire based upon accessibility and potential accessibility of these places. Specifically, NPPF para 125 is clear that it is “especially important that planning policies and decisions avoid homes being built at low densities”. It also states the following: “a) plans should contain policies to optimise the use of land in their area and meet as much of the identified need for housing as possible. This will be tested robustly at examination, and should include the use of minimum density standards for city and town centres and other locations that are well served by public transport. These standards should seek a significant uplift in the average density of residential development within these areas, unless it can be shown that there are strong reasons why this would be inappropriate; b) the use of minimum density standards should also be considered for other parts of the plan area. It may be appropriate to set out a range of densities that reflect the accessibility and potential of different areas, rather than one broad density range; and” For example, land off Rumbush Lane is highly accessible given its location adjacent to Earlswood railway station. The proposals also include a mixed use village centre to enhance the sustainability of the site. Furthermore, NPPF para 154 relating to climate change adaptation and mitigation (a key overarching principle of the SWLP) sets out new development should reduce greenhouse gas emissions via its location. This can be made possible by increasing densities around Earlswood railway station which is an efficient, safe and accessible means of transport with a low impact on the environment.

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Q T1: Option T1b; Include reference to the principles of a 20-minute neighbourhood or other similar design approach (e.g. Building for a Healthy Life) within a broader overarching policy. IM Land are generally supportive of the inclusion of guidance in respect of 20-minute neighbourhood principles in the SWLP. Indeed this is reflected in their proposals for land off Rumbush Lane, Earlswood. However, this should not be a policy requirement as the composition and functionality of a neighbourhood is in constant flux. IM land therefore support Option T1b, but these must refer to and reflect the principles are already established in the NPPF, PPG, the National Design Guide, which should inform and guide the SWLP. Whilst the NPPF does not refer directly to 20-minute neighbourhoods, the SWLP will need to be consistent with national policy to enable the delivery of sustainable development – therefore by virtue of the test of soundness, the SWLP will embed the principles of 20-minute neighbourhoods in its strategic and non-strategic policies.