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Q-S5.2: Do you think new settlements should be part of the overall strategy? Yes. We support the consideration of new settlements as part of the overall strategy to ensure that South Warwickshire is able to meet their strategic objective of delivering homes to meet the needs of the whole community. New settlements are a sustainable way of providing high level of housing growth especially when located within close proximity to existing rail and highway infrastructure. []Lodge Farm, Earlswood is available and well placed to provide new housing development as a stand-alone allocation of circa 720 dwellings (at 40 dwellings per hectare) or as a larger new settlement with the adjoining landowners. The proposed allocation is located within the Bearley to Earlswood railway corridor area and is therefore considered to be a highly sustainable location for a new settlement. Q-S5.3 In response to the climate change emergencies, we are looking at rail corridors as a preferred approach to identifying potential locations. Do you agree? We believe that the Council’s preferred approach focusing development within existing rail corridors is an appropriate one. South Warwickshire along with the rest of the UK has an over-reliance on private vehicles especially for travel to work and to access retail and leisure. To increase the number of residents utilising rail and other public transport methods new development should be located within close proximity to existing rail infrastructure making it more accessible and convenient. The north east of South Warwickshire has a concentration of existing railway stations and therefore provides the obvious location to focus new development. Land at Lodge Farm, Poolhead Lane, [] is centrally located between The Lakes and Earlswood stations which both provide regular services towards Stratford-upon-Avon and Kidderminster (via Birmingham). The Wood End station is additionally only 1.88km to the south east of the site. The site is also well located to junction 3 of the M42 and the A435.
