Issue and Options 2023

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Form ID: 79679

Respondent: Lapworth Parish Council

Option H6a: Identify a range of specific sites in sustainable locations of up to 15 pitches/plots in size to be developed only for Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople homes.

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Option H6b: Require large developments of over 500 homes to provide a proportion of Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople homes on the edge of the overall site.

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Option H6c: Rely on a case-by-case approach whereby planning applications for Gypsy and Traveller and Travelling Showpeople homes will be assessed against a range of criteria to determine their suitability.

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Q-H7: Please add any comments you wish to make about delivering homes in South Warwickshire

Q-H1-1 Lapworth Parish Council does not have the expertise to comment on the HEDNA methodology, but it seems sensible to use the most up to date and accurate figures to assess need. We would reiterate that we do not believe it is sensible to use a single strategy based on rail to identify future housing location as this is inflexible and likely to be superseded as a sustainable option by innovative EV/hydrogen technologies in the near future. We would also reiterate that brown field locations regardless of their sustainable access status should be a priority for development over green field sites.

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Form ID: 79680

Respondent: Lapworth Parish Council

Q-H2-1: What is the best way to significantly increase the supply of affordable housing across South Warwickshire?

Lapworth Parish Council does not have the expertise to answer this question but would note that it is important for developments to offer a mix of dwelling sizes including adapted for disabilities and the elderly rather than just 3- and 4-bedroom executive homes on site and monies for affordable housing elsewhere. Partnerships with developers and Housing Associations may be appropriate here.

Option H2-2a: A single South Warwickshire wide affordable housing requirement

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Option H2-2b: Separate affordable housing requirements for Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick Districts

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Option H2-2c: A more localised approach with separate affordable housing requirements for different localities across South Warwickshire

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Q-H2-3: How should South Warwickshire best address the specialist needs for older people?

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File: Emailed Representation

Form ID: 79681

Respondent: Lapworth Parish Council

Q-H4-1: Do you agree with the approach of contributing to meeting the Birmingham and Black Country HMA shortfall to 2031 on the identified sites in Stratford-on-Avon District?

Q-H4-2: Please add any comments you wish to make about the scale of the shortfall from the Birmingham and Black Country HMA that South Warwickshire should accommodate within the South Warwickshire Local Plan

It is not clear from the Options document how many dwellings South Warwickshire is likely to be expected to accommodate. It is also not clear how SW officers will input into other area’s plans to ensure emphasis is placed on brownfield development rather than on other criteria. There is a lot of brownfield land within Birmingham and the Black Country. Priority should be given to addressing the needs of South Warwickshire in the first instance and ensuring that this is done in the most appropriate locations rather than just focusing on the need to accommodate unmet need as closely as possible to those areas in a blunt way. We do not agree that simply focussing on rail networks is an appropriate strategy as this is slow, inflexible, subject to a myriad of external pressures will soon be superseded by innovations in sustainable transport allowing a much more dispersed and diverse approach.

Q-H4-3: If we are required to meet housing shortfalls from outside of South Warwickshire, how best and where should we accommodate such shortfalls?

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