Preferred Options 2025

No

Representation ID: 106791

Received: 04/03/2025

Respondent: Exhall Parish Council

Lack of sustainable travel options:

•Lack of train station in Bidford
•No active bus service between Bidford and the Graftons or on the Wixford Road

No provision to improve the A46 between Alcester roundabout and Stratford/Wildmoor roundabout to accommodate the increase in traffic that will be on that road that will arise from increased housing.

Objections to SG20 & Refid 562

•It is sited within an area of high visual impact
•Coalescence between Bidford and Ardens Grafton
•Land is currently actively farmed – grade 1 & 2
•2021 SHLAA Land Parcels previously rejected some of the proposed fields (BD03 & BD04) nominated in SG20 on the grounds of environmental suitability, landscape impact , settlement character and agricultural land quality . Due to the elevated and exposed approach of the parcels of land means that effective mitigation cannot be achieved. Nothing has changed in the landscape since the last proposal.

Yes

Representation ID: 106792

Received: 04/03/2025

Respondent: Exhall Parish Council

Regarding the land proposed in Ardens Grafton and Temple Grafton Refid 16:

•The developments are in open countryside in an elevated area
•High visual impact
•Situated in Grade 1 & 2 agricultural land which is currently being actively farmed
•100% is within 25m of Rural listed buildings

Objections to SG20 & Refid 562

•It is sited within an area of high visual impact
•Coalescence between Bidford and Ardens Grafton
•Land is currently actively farmed – grade 1 & 2
•2021 SHLAA Land Parcels previously rejected some of the proposed fields (BD03 & BD04) nominated in SG20 on the grounds of environmental suitability, landscape impact , settlement character and agricultural land quality . Due to the elevated and exposed approach of the parcels of land means that effective mitigation cannot be achieved. Nothing has changed in the landscape since the last proposal.

No

Representation ID: 107312

Received: 03/03/2025

Respondent: Exhall Parish Council

Exhall PC had questions from residents about making comments on the SWLP portal which has proved to be very difficult due technical glitches and the broad range of questions requiring a response. The section for objections is limited to 100 words unless you upload a presentation or a pdf document, then the 100 words can be used to provide a summary of your uploaded document. There is an option to send objections directly to the council which doesn’t have a word limit.

No

Representation ID: 107313

Received: 03/03/2025

Respondent: Exhall Parish Council

It is unclear how many homes might be accommodated in SG20 but the area is vast. Section 4.3 states it is important to define boundaries between settlements to distinguish between scales of settlements and the open countryside. SG20 is in open countryside and will coalesce with Ardens Grafton. It is also an elevated area of high visual impact.

The chosen Spatial Growth Strategy is "Sustainable Travel and Economy". Bidford has expanded significantly but the nearest train station is in Honeybourne. When Bidford bridge is closed, rail users from Bidford and north of the river need to detour via Welford bridge. This has also been shut on numerous occasions due to flooding, via Barton is unpassable when the river overspills its banks. Bidford does not have a secondary school within a 2km walk to support sustainable travel. The nearest secondary schools are in Alcester, Stratford-upon-Avon and Chipping Campden.

No

Representation ID: 107314

Received: 03/03/2025

Respondent: Exhall Parish Council

There is a submission under Refid 16 which will affect the villages of Exhall & Ardens Grafton given the elevated location of the fields in an area of high visual impact. It is also important to note that whilst being in the parish of Exhall the proposal falls under the village of Ardens Grafton which is a non-service village.