No

ID sylw: 104622

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Sarah Hoskins

I wholeheartedly disagree with the proposals around Kenilworth and the surrounding areas. Where's the additional infrastructure to support all these houses? HS2 has caused enough irreversible damage to our area, we cannot keep damaging habitats for wildlife.

No

ID sylw: 104746

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Alice Burton

N/A

No

ID sylw: 104747

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Dan Brock

I object to the How to Have Your Say section due to limited accessibility, inadequate promotion, and overly complex documentation that discourages public engagement. The consultation period is too short for meaningful feedback, and there is a lack of transparency on how public comments will influence the final plan. Without addressing these issues, the process fails to ensure fair and inclusive community participation.

No

ID sylw: 104780

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Bjorn Lindvall

The density of the development will overly congest the local infrastructure and detrimentally affect the local, rural, community spirit. The main swing square is already congested and creating an out of town shopping mall will destroy the market town, which is the foundation of the local community.

Yes

ID sylw: 104804

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Stratford upon Avon District Council

N/A

No

ID sylw: 105152

Derbyniwyd: 02/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Ian Dawson

Having read your web page that said "Using the online consultation portal is the most straight forward way to share your views with us.", I did try and use your portal, but I think your assumption that it is straight forward is wildly deluded - having worked in IT for 45 years, I thought I would be able to do that, and I was wrong. I know this is not an objection to the plan, but you need to be made aware that the portal buries people in way too much text, with far from obvious ways to leave comments.

No

ID sylw: 105274

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Lockley Homes

Asiant : Goldfinch Town Planning Services (West Midlands)

The public consultation webpage for the South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) is unclear and unfit for purpose. The Preferred Options document is hard to locate, particularly in a PDF format, and it is too long. The policies are too lengthy and detailed. They would not prove effective for Development Management when making decisions. The Opus Consult platform makes the document harder to view and is a waste of taxpayer money. The consultation approach has been unfair and inadequate, resulting in substantial prejudice.

No

ID sylw: 105356

Derbyniwyd: 13/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Miss Rachel Reid

It feels like the process has been made overly complicated to discourage comments. I’ve eventually found the webpage, but it seems endless and filled with corporate jargon instead of clear facts about the proposals. Although it mentions a portal for comments, I couldn't find it. I encountered a comment section that requires registration, which I don’t want to do. I simply want to comment on the proposal relevant to my area, but I haven't located that section yet. The only reason I have any information is from a leaflet delivered to my door.

Other

ID sylw: 105580

Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Sian Kellaway

The process of commenting is overly complicated almost as if you don't want feedback.

No

ID sylw: 105596

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Martin Neal

A general comment would be that the volume of information included in the files makes it difficult for non-experts to sort “the wheat from the chaff”. It can be a particular challenge for older, less computer literate readers.

No

ID sylw: 105724

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr John Gaffey

Firstly, I wish to register my disappointment with the manner in which the document has been presented for consultation. The online version is voluminous, unwieldy and extremely difficult to navigate through in any logical manner. It takes an inordinate amount of time to follow all the necessary links in order to provide a sufficient objection response that falls within the required planning guidelines. There is a sense that the consultation document has been deliberately made difficult to navigate in order to reduce qualified objections.

Other

ID sylw: 105734

Derbyniwyd: 02/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Sandra Reynolds

I have attempted and failed to register in order to make comment on the plan, the system keeps taking me round in a loop where I start and finish with the page that tells me a code is being sent to my email. I do wonder whether the complexity of registering is hampering people from being able to make comments.

Other

ID sylw: 106019

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Leanne Brown

As a concerned resident regarding the high number and poor quality of houses currently being built. I am trying to look at the interactive map of how many more green fields our wonderful government are looking to destroy, but so far have been unable to open it on any device. I'm not sure how we can supposedly 'have our say', when we can't actually see what you are planning!

No

ID sylw: 106230

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Damian Murray

I tried using the online portal and I can say it is not user friendly at all and it repeatedly took me to a page to upload sites. I registered an account but it would not work.

Other

ID sylw: 106377

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: West Midlands Housing Association Planning Consortium

Asiant : Tetlow King Planning

We would like the Local Plan to acknowledge the role of Housing Associations in providing affordable housing in SW. It would be beneficial to see the Council recognise the role of Housing Associations and encourage developers to have early active engagement with Housing Associations in the preparation of planning proposals. Early engagement enables Housing Associations to have an active role in the planning and design of developments to ensure that the development addresses local housing needs and meets the management requirements of WMHAPC members.
The WMHAPC would like to remind the Council of the role that housing associations can play in aiding the Council to bring forward affordable housing delivery through the redevelopment of brownfield sites in sustainable locations and the regeneration of urban areas both inside and outside the ring-road including the social and economic benefits that arise from such opportunities.

No

ID sylw: 106385

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Edward Loades

South Warwickshire Local Plan - OBJECTION

Dear Sir/Madam,

I would like to formally object to the proposed South Warwickshire Local Plan in it’s entirety. I have lived in the medieval village of Newbold Pacey (CV35 9DP) for the majority of my life. The idea that such a historic site and much of the South Warwickshire area will be ‘urbanised’ is a disgrace to every planner who deems it appropriate to push this through. By all means, invest in the infrastructure of the town centres. Stratford-Upon-Avon for example desperately needs resources to improve the quality of the high street, restaurants and tourists centres. But by simply adding more low cost, high maintenance housing to the surrounding areas will cause enormous stress to the environment and it’s residents, including myself and my extended family who are all from the local area.

The Costwolds and the South Warwickshire area is an internationally recognised beauty site and should be protected at all costs. Not only are you risking irreparable damage to the wildlife and natural environment but also tourism; many of whom come to visit the unspoilt countryside, tranquil villages and cultural sites. Is this what the UK should look like; one low cost estate on top of another with no green areas to speak of? Because this is where we are heading with these frankly poorly thought through proposals.

Building low-cost housing in this area will cause an enormous swell of traffic into small towns like Stratford-Upon-Avon and Leamington Spa, neither of which are prepared for a spike in the population. If you have ever taken the time to drive into Leamington Spa during school traffic you will understand the problem at hand. Heavy, heavy traffic and stressed drivers on the roads which in itself is dangerous for anyone taking children to school or travelling in for work. Your plans will exaggerate this problem and spoil the ambience of this entire area.

In summary by moving forward with this proposal you are personally;
• Creating more problems for residents and soon to be residents of the area; more stress, more traffic
• Damaging the existing wildlife
• Destroying South Warwickshire beauty sites for local and international tourism
• Buying-up valuable farmland which could instead be used to produce locally sourced food for local residents.

I hope you take the objections very seriously because one day you may also experience ‘urbanisation’ on your doorstep which I promise will add to your own anxiety, the value of your own property and tranquility of your own family life. Think very, very carefully before you inflict this on others.

Please stop these developments in their tracks before it is too late.

No

ID sylw: 106396

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Ellis Machinery Ltd

Asiant : Frampton Town Planning

The Preferred Options document makes clear that policies are either draft policy directions or draft policies. This is made clear by the colour coding system outlined.
We are not supportive of the proposals for a two-part Plan in which only strategic sites (i.e. strategic allocations for new settlements and large-scale urban extensions) are to be included in the Part 1 Plan. No timescales are provided for the preparation of the Part 2 Plan, other than it will be prepared following the adoption of the Part 1 Plan.
The need for significant new infrastructure and facilities to support the Potential New Settlements will mean that these growth locations are unlikely to be delivered until towards the end of the Plan Period to 2050. Clearly, there is a requirement for smaller allocations to meet the identified housing needs in the shorter term, in accordance with Paragraph 72 of the Framework, which states:
‘…planning policies should identify a sufficient supply and mix of sites, taking into account their availability, suitability and likely economic viability. Planning policies should identify a supply of:
a) specific, deliverable sites for five years following the intended date of adoption; and
b) specific, developable sites or broad locations for growth, for the subsequent years 6-10 and, where possible, for years 11-15 of the remaining plan period’
It is submitted that the Part 1 Plan should include smaller allocations in sustainable locations adjacent to existing settlements as part of a mix of sites within the Spatial Growth Strategy to assist in meeting South Warwickshire’s identified housing need.
Land off Kineton Road, Gaydon is considered to be suitable for this purpose as it immediately adjoins the built-up area boundary of Gaydon and is of a scale of
development (c. 125 dwellings) that can be delivered quickly.

Other

ID sylw: 106526

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Jason Kirwin

My first comment is with respect to the adequacy and validity of the SWLP public consultation, which I would suggest has been designed in a manner to avoid and prevent comments being provided. I am an educated and technically competent individual and having spent a considerable period of time attempting to navigate the SLP website, I was unable to locate how to make online comments with respect to the SWLP. I am concerned that the design of the SWLP website will actively discourage local residents to input their comments as they are unable to navigate the SWLP website and will therefore give up on the exercise. Not everyone will go to the effort to send an email in the alternative as I have done. I would argue that this inability to easily provide comments onto the SWLP website significantly hinders local residents democratic right to comment on the SWLP and therefore casts into question the validity of the entire SWLP consultation process.

No

ID sylw: 106604

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Mary Peirson

The consultation portal is badly designed, making it difficult to comment on individual sites. It could have been so much easier with a Comments page right at the top allowing drop-down selection of areas or sites to comment on. As it is you have to burrow into the plan to only find policy comment boxes. There are no links to comment from the interactive map which itself loads badly.
The plan projects major development south and west of Warwick/Leamington, on top of the large number of houses that have already been built there. This ‘urban sprawl’ does nothing for the towns, creating dormitory areas, with relentless modern houses and no mixed development that has so successfully characterised urban development historically. More effort should be made to improve the density of the existing towns ensuring their commercial viability and further developing them as nice places to live.
It fails on a number of the strategic objectives
The urban sprawl south of Warwick and Leamington fails to protect and enhance the environmental assets: Some of the best and most versatile farmland will be taken for houses, contrary to latest guidance. Wildlife habitat and wildlife corridors will be reduced/damaged. Planting a new tree is a misguided thought that this protects biodiversity when older varied habitats have been plundered.
The local definitions of green belt need to be re-assessed. In line with the A46 northern boundary being green belt, the south/west side of the M40 should also be the boundary of development. This will enable local villages to retain their character and integrity, boosting the appearance and attractiveness of the county. Overdevelopment of local villages counteracts the SO to create attractive places.
The plan is unsustainable without major investment in infrastructure – in particular hospitals and sewage systems. It is relatively easy to build a school or a doctors’ surgery, assuming that the staff can be found to run them. It is quite another thing to develop a hospital create new sewage treatment works and provide more transport infrastructure. These developments need to be done first to create the headroom for sustainable development.

No

ID sylw: 106724

Derbyniwyd: 06/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr & Mrs David Fitch

Nifer y bobl: 2

We attended separate exhibitions about beds at the Ellen Badger Hospital and hundreds of new homes in Shipston. Both were poorly organised, and had a shortage of knowledgeable staff to interact with the public. Neither exhibition could address their issues comprehensively

No

ID sylw: 106841

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs vivien bryer

Nifer y bobl: 193

These signatures give you a hint of the opposition to developing SG06. I could have got plenty more if my poor old legs had held out.

Everyone was very keen to sign, some said they had tried to go on the online consultation but had found it impossible to navigate, and some said they had not even heard about the proposals, which is worth considering from the point of view of democracy.

No

ID sylw: 107104

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Carol Regan

PLEASE NOTE
I am not "tec" savvy!
Without the help from a neighbour I could not make my objections, is the plan to make people just give up.

No

ID sylw: 107312

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: 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

ID sylw: 107557

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Studley Parish Council and Sambourne Parish Council

Asiant : Sambourne Parish Council

There are three comments that the Parish Council would like to make concerning the SWLP Consultation:

1. We were disappointed with the length of the Consultation. A period of 12 weeks would be more appropriate, given the scale of the Consultation.
2. It was felt that the mechanism to engage via the SWLP website inhibited people from replying. The process was far too complicated. In addition, the wording and clarity was poor, making it difficult to respond page by page.
3. It has come to our knowledge that many people are still totally unaware of the Consultation. The brevity of the window to respond has limited the opportunity of more people being given an opportunity to have a voice.

No

ID sylw: 107558

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Baginton Parish Council

We continue to find your website, survey and interactive pages difficult and prohibitive to navigate.

They do not meet with the currently accepted multi-format accessibility protocols that allow interaction from multiple platforms, so are not a correct engagement with the public.

We also feel that your timescale to respond to these extensive range of documents fails to meet the requirement to engage properly with stakeholders within the short response times you impose.

If the Government’s plan for Devolution goes ahead, Warwick District and Stratford District Councils will cease to exist in favour of a single unitary authority which itself is likely to be aligned with a larger Combined Authority. We question the fundamental viability of a new Local Plan in the current uncertain climate.

Other

ID sylw: 107661

Derbyniwyd: 04/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Pete Frteeman

I want to make a complaint about the mechanism by which you intend to elicit responses concerning the "Preferred Options Consultation" of the SWLP.

My first observation is that I am unable to authenticate onto the portal to make a comment even though my email address is recognised and that on resetting my account password and expecting an email to materialise ijn my inbox it hasn't to date? (Not even in the spam folder)

As a consequence I believe that the consultation mechanism is flawed from the outset with the consultation portal making it difficult for submissions to be made and making it an obstacle course to meaningful dialogue.

Also, given the immense size of the documentation that you have generated to accompany this information there appears to be little attempt to
summarize in "bullet points" thereby manufacturing a fog of information for assimilation. Indeed I am reminded of Vogon bureaucracy described in the "Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy" on observing this morass.

Other

ID sylw: 108147

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: jo sweby

I am having to email because your website is difficult to navigate. I know of a number of people who have been unable to use it and sadly have therefore not submitted their objections.