Support

Representation ID: 56443

Received: 29/08/2013

Respondent: Bloor Homes

Agent: Marrons Planning

Support the categorisation of Bishop's Tachbrook as a sustainable location for new housing.

In assessing the suitability of the village as a settlement for growth, it should also be noted there is a Branch Surgery of the Croft Medical Centre that serves the village, but this is not recorded within the Settlement Hierarchy Report (Draft). It is considered this compliments the range of existing services available within the village which support its growth.

Whilst it is noted the village may benefit in accessibility terms from the range of services and facilities proposed within the southern strategic urban extensions, the Strategy clearly seeks to avoid the coalescence of settlements and to retain the individual identity of the villages. In this respect, Bishop's Tachbrook as a village in its own right and with a good range of services is clearly a sustainable location for new housing irrespective of whatever decisions are to be taken in respect of urban extensions to the south of Warwick and Whitnash.

Happy to share evidence on the suitability of the land for residential development, and ability to deliver housing within the plan period.