Local plan - VILLAGE HOUSING OPTIONS AND SETTLEMENT BOUNDARIES CONSULTATION

20 January 2014

Representation Submitted by Dianne McDougall (11630) on behalf of Robin Smith-Ryland /Sherbourne Estate

Mr Smith-Ryland of Sherbourne Park, Warwick CV35 8AP would like to object to the local plan for development of Housing in Barford in so much as he would request that there be provision in the plan for the replacement of the village hall in Sherbourne.

The present Village Hall is on Church Road Sherbourne and due to the location it has no parking facilities and limited uses. The lease on the Village Hall finishes in 2022 and because of the limitations for parking and usage Mr Smith-Ryland is inclined not to renew the lease. Instead it is proposed that he will provide facility for a new Village Hall as part of a small housing development which would include affordable housing at a site near Moat Green, Sherbourne. The village of Sherbourne basically consists of two parts, the old Victorian village with limited surrounding space and the relatively new part known as Moat Green which has open space available. Sherbourne has no village shop or pub. Apart from the Village Hall and the Church, Sherbourne has no other community facilities.

The project would assist young people brought up in the village who have to look for housing outside the village when they become independent due to the high price of housing in the village and would also provide a fit for purpose Community building which could facilitate Village events for which the present Hall is unsuitable and also provide a venue for Health and Educational purposes in partnership with organisations like Outreach. This development would help Sherbourne become a more sustainable community as in section 3.10 of the consultation plan.