Object

Representation ID: 65860

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Jaguar Land Rover

Agent: Gerald Eve LLP

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

General support is expressed for providing employment land to meet the needs of the district, in accordance with the NPPF. However, given the employment benefits of the Jaguar Land Rover business as one of the largest employers in the region, it is imperative that Jaguar Land Rover's existing operations within Warwick District and the wider region, including neighbouring Stratford on Avon District, are formally recognised. It is key that Jaguar Land Rover's aspirations for further expansion, over the plan period, to facilitate their continued growth in the region are acknowledged.
To safeguard and facilitate continued investment, it is important that Warwick District Council's Local Plan complements the allocation for Jaguar Land Rover's existing Gaydon site and strategic growth and expansion plans at Gaydon.
Support for Jaguar Land Rover and specifically their proposals at Gaydon, and also existing and future locations within Warwick District, would be in accordance with the CWLEP and the SEP. The district-wide support from the CWLEP to Jaguar Land Rover's expansion plans should be mirrored by Warwick District Council in the Local Plan.
Currently the plan is not 'effective' and not 'positively prepared' as it is not based upon effective joint working on cross-boundary strategic priorities.