Issue and Options 2023

Growth opportunities in the Green belt should be limited to the development of infill sites and the revision of village boundaries to take account of the existing built environment. To illustrate the potential for growth, we propose moving the Kingswood village boundary as shown on the attached plan no. 29 from the Warwick Local Plan 2011-1019 adopted 2017. The land we proposed to be included in the BUAB is of the same character as what is already included within the BUAB i.e. land which is already built upon and a very different character to the green fields beyond taking into account the urban grain and character of the built up area of Kingswood. The following facts support the proposal. 1. There is a footpath on the north side of the B4439 that extends eastwards beyond the canal bridge over the Grand Union past the Navigation car park and past Clinton House and turns into the bridleway that is part of the designated Heart of England Way which we propose should define the new boundary. 2. The footpath is lit eastwards beyond the entrance to Clinton House. 3. From the new boundary it is a 12 minute walk to Lapworth station on the Chiltern Line. 4. Kingswood is served by three bus routes, nos. 511, 513 and 514, each of which travel along the B4439 and stop adjacent to Station Lane on the B4439 in the village centre. 5. The distance to the shops in the village centre comprising a general store, post office, off-licence, hairdresser, car workshop and garage is approximately 300m. The village also has a primary school and a medical practice with 3 GPs. 6. The position of the 30mph speed limit is currently shown on the attached plan, being just within the proposed boundary. By reference to the Stratford Site Allocation Plan and the methodology used to decide what should be included within the BUAB the proposal meets the criteria, see page 318 of the document. See link https://www.stratford.gov.uk/doc/209801/name/Composite%20version%20v3.pdf In conclusion, by making a limited and judicious adjustment to the village boundary it opens up potential development sites that could accommodate growth shown in hatching on the attached plan.