Issue and Options 2023

DEVELOPMENT DISTRIBUTION STRATEGY FOR SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE ISSUE S1: GREEN & BLUE CORRIDORS Q – S1: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Whilst the focusing on green and blue corridors is one way of considering Spatial Growth, there is no reference whatsoever to the need to consider Economic growth and the benefits of economic growth in those corridors. This is particularly helpful in identifying recovery areas and linking that back to economic growth. Economic growth can provide very substantial Green infrastructure particularly in proper and reasonable balanced Masterplanning of development. For instance, at Junction 3 of the M42 on the north-east corner the facilities that we are proposing can be set within a strong green and landscaped environment for the benefit of all persons including those using the budget hotel. Comment on the options Firstly this is a poorly worded question because what is required is a new policy that links Environmental protection, environmental enhancement and economic benefits flowing from development that would both assist protection and enhancement. ISSUE S2: INTENSIFICATION Q – S2: Please select all options which are appropriate for South Warwickshire There needs to be a clear policy context between major urban areas and rural settlements where the issues of density are both fundamentally different. Each site has to be judged on its own merits and the benefits that it could bring with economic growth, employment and sustainable electrical car charging points which needs to be properly balanced against environmental protection and enhancement. ISSUE S7: REFINED SPATIAL GROWTH OPTIONS In requesting consultees to chose one of the five listed options there needs to be a new option focusing on sustainable travel, economy employment and rail corridors. Q – S7.2: For each growth option, please indicate whether you feel it is an appropriate strategy for South Warwickshire Please see our answer above to Issue S7. This is a much better planning approach to growth and sustainability as we have indicated in Issue S7 above. ISSUE S10: ANY OTHER DEVELOPMENT STRATEGY ISSUES Q – S10: Please add any comments you wish to make about the development distribution for South Warwickshire As mentioned at the start of our representations, there should have been a development strategy focusing on the M42 and the landholdings in that area that form part of this emerging South Warwickshire Local Plan.

No

This emerging Local Plan needs a fundamentally new approach to the provision of employment land requirements, particularly in terms of the Plan period to 2050. Covid brought a substantial increase in the number of people working from home and particularly those who use broadband and the internet and can work from their own homes. The South Warwickshire Local Plan should have properly commissioned a new employment and economic study from independent consultants which should focus on providing focused growth for those employment activities related back to growth in the national economy. Without this independent Study we believe that the approach taken is imbalanced and particularly at a critical time generally after Covid. In addition, this study should also focus on the opportunities to provide employment in a sustainable form along existing road corridors such as the M42 and the A435. Generally economic growth comes from small businesses expanding and we made the point above about the benefits of our new Call for Sites on the north-east corner of Junction 3 of the M42.

ISSUE E2: A LOW CARBON ECONOMY Q – E2: Please select all options which are appropriate for South Warwickshire Given our reply under Q E1.1 above, the ability now to provide low or zero carbon employment growth together with environmental recycling should be the aim for new employment locations and particularly in sustainable settlements and not just in the major towns for South Warwickshire. ISSUE E4: SUSTAINING A RURAL ECONOMY Q – E4.1: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Bearing in mind our replies on the various issues above relating to the economy, sustainability, sustainable travel and new employment provision to assist rural diversification of the economy is important particularly where there is the creation of small, new businesses. ISSUE E6: PROTECTING SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE’S ECONOMIC ASSETS Q – E6: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire This question is again poorly worded because there are no specific options but where in a sustainable rural location new business opportunities provide themselves, particularly in conjunction with motorway and motorway-related services, then support should be given through this emerging Local Plan for such opportunities. ISSUE E8: EXISTING EMPLOYMENT SITES Q – E8 Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire There are small existing rural employment sites that really need further consideration and expansion where an appropriate opportunity is available.

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ISSUE T2: SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORT ACCESSIBILITY ACROSS SOUTH WARWICKSHIRE Q-T2: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire Bearing in mind the statement at the beginning of these representations, together with the answers that we have given above, we would reiterate proper and reasonable consideration should be given to the landholdings within the emerging South Warwickshire Local Plan north of and south of Junction 3 of the M42 and to the east of the A435. ISSUE T3: ROAD TRAVEL, EMPLOYMENT, AND FREIGHT Q-T3: Please select the option which is most appropriate for South Warwickshire For the reasons given above, this emerging Local Plan should focus on the M42 Motorway and the A435 on its eastern side and the benefits that can be provided by new employment, new business opportunities, provision of accommodation for travellers along these routes and for such issues as sustainable electric charging points at Junction 3 of the M42 as referred to above.