Issue and Options 2023

The Henley & Beaudesert Society was originally formed in 1967 to preserve and safeguard the character of the town and the surrounding area. The Society wishes to strongly object to the SWLP that wishes to double the size of the town by building some 2,000 properties. Although the Society is aware that the need to build more homes in Warwickshire will mean some development in Henley, the scale of this plan is totally unsuitable and would destroy the character and setting of this historic town in the wider landscape. Over the last 56 years since the Society was formed there have been several large scale plans to develop around Henley. All these plans have been met with large-scale objection from the residents of Henley because of the detrimental effect it would have on the infrastructure of the town. The SWLP ignores the local feeling about such large-scale development in and around Henley and the importance of the Green Belt. The Village Design Statement; Local Plans and Conservation Area Policy all make reference to the opposition to large scale development around Henley; the importance of the local topographical boundaries and the importance of the Green Belt that surrounds the town.