Preferred Options 2025

No

Representation ID: 108540

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Chapel Ascote Farms

Agent: Framptons

No. Revisions were made to the NPPF and Standard Method in December 2024 in an attempt to boost housing delivery. The HEDNA figure is significantly lower than the minimum number of homes set out in the Standard Method and should not be taken into account when assessing local housing need.

A number of West Midlands authorities have seen significant increases in their Local Housing Need figure under the new Standard Method (save for Birmingham, Sandwell and Coventry). The West Midlands would be expected to deliver 29,940 dwellings per annum, a 21% increase compared to the previous method.

There will undoubtedly be challenges for neighbouring authorities to meet their own needs and hence the South Warwickshire authorities may also need to increase their housing need figure by reason of the requirement to accommodate any unmet needs.

Yes

Representation ID: 108541

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Chapel Ascote Farms

Agent: Framptons

Chapel Ascote Farms Ltd are supportive of the Spatial Growth Strategy which first utilises available urban brownfield land and then where greenfield development is needed, concentrating this into fewer, larger areas of strategic growth.

Yes

Representation ID: 108542

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Chapel Ascote Farms

Agent: Framptons

We support inclusion of proposed settlement location F3. The settlement scored well in the New Settlements Assessment due to not being in the Green Belt or AONB and having no impacts on Registered Parks and Gardens, SSSIs, ancient woodland, mineral sites and safeguarding, Listed Buildings, Conservation Areas, scheduled ancient monuments, and registered battlefields.

Concerns were raised in the assessment about deliverability as 0% of the land had been put forward in the Call for Sites. Chapel Ascote Farms are putting forward 18.61 ha of land within the F3 settlement along with additional land in case it is required. Chapel Ascote Farms are in discussions with the remaining landowners in F3 and are happy to work with other landowners to bring the site forward.

Yes

Representation ID: 108543

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Chapel Ascote Farms

Agent: Framptons

The approach is agreed, the new settlement sites can be developed to a suitable minimum size to provide the required infrastructure for substantial internalisation of trips. A new settlement has the potential to accommodate approximately 6,000-10,000 dwellings (minimum), as a significant proportion of South Warwickshire's growth needs.

Other

Representation ID: 108544

Received: 07/03/2025

Respondent: Chapel Ascote Farms

Agent: Framptons

Chapel Ascote Farms support recognition that there may be need to accommodate 'unmet need' from the Coventry & Warwickshire HMA and the Greater Birmingham and Black County HMA.

There is no detail to comment on at this stage. A number of West Midlands authorities have seen a significant increase in their Local Housing Need figure under the new Standard Method (save for Birmingham, Sandwell and Coventry). The West Midlands would be expected to deliver 29,940 dwellings per annum, a 21% increase compared to the previous method. There will be challenges for neighbouring authorities to meet their needs. The South Warwickshire authorities may well need to increase their housing need figures to accommodate unmet needs.