Revised Development Strategy

Object

Representation ID: 54316

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Rachel Padfield

Agent: Rachel Padfield

There is a real possibility that the Joint SHMA could conclude, as demonstrated by the RSS evidence base, that the housing need in Coventry will be higher than that which can be accommodated within its administrative boundaries, and therefore some overflow into adjoining districts may be required.

It is also possible that the Joint SHMA may identify a higher level of growth for Warwick District itself than the current interim figure of 12,300 homes. The Economic and Demographic Forecasts Study (December 2012) took into account a potential major Technology and Business Park on land to the north-east and south of Coventry Airport.

These employment-led population and household projections pointed to a need for between 13,300 and 13,800 additional homes between 2011 and 2029, depending upon whether the proposed Gateway scheme was built and its effect in terms of displacing jobs from elsewhere in the District. The Gateway scheme was granted planning permission on 12th June 2013 suggesting a housing requirement to the upper end of this range would be more appropriate.

Support

Representation ID: 63523

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Rachel Padfield

Agent: Rachel Padfield

Potential Sites at Baginton:

1) The site at Baginton (promoted through the previous Core Strategty and consulted on as 'Alternative Site 6') is an appropriate location to accommodate further growth and specifically overflow from Coventry and has the scope to deliver a comprehensive and sustainable mixed use scheme, comprising a Sustainable Urban Extension to Coventry, including a significant number of dwellings whilst allowing additional land for:-

-Protection around the village of Baginton.
-Protection/enhancement of Scheduled Ancient Monuments
-Considerable areas of open space, including open space interspersed throughout the development.
-Additional open space for the airport safety zone and within the noise contours.
-Sufficient land to facilitate highways improvements.
-Development of the site would not detrimentally affect the two Scheduled Ancient Monuments or the conservation area.
-The proposed Baginton site comprised 'least constrained' land (Coventry City, Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough, Rugby Borough and Warwick District Joint Green Belt Study, 2009).
-Part of the site at Baginton lies within Flood Zones 2 and 3 of the River Sowe. However, this comprises only a small area of the overall site and is predominantly located around the periphery of the site.
-The site is therefore naturally contained within the landscape which will prevent further expansion into the countryside.
-Development could be planned in such a way as to ensure that sensitive development is located away from the Public Safety Zone.
-The development could be of sufficient size to support new primary schools to serve the increased need generated by the development.
-The proposal could include substantial areas of open space (i.e. green wedges and links).


-A substantial part of the site now forms part of the Gateway Scheme and these areas were proposed for employment development in any event. The areas which were proposed for residential development lie outside of the Gateway Scheme and remain available and deliverable. An indicative map identifying the development site has been provided.

2)Part of the site would also be appropriate for a smaller scale of development, depending on the outcome of the SHMA and the level of housing required for the District. WDC should consider it appropriate to distribute part of the housing allocation to the villages, a small scale scheme for Baginton could be accommodated on the North East corner of SHLAA site C10.

-Approximately 90 hectares were submitted to the SHLAA meaning the sites are available and deliverable as a result of the landowners having submitted the sites themselves or via an agent submitting representations.

-Coventry Golf Club (SHLAA REF: C15) are one of the six landowners who submitted land to the SHLAA process in 2009. This submission comprised site C15 (Land off Church Road) which is not actively used as a golf course. They have indicated that they would wish to retain the core landownership as a golf course and we can facilitate this as part of the masterplanning process.

3) There is a small parcel of land in the centre of Baginton village belonging to Coventry City Council which could be masterplanned to remain as open space should the City Council not wish to see it developed.

4) The land between Stoneleigh Road and Bubbenhall Road is bounded to the north by the A45 and west by the A46 therefore there is more than adequate capacity to provide access and to cope with additional traffic associated with new development

Support

Representation ID: 63524

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Rachel Padfield

Agent: Rachel Padfield

Revised Development Strategy policy RDS8 proposes the land in the vicinity of Coventry Airport for a major employment site of sub-regional significance. Planning consent has recently been granted for the Coventry Gateway site for a major new Technology and Manufacturing / Distribution Park. Therefore, the site being promoted at Baginton would provide an ideal location for a sustainable urban extension to Coventry, in close proximity to a major new employment site.

Object

Representation ID: 63525

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Rachel Padfield

Agent: Rachel Padfield

-The Revised development Strategy consultation document acknowledges at paragraph 4.1.1 that the proposed level of housing growth (12,300 homes between 2011 and 2029) may be revised pending the findings of a Joint SHMA between Coventry City Council, Warwick District, Rugby Borough and Nuneaton & Bedworth Borough Councils, and the resulting co-operation between the authorities.

-The West Midlands RSS Revision Phase 2 (which was never adopted due to a change in
Government), proposed that Warwick District Council allocate 3,500 dwellings within its boundaries to the south of Coventry to accommodate Coventry overflow.

-Should Warwick District Council be required to accommodate a proportion of Coventry's growth, a Green Belt review would be required since Coventry City is surrounded by Green Belt.