and Bromsgrove and Redditch Core Strategies Core Strategies Special consultation on Redditch expansion Special consultation on Redditch expansion

the high levels of open space are a distinctive Meetings will also be held in Bromsgrove local Burcot feature of the Borough, the natural environment Parish’s such as , , Bentley/ To Birmingham To Birmingham Cobley Hill will be protected and developments will provide Pauncefoot and /Cobley. Heath Green B4096 the opportunity to enhance the green Broad Green A441 Bordesley Beoley infrastructure network; B4184 Butler’s Hill all new development will contribute to the To Bromsgrove Hewell Park B4101 Redditch Cladshill Brockhill A435 You can send your B4497 Wood mitigation of, and adaptation to, the eects of Church Hill A448 B4184 En eld climate change; Bromsgrove A4023

development to the north or north-west of the views to either Council B4160 Lakeside Winyates Bank’s Green town will contribute to the improvement of leisure Webheath REDDITCH A4189 By writing to: A4189 A448 Matchborough Mappleborough facilities at the Abbey Stadium development across Green Growth B4497 the Borough and beyond will contribute to the Council improvement of community, retail and leisure Callow Hill B4504 Planning and Environment Services Oakenshaw B4093 facilities. A441 The Council House Help us to Ham Green B4092 Studley Burcot Lane A435 What happens next? Bromsgrove B4092 Astwood Bank We would welcome your views on the suitability of the B60 1AA plan the future Feckenham various locations for the future growth of the Borough 01527 881316 A441 O as shown on the map in this leaet. These options are initially put forward to promote discussion but if Redditch Borough Council of the area To Evesham To Alcester you have an alternative option please let us know. All responses and options put forward will be carefully Development Plans considered and may be taken forward to the next stage. Town Hall Anyone with an interest in the future of The Inspector’s report states how There are of course many factors to take into account Walter Stranz Square Bromsgrove and Redditch is being asked to many houses need to be built and how when considering site selection, including environmental, economic and social issues, and all options will be subject Redditch give their views on development over the next much employment land needs to be set to a rigorous sustainability appraisal to weigh up relevant Worcestershire B98 8AH 16 years. As part of the Regional aside over the next 16 years to meet the issues and also deliverability. 01527 64252 ext. 3081 Spatial Strategy (RSS), Redditch Borough has region’s housing needs. been given a target of accommodating around Or email: Both Bromsgrove District Council and 7,000 houses by 2026. Bromsgrove District is Redditch Borough Council are currently How can I get involved? [email protected] required to take around 3,000 of these new preparing their Core Strategies which will More information is available on both of the Councils’ [email protected] homes, which will be built within its boundaries guide growth and development in these websites www.bromsgrove.gov.uk/planningpolicy adjacent to Redditch town where the borders areas up to 2026. www.redditchbc.gov.uk/corestrategy Please let us have your views by of both authorities meet. We will also be holding drop in sessions where you can 22nd March 2010. These documents will have to incorporate speak to planning ocers from both Councils at the In order to decide where these new properties the recommendations of the Regional following locations can be placed within the two areas, Bromsgrove Spatial Strategy as well as conforming to 11th February Town Hall, Redditch (2-9pm) Bromsgrove District Council and Redditch Borough Council national guidance such as planning policy District Council are working together and would like to hear statements. 13th February what residents think of all the possible options. King sher Centre, Redditch (all day) www.bromsgrove.gov.uk Bromsgrove 24th February BUILDING PRIDE Why are we doing this? Palace Theatre, Redditch (from 6.30pm) District Council www.bromsgrove.gov.uk The West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy This document can be provided in large print, braille, CD, has been revised following an inquiry between BUILDING PRIDE audio tape and computer disc April and June 2009.

8 1 Bromsgrove and Redditch Bromsgrove and Redditch Core Strategies Core Strategies Special consultation on Redditch expansion Special consultation on Redditch expansion

would still have good road accessibility via the Bromsgrove and Alvechurch Highways. Development Sustainable Community Strategy What does the What are the here could however provide a mix of housing, & Vision and Objectives employment, shops, schools and other essential services. Mutual bene ts, such as improvements to the transport The Redditch Partnership brings together RSS mean for options for network, could also be realised by integrating the representatives from public, private, community development of this area with other areas in Redditch and voluntary agencies to work together eectively such as an area of green belt found nearby within the to deliver a range of local projects, services and Redditch and meeting these boundary of Redditch. Again in this location there is no initiatives. Redditch Partnership has a vision for obvious boundary to potential development. “Redditch to be successful and vibrant with Development here would reduce the gap with sustainable communities built on partnership and Bromsgrove. There are only limited views from publicly shared responsibility. We want people to be proud Bromsgrove? targets? accessible areas for part of the site. that they live or work in Redditch” (Redditch When Redditch Borough Council consulted on its Core A signi cant challenge now faced is how to deal Sustainable Community Strategy, 2008-2011). Strategy between October 2008 and May 2009, it with the higher development targets Redditch is Other Options This vision contains key priorities such as: identi ed capacity for around 2,400 dwellings plus 27 required to meet. The Councils are working To create safer communities hectares of employment land. together to resolve where the new houses and Options for development in the Green Belt to the south- To develop a cleaner/greener and more employment land should go and would like to west of Redditch or the open countryside beyond and on sustainable environment Now, following the RSS recommendations, 7,000 hear your views on this. dwellings and land for employment to meet Redditch’s the open spaces in Redditch have not been considered To tackle the issue of climate change and the needs are broken down as follows; In order to meet the housing and employment on sustainability grounds, and due to signi cant impact of high levels of domestic and targets recommended for the region, Redditch infrastructure constraints. workplace energy consumption Around 4000 within Redditch’s own boundaries and Bromsgrove Councils have developed a An option for development to the north east of Redditch number of broad options to give an indication of To increase the rate of employment Around 3000 in Bromsgrove (in the Green Belt within Bromsgrove District at Beoley has not been opportunities the possible ways in which Redditch could grow included at this stage due to the many disadvantages of adjacent to Redditch’s boundary) up to 2026. To look at ways of diversifying working development in this area, including the potential adverse opportunities to reduce reliance on traditional and The options presented in this leaet outline the impact on the setting of the Conservation Area at Beoley, industries growth that could take place within the the merging of settlements, the topography, limited 31 hectares of land for employment in Redditch boundaries of Redditch and where growth could To develop the Town Centre as a destination linkages to the Town Centre and so on. with excellent facilities and transport links 25 hectares of land for employment to meet be accommodated in the adjoining areas of If you have any comments to make on development in Bromsgrove District. At this stage, it is very To increase the availability of aordable Redditch’s needs, within Bromsgrove these or any other areas in the Borough or District please housing important to consider the overall implications submit them during this consultation period. 12 hectares of land for employment to meet of the development in both Redditch and To improve access to public transport services Redditch’s needs, within Stratford-on-Avon Bromsgrove. Background The Redditch Core Strategy must contribute to (Please note the Inspector’s report also has signi cant achieving this vision through its own vision and implications for the rest of Bromsgrove but this will be objectives. The development strategy set out in Bromsgrove District and Redditch Borough are adjacent this consultation will achieve the Core Strategy dealt with in a separate consultation exercise, watch What can we do areas located in the north of Worcestershire County, south vision and objectives in a number of ways: out for forthcoming details on our websites as detailed of Birmingham. Although of a similar size in terms of new homes will be tailored to meet the needs on back page). 1 population, 87,837 and 78,807 respectively, they are of a of those living in Redditch, in terms of their In relation to this growth in Bromsgrove the Inspectors in Redditch? dierent geographical size. Bromsgrove District totals size, type and tenure; report states that; ‘the choice of locality around the Initial independent work carried out on behalf of 21,697 hectares and Redditch Borough is 5,435 hectares. employment-related development will boundary of Redditch should be locally determined the Councils has identi ed areas of land primarily The areas are also quite dierent. Redditch, a former New support a changing skills base by oering a whether at or adjacent to the Webheath/Foxlydiate to the north and west of the town as being able Town, has the majority of development concentrated to diversi cation park; or Brockhill ADRs or in the Bordesley Park area or in to accommodate signi cant growth. Much of this the north and approximately 50 per cent of the Borough is rural. Bromsgrove has a predominantly rural character locating development within and adjacent to some combination of these possibilities or elsewhere. land is in the Bromsgrove District (see options Redditch will, in some locations, provide below for details of how these areas could be being 91 per cent Green Belt, with development being Once the volume of development and its location has distributed throughout the District. strong and sustainable transport facilities; been de ned it will be essential for the authorities to developed). There are very limited options for There have always been economic, environmental and development with good links to the town work together on cross-boundary implementation. development in Redditch Borough and it should centre will contribute to its regeneration and We welcome the indications from the authorities that be noted that all of the sites identi ed within the social linkages between the two areas. However, due to recent events, particularly at a regional planning level, the improving its vitality and viability, for example this would be the case.’ Borough will be required to meet the 4000 dwellings by increasing the amount of residential and 31 hectares of employment land required. futures of both areas are likely to become even more closely related. properties and therefore the number of The full RSS panel report is also available for viewing Within Redditch Borough, development is people using and visiting the town centre; on our websites. proposed for three areas currently designated as 1 Based on 2001 Census 2 7 Bromsgrove and Redditch Bromsgrove and Redditch Core Strategies Core Strategies Special consultation on Redditch expansion Special consultation on Redditch expansion

If you would like to nd out more about the proposed Areas of Development Restraint (ADRs) - land between to existing highway infrastructure and public development sites in Redditch Borough or read the Option East of A441 (Birmingham Road) the eastern edge of the town and the A435, land at transport facilities and also the town centre. draft ‘Development Strategy’ policy, please see the Brockhill and land south of Webheath. The three areas The topography and existing natural features of accompanying consultation paper available The development of the land to the east of the A441 currently designated as ADRs within Redditch Borough this site will place some constraints on the site at www.redditchbc.gov.uk/corestrategy. has the advantage that it would be located close to have been safeguarded through previous plans to and there is a history of ooding that would need Redditch Town Centre with all the facilities that this meet the needs of future development in the Borough. to be addressed. oers, including commercial, retail and leisure facilities. It is strategically accessible being within There is also the potential for development on other The A435 ADR is located between Far Moor Lane What options do easy reach of junction 2 of the M42. Development parcels of land which are currently part of the Green and Claybrook Drive and the borough boundary here could potentially encourage progression of Belt in Brockhill and Foxlydiate. These sites could be with Stratford-on-Avon District to the west of the the Bordesley Bypass, congestion. It is envisaged developed in tandem with other sites in the A435 road. This site would be suitable for both that development here could oer housing, jobs, Bromsgrove Green Belt to create more sustainable residential and employment development. we have in development patterns. Development at this site would not require any schools and shops. This area is dissected by the ood plain, providing the opportunity to reinforce The following is a summary of how the development major new infrastructure, although there are the green linkages and integrate existing and new targets for Redditch Borough can be accommodated: wildlife habitats which would need to be carefully Bromsgrove? development. Whilst development at this location considered as part of any proposals. While there are areas of the site which are relatively at, All of the following options put forward are would be in the Green Belt, it would reduce the gap General location Type of development with Birmingham. There is no obvious boundary to which would reduce the visual impact of any unavoidably located within the Green Belt. This is due potential development in this location but it could Brown eld sites in Around 1650 - 1750 dwellings development on existing features, development to the requirement in the RSS report that growth must be contained by topography. Development here Redditch, Astwood Bank and around 5ha employment has the potential to have a negative impact on be adjacent to the boundary of Redditch. would also result in the merging with existing and Feckenham land* Mappleborough Green. It should be stressed that the boundaries of the development at Bordesley. Green eld sites in Around 500 dwellings The two parcels of Green Belt land also required options presented below are exible and represent Redditch, Astwood Bank and around 32ha to meet the housing targets set for the Borough potential locations for growth. As these boundaries Option West of A441 (Birmingham Road) and Feckenham employment land** are located to the north-west of the town, known are not xed, the amount of new dwellings in each as Brockhill and Foxlydiate. Both of these sites are ADR land at A435, Around 1350 dwellings and considered suitable for residential development option is not specied at this stage. For example, it is The land to the west of the A441 could include Brockhill and Webheath around 7ha employment land only. possible that development on a limited scale could land both within Redditch and Bromsgrove and Green Belt at Foxlydiate Around 500 dwellings Brockhill Green Belt is located adjacent to the take place spread over all the three areas identied. build upon existing development at Brockhill. It is and Brockhill It is important to remember that land for around 3000 envisaged that it would have strong links with the Brockhill ADR and abuts the borough boundary. Development here would be a natural extension houses and associated jobs and other facilities, such as Brockhill Area of Development Restraint and a * this includes some sites within Redditch Town Centre with to the existing Brockhill development and any schools and shops, needs to be identi ed and by small area of Green Belt situated within Redditch’s potential for residential development, although at present it is boundary. This site is located in close proximity to unclear exactly how many dwellings could be accommodated. potential development at Brockhill ADR. As with focussing on these areas it will be possible to deliver Brockhill ADR, this site is well situated in relation the required amount of development. the town centre. Development here could include ** this includes 145 dwellings to the rear of the Alexandra Hospital housing, new employment, schools, shops and in addition to 0.5ha of employment land to existing highway infrastructure and public Ravensbank ADR an existing employment area is other essential services, as well as providing transport facilities, but shares a history of ooding. The gures above demonstrate that using these The land does include a visually prominent located to the north of the A4023, in Bromsgrove enhanced transport links into the town centre. identi ed sites, Redditch Borough can accommodate District at Ravensbank, which serves Redditch’s needs. It is envisaged that any proposed development ridgeline so the visual impact of any development the housing and employment targets set by the here would need careful consideration. There is an ADR adjacent to this area which could be here would respect local topography and would emerging West Midlands Regional Spatial Strategy. released and this could potentially link with the ensure that the natural environment is protected, Development of this site could be linked with the options for development in Bromsgrove District Winyates Green Triangle site located across the including Brockhill Wood. The opportunity exists Webheath ADR is located on the western edge of Redditch and is bounded by Church Road, Pumphouse particularly the Option West of A441 (Birmingham boundary within Stratford-on-Avon District. The RSS to develop a network of green corridors and open spaces within any new development. Again there Lane, Crump elds Lane and the administrative Road) as further detailed below. panel report states in relation to employment boundary with Bromsgrove. It is considered that this provision: is no obvious boundary for development in this The other area of Green Belt land is located to location, although development could be partially site is only suitable for residential development. the west of Foxlydiate Wood in Redditch. The site “….at least 12 ha will be provided within Stratford- “contained” by natural features. Whilst there are good physical boundaries to limit is bounded by the Borough boundary and upon-Avon west of the A435 and the balance development, the transport infrastructure would Brockhill Drive runs through it. This area is not remaining out of a total of up to 37ha will be require a signi cant upgrade to support development. currently well served by public transport but the Option adjacent to A448 Currently, community and other facilities are limited in Bromsgrove Highway provides good road access. provided in Bromsgrove District at a location or (Bromsgrove Highway) this area but this could be improved as a result of locations to be agreed….” However, there are highly sensitive wooded estate residential development. lands, and drainage on this site could be dicult. The development of the Winyates Green triangle site Development adjacent to the Bromsgrove Brockhill ADR is located to the north-east of the Development of this site could be linked with the will be addressed and consulted upon independently Highway would be located slightly further away existing Brockhill development to the west of the A441. options for development in Bromsgrove District, via Stratford on Avon District Council’s Core Strategy from Redditch town centre and employment This site is considered suitable for both residential and particularly the Option adjacent to A448 process. opportunities, than the two options above but employment development. It is well located in relation (Bromsgrove Highway) as further detailed below.

6 3 Burcot To Birmingham To Birmingham Rowney Green Cobley Hill Heath Green Growth Options for B4096 Redditch Broad Green A448 A441 Bordesley KEY B4184 Butler’s Hill Beoley B4101 Built up Areas To Bromsgrove Hewell Park

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En eld Church Hill B4184 Industrial Bromsgrove District Council Boundary Estate A4023 Redditch Borough Council Boundary Redditch Railway Winyates Station Railway Line B4160 Lakeside Bank’s Green REDDITCH Options for the expansion of Redditch in line with the Webheath A4189 governments requirements have been developed, the A4189 Matchborough Mappleborough areas shown on the map opposite and indicated below A448 Green are not speci c site boundaries, and at this moment we Upper Bentley B4497 are considering developing both variations of the options as well as the sites individually. For more detail on the various options please see inside this document. Webheath Greenlands ADR Area of B4504 Woodrow Callow Hill Development Option - Foxlydiate/Webheath Oakenshaw B4093 Restraint A435 Corridor Option - West of the A441 A441 Option - East of the A441 BDC Ravensbank Area of Development Restraint (ADR) Ham Green B4092 Studley Winyates Green Triangle A435 RBC Areas of Development Restraint (ADR) B4092 Green Belt Development Parcels Astwood Bank To Alcester Bromsgrove Feckenham District Council A441 www.bromsgrove.gov.uk

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