South Local Plan Stakeholder Engagement Agenda January 2021 Agenda and Housekeeping

Agenda Housekeeping 1. Presentation 1 – . Please stay on mute unless Introduction speaking 2. Questions . Use the ‘hand’ symbol to 3. Presentation 2 – Scoping, indicate you wish to speak Issues and Initial Options . Wait to be asked to speak 4. Discussion before speaking and please unmute yourself . Session limited to 1 hour Contact Us

Stratford-on-Avon District Council: [email protected]

Warwick District Council: [email protected] South Warwickshire Local Plan Stakeholder Engagement Introduction January 2021 Why a South Warwickshire Plan?

Review Local Plans every 5 years . SDC Core Strategy adopted July 2016 . WDC Local Plan adopted Sept 2018 Effectiveness . common geography . shared challenges . cross-boundary issues e.g. infrastructure and climate Efficiency . High costs of preparing Local Plans . Local Government finances Plan Making

Plan-making Stages . LPA responsibility to prepare a 1. Scoping and Initial Options plan (consultation) . Must keep plan up-to-date and 2. Issues and Options (Consultation) review every 5 years 3. Preferred Options (consultation) . Must achieve sustainable 4. Proposed Submission (consultation) development 5. Submission . Have regard to national policy 6. Examination . Duty to Co-operate??? 7. Main Modifications (consultation) 8. Adoption Technical Evidence

. Green Belt Review . Sustainability Appraisal / Strategic . Landscape Character Assessment Environment Assessment (SA/SEA) . Transport Assessment . Habitats Regulation Assessment . Strategic Flood Risk Assessment . Health Impact Assessment . Biodiversity & Green Infrastructure . Equalities Impact Assessment . Housing Needs Assessment . Call for Sites . Economic Needs Assessment . Strategic Housing Land Availability . Settlement Design Analysis Assessment . Retail Assessment . Climate Change Critical Friend . Infrastructure Delivery Plan (IDP) Governance

Body Function SDC Council WDC Council Formal approval by both Councils of Local Plan at key stages as required by constitution SWP Executive Committee Decision-making body to sign-off key pieces of work (e.g. technical evidence), stages of work and documents for consultation. Where necessary, it would make recommendations to the two respective full Councils for formal approval. Informed by of recommendations from scrutiny committees and the Place Board. SDC OSC WDC SC Formal scrutiny of work of Executive Committee. Place Board & Stakeholder Place Board Infrastructure Groups Forums Developer, Parish, Citizens Forums Officer, Member Briefings SWP Advisory Group Working part of members from across the South Warwickshire political spectrum to provide an early steer and sounding board on the preparation of the SWP. SWP Management Team Meeting of Policy leads, Policy Heads of Service, Deputy Chief Executives and Policy Portfolio Holders to “sign-off” work at key stages SWP Officer Team Day-to-day operations of the SWP. Report to the respective Policy Managers on a weekly basis. South Warwickshire Place Board

SDC, WDC, WCC, CWLEP, WMCA, CW Chamber of Commerce, Shakespeare's England, Warwickshire Rural Community Council, WALC, Stratforward, Leamington BID, Cotswolds AONB Conservation Board, Warks CPRE, TC, TC, Leamington TC, Shipston-on-Stour TC, TC, Stratford-upon-Avon TC, TC, Witnash TC, CWIP, CWGBIP, CWCIP, Developer Forum, River Severn Partnership, University of Warwick, University of Birmingham, VASA, P3, FSB, CW Growth Hub, WM Growth Company CW Infrastructure CW Green & Blue CW Community Developer Forum Citizens Parish Partnership Infrastructure Infrastructure Forum Forums Partnership Partnership Highways England Natural England Colleges Key Housebuilders SDC & WDC Citizens Panel Avon Network Rail Environment Agency CCC Education Key Housing Associations SDC & WDC Youth Parliament Arden Midlands Connect WCC Lead Local Flood WCC Education Homes England Itchen WCC Highways Authority Sport England National Housing Federation Leam WCC Public Transport Warwickshire Wildlife Trust WCC Communities Home Builders Federation Stour WCC Transport Planning WCC Ecology CCC Communities Land Promoters Group CCC Highways CCC Ecology ThinkActive Civic Voice CCC Public Transport Severn Trent Everyone Active MADE CCC Transport Planning Cotswolds AONB CW NHS Trust Key Employment Developers Chiltern Railways Conservation Board South Warks NHS Trust Country Land & Business West Midlands Trains Thames Water South Warks CCG Association London Northwestern Canal & River Trust CW CCG Railway Sport England Oxford CCG Great Western Railway WCC Archaeology Heart of England Community CCC Archaeology Diocese of Rail Partnership Historic England Age UK Campaign for Better Friends of the Earth Citizens Advice Transport Woodland Trust Warwickshire Police Bus Operators Local Nature Partnership Warwickshire Fire & Rescue Western Power West Midlands Police National Grid Gas West Midlands Fire & Rescue National Grid West Midlands Ambulance BT Open Reach Trust BDUK CCC Public Health Cadent Gas WCC Public Health Act on Energy Scoping Consultation Timetable 30 7 14 21 28 4 11 18 25 1 8 15 22 1 8 15 22 29 Nov Dec Dec Dec Dec Jan Jan Jan Jan Feb Feb Feb Feb Mar Mar Mar Mar Mar Project Initiation * (Agenda Publication) * (Cabinet / Executive) * (Council Meeting) * Advisory Group * * Stakeholder Engagement * * Place Board * * Finalise Document * * * * Agenda publication * Scrutiny Committee * Executive Committee *

5 12 19 26 3 10 17 24 31 7 14 21 28 5 12 19 26 2 Apr Apr Apr Apr May May May May May Jun Jun Jun Jun Jul Jul Jul Jul Aug Consultation * 1 2 3 4 5 6 South Warwickshire Local Plan Stakeholder Engagement Scoping January 2021 South Warwickshire Geography

Population (2019) 273,851

Working Age 159,600

Economically Active 83.6%

Area 488 SqMi

Green Belt 32.7%

Employment / Investment Hub AONB 8% New Settlement

Primary Settlement

Secondary Settlement South Warwickshire Geography

Stratford-on-Avon District Warwick District Main Town (1) Urban Areas (4) Main Rural Centres (8) Growth Villages (10) Category 1 Local Service Villages (5) Limited Infill Villages (24) Category 2 Local Service Villages (10) Category 3 Local Service Villages (10) Category 4 Local Service Villages (19) South Warwickshire Geography

Stratford-on-Avon District Warwick District Stratford-upon- 27,445 Royal Leamington 49,662 Avon Spa Southam 6,567 Warwick 31,345 Alcester 6,273 Kenilworth 22,413 Studley 5,879 9,129 5,849 Bidford-on-Avon 5,350 Shipston-on-Stour 5,038 Henley-in-Arden 3,001 2,337

Key Issues and Challenges (1)

Built Environment Social . Different existing strategic spatial . Timing of education provision strategies relative to new homes occupied . Accessibility and connectivity (all . Ageing population and dementia scales) esp rural issues . Edge conditions . Air quality . Design standard . Quality and condition of housing . Affordable housing requirements . Affordability (35-40%) . GP & Hospital capacity . Specialist accommodation . Tourism – lack of visitor accommodation Key Issues and Challenges (2)

Economic Natural Environment . Transport – modal shift, active . Protect most valuable and travel and “last mile” fragile environments . Rural isolation . Landscape . Night-time economy – requires . Climate change local residents . Temperature increase . Role of town centres and high . Flooding streets . Employment/economic development . Utilities – 5G, power Vision

. Need to develop a vision for the Plan which sets out how we want to see the area grow and evolve over the plan period . This will be different for everyone, but common themes will be shared by all. . Need a vision which reflects that changes will happen, and we want to manage that to achieve the best outcome for South Warwickshire. . The vision should succinctly set out what South Warwickshire will be like / how it has changed at the end of the plan period. Scope of Plan

. Informed by assessment of “up-to- South Warwickshire dateness” of SDC Core Strategy and WDC

Local Plan Town / Parish Part 1 Part . South Warwickshire Plan = plural . Part 1 – strategic policies & development Neighbourhood strategy . Part 2 – detailed policies Street . Part 3 – specific allocations

. Role of NDPs 3 2& Part Building Scope of Part 1 Definitely . Development strategy including spatial strategy . Major green belt revisions In . Place shaping and visions for towns . Climate change policies . Levels of housing and employment growth . Strategic employment and housing allocations . Directions of growth . Strategic Green and Blue Infrastructure . Strategic infrastructure

Possibly In . Major allocations . Improving accessibility and connectivity . Strategic town centre policies . Landscape character . Employment land policies . Historic environment . Affordable housing

Out . Non strategic town centre policies (e.g. retail . Detailed local policies e.g. parking, open space frontages) . Policies for specific sites except where these relate to . Non strategic allocations (including small strategic allocations or revisions to the Green Belt allocations in villages) . Local development management policies Initial Spatial Concepts

A. Rail corridors Local Plan Standard Method B. Road corridors SDC 730 603 C. Main Bus Corridors D. Enterprise Hubs WDC 932 627 E. Housing Waiting List F. Main Urban Areas Annual Total 1,662 1,230 G. Dispersed H. Densification (inc. brownfield & . Local Plan numbers include contributions empty homes) towards Birmingham and Coventry . Standard Method numbers are MINIMUM Rail Corridors Road Corridors Bus Corridors Enterprise Urban Areas Dispersed