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dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůLJůŽĐĂƚĞĚǁŝƚŚĞĂƐLJĂĐĐĞƐƐƚŽĂǁŝĚĞƌĂŶŐĞŽĨĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĐŽŵŵƵŶŝƚLJ Site Boundary ĂŵĞŶŝƟĞƐĂŶĚƚŚĞůŽĐĂůƉƵďůŝĐƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ͘/ƚƉƌŽǀŝĚĞƐĂůŽŐŝĐĂůůŽĐĂƟŽŶĨŽƌŶĞǁ Consented Development under Construction ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚǁŝƚŚĞdžŝƐƟŶŐĂŶĚŶĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƌƚŚ ĞĂƐƚ͕ǁŚŝůƐƚĂĚĞĨĞŶƐŝďůĞďŽƵŶĚĂƌLJůŝĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͘ dŚĞƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶ Dadlington 'ůĂĚŵĂŶĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƐ>ƚĚŝŶƚĞŶĚƐƚŽƐƵďŵŝƚĂŶŽƵƚůŝŶĞƉůĂŶŶŝŶŐ Atherstone ĂƉƉůŝĐĂƟŽŶƚŽEƵŶĞĂƚŽŶĂŶĚĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚŽƵŶĐŝůŝŶDĂƌĐŚ Fenny Stoke Golding ϮϬϭϴ͘dŚŝƐǁŽƵůĚĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚƚŚĞƉƌŝŶĐŝƉůĞŽĨĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͘ Drayton Development Proposals Higham on the Hill ƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂů ĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ ƚŽ ŝŶĐůƵĚĞ ƵƉ ƚŽ ϳϳϱ ŶĞǁ ŚŽŵĞƐ ;ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƵƉ ƚŽ Ϯϱй īŽƌĚĂďůĞͿ ŽĨ ǀĂƌLJŝŶŐ ƐŝnjĞƐ͕ ƚLJƉĞƐ ĂŶĚ A444 ƚĞŶƵƌĞƐ͘ ůŽĐĂů ĐŽŶǀĞŶŝĞŶĐĞ ƐƚŽƌĞ ǁŝůů ďĞ ůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ĂůŽŶŐ ƚŚĞ A5 HINCKLEY ŵĂŝŶĂĐĐĞƐƐŽītĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶZŽĂĚǁŝƚŚƉĂƌŬŝŶŐĨĂĐŝůŝƟĞƐ͘ Weddington 'ƌĞĞŶ /ŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞ ǁŝůů ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐĞ ƉƵďůŝĐůLJ ĂĐĐĞƐƐŝďůĞ ŐƌĞĞŶƐƉĂĐĞ͕ĞƋƵŝƉƉĞĚƉůĂLJĂƌĞĂ͕ƌĞĐƌĞĂƟŽŶĂůƉĂƚŚƐ͕ƚƌĞĞĂŶĚ ƐŚƌƵďƉůĂŶƟŶŐĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƐƵƐƚĂŝŶĂďůĞĚƌĂŝŶĂŐĞĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ͘ ^ŝƚĞŽƵŶĚĂƌLJ ZŽĂĚ NUNEATON džŝƐƟŶŐ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ ZŽĂĚ M69 ϭϯϰ ^ĞĐŽŶĚĂƌLJZŽĂĚƐ Burton Hastings ZĂŝů>ŝŶĞĂŶĚ^ƚĂƟŽŶ Weddington Road,Weddington, Nuneaton 02 HISTORIC CONTEXT Historic Maps dŚĞĞĂƌůŝĞƐƚŵĂƉŽĨϭϴϴϳƐŚŽǁƐƚŚĞƐŝƚĞŝŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚŽĨĂƉƌĞͲŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůĂŐƌĂƌŝĂŶ LJĞĂƌƐƐĂǁƚŚĞĚĞŵŝƐĞŽĨtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ,ĂůůĂƐƚŚĞƐƵďƵƌďƐŽĨŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůEƵŶĞĂƚŽŶ ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ƚƌĂŶƐĞĐƚĞĚďLJĂŶĞƚǁŽƌŬŽĨƉĂƚŚƐĂŶĚƚƌĂĐŬƐĂůŽŶŐǁŚŝĐŚƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚƐŚĂǀĞ ĞŶĐƌŽĂĐŚĞĚƵƉŽŶŝƚƐŵĂŶŽƌŝĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚĞdžƉŽŶĞŶƟĂůŐƌŽǁƚŚĨƵĞůůĞĚďLJ ĞǀŽůǀĞĚ͘dŚĞƚƌĂŶƐƉŽƌƚŝŶĨƌĂƐƚƌƵĐƚƵƌĞŚĂƐƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚĞƐƐĞŶƟĂůůLJƵŶĂůƚĞƌĞĚŽǀĞƌƚŚĞ ƚŚĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƟǀĞŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐ͕ƚĞdžƟůĞĂŶĚŵĂŶƵĨĂĐƚƵƌŝŶŐ͘^ƚƌĞĞƚƐǁĞƌĞůĂŝĚŽƵƚĂůŽŶŐ ŵĂƉƉŝŶŐƉĞƌŝŽĚ͕ǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŝŶƌŽĂĚǁĂLJƐ͕ƌĂŝůĂŶĚĐĂŶĂůŶĞƚǁŽƌŬƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞƐ ŚƵƌĐŚ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶZŽĂĚĂŶĚ,ŝŐŚĂŵ>ĂŶĞ͘ ǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͕ĂůŽŶŐǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĞĂŶĚĞƌŝŶŐZŝǀĞƌŶŬĞƌ͘dŚĞĐŽŶĮŐƵƌĂƟŽŶŽĨ ƚŚĞĮĞůĚƉĂƌĐĞůƐĂƌĞĞǀŝĚĞŶƚƌĞŇĞĐƟŶŐƚŚĞĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐŝŶƚŚĞϭϴƚŚĂŶĚϭϵƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ WŽƐƚtŽƌůĚtĂƌ//ƐĂǁƚŚĞĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚŝŽŶŽĨtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶŝŶƚŽƚŚĞƐƵďƵƌďŝĂŽĨ ĂůƚŚŽƵŐŚŽůĚĞƌƉŽƐƚͲŵĞĚŝĞǀĂůĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞƐĂƌĞĂůƐŽƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂĐƌŽƐƐƚŚĞŚŝŶƚĞƌůĂŶĚ͘ EƵŶĞĂƚŽŶǁŝƚŚĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂůŽŶŐ,ŝŶĐŬůĞLJZŽĂĚĨŽƌŵŝŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚƐŽĨ^ƚEŝĐŽůĂƐ ĂŶĚ,ŽƌĞƐƚŽŶ'ƌĂŶŐĞ͘/ŶƚŚĞϭϵϲϬͲϳϬƐƚŚĞƌĞǁĂƐĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶĞĂƐƚǁĂƌĚƐƚŽĐŽŶƐŽůŝĚĂƚĞ dŚĞŵĂŝŶƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚǁĂƐEƵŶĞĂƚŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨƚŚĞƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞǁŝƚŚƚŚĞŵĂŶŽƌƐ ůĂŶĚďĞƚǁĞĞŶ,ŝŐŚĂŵ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚ,ŝŶĐŬůĞLJZŽĂĚ͘dŚĞůĂƩĞƌƉĂƌƚŽĨƚŚĞůĂƐƚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJ ŽĨĂůĚĞĐŽƚĞĂŶĚtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶůLJŝŶŐƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ďŽƚŚƐŵĂůůŚĂŵůĞƚƐďĂƐĞĚĂƌŽƵŶĚ ƐĂǁůŝƩůĞĐŚĂŶŐĞĂƉĂƌƚĨƌŽŵƉŝĞĐĞŵĞĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚ͕ĂŶĚĂůƐŽƚŚĞĐůŽƐƵƌĞŽĨƚŚĞ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJĞƐƚĂƚĞ,ĂůůƐ͕ĂŶĚĂŐĂŝŶƐĞƉĂƌĂƚĞĚďLJĂďƌĂŶĐŚůŝŶĞƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ͘dŚĞŵĂŶŽƌ ďƌĂŶĐŚƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ͘dŚĞƌĞŚĂƐďĞĞŶůŝƩůĞĐŚĂŶŐĞƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ ŐƌŽƵŶĚƐŽĨtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶǁĂƐĂƉĂƐƚŽƌĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞĞŶĨƌĂŵĞĚďLJƉĂƌŬůĂŶĚƚƌĞĞƐ͕ ŝƚƐĞůĨĞdžĐĞƉƚĨŽƌŵŝŶŽƌĮĞůĚĂŵĂůŐĂŵĂƟŽŶƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͘dŚĞĞdžƚƌĂĐƟŽŶŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĞƐƚŽ ǁŝƚŚ^ƚ:ĂŵĞƐŚƵƌĐŚ͕dŚĞZĞĐƚŽƌLJ͕ŚƵƌĐŚ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚdŚĞ'ƌŽǀĞĨĂƌŵƐƚĞĂĚƐůŽĐĂƚĞĚ ƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚƐĂǁƚŚĞŝŶĐƌĞĂƐŝŶŐĞŵĞƌŐĞŶĐĞŽĨƐƉŽŝůŚĞĂƉƐ͕ǁŝƚŚDŽƵŶƚ:ƵĚĚĨŽƌŵŝŶŐ ĂƌŽƵŶĚŝƚƐƉĞƌŝƉŚĞƌLJ͘ĂŶĂů&ĂƌŵŽĐĐƵƉŝĞĚŚŝŐŚŐƌŽƵŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞŵĂŝŶůŝŶĞƌĂŝů ĂƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚĨĞĂƚƵƌĞǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞůŽĐĂůůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ͘ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬŝŶŐƚŚĞĂŐƌĂƌŝĂŶůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͘dŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚŽĨŽǀĞŶƚƌLJ ĂŶĂůĂŶĚƐĞƚĂŐĂŝŶƐƚƚŚĞ,ĂƌƚƐŚŝůůZŝĚŐĞůĂLJƚŚĞdƵƩůĞ,ŝůů'ƌĂŶŝƚĞYƵĂƌƌŝĞƐ͘ /ŶƌĞĐĞŶƚLJĞĂƌƐƵƌďĂŶĞdžƚĞŶƐŝŽŶƐƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚǁĞƐƚĂŶĚŶŽƌƚŚĞĂƐƚŽĨtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ ŚĂƐƐĞĞŶƚŚĞĐŽŶƐƚƌƵĐƟŽŶŽĨŵŽĚĞƌŶƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůŚŽƵƐŝŶŐĂůŽŶŐŚƵƌĐŚ>ĂŶĞĂŶĚ dŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƌĞŵĂŝŶĞĚƵŶĐŚĂŶŐĞĚĨŽƌƐĞǀĞƌĂůĚĞĐĂĚĞƐĂƉĂƌƚĨƌŽŵƚŚĞĞdžƉĂŶƐŝŽŶ >ŽǁĞƌ&Ăƌŵ͕ƚŚŝƐďĞŝŶŐĂƉƌŽĚƵĐƚŽĨƚŚĞĐƵƌƌĞŶƚŚŽƵƐŝŶŐƐƵƉƉůLJƐŚŽƌƞĂůůǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞ ŽĨƚŚĞƋƵĂƌƌŝĞƐƚŽƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚ͕ƐƉƵƌƌĞĚďLJƚŚĞ/ŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂůZĞǀŽůƵƟŽŶ͘dŚĞŝŶƚĞƌͲǁĂƌ EƵŶĞĂƚŽŶΘĞĚǁŽƌƚŚŽƌŽƵŐŚ͘ 1887 1901 1913 1923 1938 1975 Weddington Road,Weddington, Nuneaton 03 EXISTING CHARACTER Leicestershire Landscape Character Warwickshire Site Boundary National Character Area Boundary dŚĞƐŝƚĞůŝĞƐǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞEĂƟŽŶĂůƌĞĂ;EͿϳϮ͚DĞĂƐĞͬ^ĞŶĐĞ County Boundary >ŽǁůĂŶĚƐ͕͛ƉƵďůŝƐŚĞĚďLJEĂƚƵƌĂůŶŐůĂŶĚ͘dŚĞŬĞLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐ Borough Boundary Residential Development Under ŽĨƚŚŝƐEŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ Construction Warwickshire Nuneaton and Bedworth Landscape Character Assessment (Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough Council August 2012). -Landscape Character Areas within Nuneaton and Bedworth Borough. • gently rolling landscape with rounded clay ridges and Anker Valley Estate Farmlands shallow valleys; Hartshill Ridge ͻ ƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƚƌĞĞƐ͕ĐŽǀĞƌƚƐĂŶĚƐƉŝŶŶĞLJƐ͕ĂŶĚ -Warwickshire Landscape Guidelines. Mease Lowlands Estate Farmlands occasional groups of trees along rivers and streams; Industrial Arden ͻ ĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚŚĂƐƐƚƌŽŶŐůLJƌĞĐƟůŝŶĞĂƌƉĂƩĞƌŶŽĨůŽǁ North Warwickshire /DQGVFDSH&KDUDFWHUDQG$UHD3UR¿OHVIRU1RUWK Warwickshire Figure 11 (North Warwickshire Borough Council ŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐĂŶĚƐĐĂƩĞƌĞĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƚƌĞĞƐ͖ 2010). ͻ ĞdžƚĞŶƐŝǀĞ͕ŽƉĞŶĂƌĞĂƐŽĨĂƌĂďůĞĐƵůƟǀĂƟŽŶƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂƚĞ͖ LCA 3 - Anker Valley ͻ >ĂƌŐĞƌŵŽĚĞƌŶƵƌďĂŶĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƉƌĞƐĞŶƚŝŶ LCA 4 - Baddesley to Hartshill Uplands East Midlands East Midlands Region Landscape Character Assessment (Nat- EƵŶĞĂƚŽŶ͕,ŝŶĐŬůĞLJĂŶĚƵƌƚŽŶͲƵƉŽŶͲdƌĞŶƚ͘ ural England 2010). 5A - Village Farmlands th Leicestershire Landscape Character Assessment - Hinckley and Bosworth Borough EB26. (Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council July dŚĞ EƵŶĞĂƚŽŶ Θ ĞĚǁŽƌƚŚ >ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ƐƐĞƐƐŵĞŶƚ 2006). d Bedwort an Fen Lanes Character Area G North WarwickshireW ;ƵŐ ϮϬϭϮͿ ůŽĐĂƚĞƐ ƚŚĞ ƐŝƚĞ ǁŝƚŚŝŶ >ĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ ƌĞĂ s neaton ͚ŶŬĞƌsĂůůĞLJƐƚĂƚĞ&ĂƌŵůĂŶĚƐ͛͘dŚĞŬĞLJĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌŝƐƟĐƐŽĨƚŚŝƐ NuneatonNunNu and Bedworth ůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞƚLJƉĞŝŶĐůƵĚĞ͗ • 'ĞŶƚůLJƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐůŽǁůĂŶĚǀĂůĞĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐĂƌĂďůĞĨĂƌŵŝŶŐ ǁŝƚŚƉĂƐƚƵƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĐůŽƐĞƌƚŽƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ͖ • DĞĚŝƵŵĂŶĚƌĞŐƵůĂƌĮĞůĚƉĂƩĞƌŶĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐƉƌŝŵĂƌŝůLJ ϭϴƚŚĂŶĚϭϵƚŚĐĞŶƚƵƌLJĞŶĐůŽƐƵƌĞǁŝƚŚƉŽĐŬĞƚƐŽĨƉŽƐƚͲ ŵĞĚŝĞǀĂůĮĞůĚƐ͖ • &ŝĞůĚƐĂƌĞďŽƌĚĞƌĞĚďLJĂŵŝdžŽĨŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƐǁŚŝĐŚĂƌĞ generally maintained to a low height; • ,ĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƚƌĞĞƐĂƌĞƉƌĞƐĞŶƚƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚƚŚĞůĂŶĚƐĐĂƉĞ ŽŌĞŶĐůƵƐƚĞƌĞĚŝŶŐƌŽƵƉƐŽĨƚŚƌĞĞŽƌĨŽƵƌĂůŽŶŐĂƐŝŶŐůĞ ŚĞĚŐĞĂŶĚĂůŽŶŐƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚĨƌŝŶŐĞƐ͖ • tŽŽĚůĂŶĚŝƐƉƌĞƐĞŶƚĂƐůŝŶĞĂƌďůŽĐŬƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞĚŝƐƵƐĞĚ railway and watercourses and is a prominent feature in the landscape; • dŚĞŵĂŶŵĂĚĞŵŽƵŶĚ͚DŽƵŶƚ:ƵĚ͛Ăƚ:ƵĚŬŝŶƐYƵĂƌƌLJŝƐ ƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚŝŶǀŝĞǁƐƚŽǁĂƌĚƐƚŚĞĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚ,ĂƌƚƐŚŝůůhƉůĂŶĚƐ ĐŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌĂƌĞĂĂŶĚŝƐĂƌĞŵŝŶĚĞƌŽĨƚŚĞĂƌĞĂ͛ƐŝŶĚƵƐƚƌŝĂů ŚĞƌŝƚĂŐĞ͘ ^ĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚŚĂƌĂĐƚĞƌ dŚĞŵĂũŽƌŝƚLJŽĨƚŚĞƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚŝŶĐůŽƐĞƉƌŽdžŝŵŝƚLJƚŽƚŚĞƐŝƚĞ ǁĂƐĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚĞĚŝŶƚŚĞŵŝĚƚŽůĂƚĞƚǁĞŶƟĞƚŚĂŶĚƌĞĐĞŶƚƚǁĞŶƚLJ ĮƌƐƚĐĞŶƚƵƌŝĞƐ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂŵŝdžŽĨďƵŝůƚĨŽƌŵƐĂŶĚƐƚLJůĞƐĞǀŝĚĞŶƚ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŽƵƚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƚƌŝĐƚ͕ ďƌŝĐŬ ĂŶĚ ƌĞŶĚĞƌ ǁŝƚŚ ĐůĂLJ ƌŽŽĨ ƟůĞƐ ƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂƟŶŐĂƐƚŚĞůŽĐĂůǀĞƌŶĂĐƵůĂƌ͘ EĞǁĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚĂƚŚƵƌĐŚ&ŝĞůĚƐ͕tĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶ Weddington Road,Weddington, Nuneaton 04 VISUAL CONTEXT ^ŝƚĞĂŶĚ^ĞƫŶŐ Leicestershire dŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚŝƚƐŝŵŵĞĚŝĂƚĞĐŽŶƚĞdžƚĂƌĞŶŽƚĐŽǀĞƌĞĚďLJĂŶLJ/ŶƚĞƌŶĂƟŽŶĂů͕EĂƟŽŶĂůŽƌ Warwickshire >ŽĐĂůĞƐŝŐŶĂƟŽŶƐ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƚƐĞůĨŽĐĐƵƉŝĞƐĂŶĂƌĞĂŽĨĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůůĂŶĚĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞǁĞƐƚĞƌŶ T49A ĞĚŐĞŽĨtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶĂŶĚĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĚŝƐƵƐĞĚƌĂŝůǁĂLJůŝŶĞ͕ŶŽǁtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƵŶƚƌLJ tĂůŬĂŶĚEĂƟŽŶĂůLJĐůĞZŽƵƚĞϱϮ͘dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞĚďLJƚŚĞƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐƌŽĂĚĂŶĚ A5 Watling Street AE190 Weddington ƌĂŝůĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌƐƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚǁŚŝůƐƚŶĞǁƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůĚĞǀĞůŽƉŵĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞĞĂƐƚǁŝůů AE182 ĂůƐŽĞdžĞƌƚĂŶƵƌďĂŶŝƐŝŶŐŝŶŇƵĞŶĐĞ͘ 52 dŚĞƐŝƚĞŝƐĐƵƌƌĞŶƚůLJƵƐĞĚĂƐĂƌĂďůĞůĂŶĚĂŶĚŚĂƐĂŶƵŵďĞƌŽĨƉƵďůŝĐĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐƚƌĂǀĞƌƐŝŶŐ ƚŚƌŽƵŐŚŝƚ͘dŚĞƐĞƉƌŽǀŝĚĞĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŽŶƐďĞƚǁĞĞŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƚŚĞtĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶƐĞƩůĞŵĞŶƚ AE181 AE189 Caldecote Lane ǀŝĂ^ƚ:ĂŵĞƐŚƵƌĐŚ͕ĂŶĚƚŽƚŚĞϰϰϰĂĚũĂĐĞŶƚƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚ͕ĂƐǁĞůůĂƐƚŚĞǁŝĚĞƌWƵďůŝĐ N27 Higham Lane ZŝŐŚƚƐ KĨ tĂLJ ŶĞƚǁŽƌŬ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƟŶŐ ŝŶƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƐƵƌƌŽƵŶĚŝŶŐ ĐŽƵŶƚƌLJƐŝĚĞ͕ ŝŶĐůƵĚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ A444 Weddington Road 522 AE188 AE183 tĞĚĚŝŶŐƚŽŶŽƵŶƚƌLJtĂůŬ͘ R i Railway Line v e r An ke r AE184 N26 dŚĞǀŝƐƵĂůĞŶǀĞůŽƉĞŝƐƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƚŚĞŶŽƌƚŚĂŶĚĞĂƐƚƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚůLJďLJŝŶƚĞƌǀĞŶŝŶŐ AE188 ǁŽŽĚůĂŶĚ ĂƐƐŽĐŝĂƚĞĚ ǁŝƚŚ ƚŚĞ ĚŝƐƵƐĞĚ ƌĂŝůǁĂLJ ĐŽƌƌŝĚŽƌ ĂŶĚ ĂůƐŽ ƌŽďƵƐƚ ŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁ N24 ĂŶĚŚĞĚŐĞƌŽǁƚƌĞĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞϰϰϰ͘ůŽĐĂůŝƐĞĚƌŝĚŐĞůŝŶĞƚŽƚŚĞǁĞƐƚƉƌĞĚŽŵŝŶĂŶƚůLJ N25 ůŝŵŝƚƐǀŝĞǁƐŽĨƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĨƌŽŵƚŚŝƐĂƐƉĞĐƚ͘ZĞĐĞƉƚŽƌƐǁŝƚŚĐůŽƐĞƌĂŶŐĞǀŝĞǁƐĂƌĞŵĂŝŶůLJ 522 52 N29 R ive ƌĞƐƚƌŝĐƚĞĚƚŽƌĞƐŝĚĞŶƟĂůƉƌŽƉĞƌƟĞƐƚŚĂƚŽǀĞƌůŽŽŬƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂŶĚƚƌĂŶƐŝĞŶƚƵƐĞƌƐƐƵĐŚĂƐƌĂŝů r A nker ƉĂƐƐĞŶŐĞƌƐĂŶĚǀĞŚŝĐůĞƐƚƌĂǀĞƌƐŝŶŐƚŚĞϰϰϰǁŚŽĂƌĞĂīŽƌĚĞĚŐůŝŵƉƐĞĚǀŝĞǁƐ͘dŚĞƌĞ N23 ĂƌĞŽƉĞŶǀŝĞǁƐĨƌŽŵǁŝƚŚŝŶƚŚĞƐŝƚĞĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞƉƵďůŝĐĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚƐ͕ƉĂƌƟĐƵůĂƌůLJƚŽǁĂƌĚƐ ƚŚĞƐŽƵƚŚĂŶĚƐŽƵƚŚǁĞƐƚ͕ĐŽŵƉƌŝƐŝŶŐƵŶĚƵůĂƟŶŐĂŐƌŝĐƵůƚƵƌĂůĨĂƌŵůĂŶĚ͕ďĞLJŽŶĚǁŚŝĐŚ N28 ĚŝƐƚĂŶƚǀŝĞǁƐĂƌĞƉĞƌŵŝƩĞĚŽĨƚŚĞǁŽŽĚĞĚŚŝŐŚŐƌŽƵŶĚŽĨ,ĂƌƚƐŚŝůů͕ĂŶĚƚŚĞƉƌŽŵŝŶĞŶƚ 52 52 ůĂŶĚŵĂƌŬĨĞĂƚƵƌĞDŽƵŶƚ:ƵĚĚ͘dŚĞƌĞŝƐĂĚĞŐƌĞĞŽĨŝŶƚĞƌͲǀŝƐŝďŝůŝƚLJƉŽƐƐŝďůĞĨƌŽŵƚŚĞ Weddington ƐŽƵƚŚĨƌŽŵƐŽŵĞƐƚƌĞƚĐŚĞƐĂůŽŶŐƚŚĞŽǀĞŶƚƌLJĂŶĂůĂŶĚĂĚũŽŝŶŝŶŐƉƵďůŝĐĨŽŽƚƉĂƚŚ͘ 52 Canal Farm complex Caldecote The Site Weddington Country Walk Residential property