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South Warwickshire Local Plan – Update 1

The South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) Preferred Options Consultation is now live and will run until Friday 7th March. Residents can access the consultation document and accompanying materials by going to South Warwickshire Local Plan Website.

The Preferred Options document addresses a number of topics such as housing, economy, climate change environment etc and then presents the preferred approach to addressing them. This will clearly impact our Parish.

The document identifies 24 potential Strategic Growth Locations and 12 potential New Settlement locations, which are an indication of where we consider large-scale strategic growth may be best be located. Bishop’s Tachbrook parish features in three Strategic Growth Areas and two New Settlement Locations go to www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/swlp/latest-news.cfm/current/1/item/138408 it is important to note that the growth locations identified would accommodate significantly more than South Warwickshire’s identified housing and employment needs, and so it is not expected that all these locations will be developed.

How to comment

Wherever possible residents are encouraged to use the online consultation portal, a guidance note on how to use the Online Consultation Portal is available here. Alternative ways to respond are outlined on the Preferred Options Webpage.

Consultation Events

The District Councils are running a series of online and face-to-face consultation events. See below:

Web links for online events will be available closer to the time.

Date and day Time In person/Online Location
Thursday 16th January 6pm-7:30pm Online MS Teams
Saturday 25th January 10am – 4pm In Person Royal Priors Shopping Centre, Royal Leamington Spa
Tuesday 28th January 1pm – 7pm In Person Shipston Leisure Centre, Shipston-on-Stour
Friday 31st January 2pm-4pm Online MS Teams
Saturday 1st February 10am – 4pm In Person Talisman Square, Kenilworth
Thursday 6th February 1pm – 7pm In Person Newbold Leisure Centre, Leamington Spa
Saturday 8th February 10am – 4pm In Person Warwick Library, Warwick
Wednesday 12th February 10am – 12pm Online MS Teams
Saturday 15th February 10am – 4pm In Person Maybird Shopping Park, Stratford-upon-Avon
Tuesday 18th February 10am – 4pm In Person Southam Library, Southam
Saturday 22nd February 10am – 1pm In Person Alcester Library, Alcester
Monday 24th February 6pm-7:30pm Online MS Teams

FAQ’s

There is. Also, there is an FAQ page on the SWLP website.

Parish Council response

The Parish Council has formed a task group to coordinate its response. The group will aim to keep in touch with residents through the parish magazine, social media and, if necessary, a public briefing. If you would like to give us your thoughts or ask a question please email the Parish Clerk at clerk@bishopstachbrook.com.