Further consultation on new settlement proposal at Gaydon and Lighthorne Heath

Stratford-on-Avon District Council is carrying out a further consultation on the Supplementary Planning Document (SPD) for the proposed new settlement at Gaydon and Lighthorne Heath (GLH).

The consultation has started today, Thursday 14 January and will run for six weeks until Friday 26 February 2016.

The District Council's Submission Core Strategy sets out at Proposal GLH, the policy basis for the development of a new settlement at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath that will incorporate up to 3,000 new homes and a substantial expansion of Jaguar Land Rover's operations.

The Supplementary Planning Document takes the form of a Framework Masterplan to guide developers and the local planning authority in respect of environmental, social, design and economic objectives as they seek to create a new community at Gaydon/Lighthorne Heath.
 
The updated formal draft SPD looks at:

• the GLH site and its context
• site constraints and opportunities
• vision and principles
• an illustrative masterplan with key design and sustainability principles
• delivery

The initial draft SPD went through an informal consultation in February/March last year to involve local communities and stakeholders in the preparation of the document. The document was updated following the feedback received and endorsed by The Cabinet on 30 November 2015 for public consultation as part of the 'Formal' stage of SPD preparation. 
 
The consultation document can be viewed on the District Council's website www.stratford.gov.uk/glh-spdformal.  It is also available to inspect at the District Council offices - Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon CV37 6HX and in libraries at Harbury, Kineton, Southam and Wellesbourne.

Do it online Use our interactive document which allows you to click and comment online or go straight to the online representation form

Do it by email By downloading a form and emailing it to planning.policy@stratford-dc.gov.uk

Do it by post Alternatively, forms can be posted to: FREEPOST RSLH – ZYKJ – TYAZ, Stratford on Avon DC, PO BOX 5341, Stratford upon Avon, CV37 1LE

Do it in person Print out a comment form and hand it in at the District Council offices, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HX

Copies of the form can be provided on request.

Please note that comments on the inclusion of Proposal GLH in the Core Strategy, or on alternative sites, are not relevant at this time.

The views expressed in the formal consultation will be reported back to The Cabinet and, if appropriate, modifications to the document will be made prior to its adoption.

What happens next?

The SPD is being progressed in tandem with the Core Strategy examination process. Further Examination hearings into the Core Strategy are currently taking place and the Inspector's Report will follow. The SPD can only be adopted by the District Council if the Core Strategy is adopted with Proposal GLH included. If that is the case, the District Council at that point would be able to adopt the SPD without delay.

Comments must be received by the District Council by 5pm on Thursday 26 February 2016.