5.5 - Jaguar Land Rover Consultee Comments Response Warwickshire and West In the third paragraph, WP/WMP welcome the inclusion of a Noted. Mercia Police reference to a police office. Such a facility is essential in providing a safe and secure environment for local residents. The use of the words Centre” in the SPD is a misnomer Noted. “Village Lighthorne Parish and is not supported by this Parish Council. Lighthorne Heath is Council a with approximately 300 houses and the largest of the ‘‘village’’ four communities most affected by the GLH proposal. 3,000, or even 2,500 homes in the earlier stages of GLH, cannot be described as a village when it is indeed a town second only to Southam in this locality in size. The proposal set out in the SPD for a high density The average density is considered modest at ‘‘village centre” with 3 storey town houses and 4 storey commercial 37.5dph. It is not inappropriate that there should be premises is unacceptable to this Parish, especially given the a variety of different character areas with varying elevated contour of its siting (@42m above the motorway). It is densities and it is realistic to propose that those abundantly clear that the GLH proposal for up to 3,000 homes is around the centre will be at the higher end of the barely viable unless such densities could be achieved, and what density range. This does not compromise an concerns this Parish is that the resultant centre”, albeit environmentally sustainable approach. “town with little mixed use employment, is out of keeping with such a rural setting which currently comprises of mainly Grade 3 unspoilt agricultural land. This is at odds with the vision we have set out in the preceding paragraph of a unique environmentally sustainable environment. Stratford Voice Page 65 The illustrative village centre plan is far too angular Comments noted the layout is purely illustrative – having all straight line streets. Firstly this would encourage and will be subject to ongoing discussions via the vehicle speeding (even with road humps) and secondly provides application process. The concept of providing a a potentially boring village centre - there need to be turns and central square is however supported. softer corners to provide interest.
Consultee Comments Response Warwickshire and West Mercia Police In the third paragraph, WP/WMP welcome the inclusion of a reference to a police office. Such a facility is essential in providing a safe and secure environment for local residents. Noted. Lighthorne Parish Council The use of the words “Village Centre” in the SPD is a misnomer and is not supported by this Parish Council. Lighthorne Heath is a ‘‘village’’ with approximately 300 houses and the largest of the four communities most affected by the GLH proposal. 3,000, or even 2,500 homes in the earlier stages of GLH, cannot be described as a village when it is indeed a town second only to Southam in this locality in size. The proposal set out in the SPD for a high density ‘‘village centre” with 3 storey town houses and 4 storey commercial premises is unacceptable to this Parish, especially given the elevated contour of its siting (@42m above the motorway). It is abundantly clear that the GLH proposal for up to 3,000 homes is barely viable unless such densities could be achieved, and what concerns this Parish is that the resultant “town centre”, albeit with little mixed use employment, is out of keeping with such a rural setting which currently comprises of mainly Grade 3 unspoilt agricultural land. This is at odds with the vision we have set out in the preceding paragraph of a unique environmentally sustainable environment. Noted. The average density is considered modest at 37.5dph. It is not inappropriate that there should be a variety of different character areas with varying densities and it is realistic to propose that those around the centre will be at the higher end of the density range. This does not compromise an environmentally sustainable approach. Stratford Voice Page 65 The illustrative village centre plan is far too angular having all straight line streets. Firstly this would encourage vehicle speeding (even with road humps) and secondly provides a potentially boring village centre - there need to be turns and softer corners to provide interest. Comments noted – the layout is purely illustrative and will be subject to ongoing discussions via the application process. The concept of providing a central square is however supported. 5.5 - Jaguar Land Rover
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