SHAPE
South Stratford Housing & Planning for Everyone
Helping Shape
South Stratford's Future
Helping residents understand the South Warwickshire Local Plan and supporting sustainable growth that delivers the infrastructure, green spaces and community facilities South Stratford deserves.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
19,509
New Homes Proposed
Across the Wider Stratford Area
More than 17,360 new homes are proposed around Stratford-upon-Avon through the South Warwickshire Local Plan.
These houses could accommodate around 36,500 people, more than the current population of Stratford-upon-Avon (120%).
Add the neighbouring Cotswold Local Plan (Mickleton and Moreton-in-Marsh), and the total rises to more than 19,500 new homes, equivalent to building another Stratford-upon-Avon, plus an extra third again.
Figure 1. Major strategic housing allocations proposed under the South Warwickshire Local Plan (Regulation 19). The additional 2,149 homes proposed in Mickleton and Moreton-in-Marsh under the emerging Cotswold District Local Plan are not shown.
Sources: South Warwickshire Local Plan (Regulation 19) • Emerging Cotswold District Local Plan
South Stratford (STR.2)
Within the wider growth strategy, the proposed STR.2 allocation lies immediately south of Stratford-upon-Avon and directly borders Trinity Mead.
At 2,727 new homes, the proposed development is approximately four times the size of Trinity Mead, making it one of the largest strategic housing allocations in the South Warwickshire Local Plan.
OUR APPROACH
Supporting informed participation
SHAPE recognises that new homes are needed and that communities must evolve over time. Our concern is not with housing itself, but with ensuring that major developments are supported by robust evidence, appropriate infrastructure and a planning process that is fair, transparent and sustainable.
We've reviewed the Local Plan and supporting evidence and identified a number of issues that we believe deserve careful consideration during the consultation, including transport, infrastructure, environmental impacts, the assessment of alternatives and the delivery of strategic infrastructure.
Our aim is simply to help residents understand the proposals, explore the available evidence and submit informed representations of their own.
