Future development plans for Warwick district revealed
The first glimpse of Warwick District Council’s ‘preferred options’ for housebuilding leading up to 2026 has been published in the agenda for Warwick District Council’s executive committee on Monday.
The plan is intended to identify sites for businesses and industry as well as some 550 to 600 new homes a year, with necessary schools and services.
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Hide AdThe biggest planned developments are between Warwick and Leamington, where 1,100 are planned in a ‘Myton Garden Suburb’ north of Gallows Hill and west of Europa Way, with a further 1,600 planned south of Gallows Hill and west of Europa Way.
Land in Blackdown north of Cubbington has been earmarked for 1,170 homes, and 810 in Milverton.
No houses are planned between Kenilworth and Coventry, but 770 are planned between Thickthorn and the A46.
Smaller estates are also planned, including 300 on Warwickshire College’s site in Warwick New Road, 80 on the former Ridgeway School site in Warwick and 50 each at Riverside House and Leamington fire station.
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As well as suggested housing sites, there is also an infrastructure plan and a ‘garden suburbs and villages’ prospectus which echoes post-war housing plans.
Eight weeks of public consultation is due to start between Friday June 1 and June 8.
The report states the aim is to concentrate growth within, and on the edge of existing towns, but avoid towns and villages joining together.
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Hide AdIt also sets out to distribute growth across the district, with more building in villages where a broad range of services and public transport exists and less in some smaller villages, where it will meet local need.
Some 100 houses each are proposed for Barford, Bishops Tachbrook, Hampton Magna, Lapworth and Radford Semele, with between 30 and 80 in Cubbington, Hatton and Leek Wootton, Norton Lindsey, Rowington and Shrewley.
The executive committee will meet at Leamington town hall on Monday at 6pm.