RCA_Logo_RGB

Virtual Public Consultation

Land south of Watling Street, Grendon

Welcome to this Virtual Public Consultation, relating to the proposed residential development for up to 200 dwellings with associated infrastructure on Land at Spring Farm, Watling Street, Grendon. This consultation is being undertaken by RCA Regeneration Ltd, on behalf of Lioncourt Strategic Land.

The purpose of this consultation is to keep local people informed and to gather a range of views and perspectives on the design and layout of the proposed development. All comments will be carefully considered and may result in changes to the proposals.

Following this consultation, the proposals will be submitted to North Warwickshire Borough Council as an Outline Planning Application. Once the application is submitted, there will be further opportunities for you to comment on the proposals as part of North Warwickshire Borough Council’s consultation period.


The Site

The proposed application site is Land at Spring Farm, Watling Street, Grendon, which is agricultural land with an area of approximately 9.8 Ha. The site is bounded to the east by agricultural fields, whilst the northern boundary abuts the A5 (Watling Street).

To the south and west of the site lies Grendon Woods which is classified as an Ancient and Semi-Natural Woodland. A Public Right of Way (Footpath AE39) runs alongside the northern and western boundary of the site, which will remain unchanged by the proposals as it lies outside the site.

The site is located at Grendon, which forms a small conurbation with the surrounding villages of Grendon Common and Baddesley Ensor, which provides a number of services and facilities to meet the day-to-day needs of residents. The site also benefits from excellent transport links via the A5 to the M42 motorway.

The site comprises of agricultural fields, with Spring Cottage farmhouse and agricultural buildings centrally located. Hedgerows and trees feature across the site, these will be retained where possible.

There is an existing telecom mast located near to the farm building complex which could remain or be relocated. A telecom mast is also located to the eastern boundary which is likely to remain.


The Proposals

Lioncourt Strategic Land has a vision for the site to create a high quality, sustainable residential development which complements the surrounding villages. The proposal is to deliver up to 200 new homes, including affordable dwellings, with access taken from the A5 Watling Street. The proposals also include public open space, landscaping and biodiversity habitats.

It is proposed to submit an outline planning application which would establish the principle of the development and the location of the accesses onto Watling Street, with the detailed site layout, landscaping, scale and appearance to be submitted as a later Reserved Matters Application.

The scheme will have excellent connections to the A5 and wider road network as well as pedestrian and cycle links into the existing villages of Grendon, Grendon Common and Baddesley Ensor. This allows residents to easily access the existing services and facilities in the area.

The site contains and is surrounded by a number of landscape features which will sit at the heart of the scheme. Wherever possible these features will be retained and enhanced and continue to contribute to the wider green network.

The scheme will provide a mix of homes that are family orientated and look to create a place that helps foster community cohesion through high quality and accessible public open space, that can be shared by existing and new residents.

The proposals have been developed following an extensive analysis and surveying of the site, its opportunities and constraints. A Framework Masterplan has been developed with reference to considerations such as access and highways, archaeology, heritage, topography, ecology, landscaping, trees, utilities, flood risk and drainage, noise, air quality.

The Framework Masterplan can be viewed as part of this consultation so that you can let us know your thoughts on it. It includes the proposed access points, landscape retention, a wildlife buffer to the ancient woodland, sustainable drainage features including a pond, greenspaces, public open space, play area, and a carefully considered residential layout.

We look forward to hearing from you.


How to get involved

If you would like to provide your views and comments on the scheme, please complete and submit the consultation questionnaire form.

All feedback is anonymous, and we do not request your details as part of the process. However, if you wish to provide your details in order to be kept up to date, they will be used for that purpose only, will be stored in accordance with our privacy policy and will not be shared with third parties

Please note that you will have a further opportunity to make comments on the application once it is submitted to the Council.

Please select the appropriate answer(s) that best represents your views. Once completed, we will review all comments and include them in a Statement of Community Involvement. All comments will be taken into consideration and the feedback we receive may result in changes being made to the proposals.

If you are unable to complete the questionnaire online, or if you have any questions or technical issues with the online consultation, please feel free to contact us by email at consultations@rcaregeneration.co.uk or on 01905 887686.

We are happy to fill out the questionnaire on your behalf if you cannot access the website, or we can post you a paper copy if required.

Please submit your response by the 30th of August 2024, after which we will carefully consider all of the comments made, prior to submitting the planning application.

Thank you for taking part.


* Affordable Housing Tenure Definitions

Shared Ownership - Shared Ownership gives households the opportunity to purchase a share in a new build home with their own mortgage. A subsidised rent is payable on the remaining share held by the Registered Provider. The share of ownership can be increased over time if they wish to buy more and ultimately the property can be owned outright and no longer classed as affordable.

First Homes – First Homes allows first time buyers to purchase a discounted new build property usually at a minimum of 30% less than the market value.

Discounted Market Homes – Discounted Market Homes give households the opportunity to purchase a new build property at a discounted price from the open market value, and are not restricted to first time buyers.

Social Rent – Social Rented housing is owned by local authorities and Registered Providers where the tenants rent their homes at rents determined by income levels rather than market rents.

Affordable Rent – Affordable Rent is where tenants rent a home where the rent is set at up to a maximum of 80% of the local market rent.

Rent to Buy – Rent to Buy allows tenants to save for a deposit to buy a home by renting properties at a discounted rate, typically 20% below the market value and can then have the option to purchase shares in the property in the future using the shared ownership model.