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.