Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
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Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
Policy DS02 Development Strategy: Creating Jobs and Diversifying the Economy
Representation ID: 13851
Received: 02/05/2025
Respondent: Warwickshire County Council
Agent: Warwickshire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Growth at Magna Park area:
Likely to materially impact on the A5 corridor (SRN), A426 (MRN), and other local roads in Rugby Borough, Warwickshire, many of which are unsuitable for carrying large volumes of traffic. Key junctions likely to be adversely impacted (A5/A4303/B4027 Cross in Hand roundabout and A5 Gibbet Hill roundabout).
Our concerns relating to these junctions are shared by Leicestershire County Council. They consider there is extremely limited prospect for timely delivery of major improvements at Gibbet Hill junction. WCC share these concerns and consider that it would not be appropriate to support Policies MP1 or MP2, given that we are also not convinced that National Highways is likely to bring forward a major improvement scheme at Gibbet Hill in the foreseeable future.
However, should these policies MP1 and MP2 be included in the Harborough Local Plan upon adoption, we would strongly request that it includes policy provisions which require all promoters of new development at Magna Park to follow the steps outlined below:
(i) Enter into formal pre-application discussions with WCC Development Management and Transport Planning Teams.
(ii) Follow the requirements set out online in the WCC Development Assessments and Modelling Protocol at planning application stage.
(iii) Work proactively with WCC to develop and fund enforceable HGV Route Management Strategies to protect amenity and safety in local villages in Warwickshire from HGVs generated by new development at Magna Park in accordance with Warwickshire’s adopted Policy Position F7 in the Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) Freight Strategy (see attachment for F7).
See attachment for full representations.
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Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
MP1
Representation ID: 13862
Received: 02/05/2025
Respondent: Warwickshire County Council
Agent: Warwickshire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
General concerns re: impacts of growth in the Magna Park area on A5 corridor, A426 and other local roads in Rugby Borough (Warks). Given LCC considers there is extremely limited prospect for timely delivery of major improvements at A5/A426 Gibbet Hill (to address the cumulative impacts of committed/further planned growth at Magna Park), it would not be appropriate for WCC in its role as LHA to the south of the A5 corridor bordering Leicestershire to support Policies MP1 or MP2, given that we are also not convinced that National Highways is likely to bring forward a major improvement scheme at Gibbet Hill in the foreseeable future.
Should MP1 or MP2 be included in the Harborough Local Plan upon adoption, we would strongly request that it includes policy provisions which require all promoters of
new development at Magna Park to follow the steps outlined below:
(i) Enter into formal pre-application discussions with WCC Development Management and Transport Planning Teams.
(ii) Follow the requirements set out online in the WCC Development Assessments and Modelling Protocol at planning application stage.
(iii) Work proactively with WCC to develop and fund enforceable HGV Route Management Strategies to protect amenity and safety in local villages in Warwickshire from HGVs generated by new development at Magna Park in accordance with Warwickshire’s adopted Policy Position F7 in the Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) Freight Strategy.
See attachment for full representations.
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Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
MP2
Representation ID: 13863
Received: 02/05/2025
Respondent: Warwickshire County Council
Agent: Warwickshire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
General concerns re: impacts of growth in the Magna Park area on A5 corridor, A426, and other local roads in Rugby Borough (Warks). Given LCC considers there is extremely limited prospect for timely delivery of major improvements at A5/A426 Gibbet Hill (to address the cumulative impacts of committed/further planned growth at Magna Park), it would not be appropriate for WCC in its role as LHA to the south of the A5 corridor bordering Leicestershire to support Policies MP1 or MP2, given that we are also not convinced that National Highways is likely to bring forward a major improvement scheme at Gibbet Hill in the foreseeable future.
Should these policies be included in the Harborough Local Plan upon adoption, we would strongly request that it includes policy provisions which require all promoters of new development at Magna Park to follow the steps outlined below:
(i) Enter into formal pre-application discussions with WCC Development Management and Transport Planning Teams.
(ii) Follow the requirements set out online in the WCC Development Assessments and Modelling Protocol at planning application stage.
(iii) Work proactively with WCC to develop and fund enforceable HGV Route Management Strategies to protect amenity and safety in local villages in Warwickshire from HGVs generated by new development at Magna Park in accordance with Warwickshire’s adopted Policy Position F7 in the Local Transport Plan 4 (LTP4) Freight Strategy.
See attachment for full representations.
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Regulation 19 - Proposed Draft Local Plan Submission
Policy DS05 Development Strategy: Supporting Strategic Infrastructure
Representation ID: 13864
Received: 02/05/2025
Respondent: Warwickshire County Council
Agent: Warwickshire County Council
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? Not specified
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Cumulative Development Impacts:
Taken together, the following proposed allocations may lead to cumulative impacts on the A5 corridor in addition to those noted above for Magna Park (Polices MP1 and MP2):
(i) BA1 - Land off Frolesworth Road, Broughton Astley (475 homes).
(ii) L1 - Land off Leicester Road, Lutterworth (230 homes).
(iii) L2 - Land at M1 Junction 20/Swinford Road, Lutterworth (90 homes).
(iv) L3 - Land south of Lutterworth Road / Coventry Road, Lutterworth (3.4 ha).
(v) U1 - Land south of Ashby Road, Ullesthorpe (30 homes).
(vi) U2 - Land north of Ashby Road, Ullesthorpe (50 homes).
We would therefore seek confirmation from HDC that suitable policy provision will be made in the Harborough Local Plan requiring site promoters to assess the cumulative impacts of the above developments on the A5 corridor from a capacity and highway safety perspective, including any further development which may come forward at Magna Park.
Given the potential cumulative impacts of development, we would therefore seek confirmation from HDC that suitable policy provision will be made in the Harborough Local Plan requiring site promoters to assess the cumulative impacts of the specified developments on the A5 corridor from a capacity and highway safety perspective, including any further development which may come forward at Magna Park.
See attachment for full representations.
