Jenny Bevan for Budbrooke and Bishop's Tachbrook

23/08/2026

Lionheart Avenue and surrounding residents: if you have a few minutes to water the trees outside your houses a couple of times a week it would greatly improve the likelihood of the trees flourishing. All it takes is a watering can or hosepipe in the watering bags. Thank you for being community minded.

21/07/2026

South Warwickshire Local Plan Regulation 19 consultation now live.

It's really important to read the guidance, consultation document and supporting information before responding. The Regulation 19 consultation is not a public consultation in the way most residents would understand it. It is not about whether development should take place on the sites identified, as those decisions were made at an earlier stage (whether we like it or not).

This consultation is about whether the plan is legally compliant, has met the Duty to Cooperate and is sound. To have the greatest impact, I would encourage people to focus their time and effort on these issues.

Like many others, I have significant reservations about a number of the sites identified. However, my response will focus on the aspects of the plan that can still be influenced rather than those that cannot.

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Warwick District and Stratford-on-Avon District Councils formally approved the South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) for publication on 15th July 2026. In accordance with Regulation 19 of the Town and Country Planning (Local Planning) (England) Regulations 2012, the South Warwickshire Local Plan and its supporting documents have been published for public consultation.

The South Warwickshire Local Plan Publication Version (Regulation 19) consultation is now live and runs for a period of 7 weeks from Tuesday 21 July 2026 until 23:59pm on Tuesday 8 September 2026. During this time, any person or organisation may make representations.

When adopted, the SWLP will become part of the statutory Development Plan for Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick districts and used to inform decisions about the location and appropriateness of proposals for development, including making decisions on planning applications. The South Warwickshire Local Plan will guide where new homes, businesses, employment and infrastructure are located across the combined Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick District Council areas up to 2050. It aims to ensure that development is carefully planned and supported by the necessary infrastructure including schools, health facilities, and green spaces to meet the future needs of local communities.

This consultation is undertaken for the fourth stage of the Plan and is focused on specific issues, namely, whether the SWLP meets legal requirements, has been positively prepared and is justified, effective and consistent with national planning policy. The consultation gives residents, businesses and stakeholders the opportunity to have a final say before the document is submitted to the Government for independent examination.

Please note that it is not possible to extend the deadline for this consultation.

The consultation document and supporting information is available to view on the SWLP Regulation 19 webpage.
https://www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/swlp/publication-regulation-19-consultation.cfm

How to comment

Responses to this consultation must be received by 23:59pm on Tuesday 8 September 2026, and may be submitted in the following ways:

Through the SWLP online consultation portal
https://southwarwickshire.oc2.uk/document/168
Via email to [email protected]
Or by post to Planning Policy Team, Stratford on Avon District Council, Elizabeth House, Church Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, CV37 6HX.

We encourage you to respond online via the South Warwickshire Local Plan Consultation Portal where possible. https://southwarwickshire.oc2.uk/document/168
This is the most efficient way for your comments to be processed.

Those making a representation should also state whether they would like to speak at the independent examination.

A guidance note has been produced to provide information on how to respond to the Regulation 19 consultation
https://www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/doc/214899/name/Regulation%2019%20Form%20Guidance%20Note.pdf?dm_i=1GAU,99JY5,R90B79,12WU2L,1,0,0,0

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10/07/2026

Not content with leaving our community strewn with litter, Miller Homes is now leaving sprinklers running day and night for days on end during a heatwave.

At the very time Severn Trent is asking residents to use water carefully, Miller Homes appears to be wasting thousands of litres keeping its gardens green.

We all have a responsibility to do our bit. Residents are being asked to conserve water – developers should be setting the same example.

Come on, Miller Homes Ltd. Do your bit!

Video credit: Community minded resident

07/06/2026

A lovely morning spent litter picking with residents. Making our community prettier, one plastic bag at a time! Thank you to Lisa Brealey for organising it and to the residents who attended to help out.

30/05/2026

🏟️ Leamington FC Stadium – more detailed information now available

For anyone wanting to take a closer look at the latest update on the proposed new Leamington FC stadium, the club has shared further information here:

👉 https://x.com/LeamingtonFC/status/2058483769049227336

It’s a useful source if you want to understand a bit more about the current thinking and what is being proposed at this stage.

As ever, it’s important that residents have access to clear information and feel able to follow developments like this as they progress.

16/05/2026

Thank you to the community members who joined me at today's protest outside the Miller Homes Silver Willows show home today.

It's important they hear how fed up we are with the rubbish which was STILL caught in the grass verge and hedgerow!

I've also heard from residents about the building rubble being mixed in with top soil and being spread all over the Country Park. Very worrying news which I will work with residents to get to the bottom of.

14/05/2026

A win! 🎉

The applicant for the 125 houses off Mallory Road has been asked to correct the error in their planning application report about the number of accidents at the Mallory Road/Banbury Road junction.

Thank you to everyone in the community who shared information and evidence to help challenge it. It shows what can be achieved when local people work together to hold developers to account to protect our community.

11/05/2026

Yesterday I wrote to the Miller Homes CEO again because I am honestly completely frustrated that so little has changed since my last letter, despite all the promises and reassurances we were given.

We were told rubbish would be picked up daily. It hasn’t been.
We were told skips would be covered. They still aren’t.

Yesterday the state of Harbury Lane was absolutely disgraceful yet again. Rubbish everywhere! Blowing across the road, into hedges, ditches and the surrounding Country Park. Residents should not have to keep living with this or spending months repeating the same complaints while nothing meaningful changes.

At this point, promises without action are meaningless.

People in our community really care about where we live and are tired of being ignored. Basic standards should not be too much to ask.

So if anyone would be willing to join me this weekend at 10.30am Saturday 16th May for a peaceful protest outside the Miller Homes show home to call for proper action, please let me know. Even a small group standing together sends a clear message that this is not acceptable and we are not going to stay quiet while our community is treated like this.

Please share this post so more people see what is happening.

10/05/2026

W/25/1121 - Land off Mallory Road planning application

A helpful resident has brought it to my attention that the nature of the re-consultation for the Land off Mallory Road relates ONLY to the amendments on the application and NOT the full application in its entirety. I've also been made aware that 12th May is the formal deadline but comments need to be received before 21st May. Please see details below from the planning officer in charge of the planning application process.

For my objection wording see - https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZ26UiZrJpvJXcwaaf0AKmD2oG8r03NQMz7

For my Mallory Road/Banbury Road junction accident evidence see - https://e.pcloud.link/publink/show?code=XZwgqiZXnHr4biqMMYAbACPbvGvkRPbQx4X

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I can advise that the re-consultation for this proposal is seeking any comments in relation to the most recent amendments on the application which include the updated parameter plans, BNG addendum and the landscape information only.

Whilst the formal re-consultation ends on the 12th May 2026 I can advise that any comments received after this time can be considered. Please note that the application has a current determination date of 21st May 2026 so any comments would need to be received by this time.

I hope that the above is of some assistance however if you have any questions or wish to discuss anything further, please don’t hesitate to contact me.

Kind regards,
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Erin Weatherstone

Principal Planning Officer

Warwick District Council

Tel: 01926 456648

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07/05/2026

Enjoying the beautiful wildflower meadow in Hampton Magna today!