Further details have been revealed for 89 new homes at Bordon Hill, Stratford – but nearby residents fear flooding issues in the area will only be made worse.
The developer, Bellway, has said the proposals for the 22-acre site off Evesham Road include a mix of one, two, three and four-bedroom properties. Of these, 58 would be for private sale and 31 would be ‘affordable homes’.
Homes are being planned just south of Evesham Road, Stratford.
As part of the development, Bellway said it has allocated about 15 acres of public open space, including a community green with a children’s play area, an orchard and a hillside park offering views across Stratford.
The Herald first reported on the scheme in January as planning applications started to flood into Stratford District Council following a successful appeal by Gladman Developments Ltd for 130 homes, also on Bordon Hill.
It means the area around Bordon Hill and West Shottery could see 1,549 new homes built in the next few years, and even more due up to 2050 as the area has been included in the latest stage of the South Warwickshire Local Plan.
Bellway’s application faces significant opposition from people on Evesham Road concerned about traffic congestion, the expansion of the town and overdevelopment of the area.
Residents along Luddington Road, whose gardens back onto the southern boundary of the site, have also raised lots of objections with many concerns focused on flooding.
One resident, Simon Philpott, summed up the issues, stating that flooding was already a major and worsening problem in the area.
‘Since the construction of the new housing estate and roundabout opposite the Luddington Road entrance, there has been a clear and significant increase in surface water runoff from the racecourse fields and surrounding roads,’’ he wrote. ‘This has resulted in repeated flooding affecting homes along Luddington Road up to Stannells Close.
‘A brook running through the rear gardens of numbers 2-40 has flooded many times since this development was completed, something which did not happen previously.
‘Further development on the field immediately behind our homes would inevitably increase runoff and flood risk to an unacceptable level.’
The developer says the scheme has been designed to improve biodiversity and restore historic landscape features, and would provide “much-needed new housing, including affordable homes”.
The company said it had worked closely with Stratford District Council and consulted local residents before submitting the plans… but a quick flick through the 60 or so comments about the proposals reveals no support for the scheme.
However, because SDC has no five-year land supply it’s not in a strong position to reject planning applications for new homes.
The planning application no. is: 25/02713/FUL