Welcome to the Stratford-upon-Avon Neighbourhood Plan

Your Town, Your Plan...it’s time to write Stratford’s Future

Detailed survey results now ready!

Over 1500 of you – residents and those who work or study in the town – responded to our survey by filling in one of our “mood cards” or on-line to tell us what you like about the town and what changes you would like to see in the future. Thank you all for taking part.  As you can imagine, the task of accurately recording and analysing this information has been quite a big one, but we are satisfied that we have a robust basis for our Plan.  You can see the detailed results HERE

Along with residents, Residents’ Associations, Parish Councils and others, your Neighbourhood Plan Group has been busy since the middle of February analysing and responding to the District Council’s Draft Core Strategy. This is the strategic planning document for the whole district that will set the framework for development over the next sixteen years. The Plan Group has also been finishing off special reports specifically looking at different parts of our society, business (and opportunities), design and infrastructure (news coming soon)

One key decision for this document is the number of new homes that will be built in the district – and how many will be built in the town.  No-one wants to see Stratford spoiled by over development – that was one of your priorities in our survey – but fewer new homes means fewer homes for young people and families. 

Stratford also already has 25% more over 65s than the national average. 

Click HERE for a fascinating interview with local GP Dr. Ian Allwood about the implications of this for NHS funding and the danger of “Eastbourne housing” developing in Stratford, where the uncontrolled development of expensive retirement accommodation and nursing homes could turn us into an importer of wealthy older people, while our own young families and local older people are priced out of the housing market.

Finally, click HERE for an article on Social or Community Enterprise.  There are many of these organisations in our area, whose motivation is to make a difference to the community and who plough any profits back into improving the enterprise.  It’s just one example of what a vibrant place Stratford-upon-Avon is to live in.  No wonder so many of you found it difficult in our survey to find things you wanted to change about the town!

PLEASE GIVE US YOUR THOUGHTS – For each of the features above, you can add your thoughts, comments and experiences. You do so by completing the feedback form at the bottom of each article and all you want to tell us is private (you won’t be having an online discussion as per say Facebook). What you tell us here could be really important evidence or direction that will help our neighbourhood plan be as good as possible.

COMING SOON

Modular Housing - if its good enough for millionaires, how could it change the way new housing is considered for Stratford, to offer much more affordable homes for Stratford people?

What’s it like to own a shop in Stratford– the ups and the downs – local trade and tourists?

What do our school/college age residents think about their future – here in Stratford or moving elsewhere?

Timetable

As events are planned and more consultation developed, they will be announced on this web site.

The following are the dates and times for the next Steering Group Meetings:

Thursday 26^th April 2012 – 6.30pm

Thursday 31^st May 2012 - 6.30pm

Thursday 26^th June 2012 – 6.30pm

These meeting are held in the Town Hall