SWDPR : Proposed New Town at THROCKMORTON AIRFIELD

Say No to 5000 Home - Throckmorton New Town

The Plans (November 2022)

As expected the Information event on 14th November had lots of positive broad statements and concepts about how lovely it's all going to be.


At last the Concept plan indicating the current indications of what they would like the development to look like is in the public domain - though it has been confirmed that not even the boundary to the area on the map is guaranteed or enforcable.


Neither are the exact allocations of the land parcels - which in effect will depend on where the developers are prepared to build - which will of course be less likely on land which is expensive to develop (ie the contaminated land and airfield itself).


It was also confirmed that despite the hugely intimidating comment form - most of the numerous technical fields are helpful but not mandatory - more on this follows.


We are setting up an urgent Public Meeting to hear your thoughts and inform people how they can oppose the plans.


(click on map for larger scaleable version) 

As part of the South Worcestershire Development Plan the Planning are proposing a 5000 home new town based on "Throckmorton Airfield" 
This was first proposed in 2019 and a team from Bishampton and Throckmorton, Hill and Moor, Pinvin parish councils - commissioned an expert report from a planning consultancy contesting the basis of the suitability and selection of the Throckmorton Site.
Subsequently in 2021, the legally required Sustainability Report which outlined the scoring method supposedly justifying the selection of the Throckmorton  site was so thoroughly torn apart apart in a 20 page critique - that it has been withdrawn to be replaced by a new version.

After Multiple delays more detail is being added to the proposals which are due to be published in October after multiple delays and rescheduling.  Whilst publication has been delayed Planning are now reducing the time available to the district councils, Parishes and public for final consultation to rush it through to submission to the The Planning Inspectorate.

The Inter-council team now with Wyre Piddle and throughout supported by our District and County Councillors - continue to oppose these proposals on numerous grounds of suitability and are working on a case for the Planning Inspectorate with further professional and legal support.   
The Planning Inspectorate will be our only opportunity to block this inappropriate development


BUT WE ALSO NEED OUR COMMUNITIES TO GET INVOLVED AND HELP FIGHT FOR OUR ENVIRONMENT

 

Comments from a long time resident of the parish received via our community views e-mail Click Here

 

Historic Information -

Past Information and actions at the 2019 public consultation on SWDPR Preferred options - Throckmorton Airfield

Joint Parish Councils - Response to the 2019 Consultation

Link to South Worcestershire Development Plan site and information

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