The circa 9 hectare (ha) site is located on the western side of Goose Lane. It comprises two irregularly shaped arable fields defined by hedgerows and occasional mature canopy trees. These are identified as Quin 18 and Quin 19 in the District Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA).
The site’s northern boundary adjoins existing residential development in Lower Quinton, with Meon Medical Centre located at the north-east corner. To the east, the site is bounded by Goose Lane from where access is taken.
A public right of way runs along the western boundary of the site. This will be retained as part of the development proposals.
The site is identified in the SHLAA as being “Likely to be deliverable” with both parcels assessed as being suitable, available, and achievable for development within the next 1–5 years.
As indicated in the SHLAA, development would be focused on the northern portion of the site, ensuring the provision of a permanent and enduring green boundary maintaining the gap between Lower and Upper Quinton.
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Informed by ongoing site and context analysis, Barratt Redrow is preparing outline proposals for a landscape-led development to the west of Goose Lane, Lower Quinton.
The proposed development includes:
- Up to 150 beautifully crafted homes.
- Including homes from the company’s premium Redrow brand, featuring high-quality designs inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement.
- 35% of homes provided as affordable housing including shared ownership homes that would appeal to first time buyers.
- An opportunity to provide bungalows as part of the housing mix.
- A landscape-led approach to development, including the creation of extensive new areas of public open space with landscape planting, providing a permanent and enduring green boundary to maintain separation between Lower and Upper Quinton.
- Retention of existing mature trees and the vast majority of hedgerows, bolstered by additional planting.
- Existing public right of way on the site boundary retained and enhanced with connections to a new network of walking routes within the extensive new public open spaces.
- The provision of a parcel of land to facilitate the expansion of Meon Medical Centre, as well as an opportunity to connect the medical centre the foul drainage system proposed as part of the new development.
- Financial contributions to support local services and community infrastructure.
The proposed development site is located outside of the green belt and occupies a highly sustainable location on the edge of the settlement boundary of Lower Quinton. The site has been assessed in Stratford-on-Avon District Council’s Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment (SHLAA) as being “Likely to be deliverable”, and being suitable, available and achievable for development within the next 1 – 5 years.
Changes to the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), announced by the Labour Government in late 2024, has more than doubled the number of homes Stratford-on-Avon District will need to deliver from 553 to 1,126 homes per year.
The NPPF also requires that local authorities are able to demonstrate a five-year housing land supply. This is the amount of land that the Council must identify to ensure there are sufficient deliverable sites for it to meet its housing target over a rolling five-year period. Recent appeal decisions by the Planning Inspectorate have confirmed that Stratford-on-Avon District Council currently cannot demonstrate a five-year supply of deliverable housing land.
The current development plan for Stratford-on-Avon District is out of date, with a new South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) in preparation. This is being jointly produced by Stratford-on-Avon and Warwick district councils. The site has been promoted through the SWLP, however the plan has focused on strategic growth areas, is subject to delays and currently holds little weight in planning terms.
Quinton Neighbourhood Plan was adopted in 2023. Policies within the Neighbourhood Plan have been considered to help inform the emerging outline proposals for the site, such as those in relation to Valued Landscapes and Key Views. It is noted that a potential reserve site for housing was identified in the Neighbourhood Plan to the east of Goose Lane. However, when considered in terms of the National Planning Policy Framework which has dramatically changed the planning landscape since the Neighbourhood Plan was adopted, that site does not constitute an allocation for housing delivery, and no development proposals have come forward for that site.
To bridge the shortfall in housing supply, Stratford-on-Avon District Council is actively considering granting planning permissions on non-allocated sites as set out in a recently published Interim Planning Policy Statement.
In light of the site’s identification within the SHLAA, the District’s acute housing land requirements and ongoing delays with the SWLP, Barratt Redrow is preparing an outline planning application for the site.
An outline planning application establishes the broad principles of development, such as access arrangements, illustrative masterplan, number of homes, community facilities, and general extent of development.
If outline planning permission is granted, a detailed planning application called reserved matters would then be prepared for the development. This would include further detail such as architecture, materials, detailed layout and landscaping. Both outline planning application and reserved matters are subject to statutory consultation carried out by the Local Planning Authority (Stratford-on-Avon District Council).
In line with local policies, 35% of the new homes would be provided as affordable housing. It is envisaged this would include a mix of social rented and shared ownership properties. The final mix will be determined in liaison with Stratford-on-Avon District council’s housing team.
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In line with Barratt Redrow’s commitment to sustainable building, the proposed development at Lower Quinton would be gas-free, with all homes built to the very latest standards of energy efficiency. All homes would be equipped with air source heat pumps, EV charging infrastructure and uprated insulation as standard..
The proposed planning application will be for outline planning permission which will establish the broad principles of development, such as maximum number of homes, an illustrative layout and site access arrangements.
Should the outline planning application be approved, finer details such as specific house types, detailed layout, architecture etc would be subject to a subsequent further application (called reserved matters). This would involve further consultation with the community and statutory bodies.
While house types would be determined at the reserved matters planning stage, it is anticipated that the proposed development will feature high-quality, energy-efficient homes in a range of sizes and styles, including those delivered by Barratt Redrow’s award-winning premium brand, Redrow. This will include beautifully crafted homes inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement. There is scope to include bungalows as part of the housing mix, providing opportunities for those looking to downsize into a more manageable property.
The site is located within flood zone 1 of the Environment Agency’s Flood Map for Planning. This means that it is assessed as being at the lowest risk of flooding. There is a small area of localised surface water flood risk in the southwestern corner of the western field parcel, however no development is proposed in this location.
A sustainable drainage system incorporating a new drainage basin is proposed as part of the proposals. This will manage surface water run-off from the development and ensure the site and surrounding area is not at risk of flooding. With appropriate planting, the basin will provide new more varied habitat, contribution to net gains in biodiversity on the site.
The site benefits from being a sustainable location, with good access to local services by active modes.
Pedestrian facilities can be accessed adjacent to the site, including along Goose Lane and through the existing residential development to the north – providing connections to the centre of the village.
In terms of cycle facilities, National Cycle Network Route 5 passes through Lower Quinton along Main Road where it is an on-road facility. Approximately 3.3km to the north-west of the site it becomes a Greenway accessed off Station Road which continues as a traffic-free route into Stratford-upon-Avon to the north.
Measures to connect to and, where appropriate, enhance off-site facilities will be identified as part of the application in consultation with the local highway authority and secured through planning.
Vehicular access to the site will be taken from a new priority T-junction off Goose Lane and will be designed in accordance with highway standards. It is currently envisaged that this would replace the existing access to Meon Medical Centre, with access to the Medical Centre being taken through the new junction. The existing access would remain in place until the replacement is ready to use, ensuring no interruption to Medical Centre access.
The development itself will be arranged around an accessible internal road and active travel network.
Whilst the application is in outline, the internal site layout would be designed in accordance with the Manual for Streets and will include the provision of a good level of street and path lighting, warning signs prior to junctions, tactile and coloured surfacing, safety kerbing, reduced junction mouth widths to promote slower vehicle speeds.
Bus stops can be accessed within easy walking distance of the site, less than 300m from the centre of the proposed development on Goose Lane. Additional bus services can be accessed off Main Road in the centre of Lower Quinton and are located approximately 750m walking distance from the centre of the site (around 8 minutes by foot).
It is proposed that a financial contribution towards the improvement of bus stop infrastructure would be secured as part of any planning permission.
Barratt Redrow have commissioned a thorough appraisal of the existing conditions of the local transport network, and an assessment of the highways impact associated with the development proposals.
The planning application will be supported by a Transport Assessment which will, amongst other things, consider the impacts of the proposals on the operational of the safety and capacity of the local highway network.
In the event that significant impacts are identified, mitigation measures will be proposed in consultation with the local highway authority, and these would be secured through planning and funded by the developer.
The application will also be supported by a Travel Plan which will include a package of sustainable transport measures and options for reducing car dependency.
The concept masterplan for the proposed development includes the provision of an approximately 0.1ha parcel of land to facilitate the future expansion of Meon Medical Centre. A new dedicated access to the Medical Centre will be provided through this parcel along with significantly expanded car parking facilities. This in turn will release space for the expansion of the building should this be an aspiration of the Medical Centre and the local NHS to meet the future needs of the community.
A key consideration with a planning proposal such as this is to ensure that local services receive the investment they need to serve the additional demand arising from the development.
In addition to the site for the expansion of Meon Medical Centre that will be provided by the proposed development, significant investment into local infrastructure such as healthcare and education will also be generated by the plans.
The scope of financial contributions will be informed by consultation carried out by Stratford-on-Avon District Council with statutory bodies such as the local NHS Integrated Care Board, highways authorities and the Local Education Authority on their requirements.
Agreed financial contributions will be secured via a legally-binding agreement (called a Section 106 agreement) between Barratt Redrow and the council.
The development will also generate significant Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) funding that will be paid to the council towards other infrastructure requirements.
A landscape-led approach to the design of the proposed development has been taken from the outset. This has taken into account the important of maintaining separation between Upper and Lower Quinton, as well as important key views set out in relevant policies in the Quinton Neighbourhood Plan.
This approach sees development focused to the northern end of both field parcels which make up the site. The result is the provision of extensive new public open space in the southern portion of the site. Not only will this provide a new outdoor recreation resource, with landscape planting, a play area and a network of walking and cycling routes, but it will also provide a permanent and enduring green buffer between Upper and Lower Quinton.
The outline proposals are at an early stage, and we want to ensure that the outline proposals for Lower Quinton align as much as possible with the aspirations and priorities of the community.
Following our outline consultation, we will review all feedback we receive during the consultation period. Alongside this, technical studies and site analysis will be ongoing, alongside collaborative work with statutory bodies. This will help to inform the process of finalising and submitting an outline planning application to Stratford-on-Avon District Council later in 2026.
Once the outline planning application has been submitted, this consultation website will be updated with information about the submitted plans and email notifications will be sent to all who have opted-in to receive them advising of the outline planning submission.
Once the outline planning application has been submitted and registered by Stratford-on-Avon District Council, the council will carry out Statutory Consultation on the plans, seeking feedback from statutory bodies such as the local NHS Integrated Care Board, education providers and highways authorities, Quinton Parish Council, as well as members of the public.
The council will then make a decision on our outline planning application.