Meon Vale Residents Association

01/09/2026

Meon Vale Residents Association is 5 years old.
Come along to celebrate at our next General Meeting on Monday 7 September at 7pm at Meon Vale Village Hall.
Crest Nicholson will be attending and hopefully Miller Homes.
Please email your questions to [email protected]

Would you be able to spare a few hours to help the Residents Association? We are looking for volunteers to help us make Meon Vale a friendly welcoming community.

All welcome.

01/09/2026

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30/08/2026

South Warwickshire Local Plan

A Whatsapp community Group has been set up to share information about the Local Plan Consultation and to help you make your representations.

To help us stay connected and coordinate activity around the South Warwickshire Local Plan, we have set up a WhatsApp Community bringing together residents and groups across the affected area.

This is not intended to replace existing Facebook groups, websites, mailing lists or local campaign groups. Those remain important and should continue to be used as they are today. This WhatsApp community is "opt-in" and simply an additional way of making sure people receive the important things quickly - particularly:
council meetings and hearings;
consultation and petition deadlines;
important campaign developments;
documents or websites worth reading (links);
events and public meetings; and
calls to action where communities need to respond quickly.
The main Announcements channel will therefore be used primarily for important updates rather than general conversation. Where more detailed information is available on an existing website, page or elsewhere, we can simply point people towards it rather than trying to duplicate everything. Your parish or local action group may also have its own WhatsApp Community sub-group for more local information and updates.

What to do if you want to join?
If you already use WhatsApp simply click here: https://chat.whatsapp.com/Jlutws2EQh111DhxzqPECZ
Then select Join Community.
Find your local Sub-Group and join that too.
If you don't yet have WhatsApp. It is free and straightforward to set up:
Open the App Store on an iPhone or Google Play Store on an Android phone.
Search for WhatsApp Messenger.
Tap Get or Install.
Open WhatsApp and follow the instructions to register your mobile number.
Return to this email, click the link above and select Join Community.
Joining is completely optional. You can also mute notifications or leave at any time! The aim is simply to add another useful tool to the campaign, helping the different communities stay informed, coordinate where appropriate and act together when it matters.

30/08/2026

This is the response from Marston Sicca Parish Council

South Warwickshire Local Plan
Deadline for your responses - 23:59 Tuesday 8th September

Marston Sicca Parish Council held an extraordinary meeting on 26th August to further discuss and refine our response to SWLP.
In short…
Marston Sicca Parish Council recognise the requirement for a plan. We are aligned to the need for sustainable growth in South Warwickshire – including the delivery of housing, employment, infrastructure and green public spaces.
We believe that, whilst SWLP outlines some positive strategic objectives and policies, the proposal to locate ~25% of the SWLP total housing and ~50% of Stratford Upon Avon’s housing requirement to the South of Stratford Upon Avon to be unjustified, unsound and undeliverable.
The attached poster gives an overview, meanwhile the link below contains a more detailed set of observations relating to the plan.
https://marstonsicca-pc.gov.uk/.../swlp-marston-sicca.../
How can you submit a response?
Full details about how to respond are on the SWLP link below. The online portal is probably the easiest method.
https://www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/.../publication...
Will your response make a difference?
YES! Please take a look at the details of the plan and suggested areas where the plan fails to meet the soundness test.
If you have any specific questions or queries for the parish council, please do reach out.

18/08/2026

South Warwickshire Local Plan

If you are struggling to know how to make your representations, Stratford District Council are holding an event on 20 August from 4 - 7pm at Elizabeth House, Stratford.

There is an online event on 25 August from 5 - 6.30pm. If you would like to attend the online consultation event, please register via the link beforehand.
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All the documents can be viewed at https://www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/swlp/publication-regulation-19-consultation.cfm

If you experience any problems registering, please email [email protected]

The closing date for representations is 8 September

Please don't wait until the development starts to complain about it!

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17/08/2026

MVRA Annual Meeting
Monday 7 September
7pm at Meon Vale Village Hall

03/08/2026

01/08/2026

South Warwickshire Local Plan
The Submission draft version of the South Warwickshire Local Plan is now open for consultation. You can make representations on the Plan until Tuesday 8th September. This is the final draft stage and representations will be considered by the Inspector at the Public Examination. The Plan looks to allocate land for 27,800 new homes in Stratford District by 2050.
You can view the Plan on the dedicated website:
https://www.southwarwickshire.org.uk/swlp/publication-regulation-19-consultation.cfm
There is a guidance note and instructions on how to submit your representation. You will be asked how you would like to see the policy changed to meet your objection. Representations should be made through the Consultation Portal.
There is an interactive map of the site specific proposals.
Paper copies of the Plan can be viewed at SDC Offices at Elizabeth House, Stratford on Avon and libraries.
This is a huge document with lots of policies and proposals. Below is a summary of some of the policies that may affect Meon Vale.
Policy DS.7 Local Growth Locations ~ Housing A. SWLP General Housing Sites
MEO.1 Meon Vale Adjacent west of Campden Road 111 homes (site to east of the playing fields) with new access onto Station Road.
MEO.2 Meon Vale Land off 1 Station Road 12 homes
Policy DS2 Spatial Development Strategy – New Communities
• Long Marston Airfield in accordance with Proposal LMA - 4500 homes between 2031 and 2050. Outline masterplan in the Proposal 8.2.
• Strategic Growth Locations – there are various sites around Stratford
Policy DS4 sets out Strategic Site Principles for the new settlement at Long Marston Airfield
Policy DS.6 Local Growth Locations ~ Mixed-use, Leisure, Community and Town Centre – This policy safeguards open spaces at Meon Vale as Local Green Spaces. However, the map does not identify all the open spaces in Meon Vale.
8.2 Proposal LMA - Long Marston Airfield New Community
• Site extends from Station Road northwards on both sides of Campden Road
• Minimum of 10,300 new homes, with at least 4,500 built by 2050
• 500 homes and a primary school to be delivered early and not dependent on the delivery of the Stratford bypass.
• Rest of development will be dependent on the construction of new bypass – anticipated 2035.
• 15 hectares of non-strategic employment land
• 21 pitches for Gypsies and Travellers across at least 2 sites
• 4 primary schools, 1 secondary school and a site reserved for a second secondary school
• District and local centres, community facilities and open space.
• Footpaths and cycle way across the area and links to Meon Vale. Bus routes.
• Access route onto Station Road
Policy ID.3 Infrastructure Protection and
Policy ID.4 - Stratford-upon-Avon Bypass
• Route for Stratford Bypass identified between the A3400 Shipston Road and A422 Banbury Road.
• Stratford to Honeybourne rail route protected with land for a rail station.