The human version (we wrote this, not the council)
This policy protects land needed for future transport schemes from development that could block their delivery. Protected projects include reopening the Stratford to Honeybourne railway, a new station at Long Marston Airfield, and double-tracking the Coventry to Leamington line with a second platform at Kenilworth. It also safeguards land for a multi-modal transport interchange near the University of Warwick, park and ride sites serving Leamington and Stratford-upon-Avon, disused railway lines earmarked as future walking and cycling routes, and improvements to key A46, M40 and M42 junctions.
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Policy ID.3
Infrastructure Protection
Development within the areas protected for the transport infrastructure highlighted
on the Policies Map will not be permitted where it could inhibit the effective delivery
of the following schemes:
A. Railway Related Schemes
• Stratford to Honeybourne former railway – protecting the route of the
former railway south of Stratford-upon-Avon to Honeybourne
to facilitate re-opening
• Long Marston Rail Centre - retain operational rail connection to the
national rail network and safeguard the route as part of any wider re-
instatement of the railway to Stratford-upon-Avon
• Land protected for the provision of a railway station at Long Marston
Airfield (Proposal LMA), adjacent to the former Stratford to Honeybourne
line.
• Widening of the rail corridor to double track the section of line between
Coventry and Leamington stations, via Kenilworth, including a second
platform at Kenilworth station.
B. Sustainable Travel Initiatives
• Broad Locations for sustainable transport facilities to serve people
travelling into Coventry and the Warwick / Leamington / Kenilworth /
Stratford-upon- Avon areas including:
• A Multi Modal Transport Interchange to serve the University of
Warwick and the wider Strategic Growth Area (South of Coventry),
including provision for Park and Ride and associated bus services,
an active travel hub, and future proofing for Very Light Rail and a
heavy rail station on the Leamington Spa to Coventry rail line; and
• A Park and Ride facility to serve the north of Leamington Spa (two
areas of search are currently allocated on land
near Bericote roundabout and Blackdown roundabout).
An area of search for a P&R facility on the southern side of Stratford-
upon-Avon in the vicinity of the Rosebird Centre, with 500 car
parking spaces as shown on the Policies Map.
• Former dis-used railway lines that have been identified in the
Warwickshire Local Cycling and Walking Infrastructure Plan as
potential future cross county active travel routes.
C. Strategic Road Network
In line with the application of the transport hierarchy, other mitigations will be
considered before these, but land will be safeguarded for the following schemes:
• Junction of A46 and A422 Alcester Road (Wildmoor)
• Junction of A46 and A3400 Birmingham Road (Bishopton)