New Housing Development at Fell Mill Lane Shipston on Stour Warwickshire
Land at Fell Mill and Leasow Farm – Shipston-on-Stour Public Consultation
Mackenzie Miller Homes have now published a website showing more information about the potential housing development at Fell Mill and Leasow Farms – https://www.landatfellmillandleasowfarm.com/
A Have Your Say Survey where you can submit comments on the proposal will be available soon via this page – https://www.landatfellmillandleasowfarm.com/timeline
Update December 2025: Scoping Response by SDC Local Planning Authority on 17/12/2025 [PDF]
Proposed Residential Development at Land at Fell Mill and Leasow Farm, Shipston on Stour Coming soon
An area of approximately 63 hectares, adjacent to the river Stour to the East of Shipston-on-Stour with plans for up to 1,150 dwellings, new primary school, new care facility, separate village centre (including small shopping area/supermarket), public square, riverside park, open spaces and children’s play facilities.
New road linking from just North of Shipston to Brailes Road, including new bridge over River Stour.
New pedestrian/cycles bridge adjacent to existing bridge
Greenway approach to development from Fell Mill Lane and throughout site.
Note: Planning application yet to be submitted
A “scoping opinion” has been requested from the council to determine what information is needed for an environmental statement, a full planning application for the 1,150-home development has not yet been submitted – See scoping request on Stratford e-planning website https://apps.stratford.gov.uk/eplanningv2/AppDetail/Index/0c37b717-b69a-c41f-7375-08de0b044393
Update December 2025: Scoping Response by SDC Local Planning Authority on 17/12/2025 [PDF]
“Proposal
Environmental Impact Assessment Scoping Request relating to an Outline planning application for the erection of up to 1,150 dwellings (Use Class C3), up to 80 bedroom care facility (Use Class C2), riverside park, open space provision, primary school, food retail unit (up to 2499sqm), local centre, bridge over River Stour and associated infrastructure, with all matters reserved except access”
At this stage of the design process, the Mackenzie Miller Homes proposals would deliver up to 1,150 homes, of which 35% would be affordable, comprising a range of types and sizes.
- Delivery of up to 1,150 homes comprising a mix of dwelling types, tenures and sizes
- Provision of family, single starter and 35% policy compliant levels of affordable housing
- A public square, riverside park, open space and children’s play facilities
- New primary school
- New care facility of up to 80 bedrooms
- Improvements at Mill Street to south
- A separate secondary and emergency access is also proposed from Mill Street
- A new discounted supermarket
- New vehicular access via the northern part of the site directly from A3400 as well as southern part of the site from Mill Street (B4035), including internal roads and parking
The site would be accessible from the north and south, with internal roads and car parking, provision of public open spaces, landscaping and other associated infrastructure.
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New Housing Development at Fell Mill Lane Shipston on Stour Warwickshire
What on earth are our forward planning authorities thinking when looking at an area to build 1050 houses on a place that is a rain soak area bordering on a flood plain when we already have a problem with flooding.
Additionally, talking about building in excess of 1800 houses in the town to virtually double the size of the town when we have lost our police station, lost our fire station, lost our hospital, losing our one bank, oversubscribed schools and to cap it off a Victorian waste disposal system that is barely able to cope with existing housing.
Do the authorities want to destroy what was once a great place to live just to please an inept government building policy?