LATEST NEWS
12th January 2026
NEW PLANNING APPLICATION FOR 110 HOMES SUBMITTED
A new planning application for 110 houses at Hanson Avenue has been submitted by Taylor Wimpey. We will let you know the moment this is validated and available for comments.
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17th December 2025
SDC responds to Fell Mill developers scoping report
Tony Horton, the SDC case officer, has responded to the developers scoping report with a very robust response. This can be found here in the 'Decisions' section of 'Documents' (see below).
30th November 2025
ONLINE PUBLIC CONSULTATION for fell mill development
Lichfields and Mackenzie Miller Homes have now begun their own public consultation by delivering leaflets across the area. Many residents have already been in touch to say they’ve received one. This is an online consultation and begins on 3rd December.
We do not need to respond to this. It is not a planning application. If you wish to respond do not give any planning-based reasons for objecting. These points are far more effective when raised at the formal planning application stage, and we need to keep them in reserve until then.
This consultation is legally required of the developers before submitting their planning application. However, it appears to have been treated as a tick-box exercise and carried out very quickly, as it contains numerous errors.
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Importantly, this is only an online consultation, which is inappropriate for our town, where many residents are not confident using the internet. Both SOS and Shipston Town Council have lodged formal complaints with the consultancy company about this.
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See the complaint e-mail sent from Paul Tesh, Chair of Shipston Town Council Planning Committee below:
See video below of our District Councillor Olivia Hatch talking through the recent leaflet-drop:
Olivia Hatch - District Councillor for Shipston North
2nd November 2025
SCOPING REPORT SUBMITTED FOR 1150 HOUSES ON FELL MILL LANE
Litchfields (the planning consultants for the developers) and Mackenzie Miller Homes (the developers) have submitted a scoping report document to Stratford-on-Avon District Council (SDC) to determine what needs to be included in their Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA).
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An EIA is required to be submitted with a planning application for a major development of this scale. This indicates that the developers are preparing to submit an outline planning application for 1,150 homes on Fell Mill Lane in the near future.
All local parishes have been contacted and are holding meetings with Tony Horton, the case officer from SDC.
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Here are the details:
Address
Land At Fell Mill And Leasow Farm Shipston-on-Stour
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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.
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Application Type
Scoping Application
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Status
Pending Consideration
The scoping document can be seen online at: https://apps.stratford.gov.uk/eplanningv2/AppDetail/Index/0c37b717-b69a-c41f-7375-08de0b044393?route=/Home
1st November 2025
SHIPSTON SPEAKS UP
Shipston residents are very concerned
Jasper Reid, a Shipston & surrounds resident making a lot of sense.