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The Parish Council has been in communication with Severn Trent Water for several months regarding the sewage issues that Stretton have been experiencing. It was felt that the responses received were less than satisfactory so it requested a meeting with them. In order to progress this request the Parish Council called on the support of Jeremy Wright MP and Rugby Borough Councillor Jonathon Bennett.

A meeting was held with members of the Parish Council, two representatives of Severn Trent Water and Cllr Jon Bennett on 8th May 2024. This meeting included a site walk giving the Parish Council an opportunity to relay its’ concerns directly to STW, address the tanker issues and gather some information on upcoming improvements to the sewage system. The notes taken at this meeting by the Parish Clerk can be viewed below.

The Parish Council was notified on 24th April 2024 that the anticipated planning application for 55 dwellings on the land north of Squires Rd is now live on Rugby Borough Council planning portal.

The Parish Council has spent some time studying the plans and agreed its’ formal response at it’s ordinary meeting on 13th May 2024. The letter was emailed to Planning Officer, Mr Paul Varnish on 16th May 2024, and copied to Warwickshire County Councillor Dale Keeling along with Rugby Borough Councillors Jill Simpson-Vince and Jon Bennett. If you have an opinion on the proposed development you are encouraged to send your comments directly to Mr Varnish but please send a copy to the Parish Council as well please.

The application reference is R24/0289 the deadline for comments is 24th May 2024.

The Parish Council’s letter to the Planning Officer is below.

The Annual Parish Assembly is taking place in the Village Hall this year on Tuesday 23rd April 2024 at 7pm. This meeting is hosted by the Parish Council and will be chaired by Cllr Paul Gordon (PC Chairman) but it’s not a Parish Council meeting. It is a meeting for the electors of the Stretton. It’s an opportunity for the residents of Stretton to talk to members of the Parish Council in a relaxed setting about items which they’d like to be considered at future Parish Council meetings. It is intended to be a useful information exchange between the electors of Stretton and its Parish Councillors… and they’ll be refreshments! For catering purposes please RSVP to the Parish Clerk.

The Parish Council has arranged its annual litter pick for Saturday 20th April 2024. This year it is working with Tracey of the Oak and Black Dog to provide refreshments for all the ‘pickers’. The Parish Council has resolved to cover the cost of bacon/veggie batches and a cup of tea/coffee for all those who help to spring clean our village that day. Please meet on the village green at 10am to collect your litter picking sticks, high vis and bin bags. Batches will be served in the pub until midday. Please RSVP to the Clerk for catering purposes.

The Parish Council resolved to write to The King at it’s meeting held on 8th January 2024. Please see below for the full letter.

Outline planning permission for the land off Squires Rd (R17/1767) was granted by Rugby Borough Council some time ago, so the next stage will be to agree the detail of the final plans (landscaping, housing mix etc).

Taylor Wimpey are holding a public consultation event on Tuesday 20th February 2024 from 3pm until 7pm in Stretton-on-Dunsmore Village Hall. All members of the public are welcome to drop in to the view the proposals and submit questions or comments to them. They will also be running an online consultation event.

If you do attend either of these events, please send a copy of your comments to the Parish Clerk so the Parish Council can represent the views of its electors when formulating its official comments on any further progression of the plans.

strettonondunsmoreclerk@gmail.com

The Parish Council has prepared and submitted its response to RBC’s consultation on its Local Plan.

The Parish Council wrote to Severn Trent on 14th November 2023 regarding the release of sewage into the watercourse between Stretton and Princethorpe.

A response was received from Severn Trent which promoted an follow up letter from the Parish Council.

Severn Trent Water wrote back on 22nd January 2024

The Parish Council sent a third letter on 20th February 2024 asking for more details.

The water has subsided following Storm Henk on 2nd January 2024 and the forecast is relatively dry going forward so it would appear that Stretton is through the worst of it. Thank you so much to all the people who tried to help alleviate the situation.

It would be very useful to the Parish Council if villagers could email their experiences of the flood with relevant photographs to the Parish Clerk so it can begin to collate information and understand which areas of the village are most vulnerable and if any follow up actions are required. All information is gratefully received.

strettonondunsmoreclerk@gmail.com

The Parish Council has an Emergency Plan. It contains pertinent information. To download a copy of this document please click here.