The site extends to approximately 72.8 hectares located on the northwestern edge of Leamington Spa, to the south of Old Milverton village. The site is bounded to the north by Sandy Lane / Old Milverton Lane, an existing property and the Nuffield Health Warwickshire Hospital and to the east by Kenilworth Road. The southern boundary is formed by the residential areas off Northumberland Road and Guys Cliffe Avenue, and the western boundary by the CrossCountry railway line.
The site consists of a number of large agricultural fields which have been utilised for arable farming and are therefore of relatively low biodiversity value. There are however higher value habitats of mature trees and hedgerows which define the boundaries between the agricultural fields. These higher value habitats will be retained wherever possible as part of the development proposals, and reinforced with extensive additional planting of new trees and hedgerows.
The site is currently within the Green Belt, but would be released from it through its allocation in the South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP).
Site location plan - click to enlarge