10 facts about Middle Quinton
• The site is under-used brownfield land;
proposals do not involve development of
open countryside
• Stratford is an area of high property
prices with few affordable homes; Middle
Quinton could provide at least 2,000
affordable homes for local people and
key workers
• Stratford’s economy is heavily reliant on
tourism; Middle Quinton would create
around 3,000 new, non-tourism
dependent jobs
• Predicted changes to the West Midlands
Spatial Strategy could increase the
number of new homes allocated for
Stratford and district; the 6,000 homes at
Middle Quinton could meet an increased
target without placing pressure on the
Greenbelt or historic areas such as
Shottery
• Without the £100 million investment
in infrastructure promised by Middle
Quinton, Stratford is unlikely to benefit
from completion of the Stratford Ring
Road in the foreseeable future
• Provision of new train, bus, cycle and
road links would help mitigate additional
traffic and contribute to relief of congestion in Stratford town centre
• By generating its own power from
waste, Middle Quinton would place no
• Middle Quinton would enhance
Stratford’s reputation in the same way
that the Eden project and Prince Charles’
Poundbury have created widespread
interest and admiration
• Future legislation will impose new targets
to address climate change and global
warming; eco-towns are already setting
these standards
• Middle Quinton would offer superb
sustainable lifestyle choices not currently
available anywhere in the district