March 2026

17th - First news of plan

20th - WhatsApp group established

30th - Parish Councils notified over the Easter holidays of AVS plans- given "days" to file a response to a 400 page scoping document.

April 2026

7th - Abbots Morton meeting

12th - Facebook page established

26th - Broom residents form Working Group and organise a local meeting

27th - Parishioners of Abbots Morton attend Bidford Parish Council to raise awareness of the proposal.

27th - Parish Councils submit their responses to scoping document

May 2026

12th - PINS scoping issued

13th - Dunnington meeting

16th - Meeting at Abbots Morton to outline structure and format of AVS Opposition

June 2026

3rd - Salford Priors meeting

July 2026

AVS Opposition web site established

22nd July - Strategy meeting of AVS Opposition at Dunnington

24th - AVS Opposition protest outside Ragley Hall during the Game Fair

27th - AVS Parish Council Briefing

Letters of concern written personally to the Marquess of Hertford

Cut & paste response from Ragley to all letters - directing any objections to the developers

August 2026

1st - Awareness stall at Bidford market

1st - Survey with landowners

14th- Formal business structure of AVS Opposition established

26th - Strategy Meeting of AVS Opposition - Dunnington VH

September 2026

9th - Strategy Meeting of AVS Opposition

28th - Strategy Meeting of AVS Opposition

October 2026

Public Consultation meetings

8 October: Cleeve Prior
10 October: Salford Priors
16 October: Broom
17 October: Inkberrow
20 October: Pebworth
23 October: Alcester

November 2026

Statutory Consultation

February 2027

Finalise plan

April 2027

Apply for DCO - Development Consent Order. Government permission to build, run, and take down large-scale sites

September 2027

PINS examination - A detailed, independent review by the Planning Inspectorate (PINS)

February 2028

PINS report to the Secretary of State

July 2027

Secretary of State decides

January 2028

Proposed construction start date

March 2031

Proposed go live date