Stratford-upon-Avon

The Council is consulting on the designation of a defined part of Stratford-upon-Avon town centre as a high street for the purposes of HSRA powers.

The Proposed Area

Main Streets

Bridge Street	High Street	Sheep Street
Waterside	Ely Street	Bell Court
Wood Street	Rother Street	Greenhill Street
Meer Street	Henley Street	Union Street
Windsor Street	Mansell Street	Central Chambers
Red Lion Court	Shrieves walk	Chapel Street
Church Street

The area shown by the bold outline on the accompanying map defines the proposed High Street Rental Auction area in Stratford-on-Avon Town Centre for consultation. The boundary generally follows the main town centre streets and public thoroughfares shown on the map and is intended to capture the primary retail and commercial areas of the town.

For the purposes of this consultation, all ground floor retail, commercial, leisure, food and beverage, financial, service and other business premises fronting onto any street, road, lane, square or public thoroughfare encompassed by the red boundary are included within the consultation area. A property will be considered to be within the consultation area where its main ground floor frontage and customer entrance are on a street or public space located within the bold-edged boundary.

For the avoidance of doubt, inclusion is based on the property's relationship to the streets and public spaces contained within the boundary and not solely on whether the entire building footprint lies within the red line. Where a building occupies a corner site or extends beyond the boundary, the ground floor unit will be included where its main frontage faces a street or public space within the consultation area.

In the event of any uncertainty regarding a specific property, the bold-edged map shall be read in conjunction with the definition above, with the intention of including all ground floor commercial premises that form part of the active town centre frontage.

The written boundary description and detailed map should be read together.

Map of the consultation area

Click on the link below to view the map

Document - Stratford%20HSRA%20Proposed.pdf

Respond to the consultation

We welcome comments from residents, businesses, property owners, agents, community organisations and other interested parties. Please tell us whether the proposed boundary is clear and appropriate, identify any locations you believe should be included or excluded, and provide reasons or supporting evidence.

Timetable

9th November 2026 - Consultation opens for the three areas

7th December 2026 - Consultation closes for the three areas

14th December 2026 – Closing date for Postal replies Timetable

What happens after the consultation

Responses will be reviewed before a decision is made on whether to adopt, amend or withdraw the proposed designation. Any future consideration of an individual vacant property would be a separate process and would be subject to the statutory eligibility tests and notice requirements. Return to: Main High Street Rental Auctions page [INSERT LINK]

if you have any questions please contacts the Economic Development Team at economy@stratford-dc.gov.uk, 01789 260207