Issue and Options 2023

No

This vision cannot be achieved because of the conflict between providing more development and reducing carbon emissions. The issue being that of car use and the particularly serious harm already being caused through continuing to provide for it. This cannot be called sustainable development.

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Yes

The structure of this consultation is such that it is impossible for ordinary mortals to engage. The assumption that all responses will be made via an on-line portal of structured responses, is not inclusive and discourages people from participating in the formation of a plan that will affect the future environment of where they live.

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1. The over-riding issue for Warwick is that of traffic and its detrimental impact on the historic and living environment for its residents and the businesses on which they depend for a sustainable future. The assumptions made throughout this consultation are that car dependence cannot be avoided and that accommodating it will be a necessity. We disagree with this approach. 2. All the suggested policies in the plan relate to new development with little consideration for improving the situation for places that already exist. There is a lack of a serious plan to put in place policies that discourage car dependence and promote and subsidise public transport and other means of travel in both new and existing development. Without such a policy Warwick will not survive as a tourist destination or as a pleasant place to live. The promotion of 20-minute neighbourhoods should be prioritised, not just in new, but in existing development. Places like Warwick need policies to ensure that cars do not dominate, shops and services are retained, so that they can become 20-minute neighbourhoods. 3. The assumption that residents of new housing provided on greenfield sites will be able to pass through Warwick on their way to somewhere else should not continue. Any sites considered for future housing should be assessed on the basis that they do not make demands of this kind. 4. We believe that any new housing development on greenfield sites should be dependent upon the provision of infrastructure to make public transport and other means of travel than the car the preferred option. This should include access to shops, schools, doctors’ surgeries and green spaces without the need to use a car. The views expressed in our response are consistent with the County’s declared climate emergency.