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ID sylw: 108855

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Valerie Copley

I object to proposals for 11,200 homes across F2 and F3. Neither site conforms with the Strategic Objectives.

Neither site meets the minimum housing number of 10,000 for a new settlement to be viable. This means adequate funding for infrastructure improvements may be at risk. I agree the site is 'less suitable'.

Residents would be dependent on car travel. Local roads are unsuitable for a large increase in vehicle journeys. Access to F2 site would be via local roads and many of the surrounding roads are subject to weight limits. New residents accessing the A423 would increase traffic through Ladbroke which includes a conservation area and heritage assets including a Church mentioned in the Doomsday Book. There are likely to be undiscovered assets in the surrounding area. There are no pavements on the Harbury Road from Ladbroke or Ladbroke Road to Bishops Itchington. Additional traffic would impact on cyclists, equestrians and walkers. Northwards travel to the M40 from F3 could create rat-runs through Ladbroke, Bishops Itchington and to Warwick, and increase traffic through Deppers Bridge, all through inappropriate roads. The junction between Harbury Road and Ladbroke Road has significant issues with fluvial flooding. This creates treacherous conditions and damages road surfaces. There are also issues on the Ladbroke Road to Bishops Itchington in the railway tunnel from run-off from the rail line, and also from the stream below the road.

Existing residents rely on Southam, Harbury and Bishops Itchington for services. Demands have already increased due to lack of provision in other developments such as Lighthorne Heath. GP surgeries, dentists, shops, supermarkets, car parking, schools, and leisure facilities could not cope with the additional demand from F2 and F3. Ladbroke has no bus service. Housing Needs Surveys for local settlements do not indicate need for significant new housing. Job opportunities in Birmingham and Coventry are distant and would require car travel, increasing pollution. HS2 will not be accessible locally and the future of local stations is unclear.

I agree F2 would have a 'significant negative impact' on biodiversity. It is open countryside with significant levels of biodiversity including birds, bats, and great-crested newts. Local farmland would be lost, harming food production. The unsustainable location and lack of public transport would increase pollution and fossil fuel use. Local businesses located within farms would be impacted by the development, reducing existing employment and economic opportunities. The above concerns also relate to F3.