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Please find listed below my objections to various potential sites for gypsies and travellers identified in the consultation document that accompanies the new Local Plan for Warwick District.

GT03 Land at Barnwell Farm, Harbury Lane - Considered to be unsuitable due to:

* Location next to Harbury Lane, which is already a busy local road with queuing at peak times. The junction with the Fosse Way is also an accident black spot.
* Location south of Harbury Lane sets a precedent for development south of the local road, which should be resisted in favour of sites north of the road.
* Proximity to Mallory Court, a Grade II listing on the English Heritage database of Registered Historic Parks and Gardens in England, and the adverse effect this site will have on its setting.

GT04 Land at Harbury Lane, Fosse Way - Considered to be unsuitable due to:

* Proximity to overhead power lines that cross the site with potential harmful effects on health.
* Location next to the Chiltern railway between Birmingham and London, which would not create a good first impression for visitors to Leamington as they pass by on embankment and overlook the site.
* Location next to the Chiltern railway line between Birmingham and London with issues of theft and vandalism that are likely to arise.
* Location next to Harbury Lane, which is already a busy local road with queuing at peak times. The junction with the Fosse Way is also an accident black spot.
* Proximity to Mallory Court, a Grade II listing on the English Heritage database of Registered Historic Parks and Gardens in England, and the adverse effect this site will have on its setting.

GT05 Land at Tachbrook Hill Farm - Considered to be unsuitable due to:

* Proximity to Bishops Tachbrook and likely conflicts that will arise with the local community.
* Obvious safety issues in creating a new access on to the Banbury Road, which is a particularly busy route close to the junction with the M40.
* Proximity to Banbury Road, an important route into Leamington and Warwick from the M40, which would not create a good first impression for visitors.

GT15 Land East of Europa Way - Considered to be unsuitable due to:

* Physical constraints arising from the small size and linear nature of the site, which greatly limits its use (parking, turning, servicing).
* Potential for flooding due to the low-lying nature of the site and its location next to a small stream that drains adjacent fishing ponds and which regularly foods in winter.
* Proximity to Europa Way, an important route into Leamington and Warwick from the M40, which would not create a good first impression for visitors.
* Obvious safety issues in creating a new access on to Europa Way, which is a particularly busy route.
* Proximity to potential residential development immediately to the northeast (south of Harbury Lane) and likely conflicts that will arise with future residents.
* Potential conflicts with future highways improvements along Europa Way, which will be necessary to accommodate proposed residential development south of Leamington and Warwick.

I trust you will take account of these objections when considering which sites to take forward into the new Local Plan.