Q-S5.2: Do you think new settlements should be part of the overall strategy?
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Major new settlements should not be in green belt and definitely focused on long term sustainability (infrastructure, cleaner transport- trains, local employment). This strategy can also protect the green belt between North Leamington and Coventry, comply with the majority of people's view on green belt protection and avoid overburdening existing communities and services if a policy growth villages expansion or dispersed developments were encouraged. On behalf of Cubbington Parish Council
Look at infill options to increase density of developed areas first. New settlements are not affordable for most. Build higher density housing in towns by redeveloping existing sites. New settlements just result in ever expanding built areas of relatively low density.
Rail prices are too high, therefore people generally use alternative transport. Making rail corridors damages the landscape, therefore road provisions should be considered in more detail - e.g. buses?
A comment on A1, depending upon the proximity of land to WoodEnd station I would remind planners that Windmill Naps is a SSSI site, as such an asset for walking and leisure.
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Rail will not be used for the majority of journeys, as trains are limited in the destinations, especially direct routes
This option totally ignores growth options in most of South Warwickshire without access to trains or other public transport options.
Identify all aspects of suitability, not capitalise on the existence of lines defining areas for infilling development. Clearly the HS2 route will be seen as an excuse for infilling areas previously deemed as countryside to be preserved.
Greenbelt land should only be used for significant growth of an existing, or the creation of a new, settlement, if that settlement will be located where existing infrastructure exists or can be easily provided, eg a new rail station on an existing railway line.
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'New settlements' (a sickening euphemism for urban sprawl) would devastate the rural areas in which they would be located. The idea of rail corridors is a green-wishing fantasy. What evidence is there to support a significant reduction in motor travel from such a policy?
Railways make good cycling corridors too, for 'last mile' travel to/from the stations. Shame there wasn't a cycle route alongside the HS2.
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Rail travel is generally too expensive in the UK to form the basis of a development strategy. Although I would often prefer to travel by rail, it isn't cost effective even for 1 person when compared to travelling by car. This would need to be addressed via subsidies etc. in order for the strategy to be viable.
The focus has to be on both road and rail options. Geographical location and existing network will determine which mix suits the location best.
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