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Representation ID: 3822

Received: 04/08/2009

Respondent: Patricia and William Smith

Serious concern over Kings Hill site:
Access -
Green Lane narrow, busy, parked cars, 20 mph speed limit and traffic calming measures
Gretna Road, long narrowcul-de-sac, difficult for large vehicles to negotiate
Kings Hill Lane, long, twisting, narrow, difficult for large vehicles to negotiate. Hazardous for cars, cyclists and pedestrians and used by horse riders.
Poor access to A46. Stoneleigh Road busy route to University and Westwood Business Park. Junction with Kings Hill Lane very dangerous. Long queues of traffic at peak times.
A45 and A46 heavily congested with commuter traffic and for University
Rural roads would not be able to cope.
Primary and secondary school on Green lane with resulting traffic which would be more dangerous if additional cars in locality.
Parking serious problem in Green lane, Gretna Road etc.
Green Lane a bus route and buses already have problems negotiating around parked vehicles.
Character of Area:
Productive farmland
Stoneleigh and other villages in danger of losing character.
Erosion of gap between Coventry, Kenilworth and Leamington.
Risk Coventry becoming 'supercity' changing character.
Unclear whether this would be new town in Warwick or extension of Coventry.
Safeguard of resources:
Local farmland is productive
Bore hole at Green Lane/Gretna Road junction for water extraction - becoming increasingly valuable.
Quality of Land:
Kings Hill Lane prone to surface water and flooding
Finham sewage works adjacent with resulting smells, especially in summer.
Building would to close to long, elevated section of A46 with resulting noise and air pollution
Proximity to flight path for Coventry airport with resulting air pollution
Social factors:
Local schools oversubscribed.
No facilities for childres such as playgrounds
Bus service limited
No local community centre or entertainment
shops inadequate
massive amount of buildings needed in addition to houses resulting in more loss of green belt
Precedent:
Risk of further green belt loss if successful application here
Could result in Coventry becoming 'supercity' through absorption of villages - Kenilworth, Bubbenhall, Stoneleigh and Baginton
Wrong to allocate green belt land to accommodate unnecessary housing.