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Alternative Sites Consultation

Representation ID: 43871

Received: 06/04/2010

Respondent: Cllr Amanda Stevens

Representation Summary:

CUBBINGTON ROAD IS ALREADY A BUSY ROAD THUS THE EXTRA TRAFFIC FROM THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD CAUSE SERIOUS CONGESTION AND EXTRA DIFFICULTIES WITH GETTING ONTO THE ROAD.

PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS ALREADY AT CAPACITY AND THE DEVELOPMENT WOULD CAUSE THE EXISTING BUS SYSTEM TO COLLAPSE. THE TELFORD AVENUE/PARKLANDS AVENUE/CUBBINGTON ROAD AND THE CROWN WAY/CUBBINGTON ROAD/LIME AVENUE JUNCTIONS ARE ALREADY OVELOADED AND DANGEROUS FOR PEDESTRIANS.

THE GREEN SPACE BETWEEN LILLINGTON AND CUBBINGTON IS A PRECIOUS, HEALTHY AND PLEASNT RESOURCE FOR PEOPLE AND WILDLIFE. IT IS A SCHEME THAT WOULD HAVE SO MANY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ON THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE VICINITY.

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Questionnaire Reponse: I UNDERSTAND THAT BETWEEN 2 AND THREE THOUSAND HOUSES WOULD BE BUILT AS PER THIS APPLICATION. IN MANY HOUSEHOLDS THESE DAYS THERE ARE TWO CARS. CUBBINGTON ROAD IS ALREADY A BUSY ROAD AND WERE AN APPROXIMATE 4000 EXTRA CARS TO USE IT REGULARLY IT WOULD BECOME A SERIOUSLY CONGESTED ROUTE. MY HUSBAND, AT PRESENT, OFTEN HAS TO WAIT SEVERAL MINUTES BEFORE IT IS SAFE TO TURN FROM OUR DRIVE ON TO CUBBINGTON ROAD. IF THIS SCHEME GOES AHEAD, IT WOULD OFTEN BE IMPOSSIBLE FOR HIM TO GET HIS CAR OUT.

I, A NON-DRIVER, TRAVEL A GOOD DEAL IN TO LEAMINGTON BY BUS. THE 67 IS OFTEN FILLED TO CAPACITY AND RECENTLY MORE PASSENGERS HAVE BEEN TURNED AWAY AT STOPS AS A RESULT. ANY SUGGESTION THAT PROSPECTIVE RESIDENTS OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT SHOULD TRAVEL BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT IS PIE IN THE SKY. THE EXISTING BUS SYSTEM WOULD COLLAPSE. PEOPLE WILL USE THEIR CARS WITH DIRE CONSEQUENCES FOR THOSE OF US LIVING NEARBY. THE TELFORD AVENUE/PARKLANDS AVENUE/CUBBINGTON ROAD JUNCTION IS ALREADY OVELOADED AND DANGEROUS FOR PEDESTRIANS; DITTO, THE CROWN WAY/CUBBINGTON ROAD/LIME AVENUE JUNCTION. WE ARE ALL BEING ASKED BY THE GOVERNMENT TO WALK MORE, SO LET'S NOT ALLOW A DEVELOPMENT TO GO AHEAD THAT WOULD SURELY ENDANGER THE LIVES OF PEDESTRIANS, ESPECIALLY CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY.

THE GREEN SPACE BETWEEN LILLINGTON AND CUBBINGTON IS A PRECIOUS RESOURCE FOR THOSE OF US WHO LIKE TO EXERCISE. IT IS HEALTHY AND PLEASANT TO WALK IN FIELDS UNOBSTRUCTED BY HOUSING. IT IS ALSO GOOD FOR WILDLIFE THAT THERE ARE HEDGES AND TREES. THIS DEVELOPMENT WOULD DRIVIE ROUGHSHOD OVER THE GOVERNMENT'S EXHORTATIONS TO US TO WALK MORE AND IMPROVE OUR HEALTH BY GETTING OUT IN THE FRESH AIR. I UNDERSTAND THAT THE COUNCIL HAS TO CONSIDER THIS APPLICATION ALONG WITH THE OTHERS TO COMPLY WITH THE GOVERNMENT HOUSE BUILDING TARGETS. IT IS A SCHEME THAT WOULD HAVE SO MANY NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES ON THOSE OF US WHO LIVE IN THE VICINITY THAT IT SHOULD BE REJECTED. I URGE WDC TO DO JUST THIS.