The green space between Lillington & Cubbington must be protected to prevent unrestricted sprawl of the large built up area of Leamington Spa, it safeguards the countryside from encroachment and maintains the two distinct communities of Lillington and Cubbington village.
The protection given by the existing green belt should be retained whilst there are other non desinated green belt sites which are suitable for development in the district
Pressure will inevitably arise to extend the development to the clearly defined boundary of Welsh Road and into the green belt, extended in 2007, around the Thwaites factory.
The impervious heavy clay subsoil causes the site to be prone to flooding particularly along the north western boundary and currently causes flooding to the rear of Cubbington Road and to properties in Oakridge Road and Parklands Avenue.
The site would be accessed through the various closes off Parklands Avenue and through The Crest and Mason Avenue, the existing road infrastructure (50's, 60's and 70's estate roads) are not suitable to support the significant increase in traffic that wouold be generated by any large scale development of the site.
The Telford Avenue/Parklands Avenue and Cubbington Road junction is already overloaded at peak times and is the scene of many collisions due to the difficulty of exiting or entering Telford and Parklands Avenues or crossing Cubbington Road. The Crown Way, Lime Avenue junction is also already heavily congested.
Such a large scale development would significantly increase cross town traffic and congestion as all of the major food retailers and employment opportunities are located south of the river accessed by only four river crossings.