Cubbington has managed to maintain it's identity as a village and it's community life / spirit despite being so close to the urban areas of Leamington / Lillington. If this development went ahead this would be immediately lost and we would then become part of the urban sprawl stretching all the way to Whitnash. Traffic is a major problem even now in the village shopping area, around the schools and junction of Windmill Hill, and Cubbington Road at peak times. If this scheme went ahead with another 2,000 to 3,000 houses congestion would not only become permanent in these areas the narrow roads in the village centre would become totally blocked at peak times. With all these additional houses flooding inevitably would dramatically increase in frequency due to the water run off down hill towards the stream which runs through the village and storm drains channeling water into the stream. A major badger sett and several otters currently occupy this land. The major employment in Leamington is to the south of the town therefore this development would only significantly increase the cross town traffic which is already very congested at peak times. The two schools in Cubbington are already fully occupied so a new school would need to be built.