Having lived in Crackley since 1957, I was very concerned to learn of the submission from the landowner of Hurst Farm.

I believe any development on this site in particular, would have far reaching consequences, with its close proximity to Burton Green, Warwick University and Crackley Wood. Furthermore, the vital Green Belt between Kenilworth and Coventry would be greatly reduced, and inevitably lead to further developments, making it increasingly likely that Kenilworth would eventually become just a superb of Coventry.

You will already have on record my views on this picturesque countryside and the importance of the vital green buffer between Kenilworth and Coventry through my previous responses, plus my suggestion and vision of a special protected area, which the Green Belt status once had. (I say once had, as it would appear that the Green Belt affords little protection from development, in the wake of this Government's huge and unproven housing demands.)

Now on top of all this pressure on our ever decreasing countryside and Green Belt, we are now faced with the prospect of surely the mother of all threats, with the proposed High Speed 2 railway line, which would effectively 'ram-raid' its way through the beautiful Warwickshire Countryside, including the Crackley gap, that we've fort so long to protect.

I hope Warwick District Council will do all it can to fight our corner, and hopefully, the incoming government will see sense and revise the route (or even cancel this expensive, wasteful and highly destructive project) and avoid the horrendous damage to our towns, villages and countryside.