Object
Preferred Options
Representation ID: 46234
Received: 15/06/2012
Respondent: Mr Martin Lodge
-Hampton Magna is unsuitable for development due to its location between two major roads and proximity to Warwick Parkway. These already cause over crowded roads. This proposal would worsen matters.
-Construction traffic will only be able to use the route through Hampton-on-the-Hill which is unacceptable. This is a village with a narrow road and chicanes. We already have buses, school buses, illegal heavy lorries (7.5 ton weight limit) and farm vehicles using the road through the village. Anything associated with housing construction would be unacceptable and illegal within the present weight limit.
-There is no compelling case for this proposal.
1 The number 100 is purely arbitrary and not based on any evidence whatsoever. This is supposed to be an evidence based plan.
2 It takes no account of the fact that this is a Parish which is already under great pressure from traffic which use it as a commuter 'rat run' from eg Chase Meadow, Hatton Park and elsewhere to Warwick Parkway Station / M40 / A4177 / A4189 via Old Budbrooke Road and Woodway, which is a narrow country lane. We are in the middle of all this and do not need it made any worse than it already is.
3 The school is already full including children from Hatton Park and Chase Meadow - see above. More children = bigger classes = poorer results. Build a school on Chase Meadow.
4 The existing amenities, such as they are, and current infrastructure could not absorb another 100 properties = 200 - 300 additional adults & children + 100 -200 additional cars. This is unacceptable.
5 There is very little brown belt land, so it would mean building mainly on green belt land, which is the main attraction of the Parish. This is not acceptable.
6 The Plan could be carried out without adding 500 houses to 5 Category 1 villages, by simply adding these houses to the areas designated 2,3,4, 5, 6, 11, 12 on the map of development sites, or onto Chase Meadow, where there is plenty of unused land. There is no justification or rationale to swamp Budbrooke with what is effectively another Hampton-on-the-Hill (approx 90 dwellings).
7 The Plan does not propose much development on the east side of Warwick / Leamington, compared to west and south. Why not?
8 A Parish Survey was carried out in 2010 by the Budbrooke Parish Council. 69% of respondents did not want any further housing development in the Parish. The views of residents should be respected. Adopting this proposal would merely serve to worsen the quality of life for the current residents.