It was with great disappointment that I learned of Warwick District Council's proposed plans to develop green belt north of Laemington Spa.

I spent most of my childhood and early adulthood living, learning and working in Warwickshire. I have come to appreciate the inherent value in green belt, which has preserved the rural setting and individual character of countless towns, villages and hamlets throughout Warwickshire and Great Britain.

Green belt is of particular value where towns and villages are in close proximity. Leamington Spa, Warwick, Kenilworth and the surrounding villages are prime examples. Yet in reckless contravention to decades of successful green belt policy, Warwick District Council has proposed plans for wholesale development of parts of this very area.

Not only will this infuriate the electorate, it will substantially undermine the rigor to which green belt policy can be applied in the future.

I am against this proposal that would result in erosion of the rural aesthetic.
I am against this proposal that undermines decades of successful green belt policy.
I am against this proposal that does not have general local support within the electorate.