I am Leamington born and bred and at 68 years old it is not for my sake that I lodge my protest but for the children of the future and our town.

Over the years I have seen parts of our lovely old town taken away, once take they cannot be returned. Can we not learn from our mistakes?

Character is acquired over a period of many years. North Leamington is now developing into a unique part of the town. To remove the green belt from this area and replace it with housing and all the required facilities would take away the residence amenities for recreation and exercise, destroying a beautiful part of our town.

I appreciate we must build for the future. We have already developed a new area to the south which has all the facilities and infrastructure to accommodate new housing and required amenities without change to it's now established unique part of town.

You cannot have such a contrast of building in any one area. Character must be defined. Centre is Centre, Old Town is Old Town, North is North, We have Radford Road, Leam Terrace and Newbold, you cannot throw new into this mix. Europa way is new and this must be and continue to be New Leamington.

Leamington can expand and still remain a lovely town but please do not make the mistake of your predecessors and ruin parts of our lovely town.

Once again at my age I am still very concerned for the future of Royal Leamington Spa.