Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 52807
Received: 11/07/2013
Respondent: Miss Louise Wilson
I strongly object to the plans for Hampton Magna based on concerns around:-
1. Ruining our rural village location that most of us have specifically chosen to live in due to this.
2. Major concerns around traffic and congestion in our village due to access routes.
3. The loss of land we have already suffered as a result of the station and in warwick in general with the development of chase meadow and Hatton park.
4. That the plan completely goes against government policy to only use greenbelt land in exceptional circumstances.
Please protect our small but perfectly formed village.
I strongly object to the development plans in Hampton Magna and the following outlines my reasons why:-
1. The residents of the village choose to live in just that, a small, community village and the greenbelt land surrounding is part of its charm and is a specific reason why some of us chose to make Hampton Magna our home. Too much greenbelt land is being destroyed and we will do everything we can to protect our area from being destroyed.
2. Our village in particular has already suffered the loss of greenbelt land by the development of warwick parkway railway station so this should be strongly considered when decisions are being made to destroy even more in our village.
3. Government policy is to only use Greenbelt land in exceptional circumstances - the plan in no way reflects this.
4. The plan suggests wanting to protect greenbelt land yet villages 'washed over' with greenbelt land may have envelopes withdrawn. This contradicts itself.
5. The scale of the development is inappropriate in relation to the existing village population.
6. Contrary to the plan, services in the village are fully utilised and do not need further sustaining through population growth. The school is expanding but this is needed to resolve current stretched classroom numbers and the railway station is more that utilised.
7. Traffic congestion is a big concern given the main Single file/traffic light controlled access road to the village. More residents will bring in increased and potentially dangerous volumes of traffic through the village - this is already concerning around peak school run times so should be carefully considered.
8. Houses will potentially be purchased by London commuters therefore creating even more pressure to expand the railway station. The loss of land already suffered with this is enough - please don't create more pressure/loss.
9. Land suggested for gypsy sites should not take precedence over house building on them. I'm against the purchase of private land to facilitate gypsy sites.
10. Warwick in general has already taken a big hit on greenbelt land with the housing developments in Chase Meadow, Hatton Park etc. please let's not lose anymore land in Warwick, I think it's already done its fair share.