Object

Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 52823

Received: 12/07/2013

Respondent: Mr Leslie Barnett

Representation Summary:

An unwarranted intrusion of the Green Belt causing problems in the areas of roads, traffic and the school.

Full text:

a)The erosion of the Green Belt outside he original site of the former Budbroke Barracks is contrary to all previous guidelines for Hampton Magna.
b) The existing roads already create problems at the busiest times. Egress onto the A4177 from Budbroke Road is heavily conjested and can only be made worse by increased volume by adding in excess of 100 properties. Similarly an increase of traffic through the single file and low bridge traffic lights controlled section by the railway station will add to delays.
c) Living adjacent to the school I experience traffic problems twice daily, as does school and public service buses. The school does not have capacity to cope with an influx of pupils without further increase in the school size. An increase can only be done by taking away playing space. An increase in school size would necessitate an increase in teachers which would involve an increase in need for parking which in turn would reduce 'drop off' places for parents which would increase more danger on surrounding roads for pupils going to and from school.
d) an increase in dwellings would almost certainly increase the use of Warwick Parkway Station. The car park, already extended several times, is again at capacity causing dangerous 'fly parking' within the village, this would almost certainly increase.
e) The village envelope has clearly defined boundaries and the character change by increasing it by such a huge percentage in volume cannot be deemed an 'exceptional circumstance' to erode the Green Belt