Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 53412
Received: 24/07/2013
Respondent: Mr Richard Emmett
The District Council's proposal for 12,300 new homes by 2029 exceeds the local need which is for about 6,000 new houses. I belive that concentrating 4,500 of these homes on land south of Warwick would create a huge new built-up area. This would result in a rapid growth in population that would put unsustainable pressure on the road infrastructure, hospital and school services, local water supplies and drainage. It would also increase traffic congestion and pollution. Siting these houses on existing agricultural land would leave brownfield industrial sites in the area underexploited.
The District Council's proposal for 12,300 new homes by 2029 exceeds the local need which is for about 6,000 new houses. I belive that concentrating 4,500 of these homes on land south of Warwick would create a huge new built-up area. This would result in a rapid growth in population that would put unsustainable pressure on the road infrastructure, hospital and school services, local water supplies and drainage. It would also increase traffic congestion and pollution. Siting these houses on existing agricultural land would leave brownfield industrial sites in the area underexploited.