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Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 53565

Received: 25/07/2013

Respondent: Mrs Maureen Merriman

Representation Summary:

Insufficient access. 500 to 1000 plus extra vehicles can be expected. Potentially unsafe for school children. Roundabout at Prospect Road/Sydenham junction could become hazardous an accident there would block everything. Insufficient access roads across river to north Leamington and services. A much loved local walk of Whitnash is to the brook this will be taken away, we look on it as our bit of countryside please leave it for future generations to enjoy as my family have for the past 70 years.
Building more houses in the south of the town is just stiffling and unfair. Think again.

Full text:

Insufficient access and exit to site as only one road is planned via the school and could potentially be unsafe for school children. If an accident occured at the roundabout to Sydenham Drive and Prospect Road it could cause a major blockage. 500 houses means potentially a minimum of 500 cards but more likely to be 2 cars per household, 1 for work and 1 for schoolrun etc. Another worry is insufficient access roads to the north of the town as from Sydenham to Warwick there are only 4 access roads across the river. In the event of flooding (we all know this can happen), major accident or any such incident a huge problem can arise due to traffic build up. Our hospital as you know is north of the river along with other major services, and with all other massive planned development south of the river between Leamington and Warwick the road network will be horrendous. Whitnash itself is becoming swamped with all the building that is taking place and the 500 houses planned will be taking away a much loved local walk down to the brook, it is our bit of countryside please leave it as it is for us, our children and our grandchildren and all future generations of Whitnash. Enough is enough go north of the river.