Object

Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 53753

Received: 28/07/2013

Respondent: mrs marilyn foley

Representation Summary:

An easy option for WDC to increase council tax revenue.

Little or no real discussion with residents.

Transport facilities are poor by any standard.

Increased traffic near school a serious danger to all.

Plenty of alternative sites nearby in more affluent areas which may give WDC more trouble? Is Kingswood the easy option?

Full text:

It is difficult to understand the need for the proposed housing to be built in Kingswood other than for increased revenue for Warwick District Council.
The facilities for transport are poor with bus services being so few that the majority discount it as non existent. Train services for Lapworth are every 2 hours during the day, Chiltern Rail have no plans to increase their services as they see our village as a stop which slows their journey times to London and Birmingham.
The local primary school is an accident waiting to happen. Congestion on Station lane with parents dropping off or collecting children is chaotic, any increase in pupils would necessitate far greater parking facilities and considerable changes to the layout of Station Lane outside the school.
Chessets Wood Road has far more land for any development needed with plenty of land between houses and easier access to better travel facilities at Dorridge Station.

Please see sense and reconsider this proposal.