Object

Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 54418

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Mrs Carol Wheatley

Representation Summary:

Proposed development will lead to loss of prime agricultural land, increase significantly traffic congestion and pollution and create a massive urban sprawl in south of county

Full text:

I wish to object to the proposed local plan and in particular those developments projected to the South of the town. I feel that there are too many houses proposed and have detailed my fuller objections on this point in the relevant section.
In addition I feel that the large number of houses projected off Harbury Lane, Europa Way and on Woodside FArm should not be granted as this will create a large urban sprawl, destroy a beautiful part of the county and rolling countryside, build on prime agricultural land and also create a significant level of congestion in this area and town centres of both LEamington and Warwick.
In more detail my objections are as follows:
1. The local RDS plan does not contain any evidence to show that the proposed infrastructure improvements can be delivered from the Developer contributions through section 106 and Community Infrastructure Levy.
Even with new dual carriageways being created around Europa Way all of the traffic eventually ends up either on the Myton Road or Tachbrook Road which ultimately end up crossing over either the River or Canal where there is no no deliverable answer to the the problem of the increased traffic numbers or congestion. There is no suggestion or proposal to build new bridges.
The proposals are only for ugly large traffic lighted crossroads which only cater for vehicles and not for pedestrians.
This increase in vehicles and traffic congestion will also result in higher pollution levels and this wil impact on the Councils legal duty to actually Reduce fume pollution.
The increase in traffic will also detrimentally effect the town.'s economy if the roads are so congested and fume filled - ruining the very pleasant and attractive environment that people currently enjoy.