Object

Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 54926

Received: 12/07/2013

Respondent: Mr Denis Hinchley

Representation Summary:

Objects to RDs on following grounds:
* The Green belt should not be eroded further and should be used only, within government policy, in exceptional circumstances;
* The plan considers Green Belt and protection of open spaces and countryside [important] -Yet villages "washed over" by Green Belt may have their village envelopes redrawn;
* The scale of development is inappropriate in relation to the existing village population;
* Hampton Magna has suffered its share of Green belt erosion and growth/development on all sides in recent years:
-Warwick Parkway, "considerably extended"
-Hatton Park Estate
-Chase Meadow
-IBM site development.

Infrastructure and Services:
*Services in the village are fully utilised and do not need further "sustaining'' through population growth.
*The School is expanding but this is needed to resolve current stretched classroom numbers.
*The train station and its facilities are fully utilised.
Traffic:
*Another large influx of families will create more traffic congestion particularly on the main
*Access to and from Hampton Magna at the light controlled single line traffic under the Railway Bridge.

Full text:

The Green belt should not be eroded further and should be used only within government policy
In exceptional circumstances.

The plan portrays a want to consider Green belt and protect open spaces and countryside
Yet villages "washed over" by Green belt may have their village envelopes redrawn.

The scale of development is inappropriate in relation to the existing village population.

Hampton Magna has suffered its share of Green belt erosion and growth/development
On all sides in recent years.
Warwick Parkway, "considerably extended"
Hatton Park Estate
Chase Meadow
IBM site development.

Contrary to the plan services in the village are fully utilised and do not need further "sustaining''
Through population growth.
The School is expanding but this is needed to resolve current stretched classroom numbers.
The train station and its facilities are fully utilised.

Another large influx of families will create more traffic congestion particularly on the main
Access to and from Hampton Magna at the light controlled single line traffic under the Railway
Bridge.
We are against the compulsory purchase of private land to facilitate Gypsy sites,
We feel these sites should not take precedence over house building on them.