Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 55010
Received: 28/07/2013
Respondent: Mrs Ann Robey
Totally against the building of 150 houses in Hampton Magna as described in the New Local Plan for following reasons:
* The Local Plan describes the necessity for the protection of the Green Belt but then contradicts by saying that Green Belt land will be used for the building of the houses.
* Planning permission of very small developments has been refused because they have been on Green Belt land. This standard has been set and should be adhered to and new developments kept off of all Green Belt land.
* Proposal does not fulfil the "exceptional circumstances" which is necessary for using Green Belt land
* The village of Hampton Magna has already had some Green Belt erosion when Warwick Parkway station was build and the general increase over the years of additional car parking facilities.
* 25%. proposed increase in housing in Hampton magna will change the complete nature of a village
* Hampton Magna Village grading (Cat 1) is inappropriate as the services are already stretched to the maximum. The doctors are not taking any more patients, the school is full, the three shops cannot expand and the bus service has been decreased.
* Services are fully utilised and do not need to be sustained.
* The present road system inadequate and constrained by narrow roads and bridges.
* additional demands on already problematic drainage system and electricity supplies
Please stop the over development of a village and spoil the adjacent countryside. Warwickshire is a beautiful rural county and should be kept as such.
I would like to register that I am totally against the building of 150 houses in Hampton Magna as described in the New Local Plan. My reasons are as follows;
1. The Green Belt is important for aesthetics, quality of life and to keep settlements apart. Building new houses will be the start of the erosion of land between the parish of Budbrooke and Warwick Town which will mean that the village will become part of the town. This must not be permitted
2. The Local Plan describes the necessity for the protection of the Green Belt but then contradicts by saying that Green Belt land will be used for the building of the houses.
3. Planning permission of very small developments has been refused because they have been on Green Belt land. This standard has been set and should be adhered to and new developments kept off of all Green Belt land.
4. The building of the houses does not fulfil the "exceptional circumstances" which is necessary for using Green Belt land
5. The village of Hampton Magna has already had some Green Belt erosion when Warwick Parkway station was build and the general increase over the years of additional car parking facilities.
6. There are approximately 600 houses at present in Hampton Magna and this is due to be increased by 25%. Which will change the complete nature and description of a village
7. Hampton Magna has been selected as it has been declared a Category 1 Village. This grading is inappropriate as the services are already stretched to the maximum. The doctors are not taking any more patients, the school is full, the three shops cannot expand and the bus service has been decreased.
8. The present road system to the village is small with three main routes, two of which involve crossing over or under narrow bridges and the third comes through the small village of Hampton on the Hill which includes narrow roads.
9. Services in Hampton Magna are fully utilised and do not need to be sustained.
10. An increase of 25% more houses will mean additional demands on the drainage system and electricity supplies. Both of which have been problematic in the past.
Please consider the above points and stop the over development of a village and spoil the adjacent countryside. Warwickshire is a beautiful rural county and should be kept as such.