Object

Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 55077

Received: 28/07/2013

Respondent: Sharon Jennings

Representation Summary:

Objects to the numbers of housing being built within the Bishops Tachbrook area.

When will details on where proposed 100/150 houses will be positioned be made public and will a further consultation take place?

Housing Need:
A housing needs survey for Bishops Tachbrook highlighted a local need for 14 homes with 10 of those being for affordable housing and the other four being 'market homes'.

The housing proposal of 100/150 houses is way beyond the local need?

A mixed development of 25 homes could provide the housing required for the local need along with some extra.

Infrastructure and Services:
* The GP surgery is at capacity as it the school.

* There are no provisions for dental care and limited local amenities. The bus service is very limited and there are no train facilities.

Urban Sprawl:
If the 100/150 proposed house within the envelope of Bishops Tachbrook are built on the Warwick Gates side of the village it will leave virtually no green space between Leamington Spa and Bishops Tachbrook and result in a continuous sprawl of housing.

Full text:

The local plan mentions 100/150 housing to be built adjacent to the Bishops Tachbrook village envelope. When will we receive the details on where these will be positioned and will a further consultation be provided for comments on these plans? I object to these numbers of housing being built within the Bishops Tachbrook area.
A housing needs survey for Bishops Tachbrook highlighted a local need for 14 homes with 10 of those being for affordable housing and the other four being 'market homes'. Why do we have to deliver a housing proposal of 100/150 houses that is way beyond the local need? A mixed development of 25 homes could provide the housing required for the local need along with some extra.
The GP surgery is at capacity as it the school. There are no provisions for dental care and limited local amenities. The bus service is very limited and there are no train facilities.
If the 100/150 proposed house within the envelope of Bishops Tachbrook are built on the Warwick Gates side of the village it will leave virtually no green space between Leamington Spa and Bishops Tachbrook and result in a continuous sprawl of housing.
I would appreciate further information on this matter before being able to supply a considered response.