Support

Revised Development Strategy

Representation ID: 55103

Received: 28/07/2013

Respondent: Mrs & Mr Joan & Mike Clark

Representation Summary:

Thank the Council for the RDS which removes the proposal to build 2000 houses on the North Leamington Green Belt.
Also support the use of Brownfield sites and limiting further houses on Greenfield land South of Leamington to only 325. Please record our 2 votes in favour of the Revised Development Strategy.
The Revised Plan takes proper account of the fact that the exceptional circumstances needed for a major development in the North Leamington Green Belt do not exist. It also recognises that there is limited green space between Leamington and Kenilworth and there is significant green space to the south of Leamington .
Most of the development should be located close to where there are employment opportunities (to the South of Leamington & Warwick) enabling people to live close to their place of work. Thereby reducing or eliminating commuting for many people, with a consequential positive impact on the environment & their quality of life.
The RDS concentrates much needed improvement of the road network South of Leamington to relieve the existing congestion and to cater for the new development. Traffic surveys show that road improvements can cope with the planned new development and that locating the majority of the development South of Leamington will ease current congestion and improve traffic movement.

Full text:

At the meeting in Trinity School, the key point was made that most of the development should be located close to where there are employment opportunities (to the South of Leamington & Warwick) enabling people to live close to their place of work. Thereby reducing or eliminating commuting for many people, with a consequential positive impact on the environment & their quality of life. The Revised Development Strategy takes heed of this issue
Another crucial aspect in The Revised Development Strategy is that it concentrates much needed improvement of the road network South of Leamington to relieve the existing congestion and to cater for the new development. Traffic surveys show that road improvements can cope with the planned new development and that locating the majority of the development South of Leamington will ease current congestion and improve traffic movement.