Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 55190
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Brian Logan
RDS propopes 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?
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'. 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.
Infrastructure:
The GP surgery is at capacity as is 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. Bishops Tachbrook is under constant threat from development and has already had two motorway junctions placed within its boundaries.
Environment:
The area between Warwick gates and Bishops Tachbrook is an important wildlife habitat.
The proposals for 7 Gypsy sites will add to the impact of the housing along with the further 150 houses within the village. There are large areas of Leamington (predominantly in the wealthy North greenbelt) that have no proposals for any of these three things.
Dear Sir/Madam
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 is 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. Bishops Tachbrook is under constant threat from development and has already had two motorway junctions placed within its boundaries.
The area between Warwick gates and Bishops Tachbrook has a lot of wildlife in it. I personally have seen a Barn Owl, Kestrels and Buzzards, these animals are sustained by the smaller mammals living in this green space.
I would appreciate further information on this matter before being able to supply a considered response.