I have lived in Myton all 20 years of my life and spent many years walking along Myton Road to school and have noticed big changes over the years in traffic and pollution.

We have been advised to write to you with reference to serious concerns over the potential impact upon our health and wellbeing if Warwick District Council's preferred options within the New Local Plan are allowed to go ahead.

Some 3420 dwellings will be built on the greenfield land to the south of Warwick between Myton Road and Europa Way which is currently an Area of Restraint and will join up with Warwick Gates. The green land around the edge of the town will be lost along with the fresh air that it provides, creating an urban sprawl.

This, along with extra pollution caused by more than 6000 additional vehicles using the area can only result in an increase in respiratory diseases and contribute towards lung cancer which it has been shown to do in recent reports.

It was shown by Warwick District Council in 2008 that the air quality for Warwick was poor and that the worst area was Warwick town centre. Warwick is the area in the district that has been the most developed over recent years which has caused more pollution in and around the town centre.

As it stands the Local Plan must be opposed if it is found to be detrimental to the health of residents and I urge you to do this from a public health point of view for the people of Warwick.