Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 55233
Received: 26/07/2013
Respondent: Leamington and County Golf Club
Previously submitted objections and re-iterate the following points:
1. This site lies within an Area of Restraint, and should be protected from unsuitable and unsustainable development.
2. There is a potential impact on the open countryside.
3. Whitnash does not have the infra-structure or capacity for further major developments. Traffic particularly at peak times is already extremely heavy and causes disruption and delays. There is a safety concern with the extra traffic generated at the junction of Golf Lane and Whitnash Road.
4. All major services for the Whitnash area appear to be north of the river making access difficult to fire,police and hospital and the problem would be further compounded by point 3.
5. Concerned that this potential development which runs alongside our Golf Club would be at a potential risk of damage by stray golf balls along with annoyance to those new residents , their property and social activities within their boundaries. The quality of life may therefore be impaired.
6. Following on point 5, this preferred option may have an undesired effect on the commercial operation of the golf course through the very real possibility of creating a statutory or private nuisance of straying golf balls from the golf course. which could have major impact on the Club's commercial operation.
7. Access to the locale from the popular M40 is already an issue with peak time queues.
8. There are virtually no green spaces left around Whitnash. If development is required, it appears this could be done by developing brown field sites for both domestic and commercial use rather than considering green field sites.
9. If developed, at the highest point will cause a blot on the landscape visible to all entering Whitnash.
10. The steep incline of the land at Location 11, if developed, could mean flooding of the area - something that already happens.
11. Understood that grey crested newts have habitats in the vicinity.
It is the 5th attempt to develop this process.
We specifically refer to Location 11 - Fieldgate Lane/Golf Lane Whitnash.
If we understand the position correctly, we have sent objections both direct from ourselves and via our solicitors to previous Core Spacial Strategies and it is our belief those objections still stand.
We would re-iterate the following points.
1. This site lies within an Area of Restraint, which means the District Council should be protecting this site from unsuitable and unsustainable development.
2. There is a potential impact on the open countryside.
3. Whitnash does not have the infra-structure or capacity for further major developments. Traffic particularly at peak times is already extremely heavy and causes disruption and delays. There is a safety concern with the extra traffic generated at the junction of Golf Lane and Whitnash Road.
4. All major services for the Whitnash area appear to be north of the river making access difficult to fire,police and hospital and the problem would be further compounded by point 3.
5. We are concerned that this potential development which runs alongside our Golf Club would be at a potential risk of damage by stray golf balls along with annoyance to those new residents , their property and social activities within their boundaries. The quality of life may therefore be impaired.
6. Following on point 5, this preferred option may have an undesired effect on the commercial operation of the golf course through the very real possibility of creating a statutory or private nuisance of straying golf balls from the golf course. We therefore have a genuine concern any development will attract complaints to the District Council's Environmental Health and may possibly lead to private nuisance actions against the Golf Club which could have major impact on the Club's commercial operation.
7. Access to the locale from the popular M40 is already an issue with peak time queues.
8. There are virtually no green spaces left around Whitnash. If development is required, it appears this could be done by developing brown field sites for both domestic and commercial use rather than considering green field sites.
9. Elevation of the land on this location, if developed, at the highest point will cause a blot on the landscape visible to all entering Whitnash.
10. The steep incline of the land at Location 11, if developed, could mean flooding of the area - something that already happens.
11. It is our belief that grey crested newts have habitats in the vicinity.
It appears that this is the fifth attempt to develop this process and previously it has been stopped, including on one occasion by a Government inspector.