Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 55242
Received: 22/07/2013
Respondent: Mrs Margaret Bartholomew
Location of Development:
The plan is unbalanced placing too many houses in south Warwick where the infrastructure and beautiful, fragile bridge cannot cope with traffic that this huge development will create.
Land north of Leamington and Warwick in the previous plan should be used as well as brownfield sites.
It seems the plan is to develop land where developers can create easy profits and not in the best areas for Warwickshire as a whole. Jobs are in Coventry and Birmingham, as stated by the council's representative at the Aylesford meeting, so south Warwick does not make economic sense for this development.
Employment Land:
The proposed business area is completely unnecessary. There is currently unused space at Tournament Fields and Warwick Technology Park. Also the proposed business area in south Leamington was not taken up by developers and is now to be developed for housing.
Heritage and Landscape:
The entrance to Warwick from the Banbury Road is one great beauty and a magnificent setting for Historic Warwick, the castle, churches, river, riverside park and vibrant shopping areas. This would be destroyed by the current development plan.
Flood Risk:
The field at the bottom of Gallows Hill currently floods, the proposed development would create more concrete and more flood risks.
Air Quality:
There would be a massive increase in air pollution for the town which is already at illegal levels.
Traffic:
The traffic plan is not sensible creating difficulties for tourists on whom the town and all Warwickshire rely for livelihoods, residents and businesses. There is a lack of provision for parking, access and pedestrians.
This plan will be a disaster for Warwick. Please reconsider and take into account all objections.
I have read the Revised Development Strategy and attended the public meeting at Aylesford School and am writing to object to the current plan and request that it be revised again to take into consideration the serious detrimental impact it will have on Warwick for both its community and business life.
Please take into account the following points:
The plan is unbalanced placing too many houses in south Warwick where the infrastructure and beautiful, fragile bridge cannot cope with traffic that this huge development will create.
Land north of Leamington and Warwick in the previous plan should be used as well as brownfield sites. It seems the plan is to develop land where developers can create easy profits and not in the best areas for Warwickshire as a whole. Jobs are in Coventry and Birmingham, as stated by the council's representative at the Aylesford meeting, so south Warwick does not make economic sense for this development.
The proposed business area is completely unnecessary. There is currently unused space at Tournament Fields and Warwick Technology Park. Also the proposed business area in south Leamington was not taken up by developers and is now to be developed for housing.
The entrance to Warwick from the Banbury Road is one great beauty and a magnificent setting for Historic Warwick, the castle, churches, river, riverside park and vibrant shopping areas. This would be destroyed by the current development plan.
The field at the bottom of Gallows Hill currently floods, the proposed development would create more concrete and more flood risks.
There would be a massive increase in air pollution for the town which is already at illegal levels.
The traffic plan is not sensible creating difficulties for tourists on whom the town and all Warwickshire rely for livelihoods, residents and businesses. There is a lack of provision for parking, access and pedestrians.
Many people have said that this plan will be a disaster for Warwick and Warwickshire and I have to agree. Please reconsider to take into account all objections.