Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 55251
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Nigel Briggs
1. The wildlife buffer along the Whitnash Brook provides an essential nature reserve which enhances the quality of life for Sydenham residents. It is also much valued by those of Whitnash and Radford Semele. On successive developments, developers have been allowed to encroach more and more on this margin so that the latest phase considerably overshadows the Reserve. Would like to see the widest possible margin strictly maintained as shown on your plan on the reverse of the June 2013 leaflet, ie. that shown as dark green on the west side of the brook as well as that shown light green to the east. Please do not give in to developers petitions and allow them to build as close as they can get away with in the interest of maximising their profit.
2. The Regia Via/Roman Road/track to Radford Semele from Whitnash. This ancient road should be preserved as a route running through the development on its existing East/West alignment preferably with features to highlight its ancient significance. These could be wood sculptures/benches/unique streetscapes etc.
3. Developers should be required to employ archaeological consultants as the site south of the Regia Via is featured on documents as being of some significance.
4. Local history groups and societies should be allowed access to the site when work commences and for its total duration to observe/record/collect information that may emerge regarding its historical background possibly in partnership with the archaeological consultants.
5.Considering the traffic that this development will generate. Even though it is now proposed to shift Campion School sideways to facilitate access, the traffic emerging onto the Asda Roundabout and Sydenham Drive will I fear cause severe problems at certain times. Currently the traffic between St. Marys Road junction with Sydenham Drive and the Radford Road traffic light junction makes emerging from the northern junction of Gainsborough Drive a severe problem, in fact it can be impossible. Whilst the pedestrian lights do provide some respite they in turn cause traffic to tail back considerably especially when St. Anthony's School is either opening or closing. In addition to this St Helens Road/ Prospect Road /Sydenham Drive is increasingly being used as a southern Leamington By- Pass by commercial and all other traffic. Indeed this was in fact what was proposed in the 1947 Town Development Plan.
The obvious answer to this traffic problem from the new development is to have a completely new access under the railway from Golf Lane at Whitnash.
Whilst I fear that this development is a fait accompli my concerns are as follows:
1) The wildlife buffer along the Whitnash Brook provides an essential nature reserve which enhances the quality of life for Sydenham. residents.It is also much valued by those of Whitnash and Radford Semele.
On successive developments, developers have been allowed to encroach more and more on this margin so that the latest phase considerably overshadows the Reserve.
I would like to see the widest possible margin strictly maintained as shown on your plan on the reverse of the June 2013 leaflet, ie. that shown as dark green on the west side of the brook as well as that shown light green to the east.
Please do not give in to developers petitions and allow them to build as close as they an get away with in the interest of maximising their profit.
2) The Regia Via / Roman Road / track to Radford Semele from Whitnash. This ancient road should be preserved as a route running through the development on its existing East / West alignment preferably with features to highlight its ancient significance.These could be wood sculptures/ benches/ unique streetscapes etc.
3) Developers should be required to employ archaeological consultants as the site south of the Regia Via is featured on documents as being of some significance
4) Local history groups and societies should be allowed access to the site when work commences and for its total duration to observe /record / collect information that may emerge regarding its historical backgroud possibly in partnership with the archaeological consultants
4) Considering the traffic that this development will generate.
Even though it is now proposed to shift Campion School sideways to facilitate access, the traffic emerging onto the Asda Roundabout and Sydenham Drive will I fear cause severe problems at certain times. Currently the traffic between St. Marys Road junction with Sydenham Drive and the Radford Road traffic light junction makes emerging from the northern junction of Gainsborough Drive a severe problem, in fact it can be impossible.
Whilst the pedestrian lights do provide some respite they in turn cause traffic to tail back considerably especially when St. Anthony's School is either opening or closing.
In addition to this St Helens Road/ Prospect Road /Sydenham Drive is increasingly being used as a southern Leamington By- Pass by commercial and all other traffic. Indeed this was in fact what was proposed in the 1947 Town Development Plan.
The obvious answer to this traffic problem from the new development is to have a completely new access under the railway from Golf Lane at Whitnash.