Support

Representation ID: 55376

Received: 22/07/2013

Respondent: Pierpaola Ghiggino

Supports the Revised Development Strategy. Supports the absence of development on the North Leamington Green Belt around Milverton and Blackdown as this land meets the 5 key roles of Green Belt and is an excellent and well used cultural and exercise related resource. If the Joint Strategic Housing Needs Analysis identifies an increase in the number of houses above those currently proposed, there is sufficient non-Green Belt land to accommodate this additional development. Proposals represent a fair distribution of housing. Commuting, pollution and infrastructure can be minimised as most of the new development is located close to where employment opportunities already exist and also maximises the opportunity for people to live close to their place of work, improving quality of life. There is ample space to build to the south of Leamington and focussing in one broad area ensures adequate public services can be provided and developed to meet the needs of the new population. The transport assessment clearly shows that development in the North would generate more traffic congestion in the district.

RDS provides for improvement to the road network South of Leamington to relieve the existing congestion and to cater for the new development. It is possible that mitigation methods may need to be employed in the Southern areas to reduce pollution and congestion but the work needed to do this would be less than that needed for the north. Putting the country park in the South next to the existing houses, with new housing beyond it, would make the green-park more accessible, crossed by cycle-ways and acting as a green-lung to reduce air pollution. The exclusion of development in the North Leamington green belt enables the plan to comply with the NPPF, any attempt to reintroduce this area would be opposed as no exceptional circumstances exist.