Object
Gypsy and Traveller Site Options
Representation ID: 55725
Received: 24/07/2013
Respondent: Chris Finch
The Fosse Way is extremely busy route. Difficult to cross the Bendigo-Mitchell crossroads especially at peak times. Have been many casualties here in recent years.
No suitable pedestrian pavements or bus stops, so difficult to get to Leamington or Warwick without own transport.
Has been severe flooding in fields alongside the Fosse Way, so can be impassable from the Fosse Way roundabout on the Leamington-Southam road up to Leamington FC grounds.
Has no access to services so a potential safety threat at night-time. Lack of sanitation would pose a health problem
Schooling and G.P. services are stretched, so would have to use those in nearby towns.
This site has too many obstacles and costs to overcome.
Dear Sir/Madam,
Ref: Proposed site GT04
I wish to express my concern about the proposal by WDC to establish a traveller site at the above situation. It would not seem to be an appropriate site for travellers to have a permanent site for the following reasons:
1. The nearby Fosse Way is an extremely busy route, as a result of the LandRover Jaguar and Aston Martin traffic accessing the works entrance at Gaydon on the Warwick-Banbury road. It is difficult to cross the Bendigo-Mitchell cross roads at most times of the day and becomes even more of a problem when workers are driving to and from the engineering works at peak times.
There have been many casualties at the above cross-roads in recent years and a sign has been erected on all approaches to warn of the danger.
All the roads leading to the Fosse Way, from all directions, have no suitable pedestrian pavements or bus stops, which would create difficulties for anyone without transport, wishing to go to Leamington or Warwick.
2. In recent years, there has been severe flooding in fields alongside the Fosse Way, which has consequently proved impassable to many vehicles - from the Fosse Way roundabout on the Leamington-Southam road and almost up to the cross roads leading towards Leamington FC grounds.
The site referred to in the above proposal, has no access to services, including electricity and would therefore be a potential safety threat at night-time, whilst the lack of proper sanitation would pose a health problem
3. The local facilities for schooling and G.P. services are already stretched, so it might be necessary to seek education and NHS practioners in the nearby towns for any persons seeking to reside at the above site.
It would not appear from the observations I have made in this letter that it would be a suitable site on which to establish a traveller site, as there are too many obstacles to overcome to ensure that it would be an appropriate place on which to locate travellers and their families.
I hope that it might be possible to find an alternative situation for travelling families, which would not incur too much additional cost for Warwick District Council, as might be required by the above proposal, but would provide all the amenities which are clearly lacking at the above site.