Object

Gypsy and Traveller Site Options

Representation ID: 55727

Received: 21/07/2013

Respondent: Rob & Helen Cooper

Number of people: 2

Representation Summary:

Local amenities already overstretched and local school full to capacity.
Delays already for appointments at surgery and often need to travel to Bishops Itchington.
Roads suffer from poor maintenance; danger to cyclists.
High levels of traffic on local roads already resulted in injuries and fatalities.
Nearby site (on Prince Thorpe to Coventry Road) not been fully utilised.
Severe flooding in area with main road closed for long period of time.
Harbury already taken more than fair share of new housing putting excessive loads on sewer, water and power systems (low water pressure now)
Other sites should be taken up before farmland.

Full text:

I am writing to let you know that I am not happy with the proposal or the location for the proposed Gypsy and Traveller site.

The basis for my objection is as follows:-

* The local amenities in the area are already over stretched with the local school already full to capacity.
* Appointments needed at the Surgery result in a 1 to 2 week delay and often means travelling to Bishops Itchington. This is difficult for those without transport.
* The road are suffering already with poor maintenance with pothole left un-repaired for months on end. You only need look at Constance drive as the junction has laid un-repaired for several months and is a danger to cyclists.
* The locations indicated on the map appears to not consider the high levels of traffic that have already resulted in injury and fatalities in a relativity short period of time.
* I may be wrong but a site was established a short distance away on the Prince Thorpe to Coventry road. To date this has still not been fully utilised.
* There is also a site on the road to Stow that remains less than half filled.
* Last year and several years before, we experienced sever flooding in this proposed area that resulted in the main road being closed for a long period of time and this area was under water.
* Harbury has already taken more than their fair share of new housing putting excessive loads on the sewer, water and power systems. We are already experiencing lower water pressure even though we were told at the time of the new dwelling development at Bush Heath lane that there would no effects on us. The sewers I understand has already had to be modified.

Before we start tearing up farm land, all other sites should be fully utilised. I am a tax payer and do not feel that this plan has been thought through very well. If we have spare cash for poorly thought out schemes like this this, spare cash should first be used to provide the services we have already been charged for within our rates and the employment tax we pay as PAYE.
Last year we experienced floods and this area was under water. You my think that it was a one of, but this has been happening quite regular. Poor location of site could result in the cost of re-homing/housing flood victims putting additional strain on the already stretched resource.