Object

Gypsy and Traveller Site Options

Representation ID: 55917

Received: 16/07/2013

Respondent: Cubbington Parish Council

Representation Summary:

Access on brow of hill on fast road with risk to occupants and road users.
Combined with potential HS2 disruption does not fit into local surroundings on edge of Green Belt.
North Leamington and local junior and infant schools have pressure on numbers, with too large classes. Other local amenities and services.
No local industry increasing pressure on already congested road network.
Sites historically attract social and nuisance problems and unwelcome impact on property prices and neighbourhoods.
Further residential development in 'green belt' of North Leamington and Cubbington has been rejected.
Numerous small sites costly to maintain.
Question if proposal will assist protection of council land from occupation.

Full text:

Land to the west of Cubbington Heath / Hill Farm

I would like to express my views that I believe this site to be inappropriate for the following reasons ...

1. The depot entrance / highway access is on the brow of a hill on a relatively fast road, the risk to travellers & their families regularly entering / exiting the site represents a risk to both them and other road users.
2. Combined with the potential HS2 disruption in the local area this is another development that does not fit into the local surroundings on the edge of green belt.
3. North Leamington School and local juniors & infant schools have pressure on numbers already and class sizes are too large together with other local amenities & services.
4. No local industry exists and therefore pressure will increase on the already congested road network, only making the situation worse.
5. These sites historically attract other social & nuisance problems, the impact on local property prices and neighbourhoods is both an issue and unwelcome.
6. The recent review of the local plan rejected further residential development in a 'green belt' area of North Leamington & Cubbington
7. The enlargement of existing sites would seem to be a more sustainable plan rather than numerous smaller and more likely costlier to maintain
8. The protection of existing council land ie. playing fields from being occupied by travellers seems a growing problem, I question if these sites will change this situation?