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Representation ID: 56594

Received: 29/07/2013

Respondent: Lenco Investments

Agent: RPS Planning

A higher level of housing is required to meet Warwick District's needs and support cross-boundary requirements of adjacent authorities, further sites need to be allocated within the Local Plan.

The exclusion of sustainable sites on the periphery of Coventry from the list of housing allocations is not supported, and the allocation of only 70 to 90 dwellings to Baginton is highly inappropriate.

Part of Coventry City Council's housing targets provision needs to be delivered on sites on the periphery of Coventry in sustainable locations, such as to the south of Coventry within Warwick District which was previously acknowledged by the West Midlands RSS Panel Report and Coventry Core Strategy Inspectors Report as being an appropriate location for accommodating future growth for Coventry.

Approximately 1,000 dwellings can be delivered on Lenco's site at Baginton:

* infrastructure improvements proposed for the Gateway scheme will provide better access into the airport site and improve junctions including the A45/A46 roundabout.

* these improvements will also be able to provide new roads and links to assist residential development at this location

Options 1 and 2 of the Preferred Options consultation document referred to a link between employment growth and level of housing required.

It is important to provide large-scale sustainable development in locations where people can live and work in close proximity, such as at the Lenco's site at Baginton (SHLAA reference C10) which is adjacent to the recently approved Coventry and Warwickshire Gateway proposals at Coventry Airport:

* it would be logical and sustainable for a proportion of the District's housing supply to be co-located on a sustainable and deliverable site close to employment opportunities; and provide large-scale sustainable development where people can live and work in close proximity.

* The site has good access into Coventry City Centre, nearby Business Parks and major road links of the A45 and A56.

* Is within commuting distance to employment opportunities within Warwick Town Centre and other surrounding towns and cities such as Coventry and Birmingham.

* provides an opportunity for delivering balanced housing growth and community facilities on adjoining land, which is available for development assist in meeting future housing needs and cross-boundary requirements, to support economic growth in accordance with the NPPF.