We are writing to express our concern about the proposed development of land south of Warwick. We've attended public meetings and attempted to provide feedback through that channel (in fact the first one held at Warwick Gates Community Centre which was somewhat a debacle, offering little chance for proper discussion or feedback from the panel).

As residents of Warwick Gates since 1999, we have felt the impact of the ever increasing traffic congestion and the quick fixes which have not resolved the problems (i.e. new junction at Gallows Hill and the road layout near Morrisons). At the public meeting it was suggested that traffic wouldn't be a problem as people would be heading out to work towards Banbury, and that adequat infrastructure would be put in place but this really is not the case - the new proposals are simply going to add pressure through Warwick and Leamington town centres which are barely coping as it is and do not have room for road widening for instance. Neither have we been provided with any evidence that the sheer number of homes proposed are necessary, nor why the area near Milverton cannot be developed better placing residents to have access to the A46 and other routes to Coventry, an equally valuable employment region alongside Banbury.

Having resided at Warwick Gates for over a decade, and in fact moving in in the first year or so of devlelopment, we've already lived through the empty promises of locating a primary school on the estate - which never happened. As such we have this year also experienced the school places shortage - when our son was not given a place at his priority school of Briar Hill. The Local Plan proposes several schools but we have little faith that even one will be provided - as ever more land is given over to lucrative deals with property developers.

It seems that WDC are determined to take what was once a beautiful area and cram it full of new builds that need cars to get from A to B, as public transport links are poor (we've tried using the local buses but they are infrequent and ridiculously expensive compared to the car, particularly if there is more than one passenger).

We would also welcome further information as to why the proposed traveller sites have so much land attributed to each plot, when we, as private purchases, have half that available space on what is deemed a large property. It seems unnecessarily 'generous' given that the beneficiaries are not tax payers or contributing to the wider community.

We look forward to hearing your response,