Object

Representation ID: 59147

Received: 16/07/2013

Respondent: Mr Stuart Oldham

Demonstrably fails to meet ANY of the relevant national and local policy criteria. Thus, the Council should give no further consideration to this site:

Local GP practice and schools have no spare capacity so pressure will increase. Resources for traveller children likely to be disproportionately greater per pupil due to special educational needs.

Site bounded to east by Gog Brook which is in Flood Zone 3, hence a flood risk. Also Hampton Road periodically floods.

Hampton Road has high volume of peak time traffic. Eastbound traffic approaches at relatively high speeds and traffic turns to/from Chase Meadow. Additional traffic and turning from site by large, slow moving commercial vehicles would significantly exacerbate traffic congestion.

Site subject to significant traffic noise from the adjacent A46.

Noise and disturbance might be generated by site residents and adversely affect amenity of Chase Meadow residents.

Providing utilities from scratch will cost more than brown field equivalents.

Site designated by Council in 2012 as a 'Green Wedge' search area and lies on key 'Gateway Route' via the A4189, into Warwick. Not possible to screen site so will have adverse visual impact from the racecourse and A4189. Thus, cannot be integrated into the landscape without harming the character of the area.

Proximity to existing residential areas likely to increase not decrease tensions between settled and traveller communities.

Site will generate many 'travel to work' journeys so won't be sustainable.

Protection of local amenity is a specific government requirement when considering traveller sites by Council so why omitted from selection criteria. Evidence from local unauthorised sites suggests local amenity won't be protected by such sites.

NPPF allows Council's to review Green Belt and WDC has proposed this in the past for new areas of development. Can therefore do it for gypsy and traveller sites.