Object

Representation ID: 5967

Received: 21/09/2009

Respondent: Lisa Hartill

Object to sites south of Warwick, Leamington and Whitnash:
Sheer volume of housing - causes problems for traffic congestion and schooling. Infrastructure requirements won't be considered until post consultation. Would schools be accepting children from first day house purchased? When families move in, where will children go to school? Primary school availability already huge problem and will only get worse before it gets better even if new schools are built. Problems with roads will be huge particularly at peak times.
Areas of restraint put in place when Warwick Gates was built to protect area from over development. Situation hasn't changed, Whitnash still needs protecting. Why are these areas to be developed first and not last?
No consideration to maintaining individuality of Warwick and Leamington or Warwick and Whitnash. What about maintaining the green field areas between Leamington and Bishops Tachbrook? Will Bishops Tachbrook eventually merge with Leamington post 2026?
M40 plays a role in choosing where to build but north Leamington could just as easily take a large number of houses with improved A46 and M45 access. It is also closer to Coventry where people may seek work. Have other areas truly been considered or are south Leamington options just easier?
Houses should not be built giving access to railway station as South of Warwick Gates, East of Europa Way and Woodside Farm are not particularly close and traffic heading towards town in rush hour and on Saturday morning is horrendous.
Kenilworth should be considered for more housing now that it is to have a railway station. Has this been taken into account?
If south of Harbury Lane continues as a preferred site, could a train station south of Whitnash be considered similar to successful Warwick Parkway?
At Woodside Farm, houses were proposed but refused in 2007 due to the quality of agricultural land - can this now be ignored?