I would like to express my objections to the proposed housing development on the Church Fields site in Radford Semele.

The Church is a listed building - we have waited years for it to be restored after the fire and to build new houses on the land surrounding it will be an eyesore and ruin the views of a listed building.

All developments in this area in the past have been concealed so that the Council meets its requirements to protect the setting and country side seclusion of the listed building. By building new houses next to the Church this is in direct contradiction for the previous reasons for not building new developments.

Vehicular access into the proposed development will require the building of a new access road and as such it will cut across the setting of the listed building. It will also increase congestion around an already busy road which acts as one of the main routes in and out of Leamington Spa.

The Church and surrounding countryside are an integral part of what makes our village special. if houses are built right next to it they will damage the aesthetics.

Finally, the owners of the houses along Offchurch Road will inevitably have their house values significantly decreased due to the views changing from countryside and a church to the unsightly view of a new housing development.

I really hope that the Council see sense and decide to withdraw these plans and if we MUST have a new housing development a more suitable site is selected.