The council proposes to give planning permission for a very high density housing estate with access roads to be built on a wild flower meadow next to a medieval church referred to in the domesday book. Such development will irreversibly destroy the open outlook of radford semele with its distinctive church and listed buildings and is completely inappropriate to this setting. It contravenes the statutory duty of the council to preserve the setting of listed buildings and would ruin the visual impact of a rural and extremely attractive part of the village. Indeed it is my understanding the council has previously refused development on this site for these very reasons. Furthermore such a development would constitute a traffic hazard. It is already difficult to exit school lane, particularly at busy times of the day, because the Southam Road is a commuter route into Leamington Spa and because there is a school in School Lane! Traffic comes around a blind bend by the White lion public house at speed and pulling out onto the main road can be hazardous. Traffic calming measures such as a roundabout or a traffic lighted crossroads would (a) ruin a beautiful setting even more (!), (b) slow down and cause congestion on a busy route and (c) cause fast flowing traffic alighting from a blind bend to have to brake sharply which is dangerous.
Finally in heavy rain or following annual snow fall water pours down to the bottom of School Lane and disperses off into these fields. If they are developed then flooding is a real and unacceptable possibility.