Object

Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundaries

Representation ID: 61243

Received: 20/01/2014

Respondent: Mr Jeff Porter

Representation Summary:

Summary, I object. This plan seems conceived, by someone who has not monitored the Birmingham Road, or tried to visit the school at 9am. Or looked at the fact the proposed site is flooded regularly.

Full text:

Although I do not object to 80-90 houses, I do object to Taylor Wimpy buying a landbank for 175 new houses.

2 years ago, Daniel Robinson (Planner) stated...
"Hatton Park sites will not be identified in the Local Plan. While a developer could apply for planning permission to develop the sites, if they are not identified in the Local Plan then it is unlikely planning permission would be approved.

As far as I am aware, there has been no Housing Needs Assessment carried out in Hatton Parish. Other than rural exception housing, there would currently be no possibility of development on the 3 Hatton Park SHLAA sites and, the new Local Plan will not be identifying sites such as this. "

The reason for this was the road/water/sewage/power/schools could not cope with the extra load. Nothing has changed in this time, but now we are expected to support 170+ homes?!?!

At 8am the Birmingham road is currently gridlocked from Warwick to Hatton Village and beyond. Another 170 cars (another 1 kilometer of cars queuing, approx) will not help this situation.

The plan also does not state that if the area was to grow larger, we would need more amenities (better shop, doctors, etc), specifically a larger school. Ferncombe primary school is already over subscribed with combined classes & the road access is not suitable for another 100+? children. How will a developer, Taylor Wimpy, fix these issues? A new school building on a new site?