Object
Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundaries
Representation ID: 63550
Received: 20/01/2014
Respondent: Various Residents of Radford Semele
Agent: Martyn Bramich Associates
Site 2 is easily accessed. The site has adequate vehicular visibility in both directions. Street lighting is also available and traffic generated would be easily accommodated. Eastbound traffic would not have to pass through the village. Site 2 is a sustainable and accessible location that links in with the main village. Site 2. Warwick District Council has discounted Site (2) as a preferred option. It is believed that the reasons for rejection are not valid. The rejection was made on two grounds:-
Site Access- WDC said that access to the site could not be achieved however, a report from a traffic specialist is attached in an appendix and it shows that safe vehicular access can be achieved. and
High Visual Impact- Building on Site (2) was said to be undesirable because of high visual impact. However, the assessment of visual impact was made by WDC by reference to a very large area of land extending from the village boundary all the way down to the Fosse Way. In reality, Site (2), comprises a small part of the field adjoining the village. Therefore, the visual impact on Site (2) would be small compared to the permanent damage to a heritage site (Site 1) which has important listed buildings adjacent to it.
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