I wish to raise an objection to the proposed Gypsy/Traveller site GT19 (Oaklands Farm, Birmingham Road).

My family and I, have lived at Hatton Park since August 2006. We moved to the village because of it's beauty, location and size. There were no plans to extend or change the village and its surroundings and am dismayed to hear that the council want to change an area of beauty, and destroy the sanctity of Hatton Park.

The council have submitted plans to extend the village and now have shortlisted an area and are proposing making this area a permanent site for travellers!!

The council have rejected other areas to build on siting that they are too visible or will harm the local wildlife........this is hypocritical from the council now they deem it to suit there needs.

How can the council have plans to extend an already big enough village, (which only has one small store and no school), and also want to put a traveller site directly opposite the new housing? The council want to take up Green Belt land for these houses, and then change Oakland Farm to a residential area for travellers.

THIS DOES NOT MAKE ANY SENSE. Oakland farm has breached the council boundaries and guidelines on many occasions, using the land for purposes it was not intended for, and now the council want to grant the land to have a 'change of usage' now the time suits!!

The local schools cannot not cope, as 2013 has been a bumper year and schools places are harder to find. Hatton Park was split down the middle and allocated to different school catchment areas, because either school could not manage; now you want to increase it!!

* You want to ruin the local area (for visitors, residents and the café at Hatton Locks - whom trade will diminish),
* Downgrade Hatton Locks tourist attraction (no one will want to walk past or even go near a traveller site, as well known and documented),
* Make the canal an unsafe and unpleasant area (incurring dirt, rats, waste, rubbish)
* Increase traffic (with unsuitable roads at rear - on ugly bridge road),
* Lower house prices (Hatton Park is one of the sought after areas - because of it's beauty, lower crime, pleasant area to live and be in - and safe for our children),
* Encourage crime into the area (direct theft, break ins - indirect 'tinkers' looking for scrap, rummaging through rubbish/skips etc),
* As well to increase pollution and waste by having travellers move to an area that is unsuitable.

These are facts that are associated with the presents of travellers, and no consideration is being given to the local, tax paying residents whom deserve to keep their area as nice and sought after as it is presently.

Please consider want the 'locals want' and need for their area/areas (wherever they are to be settled around the county, the local residents must be looked after- this is their area, land, residence and have worked hard for it!!)

Put the travellers in an area that they are safe, contained, and an area fitting to accommodate their way of life that doesn't impact on residents whom work hard to live in such a beautiful area as Warwickshire.

As Warwickshire residents whom pay all their taxes, fees, deserve to have a voice........keep Warwickshire's reputation, and keep it protected.

Save Hatton Park from demise.

I look forward to your thoughts, answers and suggestions for other areas that well suited for the travelling community.