1. This site is bound on two sides by busy roads, which are noisy and significantly diminish local air quality. Banbury Road is already a busy access route with heavy goods vehicles and high volumes of commuter traffic. Its junction with Mallory Road has seen a number of major vehicle accidents. Mallory Road is an alternate access route into Leamington Spa. In the proposed new Local Plan both roads are forecast to have yet further increases in traffic flows.
2. This area is prone to flooding, due to water run off from the surrounding fields, especially in the area adjacent to the junction of Mallory Road and Banbury Road.
3. Tachbrook Hill Farm is a listed property and the fields immediately around it are an important part of its curtilage. This Farm is vital to the rural character of the area and the approaches to historic Warwick.
4. Bishop's Tachbrook has poor local amenities, with a part-time doctors surgery, a single form entry primary school and a general store. It is not well served by bus services or other local transport, with limited services during the peak commuter periods.