I object to site GT02 on the following grounds

1/ Adverse Impact on rural landscape; GT02 is part of WDC's SHLAA assessment and Local Plan environmental Landscape sensitivity report site RS03, which identified it as very high impact to the rural setting affecteing Radford Semele. The GT02 site contravenes the findings of these reports.

2/ Local Business; The site negatively affects the livelihood and local jobs supported by the existing Farming land and Warwickshire Exhibition center directly adjacent. The compulsory purchase of the site will remove valuable rural farming land from production.

3/ Strain on Local infrastructure; Radford Semele has the closest local amenities such as the primary school and these are already at saturation and cannot accommodate the additional gypsy site, also there is no Doctors surgery. Radford Semele is due to have an additional 60 to 100 houses allocated in the WDC Local plan so this site will have a lower priority to any available infrastructure or amenities.

4/ Traffic impact: the site will add significant commercial traffic to the Fosse way which could require a reduced speed limit and additional traffic calming measures to protect the traveler residents when accessing the road.

5/ Inappropriate funding: The site would require compulsory purchase of farmland which as a Warwickshire community charge payer, I object to my funding of WDC services being used to purchase this site when other WDC owned sites are available.