Object

Preferred Options for Sites

Representation ID: 64308

Received: 02/05/2014

Respondent: Michael Porter

Representation Summary:

Site has number of dangers and difficulties for Travellers.
Long narrow site with difficult access for vans and trailers.
Adjacent to A429, a very busy road with fast traffic, 60 mph limit.
Very close to junction for Barford village and road to Leamington which is difficult/busy.
Few local services available in Barford. No Doctor/Dentist/service station/Secondary School/shops except community store.
Land is prime agricultural land producing good grazing.

Full text:

I have been made aware of the proposals for the Barford area, Warwick and wish to comment as follows :

Site ref GT12 This site has a number of dangers and difficulties for Travellers.

1. A long narrow site with difficult access for vans and trailers.
2. Adjacent to the A429, a very busy road with fast traffic, 60 mph limit. This section is the new Barford bypass.
3. Very close to the junction for Barford village and the road to Leamington Spa which is difficult and busy now.
4.Very few local services are available in Barford. No Doctor, no Dentist, no service station. No Secondary School and no shops except the community store in the village hall.
5.The land is prime agricultural land producing good grazing.

The proposed site ref: GTalt12 is very close to GT12 and poses all of the above problems for travellers.

I think a better safer site is on the old A41 , now A4100 Banbury Road at the Asps Warwick. If it has been selected I don't have the reference number. The site seems to have planning for caravans but remains undeveloped for many months now. It is close to Warwick with its many facilities.

I do hope you will consider my comments and let me have your acknowledgement.