Object
Preferred Options for Sites
Representation ID: 64431
Received: 05/05/2014
Respondent: Miss Madeleine Cox
Objects to the proposal of site GT05 (Tachbrook Hill Farm) as a potential Gypsy and Traveller Camp on following grounds:
Highway Safety:
* Firstly this is already a difficult area for traffic and has been the scene of a number of accidents.
* Far too many vehicles use the village as a short cut to Leamington Spa and the volume of traffic coming out of the village to the motorway is likely to become even worse than at present given plans to build on agricultural land at the other end of the village.
* This will not be a safe location for extra settlement of any kind. Extra vehicles at this location will only worsen traffic problems and air quality.
Flood Risk:
* This is also an area prone to flooding.
Impact on Character of Area:
* Main concern is that a settlement of this kind will be out of keeping with the rural nature of the area.
* Tachbrook Hill Farm is a listed property and this is a route to historic Warwick.
* Housing developments have to comply with rules in order to be sympathetic to the location.
* This is not the case with settlements of static / moveable caravans etc., which seems to be a case of double-standards.
* Given that the rich agricultural land around our village is being constantly eroded by planned housing developments (Woodside Farm, Grove Farm) at the other end of the community, it seems wrong that even more land should be lost at this end of the village.
* Most of us have bought properties here because we want to live in an agricultural, rural area. It would make more sense to put a settlement near to a fully-developed town or in a completely isolated area where traffic / visual impact / integration will not be an issue.
* Warwick District Council may need to cater for everyone, but it should not ignore the rights and desires of those who have chosen to purchase property in the area and whose taxes pay their wages!
I would like to register my objection to the proposal of site GT05 (Tachbrook Hill Farm) as a potential Gypsy and Traveller Camp. Firstly this is already a difficult area for traffic and has been the scene of a number of accidents. Far too many vehicles use the village as a short cut to Leamington Spa and the volume of traffic coming out of the village to the motorway is likely to become even worse than at present given plans to build on agricultural land at the other end of the village. This will not be a safe location for extra settlement of any kind. Extra vehicles at this location will only worsen traffic problems and air quality. This is also an area prone to flooding.
My main concern is that a settlement of this kind will be out of keeping with the rural nature of the area. Tachbrook Hill Farm is a listed property and this is a route to historic Warwick. Housing developments have to comply with rules in order to be sympathetic to the location. This is not the case with settlements of static / moveable caravans etc., which seems to be a case of double-standards. Given that the rich agricultural land around our village is being constantly eroded by planned housing developments (Woodside Farm, Grove Farm) at the other end of the community, it seems wrong that even more land should be lost at this end of the village. Most of us have bought properties here because we want to live in an agricultural, rural area. It would make more sense to put a settlement near to a fully-developed town or in a completely isolated area where traffic / visual impact / integration will not be an issue. Warwick District Council may need to cater for everyone, but it should not ignore the rights and desires of those who have chosen to purchase property in the area and whose taxes pay their wages!
I would urge you to consider more appropriate locations