Object
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 65054
Received: 21/06/2014
Respondent: Emscote Gardens Residents Association
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
A deliberate increase in population will draw on existing stretched emergency services.
I feel at the moment that the council has not properly considered the representations on the local plan submitted to them by residents and the community.
The proposed future community are unable to speak for themselves at present therefore much more though has to be given to the impact on the existing infrastructure in prospect.
With the substantial cuts and closures of Police Stations and Fire Stations and the reluctance of Council to expand CCTV in Warwick, an increase in population cannot be catered for in this capacity.
Any further deliberate increase in population must be matching a proportionate increase in the strength and accessibility of the emergency services, prior to development ready for an increase in opportunity for acquisitive crime and the incoming population.
With the closure of Warwick & Kenilworth Police Station's for example, sole reliance on Leamington Justice Centre as a local hub, the poor access for Police to the designated Police Stations for custody procedures, this due to unpredictable grid locking of roads due to increasing traffic.
A similar impact upon fire service access and response to fire ground, flood and incident locations in the vicinity of a major river, a dense motorway network and the largest munition storage facility in the UK.