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Representation ID: 65629

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Plan is unsound for the following reasons:
The Local Plan Strategy 1.43 on page 11 says the strategic priorities, are
supported by a Spatial Strategy which seeks to:
 maximise use of brownfield sites;
 only bring forward greenfield sites in sustainable locations;
Contradiction of what is actually happening. Majority of housing developments are taking place south of River Leam on Greenfield sites. 4655 dwellings currently scheduled to be built on Greenfield sites.
Plan not positively prepared and does not demonstrate effective joing working with neighbouring authorities. WDC could alleviate disproportionate number of houses in one area of district. Applications in the pipeline already amount to 6.5 yr supply.
Supportive of need for houses for local people, however claimed numbers are exagerated to increase Govt. revenue to WDC. Houses planned not aimed at first time buyers but at executive buyers from beyond area. Need for bungalows and housing mix.
Fails to avoid coalescence - Developmnet sites between Myton Road and Europa Way, land south of Harbury Lane and east of railway in Whitnash and south of Campion School coalesces the large part of S Leamington, Whitnash and Warwick.
WDC has not consulted with local people over number of houses required and location. Local people have had no input into the LP.