Object

Representation ID: 66852

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr Peter Stanworth

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Previous Village Housing Options and Settlement Boundaries consultation was not widely publicised with most residents of Burton Green only aware of it late in the consultation period. This meant that responses were rushed. At this time the presentation by the site promoter of Burrow Hill Nursery to the Parish Council meant that most residents assumed that the decision had been taken.

HS2 bisects the village and has a major impact on its future, due consideration of this has not been given in the preparation of the plan.

To place a concentration of 60 houses on one site in the village is totally inappropriate and out of character. This is also the view of others in the village who have signed the attached petition.

This site will be affected by the noise and disturbance from HS2 during operation and construction. The construction of HS2 means the housing estate is unlikely to be deliverable in the plan period.

The site is not central to the village;
Concentrates traffic in the dangerous red lane area;
Landscape value is high
Accentuates ribbon development
Public transport is poor - 1 bus per week and 1.5 miles to Tile Hill station.
Fuel pipe runs across part of the land.
adjacent to a pond which contains Great Crested Newts
adjacent to a listed building, Long Meadow Farm

Land off Hodgetts Lane is central to the village and would provide a good heart.
It is not affected by noise from HS2
It has good access to Cromwell Lane
It has good public transport
It does not have a major impact on the landscape
Could deliver 30 houses
It does not accentuate development
Does not consider backland development to be an argument against it.

Land at rear of Peeping Tom pub is not affected by noise from HS2
Access through car park is secured.
does not have a major impact on the landscape
excellent transport links
It does not accentuate ribbon development
It could deliver 30 houses
Does not consider backland development to be an argument against it.

Considers that other options in the area for small development are unlikely to have significant detrimental effects on the landscape.