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Representation ID: 67235

Received: 08/12/2014

Respondent: Mr Richard Simmons

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

1) Ref: H06 The A46 is a key route forming the connection between the M6, M1 and the M40. The massive infrastructure improvements at Tollbar Roundabout (Baginton Coventry) and the widening of the A45 connection to A46 is a clear indication that the Ministry of Transport expects traffic load on this road to increase very substantially.
The 'current' road noise between housing in Glasshouse Lane/Birches Lane , Kenilworth and the A46 is about on the limit of comfortable noise acceptability. Sports pitches are ideal for filling this noisy void as currently the case.

Drawing a convenient line along the A46 simply to limit 'urban sprawl cannot make for good planning. The Council has first duty to 'care' for its people. By building up to the boundary of the A46 the Local Plan sentences new inhabitants to a life of noise and pollution hell and distress; no doubt the developers will shove all of the affordable housing nearest to the motorway. If they were newts and badgers they would be shown more respect.

2) Ref: ED2 Running along the South side of Crewe Lane is an Arboretum planted by Mr. Field the former owner of Southcrest Farm. He has labelled every tree with a brass disc. Please exclude this strip from ED2 and place a blanket TPO on these trees.

Housing Generally: Kenilworth Golf Club has survival worries about HS2. To allocate this even noisier land for Housing would be bad planning for occupants.