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Representation ID: 67373

Received: 12/12/2014

Respondent: Mr Paul Allin

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

It is hard to see why there is a need for additional employment land, given the site's proximity to Tournament Fields which even 15 years after commencement, still has a lot of capacity left to fill. Longbridge is a Rural Area that is supposed to be protected from development which is not absolutely necessary.
If this site goes ahead there would be oppressive industrial developments on both sides of the A429 - one of the busiest routes into historic Warwick town centre and Warwick Castle which is used daily by the many visitors and tourists that are the lifeblood of much of the town's industry.
Vacant industrial sites (like Tournament Fields currently is, and the new site is likely to be) lying empty year upon year are simply not good for the town's image.