It is wholly unacceptable that Cubbington Parish Council was NOT consulted about the development allocation of site H50 Land East of Cubbington. The plan therefore fails to comply with the duty to co-operate. It is also unsound for reasons listed below:
1) All of the area that has been allocated is green belt land. Government policy, as set out in the National Planning Policy Framework, is that green belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances. The Local Plan fails to make the case that the circumstances in Cubbington are exceptional.
2) Flooding risk of surface water drainage from the H50 fields will require a sustainable urban drainage system to be employed. Even if such system is employed the risk of flooding of susceptible parts of the village will be unacceptably high.
3) The proposed H50 development will have a detrimental impact upon the landscape east of Cubbington.
4) Building the proposed number of homes will increase traffic on the B4453 Rugby Road, which is already high at peak periods. Road access may be problematic when the road is embanked in order to bridge the HS2 line. We already experience a lack of parking in the village, both by Cubbigton School and the village shops.
5) The Local Plan makes insufficient provision for improving Cubbington's infrastructure to support the increased population, for example schooling, medical facilities, drains / sewers.