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Proposed Modifications January 2016

Representation ID: 68628

Received: 22/04/2016

Respondent: Mr. Neale Murphy

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Objection to allocation of Strawberry Fields, Banbury Road. This site was actually rejected in the original application by the planning officer, and planning was not granted. now an allocation for additional housing. Building nearby has begun - this created flood plain. Long term traffic problem and pollution will only be increased. It is a very small area and this plan will also impact on historic Warwick.

Full text:

It's is the area of Strawberry fields Banbury Road.
Firstly in the interest of justice this was actually rejected in the original application by the planning officer, and planning was not granted.
Then the plan put forward for discussion at WDC was for 480 houses for which central government overruled the local planning inspector and granted planning. All parties involved agreed not appeal the decision. Then after being told that no further planning was being considered in the southern area, we then see Strawberry fields added to the local plan making it a total of 630 houses. Not the original total outlined in the final plan.
Now any company has to re apply for planning and go through the process again.
Now as the plan was rejected before why now should it be granted?
The plan is as originally submitted. But building nearby has begun. This now created a flood plain, something to be considered in the final outcome when all building in the area is completed, where does the water go?
The application to find development unsuitable still remains.
The long term traffic problem and pollution will only be increased
The small amount of houses involved does not justify the granting for planning.
(Yes II bet you have a lot of districts saying the same. But we have bore the brunt of the planning and this is a very small number in the grand scheme of things)
Then finally the impact on historic Warwick, in the context of such a significant small amount of houses,(that will not reduce the total houses required to meet the five year housing need) for no or little affect on the overall Local Plan will be massive.
Like I said earlier this vey small area, and the massive amount of new build already being granted, surely there can be a little give to save a very well loved and important area of Old Warwick