(vii) Land west of Europa Way, Warwick

Object

Representation ID: 4806

Received: 18/10/2009

Respondent: Ian Frost

Contrary to para 9.11 and 9.13 of Local Plan 1996-2011. The Council should follow the Govt policy restated in para 9.12.

This means protecting areas of restraint which 'preserve open wedges that separate particular elements of the urban form' eg the Europa way wedge which uniquely provides an open corridor between the south Leamington urban mass and south Warwick. It is part of a longer corridor which has historically separated the two towns and helped them to maintain their individual identities ie the Avon valley past Rock Mill, the Edmonscote meadows, the Grand Union and the farmland west of Europa Way.

Object

Representation ID: 4872

Received: 25/09/2009

Respondent: Vera Leeke

This should be retained as a green gap between Warwick and Leamington. Housing and industrial development on this site will cause traffic gridlock on all adjacent roads which are already extremely busy.

Object

Representation ID: 4916

Received: 01/10/2009

Respondent: Paul & Catherine Watkins

Object to sites near to Bishops Tachbrook:
The main road to Leamington is already congested morning and evening.
School places are difficult to obtain and there are few vacant seats available for purchase on secondary schools bus service.
Sainsbury's car park is often overcrowded - would there be applications for more supermarkets?
Increased traffic causes pollution.
Water, including drainage and sewerage resources. Emergency services, NHS facilities, GPs Hospitals.
Any current plans or guidelines to compensate homeowners for loss of value of home which, when purchased, was in rural setting, but may become part of extended suburb?

Object

Representation ID: 4918

Received: 24/09/2009

Respondent: Mr David Ramsbottom

Object to Europa Way site:
Locating so many homes into one small area without integrated strategy not a sensible thing to do.
Congested roads - dramatic impact with addition of 1250 new homes.
Flood risk - during moderate rain, run-off from farmland can be considerable and seen from cycle path. New development and hard standing will increase flooding as shown by nearby new builds being flooded during recent heavy rain.
Area designated as area of restraint put forward to separate Warwick and Leamington. Other areas could take some housing first leaving this until last.

Object

Representation ID: 4928

Received: 22/09/2009

Respondent: Mr Clinton G Perry

Object to sites at Bishops Tachbrook/Warwick Gates area:
Would cause considerable disruption to strained services. Congestion on local roads. Proposed development would sustantially increase demand on one of busiest routes into and out of area. Dread to think what effect additional traffic will have. Resulting growth in regions carbon footprint.
Loss of employers locally reduce available jobs. Additional 4,200 households will compound matter - forced to commute for jobs.
Development of this magnitude will increase demand on schools and services. Schools already oversubscribed. School at Warwick Gates didn't materialise. Local doctors, dentists and hospitals are overstretched - how much more can they take?
Proposal makes extensive use of green sites where these are in short supply. Surely more effective to spread development out over wider number of sites. Adding 10 or 20 properties onto existing sites would spread burden placed on infrastructure, minimising congestion and reducing impact on beautiful part of UK.
Housing needs can still be met - suggest Peugeot factory at Ryton.

Object

Representation ID: 4936

Received: 23/09/2009

Respondent: Sukhjeet and Uinkar Dhillon

Object to sites in Harbury Lane and Whitnash area:
Why has only one option been consulted on and how did council decide on this?
Why have council not challenged figures?
Consultation period is too short and should be extended by six months.
Proposed development will cause flooding.
Businesses moving out of area, resulting in job losses and people relocating. This will result in more houses and commercial buildings becoming vacant. Council should consider using these.
Brown field sites should be used.
There will be a huge increase in pollution.
Warwick Gates demonstrates impact of large-scale development - congestion on roads, burden on schools and services. Impact studies needed:
Traffic in area at peak school and work times
Effect of wear and tear on roads from additional traffic - who will bear long term cost?
Schools already struggling to meet local residents needs.
GP services, dentists, hospitals, police and fire services.
Has council calculated cost of Severn Trent supplying water - who will bear long term cost?
Why does council feel preferred option is to dump all development in our area?
If development goes ahead there will be little or no green buffer between Warwick Gates dn Bishops Tachbrook, just an urban sprawl. There is no green buffer between Warwick and Whitnash.
Seems ridiculous plans refused for sports complex on Bericote Road amid concerns with effect on farmland, disturbance to livestock and local residents, lack of public transport and traffic worries. These objections would apply equally to huge housing estate around Whitnash.

Support

Representation ID: 4958

Received: 08/10/2009

Respondent: Mr Graham Harrison

Qualified YES - - It is impossible to give a reasoned response without knowing the infrastructure implications etc.

Object

Representation ID: 4990

Received: 22/09/2009

Respondent: Mrs P E Hunt

Object to sites at Bishops Tachbrook/Warwick Gates:
Infrastructure - roads busy and dangerous. Volume of traffic accessing M40 would increase considerably. Pollution would be made much worse by inevitable increase in traffic.Warwick towns roads are already struggling with traffic for castle events. Increasing the volume of traffic will cause gridlock.
Ancient buildings of Warwick - important to preserve our history. Traffic pollution causes irreparable damage.
Ancient bridges - inevitable damage from increased traffic.
Kenilworth - increase in traffic along with Thickthorn development will affect more than Kenilworth residents.
Longbridge roundabout - long tailbacks now. Additional volume of traffic will increase queues.
Flooding - Knock on effect of flooding to services and infrastructure will increase with additional housing.
Hospital and emergency services will need to expand to cope with additional residents.
School places already oversubscribed with children having to travel distances to school as no local places.
GPs and police will need to increase numbers to deal with extra population
Employment - that generated by development will end when contract complete leaving more unemployed. Govt. should be supporting existing businesses and safeguarding jobs.
Brownfield sites - developing these wouild lessen impact on green land and have reasonable infrastructure - Fords Foundry
Kings Hill Finham - should be used for Warwick's need not Coventry's, is better suited to development and was most popular public choice when previous consultation carried out.
Preservation - Should be trying to preserve historic towns, buildings, villages, not putting them under threat. Many empty buildings and sites that could be developed before considering green land.
Recent survey showed Bishops Tachbrook needs 15 houses only. New development should be small scale and spread out across villages.
Quality of life for new residents?
Those living in villages wish to live in a village not a town.
Green belt was considered of great importance but this has no meaning now.
Removing trees, hedges and building on open spaces increases effects of global warming.
Building on large scale is contrary to vision.

Object

Representation ID: 5007

Received: 23/09/2009

Respondent: Misses PK and EM Kennedy

Object to sites south of Harbury Lane and Whitnash:
Why has public preferred option of Finham been rejected?
Why has Finham been given to Coventry when it is not in Warwickshire?
What has Coventry given/paid for site?
Why does district council wish to disregard it's vision?
Not opposed to small housing development spread between villages which, plus brown field sites, could address large part of housing requirements.
Commuter traffic for M40 tends to use Bishops Tachbrook morning and evening making roads very busy. Increase in traffic will result in gridlock. What proposals are there for improving public transport and public access to railway station, motorways etc
Utilities would need updating/improving to cope with increasing demands as would medical and social service provision. hospitals, GP surgeries, chemists, dental surgeries, community services and social worker provision.
Local schools unable to place children currently. What proposals are there to address now and in future?
Will new housing development include shops and extra post office or will residents have to travel? Law enforcement?
Does council propose to improve and increase employment opportuntiies? Not cheap to live in Warwickshire and limited or no employment will result in houses not selling.
Ignoring health, wellbeing and environment of community and ecological balance of wildlife. Increased pollution, traffic problems, destruction of rural and green field sites. Loss of unique characteristics and identity of villages and areas affected by development.

Object

Representation ID: 5026

Received: 21/09/2009

Respondent: Stella Saad

Object to 8,100 new homes in Warwick area and specifically those planned for area west of Europa Way:
Area of restraint at time of planning Warwick Technology Park as green buffer zone to separate Warwick and Leamington.
Future development focussed on south of Warwick where significant development has taken place already.
Pressure on existing services and infrastructure. Will exacerbate traffic problems on Myton Road. No planning made with regard to schools, hospitals, traffic to cope with extra housing. No impact studies undertaken and clear schools are oversubscribed and traffic congestion huge at peak times.
Alternative which preserves Warwicks character with regard to supporting infrastructure needed.

Object

Representation ID: 5051

Received: 18/09/2009

Respondent: Michael Morris

Object.

Object

Representation ID: 5085

Received: 21/09/2009

Respondent: James Pinkerton

Object to sites south of Leamington:
Why is Warwickshire County Council proposing to allow the land at Finham to be used by Coventry to meet its needs?
Why are proposed brownfield sites such as Peugeot site being ignored?
Why are houses proposed to be built where needs survey has identified need for 10's not 1000's?
What road and service infrastructure is planned - schools already at capacity and previous large developments have promised new schools but never delivered them. Large increases in traffic a concern as no-where on any plans are there details of how this will be managed.

Object

Representation ID: 5102

Received: 21/09/2009

Respondent: Patrick Ring

Object to sites south of Warwick, Whitnash and Leamington:
Local support was for Finham site during consultation. Land has just been donated to Coventry -at what price?
General infrastructure does not exist for education, health or high use roads. No dedicated extra lane from Leamington to Harbury Lane planned to prevent deadlock.
School that wasn't built at Warwick Gates put pressure on surrounding schools. 6,200 new homes will have no extra educational provision.
Larger health care facilities will not have personal touch.
Look at basic infrastructure before asking public opinion.
No local need for housing and no extra employment opportunities available.
Do not want village (Bishops Tachbrook) turned into dormitory town for Coventry when there is room at Peugeot site.

Object

Representation ID: 5137

Received: 17/09/2009

Respondent: Mrs ME Shaw

Object to sites south of Warwick, Whitnash and Leamington:
No evidence for vast numbers of new houses talked about.
Infrastructure cannot cope with more, roads, schools cannot cope.
Water supply problems following development at Warwick Gates eventually sorted out, but likely to return with further building. Surface water on roads still a problem and leads to blockage of drains and local flooding.
Loss of valuable agricultural land at a time when it is needed to grow more food.
Lot of disused buildings have now been renovated but pockets of land remain. Ford foundry earmarked for commercial but cavalier with green belt, so should accept. Building in small pockets or on brownfield sites more difficult but need to be more innovative.

Object

Representation ID: 5138

Received: 22/09/2009

Respondent: Mr Barry Betts

Limited scope for upgrading roads to accommodate traffic levels, also green area.

Object

Representation ID: 5175

Received: 09/10/2009

Respondent: Janette Eslick

Objects to proposed site at Europa Way for the following reasons:
Increase in local traffic
Increased risk of flooding
Loss of habitat
Impact on infrastructure
Local school capacity

Support

Representation ID: 5211

Received: 23/09/2009

Respondent: Sonia Owczarek

Area is already developed and not Green Belt.

Comment

Representation ID: 5215

Received: 11/09/2009

Respondent: Mr. Paul Davison

Number of people: 2

Objects to proposed development at Europa Way for the following reasons:
1. Heavy peak hours congestion along Myton Road
2. Increase in traffic resulting from Warwick Gates has exacerbated the situation from the Ford's Fondry roundabout.
3. The development would need shops, community centre, schools & church - where are these and who will pay?
4. Loss of rural buffer inhabited by range of wildlife
5. Increase in flooding

Object

Representation ID: 5224

Received: 23/09/2009

Respondent: Lindsay Wood

object

Object

Representation ID: 5310

Received: 18/09/2009

Respondent: Ruth and David Moffatt

Number of people: 2

Object to proposed development at Europa Way for the following reasons:
1. More traffic will build up along Myton Road which is already jammed twice a day.
2. The infrastructure will be inadequate
3. Existing houses will be threatened with more flooding
4. Loss of last area of open country between Warwick and Leamington which is an asset to the health of the community.

Support

Representation ID: 5396

Received: 24/09/2009

Respondent: John Baxter

Support.

Support

Representation ID: 5528

Received: 22/09/2009

Respondent: Mr and Mrs G Morgan

Number of people: 2

Support.

Support

Representation ID: 5625

Received: 25/09/2009

Respondent: PG Swann

These sites are natural urban fringe locations; not in the Green Belt; : well located within the existing urban framework; compact and physically ideal for development; have a good relationship to the strategic road framework; are sufficiently close to the two main town centres and to more recently established communities facilities; will provide opportunity for the Planning and Highway Authoritiea to secure Planning Gain to provide a well co-ordinated comprehensive development scheme and to provide and enhance the local community and highway/pedestrian/cycleway and other infrastructure facilities and overcome existing problems in this part of the District.

Object

Representation ID: 5631

Received: 23/09/2009

Respondent: Mrs. Zoe Rycroft

Object to
Land west of Europa Way, Warwick
Area south of Warwick/Leamington has seen largest amount of development in recent years. Warwick Gates built against wishes of local people. New proposal will destroy what is left of local community. Don't agree new houses needed but it is time other areas in the district, particularly along A46 to north and villages played their part once brownfield sites have been utilised and only if there is still a need.
Large estates lack social cohesion which leads to anti social behaviour and poor education perfomance. Proposal is same size as Warwick Gates, Chase Meadow and Hatton Park all put together. What kind of community is likley to be born as result? Especially as 40% is to be social/council housing in an area with poor public transport links to the areas giving the best support to underprivileged.
Re-development of A46/M40 interchange (J15) will provide easier access to both motorway and rest of A46 for those living in north Leamington, Kenilworth and Coventry therefore providing housing to north of Leamington won't mean additional traffic driving through the town as it will be quicker to travel along A46. By locating housing along A46 corridor toward Warwick Parkway, the north of Leamington and up to Coventry, people will be more likely to use the interchange at J15 designed to cope with the volumes of traffic to be experienced.
Coventry airport for sale and should be used to take more of Warwickshire's allocation.
North Leamington School not detailed in preferred option as in green belt and not suitable for development yet Thickthorn is in Core Strategy and is also in green belt. As a former school with good links to A46 and easily accessible part of town, it should be considered before anything else.
Preferred option says that WMRSS is wanting to reduce amount of migration from Coventry to Warwick District yet growth is based same levels of migration as before. If they are 'unrealistic' then why houses being forced upon us? Plenty of houses for sale in the district and figures would suggest that no building is required south of Warwick Gates or along Europa Way.
Recent needs survey shows that Bishops Tachbrook needs only 15 new houses in the village. therefore 4200 new homes are not needed between Warwick Gates and Bishops Tachbrook. These houses would threaten the existence of Bishops Tachbrook as a village and it would become another suburb of Leamington reducing quality of life here, in Warwick Gates and Whitnash.
So many new homes contradict vision of Warwick District Council.
Remaining agricultural land should be preserved to feed future generations.
Utilities are all stretched to limit now. Hospitals only accessible across congested bridges over the river. Emergency cases will take longer to get treatment. Police thinly spread already, especially on Friday/Saturday night.
Huge increase in traffic, air quality reduced. Peak times roads are almost gridlocked. No suggestion that traffic problems will be fixed even for when development is complete.
Planned area already has recent development in addtion to Longbridge and Tournament Fields.
Business demand - not likely to recover for some years. Gallagher Industrial Park has seen no development and no one wants to develop Ford foundry. With Spa Park and Tachbrook Park underway there remain empty plots which could have business development on them without developing green field developments.
Schools - many at breaking point. Warwick Gates families have to bus children to Warwick and further afield. Development would require massive school building plan to meet education demands locally. County council has no such plans.
Most popular sites from previous consultation no longer 'suitable' and most popular were south of Coventry at Finham, south of Coventry at Baginton, south of Coventry at Kirby Corner and east of Stratford Road, Warwick.
Look at regeneration opportunities in towns and bring forward brownfield sites. Be realistic about investment and don't put forward new areas to develop when others have been vacant for years.

Object

Representation ID: 5633

Received: 18/09/2009

Respondent: Mrs J Nash

Flooding problems experienced when the new Special Needs School was built on the Trinity School site on Myton Road.

I feel you must investigate the Phase1 F land on Europa Way further as this is the land adjoining the playing field and must be of similar soil.

We could end up with greater floods as more land would be concreted over with 1250 houses built on it.

Warwick town centre cannot cope with any more traffic through it.There is nowhere to park in Warwick now so what would it be like with 1250 +2 cars to most houses.

Support

Representation ID: 5660

Received: 20/09/2009

Respondent: Jane Boynton

Support.

Object

Representation ID: 5705

Received: 21/09/2009

Respondent: Mr Ed Rycroft

Object to
Land west of Europa Way, Warwick
Coventry airport is for sale and should take more of Warwickshire's allocation.
Migration out of Birmingham and Coventry means increased social deprivation in those areas leading to increased crime, fewer jobs and poorer prospects for for residents leading to increased benefits, reduced quality of life and increased sickness resulting in additional health care costs. By regenerating urban areas, they can be turned into vibrant cultural centres that have modern character and positive outlook. Companies then choose to invest and create jobs.
North Leamington school has undergone huge development and old school is for sale - not included in SHLAA. Why? is in green belt but so is Thickthorn and this is proposed development. Should be developed before anything else as a previously developed site with links to A46 and in part of town with easy access.
Redevlopment of A46/M40 J15 means that access will be easier for those in north Leamington, Kenilworth and Coventry. Providing housing stock in north Leamington will mean traffic travels along A46 rather than through town.
Assumption that those living in new houses will work on new industrial estates next door - not realistic. People will travel to work where they are best qualified or where they can earn the most money and will drive there.Will also buy houses where they can afford them. Large proportion of people living in Warwick Gates commute elsewhere to work.
Situating new housing close to J13 is highly inappropriate and dangerous with queues at evening rush hour likely to back onto the motorway along slip road.
Locate housing aliong A46 corridor toward Warwick Parkway, north of Leamington and towards Coventry where people are more likely to use J15 which is designed to cope.
Figures are incorrect and based on previous levels of migration when we are supposed to be getting less migration than before according to RSS. Why still forcing this number of houses upon us? Warwick only needs in the order of 4000 houses based on organic growth rate over 30 years rather than 5 years when irregular growth spurt due to frantic building. No additional housing needed either south of Warwick and Leamington or around Kenilworth or elsewhere in the district other than on brownfield sites.
Area south of Warwick and Leamington has seen largest amount of development in recent years at Warwick Gates. New proposal will destroy what is left of local community. Even though don't agree more housing needed it is time that other areas, north of the town along A46 and villages, play their part and allow organic growth once brownfield sites utilised and only if still a need.
Large estates lack social cohesion which leads to antisocial behaviour and poor education performance. Proposal size of Warwick Gates, Chase Meadow and Hatton Park put together - what kind of community will be born as result?
Recent housing needs survey shows Bishops Tachbrook's need to be 15 new homes. No need for 4200 between Warwick Gates and Bishops Tachbrook which would threaten village.
Contradicts vision .
Remaining agricultural land should be preserved to feed future generations.
Utilities, police, dentists, doctors are all stretched to limit. Hospitals only accessible across congested river bridges - how long will it take for emergencies to reach medical resources. Police thinly spread across town, especially Friday/Saturday nights.
Huge increase in traffic and air pollution in Warwick and Leamington - at peak times roads are gridlocked. Proposals along same roads adding to congestion. Providing more jobs will encourage more people into the area, putting further strain on transportation network and increasing CO2 emissions.
Greater pressure on utilities away from traditional urban centres.
Empty plots on existing business parks which could be built upon without taking up more green field developments. Do not make this area appealing to outside businesses at present.
Previous consultation public support was for south of Coventry, Finham, south of Coventry, Baginton, south of Coventry, Kirby Corner and east of Stratford Road, Warwick. Majority of respondents said not to build on green fields.
Told in current climate no-one wants to develop Ford foundry .
Re-think options and look at regeneration possibilities in the towns to bring forward brownfield sites and challenge predicted numbers for growth.

Object

Representation ID: 5710

Received: 12/10/2009

Respondent: Mr & Mrs S and J Haigh

Number of people: 2

Object to housing proposals south of Warwick and Leamington for the following reasons:
1. Recent surveys have shown that there is no demand for new homes between Warwick Gates and Bishop's Tachbrook.
2. The houses are a threat to Bishop's Tachbrook as a village.
3. There is no sense in building on green field land.
4. The huge increase in traffic will add to already congested roads.

Support

Representation ID: 5743

Received: 25/09/2009

Respondent: G.F Moreton & Sons

Support.

Support

Representation ID: 5768

Received: 24/09/2009

Respondent: Philip Wilson

Support.