Do you support or object to the development of Glebe Farm, Cubbington?

As a victim of the well documented flooding of Cubbington in 2007, and as no actual work has yet started on proposed alleviation despite many meetings, I live in fear of history repeating itself. The existing sewers and drains are inadequate and to build an even larger estate on higher ground as outlined by the Glebe Farm proposal will turn the possibility of flooding into a certainty!!

Existing rush hour traffic chaos will ensue on Windmill Hill and Rugby Road with new exit roads from the development.

This area is greenbelt and must remain so.

The council has already identified the sites necessary to meet its housing commitments and those sites can all be developed without encroaching on greenbelt which has for many years been held as sacrosanct: there is therefore no need for this part of the country (Warwickshire) to build on greenbelt. The only people who think this is a good idea will undoubtedly be the current land owners who are motivated purely by personal profit. I understand that the landowners of the Glebe Farm site are trustees (or similar) of a number of private schools: whilst I understand that the nature of their business may not be a planning matter, it does not seem at all appropriate that such an organisation be party to the ruination of a large tract of our countryside. It is enjoyed by huge numbers of local people both as a visual amenity and as an area for walking. It is the reason very many people came to live in this area in the first place, safe in the knowledge that the amenity would be protected as green belt. The government allowance for green belt to be considered for development is very regrettable, but in this case it is clearly and absolutely not necessary.

Aside from the above the local roads, drainage, schools etc are quite clearly incapable of coping with the extra strain of such a huge development.

The area is home to huge numbers of badgers which are a protected species.

There is no need to develop Glebe Farm.

Flooding, traffic through the village casuing disruption. We do not want to join up with Lillington!

Protection of rural land and of the prestigous village status - Cubbington will no longer be classed as a village. Proposed development will dwarf existing village.With such a large proposed development a greater network of facilities/amenities/commerciality will need to also be added which will further add traffic and populisation. There will be increased traffic getting in and out of area and there are currently insufficient transport road links to support this.

The increased traffic would cause congestion and problems for school children. The roads were NOT built to take that sort of traffic through cul-de-sac roads that have been opened up.

Cubbington should remain as a village and greenbelt land should not be built on.

Also the structure of the soil is totally unsuitable for building and would cause flooding down in Cubbington.

Preservation of green belt land to preserve the integrity of Cubbington as a village community. The lowest part of the village is already prone to flooding. Housing built on the high sloping ground above the Welsh (Offchurch) Road will exacerbate this problem. Massive pressure on the roads in and out of the village which are already very busy.

Such a huge increase in housing and population surely cannot be condoned.

I live in this area and have great concerns.

People who live in the area obviously looked what the area has to offer and then made their choice to live there.

This green belt land is part of the choice. It offers pathways healthy walks and awareness of nature for everyone especially children. All sorts of wildlife can be seen there, which should be protected.

I have children and I am very worried about the overload on schools. The existing schools are very good and sufficient. Change is not necessary. The same applies for Doctors.

I am also very worried about traffic increase. The Windmill Hill is already a notorious accident nightmare spot and travel from Cubbington Road to Leamington would be even more overloaded at rush hour (leading to even more people trying to divert to Leicester Lane).

This general area has a good sense of community and does not need to be invaded and Cubbington should keep its own identity.

1. Loss of village life as we know it.
2. Loss of wildlife
3. Access to site - dangerous onto Offchurch Road
4. Loss of footpaths
5. Inadequate services already
6. School places
7. FLOODING - this part of Cubbington has during the past ten years experienced horrendous flooding. 47 of our homes were unheated in 2007 for 6 months - the caused of this (surface water) has still not been addressed
NUMBER 7 IS THE MOST IMPORTANT OBJECTION

Environmental impact in wildlife.
Danger of destroying village life/ Greenbelt
Build up of traffic/ congestion
Could increase flood problems for surrounding properties.

1.FLOODING
2.Inadequate services
3.Loss of footpaths
4.School places
5.Loss of wildlife
6.Access to site - dangerous onto off church road
7.Loss of village life as known as present

This development will impact upon the quality of my life and my residential amenity. This development will detract from enjoyment of the footpath and landscape.

The significant adverse impact would not be outweighed by the small number of homes developed on only 52.5 hectares of greenbelt land

Cubbington and Lillington have very different local characters. Linking the two would cause local harm. Existing infrastructure would be over-stressed and the new development would struggle to be sustainable.

There are clearly more appropriate alternative sites available.

I am concerned about the joining of Lillington and Cubbington. These are very different places reflected in the differences of house prices between the two. Having paid a premium to live in and enjoy the village feel of Cubbington, it would feel unjust to find myself lining in a new town, which is what it is feared this development will create.

1. The land being clay based and its sloping nature will exacerbate the chances of flooding to an area already prone to it.
2. Many of the properties in the closes were bought for retirement, making the area unsuitable for high traffic volumes
3. The existing roads are busy enough and not suitable for large traffic increases
4. Facilities in the area are up to capacity and would be unable to accommodate the large increase.
5. Access to the major roads would need major improvements. Access to M40/A46 would overload already busy route (Sandy Lane A452).
6. All brown field sites should be exploited first before sacrificing precious greenbelt
7. The high speed train will already affect the local greenbelt area without unsuitable housing development
8. The use of some of the old North Leamington School site would utilise an already developed site, remove an ugly 1960s building, Bring valuable financial rewards to a cash strapped council.

Infrastucture is currently inadequate to support development.

Thin edge of the wedge for further development.

What does the charity want the sale proceeds for?

No real need has been established for such development.

What jobs are available for potential residents.

Plenty of vacant properties in Warwick DC Area.

After losing all our belongings and damage to our property and nothing being done to stop the flooding problem any further development will only worsen the problems with the rainwater and sewage problems.

The clearly defined green belt boundary should not be breached.

Any access onto the Welsh Road will be a very dangerous problem and cause disruption to Cubbington Residents.

Cubbington should not lose its identity as a village. This is what England is all about, villages, hamlets etc.

Developments like this are not to the advantage of the village people, only big money for developers, landowners and extra revenue for the council.

Traffic Congestion on Cubbington Road
Increase flooding in Cubbington Village

Lack of infrastructure, roads will be overcrowded and cause disruption and safety issues.
Flooding problem could well be exacerbated
Village life will be condemned - further urban sprawl

My objections are;

Pressure on local infrastructure,
loss of Cubbington & Lillington as two separate communities,
increasing risk of flooding in Cubbington,
loss of pleasant walking environment enjoyed by local communties and the increasing pressure on adjacent land for development.

Traffic Congestion on Cubbington Road and Rugby Road
Increased flooding in Old Cubbington Village

The impervious heavy clay subsoil causes the site to be prone to flooding, building on this land would worsen the existing village flood problem.

Such a large development would have an impact on the local schools and doctors.

The green belt between Lillington and Cubbington must be protected to prevent the sprawl of large built up areas of Leamington Spa.

Loss of wildlife and the environmental impact could be significant.

It is vital to protect the green space between Lillington and Cubbington to prevent unrestricted urban sprawl. Cubbington is a village with character and an excellent community spirit which would be lost if this speculative development was accepted. We need to safeguard the quality of life for current and future residents in this area. These fields have been cultivated for decades - providing food for our country. There is abundant wildlife including badgers and red kite.

The land is designated greenbelt and therefore this site should not be a priority while other non greenbelt sites are available for development within the district.

There would be serious problems with accessing this site through various closes off Parklands Avenue and Mason Avenue. These roads are very narrow and as 60s/70s estate roads, not designed for either construction traffic or the volume of private cars that would exist post development.

There would be increase traffic congestion at junctions. These areas are currently overloaded at peak times and would not stand up to the excess of 2580 extra cars. This situation would be further exacerbated because most of the traffic inevitably heads south for shopping or work and would seriously impact on cross town travel leading to the possibility of gridlock and increased accidents.

So far the proposal appears to be for houses only. This puts pressure on school places and health service within the community. The developers do not appear to have any sense of community.

Flooding is a major issue. The impervious clay subsoil makes the area already prone to flooding. The village is in a natural 'bowl' and that is where the water will go. If the area is built on then the risk of flooding is increased due to tarmac/ concrete/ brick roads/ driveways and patio areas preventing the surface water draining at all.

If this proposal is accepted - where next? The temptation to push the development to the Welsh Road boundary and swallow up Thwaites and more green belt land would prove strong and possible be seen as a 'necessary evil' to alleviate the aforementioned congestion caused by the development on the Parklands/ Cubbington Road area.

1. Need to portect Green Belt
2. Worsening to exisitng flood issue in Cubbington
3. Concerns over trasnport links
4. Detrimental impact to quality of life

I strongly object to the proposed development at Glebe Farm, Cubbington, because:
1. We should protect our green areas - this is a beautiful area with lots of wildlife, and building on it would ruin it.
2. The Parklands Avenue/Cubbington Road/Telford Avenue junction is already busy enough at peak times without adding more traffic, particularly as this is one of the main crossing points for children going to Telford schools from this side of the Cubbington Road.
3. Risk of flooding to Cubbington

If the proposed site is developed the impact of traffic on surrounding roads would be unbearable and at peak times would bring chaos to Cubbington, Offchurch, Lillington and Leamington Spa.

The rainwater runoff would exacerbate the unresolved flooding problems in Cubbington and surrounding area.

The development of this site would destroy Cubbington as a village making it another part of the Leamington Urban Sprawl. Although Cubbington is not a pretty English village the residents regard it as a village and have created a caring society.

The proposed land is productively farmed. As a nation we are regularly warned about food security in an ever increasing world population. For the sake of our children and grandchildren productive land should not be covered with concrete.

The area support wildlife species. We have seen foxes, badgers, woodpeckers, sparrow hawks, sky larks, field fares as well as the more common bird variety. Their habitat needs to be protected.

I am strongly opposed to the building of houses on land in greenbelt areas. Large scale development on Glebe Farm Site 3 will eliminate the separation between Lillington and Cubbington and will have a detrimental effect on Cubbington Village and on the lives of the residents therein.

Traffic volume will inevitably increase to a large extent and there will also be an impact on local schools and other services. Also to be considered is effect on wildlife and loss of footpaths across various fields in the area.

Flooding has also been a problem in the Cubbington area and further development could exacerbate this situation.

I am of the opinion that not sufficient effort has been given to exploring the possibility of developing brown field sites in the Leamington area, notably the derelict pub site on Clemens Street and associated areas behind it in Court Street. Also, vacant factory sites on the Queensway estate.

The impact on our road (valley road) will be immense and I am worried that an already busy road will become nightmarishly busy and a lot more dangerous for my children.

This will destroy village life and will mean that Cubbington and Lillington will just become a small Leamington

The green belt between Lillington & Cubbington must be protected to prevent the unrestricted sprawl of the large built up area of Leamington Spa, it safeguards the countryside from encroachment & maintains the two distinct communities of Lillington & Cubbington village. If not protected, village life as we know it will be gone forever.
The building of houses on this green belt land would have a huge & devastating impact upon the wildlife in this area. This proposed plan would destroy the wildlife beyond compare & would never recover. We need to protect & nurture what wildlife we have left which is diminishing already.
Not only would this plan destroy the village of Cubbington & Offchurch & wildlife within it the increase in traffic would be horrendous too.
The traffic thundering along Offchurch Road now is bad enough & it would increase fourfold causing chaos, noise, pollution & danger to village life. The peace & quiet & tranquillity of village life would disappear & apart of England would go with it.
The reasons for me moving to this area was for the countryside walks, views, wildlife, village life & peace & quiet & all this will be lost if the proposed plan goes ahead. I am opposed to this proposed new development at Glebe farm!

The surrounding roads already struggle to cope with the volume of traffic at peak times. An increase of current levels would be particularly dangerous especially with the close proximity of 2 infant schools. There are also a large number of elderly residents living near to the proposed site which would present another danger with an increase in traffic.

Cubbington village has experienced severe flooding issues in the past few years (several homes uninhabitable for extended periods), building on the farm land adjacent to the village would only make these matters worse due to the increase in run-off water.

The area has a very diverse collection of wildlife inhabiting (including several badgers setts which would be destroyed by the development). Muntac deer have also been spotted on the land. Surely further destruction of their habitat should be forbidden.

Cubbington is an historic village dating back to at least the 14th Century, the likes of which should be preserved and allowed to maintain its individuality rather than have it blend in to the central conurbation of Leamington Spa.

The plans mention the use of the cul-de-sacs off Parklands Avenue as access points to the development. These roads are not suitable for any increase in the volume of traffic nor could they handle vehicles larger than the average family car.

The land is good agricultural soil, which is used for the production of food. It would be wrong to see that land developed when there are perfectly good brownfield sites currently providing no meaningful purpose. The use of good farmland (when the world could in the near future be facing a major food shortage with exploding population levels) for housing when brownfield sites are gathering dust is immoral.

The plans make no mention of building a school, where are the large number of children who would inevitably be residing in the development be educated? The nearest 2 schools (Telford and Cubbington) certainly don't have the spare capacity to take them on.

I object to this for several reasons.
* Firstly and I think of greatest importance is the fact that there has been flooding in recent years within the village of Cubbington causing serious damage to people's homes and day to day lives for a considerable length of time. The covering of fields with houses and roads will cause greater run-off of rainwater exacerbating the issue.
* Schools - There are a number of schools in the area, however depending on the number of houses built there could be an issue with overcrowding as there is in the South of the town due to Warwick gates. The fact that there is excess space at the moment does not make me confident that there will be capacity to accommodate all the needs that will arise.
* This land is green belt and a leisure space at present. It would cause both environmental damage to the ecology of the local area and social damage to the area as a result of destruction of green spaces and an important leisure facility through the use of footpaths.
*Traffic - There is already an issue with traffic relating to the schools in the area that cause tailbacks, this will be compounded by increased housing and the restricted access to the available land.