GT18 Service area east of A46 Old Budbrooke Way

I wish to OBJECT to the inclusion of Site GT11 (Land adjacent to Budbrooke Lodge, Warwick Racecourse and Hampton Road).

I intend to submit further details of my objection, with grounds, in due course.

I reserve my position on the remaining sites at this stage.

More generally, I would further comment that whilst 8 (40%) of the 20 listed sites are in the south west of the District, and 16 (80%) in the south, it is important that both sites and pitch quotas finally chosen for implementation reflect a much more equitable spatial distribution, even if this means making exceptions within the Green Belt.


Finally, please note that with regard to the sites adjacent to A46,
GT17 and GT18 - Southbound is East, and Northbound is West, but these are transposed in your documentation, which is confusing.

This location is within the green wedge where the Racecourse is located. Any development in this wedge, east of the A46, south of the railway and north of Hampton Road, would undermine the protected views of and from Warwick over the Racecourse and to/from the countryside beyond.
It is not a suitable site.

The site has no easy access to GP Surgery, schools or public transport. The sole access to the site would be directly from A46 (Warwick Bypass), leading to slow moving caravans and lorries accessing and exiting a fast dual carriageway road, with attendant risk of accidents. There would be no easy or safe pedestrian access to the site. The site would be visible from the bypass as well as Warwick Racecourse and town centre giving a poor image of the area to visitors to Warwick and passing traffic, and spoiling what is at present a pleasant greenfield area.

I am writing to you to register my opposition to the proposed location of traveller sites in South Warwickshire, especially the ones located near to Chase Meadow, Warwick.

It would be great to be able to offer sessional youth work support to the young people on the sites. The Warwickshire Association of Youth Clubs would be interested in offering such support if funded by say the Community Levy

Alongside the noisy A46
Access impossible
Could not be integrated into the landscape
Divorced from a local community
No GP surgery
No school
No public transport

This site is incorrectly described if the north point is correct, this site is on the south bound carriageway.

We are residents of Chase Meadow Estate and would hereby like to formally raise our objections to the four proposed gypsey/traveller sites being possibly situated near this estate.

It has come to our attention that there are proposed sites in our vicinity which are being planned without any public meeting or forum for discussion. This is a matter that impacts on the local communities in many ways. It is felt most strongly that we should have a right to know exactly who will be affected by any development before the deadline in July. The exhibitions at Norton Lindsey and Hampton Magna are not an opportunity for such a discussion. We need details and factual information about the size, location and type of sites and what factors have been taken into consideration in their selection.

Under the spirit of 'open government' and local democracy in action, we request that an urgent public meeting is convened where both planners and residents can have a free and fair discussion before any decisions are finalised. Our elected representatives have a duty to listen to their electorate as much as they have an obligation to carry out Westminster directives.



Our areas of concern include the environmental impact/waste management, the devaluation of nearby properties, the overall management of the site, the visual impact on Warwick town as a tourist centre.

I am a resident of Chase Meadow in Warwick an I have been for nearly sixteen years and I am very concerned about proposed plans for a number of Travellers sites which may be located within a 1,000 metres of this estate.

I believe these plans are part of the Revised Development Strategy and as a resident and Council Tax payer I believe there should be a formal dialogue and local meeting between the residents of Chase Meadow and the District Council.

I am therefore requesting as a local resident and member of the Chase Meadow Residents Association an urgent meeting so that we can have the opportunity to discuss and ask more questions about the proposals.

I look forward to hearing from you.

I am writing as a resident of the "Chase Meadow" estate, off the Hampton Road in Warwick. I live in Wake Grove, not far from the estate entrance. Like many other residents on the estate, I have grave concerns regarding the proposals for Gypsy Traveller sites situated extremely near the estate. It is my understanding that repeated requests for a meeting between the planning department and local residents have been refused. Therefore I would like to request that the Chief Executive of the Council meets urgently with the local residents in order for us to have an opportunity to discuss the situation further.

As a resident of Chase Meadow and having lived on the estate since 2003 and also a business owner employing over 12 staff in Warwick I am writing with my concerns.

Firstly as I understand the proposed sites are purely in the planning stage and nothing has been set in stone but with that in mind and having been one of the longer standing residents I feel it is important to note that already we have a traffic problem and it took me over 10 minutes to pull out of Chase Meadow onto the Hampton Road only recently which is a frustration in itself.

There is already a parking issue around the pub (Unicorn) and the shopping complex and regularly there is no where to park and often people will use the main road causing a traffic problem with public transport as well as private vehicles.

A large proportion of the development is unadopted and is lacking in street lighting and I as a female walking my dog feel very uncomfortable walking in certain areas within the estate. Yet I pay full council tax as does a resident of Warwick who lives on an adopted road please explain?

I understand there is already a problem with flooding with parts of Chase Meadow so why by allowing additional residents surely it is only going to make matters worse and have a detrimental effect causing additional pressure on services.

The green fields around Chase Meadow seem to being transformed into more and more buildings whether it is an Ambulance Station, the Business Park and yet more offices, more housing, soon we shall have no where to walk our dogs as well as children being able to have some fresh air and kick a ball?

Please respond as you can see I have a number of issues which I urge you look at as a point of urgency?

As a resident of the Chase Meadow estate for 19 years I wish to put on record that I am Totally opposed to any sites within close proximity of this estate. We have seen from experience over a number of years the mess this 'travelling community' generate and the disruption they cause to local businesses.It is us council tax payers who have to foot the bill for the clean up operation and there behaviour is not acceptable!!!!.

I would like to take this opportunity to register my strong opposition to the traveller sites that have been proposed in south west Warwickshire.

I have been a resident of Warwickshire for the past 12 years, residing in Leamington, Kenilworth and now Warwick.

I believe that the Warwick District Council have agreed to a meeting and I think this is critical in order to share information, views and concerns both ways between the residents of Chase Meadow and the council.

The basis for my objection is based on the factors which I will outline below.

- School Places;
It is my understanding that the children from traveller communities will be given a higher priority with regards to the allocation of school places and this is a concern that the schools in the proposed areas would be unable to cope with any potential increase.
This is two-fold. Firstly, with the projected school intakes for 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016 based on the birth rates in the area and secondly, taking into account the large extensions to family estates such as Chase Meadow where it is not possible to estimate the additional places required.

- GP Access;
Living on Chase Meadow, I know how difficult and stretched the GP Surgery (The New Dispensary) is and my concern is that this surgery can not cope with the number of additional patients that the proposed sites may house.

- Infrastructure;
Chase Meadow is largely unadopted by the council and it already suffers with issues surrounding speeding on the estate and leading to and from the estate. One of the proposed sites (plot 11) is located on the border between a 30mph and 60mph limits. My concern is the additional traffic flowing through the chase meadow estate and the need to police the speed limits on the unadopted roads.
Hampton Road is a fast road and the concern of an additional turning so close to an existing turning on this type of road is a risk to the residents safety.

- Aesthetics of the Warwickshire countryside.
Warwick is such a beautiful and historic town for which tourists travel to visit annually. Having seen a number of traveller sites over recent years and months, the risk to the tourism economy for Warwick has to be taken seriously.
The proposed Hampton Road and Junc 15 sites are key routes into Warwick and should be preserved.
Also, the Hampton Road site is located next to the Flat Straight for Warwick Race Course and will be visible to those attending the races.


I would like to thank you for taking to the time to read and file my objection to these proposed traveller sites and look forward to the opportunity to meet with you at the forthcoming meeting

I wish to register our objections to the proposed traveller sites in South Warwickshire

I am writing to advise of my formal objection to the four proposed permanent Travellers sites to be situated close to Chase Meadow.

My main objections are:


The current local infrastructure would not be able to support one or more of these sites, ie. local schools, doctors, roads
Any further additional traffic could have an impact on the safety of existing residents
Warwick is the most historical town in Warwickshire - these sites would have an impact on how the town is viewed and could affect Tourism to the area which many local businesses rely on and therefore have a real negative impact on the local economy
Chase Meadow - I believe may still come up as having a high risk of flooding when local searches are undertaken - surely this would have to be taken into consideration when looking for where these sites can be placed?

I will be attending the Public Meeting on 15th July.

I would like to object to the following proposed Gypsy and Traveller sites :

GT11
GT17
GT18

I live on the Chase Meadow estate and my daughter attends Newburgh School, which even with it's double form entry is operating at full capacity for the current reception year and the September 2013 reception year. The Chase Meadow estate is dramatically increasing in size and new families are moving onto the estate swelling the population and putting more demand on the facilities available. It is my concern that the schools in the area will not be able to cope with a further increase in pupils outside the anticipated increase that has been expected from the new houses on the estate.
My family is registered with the local GP Surgery (The New Dispensary) as are many families on the estate and the availability for appointments is already restricted due to the sheer number of patients, this will only increase as the estate grows and my concern is that the surgery cannot cope with the number of additional patients that the traveller sites may house.
Warwick is a beautiful and historic town for which tourists travel to visit annually in conjunction with Stratford Upon Avon. The proposed Hampton Road and Junction 15 sites are key routes into Warwick and should be preserved. The Hampton Road site is located next to the Flat Straight for Warwick Race Course and will be visible to those attending events.
I would like to thank you for taking the time to read and file my objections and I would like a indication of what happens after the consultation period has expired.

I would like you to register my strong objection to the 4 proposed Gypsy and Travellers sites in close proximity to the Chase Meadow Residential Area.

I wish to register our objection to the councils plans for the travelers sites in and around Chase Meadow in Warwick.

I would like you to register my strong objection to the 4 proposed Gypsy and Travellers sites in close proximity to the Chase Meadow Residential Area.

I would like to lodge my objection to your proposed location of Travellers and Gypsy sites in the South West of Warwick.

I have lived on Chase Meadow for 5 years now and have just heard about the proposed travellers sites which i feel is dispicable. I work extremely hard as does my wife and we are looking to move into a larger house on the estate however this may change that as we don't need this type of site next to our community.
When travellers have come to Warwick in the past it has brought nothing but trouble, loss of earnings to local business as they have had to close and huge clean up costs. This is what we want to embrace, I really don't think so.
I hope the MP's and Council can find some sort of sensible solution that means these sites are well away form our communities.

As a resident of chase meadow I want to register my objection to the proposed Hampton road site and surrounding area proposals.
I work at tachbrook park warwick and have witnessed first hand the problems, damage, harassment and waste generated by travellers at my workplace and surrounding area, Police are as good as powerless and don't want this to become a problem within our family friendly residential area.

Please take this email as an objection and register my view.

I am really pleased to hear that there is a plan to have up-to four sites for Gypsies and Travellers with my local conmunity.

I hope this plan goes ahead as before Gypsies and Travellers have been made to move on without having anywhere else to go and I think it's time as a conmunity we accepted there way of life because they are no different to the local people that live in council houses and council flats, they just prefere to live in a caravan instead.

I know that some people have dim views on the Gypsy and Traveller conmunity but I hope this won't stop the plan going ahead.

Unfortunatly I am unable to attened the meeting at Aylesford School on the 15th, but I hope my opion which is shared by others is heard and taken into consideration.

I would like to know the where-abouts of these four proposed sites for Gypsies and Travellers and how the meeting goes on the 15th. If that is not too much trouble of course.

I have just become aware that there are several proposed sites under consideration for Gypsies and Travellers in the immediate vicinity to where I live in Purser Drive.

I would like to lodge my protest at this proposal and suggest that one of the sites earmarked adjacent to Budbrooke Lodge on the Hampton Road, would actually make an ideal location for the proposed Hotel that I understand is now not going to be built next to the Racecourse complex.

I hereby submit my opposition to the proposal for the Traveller Sites in the Chase Meadow, Warwick area and near to M40 junction 15

I'm contacting you in reference to the proposed Gypsy and Traveller sites at the Land of Budbrooke Lodge, Southbound A46, Northbound A46 and at J15 M40/A46.

As a resident on the Chase Meadow estate I would like to highlight my major objection to any of these proposals and sites.

I wish to register my objection to the traveller sites across South Warwickshire as I believe that the local community will be seriously impacted due to the excess cars, caravans etc

Dear Mr Elliott,

We write with reference to the consultation for gypsy and traveller sites currently taking place.

We have considered the potential sites that have been put forward by the Council. We are extremely concerned by the inclusion of Kite's Nest Lane as a possible site (GT13). AS you are undoubtedly aware, this site has been the subject of two planning applications for use as a Gypsy and Traveller site. WDC have now decided twice that development of this site is inappropriate. The Secretary of State has also deemed it unsuitable for any form of development of this kind; even one Gypsy pitch would be inappropriate.

This site is in Green Belt: it is therefore inappropriate development. The site has been found not to be in keeping with its surroundings, which is open countryside. It is down a narrow country lane, with no footpaths or easy access to a main road network. These, and many other reasons, which have been discussed in detail at two Planning Inquiries, make it completely unsuitable. Of equal concern, however, is the fact that this site has been included at all. Significant resource has been expended by WDC already and the site has now, on two separate occasions, been found to be unsuitable. It is clear to us, therefore, that the Kites Nest Lane site should not be under consideration at all and we suggest it is withdrawn immediately and object in the strongest terms to any form of development there.

We believe that WDC should be looking outside of the Green Belt for all of its sites. However, we understand that a large part of the District is Green Belt. If it is not possible to identify enough sites outside of the Green Belt, we would suggest using Green Belt sites which have already had buildings on them. An example of this given in the consultation would be the Oaklands Farm site (GT19).

We have commented on the sites with which we are familiar and given reasons as to why we feel these would be suitable below.

GT15: This site is close to amenities and could easily be landscaped to integrate into its surroundings. It would be possible to provide appropriate access to the site.

GT17 and GT18: Taken together these two sites would provide a substantial number of pitches. This land has previously had buildings on it for many years and could easily be converted to providing Gypsy pitches without burdening Warwickshire Green Belt with additional development. They have good access to the main road network, which we believe is a requirement of the Gypsies and Travellers. Utilities will already be set up and these sites are close to Warwick town for access to services. Several houses lie along the A46 so clearly there would be no noise issues and the current design of the land means there is plenty of room for pulling on to and off the sites (there may even be slip roads already in place).

GT20: This site would provide excellent access to main roads and would be large enough to provide substantial integration of a Gypsy site into the landscape. A significant number of pitches could be created here, allowing Gypsies the chance to live in their extremely large family groups, as they often wish to.

Despite the positive features of these four sites, we still feel that land outside of the Green Belt should be the focus of this search. WDC has stated previously that any Gypsy Site allocations it makes do not necessarily have to be in Green Belt and we would urge WDC to carefully consider its position with regards to protecting the Warwickshire Green Belt. Indeed, the Secretary of State has recently announced his intentions to further protect Green Belt from Gypsy and Traveller developments and WDC should also be looking to safeguard its Green Belt from any kind of development.

We can confirm that this as our formal response to the consultation, and trust that WDC will consider this as appropriate.