Leek Wootton
Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 52442
Received: 17/06/2013
Respondent: Rachel Sanders
My understanding is that this is a greenfield site: development here is not in the interests of the environment and decreases the gap between Leamington and Kenilworth, allowing the towns to sprawl together. The supermarkets are mid or south Leamington and the road infrastructure is not capable of dealing with the increase in traffic: sections affected are bounded by existing houses preventing upsizing.
My understanding is that this is a greenfield site: development here is not in the interests of the environment and decreases the gap between Leamington and Kenilworth, allowing the towns to sprawl together. The supermarkets are mid or south Leamington and the road infrastructure is not capable of dealing with the increase in traffic: sections affected are bounded by existing houses preventing upsizing.
Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 52639
Received: 01/07/2013
Respondent: Mrs Anne Horsley
This is a sensible option if this plan preserves the integrity of the existing community.
This is a sensible option if this plan preserves the integrity of the existing community.
Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 53497
Received: 25/07/2013
Respondent: Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe Parish Council
The Parish Council is concerned over the absence of detailed information regarding the phasing of the proposed 6,622 new dwellings proposed by the RDS and fear that much of this development could be concentrated in the first 5-year period.
Construction of circa 80 new dwellings as a single development would represent a 21% increase in the village housing stock and this would exert considerable pressure upon the local infrastructure, especially Leek Wootton School which is already at capacity.
An estimated increase of 28 pupils would require the construction of 3 additional classrooms, plus significant extension to related facilities.
The Parish Council is concerned over the absence of detailed information regarding the phasing of the proposed 6,622 new dwellings proposed by the RDS and fear that much of this development could be concentrated in the first 5-year period.
Construction of circa 80 new dwellings as a single development would represent a 21% increase in the village housing stock and this would exert considerable pressure upon the local infrastructure, especially Leek Wootton School which is already at capacity.
An estimated increase of 28 pupils would require the construction of 3 additional classrooms, plus significant extension to related facilities.
Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 53500
Received: 25/07/2013
Respondent: Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe Parish Council
The Parish Council welcomes the attention given in the RDS to the need to preserve green 'open space' between villages and the towns within the District.
To this end, we will seek the continued support of the District Council to acquire the woodland to the north-west of the village - currently forming part of the police HQ site - in order to allow public access and create a local amenity.
The Parish Council welcomes the attention given in the RDS to the need to preserve green 'open space' between villages and the towns within the District.
To this end, we will seek the continued support of the District Council to acquire the woodland to the north-west of the village - currently forming part of the police HQ site - in order to allow public access and create a local amenity.
Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 53717
Received: 27/07/2013
Respondent: Mr Christopher Bayliss
We respond to SHLAA plan for Leek Wootton.
In principle we are not against adding housing to the Leek Wootton village, but we are against the proposal reference WDC R54.
This is a very narrow strip of land that backs on to the very noisy A46.
Access would be difficult on to Hill Wootton road, as a clear view is impeded by the A46 bridge supports.
In our opinion WDC R62 would be a much better location.
We suggest you consider the Police Headquarters, which already exists.
Finally look at the triangle of land that is south of the school, between the A46 and Warwick road.
We would like to respond to SHLAA plan with regards to Leek Wootton.
In principle we are not against adding some housing to the Leek Wootton village, but we are against the proposal reference WDC R54.
We believe that this is a very narrow strip of land that backs on to the very noisy A46 dual carriageway.
Access would be difficult on to Hill Wootton road, as a clear view is impeded by the A46 bridge supports, and the dip in the road at this point.
It will also be very intrusive to the houses that are on the A46 side of The Hamlet, as the designated strip of land is very narrow.
In our opinion the area marked as WDC R62, would be a much better location, as it is near to the recreation ground and its facilities, as well as not overlooking or spoling the view from existing housing.
We would also suggest that the council looks at the available land at the Police Headquarters, which already exists and has good access to Woodcote Drive.
Finally we would suggest that you look at the triangle of land that is south of the school, between the A46 and Warwick road. This is naturally close to the school and would have even better access to a larger road.
Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 54333
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Godfrey-Payton
I agree with the allocation of up to 90 houses in Leek Wootton and would suggest that these houses are spread over several sites.
I agree with the allocation of up to 90 houses in Leek Wootton and would suggest that these houses are spread over several sites.
Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 56444
Received: 29/08/2013
Respondent: Bloor Homes
Agent: Marrons Planning
Support the categorisation of Leek Wootton as a sustainable location for new housing.
Community interest in a village shop as set out in the Parish Plan. Largest village in the District without a local shop, and new housing development could make a significant contribution to addressing this shortcoming through potentially assisting with delivery of a new shop, as well as increasing its chance of being viable through an increased customer base within the village.
Noted that the majority of pupils are from outside of the village due to the limited number of pupils now living within the village. Concern that this position may stagnate or indeed deteriorate unless the provision of new housing is of the right scale, type and mix to make a difference to the age and demographic profile of the community. The Council should therefore review the allocation to Leek Wootton in order to ensure the strategy is the most appropriate having regard to the particular circumstances of the village and its services.
Happy to share evidence on the suitability of the land for residential development.
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Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 56503
Received: 18/07/2013
Respondent: The Club Company UK Ltd
Agent: Hancock Town Planning
Club owns suitable land for housing development which would meet need in this village.
. could meet total requirement on one site
. well related to built up part of village, yet not encroaching on CA boundary
. safe, easy access provided via new arm off Deansway roundabout
. well located in relation to A46
. already benefits from street lighting and footpath
. bus service outside
. no loss of agricultural land
. car park offers opportunity to develop pd site that is visually unobtrusve
. well related to school opposite the site
. consideration could be given to new community building for which there is village support
Other suggested sites less appropriate due to road noise, junction capacity, erosion of gap between village and Kenilworth, long distance views, road safety; all of which would be exacerbated by more housing in these areas
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Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 56830
Received: 30/07/2013
Respondent: Warwickshire Police
The inclusion of significant windfall provision through the plan period should not exclude the contribution which can be made within larger settlements in the green belt such as Leek Wootton, which make no contribution to the openness of the green belt and should no longer be washed over by green belt policy. Support adoption of a proportionate and distributive approach to accommodating the increased housing numbers and agree that higher growth is to be located in or attached to the larger settlements such as Leek Wootton where amenities are more readily available.
Woodcote House estate belongs to Warwickshire Police and is available for development. Sufficient land at Woodcote to provide a natural and logical extension to the Village that is capable of containing the required level of development within an established landscape framework and without impacting on the openness of the green belt overall or harming the setting of the listed Woodcote House.
Support the principle of neighbourhood planning and have already expressed a willingness to work with the Parish Council in relation to the future of their landholding at Woodcote.
The particular characteristics of the landholding at Woodcote, not being land in agricultural use, mean that any development at Woodcote could be aligned with the 'Garden Village Attributes' aspired to in the emerging local plan.
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The proposed site allocations for the new Local Plan result in an overall imperative to ensure that policing infrastructure expands proportionally with the delivery of new development growth, in order to ensure the continued delivery of policing services to a significantly growing population. Warwickshire Police expresses no preference amongst the growth options presented, but there are a number of observations to make about the new Local Plan that will be vital to helping us work in partnership with the Council and applicants to deliver required policing services into the future.
Observations
Strategic Vision: This currently makes no reference at all to the need to ensure safe, secure and low crime communities and places are created and maintained in Warwick District. This is at odds with paragraphs 58 and 69 of the National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF) and the Council's forthcoming Sustainable Community Strategy, described at paragraph 3.6 of the Local Plan. Unless this is addressed, support for the infrastructure and design measures necessary to create and sustain such places and communities is critically undermined.
Section 3 makes a number of references to the importance of sustainability. Low crime & disorder is vital aspect of sustainability, as stated above, which must be included in any definition or statement regarding this term.
Revised Development Strategy: Please see the enclosed representations, prepared by consultants Boughton Butler LLP, regarding this topic.
Strategic Development Sites and Infrastructure: All of the strategic development sites detailed in the Local Plan will require the proportional growth of police infrastructures to maintain equivalent levels of service in the areas concerned. However, the police service does not receive funding to cater for the infrastructure needs and associated costs that come with the delivery of development and associated population growth. This is because with population growth there is a corresponding increase in crime and the number of incidents requiring a police response. This places demands not just on the 'front line', but on the whole spectrum of support and specialist police services, e.g. forensics, roads policing or armed response team to name but a small number, that will be called upon during the lifetime of a development.
Further, policing is a countywide, regional and national service and it is not practical or sustainable to develop an infrastructure on a piecemeal basis. The recognition (such as in paragraph 5.1.14) that cumulative impacts must be planned for at the strategic level is vital to achieving the most effective infrastructure, both for individual agencies and for joint agency partnership working and shared services is consequently a very welcome inclusion and represents a big step forward in the provision of cohesive public service infrastructure, including policing.
We therefore request that the Local Plan includes specific policy recognition of the need for additional police infrastructures in relation to strategic and other development sites. We intend to provide details on the precise infrastructure required as work on the Council's Infrastructure Delivery Plan progresses over the course of this year.
Secured by Design - Strategic Development Sites and Infrastructures - Housing Mix: The Lifetime Homes standards include safety in terms of both traffic and crime. It should therefore be a requirement that all homes should be designed and built to the Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) Secured By Design accredited standard. Also, achieving the best possible traffic safety of any new roads development should involve consultation with the Warwickshire Police Road Safety Unit.
5.1.27: Highlights the potential for 12,300 new homes in Warwick District. This represents an increase of approximately 23% increase in the District and approximately 5.4% increase in Warwickshire as a whole. It is logical to conclude that this will lead to a proportional increase in demand to policing services. This is in addition to significant housing growth elsewhere in the Warwickshire policing area. Accordingly, the Warwickshire Police infrastructure will require expansion in response to the planned housing and other development growth in Warwick District.
Whilst this will not, in most cases, lead to the visible structures of new police stations, there remains a fundamental requirement to provision expanded infrastructure capability in policing through mobility (police vehicles), communications (radio systems and IT infrastructure), support functions (crime recording, strategic planning, judicial services, HR, Finance, Fleet Management, Estates and others). Wherever possible these will be developed in partnership with other agencies, and should be a core component of CIL planning.
Map 4: Whitnash and south of Sydenham: There is a potential need for a neighbourhood policing base within the housing developments proposed for the South of Warwickshire & Witnash. Ideally this will be a shared facility operated in partnership with other public service agencies.
Conclusion
The Warwick District Local Plan Revised Development Strategy presents police infrastructure and Secured by Design considerations that need to be addressed. The significant growth in housing, employment and population also requires continued engagement between the Council and Warwickshire Police in infrastructure planning and CIL scheduling to ensure proportional provision of flexible police infrastructure into the future.
Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 56917
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Police and Crime Commissioner for Warwickshire
Agent: BB Architecture + Planning
Woodcote House Land:
Woodcote House estate at Leek Wootton belongs to Warwickshire Police and is available for development.
There is sufficient land at Woodcote to provide a natural and logical extension to the Village that is capable of containing the required level of development within an established landscape framework and without impacting on the openness of the green belt overall or harming the setting of the listed Woodcote House.
Warwickshire Police support the principle of neighbourhood planning and have already expressed a willingness to work with the Parish Council in relation to the future of their landholding at Woodcote.
The particular characteristics of the landholding at Woodcote, not being land in agricultural use, mean that any development at Woodcote could be aligned with the 'Garden Village Attributes' aspired to in the emerging local plan.
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Object
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 60363
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe Parish Council
Construction of circa 80 new dwellings as a single development would represent a 21% increase in the village housing stock and is contrary to WDC's policy of new development being in scale with existing settlements. It would exert considerable pressure upon the local infrastructure, especially Leek Wootton School which is already at capacity. An estimated increase of 28 pupils would require the construction of 3 additional classrooms, plus significant extension to related facilities. Getting the housing mix right (e.g limiting 3 and 4 bedroom houses) will help.
Secondary education could also be an issues when development here is combined with the proposals for Thickthorn. The RDS implies that the catchment arewas may be reviewed so that Leek Wootton is no longer in catchment for Kenilworth School. However the RDS does address this issue addequately.
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Support
Revised Development Strategy
Representation ID: 60364
Received: 29/07/2013
Respondent: Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe Parish Council
The PC supports proposals for a dialogue regarding the scale ond phasing of development in the village and specifically supports the delivery of affordable housing in line with the housing needs survey.
Housing mix is important in this. Retirement is accommodation is needed. The Parish Council supports the provision of managed amenity woodland to the north west of the village.
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