HS7 Crime Prevention
Object
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 65054
Received: 21/06/2014
Respondent: Emscote Gardens Residents Association
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
A deliberate increase in population will draw on existing stretched emergency services.
I feel at the moment that the council has not properly considered the representations on the local plan submitted to them by residents and the community.
The proposed future community are unable to speak for themselves at present therefore much more though has to be given to the impact on the existing infrastructure in prospect.
With the substantial cuts and closures of Police Stations and Fire Stations and the reluctance of Council to expand CCTV in Warwick, an increase in population cannot be catered for in this capacity.
Any further deliberate increase in population must be matching a proportionate increase in the strength and accessibility of the emergency services, prior to development ready for an increase in opportunity for acquisitive crime and the incoming population.
With the closure of Warwick & Kenilworth Police Station's for example, sole reliance on Leamington Justice Centre as a local hub, the poor access for Police to the designated Police Stations for custody procedures, this due to unpredictable grid locking of roads due to increasing traffic.
A similar impact upon fire service access and response to fire ground, flood and incident locations in the vicinity of a major river, a dense motorway network and the largest munition storage facility in the UK.
Support
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 65553
Received: 27/06/2014
Respondent: Keith Wellsted
Good idea
Good idea
Object
Publication Draft
Representation ID: 66648
Received: 26/06/2014
Respondent: Place Partnership Limited (PPL)
Legally compliant? Yes
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Yes
There is concern that Policy HS7's current wording asserts that design measures alone will ensure that developments enjoy low crime and antisocial behaviour rates, thereby ensuring community safety.
This is not to say Secured by Design measures won't reduce crime levels, they certainly will, as detailed elsewhere in our representations. However even when applied to the maximum possible extent, they can never reduce crime and anti-social behaviour rates in a development to zero. There will always be a necessity for policing and emergency services to deal with those incidents and crimes that occur no matter what design measures are put in place. That is why there is no such thing as a development policed entirely through architectural means.
The current wording of HS7 is surprising, not only because of the above reason, but because the Council's 'Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan - April 2014' recognises that police and emergency services infrastructure will need to be provided if sustainable development in the District is to be achieved. The Plan also implicitly recognises that funding will be needed from Section 106 agreements and the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) to deliver this infrastructure.
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