Infrastructure Delivery Plan

Object

Representation ID: 65434

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Colin Quinney

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The supporting Draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan is unsound. It is based on insufficient data on the present demand for and supply of primary care facilities. No strategy exists for the future provision of primary care facilities across the sub-region. Cooperation with GP Practices, patients and other local health and social care bodies has been inadequate. Specifically provision for existing and future primary care in North Leamington and especially the new S Warwick developments seem inadequate. Secondary care & mental health plans are wholly inadequate. No Health Impact assessment has been completed. See patient group attachment.

Support

Representation ID: 65644

Received: 23/06/2014

Respondent: Governors of Campion School

In the event of decisions to construct a substantial volume of new housing, the school governors have a clear position. We are most willing to increase student number capacity of the school in response to additional demand created by house building.
We at Campion School will work closely with our colleagues at Myton School and WCC. This will ensure that additional places can be found by increasing the size of the two schools in an agreed and coordinated fashion. This "two school solution" will meet expected demand, strengthen burgeoning partnerships and help create cohesion in secondary school provision in South Warwick, South Leamington and Whitnash.
Our understanding is that the school grounds will be large enough for the development of the new buildings required for an increase in school capacity whilst retaining sufficient playing field space.
It is absolutely necessary that school expansion to meet additional demand is supported adequately by basic need funding and payments from S106 and the CIL.

We believe that the s106/CIL allocation for Campion modelled in WDC's Draft Infrastructure Plan is in error but also that this can be rectified by further discussion.

However, it is necessary to restate that it would be impossible for Campion to expand its capacity by several hundred places without due funding allocation.

Object

Representation ID: 65868

Received: 24/06/2014

Respondent: Highways England

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

In respect of the proposal for the introduction of "Smart Motorways" on the M40 between J14 and J15, there is less certainty that this will be required within the Plan period or any guarantee that the Highways Agency will be in a position to fund it.
Warwickshire County Council has prepared the STA(4) to inform the Local Plan the Highways Agency specifically requested the County Council to remove the term "Smart Motorway" on the M40 from the document and replace it with a more generalised term of "Traffic Management", which could include a range of initiatives to manage traffic in a safe and efficient manner.

Object

Representation ID: 65888

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Centaur Homes

Agent: McLoughlin Planning

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

The Infrastructure Delivery Plan is not in accordance with paragraphs 203 and 204 of the Framework

Object

Representation ID: 66021

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: University of Warwick

Agent: Turley

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

We note that proposals for a Country Park in Kenilworth have been included in the draft Infrastructure Delivery Plan. Whilst the University is not averse to a Country Park in this location, as it would supplement the University's own Jubilee Wood, planted in 2012, its inclusion within the draft IDP is considered to make
the Local Plan unsound because it is not justified by a relevant policy requirement within the Local Plan itself. The only policy reference to the creation of Country Parks is in respect of Tachbrook to the south of Leamington.

Object

Representation ID: 66359

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Mr & Mrs Peter & Linda Bromley

Number of people: 2

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Social infrastructure has not been assessed. Each proposal is stand-alone and will result in small, isolated communities that are unable to contribute sufficiently to the District-wide infrastructure requirements. There is insufficient funding available to deliver the required infrastructure. This will result in traffic problems, inadequate health services and parking problems.

Object

Representation ID: 66360

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Miss Emma Bromley

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Social infrastructure has not been assessed. Each proposal is stand-alone and will result in small, isolated communities that are unable to contribute sufficiently to the District-wide infrastructure requirements. There is insufficient funding available to deliver the required infrastructure. This will result in traffic problems, inadequate health services and parking problems.

Object

Representation ID: 66361

Received: 25/06/2014

Respondent: Mr Peter Booty

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The transport proposals will lead to more air pollution.

Object

Representation ID: 66374

Received: 25/06/2014

Respondent: The Leamington Society

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The Plan is not supported by properly devloped and costed infrastructure proposals. The IDP expresses wishes and hopes rather than commitments.

The development sites present real transport difficulties. The mitigation relies on widening and upgrading junction capacity involving considerable expense.This will lead to worsening air quality and health outcomes.
Alternative and lower carbon modes of transport have not been addressed through policies and only a tiny proportion of the budget looks at this area. This is not consistent with the NPPF.

Object

Representation ID: 66377

Received: 23/06/2014

Respondent: Mrs Elaine Kemp

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There is insufficient planning and financing of infrastructure. This would in any case be constrained by the historic nature of Warwick, the site of the Hospital and the capacity of local schools.

Object

Representation ID: 66382

Received: 25/06/2014

Respondent: Mr Robert Price

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

There is insufficient planning (including financial) for the additional infrastructure necessary to support the proposed level of growth. This would in any case be constrained by the historic nature of Warwick centre, the site and size of WArwick Hospital and the capacity of local schools.

Object

Representation ID: 66410

Received: 30/06/2014

Respondent: The Warwick Society

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The allocation of greenfield sites otuh of Warwick make it impossible to meet to meet transport needs sustainably as required by the NPPF.

The relatively low densities proposed mean more space devoted to roadways and parking. the location will will create journeys as few destinations will be within walking distance. The road network is unattractive for cycling and buses cannot provide the quality of service to compete with the car.

Sustainable transport poliucy is paid lip service (paras 5.28 to 5.59) as evidenced by expenditure splits in the IDP.

The effects of the proposed mitigation on on traffic flows is questionable and raises doubts about the quality of the modelling. They do however show increased jourvey times, worse congestion and worse air quality. There are inconsistencies between the IDP and the STA. The STA also appears to indicate that any Plan which depends on increasing the flow of vehicles through Warwick Town Centre is undeliverable.

The Strategic Transport Phase 4 and Cumulative Assessments which support the Infrastructure Delivery Plan contain significant flaws. They describe schemes which have not been prepared in detail. Their costs, feasibility, deliverability, and impact are uncertain. Their effect on traffic is questionable: work carried out under the management of the Save Warwick Group, which is making its own representation, raises numerous doubts about the quality of the modelling and the realism of its conclusions.

These conclusions nevertheless indicate increased journey times, worse congestion, and air quality within the Warwick and Leamington AQMAs being worse than it would be without the 'mitigation' schemes.

There are differences between the schemes contained in the three documents, and these differences emphasise that no coherent traffic plan, let alone a transport strategy, exists.

The Plan takes no account of previously well-founded objections.

Object

Representation ID: 66485

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Archaeological Information and Advice]

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Primary education in Warwick & Leamington needs to be revisited to take into account the sites in the draft local plan and the most recent planning applications for Gallows Hill/Europa Way and the Asps, we calculate the
developments will generate approximately 1,600 primary age pupils, requiring a total of 8 forms of entry primary provision. We envisage that yields from small sites such
as the former sewage works, the former Ridgeway school and Bishop's Tachbrook can be met within existing provision, thus requiring an additional 6.5 forms of entry of
primary accommodation.
The draft local plan infrastructure delivery plan identifies that 5 forms of entry are expected to be met from the developments around Europa Way (including one form of entry on the Asps site, if this goes ahead). We support the proposal in the draft plan to expand Whitnash
Primary School by 0.5 forms of entry to provide for children expected to come from the Sydenham development site. However, there will still be a requirement for a
1form of entry school in that area to meet demand. This is not currently identified inthe draft plan.

Object

Representation ID: 66486

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Archaeological Information and Advice]

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Primary education in Kenilworth needs further consideration. Warwickshire County Council expects that the 1,300 planned houses will be located on the east side of Kenilworth. They will generate approximately 300 primary age pupils, requiring 1.5 forms of entry of new primary provision which is not currently identified in the draft plan. We do not believe it is possible or educationally desirable to expand the existing local infant or junior schools, so a reserved site, yet to be identified, will be required.

Support

Representation ID: 66487

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Archaeological Information and Advice]

Highways - Warwickshire County Council (WCC) and Warwick District Council (WDC) have worked together over a number of years to undertake testing of the proposed Warwick Core Strategy (CS) allocations. The final submission, April 2014, was the Strategic Transport Assessment Phase 4.
The County Council has enclosed a detailed table of mitigation measures (see full submission) that have been identified to -date and should be included in the IDP.

Support

Representation ID: 66488

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Archaeological Information and Advice]

Most of the County's Household Waste and Recycling Centres (HWRC) are strategically well placed around the county and within Warwick District there are two sites, Prince Drive and Cherry Orchard.
With the proposed 12,300 extra properties, it will be necessary to redesign both of the sites facilities to accommodate the increase vehicle movements, but also greatly increase the opening hours of the sites to accommodate the expected 1,419 vehicle movements per week which equates to approximately 73,800 vehicle movements per
year. Each household deposits on average 236kgs of waste per year at each HWRC. To cater for this increase we will need to extend Cherry Orchard HWRC onto the old landfill site to accommodate the increased skip provision, costs will be in the region of £241,500. This has been based on 1,500 new households. The baseline used for capital investment is as follows. For the Capital formula we have used the present size of Cherry Orchard HWRC ( 5,184 m2 divided by 10,460 households in Kenilworth = 0.495 m2 per household), so the formula used to work out associated costs:
New extension build = 5,184m2 divided by 10,468 households in Kenilworth = 0.495 m2 per household.
Spon's Building price per m2 (2012 price, plus 1.5% inflation per m2 = £324.8) Which includes split level sites.
Therefore:
1500 households * 0.495m2 = 743 m2 * £324.80 = £241,326
Prince Drive HWRC will require the provision of an extra waste compactor being installed at £235,000 to accommodate the extra demand of waste. We have just installed a new compactor at Princess Drive at this cost; therefore this is a true cost for the equipment in 2013 prices. The design of the bays will mean further redesign of the
skip bays to address the demand of increased recycling estimated to be in the region of £100,000. The same formula would apply, but as we are introducing a compactor, we believe we only need to redesign the skip bays by 310 m2 so would be just above the £100,000 at £324.80 per m2.
Total Waste infrastructure requested, to date £576,326.

Support

Representation ID: 66489

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Warwickshire County Council [Archaeological Information and Advice]

The County Council has a statutory duty to provide a 'comprehensive and efficient'library service for the people of Warwickshire. This is laid down in the Local
Government Act 1964.
The Library and information Service is directly affected by the numbers and characteristics of the populations we serve. The majority of any population uses library
services. The Household Library User Survey shows that over 70% of all households are library members.
The more people there are in an area, the more pressure there is on Library services. Books, audio visual materials, computers, library buildings and vehicles are in effect the infrastructure of the service. Books and other items are borrowed more often, and computers are used more frequently. Choice and service availability is reduced for both existing and new customers, while wear and tear on stock and equipment increases.
The County Council's detailed submission (see representation ) identifies new library infrastructure that will be necessary with an overall cost estimate of £93,553.

Object

Representation ID: 66683

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Save Warwick

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66845

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Patricia Hollis

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66903

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Colin Sharp

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66911

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Ms Alison Cox

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66919

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Alison Kelly

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66927

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Andrew Cliffe

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66935

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Angelo Cugini

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66943

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Barbara Groves

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66951

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Professor Bob Ireland

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66959

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Christopher Paden

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66967

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Elizabeth Cliffe

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66975

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Mrs Kay Cugini

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.

Object

Representation ID: 66983

Received: 03/07/2014

Respondent: Mr David Ramsbottom

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

The plans for the necessary social infrastructure are not ready. Assumptions are made in the Plan that schools, medical centres, hospital beds and other social infrastructure will be provided. We are currently aware that school issues have not been automatically agreed with the County Council. Similarly the successful conclusion of other facilities cannot be assumed.
There is a serious funding gap for necessary infrastructure. Work done by save Warwick indicates that there is a there is a shortfall between the cost of infrastructure and the funding available in the region of 50 million pounds.