Publication Draft

Object

Representation ID: 65629

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Plan is unsound for the following reasons:
The Local Plan Strategy 1.43 on page 11 says the strategic priorities, are
supported by a Spatial Strategy which seeks to:
 maximise use of brownfield sites;
 only bring forward greenfield sites in sustainable locations;
Contradiction of what is actually happening. Majority of housing developments are taking place south of River Leam on Greenfield sites. 4655 dwellings currently scheduled to be built on Greenfield sites.
Plan not positively prepared and does not demonstrate effective joing working with neighbouring authorities. WDC could alleviate disproportionate number of houses in one area of district. Applications in the pipeline already amount to 6.5 yr supply.
Supportive of need for houses for local people, however claimed numbers are exagerated to increase Govt. revenue to WDC. Houses planned not aimed at first time buyers but at executive buyers from beyond area. Need for bungalows and housing mix.
Fails to avoid coalescence - Developmnet sites between Myton Road and Europa Way, land south of Harbury Lane and east of railway in Whitnash and south of Campion School coalesces the large part of S Leamington, Whitnash and Warwick.
WDC has not consulted with local people over number of houses required and location. Local people have had no input into the LP.

Object

Representation ID: 66494

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Local Plan......'in consultation with the community.....
Statement of Community Involvement: A statement setting out the standards which local authorities will achieve in involving local communities in producing Local Development Documents and planning applications

Local people have made comments and suggestions, but have had little input into LP. Objections and observations ignored. Alternative suggestions could have been made
Council decided to place 4655 of houses on Green field sites in densely packed areas that currently separate closed linked towns/villages. Loss of agricultural land not considered.
Not considered any concerns about infrastructure, pollution or loss of greenfield space
Failed to adequately consider employment for additional residents of 12900 homes

Object

Representation ID: 66495

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Failure to adequately consider employment for new residents.
Key land allocations are remote from housing allocations which will create severe congestion and pollution as road access is limited and already congested. Alternatives have been put to WDC including spread of housing fairly through district or new town in central location

Object

Representation ID: 66498

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

WDC has not considered guidance of NPPF by seeking to approve planning applications for large number of houses prior to adoption circumventing LP before Inspector has considered it.
NPPF has considerations that should protect local people from unfair, unjustified and inconsiderate development. These considerations not considered.
Neighbourhood plans have little scope to influence planning policy because LP takes precedence. NPs should help form LP but unable to do so.
Avoidance of duplicating planning processes for non strategic policies where neighbourhood plan is in preparation has not happened

Object

Representation ID: 66499

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

LP failed to adequately consider Gypsy and Traveller sites as integral part of its plan. WDC deliberately timed consultation after the Plan. Some land that could be used for these sites cannot be considered. Possible options were WCC owned land
G&T sites also placed south of R Leam and no site visits undertaken before deciding on sites. One site is established football club.
Consultation only just completed and no final report published - large opposition to sites

Object

Representation ID: 66500

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Impacts of air quality on health not assessed satisfactorily. Greater car use and worse congestion mitigated but not eliminated by transport strategy and would worsen air quality.
Transport Strategy is ineffective and unsustainable. Proposed largescale
use of Greenfield sites will make occupants of new housing car-dependent. The transport strategy is incomplete and inconclusive. It will undoubtedly result in more congestion in and around developments.

Object

Representation ID: 66501

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Currently a £50 million gap in funding to implement infrastructure
for these developments. How does Warwick District Council plan to meet deficit or will local taxpayers end up paying for this? NPPF focusses unduly on housing and does not address infrastructure issues sufficiently. Why has Warwick District Council not addressed this problem?
Social Infrastructure needs to be addressed. Have adequate provisions been made for health care/education? Will NHS/WCC be able to meet demand for services? Education is major concern. WCC has to make cuts of £92m so where will money come from with 4655 additional dwellings? Schools already oversubscribed.

Object

Representation ID: 66502

Received: 27/06/2014

Respondent: Whitnash Town Council

Legally compliant? No

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? No

Majority of the houses (+-4655) are situated south of the River Leam. Not an appropriate distribution, and is unfair.
Population projection out of date, which substantially affects dwelling requirements. Mid 2012 projections show 28.7% reduction
in population expected by 2029 and this is a significant material change.Plan is unsound and does not meet NPPF requirements.
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