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ID sylw: 106047

Derbyniwyd: 19/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Finlay McAllan

I write to you in connection to the South Warwickshire Local Plan and in particular the proposed Weston Under Wetherley site development - reference number stated above.

There are a number of points I'd like to draw to your attention:

Firstly I strongly oppose any further greenbelt development projects in the area, taking into account the already severe scarring left across the landscape by the HS2 development .

And then there's the HELAS assessment of the site. I believe that site 569 should be entirely removed from consideration within the plan. First and foremost because it totally underestimates the impacts of flooding - something that regularly occurs here.

Secondly, access to the proposed site would be difficult if taking into account the current road structure - especially the limited access granted by the old bridge at Hunningham, which seems to be regularly under repair due to oversized vehicles hitting it or poor driving causing damage.

Add to that, the (currently under construction) bridge between Weston & Cubbington does not seem to cater for pedestrian or cycle access, which would effectively leave the site fully dependant on cars or limited public service transport - both of which would be subject to the fragility of the aforementioned bridge.

There are many other reasons that I feel this site is unsuitable and should no longer be considered, but I believe that current HS2 development of the land, limited site access roads and regular flooding are reasons enough that the site 569 should be removed from a list being considered.