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ID sylw: 106268

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Joyce Laidlow

I write to object to the proposed development of Hatton New Town which is potentially going to destroy a lot of green belt land to be used for housing known as Site B1.

Several things worry me in that the roads are currently already very busy and in need of constant repair due to sizeable and heavy lorry’s that weave though our narrow country roads. The Warwick road is extremely fast despite speed limits applying and the Hockney road is very twisty and also very fast.

The present traffic situation causes gridlock most mornings trying to get into or through Warwick for work and adding another 20000 cars into the mix will see traffic stuck for quite sometime before they can proceed through the bottle neck that is Warwick .

The suggested use of Hatton Station is quite laughable as there are no facilities for anyone disabled to reach the platform into Birmingham unless they can climb the stairs and over the bridge. There are no lifts and no lower level pedestrian crossing to enable people to catch the Birmingham train. There are,only a few trains a day that actually stop at Hatton and the car park is normally full with the early train catchers travelling to London.

Surely with the expected influx of people into this area this green belt would be better used providing for growing food rather than importing food from elsewhere .

The proposed site is adjacent to the old Hatton Woods which are home to all kinds of wildlife , we have two types of bats, visits from deer, monk Jack and roe, badgers , we have red kites flying overhead with honey buzzards and the occasional eagle. These would vanish if houses were being built alongside with wood.

In these plans no mention is made for the present overcrowded hospital in Warwick to extended or a new one for such a growing population.

I feel this this plan has not taken into account any infrastructure which would surely have to be started before any other work could take place for a development of this size.