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ID sylw: 106602

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Rachel Norton

The quantity of new house development south of Leamington is already vast and has yet to impact the transport and retail sectors.
Current development is to the north of the M40. Approving development to the south of the motorway will inevitably lead to further future development impacting on the rural natural landscape and opportunities for open recreation, e.g. walking.
Good graded agricultural land once developed will be lost, with the consequent risk to food production and national food security.
Water supply and discharge are hugely concerning. Already the taste of drinking water is sometimes affected, and water treatment works are often overwhelmed, damaging water courses. Development will impact heavily on future periods of drought and flood.
There is limited opportunity (and probably no public finance) to improve the infrastructure of the area, which will severely impact existing communities. Already there is planned development on the University campus north of Wellesbourne, which will affect the A429 main trunk road. This route was recently blocked in both directions preventing access by emergency services, and all other roads nearby were gridlocked.