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ID sylw: 107122

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: David Wood

My concerns relate to both the major proposal for Ref C1 and to the “Call for sites”, sites that have been identified.
My concerns relate to:
1. Inadequacy of the local infrastructure in terms of
a) Roads-which are very rural in nature and have restricted width and majority lack pavements for pedestrians. There is lack of street lighting and there are some dangerous junctions.
b. Rail – the rail line through Lapworth is already at capacity and would be unable to cope with any increase in traffic, more frequent stops etc.
c. Bus – the bus services to and from Lapworth are virtually non-existent with only a handful of services a week.
d. Doctors Surgery – the Lapworth surgery is at capacity and any increase in population numbers will very much be to the detriment of the existing residents of the area.
e. Energy Supplies – There is no gas in Lapworth. The Electricity supplies are currently inadequate and largely over ground resulting in many power outages being experienced by the residents of Lapworth in any one year.
f. School/Education provision – there is only a primary school, with secondary school pupils having to commute to Warwick, Henley in Arden, Stratford or Solihull. School buses/coaches often have to pick-up and drop pupils at inadequate and dangerous locations.
g. Warwick Hospital – already running at capacity
2. Impact on the Warwickshire Canal Conservation corridors – several of the sites including the main site C1 are bounded on at least one side by either the Grand Union or Stratford Canals.
3. Flooding – There are many locations within the area that experience flooding of the highway during inclement weather and this can only be exacerbated by the consequential increase in hard surfaces caused by increased housing.
4. I am not sure that the proposed Local Plan fully embraces the principle of access to the countryside by the retention of Greenbelt
5. Impact on historical property –