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ID sylw: 107716

Derbyniwyd: 16/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr & Mrs Peter & Linda Bromley

The Preferred Option of land next to Warwick Racecourse (EO7000222) is prone to flooding. There is a serious problem of flooding on the bend at the corner of the Racecourse and the ditch that used to run along the Common for surface water run-off has been filled in. Building on this Greenfield site of arable land will exacerbate flooding in surrounding areas. This is because housing and concrete pavements render the land surface impermeable and displace water to surrounding areas such as Hampton Road, which floods frequently already, Forbes Estate and Chase Meadow. The Gog Brook Flood Alleviation Scheme was intended to alleviate flooding but has proved ineffective and Gog Brook is completely overgrown with vegetation and is silted up. The water table in this area is only a foot below the surface and, with climate change, regular flooding will become inevitable.

There will be a notable increase in traffic congestion in surrounding roads, particularly Hampton Road leading to the bottleneck of Hampton Street.

A County Councillor advises that the County’s Heritage and Culture unit retains aerial photographs of this site showing a Roman villa situated across the area. Do you really want to face another Kenilworth swimming pool fiasco by attempting to build on this site?