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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs Rebecca Loades

Large-scale housing developments in South Wellesbourne will lead to habitat destruction, fragmentation of wildlife corridors, and long-term ecological damage. The environmental impact of the development in area X1 is entirely unacceptable, particularly when more suitable brownfield sites exist. Newbold Pacey will be suffocated.
The local area of Wellesbourne does not have the infrastructure to support a large influx of new residents. The high street is limited, roads are already congested, public transport is minimal, and essential services area already stretched. Approving this development would put undue strain on these resources, leading to a decline in the quality of life for both existing and future residents. I would particularly ask you to consider the road from Wellesbourne (B4087), through Newbold Pacey to the M40.
The loss of agricultural land also undermines local food security and self-sufficiency, an increasingly critical issue in modern times, especially with what is currently occuring in international politics and affairs. Please consider working with local farmers to encourage to maintain their farms and continue to provide local produce rather than leasing them for solar farms.
Please also consider policing of these new development areas. A rapid increase in housing will unavoidably bring an increase in anti-social behaviour.
Solar Farms
While the need for renewable energy is undeniable, the placement of this industrial-scale development in a conservation area (particularly South Wellesbourne) is wholly inappropriate and presents serious and irreversible harm to the landscape, biodiversity, and local heritage.
The potential proposed sites in South Wellesbourne support a diverse range of wildlife, including legally protected species such as birds, bats, and pollinators. The removal of established habitats, potential soil degradation, and disruption of local ecosystems would have lasting consequences.
Solar farms should be sited on brownfield or low-grade agricultural land, not in protected conservation areas like South Wellesbourne.