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Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Kenilworth Town Council

This appears to be the second largest spatial growth area in the proposals and has large overlap with green belt. Therefore this would effectively merge Kenilworth and
Coventry, contrary to the primary aim of the Green Belt to prevent urban sprawl and towns merging.
• Significant areas of SG01 are prone to flooding, and development should avoid building on a floodplain, plan for the effects of climate change (NPPF page 48) and
put in place a habitat corridor (blue/green corridor) as part of a sustainable drainage system (Preferred Options page 133).
• In the technical evidence, development at SG01 was assessed as suitable for housing, but poor in many other aspects (climate, biodiversity, landscape, cultural
heritage, natural resources, waste) (Sustainability Appraisal page 59) and therefore is lower priority for development.
• There are plans for an “eco-park” south of Warwick University, which would provide significant amenity to Kenilworth residents, however this area would be dwarfed by the rest of the proposed development site.
• The amenity of residents should be considered when building houses close to the HS2 train line which will have frequent services. The train line is currently separate
from housing (albeit straight through Burton Green!), but much of SG01 development would be adjacent to HS2.