Testun llawn:
I object to the development at Glebe Farm for the following reasons:
* The proposed site is an alternative to the Brown Field sites already submitted and if there are objections to those sites, there are other alternative sites which would be more suited to the application for development eg land at Baginton Airfield.
* The road infrastructure in the area already suffers from congestion at peak periods and I feed would not be able to cope with additional vehicles from 2-3000 houses. The roundabout at the top of Windmill Hill causes confusion as drivers from Leamington still act as though they have right of way (despite the signings) so everyone is hesitant and there are still frequent accidents there. Also, there has already been one death on the Rugby Road and the increase in traffic, I feel would mean that there would be another.
* The site is away from the main areas of work in South Leamington and Warwick meaning that there would be an increase in traffic thorough central Leamington which already cannot cope at peak times.
* The land is currently agricultural and is composed of heavy clay. There is a severe issue with run-off which in July 2007 resulted in nearly 50 houses being flooded as the sewerage system could not cope with the amount. At the moment no-one is willing to take responsibility to fund the improvement to reduce the impact. The effect of building 2-3000 houses on this site would be to make this problem much worse.
* The land is a Green Field site which is enjoyed by wildlife (including badgers) and walkers. There are several rights of way which run across this land which I have used which will need to be maintained if the site were to be developed.
* The village of Cubbington is a close knit rural community, highlighted by the fact that the parliamentary constituency boundaries have been moved so that it is no longer in Warwick and Leamington and is in the rural constituency of Kenilworth and Southam. This large development will have a huge impact on the village resources (there is always a queue in the post office) and take away some of the reasons why people moved here.
* This development was also mean that there would need to be an increase in facilities eg shops, schools and surgeries to cope with the increase in population or else the existing local facilities would need to expand in order to cope with the pressure.
* If this application is approved, then there will be pressure to extend the development to the boundary of Welsh Road and onto the area around Thwaites factory and eventually development could extend into Offchurch.
I support this site at Baginton as it would be a more suitable site as opposed to Glebe Farm (or any of the other 4 sites) as it is already set up with suitable road access and is of a size that suitable shops, schools, surgeries and employment sites could be set up at the same time.