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Green Belt land should not be developed when other suitable land is available in Leamington for development. WDC has not shown exceptional circumstances necessary to build on Green Belt under NPFF. Suitable land has been identified east of the A452 and south of Heathcote which has not been included in the preferred option sites. Removal of the Green Belt area in north Leamington would contribute to urban sprawl of the area.

There is also an over provision of housing in Leamington area and the units proposed for the Green Belt could be deleted without causing a deficit.

The current infastructure cannot support the new development in north Leamington and even more Green Belt land and money would be needed to provide the Northern Leamington Relief Road whereas there is already the infastructure in place to accommodate development in the south of Leamington.

The land proposed for development is an important and well used local amenity and there is very little publicly accessible open space in the area and would be a great loss to the community as a whole