South Warwickshire Local Plan

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Preferred Options

ID sylw: 46989

Derbyniwyd: 26/07/2012

Ymatebydd: Mrs Karen Collins

Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

Failed to ensure new developments are appropriately distributed across the district (NLP page 9 - 4.11.7).

Broadly support Option 2 but should be redistributed from East Milverton to available development sites in Kenilworth at Glasshouse Lane/Crewe Lane (K18) and Woodside Training Centre (K19) and land South of Harbury Lane.
Keniworth sites consistent with Option 2, better geographical spread, closer to major employment opportunites and well defined green belt boundaries.

South of Harbury Lane is non Green Belt, 2nd highest score in Sustainability Appraisal and the STAOR identifies that it would have no impact on transport infrastrucuture needs beyond that which is already required by other development.

Testun llawn:

I am writing to register my objection to the development of site identified as East Milverton within the proposed Warwick District Council (WDC) Development May 2012.

My Objection is to do with the Failure to ensure new developments are appropriately distributed across the district
The NLP page 9 (4.11.7)

I broadly support Option 2 detailed in the Strategic Housing Land Availability Assessment but believe that this rebalancing growth towards a) Kenilworth and b) South Harbury Lane, Leamington Spa offers significant benefits compared to the proposed East Milverton preferred option.

3.1 The benefits of developing Kenilworth
A strategy of developing Kenilworth through the development of available, suitable, and deliverable sites at Glasshouse Lane/Crewe Lane (K18) and Woodside Training Centre (K19) would be beneficial as on the following grounds:
* Consistent with Broad Option for Growth Option 2 favoured by WDC
* Consistent with the identified need to greater diversify the demographic profile of Kenilworth
* Develops a better geographical distribution of housing (and business) in the district
* Offers the ability to develop clearly bounded (low value) Green Belt
* Offers greater sustainability for developing transport links to potential Site of Regional Importance
for Employment at the Gateway, Warwick University and Stoneleigh.

3.2 The benefits of developing South Harbury Lane
South Harbury Lane offers significant advantages compared to the East Milverton preferred option.
* South Harbury Lane is non-Green Belt land and has been identified as the second most favourable site for development within WDC and significantly outscores East Milverton.
* The favourability report recognises significant benefits accruing to South Harbury Lane in particular:
- the reduced need to travel
- it better enables sustainable transport
- is more favourable to health and well being
- offers more favourable access to services

Furthermore the Strategic Transport Assessment Overview Report identifies that development of part of the South of Harbury Lane site (close to Europa Way) would have no impact on transport infrastructure needs beyond that already required by other development. Indeed, housing in this location would facilitate better access for those working south and north of Leamington (Jaguar Land Rover or Birmingham) and needing access to the M40. Not all residents of Leamington will choose to work within the locality, particularly if seeking to attract those working in high value industries with regional and national footprints.