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I am personally greatly concerned and strongly oppose the proposed location of new housing in the Green belt land to the north of Leamington, either on the west or east side of the town. This has for very many years provided a buffer at the edge of and a well-defined boundary to the town. Breaking into this will both destroy a local amenity and threaten that the expansion of the town will allow Leamington, Kenilworth and the intervening villages to merge. It should be a firm policy that designated Green Belt areas are retained. Should it be impossible within the stated growth proposals to achieve these without encroaching on the Green Belt, then the planned growth should be curtailed as necessary. However, it is my belief that sufficient brown-field land exists to accommodate any likely growth over the period of validity of the plan.