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PLEASE CONSIDER THIS AS MY OBJECTION TO THE DEVELOPMENT REFERRED TO IN THE
PREFERRED OPTIONS BOOKLET
PO 4 LOCATION 11 WOODSIDE FARM, TACHBORK ROAD

1. The land in question is at the highest point of Woodside Farm and is the gateway to Whitnash and also Leamington Spa. The effect of the proposed development would be visually offensive.

2. To provide access to the site will require the removal of established woodland and cause extra pressure on an already extremely dangerous and busy junction.

3. Concreting over this area will cause flooding problems to the Harbury Lane and Tachbrook Road.

4. The increase in population will cause increased pressure on schools, already bearing the brunt of the failure to provide a new school when Warwick Gates development took place. Whitnash parents are having their choice of schools restricted and this planned development will only make matters worse.

5. Traffic in Whitnash is causing problems parking at schools at drop off and pick up times.

6. The access from south of the river to hospitals, police and fire services additional development will only make this more of a problem.

7. Green space in and around Whitnash is shrinking. The sports facilities provided to offset the requirements when Warwick Gates was built are a farce boarded up and little used for anything but dog walking and unauthorized parking for caravans.

8. Whilst appreciating that Woodside Farm is actually with the Bishop Tachbrook boundary it is the existing population of Whitnash who will feel the pressure as with Warwick Gates. More development in this area is undesirable.

9. My final point is actually a question WHY when a Government Inspector found in favour of NO development of Woodside Farm in the Regional Spacial Strategy Programme, has this site been included the Preferred Option Plan?