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Greenfield sites ref 53 and 54 Land at the rear of The Hamlet Leek Wootton

1 The southern end of the site slopes steeply to the east and is some thirty feet below the embankment that supports the elevated carriageway of the A46. The pollution caused by the heavy traffic will gather here causing potential health hazards for those unfortunate enough to live there.

2 Traffic noise from the A46 which forms the eastern boundary of the proposed site.

3 Access from the site will be onto the narrow Hill Wootton Road, and to access the wider road network traffic to the west would have to join the busy Warwick Road and to the east the Coventry Road at a junction with poor visibility created by the railway bridge crossing diagonally across the junction at which there have been serious accidents including fatalities.

4 The narrow lanes connecting to the route into Leamington Spa are under strain as motorists and delivery drivers use them as a"rat run" during their commute to and from work/school run.

5 Leek Wootton is poorly served by public transport.

6 There is a very limited range of services in the village.

7 Mature trees will have to be felled to improve visibility exiting the site.

8 Power lines traverse the site.

9 The proposed development is disproportionately large for the existing village.

10 The northern end of the development pushes the village envelope beyond its present bounds and closer to Kenilworth.