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My wife and I were very disappointed to learn that the Green Belt area of North Leamington is being considered for Housing Development. When we bought our house in Fryer Avenue, in 1993, we were assured by estate agents, lawyers, Councillors and Planning officials that the land at the rear of the house (No. 2) was Green Belt and would never be allocated for housing. These assurances are apparently worthless and we can only assume that the Council is powerless to resist developers, land owners and agents such as Heber Percy. It is all the more galling when there is available land in South Leamington, far more suitable for development, with better facilities, including businesses, transport links etc.

We sincerely hope that will be the preferred option, but if in spite of this, North Leamington is to be developed, then can we assume that the development will take account of existing dwellings. For instance, the rear gardens on one side of Fryer Avenue are very short in length to accommodate the allotment tracks. This is noisy, dangerous, with blind bends, and, as you know, its use cannot be restricted to allotment traffic. If this was upgraded, life would be intolerable for Fryer Avenue residents, as we would be marooned on a traffic island. The obvious solution would be to move the track away from the houses and thus create a green area between the Fryer Avenue gardens and the new development. We wonder whether you are open to such suggestions, or whether the need for Heber Percy etc. to maximise their profit will be too strong to resist.