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I would like to express my objections to the new local plan for North Leamington Spa. This is for the following three reasons:

1) About five years ago (if I am not mistaken back in 2007), there was a heavy downpour in Leamington and its surrounds. During this Lillington Road became a fast moving torrent of
water. The Close in which I live became a six inch deep stream lapping ever more closely to my front door. Thankfully due to the slope of the road the water kept moving down the road
to drain into the Leamington Cricket Ground. This soon became a vast pool populated by land gulls and ducks. At the time several areas and houses in nearby Cubbington had been flooded.
With the proposed development the run-off after even a much smaller rain fall will be greatly increased leading to more flooding in the area.

2) The traffic situation driving out of and into Leamington via Kenilworth Road is already extremely busy during any time of the day but especially during the rush hour. Increasing the population by what
is being proposed in the development plan is going to make the situation far far worse.

3) There are few 'green lungs' left in Leamington. With the proposed massive development the few nearby green areas are going to be built over to change the character of Leamington from a
'leafy suburb' to just any other over-built town.

I do understand the need for more houses, but I hoper this can be done in a much more sensible and environmentally sensitive way not only for the well-being of the present residents of Leamington
Spa but also for the future residents.