Testun llawn:
I am writing to raise my serious concerns about the proposed inclusion of current
green belt land to the north of Leamington in your housing development plans, and wish to formally object to these proposals.
My objections to this plan are based on the following;
-A current lack of open green space in the local area, as there no parks or
recreation grounds nearby and hence removal of any of the open countryside
would have a dramatic impact
-Development plans proposed are based on excessive population growth
projections which will likely result in an over-provision of housing
-The Proposed Options paper does not demonstration the 'exceptional
circumstances' required under the NPPF to build on green belt land, especially
considering alternative suitable and available sites have already been
identified by your team to the east of A452 and the south of Heathcote and
does not support the NPPF statement that Greenbelt protection is vital in
preventing urban sprawl.
Whilst I accept that new housing is required in the area, the projections as to the level of housing have been based on a period of exceptional growth, which is highly unlikely to be sustained and results in a 'false' target of housing required.
The land identified to the South of Leamington surely provides a far better solution to this housing demand, because;
- it removes the need to build on any Green Belt land at all;
- it would saves the council a significant amount of money in developing and
building new infrastructure and roads in the north of the town. In North
Leamington existing roads are insufficient to cope with the new level of traffic
this would bring, whereas those to the South have been more recently
developed for more traffic use;
- there is also a high level of local employment in the Heathcote area, which it
would appear sensible to site new housing near to for ease of access.