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ID sylw: 48742

Derbyniwyd: 31/07/2012

Ymatebydd: Mrs Ann Kelsey

Building on greenbelt land north of Leamington is not justified and does not comply with planning guidelines. The special circumstances needed to justify development in the greenbelt have not been demonstrated. The land provides an area of high quality amenity for residents as well as wildlife habitats and good agricultural land which will become increasingly important for food production. The quiet setting of Old Milverton village will be seriously affected by development in the greenbelt and constructing the relief road nearby. Houses adjacent to the railway line will experience increased danger, noise and lights from more frequent train services on the Kenilworth line. The relief road will ruin views from the village and spoil the walk to the Saxon Mill and together with the proposed dualling of the A452 will add little to the functioning of the existing road network. The high cost of the relief road which will require crossing the railway, river and floodplain is unnecessary. There are brownfield sites identified in the 2009 Core Strategy with infrastructure.Affordable housing is needed however those built in this area will also be very expensive to buy/rent and the location will not help residents to live sustainably near to employment opportunities, with quick and easy access to public transport and existing facilities. Instead it is an opportunity to improve and revitalise Leamington by building affordable housing in the town and tackling empty properties. More than 1400 houses than the estimated requirement have been put forward therefore building on greenbelt land in north leamington is unnecessary.