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1.I wish to register objection to the proposal for the development of 810 houses on the land "North of Leamington" and 1,170 houses on "Land at Blackdown".

2. I recognise that there will be a need for more houses in and around Leamington in the period 2019 to 2029. I do not have sufficient information to judge whether the number required will be anywhere near the number envisaged by this planning proposal.

3. I believe however that the proposals that I mention above do not comply with the National Planning Policy Framework (NPFF). The NPPF expects that brownfield sites and other land not in the green belt should be developed in priority to green belt land, and requires that exceptional circumstances must shown before planning allows construction on Green Belt land. I do not believe that the Council has demonstrated that there is insufficient suitable and available sites outside the Green Belt.

4. The NPPF does not mention any acceptable policy of "spreading development around", so any actions based on that would be outside - and thus contrary to - the NPPF.

5. The NPPF clearly expects that Green Belt land will protect against urban sprawl - and in particular urban coalescence - and is to be protected for that reason. The danger of coalescence with Kenilworth, especially if development southwards from Kenilworth is also permitted, is very real.

6. The existing infrastructure, especially the road network, could not cope with the additional traffic from the proposed developments. It barely copes with the present traffic at peak times and even either side of the peak. The construction of the roads that would be necessary to support the proposed housing developments would be costly to construct and significantly damaging to the local countryside and community.

Please acknowledge that you have received this objection.