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We would like to state our objections to the proposed development of the north Leamington Green belt.

We feel that the suggested developments in North Leamington and Blackdown completely fly in the face of the government's policy that greenbelt land is to be protected at all costs unless there is a demonstration of 'exeptional circumstances'.

Leamington is a beautiful town with great diversity and beautiful parks and up until now good access to the countryside. We do not want Leamington to blend into other villages and towns to become a sprawling conurbation.
As soon as the greenbelt land is developed with the proposed bypass it is just giving the green light to develop ever further north and to join with Kenilworth etc.
There are very few easily accessible country walks from the centre of leamington and if you develop these for housing we will lose access to our beautiful countryside.
North Leamington is a very family orientated area and with a young family ourselves we chose to buy in this location 3years ago because of the access to the fields etc. We are most concerned about the traffic, pressure on open spaces for leisure activities, risks of cycling on the roads etc all increasing.

The land south of Leamington is already designated as white belt land and therefore has no reason not to be developed further than already proposed if deemed necessary to help with the need for more homes in the area. We do however question the need for the total number of new homes proposed especially as there are many flats unsold and flats above shops unoccupied as well as the rapid rate of closure of the high street shops suggesting lack of consumers.

Please don't ruin our town anymore. Your proposition is proprosterous and will destroy our beautiful countryside, the outlook of our town and the freedom of our families.