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Derbyniwyd: 02/08/2012

Ymatebydd: Mr Patrick Swann

Site 3 (part) ie that which is south of Bishops Tachbrook/ Turnbull Gardens and protecting Bishops Tachbrook from coalescence.

The required protection from coalescence is a long- established local planning issue. It can be best secured by the establishment of an east - west linear parkway (dedicated open space corridor)based on the major geographical feature in the gap (the valley and Tach Brook itself). This has been suggested as long ago as 1997 and the concept was incorporated into the development scheme adopted by WDC in the Core Strategy Options 2008. It also forms a key part of well documented proposals lodged on behalf of Gallaghers. This very desirable barrier will only be deliverable/ viable as a part a development scheme north of the Brook.

Instead of this well thought out strategy (non-Green Belt) a totally unsustainable, intrusive area 'Area 3' is now proposed. This represents a prominent intrusion into a beautiful area of open countryside that is visually and physically entirely unrelated to the present urban fringes. Its development would require the provision of entirely new social and community facilities and would promote an unsustainable extension of public transport cycling and footpath modes of travel. This proposal actually makes the threat of the coalescence of Bishops Tachbrook even worse and therefore that part of site 3 that extends south of the Tach Brook should be deleted.
To conclude the preferred development strategy should be the comprehensive development south of Harbury Lane as promoted by Gallagher Estates.