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ID sylw: 52174

Derbyniwyd: 27/07/2012

Ymatebydd: Christine Allen

The proposed level of development is entirely inappropriate and of such a scale (25% increase at 30 homes and 65% increase at 80 homes) that it would cause irreparable harm to the village. It is also disproportionate to the scale and massing of the village and the approach needs to be reconsidered.

Norton Lindsey is uniquely located on the border with SDC and WDC - there are concerns that should SDC decide in their local plan to build up to the Norton Lindsey boundary and WDC wishes to place up to 80 new properties within Norton Lindsey, the cumulative effect would completely decimate the village.

There is a need for an inspector to consider the plans for WDC and SDC together and to take Norton Lindsey out of the immediate process to allow thw above to happen.

There is a statutory requirement for evidence of local housing need to be identified prior to any development being undertaken - the last local housing need survey indicated a need for 3 dwellings in Norton Lindsey - the quota of between 30-80 dwellings would appear to be far and above the local housing need. Norton Lindsey has also benefited from a number of affordable homes schemes over the years and is now well served by affordable housing of various tenures and sizes.

Norton Lindsey does not fulfil the transport criteria to mimimise the need to travel or access to sustainable forms of transport:
- There is no regular public transport
- Main Street is very narrow with many houses abutting the road and a number having accommodation at lower than street level / additional traffic may damage buildings
- The road structures along and leading from the village have bad bends, very narrow sections and no passing places - serious accidents have taken place.
- Norton Lindsey is too remote for walking to destinations such as Warwick and Leamington Spa and due to the road infrastructure cycling is dangerous.
- Parking is a problem with new residential schemes providing insufficient on-site parking causing congestion and safety hazards (30 dwellings could provide an additional 60 vehicles and 80 a minimum of 120 vehicles).

There is no employment in Norton Lindsey to support development. Further the addition of housing will not create any employment. Accordingly development on the scale envisaged runs counter to many of the aspirations as set out in both the Preferred Options document but also the NPPF.

The historic built environment restricts options to improve roads, which would also fundamentally ruin the context and integrity of the buildings.

Development may impact on the conservation areas and the overall historic environment. It is essential need to protect Norton Lindsey' unique heritage for current and future generations and avoid impacting on views and features

Due to environmental considerations and build standards to minimise carbon emissions together with affordable housing contributions, this may mean that such locations as Norton Lindsey are economically unviable to be brought forward for development. Also reference to earlier comments about promoting unsustainable transport.

Agree with the principle of inclusive, safe and healthy communities, but Norton Lindsey is an unsuitable site as it is not within a wide range of facilities.