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ID sylw: 5249

Derbyniwyd: 21/09/2009

Ymatebydd: MS Judith Bennett

Object to Kings Hill site:
Not only housing but will need amenities - shops, schools, health care, transport and communications. Land between Coventry and Kenilworth will be built up destroying open space and cause significant increase in pollution, congestion, noise and overcrowding. Likely to take number of years to complete - what will residents do in mean time? Will result in greater strain on existing services.
Understanding that green belt land is protected from development to prevent towns and cities joining up and forming large conurbations. This will happen if this development goes ahead.
Beautiful view across farmland will be destroyed together with wildlife.
Concerned about impact on run-off and drainage in the area. Concrete and tarmac over sloping area can only increase risk of flooding, which already occurs in periods of heavy rainfall.
Need to expand water treatment works on Stoneleigh Road, putting pressure on River Sowe making flooding more likely.
Traffic will increase along country roads and increase pollution and noise.
People will need to travel to work and impact of extra traffic will be immense, especially on congested junctions (St Martins Road and A45) at peak times. Safety of pedestrians, school children and cyclists compromised. New traffic routes will increase impact on landscape.
Coventry has around 400 houses empty - if there are not enough people to fill those, there is no need to plan new development of housing.
Essential Warwick DC and Coventry City council work together and communicate with local residents.