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The ideas for possible development in Lapworth outlined at the Drop-In session on 17th June are indefensible. Lapworth does not have the services to cope with any major development. It has just one bus per day, a very limited rail service with no prospect of improvement, (many locals have to drive to Dorridge or Warwick Parkway stations as a result), a small and full primary school, no Warwick secondary school anywhere near, only one small general store, narrow roads, inadequate parking facilities in places, and no obvious employment opportunities in the village. In addition the possible developments along Station Lane would ruin one of the most attractive open areas in the village, thereby irredeemably damaging the area's rural character. It would also exacerbate existing traffic problems around the school and the station. The combination of no local demand for extra housing, no local jobs, extremely limited services, and environmental harm must lead to a major rethink about the size and location of any development.