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Having reviewed the plan for Hampton Magna I am concerned the additional housing will radically change the character of the village detrimentally in multiple ways as detailed below.

Hampton Magna is a village with a very special character due to the age and type of the housing stock within it. Being a '60s construction, many of the houses have had similar extensions due to the feeling 'extend rather than move' and this has resulted in a character that is unique within the area. I have spent time within the newer housing developments in the area and I feel the modern style of housing is in contrast with the style already in HM.

With the planned locations for the development, the footprint of the village would be extended up to the A46 and effectively merge the village into Warwick and rather than being a separate village will be considered a suburb. Greenbelt land was originally conceived to stop the spread of conurbations and to maintain a boundary gap. This extension of the village will also alter the balance of the housing and enhance the 'split' that already exists between the 2 halves of the village.

The proposed access to the additional housing is down existing residential roads that contain significant on road parking, family housing and roads designed only for their local traffic. The additional traffic will significantly increase the risk of accidents and more significantly increased risk of a child being run over.

Old Budbrooke Road is already suffering from excessive load due to the train station and this would only be increased. The route from the station up Old Budbrooke Road through Hampton on the Hill is already a 'rat run' used by vehicles of all sizes and many travelling at excessive speed. This is exasperated at busy times and this can be clearly seen at the junction between Old Budbrooke Road and Birmingham Road where there can be queues of cars all the way back to the train station.