South Warwickshire Local Plan

Cefnogi

Revised Development Strategy

ID sylw: 53514

Derbyniwyd: 23/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Ms Sandra Rutter

Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

Pleased that the Council has recognised that the Exceptional Circumstances to develop the Green Belt to the North of Leamington do not exist. It is vital to preserve the limited green space between Leamington and Kenilworth, to avoid risk of merging with the West Midlands conurbation.
The Revised Development Strategy proposes that a substantial proportion of new development is located close to employment opportunities (to the South of Leamington & Warwick) providing an opportunity for people to live close to their place of work. Furthermore there is almost unlimited green space to the south of Leamington where the nearest town is Banbury.
The Revised Development Strategy removes the proposal to build 2000 houses on the North Leamington Green Belt. Through the better use of Brownfield sites only 325 further houses are proposed on Greenfield land than previously in the Preferred Document
The Revised Development Strategy has a fair distribution of new housing across the District, and provides for the necessary schools and other infra-structure to support new development.

There is sufficient non Green Belt land to accommodate additional development should more houses be required arising from the findings of the Joint Strategic Housing Market Assessment being prepared with Coventry City Council.

It is important that the proposed road improvements to the South of Leamington set out in the Revised Development Strategy to cater for new development and relieve congestion are implemented as part of a co-ordinated plan.
Traffic surveys show that road improvements can cope with the planned new development and that locating the majority of the development South of Leamington will reduce traffic movements, ease congestion and reduce pollution.

Testun llawn:

I write to support the Revised Development Strategy.
I am pleased that the Council has recognised that the Exceptional Circumstances to develop the Green Belt to the North of Leamington do not exist and that as a consequence the risks of the Local Plan being found unsound at public enquiry are reduced. It is vital to preserve the limited green space between Leamington and Kenilworth, otherwise there is a real risk that Leamington and Warwick will merge with the West Midlands conurbation.
The Revised Development Strategy proposes that a substantial proportion of the new development is located close to where there are employment opportunities (to the South of Leamington & Warwick) providing an opportunity for people to live close to their place of work. Furthermore there is almost unlimited green space to the south of Leamington where the nearest town is Banbury.
The Revised Development Strategy removes the proposal to build 2000 houses on the North Leamington Green Belt. Through the better use of Brownfield sites only 325 further houses are proposed on Greenfield land than was proposed in the Preferred Options for the Local Plan published last year.
The Revised Development Strategy provides improvements to the road network South of Leamington to relieve the existing congestion and to cater for the new development. It is important that these road improvements are carried out as part of a coordinated plan. Traffic surveys show that road improvements can cope with the planned new development and that locating the majority of the development South of Leamington will reduce traffic movements, ease congestion and reduce pollution.
The Revised Development Strategy provides for the necessary schools and other infra-structure to support the new development.
The Revised Development Strategy has a fair distribution of new housing across the District. 16% of the new houses will be in the Green Belt North of Leamington, at Thickthorn and Lillington. 15% of the proposed development will be in Warwickshire Villages.
I do not wish to challenge the number of new houses included in the Revised Development Strategy, which I understand has been estimated in accordance with guidance issued by the coalition Government, but I ask the Council to keep the housing requirement to a minimum. Should more houses be required because of the Joint Strategic Housing Needs Analysis being performed with Coventry City Council, I believe that there is sufficient non Green Belt land to accommodate this additional development.