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(1) The proposed numbers of additional houses is excessive for a village of this size and will overload the local facilities, such as the school (already oversubscribed), shops, and local meeting places.
(2) It will generate additional traffic on the roads serving Hampton Magna which are already narrow and with numerous sharp bends making them unsuitable for increased traffic. The main access route to and from Hampton Magna (via Old Budbrooke Road to Warwick Parkway station and to the junction with the Birmingham Road, as well as the junction with Warwick Bypass, is already congested at busy times of the day and cannot easily be upgraded.
(3) The preferred site for proposed new housing (land between Arras Boulevard and Daly Avenue) is unsuitable for a number of reasons :-
[a] It extends the village 'envelope' into a greenfield area between Hampton Magna and Warwick, destroying valuable arable land and wildlife habitats.
[b] Access to this area (from either Arras Boulevard, or Daly Avenue) will involve considerable amounts of additional traffic passing through the existing residential areas of Hampton Magna (with increased vehicular pollution, noise nuisance and risk of accidents).
[c] The site will be close to Warwick Bypass, the Service area on Warwick Bypass, as well as the proposed Gypsy site (GT17), resulting in additional noise, pollution and other nuisance.
[d] The fields concerned are poorly drained and subject to flooding/standing water during the winter months and/or after heavy rain.
(5) An alternative proposal for housing development between Gould Road and Warwick Parkway station, would have many of the same disadvantages and would extend the village 'envelope' considerably to include the station area, etc.
(6) The proposed sites for housing use up valuable greenfield / arable land for housing, when more suitable brownfield and infill sites are available around the district.