Testun llawn:
I am writing to you all to register my strong objection to the Warwick District Council New Local Plan.
I appreciate there will be a need for a certain amount of new housing over the coming years but believe that this plan it enormously biased and unfair. The scale of proposed building sites encircling us is unbelievable.
Almost all of the proposed sites are 'South of the River' with barely anything in North Leamington or elsewhere. Why is this? Is it felt that the south is not as rich and therefore the people are not as important? Is it believed that the residents in these areas don't need green spaces and views, areas to 'breath'? Is it felt that the children living here shouldn't have the option of attending a single form intake school? Or do you believe that we just don't care what you do to our home towns?
I live in Whitnash, and I love Whitnash. I have an active role in community life and I am raising my two children to love and respect their town. I have many concerns with your poposal.
Firstly the HUGE loss of green fields, the trees, wildlife, the views, the areas to walk to with the kids and just stand and be peaceful and look at the view. This is enormously important to people, their wellbeing and their health. Too many people and not enough space leads to a reduced quality of life. And the damage to our local wildlife should also be of great concern to you all.
Please can you tell me why planning permission was granted to have THREE new supermarkets built within spitting distance from a huge Sainsburys? We do not need this much choice for our weekly shop! Why were these areas of Brownfield land not used for housing? And why isn't a greater effort being made to bring back into use the many derelict homes in warwickshire?
I am also very concerned that this amount of housing would bring THOUSANDS of new families and children to our area. Where will they go to school? After Warwick Gates was built, Briar Hill school became a three form intake. I DO NOT want my children to be one of 90 four year olds starting school. I want the option of a single form intake as it currently is at Whitnash Primary. Please can you tell me what plans there are to cope with this or if our local schools will be forced to increase in size? And what will our secondary schools do? Do you plan to cram more kids into there too?
The volume of traffic is lightly to increase to a level that makes travelling in the area unbearable. No matter what new road traffic management systems you come up with, you cannot make a potential 22, 000 cars disappear. What will life be like? Ages spent on the road just to 'pop' into Warwick and misery brought to all those who commute to the area. The area leading from the M40 up to Europa Way is already a nightmare. Will this make the area attractive to workers and employers? Let alone residents.
Pressure on our ONE busy hospital, doctor's surgeries, children's nurseries, potential flooding, loss of agricultural land and the misery, sadness and anger brought to so many Warwickshire residents. Just a few more of my concerns.
Please do not destroy the very things that make living here so great. I, like so many others, love this area very much and am proud to live here. If you allow these developments to go ahead I believe that there will be a great number of voters that will never forgive you. I hope that you have the intelligence, decency and humility to go back to the drawing board and come up with a new 'Plan'.