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Whilst fully accepting that the Council is obliged to find sites for travellers within its boundaries, may I plead that you keep well away from Stoneleigh/Ashow/Bubbenhall and Baginton.

Thanks to last night's decision over Gateway, and the decisions about the development of Stoneleigh Park, and the likelihood of HS2 going ahead, this part of the county has already lost the bulk of its previous greenbelt. There is no sign of any 'joined-up-thinking' and everyone who attempts to travel from this part of the county to anywhere else is going to face years of disruption thanks to construction work. Building more residential properties, or designating traveller sites, anywhere near these developments will only add to what will be extreme chaos. And HS2 Ltd is on record as stating that any impact on the local infrastructure caused by its construction (we were told that this would be 5 years) will be a cost on local councils and not on the budget for the HS2 project. How will Warwick District Council afford this?

Help!!!