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I am a concerned local resident who is worried about the future of Warwick and the surrounding area. Although I do appreciate that there is a need for a plan for the future and there is no option of doing nothing the current proposed plan sighting the majority of development in one area does appear to be flawed.

It is projected that the housing needs to 2029 should be 12,300 new homes; where the need to meet local requirements based upon previous expansion plans suggest that this figure should be 5,400.

There is a question mark over why are the houses proposed are nearly all on the south of Warwick when a large number of new residents will have to cross one of only the four river crossings every day to the north of Leamington. There are no proposals to improve these crossings and this can only cause bottlenecks. If half of the proposed developments were to the north of Leamington this would easy the problem and reduce congestion in Warwick. The land to the south of Warwick does need to protected as much as the land to the north of Leamington.
I am also concerned to hear that Warwick District Council has not consulted Stratford upon Avon District Council on its plan. It appears that Stratford are planning a village around Junction 12 on the M40 which again would add to transport problems in and around Warwick. Also with the proposed village are we in a position of double accounting for the number of homes that are required in the south. Has this been taken into account when estimating the Districts needs?
I strongly believe that the current plan is a developer's charter and it would be more logical to release land when there is a demand. There still needs to be a better balanced plan with building being allowed to be built in the north Leamington area.
I hope that public opinion is listened to and that the plan can be revised to meet the needs of the community and not that of the developers.