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1) as a resident of Bishops Tachbrook, I totally support retaining the distinct boundaries between the village and nearby, Warwick Gates and Whitnash. The farmland between these residential areas and the Motorway/Banbury road should be retained along with the natural ecology around the Tach brook.

2) The WDC preferred site for more housing in Bishops Tachbrook provokes questions regarding access and increased traffic flow on the Oakley Wood and Mallory Road. Both are supposed to be 30mph speed limits but recent parish council checks established that many cars/buses/trucks already exceed that on Oakley Wood road and with more traffic this will cause more accidents and difficulties in entering/leaving Oakley Wood and noise pollution for adjacent house residents. This should be reviewed closely and solutions posed BEFORE any planning is granted. Certainly having only one additional entrance from any new development seems flawed as local roads will be more congested especially by the school and the main road will be more dangerous.

3) While some housing maybe required, there is a big difference between the parish council projected needs and those deemed required by WDC, circa 85% more. It is not clear from the plan what phasing is proposed and when, more information is needed. I question the volume of housing needed.

4) local amenities are insufficient

We look forward to improved positions on the above, in order to maintain a distinct and discrete village identity, along with a natural habitat for wildlife and safe roadways.