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I would lke to add my own comments in support of those made by Councillor Sawdon with particular reference to the Barford Sites being inappropriate and thus requesting that they should be removed from the ultimate consideration:-
1. Contrary to the report there is no doctors surgery in Barford and none has existed in the village for more than 30 years;
2. Placing these sites on the side of the Barford Bypass away from the village means that to access the village facilities requires crossing a busy new bypass that, while restricted to 50mph, is the main artery between the M40 and the Commercial/Industrial estates in Wellesbourne; to ask children and adults to cross this road is a dangerous proposal;
3. Notwithstanding the issue in 2 above the traffic noise from the Bypass would be unhealthy for residents in these pitches;
4. The sites are either in a flood risk area or are in an area provided to the village by WCC for a green space amenity.
5. There are other more appropriate areas such as either within the new housing developments where land could easily be allocated for sufficient pitches or off the Fosse Way near the roundabout at the Warwickshire Exhibiton Centre.
6. The sites would require a lengthy and expensive CPO process;