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Objection to Gypsy and Traveller Site Ref GT19 Birmingham Road

I object to this proposal on the following grounds.

1. The site is Green Belt, and this proposal is contrary to that designation.
2. Development of this site would harm the character of the area. Although parts of this site have been used for caravans in the past, these have been temporary holiday caravans rather than permanent pitches with the buildings, vehicles, work vans etc which can be anticipated with this proposal.
3. Development of this site would have an adverse impact on the nationally and locally important historic Hatton Locks and canal, which border the site.
4. The site would not promote peaceful and integrated co-existence between the site and the local community; it is highly visible to all local residents as well as to visitors adjacent to the main access road to all of the local houses.
5. The site is adjacent to a busy main road, which is already extremely congested, and on which there have recently been fatal accidents very close to the proposed site; this development would increase the risk of further such fatalities.
6. It would place undue pressure on local GP services and schools; the local primary school is already oversubscribed to the extent that some classes are held in corridors.
7. There is a very high risk of flooding. On several occasions each year, rain runoff from Hatton Park floods the road so that at least one carriageway is impassable; this is bound to affect the proposed site adjacent to the road.