Testun llawn:
I wish to register my objection to the proposal to choose the Oaklands Farm Site as one of the permanent G and T sites in the district for the following reasons:
1. The site is in green belt and National Planning Policy requires exceptional reasons for such a location to be developed in such a way. This has been reinforced recently by statements from government ministers. No exceptional reasons have been offered.
2. The site would, I believe require a Compulsory Purchase Order. The use of these to provide these sites has also been thought inappropriate by government ministers.
3. The site has a history of planning applications to carry out the type of activities that the site would be used for as a Gypsy and Traveller site. Almost all of these have been being refused by the same Planning Department that is proposing the sites use as a Gypsy and Traveller site. The previously developed land argument was not applicable in these cases.
4. The site is on a very busy and demonstrably dangerous road. The access to and from the site would add to the problems on the road. This extra danger would be to the residents as well as the general travelling public.
5. The road frequently floods, without the addition of run-off from the hard standings that would be needed.
6. The site is very close to the canal, leading to danger to the children of the residents
7. The amenity of the flight of locks on the canal would be impaired by the siting of the site here.
8. The already heavily strained local infrastructure of schooling, health and local road congestion will already be further impaired by the allocation of extra housing at Hampton Magna and at Hatton Park. To add to the strain in this area would be irresponsible.
9. The addition of this potentially semi industrial site to the northern access route to Warwick would affect the tourist potential of the town.
Similarly, I would like to object to the alternate site at the junction of Hampton Road and Henley Road, Hampton on the Hill for these reasons:
1. The site is in the green belt and National Planning Policy requires exceptional reasons for such a location to be developed in such a way. This has been reinforced recently by statements from government ministers. No exceptional reasons have been offered.
2. The site has recently been the subject of an application for its use by a Gypsy family and this application was rejected by the District Council, a decision confirmed on appeal by the Planning Inspectorate.
3. One of the reasons that the inspector put great weight on was the dangerous access considering that its use by a single family would generate significantly more traffic movements than its previous use in agriculture, particularly given the nature of the road. This would be very greatly amplified with the number of families using the site increased to five.
4. Another point in the original decision was that the site had an imposing position on the entrance route to Warwick.
5. The already heavily strained local infrastructure of schooling, health and local road congestion will already be further impaired by the allocation of extra housing at Hampton Magna and at Hatton Park. To add to the strain in this area would be irresponsible.
6. There are high voltage electricity cables crossing the site leading to possible danger to residents children.