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I am writing with reference to Oaklands Farm, Birmingham Road, Budbrooke - GT19.
I am OBJECTING to the proposed traveller site.

I am objecting on the following criteria, as set out by the council:
1. Greenbelt - This is an application on Greenbelt land and it is therefore not an appropriate use of the land. It is NOT a very exceptional circumstance.
2. Landscape character - I think this site would be detrimental to the character of the area as it will be highly visible to locals and tourists arriving in Warwick.
3. Heritage assets - I believe this site would have a highly detrimental impact on the area, including the Hatton Flight Locks which is a popular historical and ecological tourist attraction, which is also very popular with local residents.
4. Adequately screened - The site is open and too close to the main road to be adequately screened, any natural screening will take years to grow, any other form of screening would be unsightly and unacceptable.
5. Safe access - This road is a very well known accident black spot, which has included several fatalities, any increase in traffic entering and exiting the site will present an increased risk for both travellers and other road users. There is also a high risk to any pedestrians. As a regular user of this road, the danger of this increased traffic greatly concerns me.
Proximity to residential properties - This proposed site is right on the door step of several well established family properties, I do not consider it acceptable to locate a traveller site so close to these homes.