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Derbyniwyd: 07/05/2014

Ymatebydd: Mr Roger Braithwaite

Site is significantly separated from the village by the busy A429.

The school is always oversubscribed, and new housing development over the plan period will increase demand even further. The school site will never be able to accommodate one class per year.

There are no health facilities in the village, welfare facilities are minimal, and there is little employment infrastructure necessitating travel to towns of Wellesbourne, Stratford, Warwick, Leamington or beyond.

It is a very long site meaning the impact on a sensitive landscape and the small settled population will be totally disproportionate to the benefit gained.

The view from the properties in Westham Lane will be dominated by a long line of unsightly developments.

Screening will be unable to minimise the visual impact across the whole site from the east.

Barford is in a beautiful loop of high quality agricultural land rich in wildlife and minerals. It's also a tourist route used by visitors worldwide, it is therefore very important that it is not be despoiled for the interests of a small minority.

The site is defined as a Minerals Safeguarding Area and a Sand & Gravel Resource
Area and should not be needlessly sterilised by development.

There is a great dependency on Grade 2 and 3a land in Warwickshire. The whole of this site is Grade 2 land. Government policy states poorer quality land should always be used in preference to that of higher quality and that the best and most versatile agricultural land should be protected.

The residents of Westham Lane would be so severely impacted by this development. There would also be a similar impact on residents in Barford, particularly properties to the west of the village.

The increasing competition for school places could result in the settled community feeling that they are not being taken into consideration to the detriment of the aim of, "peaceful and integrated co-existence".

The A429 is a very heavily trafficked road and resulted in poor air quality and high levels of noise in the area. In addition, caravans have very poor sound insulation characteristics so internal noise levels would be much greater. Air quality will also be compromised for the same reasons.

Crossing the A429 is fraught with danger. it would be necessary to install lights and a permanent crossing but would the negative impact on fast and heavy traffic flow be disproportionate to the benefit gained for 8 families.

It is almost essential for traveller families to be able to carry on their business from the chosen sites. But this invariably involves sprawl resulting in a much greater visual impact than merely 8 caravans. This site would not be suitable as a live/work site.

Greater weight should be given to previously used land over high quality agricultural land with high levels of biodiversity and landscape value.

This site does not comply with many aspects of the NPPF and therefore cannot be considered sustainable in planning terms. Need to strike a reasoned balance taking the principles of sustainability from the NPPF into consideration.