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ID sylw: 6577

Derbyniwyd: 14/09/2009

Ymatebydd: Peter and Sarah Watson

Object to Kings Hill site:
Green Lane is a narrow busy road, usually with cars parked.
Kings Hill Lane is long, very narrow and difficult for large vehicles to negotiate - hazardous for cars, pedestrians , cyclists and horse riders.
Access to A46 not easy. Stoneleigh Road busy main route to University - junction with Kings Hill Lane very dangerous.
A46 and other roads around Stoneleigh are heavily congested with commuters, especially for University and Westwood Business Park
Kenilworth/Coventry roads unable to cope with additional traffic and resulting bottlenecks.
Primary and Secondary school on Green Lane with resulting traffic and congestion on surrounding streets. Roads could not take extra traffic generated by large housing development.
Parking already a serious problem in Green Lane, Gretna Road and surrounding roads.
Green Lane is on main bus route and at present buses have to negotiate parked cars. Problem would intensify and more passengers for buses would increase their intensity.
Land is productive farmland.
Importance of green belt in highly built-up area
Stoneleigh as a village would be in danger of losing its character - historic setting and character of buildings.
Identities of City of Coventry, Kenilworth and Leamington would be in danger of being lost as the space between them is eroded.
Unclear whether new development would be extension of Coventry boundary or a new town in Warwick District.
Unclear what form of employment is proposed and where jobs for increasing population will come from even after recovery from current recession.
Kings Hill Lane is prone to surface water and flooding.
Finham Sewage Works is situated adjacent to land with resulting smells in summer.
Building would be close to and overlooked by long elevated A46 with resulting noise and air pollution.
Schools couldn't cope with extra pupils. New schools would be needed to be built at the same time as the housing.
Likelihood of loss of school playing fields a retrograde steo when there is concern about child obesity.
No facilities for children.
Bus service limited.
No local community centre or entertainment provision.
Local shops inadequate.
A risk that a decision to allow development in green belt would result in similar decisions on other green belt sites.
Result could well be transition of Coventy into a 'supercity' through the absorbtion of Kenilworth, Bubbenhall, Stoneleigh and Baginton similar to the paralllel at Leamington and Warwick.