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I would like to know when the consultation period for the proposed Gypsy and Traveller Site Allocation for Stratford Road, Warwick will open. I would like to state that this has come as a great shock to everyone in the local area, this site was not even originally planned as a proposed site and yet has jumped to an approved site with no public consultation.

The approval of this site is going to have a huge detrimental effect on the local area and is going to cause a lot of people to lose huge amounts of money, myself included. I have recently purchased a property with my partner at Chase Meadows, and we are disgusted with how this has been handled. We have never been notified that this was an option and we will now be set to lose thousands due to the gypsy site being built in close proximity to our property. It is a known fact that crime rate increases in these areas and I am sure this will have a detrimental effect on our house price, and both house and vehicle insurance policies.

There is also the issue with over subscription to local surgeries and primary school's, in the proposed document the traveller's are expected to use the facilities within our well established estates that are priced above the national average. I would like to know why it is expected that someone who pays a significant amount of money to live in an area is expected to share facilities with somebody is contributing nothing to the community and live their for free.

What options do we have as a community to oppose this plan and how do we go about it, as I am sure that Warwick District Council are not going to be prepared to foot the bill for my losses on my house.