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I am writing to express my objections to the proposed Gypsy and Traveller Site at Stratford Road, Warwick.

This site has been introduced at short notice and was not on the previously available original consultation list which people could have awareness of. Because of this the majority of people did not know that this area was a potential site and have not had sufficient time to formulate an opinion.

The proposed plans to include an employment area is ridiculous, since there is already land available on Tournament Fields which has not been able to be sold. Additionally, the creation of an employment area there would increase the traffic congestion that already occurs on the Stratford Road around that location due to the vastly increased traffic flow created by all the new housing on Chase Meadow and insufficient entry / exit routes.

The presence of a Gypsy and Travellers site at that location, adjacent to housing and businesses would also lead to a fall in desirability of Warwick as a place to live and trade. We have all seen the waste, rubbish and mess left behind by the Gypsies and Travellers when they have illegally set up recently on Tapping Way, and previously on Myton Fields (several times) and Hampton Road (several times).Similarly at Beausale. This has left the Warwick Council with a considerable clean up bill. What would happen at the proposed site would be no different.

The Stratford Road is probably the prime route for visitors coming into Warwick, do they need to have to pass a Gypsy and Traveller site on their way? First impressions are important, because they always stay, it could be potentially damaging to Warwick's image.