Testun llawn:
I wish to lodge my objections to the above scheme on the following basis:
A429 and access to the site - the A429 is already a congested route with a heavy build of traffic at peak times and on occasions when there are events being held at Warwick Castle or traffic problems on the M40, with many drivers using the A429 as an alternative route when the motorway is closed or restricted. By siting the proposed site off the Stratford Road will only add to the problems, particularly when travelers are trying to gain access to the site with towed caravans and other equipment. The site access would seem to be a single track road which would seem unsuitable for flow of traffic - you could end up with queues extending out onto the A429 when vehicles are trying to gain access to the site. There would also be a problem of emergency vehicles trying to gain access to the site. Surely one of the requirements of creating a site would be for suitable access points, preferable at least two, and the proposed site would not seem to offer this facility.
Flood plain for River Avon - this area of land is a recognized flood plain for the River Avon and therefore there is always a risk that in a climate where we are seeing increased rainfall this will flood. This would seem to negate this site as being suitable for building on. We are constantly seeing headlines in the press where properties built on flood plains are being damaged and therefore this could place the Council in a position of periodically having to reinstate the site and cause Warwick residents to be liable for additional costs in a time where Councils are facing cuts to their budgets.
Air quality and noise pollution - the proposed site is next to a sewage works owned by Severn Trent and adjacent to the M40 motorway. It can hardly be considered a suitable environment to expect people to live next to where they could be exposed to poor environmental living conditions.
Tournment Fields - this business hub was created in order to attract businesses to the area, and whilst there has been some success in doing so, the site still remains under-occupied, and I doubt whether the location of a gypsy and traveler site will encourage potential businesses to move to the area.
I hope you will take my comments into consideration when reviewing the proposals.