South Warwickshire Local Plan

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Proposed Modifications January 2016

ID sylw: 68430

Derbyniwyd: 20/04/2016

Ymatebydd: Mr Paul Abberley

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Crynodeb o'r Gynrychiolaeth:

Lack of consultation. No proper media coverage and letter drops as promised by WDC.
Plan rushed through.
Historical sites and wildlife will be destroyed.
Numerous projects already planned in area. HS2 and Jag/Landover. Gridlocks and lack of infastructure.
Coventry Council has not correctly looked at land available within own area and selling land to Universities that could be used for housing.
Gap will be destroyed between Coventry and Kenilworth.
How does it fit in with "extrodinary circs" rule.

Testun llawn:

The original plan made no mention of Kings Hill. Coventry Council have been underhanded in taking Kings Hill out of greenbelt, without any consultation. There also has not been proper consultation by WDC with Coventry Residents. WDC assured me on an email that there would be proper consultations in Coventry regarding Kings Hill, with letter drops, radio station coverage in newspapers. There have been NO letters to residents in Finham and coverage very sketchy. A lot of residents are unaware of this consultation.

The amendment places the whole of H34 in the local plan. It has taken no regard of existing long term tenancies in the area and has been rushed through without proper consultation.

Local drinking water originates from a bore hole in Finham Brook Basin.

The scale of the proposed development is ridiculous. Finham currently has approx 1500 dwellings. The proposed plan will dwarf Finham.

Green Lane/ Kings Hill already has flooding problems.

2 Anglo saxon Sites, Ancient Arden Forest, protected oak trees and hedgerows will be destroyed.

No survey in relation to bats, crested newts and badgers. Numerous badger sets within this area.

Wainbody Wood is as least partly included in the plan and I understand will be destroyed to build Finham Railway Station.

For years the area has been affected by works, including Tollbar island. As well as the pproposal to build on all of Kings Hill, we will have HS2 being built across the Kenilworth/Coventry Road, with hundreds of lorries per day using this route. The Jag/ Landrover being built by Baginton Airport in Siskin Drive. How will the area cope with the scale of building and transportation/disruption.

Finally the gap between Coventry and Kenilworth will be reduced to less than half a mile. Extrodinary circumstances rule?

Coventry Council has falsely stated that they cannot fit 4000 houses within the Coventry boundary, meaning that Kings Hill needs to be built on. There are numerous sites within Coventry where housing could be built, but Coventry are taking the "lazy" option. If land is that precious, why are Coventry Council selling land within the City Centre to Coventry University for student flats. These could acccomodate Coventry housing needs. Coventry should be forced to provide a proper assesment of housing needs and possible locations.