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The proposed development north of Milverton is to fulfil the housing shortfall for Coventry, yet it is nearly 10 miles from Coventry
The exceptional circumstances required by the National Planning Policy Framework to remove the land north of Milverton have failed to be adequately demonstrated by Warwick District Council.
It is understood that the development is in support of Coventry City Councils housing need, yet there are suatainable sites closer to the City, than Leamington at nearly 10 miles away. Use of sites closer to the City will reduce the carbon emissions, congestion and infrastructure overload that will inevitably come with the north Leamington site.
Furthermore, people who want to live and work in Coventry are unlikely to be looking at purchasing houses in Leamington/North Milverton so this will not solve Coventry's deficit problem.
Precedence for releasing land from the Green Belt requires the 'value' of potential sites to the Green Belt to be taken into account and those with the least value to be removed from the Green Belt first. WDC in co operation with CCC, has assessed sites on the edge of Coventry as being of lower green belt value.
Even if development at Old Milverton was acceptable as a sustainable location for development, there are sites with a lower Green belt value that should be used in preference to the land north of Milverton.
The 'Green Lung' between leamington and Kenilworth will be little more than a mile.
Highly productive farmland will be lost along with long established wildlife habitats.
The local residents will be deprived of an area which is highly valued and sustainable for walking, running , cycling, bird watching and is used by the local schools for educational walks.
The proposed park and ride scheme is unsustainable because
In the absence of dedicated buses, users will have to time their journeys to co-inside with the bus timetable.
The site is too close to Leamington. If it was focused on the A46 roundabout with the A452 Kenilworth/Coventry/ Warwick and Warwick University people might use it.
Shoppers are unlikely to use the park and ride when there is plenty of parking already in Leamington.