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The allocation of site H41 is supported in principle. However, an amendment to the table in Policy DS11 is sought regarding the infrastructure requirement of providing access to the sports facilities that would from part of the allocation included in Policy DS NEW4 (SP2). The housing allocation H41 and sports allocation (DS NEW4 SP2) are separate entities subject to varying policy considerations and possessing different traffic implications, it would be appropriate for them to have separate accesses from Warwick Road. Furthermore, the justification for Policy DS NEW4 is to enable sports clubs in Kenilworth to grow in the context of new and previously proposed housing allocations and is not a specific requirement to mitigate the impact of residential development on Site H41.

Separate accesses would be more conducive to maximising the layout and function of both the housing scheme and sports facilities. A shared access could be detrimental to residential amenity by virtue of additional car and coach traffic particularly in the evenings and weekends when dwellings are more likely to be occupied. Any sports club is likely to want a profile on Warwick Road, including signage, to mark the entrance to the ground and announce fixtures and scores, which would be incompatible with the entrance to a residential street. The plan is not considered sound in its current form as the infrastructure requirement in DS11 puts at risk the delivery of both the housing and sports allocation.

The plan could be made sound by making the following amendment to Policy DS11:
Delete: Provide access to sports facilities allocation (see Policy DS NEW4)