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The New Local Plan does not make sense as its confused thinking on behalf of the council. To make the park & ride scheme work it will have to reduce parking in Leamington (and increase the costs) but is spending £6m on a new local car park which will increase parking in Leamington. The park and ride scheme in this format would hurt the local economy. Its not a "proper full" park and ride scheme either, no dedicated buses. A car park where passengers leave their cars and catch existing buses. Commuting times (& costs) will go up, not down. Less parking in Leamington will reduce revenue streams to both WDC & WCC. Would be commuters will merely drive into Leamington and park in all the adjacent roads. It does not make sense financially or practically either. The most obvious issue is that the roads simply can't cope with a park and ride scheme, I understand that the local park and ride operators (Stage Coach) say that dedicated bus lanes are required on the A452 . There is no money available to make the A452 into a dual carriage way and the proposal has been with drawn from the local plan. The current plan for the park and ride has it in the wrong location. If a park and ride should be required in the future a better location a viable site north of the Chesford Bridge would be better to reduce the congestion on the A452.