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ID sylw: 99973

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Philip Linekar

Any development of this area would require exhorbitant, upfront investment to support all infrastructure: Road, rail, vehicle, cycling, pedestrian, electricity, water supply, drainage sewerage.
Obligation by developers, signing legally binding contracts (known as Section 106 Agreements) to invest in local services and infrastructure, are already being reneged on across the country (with no penalty) as developers find such funding to be prohibitively expensive. With no guarantee that this would not happen here, or any recourse if it did, this would result in thousands of houses being built in an unsustainable environment, a blight on the countryside and a tremendous loss of valuable farm land.
In May 2024, Warwick and Stratford councils abandoned the option for Dispersed Growth. I believe this was disregarded too soon and, in light of prohibitive infrastructure costs for these proposals, this option should be revisited.
A recent Facebook post highlighted the construction targets can be met by extending 5 major towns by 3000 houses each, and smaller villages, towns by 72 houses each.
This would integrate houses more naturally into existing communities; allow developers to contribute proportionally to infrastructure ; support current local shops, businesses and services; preserve farmland, historic countryside and wildlife.