Cefnogi

ID sylw: 56564

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: F S Johnson

Asiant : MR. JOHN WILSON

The draft policy is supported as being consistent with the advice given in the NPPF. The overall strategy for villages aims to focus limited new housing development on the more sustainable villages, whilst recognising that smaller less sustainable villages may also benefit from limited housing growth.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 56567

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Jim Darling

Asiant : Cerda Planning Ltd

Significant concerns regarding the Council's strategy for the broad location of development.

The Plan is clear that Green Belt should be regarded as a last resort, in circumstances where all non-Green Belt alternative sites have been exhausted. Having regarding to the Council's important Duty to Co-operate, and the need to meet the full objectively assessed housing needs, the Council should consider alternative non-Green Belt sites, not only within their administrative boundary, but also in relation to neighbouring authorities.

An alternative option available is to consider less sensitive Green Belt release: alternatively to direct housing to meet Warwick District's housing requirements in a sustainable manner. This approach would avoid the need for the release the significant tract of land on the edge of Kenilworth.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 56591

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Grevayne Properties Ltd

Asiant : Cerda Planning Ltd

1,000 units identified to village locations are considered to be unreasonably low -only 15.1% of the total housing provision.

Warwick is a largely rural District with a significant number of villages and hamlets and the quantum of housing to be delivered to these locations in order to underpin the sustainability and viability of these villages and to meet housing need in the location in which it arises is not considered sufficient and should be increased.

Locations such as Baddesley Clinton should therefore see increased housing given their sustainability credentials and the need to underpin their sustainability and viability.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 56597

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Lenco Investments

Asiant : RPS Planning

The SHLAA Site at Baginton/ Coventry Gateway (reference C10) has been promoted through all previous stages of both the Warwick and Coventry Local Development Framework processes, as an appropriate site for a Sustainable Urban Extension.

It should be recognised by the Council as a sustainable site adjacent to the urban area and large-scale employment.

It could accommodate a significant proportion of housing that would contribute towards the growth of Coventry and support the Gateway scheme, ensuring compliance with the NPPF in relation to the duty to co-operate, and should be allocated within the Local Plan.

The site was identified in the 2012 SHLAA, ref. C10, but was discounted as being unsuitable for a residential development due to landscape impact, noise and air pollution from the airport, and air pollution from the sewage works.

Extensive technical assessments have been undertaken for the site in relation to flood risk, noise, ecology, conservation and heritage, landscape, which have previously been submitted to the Council.

These reports demonstrate that the site is suitable for a significant residential-led development either in isolation or in connection with proposals for the wider area. An Air Quality Assessment can also to be undertaken to demonstrate the site's suitability for development.

The principal reasons for discounting the site from the SHLAA as being suitable are therefore all unjustified and evidence has/can be provided to demonstrate already that the site is suitable.

In respect to landscape impact, not aware of any specific Landscape Assessment prepared to an industry standard methodology that provides the evidence that this area of land has significant landscape importance and the development would impact upon it.

The site was appraised for Landscape under the Green Belt Assessment work and scored Medium Value as part of a larger area of survey. However, this assessment is not sufficient to justify exclusion from the SHLAA on landscape impact as it has not assessed the site on that basis. The Council have no evidence that can justify this position at examination.

In progressing the Local Plan, Warwick District Council should ensure that it uses the most up to date evidence available to it and significant recent events to ensure that the plan is robustly justified at examination.

In this context, it should have due regard to the approval of the Gateway site and the most recent landscape evidence (submitted as part of representation) which indicates that the area can be incorporated into the landscape satisfactorily and that it has the opportunity to assist in developing local green infrastructure assets and the integration of the Gateway Development into the local landscape.

On this basis, the area clearly scores favourably on assisting the countryside from encroachment through improving the natural buffer and integration of the Gateway Site and the provision of Green Infrastructure Assets helps contribute to the setting of Baginton in a considerably positive manner through development, as demonstrated by the Council's own landscape assessment evidence.


Noise and Air pollution

Extensive technical assessments have been undertaken for the site in relation to flood risk, noise, ecology, conservation and heritage, landscape, which have previously been submitted to the Council.

These reports demonstrate that the site is suitable for a significant residential-led development either in isolation or in connection with proposals for the wider area. Similarly air quality would also not rule out the site's suitability for residential development.

It is also noted that the Council is consulting on the Gypsy and Traveller site options and have included a significant part of the site promoted (SHLAA site C10) as a suitable location for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation.

Cannot see how the Council can consider the site acceptable for residential use for Gypsy and Traveller accommodation in the context of noise and air pollution and at the same time consider it not acceptable for residential use in the SHLAA on the same grounds.

The discounting of this site on such grounds for open residential use is therefore not justified.

Sustainability Appraisal.

This site should be considered as a reasonable alternative for accommodating future housing requirements. It offers a sustainable location on the edge of a significant urban area with extremely accessible links to existing and new areas of employment and can offer to meet the needs of Coventry and Warwick.

The site should therefore form part of the assessment of alternative and option sites and appraised formally through the local plan process.

This should also involve sufficient consultation by the Council prior to examination. Expects this site to be fully appraised alongside the preferred sites as a reasonable alternative in light of the Judgment on the appraisal of alternatives from the Norfolk authorities SA case. This expects alternatives to be given the same level of appraisal and assessment to that of the preferred approach.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 56653

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: One Hundred Percent Properties

Asiant : Barton Willmore

Part of the former Honiley Airfield has the potential to accommodate residential development of a modest scale.

This could assist the Council in delivering its preferred option for the broad location of development, and in particular in relation to the growth required in smaller villages and hamlets.

The location of the site in the north of the District would offer a suitable alternative location for residential development to meet the needs of the smaller villages and hamlets in that part of the District. Linked to this, consider that paragraph 4.47 of the Revised Development Strategy could support the use of the former Honiley Airfield for residential uses.

Notwithstanding the above, have some concerns about whether the preferred option for the broad location of growth is deliverable and, in particular, question the ability of a housing market, which is emerging from a recession, to deliver the required housing on sites in close proximity to one another.

Specifically, GVA consider that there are a relatively finite number of prospective purchasers for whom South Warwick would be a viable location and this will inevitably have a significant impact on the rates of delivery that can be achieved.

Also concerned that this will limit choice in the location of housing and have a detrimental cumulative impact on infrastructure in the south of the District.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57015

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Gleeson Developlments Ltd and Sundial Group

Asiant : Savills (L&P) Ltd

The broad location of housing set out at table RDS4 does not accord with the objectively assessed need evidence set out in the SHMA, May 2012 document

The spatial distribution should be amended to reflect the findings of the SHMA, 2012 and as more appropriately set out under the distribution Option 3 as considered in the housing evidence and Sustainability Appraisal, ie 1,260 dwellings to Kenilworth.

Cefnogi

ID sylw: 57016

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Gleeson Developlments Ltd and Sundial Group

Asiant : Savills (L&P) Ltd

Support the principle of the distribution of housing to the east of Kenilworth. This in part reflects the need/demand findings of the SHMA. It also accords with the "golden thread" of sustainable development set out in the NPPF and the findings of the Joint Green Belt Review.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57024

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr Armitage, Mrs Grimes and Richborough Estates

Asiant : Strutt & Parker

Flexibility:

Over the past two years (2011 to 2013) the District has delivered 447 new dwellings - see Table 2 in the RDS - leaving the District some 919 dwellings short of their target for housing delivery early in the Plan period.

It is accepted that the current economic climate and access to development and mortgage finance has been difficult, but an important contributory reason for the historic under-provision has been the lack of a supply of deliverable housing sites.

It is unrealistic to expect the entire District's housing needs to be met at the later stages of the Plan period.

A failure to allocate sufficient land for development puts the Plan at considerable risk of being found unsound. It is better in terms of soundness to address this shortfall now.

By allocating sufficient land in sustainable locations around the principal urban areas of the District, the Council will be able to maintain a rolling five-year supply (plus buffer) of deliverable housing sites.

It is acknowledged that a Green Belt Review has already been carried out, but this was carried at a strategic, sub-regional level but believe that a localised Green Belt Review should be carried out around the most sustainable boundaries to identify sites on an individual basis suitable for release from the Green Belt.

Kenilworth is one of the most sustainable and desirable locations for housing within the District and should accommodate a larger proportion of new housing, particularly given its proximity to Coventry and the role it plays in the cross boundary Housing Market Area.

The RDS allocates some 700 new dwellings to Kenilworth all of which are to be accommodated on the proposed Strategic Urban Extension at Thickthorn.

This scale of growth is equivalent to approximately 10.5% of the total housing growth proposed within the District and would increase the size of the settlement by 7%.

There is no technical evidence to suggest that Kenilworth could not accommodate an increase of say 10 or 12% growth.

To be consistent with national planning policy, which seeks to boost significantly housing land supply, it is submitted that Kenilworth is suitable for a greater scale of housing growth, depending upon environmental and technical considerations.

There are no non Green Belt options available to Kenilworth for accommodating its future growth, which is a fact acknowledged by the Council in its emerging strategy for the town.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57048

Derbyniwyd: 27/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Gillian Pearson

Warwick not geographically suited to large housing developments around its periphery - only two river crossing points and an historic centre which restricts traffic flow. This should be avoided if the quality of life is to be preserved.

Additional traffic will cause horrendous congestion and increased traffic pollution. The plan should reduce or at least not worsen traffic congestion and so out of town housing developments should be avoided. The increased traffic will diminish air quality of the even further.

Where is the need as many houses on the old Potterton site are still on the market after several years?

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57216

Derbyniwyd: 26/07/2013

Ymatebydd: David Dorsett

Unrealistic to expect the infrastructure in Warwick to support 6,630 new homes without significant negative impact on Warwick town. Dangerous and unrealistic to travel to Leamington via the M40 as this results in queuing on the motorway. Appreciate that Warwick could have slightly better traffic flow, but this probably spoil the town and ruin it as a tourist attraction. It may also result in people not wishing to settle or remain in Warwick which would defeat the need for expansion.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57596

Derbyniwyd: 16/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr & Mrs Simon & Sukwant Drake

The developments proposed rely on car which flies in the face of all supposed principles and the needs to reduce energy consumption. The centre of Warwick is congested and illegally polluted at peak times. We only have one bridge across the river in Warwick which means that any development can only dramatically worsen this state of affairs.

The development of green land rather than brown land seems, again, to make no sense. Across the county and district, there must be better options

Flooding is already an isue. How will this be improved by concreting over green land

The proposals will ipact on the economy of the Town centre by causing congestion.

The proposals are not fair to the local commuity

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57624

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mrs Gail Warrington

Object to proposals to build on land between Warwick, Whitnash and Bishops Tachbrook as land is rural and agricultural. Green land as important as green belt.
NPPF requires sustainable development to meet need, but forecast means 5 year supply already met balancing housikng and emplyment.
Stratford's plan to build at Lighthorne should be taken into consideration. Object to Gypsy and Traveller sites also being in same area.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57629

Derbyniwyd: 16/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr Geoff Reynolds

If the Gateway scheme is to be the major employer then again it is naïve on the part of the traffic planners to say there will be little impact on traffic flows. Most people will therefore be making their way to the A46 Trunk Road and either Avon Bridge or Europa Way will become very congested indeed. It is already indicated that traffic at the morning peak will be moving at less than 5mph. This means maximum pollution for very little reward.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57634

Derbyniwyd: 16/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr Geoff Reynolds

The vast majority of the development on is proposed Greenfield sites and not Brownfield ones. this is not justified. We are already overcrowded as an island and . the residents of Warwick (mainly) and Leamington are being made to suffer.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57637

Derbyniwyd: 16/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr Paul Dawson

Too much new development is concentrated to the south of Warwick and will lead to much worse traffic congestion in an area that is already congested.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57638

Derbyniwyd: 05/08/2013

Ymatebydd: Deen Heather

Too many houses in the wrong place

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57641

Derbyniwyd: 25/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Emma Williams

Increased housing numbers would put undue pressure on the local hospitals and schools and on the amenity services such as water and drainage.

Would increase the existing traffic congestion on all the roads in this area and town centre car parking would be put under yet further pressure.

Half the houses are to the south of Warwick and Leamington, even though the local need is for fewer than 6,000 new houses by 2030.

Will result in loss of agricultural land and loss of local farming jobs from the economy.

More suitable and sustainable to identify Brownfield sites within the urban areas of Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington.

Should meet Gypsy and Traveller requirements through proposed major new housing developments in Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington as more suitable, sustainable and integrated.

Should review Green Belt and allow sites north of Warwick, Leamington and Kenilworth.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57702

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr Simon Sharp

Should meet Gypsy and Traveller requirements through proposed major new housing developments in Kenilworth, Warwick and Leamington as more suitable, sustainable and integrated.

Should review Green Belt and allow all forms of development north of Warwick and Leamington.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57737

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Harris Legal Recrutment Ltd

-WDC should revisit its green belt policy and release sites to the north of the district which would ease pressure on the south.
-WDC should consider allocating an area of land to the south of the district including The Asps and sites 5, 6 and 9 as green belt to provide a buffer to the proposed developments to the south of Warwick and Leamington and/or extend the country park as far as the Banbury road near castle park. This would ensure villages to the south of the district retain their identity.
-If the green belt policy is not reviewed, the south of the district will become over populated, road infrastructure will struggle and the historic villages will lose their identity. The district will become geographically unbalanced.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57739

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr James Harris

-WDC needs to revisit its Green Belt Policy. Sites to the north of Warwick and Leamington should be released to ease the pressure to allocate land for all forms of development during the NLP period to the south.
-WDC needs to consider allocating an area of land to the south of Warwick and Leamington including The Asps and Sites 5,6,9 and 10 as Green Belt to provide a buffer to the proposed developments to the South of Warwick and Leamington.
-WDC should consider extending the proposed Bishop's Tachbrook Country Park Development as far as the Banbury Road to Castle Park. This would ensure the vehicles in the south of the district retain their identity and not swallowed up by the ever expanding Warwick and Leamington conurbation.
-If the greenbelt policy is not reviewed, the south of the district will become over populated, the highway infrastructure and facilities will struggle and the historic villages in the south will lose their identity to urban sprawl.
-RDS should be requiring that G & T Sites are included within the major new housing developments in Warwick, Leamington and Kenilworth. This would enable sites to be properly integrated and have proper access to facilities.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57752

Derbyniwyd: 16/09/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr Barrie Hayles

Objects to the amount of development intended south of Warwick and Leamington. The historic character of the three towns is already under huge pressure from previous developments.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57848

Derbyniwyd: 29/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mrs Beatrix Law

Deletion of sites north of Leamington creates unbalanced plan loading devt. onto Warwick.
Original plan placed growth strategically around urban core spreading traffic, housing and services load. Now concentrated development to south of Warwick with new suburbs relatively distant from commercial and retail heart.
Initial proposal required relaxation of greenbelt to north of Leamington having little impact on gap with Coventry, making good contribution to housing need whcih would have had access to sub regional employment unlike south Warwick which will require journeys across towns to access.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57870

Derbyniwyd: 23/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Miss L Buckingham

Development is far too concentrated in the south Leamington and Whitnash area. This area has taken the majority of recent development. It seems like North Leamington always remains undeveloped on the basis of green belt. This is not only unfair, but is resulting in significant traffic and infrastructure problems for the south of the towns. Whitnash, Sydenham and Bishops Tachbrook will all be joined together if development continues as it has.

Significant investment in infrastructure is needed if development goes ahead - roads, hospitals, health service, police. Can these facilities and services cope with such an increase in the population?

It seems like the people elected to represent local people are unable to resist national government pressure, regardless of what local people say.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57871

Derbyniwyd: 26/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Dr Colin Campbell

-The overall numbers are not sustainable from either an economic of environmental perspective as they are much greater than required.
-The proposed road improvements will not mitigate the increased traffic
-The flow of traffic is limited by the number of bridges.
-Air quality is already very poor and will get worse. This will affect Warwick Town Centre and Warwick School and Myton School.
-Many commercial premises in Warwick are yet to be taken up and some commercial land is already being redesigned for housing.
-Work and residential expansion should be in close proximity to each other.
-The proposals will permanently end the historic division between Leamington and Warwick and create a single town.
There will be significant damage to Old Warwick with the southern approaches to the town damaged. The Avon Bridge with views of the castle will be a permanent traffic jam.
-Traffic will be unbearable for residents.
-Air pollution will be further worsened.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57874

Derbyniwyd: 26/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mrs T S Blenkinsop

Warwick needs to be protected from:
-Further traffic congestion especially around the Morrisons Roundabout.
-The bridges in Warwick cannotsustain more traffic weight.
-Traffic at the Castle entrance roundabout causes back ups down the Banbury and Myton Roads and up Castle Hill.
-Waste disposal failure from too many buildings.
-Flooding
-Overload at the Hospitals
-Greater air pollution
-Increased security risk if gypsy and traveller sites are granted.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57879

Derbyniwyd: 24/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Miss M K Turner

The number of houses being concentrated south of Warwick and Leamington (4500), east of Whitnash (500), east Lillington (250) and east of Kenilworth (700) is too much concentration. Roads are already at capacity. This feels like a land grab by developers when the land is needed to produce food.

Cefnogi

ID sylw: 57881

Derbyniwyd: 03/07/2013

Ymatebydd: R J Lane

Pleased that wdc has recognised that there are no special circumstances to support development in north Leamington green belt, taking away the risk of an unsound plan.
New development should be concentrated where there are existing opportunities and infrastructure.
Revised development strategy achieves those objectives.

Cefnogi

ID sylw: 57882

Derbyniwyd: 15/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr J T Lane

Support:
Fair distribution across district
Most of proposed development will be close to towns
Employment opportunities clsoe to where people will live reducing travel
Less traffic congestion
Will save green belt between Leamington and Kenilworth

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57898

Derbyniwyd: 17/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mrs G Callow

The proposals will be damaging to Warwick with increased traffic through the already congested town, increased pollution resulting in health problems and damage to historic buildings as a result of traffic - especially HGVs.

Gwrthwynebu

ID sylw: 57901

Derbyniwyd: 26/07/2013

Ymatebydd: Mr & Mrs I & C Wilson

Too much building is being proposed for the Whitnash area. The concentration nof building to the south of Warwick and Whitnash has not been justified. This area already suffers from congestion. It will also impact on ecology (skylarks etc). More brownfield sites should be used and empty properties should be brought back in to use.