The protection of the Green Belt is very important . This is agreed in the Local Plan but is ignored when considering to use Green Belt to build 150 more houses to the village of Hampton Magna which is a 25% increase the number of houses in the village. The Green Belt should only be used in "exceptional circumstances" which does not apply to increase a small village. Should the Green Belt be used to build houses in Hampton Magna this will lead to the village eventually becoming part of the urban spread of Warwick Town.

My partner and I recently moved to Hampton Magna and chose to do so based on the village's suitability for our current and long-term future circumstances. As it stands, the village provides a rare community feel with a good school, good access and a peaceful semi-rural location. I strongly feel that Hampton Magna works as well as it does for its community mainly because of its current size and this is a very worrying oversight in the proposed plan.

In my opinion as a resident, the parish council have very valid concerns about the negative impact additional housing here would have on all of the above factors. Resources of Budbrooke Primary and routes into and out of the village would be put under significant strain, diluting the strong position of the village a whole. Additionally and of no less concern is the ruining of yet more green belt land. The wider Warwick area is already set to suffer huge green belt losses in the coming 15 years due to HS2. It seems thoroughly nonsensical (as well as frankly just sad and very worrying) to increase this loss and the damage to the area when less damaging alternatives exist.

It is my personal feeling that development would be better strategically placed further towards the Warwick-Leamington border area, where education, leisure, retail and access needs would be even better served. These are key concerns for any development, but particularly for those where such a significant proportion is affordable housing for those in less affluent positions.

I sincerely hope the huge losses the wider area could suffer by the inclusion of Hampton Magna in the plan will be considered against the greater benefits other areas could bring to the council's area as a whole.

Hampton Magna has special problems.
Birmingham Road and Hampton Road are subject to serious congestion at peak times exacerbated by addition of Warwick Chase, Hatton Park and expanssion Warwick Parkway Station.
Sewerage requires urgent attention. Severn Trent made promises at privatisation which were never followed up. Problems have existed since building with no utility or council department taking responsibility to put them right. Why did the Planning Department approve them?
Similarly electricity system so inadequate there are power cuts.
This is not a place to add any more pressure on the system Put the problems right first.

I wish to let you know that I strongly object to the proposal to build on green belt land around Hampton Magna.

I came to live here in 1978, and stayed as we particularly loved the village atmosphere and the countryside around us.

Our road has become much busier in recent years, especially since Hatton Park was developed, with many cars bringing their children to school, also with the development of Warwick Parkway station which has helped to turn our road [ Old Budbrooke Rd] into a fast rat run for drivers needing to catch their train. I was not against the positioning of Warwick Parkway, but it has made a huge difference to the volume of traffic passing through Hampton Magna.

My main concerns, if the building of these houses were to go ahead are as follows:

The roads would be clogged up and chaotic, especially at the traffic lights by Parkway and coming in/out for the main road.

The school which is already quite full would struggle to cope with larger numbers coming in to Hampton Magna.

The Doctors surgery would be overloaded with more people, it's already quite difficult to get a quick appointment if needed.

Also I think Hampton Magna would lose its village type community that includes people knowing each other and being caring and helpful.

I'm sure that gradually gets lost when a village just becomes a sprawling housing estate.

A final thought, these new homes will be far too expensive for local young people[ who have probably grown up in Hampton Magna] to buy, and will most likely be aiming for commuters to London, which will not help us in any way.

I trust you will be able to listen to the grave concerns of many Hampton Magna residents.
Regards,
Fiona Hutchinson.
[July 2013]

I have been a resident of Hampton Magna for 31 years and have seen quite a drastic change over that time, and not always for the better, in light of this I strongly object to the proposed development at Hampton Magna.

My reasons being;

- Traffic volume has increased massively over recent years with the development of Hatton Park and Warwick Parkway to a point where it now takes a lot longer to get in and out of the village at all times of the day.

- Our village, and Warwick as a whole are starting to lose their identity, the urban sprawl in recent years has blurred the lines between the boundary of Warwick and the surrounding villages. Is it your aim to have one unsightly mass of houses that will all be known collectively as Warwick with little to no green belt?

- Our village infrastructure struggles to cope as it is with a lot of residents from Hatton Park using our GP surgery, making it difficult to get an appointment without at least a weeks wait, and other village amenities, the addition of another 100+houses will just kill off the effectiveness of these valuable local services.

- The proposed houses will not do anything to help local first time buyers who may wish to stay in the village, they will most likely be aimed at commuters from London and completely price locals like myself (age 31) out of the market, as a result I feel the village will lose it's charm and community spirit.

- The local lanes (Church Lane etc) already experience more traffic than they can take, the resulting poor state of the road surface bears testament to this, increasing the number of houses/cars in the village will only make matters far worse and probably result in more traffic collisions as people 'rat run'.

I didn't object to Warwick parkway at the time, had I known it would have been used a few years down the line as a catalyst for more development I, and many other villagers, would have strongly objected.

I trust these points will be taken into consideration before our village is damaged further by reckless and needless developments.

If it were possible to create a greater allocation here, this would offer a larger population and a wider socio-economic mix that would be much better able to support the ongoing commercial operation of a bus service in this location, and one that is less circuitous than the present route, which given existing levels of patronage, requires Local Authority financial support.

I strongly object to the proposal to build new houses within the village location of Hampton Magna. I am concerned about the amount of traffic this will bring as we only have two ways out of the village and congestion at peak times already exists. The general infrastructure of the village would not be able to support 150 new family houses especially the school and doctors surgery.

I wish to object to the proposed plan for the following reasons:

1. That many houses will cause severe congestion on the narrow road in and out of the village, already congested with traffic using the station and the school.

2. The houses will be sited close to the A46 thus subjecting them to considerable noise from the dual carriageway and the M40 motorway.

3. Building in this area will inevitably result in all the space between the village and the A46 being built on.

4. Building on this scale will destroy the whole character of the village which at the moment is a small and close knit community.

I wish strongly object to the new housing provision within the village..

you should not be building on green belt land

extra traffic congestion

extra strain on the school and doctors surgery

completely ruin the feel of the village

these are my reasons to object..!

I object to the proposals for the enlargement of Hampton Magna as I believe the number of houses proposed is too great in proportion to the existing village and for the access roads available. It will turn quiet family roads into a rat run. The roads into the village are small and already very busy especially at peak times following the developments at Hatton Park and with continued expansion of Chase Meadow. The school is already at capacity and would need further expansion to meet demand. Greenbelt should not be eroded further.

We strongly object to the proposal to build houses as set out in the June 2013 Revised Development Strategy Document within Hampton Magna. The scale of this proposed development is inappropriate in relation to the existing village population which can lead to more traffic through a local village for local people. It is busy enough in the mornings getting out of the village via the train station, increasing the traffic flow will slow this down and add to the traffic build up over the A46 into Warwick and/or onto the A46. Hampton Magna is not and will not be a commuter village. It can be sustained with the current population in this beautiful, green belt area.
There are no exceptional circumstances to erode the green belt. Houses already in existence should be assessed and refurbished.
There has already been green belt erosion i.e. Warwick Parkway Station, Hatton Park Estate, Chase Meadow and IBM, this must stop before we lose all the land and wildlife.
We are also apposed to the compulsary purchase of private land to facilitate gypsy sites. We both work hard and saved to move to this village to be part of a community and escape from the town/city life and mentality.

Dear Sirs,
I wish to Object about the development strategy that may affect the current village of Hampton Magna,
Where as I understand the need for more housing in the area, Hampton Magna just hasn't got the road network or infrastructure to cope with the extra houses proposed. The A46 on one side of the village means there would be a Hugh increase in the amount of traffic that would use the country lanes that serve Hampton Magna.

I object to the proposed plan because of the unnecessary destruction of yet more green belt in Warwickshire, the un-thought-through strain that will be placed on Hampton Magna and its resources, and the far more viable alternatives (for future residents and resources) that exist elsewhere in the council's area of remit.

I totally object to the expansion of Hampton Magna as outlined.
There is no justification for building on the Green Belt.
The Green belt is particularly important to the character of Hampton Magna as it is so close to Warwick that building on the Green Belt will result in an ugly suburban sprawl.
The basic envelope for the settlement was established by the Army in 1877 with the creation of the barracks and care has been taken since then not to jeopardise it. We must maintain this by not allowing any reckless expansion.
The environment of the village has already suffered serious degradation from the imposition of the Parkway train station and its incongruous multi storey parking that was built on the Green Belt. This should surely exempt the area from any more acts of "Planning Vandalism".
The current infrastructure is already over stretched - the school is over subscribed and non of the access routes can support continuous two way traffic along their whole length.

Please confirm that this email can be accepted as an objection to the "Revised Development Strategy (RDS 5 Para 4.4)"

1. This is currently a Green Belt Area. We should be protecting this - especially agricultural land which is very quickly diminishing.
2. Access to this area (via Blandford Way/Arras Boulevard) - only route possible - is already a problem. Vehicles avoiding paying parking charges at Parkway Station regularly park in Blandford Way, sometimes for several days at a time, causing obstruction for local buses and also making the bend at the top of Blandford Way where it joins Arras Boulevard virtually blind. With increased traffic this can only get worse, possibly leading to a serious accident.
3. The sewerage system is running to almost full capacity and is unlikely to cope with the added volume increase
4. Budbrooke infant/junior school is already stretched to capacity and could not possibly accommodate additional pupils.
5. There are bats in the hedgerows surrounding the area behind Curlieu Close and Arras Boulevard. I understand that these are a protected species.
6. Traffic problems already exist at peak times - rat run to/from Henley Road to Station, together with the knock-on effect of frequent hold-ups on Stanks' Island with traffic going into Warwick because traffic on A4177 gets priority over traffic from Hampton Magna/Parkway Station. The current road system will never cope with an increase in traffic.

We are against the above plan and fully support the aims of the Hampton Magna Village Action Group.

Any further development to the small local community already located at the Birmingham Road will spoil their quality of life.This small group of houses has its own identity and has been present as long as the canal and railway.
Traffic on A4177 is already high. Introducing households with personal and commercial vehicles will create even more stress on road that is busiest A Road into town.
Will have negative affect on tourism in area with increasing tourist footfall. It is an important addition to the town after the castle.
Provision of local services will be made worse by any increase in development. Local surgery, and dentists, plus two schools are already at capacity;increase will negatively affect current users
Object to provision of housing or traveller pitches in the vicinity of the Birmingham Road, Warwick.

I am writing in response to your Revised Development Strategy Document published June 2013.

I wish to register that I strongly object to the proposal to build additional houses to the South of Hampton Magna as outlined in the June 2013 Revised Development Strategy Document.

I am against the Green Belt being further eroded by the plans outlined and proposed in your document. The village has already suffered its share of green belt erosion on all sides in recent years.

I believe that the scale of the development is inappropriate in relation to the existing village population and infrastructure capacity. The services in the village are already fully utilised and will be negatively impacted through additional population growth. The school is already over-subscribed and is currently being extended to meet current demand.

Of particular concern is the impact on traffic congestion. The fact that the main access to the village is via a single file traffic controlled road under the railway bridge does not appear to have been fully factored into the proposals.

Finally, the land suggested for Gypsy sites are not appropriate - either for the traveller community or village residents. I am against the compulsory purchase of private land to facilitate Gypsy sites.

The Green belt should not be eroded further and should be used only within government policy
In exceptional circumstances.

The plan portrays a want to consider Green belt and protect open spaces and countryside
Yet villages "washed over" by Green belt may have their village envelopes redrawn.

The scale of development is inappropriate in relation to the existing village population.

Hampton Magna has suffered its share of Green belt erosion and growth/development
On all sides in recent years.
Warwick Parkway, "considerably extended"
Hatton Park Estate
Chase Meadow
IBM site development.

Contrary to the plan services in the village are fully utilised and do not need further "sustaining''
Through population growth.
The School is expanding but this is needed to resolve current stretched classroom numbers.
The train station and its facilities are fully utilised.

Another large influx of families will create more traffic congestion particularly on the main
Access to and from Hampton Magna at the light controlled single line traffic under the Railway
Bridge.
We are against the compulsory purchase of private land to facilitate Gypsy sites,
We feel these sites should not take precedence over house building on them.

I am a resident in Daly Avenue, Hampton Magna.

I have attended the local public planning forum held in the Community Centre in the consideration of the major development proposed at Hampton Magna and wish to object, having given the matter serious consideration.

I support the objection set out in the Petition Statement by Hampton Magna Village Action Group set out in the June 13th Revised Development Strategy document within Hampton Magna. Several issues were raised and you, of course, already have a copy of this document.

In addition to this objection statement, the following further issues need to be considered:-

a) The residential area surrounding the school and adjacent to the new proposed development was principally built in the 1960's and 70's. The width of the roads at that time were such to take the existing development and in reality, as time has moved on, these roads are considered to be narrow and inadequate. There is already substantial traffic congestion, particularly relating to the school. Further development will increase the congestion and could well be a danger to school children/the elderly living nearby and emergency services if ever required.

We do not believe that the development proposals have had proper regard to appropriate access to cater for the increased traffic flow which will be generated. This is a very serious objection.

b) My other objections relate to local amenities and the capacity of the school which are clearly inadequate for this new development so will have to be positively addressed.

c) What about the wildlife habitat in the local area ?

d) There is also the matter of increased crime in the area once the proposed traveller site on the A46 northbound is constructed. This new development will virtually link us directly with the traveller site.

We objected to the installation of Warwick Parkway a few years ago for the same reason. Literally within weeks of Warwick Parkway opening, we had our vehicle broken into one week and the following week the vehicle itself was stolen and found in Birmingham. On both occasions the vehicle was parked directly outside my house.

These are just a few of my MANY concerns.

We are writing to express out disagreement with the proposed plan for further housing in Hampton Magna which we consider is over development of this area and seems to have been chosen for expediency - there are a lot of areas of derelict land and other places which could be far better utilised. Hampton Magna is a pleasant place to live with a strong community spirit and when we bought our house we did so on the grounds that the surrounding land was green belt and would not be built on and the development would be within the confines of the historic barracks. We recognise that it was originally attended for the village to be bigger but by the time most of the residents moved in these plans had been shelved and we are horrified that 43 years on these are being revived. The effect of the loss of valuable farm land and the damage to all the varied and fascinating wildlife that currently occupies this land is incalculable and once land is built on it cannot be reclaimed.

We do not feel the existing infrastructure and amenities could cope with another 100 houses, the once considerable number of local shops has already shrunk down to just 3. There are frequently problems with drainage and the sewerage system will be put under particular strain, as will other services. Additional housing has already been developed at Chase Meadow, which is ongoing, and at Hatton Park, it is difficult therefore to see the necessity for even more at Hampton Magna. There are also a number of other villages which could better be developed locally, possibly Bubbenhall etc etc

We also have concerns about road safety as the school is at full capacity and the surrounding roads are now an absolute nightmare when parents come to drop off and collect their children creating some very dangerous situations, there is also an impact with amount of traffic using the railway station and people using the road round the village as a short cut which will be further exacerbated. A large number of driving schools use the major roads around Hampton Magna which also adds to traffic problems.

On the subject of the proposed gypsy encampments, we are still bemused that a local farmer at Beausale once offered land for us by travellers which was turned down by the council although it had traditionally been used by Gipsies for years we would perhaps like to see this being revisited and new solutions sort as we cannot imagine the kind of site currently being looked at will be conducive to the safety and wellbeing of travellers. Also the incidence of litter and damage that follows on from these sites is most concerning. Also has anyone consulted with the gipsies/travellers to find out what they think, I don't think we want another fiasco like the one we had when the site that is now the Parkway Station was considered as a gipsy site which was very unsuitable with its proximity to the canal and the railway line and difficult entrance from the road which the Gipsies themselves rejected and did not want. This is also yet another strain on the school.

We would like to think that the views of Hampton Magna residents are fully considered and this is not just a case of 'rubber stamping' something that has already been decided.

I would like to register that I am totally against the building of 150 houses in Hampton Magna as described in the New Local Plan. My reasons are as follows;

1. The Green Belt is important for aesthetics, quality of life and to keep settlements apart. Building new houses will be the start of the erosion of land between the parish of Budbrooke and Warwick Town which will mean that the village will become part of the town. This must not be permitted

2. The Local Plan describes the necessity for the protection of the Green Belt but then contradicts by saying that Green Belt land will be used for the building of the houses.

3. Planning permission of very small developments has been refused because they have been on Green Belt land. This standard has been set and should be adhered to and new developments kept off of all Green Belt land.

4. The building of the houses does not fulfil the "exceptional circumstances" which is necessary for using Green Belt land

5. The village of Hampton Magna has already had some Green Belt erosion when Warwick Parkway station was build and the general increase over the years of additional car parking facilities.

6. There are approximately 600 houses at present in Hampton Magna and this is due to be increased by 25%. Which will change the complete nature and description of a village

7. Hampton Magna has been selected as it has been declared a Category 1 Village. This grading is inappropriate as the services are already stretched to the maximum. The doctors are not taking any more patients, the school is full, the three shops cannot expand and the bus service has been decreased.

8. The present road system to the village is small with three main routes, two of which involve crossing over or under narrow bridges and the third comes through the small village of Hampton on the Hill which includes narrow roads.

9. Services in Hampton Magna are fully utilised and do not need to be sustained.

10. An increase of 25% more houses will mean additional demands on the drainage system and electricity supplies. Both of which have been problematic in the past.

Please consider the above points and stop the over development of a village and spoil the adjacent countryside. Warwickshire is a beautiful rural county and should be kept as such.

My thoughts on the revised development strategy and sites for gypsies and travellers:
1) I live in Hampton on the Hill. The older properties have been here for some 150 years and the front of some properties is right on the road, as it would have been a cart track for horses in the 19th century. The road gets very busy at certain times of day with commuters using the village as a short cut to Warwick / The M40 in one direction, and Warwick Parkway / Coventry / A46 in the other direction. The road and village was never laid out with modern traffic in mind, and being a parent of very young children I am constantly worried about the speed and volume of traffic. This does not encourage the environmentally friendly use of walking / cycling to get around, so further use of motor vehicles is the result to protect children from the risk (be it real or imagined) of road traffic accidents. Increasing the number of houses in nearby Hampton Magna will only make this worse. The Budbrooke road between Hampton Magna and Hampton on the Hill is also unsuitable for the current volume of traffic, let alone any increase.

We moved to Warwickshire 7 years ago and the unspoilt countryside around here with open, green spaces were one of the major attractions to us. I strongly believe that any increase in house numbers should be built where there is already a recent precedent for building new houses, i.e. new housing estates where the amenities and infrastructure have already been created and can cope with more residents. A major point would be that Hampton Magna school is already heavily subscribed, and the addition of new houses or pitches for travellers / Gypsies will put a huge strain on what is currently a successful school.

I totally object to the development of green belt land to the determent of the local population . I live in Hampton Magna and cannot understand the Councils total disregard to the natural constraints of the village - being the canal and railway and following the development of the parkway station the village is now served by a single vehicles width of carriageway ( Rail bridge adjacent to the parkway exit on old Budbrooke road).
The village itself is served by an aging and deteriorating infrastructure of sewers, fresh water pipes, and gas with frequent bursts and leaks throughout.
And in an electronic communications world - the internet is already slowed to a snails pace at peak periods .
Only when these issues are fully costed will it become apparent that a one off sweetener payment from a developer will not solve the issues raised.
A fully costed and investigate plan of brown field sites must be the councils first approach and for these reasons I reject the councils proposals.

I am a resident in Daly Avenue.

I have attended local public planning forums in the consideration of the major development proposed at Hampton Magna.

I have considered the proposals very carefully and wish to object.

I support the objection set out in the Petition Statement by Hampton Magna Village Action Group set out in the June 13th Revised Development Strategy document within Hampton Magna. Eight individual issues were raised and you, of course, have a copy of this document so I will not repeat it here.

In addition to this objection statement, the following further issues need to be considered:-

i) The residential area surrounding the school and adjacent to the new proposed development was principally built in the 1960's and 70's. The width of the roads at that time were such to take the existing development and in reality, as time has moved on, these roads are considered to be narrow and inadequate. There is already substantial traffic congestion, particularly relating to the school. Further development will increase the congestion and could well be a danger to school children/the elderly living nearby and emergency services if ever required.

We do not believe that the development proposals have had proper regard to appropriate access to cater for the increased traffic flow which will be generated. This is a very serious objection.

ii) My other objections relate to local amenities and the capacity of the school which are clearly inadequate for this new development so will have to be positively addressed.

iii) What about the wildlife habitat in the local area ?

iv) There is also the matter of increased crime in the area. We objected to the installation of Warwick Parkway a few years ago for the same reason. Literally within weeks of Warwick Parkway opening, we had our vehicle broken into one week and the following week the vehicle itself was stolen and found in Small Heath, Birmingham. On both occasions the vehicle was parked outside our front door!

For the above reasons, I wish to make strong representation in objecting to this development proposal, as proposed.

My wife and I object strongly to the proposal to build houses at Hampton Magna as this would mean building on GREEN LAND.
The present layout of the village means that every householder is in close proximity to open countryside--an increase in the number of properties as described in the R.D.S would destroy the unique character of the village.
People have purchased properties in Hampton Magna have done so BECAUSE of the above point.
We are in complete agreement with the Petition Statement sent in by Hampton Magna Village Action Group.

I object to this development for some of the following reasons:-


Access

Access from the village and surrounding areas is extremely difficult during peak times. It frequently takes 20 - 30 minutes to leave Hampton Magna towards Warwick in the morning and the same going the other way in the evening. The build up of this traffic also results in Budbrooke Road being used as a 'rat run' for vehicles trying to avoid the heavy traffic on the A46. It does not seem to me that the road infrastructure can support any more housing on this side of Warwick Hampton Magna, Hatton Park, Lapworth etc

Construction traffic
though the village would be hazardous as a large part of the population
of Hampton Magna are children and elderly. All construction traffic
would have to pass under the single file rail bridge or go through the
village of Hampton on the Hill. Either way is not suitable for heavy
goods.

Traffic and parking around the school at picking up and dropping off times is a nightmare. Cars park on both sides of the roads around the school and neighbouring area and as they are residential roads there is barely room to use the roads and driving is very difficult due to the number of small children about. Expanding the village by 25% can only make this problem critical as many people use their cars to pick up children - even though they may live within walking distance.

Green Belt

I strongly object to any development in the green belt, which was after all set up to limit urban sprawl. I object even more strongly when it is being used for housing (as a great deal of Hatton Park) - not for local first time buyers - but for overspill for people from the south who can now use the M40 and Warwick
Parkway to commute. Perhaps the communities where these people work
should provide the housing to accommodate their workforce and not rely on other counties to do this for them.

General comments

I have lived
in Hampton Magna since it was built in the late sixies. Over this
time there has been a gradual decline in the 'countryside' around. The
A46 and M40 have led to constant traffic noise in fine weather. We
are on the flight path to Coventry Airport and since it's closure have
more planes flying over to go into Birmingham. Warwick Parkway has
been built despite objections by the local community and the commute to Leamington each day had become a a slow crawl which can take up to an hour. Considerable numbers of new houses have already been built at Hatton Park and Chase Meadow. This should be enough for this small parish.

I do not think this development will enhance the village and will cause untold inconvenience and noise whilst the building is taking place to all the residents and also to the school which will have to operate with all the noise of a building site surrounding it.

Dear Sirs,

I wish to register my concern over the New Local Plan as it impacts on this village of Hampton Magna.

I agree totally with all the points made by the village petition but wish to emphasise and make the following:

* the balance of the community will be thrown out of 'kilter' by an increase of housing by up to 25%.

* the ensuing stresses on the infrastructure of the area will be profound. Taking one small example - the Old Budbrooke Road is already dangerous in places for pedestrians as the road is now a rat run for Chase Meadow residents. Too many cars. Likewise other services eg the school, medical centre etc.

* one major issue not being mentioned is the building over of good agricultural land. This country's ability to feed the population is being raised in the media but no account is being made of this. Once this land is built over, that's it. IT'S GONE.

I note that it is the Council's plan to increase the use of brownfield site from 6 to 15%! That's a bit late for the old Ford Plant which, to my mind, was unbelievably used for a new supermarket when there were already two within five minutes. Why no housing there!!

On a personal note, I have lived in Hampton Magna for twenty years, having lived previously all over the UK and overseas. I have found it a balanced, settled, happy and well organised community and am mightily depressed by what I see as an unwanted invasion into an unsuitable area.

To sum up:

# USE of good agricultural land:

# LACK of infrastructure:

# OVERLOAD on local services.

Dear Sir or Madam

Revised Development Strategy - Public Consultation

We are writing in response to the consultation on the Revised Development Strategy for Warwick District. Specifically we wish to object to the proposal to build up to 150 new houses in Hampton Magna.

The proposed village developments in the green belt were claimed to be justified at the public consultation meeting which we attended on two basic grounds, namely that the development is based on the principle of sustainability, and secondly, that the villages concerned are well serviced. We consider that these arguments are flawed in relation to Hampton Magna, for the following reasons.

* Roads into and out of the village are not capable of sustaining a heavier load, and are not capable of being adapted within the level of s106 receipts which could be expected from a development of the scale proposed. There are two routes out of the village. One is via a single track road, controlled by traffic lights, under the railway bridge at Warwick Parkway station. The other is via Hampton on the Hill, which, again, is not wide enough for cars, vans and buses to pass at a pinch point as the road enters Hampton on the Hill. The road is already a rat run for Warwick Parkway customers, and cannot be readily adapted to address the single track problem.
* The local school is already oversubscribed, and would require significant expansion to take additional pupils. The current subscription levels are already leading to dangerous parking problems around the village shops near the school entrance, and these would undoubtedly be considerably worsened by the proposed development.
* Sustainable development implies housing and employment in close proximity. There are virtually no employment opportunities within the village, so any new inhabitants will undoubtedly work outside the area.
* The village has a small doctor's surgery, but there is very limited provision for women (one part-time doctor), so it can take several weeks already to get an appointment with a woman doctor. Again, additional development would exacerbate the problem.
* The development equates to the equivalent of 25% of the existing village. This would fundamentally change the nature of the village.

Government policy only supports development of the green belt where there are no alternative areas which can be developed. The public consultation documentation and meetings provided no explanation as to why non-green belt areas are unable to sustain the required development, particularly as, on a large scale development, there is a realistic opportunity to create a fit for purpose infrastructure from scratch. Moreover, the only green belt development which appears to have been considered is the expansion of existing villages. The creation of a wholly new village, as happened with Hampton Magna in the 1960s would probably be less contentious, could be developed fully serviced, and would not detrimentally affect the existing villages in the way that these proposals almost certainly would.

We are strongly objecting to the proposed building of a large number of houses in Hampton Magna.

Road Infrastructure:-
Hampton Magna is only accessible by three roads, one has a bridge with a restricted height and single file traffic controlled by traffic lights, one has a weight restriction bridge on it, and the other is through the village of Hampton on the Hill which has already had to have traffic calming measures put in place since the opening of Warwick Parkway.
In recent years Hampton Magna has had to accommodate a considerable amount of increased traffic due to the building of Hatton Park and Chase Meadow both of which do not have Schools therefore meaning children are transported in and out of the village by vehicle on country roads which were not intended for such high volume of traffic.
Warwick Parkway has also had an impact on the village - we constantly get cars parked on junctions causing a danger to pedestrians and villagers trying to get into their homes.

Budbrooke School
Budbrooke School is also over capacity meaning a portacabin is to be moved onto site during the Summer Holidays to resolve current classroom numbers and that is without building any more homes. Our concern is increased traffic and inconsiderate parking by people from outside of the village who have to use cars to deliver and collect their children. This can already be observed on a daily basis if you have to go anywhere near the school at start or finish time.

Green Belt Land
We also object to the development on Green Belt Land, we have already had Warwick Parkway built on Green Belt, and the station has already had to increase its car parking to meet the demand.

Over Development
The scale of the proposed development is inappropriate for the size of the existing village population and its facilities.

Utilities
We also have concerns as to whether the current sewage system could cope with an additional estimated 150 homes, meaning potentially 300+ additional users, as Hampton Magna has had problems with the pipes in the past.


In Summary our objections are:
1. Increased traffic- flow on already overcrowded country lanes - road infrastructure.
2. Further development of School to accommodate increased numbers.
3. Green Belt erosion.
4. Over development of existing village.
5. Incapacity of sewers.