No

ID sylw: 108491

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: John Osborn

I Have just of the proposal for1271 houses to be built off Leek Wootton. I must firstly say that is criminal. It will ruin the small village. Firstly, there are no facilities close by. There would be a need for shops to service the new town, there would be a need for a doctor's surgery, the Kenilworth surgery's must be at breaking point already, there would also be a need for a local pub restaurant or other like amenity' It would also take farm land that cannot be replaced . The extra housing would also put a strain on water electric and gas supplies It would also increase the traffic through Leek Wootton and Kenilworth. Kenilworth already has traffic problems, increasing the traffic through Kenilworth in particular is not acceptable.

No

ID sylw: 108675

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Individual

1. I don’t support any further building on green belt land. The new Kenilworth School is an example of how vast areas of formerly green belt to the East of Kenilworth have been lost by appearing to bend the rules – “Schools OK, so move the school out of town and then build houses near it and also on the old school land”. The Green Belt was established for reasons which are still valid today, and it is not simply there to make a town look countryfied and pretty.
2. The current building of homes is far from complete, but already the traffic in Birches Lane is at times extremely heavy. This is due to the new school location, and the first homes in and around this road being completed. When the remainder of homes are completed to plans already approved, this can only get worse.
3. The addition of pollution caused by all these vehicles, few of which are Electric Vehicles, is turning our local lane into a major highway such as there is in London, and the imposition of a ULEZ in Kenilworth will be the only solution, which will not be popular with the residents.
4. The population increase has made parking, shopping, and using doctors and dentists an increasingly difficult activity. There is one main road to Birmingham, one main road to Coventry and one to Leamington and the A46. The planning must provide for more access to and from Kenilworth, and not simply rely on the roads that feed these three main roads.
Greater use and encouragement must be made of our Railway Station, and getting the railway lines double tracked all the way from Coventry to Leamington is now urgently needed to be able to provide more trains during the day and thus persuade more people to commute using them. And a more reliable service is urgently needed now to stop the new station becoming obsolete.

No

ID sylw: 108713

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Kenilworth Town Council

1) Impact on the greenbelt.
We do not believe that there are any exceptional circumstances to justify removalof green belt in accordance with NPPF as more suitable sites, not in the greenbelt, exist.

2) Sustainability Report
SG04 is the area with the 2nd lowest housing capacity yield of all spatial growth areasand wouldn’t be likely to provide the desired housing mix. It would also involve the loss of productive farmland.
3) Cultural heritage and landscape character
SG04 should be rated red in the SA in respect of Cultural Heritage, because of the significant impact on the setting of Kenilworth Castle, as explained above.
4) Spatial design (20 Minute neighbourhood)
As set out this new development would not constitute a 20-minute neighbourhood, there is no GP, bus/train or secondary school within the required radius and existing
schools are already oversubscribed.
Kenilworth is not a big employment centre. With the development of employment land at Thickthorn stalling this is unlikely to change. It makes the potential for people to work locally unlikely, leading to further traffic challenges.
5) Infrastructure
There are already concerns about how over-capacity local amenities are. This includes GPs, Dentists and the local Hospital. Rouncil Lane also experiences significant foul drainage issues, potentially due to the impact of local industry.
6) Road infrastructure & traffic
Rouncil Lane is a country lane with poor road surface which already experiences significant traffic volumes including heavy good vehicles including livestock transport to and from the abbatoir. Rounds Hill is a quiet residential street. An increase in traffic already predicted with the development of the Rouncil Lane Sixth Form site. The road infrastructure is unsuited to significant further development.
7) Wellbeing
This area of Kenilworth is popular as a leisure destination for walkers and cyclists. As such it is an important asset for the town in promoting physical and mental wellbeing.
Rouncil Lane and Rounds Hill are part of NCN52 and we are concerned that the inevitable increase of traffic from new housing would have a detrimental impact to
safety and participation. The footpaths across SG04 are well used by walkers, runnersand Scout groups.
8) Biodiversity
Developing this area would inevitably mean a significant loss of valuable biodiversity assets including ancient trees, hedgerows and the impact on wildlife including many
important bird and animal species, as listed by local residents in their Issues & Options consultation response.