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Strategic Growth Location SG07 Question
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100267
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Cheryl Reed-Davies
Lack of local infrastructure to support - water, drainage, flooding risk and power supply.
Increased transport - Birmingham Road is already busy with commuters heading to/from Warwick/Leamington & the rest of the West Midlands. When M40 is closed it is also the route for all heading from London/Oxford to the West Midlands and beyond. The current road system cannot sustain additional traffic.
Access Warwick/A46 from Hatton (via Stanks) at busy times is already a huge concern. This development will add to the large delays that local residents frequently face.
Environmental destruction and impact on our wildlife and their natural habitat.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100327
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Deborah Carter
Completely opposed to any development on Green Belt land.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100394
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Carl Austin
I object to any development in this area. This site should not be considered for any kind of development.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100403
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Aimee Carter
There are far better alternatives than destroying this Green Belt land.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100435
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Miss Emily Blackford
I object for the following reasons:
Local Capacity and Infrastructure Concerns
- The Stanks Island junction is already experiencing unmanageable levels of congestion. Adding a large-scale employment development to this location will only worsen this issue, both during and after construction. Expansion of the roads in this area would need to happen to alleviate this, which would be costly and cause even more congestion.
- As with site B1, local transport is not enough as it currently stands. There would need to be a reinstatement of bus services to the area, even though Stagecoach has had to cut multiple services in recent years. Refurbishments to the local railway stations would also be needed. However, there are restrictions on space available for this, which means these refurbishments could not be completed to meet the requirements of the influx of people that would be using it.
Environmental Concerns
- This site borders on Blackbrake Plantation, which is classed as Ancient Woodland. These woodlands only make up 2.5% of this country and contain vital ecosystems that cannot be replicated elsewhere. I am concerned that the construction on and subsequent use of the area would irreparably damage this woodland. I do not believe there have been sufficient protections suggested so far, and due to the fragile nature of these ecosystems, I do not believe these protections could happen due to the large scale of the project.
- The site is entirely Green Belt. These areas were designated for five specific
purposes, and this site would be going against four of them:
Brownfield and other non-Green Belt sites must be prioritised before any Green Belt is used. I do not believe that the “exceptional circumstances” for Green Belt development have been met for this site, as there are no sustainability benefits to using this site.
In conclusion, my objections to the development of the SG07 site are the same as my objections for the proposed B1 site. There is currently not the infrastructure to support the site, and it will be hard to implement the needed improvements. It will also result in the permanent alteration and potential destruction of vital wildlife habitats and ecosystems. It takes away from what makes Warwick and Hatton Park so desirable.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100457
Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr James Hunt
This will be an inappropriate development on Green Belt, joining Warwick to Hatton. It will represent an expansion of the Warwick/Leamington urban area beyond the A46. This will likely open the floodgates for further urban sprawl. If this site is used for residential development, it will be car dependent.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100546
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Caroline Edwards
This loss of Green Belt and visual impact this development will have will ruin the area! The roads will not be able to cope with the additional volume of traffic along the Birmingham Road, A46 and throughout Warwick.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100582
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Campaign to Protect Rural England - Warwickshire
SG07 is open countryside which is immediately W of the A46 and in the Green Belt. It separates Hatton Park (now largely developed as housing) from Warwick and preserves the setting of the historic county town on its NW side.
It is being suggested for warehousing (B8 use class) without any basis for there being a need for that type of employment in the Warwick/Leamington area.
Wedgnock Park is former hunting park associated with Warwick Castle and has good rights of way - making it a valuable area for recreation for residents of the Capoe and Woodloes area of Warwick.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100658
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Maureen Rawlings
This is Green Belt land and should not be built on.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100723
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Kevin Mole
The allocation of SG07 fails to comply with national and local planning policy due to:
• Failure to prioritise urban brownfield land.
• Lack of clear, market-tested demand for additional employment land.
• Encroachment on the Green Belt without exceptional justification.
• Contributing to unsustainable ribbon development.
For these reasons, the allocation should be removed from the Local Plan, and the Council should focus on maximising the use of existing urban employment sites before considering Green Belt release.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100728
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Beausale, Hasely, Honiley & Wroxall Parish Council
This proposal, along with B1 (Land at Hatton) will add a development roughly the size of Kenilworth to the west of Warwick. It will effectively merge with Warwick and thus the whole purpose of the greenbelt will be lost.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100834
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Miss Sue Harrison
I object to site B1 for the following reasons:
The reasons for designating Green Belt are as valid today as they were when it was designated. Chapter 13 of the NPPF attaches great importance to Green Belts. A new development, whether housing or employment, in the Green Belt would undermine the purpose of the Green Belt, harm its openness, its permanence and would erode the separation between Warwick and the West Midlands.
The Arden LCA is internationally-famous for its historical and cultural associations and is an intimate landscape with a strong sense of place. Arden has a special character which forms the primary ancient landscape in Warwickshire, and is distinguished from later planned countryside elsewhere in the county. The characteristic settlement pattern is a dispersed pattern of scattered farmsteads and hamlets, in contrast to the rest of Warwickshire. The Warwickshire Landscapes Guidelines (WLG) state that this should be maintained. The importance of the Arden LCA is reflected by SDC’s Special Landscape Areas Study identifying much of Arden as a Special Landscape Area. This designation should be incorporated into the new Local Plan. Understanding landscape character is fundamental to planning new development and should form the basis for selecting sites.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100921
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Stuart Foreman
The proposed Wedgnock Park Farm development is disproportionate to the existing communities and would urbanise significant green belt land, connecting Hatton and Hatton Park with Warwick. This would increase HGV traffic on Birmingham Road, and Warwick Parkway is too far to be a viable transport option for most workers. The development would negatively affect both local and distant landscape views, altering the character of the area. Additionally, the project would replace public bridle paths with industrial routes, harm local ecology, and result in loss of valuable agricultural land. A more suitable site, less impactful on the landscape, should be considered.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 100953
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr david woodbourne
This would be madness, it would not be possible to biuold the necessary infrastructure to support this. The noise and loss of green belt land would be an awful loss.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101065
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Zoe Leventhal
No very special circumstances exist here to justify removal of land from GB, when other brownfield and non GB sites available.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101165
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Graham Holmes
The existing infrastructure is inadequate for the current traffic levels and there is no capacity for the sort of infrastructure which would be required. It is not realistic to expect a non-motorised infrastructure the bus services from hatton park were cancelled due to lack of use. The loss of agricultural land will also be devastating to the environment for local wildlife.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101307
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Leek Wootton & Guy's Cliffe Parish Council
The Parish Council of Leek Wootton & Guys Cliffe does not agree with this selected area for possible future development within its Parish Boundary in the SWLP – Preferred Options Plan for the following reasons: SG07 is in the Greenbelt; SG07 will remove the buffer between Warwick and Hatton Park/Hatton; ALC Grade 2 Agricultural Land should not be lost to development
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 101810
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs Genevieve Le Tocq
This site would join the urban spread of Warwick with Hatton Park and the proposed New Town at Hatton.
This contravenes the first four of the five purposes of the Green Belt.
The road infrastructure here is at full capacity, with significant development having already taken place in this area. The already incredible congestion and pollution around this small market town would become unsustainable.
Meanwhile the town centres of Warwick and Leamington are crying out for regeneration (purpose 5 of the Green Belt) - this is how we develop a 'Beautiful South Warwickshire' that 'Meets the needs of our Communities'.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 102361
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr James Wilby
Action Sports centre is unique venue, and one very few shooting grounds left in Warwickshire used by 100s of poeple for safe sporting activities so should be protected
Other
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 102740
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Severn Trent Water
This development will likely require treatment at Warwick - Longbridge (STW) Treatment Works, this Wastewater Treatment Works has medium capacity and high environmental constraints. Due to the size of the development, it is recommended that network upgrades will be required, alongside hydraulic modelling and engagement with STW. Overall this development site is considered a medium/high risk location, there is some capacity however in order to accommodate growth, infrastructure upgrades will be required and we would need to work closely to understand build timelines, in order to plan accordingly.
Yes
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103070
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Neal Appleton
Whilst the aim is for people to live close to where they work and for Active Travel to be a priority, it must be acknowledged that people often choose to reside and work in different places. Commuting is the norm and the SWLP must accommodate this. Settlement expansion and locations of new settlements must be supported by transport infrastructure.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103146
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Deigo Black
Site SG07 is not an appropriate location for this type of development. It does not offer a genuine choice of transport modes for access - certainly not from the proposed new Hatton settlement! The traffic generated from this site is likely to adversely impact on the A4177, which is identified in the Warwickshire LTP as a key local route.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103164
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms C Crawley
see comments made via interactive map
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103166
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Miss S Hopkins
Development here is unacceptable. There has already been substantial commercial and housing development by Longbridge. This is extending Warwick into Green Belt Land and cause permanent destruction of it. This will harm the environment surrounding Warwick and increase in vehicle movements create congestion and pollution. Frequencies of gridlock in Warwick itself will increase. Must we build over every green field.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103293
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs C Hart
In summary I object due to loss of green belt land forever. We can never get this back. Loss of farmland and destruction of habitats for wildlife. The impact on the road network would be huge with considerable investment needed for junction improvements for the A4177, A46 and M40 necessary. Local residents would be adversely impacted for years with roadworks and then extra volumes of traffic on already congested roads.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103410
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Keith Allan
* Green belt land should NOT be allocated for housing when more suitable non-Green Belt land is available.
Other
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103485
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Ms Sarah Shalgosky
n/a
Other
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103571
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Phil Kohler
If this site were to go forward, it would be very important to improve the junction between Birmingham Road and Eastley Crescent. At peak times, it is virtually impossible to exit from Eastley Crescent in the direction of Warwick and ambiguous road markings cause frequent altercations between drivers.
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103594
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mrs june Goldsmith
too close to Warwick
No
Preferred Options 2025
ID sylw: 103832
Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025
Ymatebydd: Mr Ira Goldsmith
Too close to Warwick. Traffic congestion, pollution, loss of green belt adjacent to Warwick.