No

ID sylw: 107614

Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Rebecca Brown

I am writing to formally object to the proposed development in Hatton and South of Kingswood, based on significant concerns regarding the lack of infrastructure for such oversized development of 8000+ homes and the inevitable over-reliance on private vehicles that such a developments would create.
For development to be viable and sustainable, it must be infrastructure-led, not housing-led. Without major investment in transport links, road capacity, schools, healthcare, and essential services, this proposal is unfit for approval and will create more long-term problems than benefits.

I strongly urge the council to reject this development in its current form and focus on infrastructure-first solutions that genuinely support balanced, sustainable growth.

No

ID sylw: 107641

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Clare Sawdon

All the sites in the South Warwickshire Plan are greenfield sites and if allowed to
happen will result in a loss of natural habitat. The particular site which I am objecting
to is Site B1 which contains a conservation area, a historic woodland and is home to
a wide variety of animals and plants which add to its being a special place.
As the years move on there is an increasing need for us as a nation to grow our own
food and be more self sufficient, the loss of agricultural land including a dairy herd,
must be fought at all levels.
The area is not suitable due to it’s very poor transport infrastructure, the main artery
road, Hockley Road is dangerous and could not sustain more traffic entering and
exiting it. The argument that people will and can use Hatton Station is very flawed
and is irrelevant.
I would hope that this site is rejected at the first hurdle as being totally unsustainable
as a South Warwickshire site for a new town of Hatton which would be as large as
neighbouring Kenilworth without the charm.

No

ID sylw: 107646

Derbyniwyd: 05/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr A Burrows

I disagree with the idea of using the Chiltern Rail corridor for development of a new settlement. The principle of using the rail corridor at this particular location is completely flawed.

This is not a viable public transport option for the majority of occupants of any new homes as areas of employment are not accessible by train.

A large proportion of new residents will be employed at significant distances from Hatton at locations such as Coventry, Northampton, North Birmingham etc., all locations difficult to reach by rail. The idea that residents will use the trains is simply not credible, particularly when many will, by then, have electric non-polluting cars which they will undoubtedly use in preference to diesel trains.

Chiltern Rail will not be able to upgrade the railway line, reschedule trains or re-signal the tracks, due to engineering issues and prohibitive costs.

The new and upgraded Infrastructure that will be required for such a new settlement would have to be on a huge scale and will completely destroy the character of the area. The proposed area for development would be too small for the size of population being proposed and result in far too great a population density. This would result in a population size similar to the town of Kenilworth but in a much smaller geographic area.

The sustainability assessment notes many problems with transport infrastructure but goes on to grade site B1 as Amber. This cannot be correct. The site must be graded Red. This assessment was a desk top exercise only, with no robust tests, which means this is a significant weakness in the proposal.

The proposed local plan has a disproportionate distribution of development across South Warwickshire. Warwick District Council is a quarter of the size of Stratford on Avon DC but is required to take half of the developments.

This proposed new settlement does not accord with the Warwick District Councils aims of a good place to live or with the aims of the Environment Bill.

Other

ID sylw: 107677

Derbyniwyd: 26/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Shakespeare Line Rail User Group

For new developments at either of these sites to be supported and move forward, the SWLP must robustly require investment in rail infrastructure.

This investment is not just a support mechanism; it is essential for creating a sustainable living environment and effectively managing future growth while steadfastly protecting the communities affected and the environment.

The South Warwickshire Local Plan must resolutely prioritise securing investment in rail for each of these developments to ensure there is no diminution in existing services while crucially enable a dynamic and interconnected future.

Sustainable living environments are imperative for managing future growth and safeguarding our communities and the environment. We will not accept and thus will oppose either of these developments if they are promoted and pursued without a strong commitment to enhancing rail infrastructure.

Rail systems are critical for reducing traffic congestion, lowering carbon emissions, and providing efficient transportation options. Without this commitment, the SWLP will undermine its vision and strategic objectives, seriously impair sustainability goals and jeopardise the wellbeing of the communities within the SWLP area.

Without investment in the rail infrastructure (which must include both capital infrastructure and services) the two areas defined as B1 and BW are opposed.

No

ID sylw: 107770

Derbyniwyd: 04/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Philip Southwell

The development of the Land at Hatton B1 and also the development of the area
designated SG07 will have a significant adverse effect on the area which will also extend to
neighbouring areas due to the impact of traffic both on local roads and nearby A roads and
motorways. 

There has been a considerable increase in traffic on the A4177 over the last 15 years and this
road is quite unsuitable for such a volume increase particularly with HGVs.
Clearly the developments will decimate the green belt areas and farmland with unacceptable
effect on the environment so vital for everyone's mental health and life enjoyment. 
The developments will create significant impact on local schools doctors and dentists practices
which are already having difficulty in coping with recent housing developments and as I
understand it schools are also currently able to cope with local demand.

Planners and developers need to have more regard to all local relevant factors and have respect
for the area and ensure developments are merely about numbers and ensure maintaining a
good quality of life for all.

No

ID sylw: 107928

Derbyniwyd: 06/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Hancock Town Planning

We consider that the planning authority's view that new settlements are the most sustainable form of development and the most efficient way of funding new infrastructure is flawed.

The planning authority needs to accept that the traditional understanding of what constitutes the most sustainable pattern of development have changed. Warwick residents no longer commute five days a week to Birmingham or London. Many work from home for the majority of the week.

The advent of the Community Infrastructure (CIL) means that the cost of infrastructure can be pooled across may smaller sites. The 'infrastructure argument associated with new settlements is therefore significantly reduced.

A further disadvantage of new settlements is that they result in such opposition causing extreme upset to local residents. As a result, they will undoubtedly be the subject of legal challenge, great political difficulty and delay in delivery.

Any development at Hatton would have to fund a by-pass of Claverdon. This would undoubtedly be very time-consuming and costly - probably involving the use of compulsory purchase powers. Such a by-pass would result in great carbon footprint and waste of materials not required by other development proposals.

In addition, if the new settlement is predicated on proximity to Hatton rail station, then Station Road is currently unsuitable to accommodate a significant increase in vehicles. Extensive new parking would also have to be provided.

No

ID sylw: 107977

Derbyniwyd: 15/02/2025

Ymatebydd: Jayne Tullett

Impact on wildlife inc endangered species (Ebbsfeast Kent). Possible historical interest ie roman artefacts.Amount of hedges and ditches to be removed causing added issues to an existing problem of localised flooding especially in the neighbouring village of Aston Cantlow affecting local small businesses including a holiday park.
Block paving drives and inadequate drainage would also add to this problem.
Safety:
Lack of fully manned fire and police stations.
Warwick Hospital is already at times over stretched without added number of new residents.
Number of doctors, dentists
Primary and Secondary schools.
Jobs locally
Transport train only as far as Stratford on Avon one way and from Bearley only single track to Hatton.

No

ID sylw: 108047

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mr Richard Cribb

Hatton Parish will be destroyed by the proposed residential development. Once the Green-Belt land is lost, it is gone forever. The very essence of why people would want to move here will be so badly damaged it becomes pointless. In addition, if the development is approved this would set a dangerous precedent for more Green Belt land to be lost. Future developers may cite this case to justify similar projects, leading to cumulative harm.

No

ID sylw: 108127

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Evelyn Gould

No

No

ID sylw: 108138

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Peter Northwood

No

No

ID sylw: 108508

Derbyniwyd: 03/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Mrs. Elizabeth Rochford

There is no infrastructure to support a new settlement in Hatton and I am very concerned this has been ignored.
Transportation –
Hatton Station is small and unable to be extended and is already fully utilised. Very few trains now stop at Hatton and therefor any rail commuters would have to travel to Warwick Parkway, which was purposely built for Hatton Park development.
There is no Public Transport for Hatton or Hatton Park, the limited bus service was removed several years ago. The result is that the majority of homes are two car owners due to necessity.
Our Warwick hospital is already at breaking point, how would it cope with the addition of 16,000 resident’s and their hospital demands.
Our fire service and ambulances have difficulty in accessing properties during any development construction but for a new settlement this will exasperated by road closures.
The impact on wildlife would be devastating, our natural world is in crisis, over the last 70 years wildlife and wild landscapes have suffered huge declines. This proposed development would see further decline in habitat when what we should be doing is trying to reverse the decline not increase it.
The land is in Greenbelt and looking at the plan for all the sites under consideration, there is sufficient non-greenbelt land available for development. The government has stated that Greenbelt land should only be used where there is no alternative as this is not the case for B1 it should be dismissed as a possible new settlement.

No

ID sylw: 108673

Derbyniwyd: 07/03/2025

Ymatebydd: CLLR Peter Phillips

1. Site B1 would completely subsume the villages of Hatton, Hatton Green, and Hatton Park, destroying their identify as separate and distinct communities. When combined with the proposal for SG07, this would create an urban sprawl to the West of Warwick, and would break the fundamental principle of the Green Belt of acting as a buffer zone, preventing uncontrolled expansion of cities and towns into surrounding areas.
It is not just inappropriate development in the Green Belt, but excessively so and is in contradiction to SO1 and SO5, both of which would not be met by such a large development in the countryside

2. The largest part of the land is used for agricultural, which would be lost. This will help increase our dependence on imported food products. This fails SO5, as our natural resources would be lost.

3. The existing road network is completely unable to handle the volume of the traffic that would be generated by approximately 8,000 houses. To be able to cope, significant public investment in new roads within a confined area, including possibly a new motorway junction, will be required.

4. The proposal puts great emphasis on the fact that Hatton has a station. Substantial public money will be required to improve the station, if it can even be extended which seems far from certain, together with major investment in Chiltern Railway capacity to handle the additional volume of travellers if the use of cars is to be limited. The issue of parking is largely ignored, assuming that people will be happy to walk the 20 minutes to the station, rather than take their car either to Hatton (where this is little land to expand the car parking facility) or to Warwick Parkway. This is particularly so for refid 166 and 693 which are at a considerable distance to the station. To suppose that residents will not use their cars is to fly in the face of all previous evidence when a development is built, remote from a significant public transport infrastructure, which Hatton Station cannot considered to be.

5. There is absolutely no infrastructure in place on the site, and the existing public local services ( NHS, education,etc.) in Warwick are already close to capacity. Without infrastructure being built simultaneously with any housing there is a real concern about how the new community would meet its day-to-day needs.

The same applies to utilities, which would need to be provided from scratch by National Grid, Severn-Trent etc..

There is therefore a significant risk to the new community and its new residents from any potential delays to the provision and opening of the facilities.


For the above reasons I would request that this site is excluded from the local plan.