No

ID sylw: 107135

Derbyniwyd: 10/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Hatton Parish Council, Shrewley Parish Council, Budbrooke Parish Council, Honily Beausale and Wroxall Parish Council, Norton Lindsey Parish Council

Nifer y bobl: 5

We object to this proposal. It would have considerable impact on our parishes and transform the character of rural west Warwick. Residents expressed overwhelming opposition at several meetings with unprecedented attendance.

This proposal would result in loss of open countryside, a valuable recreational resource which helps to define Warwick's western boundary. The agricultural land is Class 3A and contributes to food security at a time of increasing global instability.

Hatton Station has limited facilities and service with little opportunity for enhancement. It would not realistically reduce car usage significantly. The local roads consist of the A4177, one B road, and single track country lanes. Connectivity to the wider network is limited. It is difficult to see how this could change.

Schools and GP surgeries would likely be included in the development but it is unlikely these could be in place before the houses are built. Existing local facilities are already at capacity and could not cope in the interim. Warwick Hospital is also at capacity, with no room for further expansion. There seems no indication on how secondary medical care for this settlement would be provided.

It is implausible to achieve 10% improvement in biodiversity by placing 8000 dwellings, employment and infrastructure on agricultural land. Presumably this would be achieved by 'off-setting', a process in which we have little faith.

We acknowledge that, as in the 2015 Plan, some pockets of land may need to be removed from Green Belt to fulfil South Warwickshire's housing allocation. However, development on this scale on the remaining land that separates Warwick and Leamington from the West Midlands would be a tragedy. Once lost, it cannot be recovered.

No

ID sylw: 107136

Derbyniwyd: 10/03/2025

Ymatebydd: Hatton Parish Council, Shrewley Parish Council, Budbrooke Parish Council, Honily Beausale and Wroxall Parish Council, Norton Lindsey Parish Council

Nifer y bobl: 5

Site SG07, Wedgenock Park Farm is proposed for industrial use. This would make Warwick continuous with Hatton Park and site B1, so further eroding of the countryside around Warwick. We now understand that the 600+ smaller sites submitted are also included in this consultation. Our parishes contain numerous such sites, selection of any of which would compound the adverse consequences that would result from the adoption of site B1.