Housing and business growth will place additional demands on policing in proportion to the level of any new development. Given the acknowledgement of increased demand for local services it is not the absolute level of development that is the issue for policing, but how the increasing requirement for public services is managed and how such management will ensure a suitable, modern policing infrastructure for Warwickshire.

Considers it is very encouraging that the important issue of maintaining low levels of crime and fear of crime is included in the Warwick District Local Plan consultation.

Without prejudice to any of the three scenarios, Warwickshire Police requests that the Warwick District Local Plan include the following two principles regarding ongoing public service provision:

1. There must be a co-ordinated approach to planning public services infrastructure, including opportunities for partnership working and shared services between agencies.

2. There must be access to new infrastructure funding, particularly developer contributions via Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and the new Community Infrastructure Levy

Considers it is very encouraging that the important issue of maintaining low levels of crime and fear of crime is included in the Warwick District Local Plan consultation.

Without prejudice to any of the three scenarios, Warwickshire Police requests that the Warwick District Local Plan include the following two principles regarding ongoing public service provision:

1. There must be a co-ordinated approach to planning public services infrastructure, including opportunities for partnership working and shared services between agencies.

2. There must be access to new infrastructure funding, particularly developer contributions via Section 106 of the Town and Country Planning Act 1990, and the new Community Infrastructure Levy