Response of the Governors of Campion School to the Warwick District Local Plan Preferred Options Consultation July 2012.

Note: The response refers particularly to the proposals for allocations to the south of Leamington, Whitnash and Warwick and most immediately to Location 6: Whitnash East/South of Sydenham. It does not constitute either an objection or an expression of support.

Response:

The school has, at its heart, the community: that community is both its pupils and staff, and the people of the surrounding area which houses the school. We therefore bear all of these stakeholders in mind in any discussion into which we enter about the proposed redevelopments. These ideas helped us construct our response, below.
Campion's governors recognise that the proposed development of the site at location 6: Whitnash East/South of Sydenham, immediately south of Campion School, will be controversial and likely to polarise opinion among stakeholders in our community. Additionally, the housing allocations in the wider area on the southern side of Whitnash and Warwick would dramatically raise the demand for school places in our area, with implications for the size of Campion School.
Should the final decision be to go forward with this development, Campion school is prepared to work with the changes it will bring and, in particular, to step up to the challenges of growth to provide for increasing pupil numbers, whilst being determined to retain our current strong pupil centred ethos.

We would also wish to increase our role as a focus for facilities to support the whole community.