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Thickthorn
Representation ID: 48880
Received: 27/07/2012
Respondent: Kenilworth Community Forum
* How will new Thickthorn development be accessed by road?
* Surely houses built at Thickthorn will be subject to noise nuisance from A46?
* Fear that development will encroach into greenbelt. This will open door to further development in future, placing greater risk on greenbelt.
* Proposals include cricket and rugby club grounds. Where would they move to?
* Will all housing developments have Kenilworth postcode? Any new-builds with Coventry postcode will not attract same high value, and thus decrease value of Kenilworth-postcode homes.
* Is there a possibility of setting percentage of affordable homes?
* People keen to be involved in local plan consultation
* Acknowledge that more houses need to be built, but loss of green belt big issue
* Concern about impact on utilities infrastructure, of a growing population - how much is too much?
* Housing growth not sustainable without local business growth providing jobs
* Kenilworth desperately needs affordable housing to encourage young people to locate or stay there
* Progress of Wilton House development?
* Local schools already full. New schools will need land that might be earmarked for housing.
* Many houses now buy to let, which has negative impact on social investment in community
* New developments in town should not be top end of market type, building expensive housing
* Can extensions be restricted so that 2-bedroom house does not grow into 4-bedroom house, no longer marketable as starter home
* Town is rental market for University
* No businesses or offices in town - all retail
* Town needs business enterprise as part of future development, including modern office space
* Positive- few empty shops in town
* Town must attract non-retail business - high-end industry
* Need for environmentally friendly transport for commuters
* Few people live AND work in Kenilworth. Those who work there often can't afford to live there
* Very few cycle lanes
* How will the new Thickthorn development be accessed by road?
* Surely the houses built at Thickthorn will be subject to noise nuisance from the A46?
* There is a fear that development will encroach into the greenbelt. This will open the door to further development in the future, placing a greater risk on the greenbelt.
* The proposals include the cricket and rugby club grounds. Where would they be moved to?
* Will all of the housing developments have a Kenilworth postcode? Any new-builds with a Coventry postcode will not attract the same high value, and thus decrease the value of Kenilworth-postcode homes.
* Is there a possibility of setting a percentage of affordable homes?
* People are keen to be involved in the local plan consultation
* Acknowledge that more houses need to be built, but loss of green belt is a big issue
* Concern about the impact on the utilities infrastructure, of a growing population - how much is too much?
* Housing growth is not sustainable without local business growth to provide jobs
* Kenilworth desperately needs affordable housing to encourage young people to locate there, or stay there
* Question about the progress of the Wilton House development
* Local schools are already full. New schools will need land that might be earmarked for housing.
* Many houses are now buy to let, which has a negative impact on social investment in the community
* New developments in the town should not be of the top end of the market type, building expensive housing
* Can extensions be restricted so that a 2-bedroom house does not grow into a 4-bedroom house, no longer marketable as a starter home
* The town is a rental market for the University
* No businesses or offices in the town - all retail
* Town needs business enterprise as part of future development, including modern office space
* It is positive that there are so few empty shops in the town
* Town must attract non-retail business - high-end industry
* Need for environmentally friendly transport for those who commute
* Few people live AND work in Kenilworth. Those who work there often can't afford to live there
* Very few cycle lanes
