527: Proposal for the relief road to be made a bypass should be halted. This road should provide access to the new development only.

528: Proposal that further retail shopping areas should not be built in the Balsall Common area. This is a village which will loose it's heart and soul if a retail development proceeds. There is access to Coventry, Resort World, Kenilworth, Birmingham for wider retail needs of the village.

530: There is no evidence to suggest local transport will improve with HS2. Commuters would prefer to continue to use Berkswell service for Birmingham, Coventry and London than drive to the NEC, park at considerable cost and then use HS2 services at considerable cost.

Proposal for a regular bus route linking Kenilworth to balsall common and onto the NEC and airport.

531: The proposal for a Primary School and Nursery at the northern end of Station Road is unacceptable and illegal. This area is designated a site of ecological significance. and must not be developed on under any circumstances.

The fields and ponds between the railway and existing homes are full of diverse wildlife. the area is home to:
Bats Newts Frogs Toads Butterflies Bees Dragonflies Muntjack deer Shrews Voles Owls King fishers Heron Moorhens Mallard ducks Pheasants Polecats Hedgehogss jays Robins Sparrows Blackbirds Swifts

These animals will not be able to use the green space along HS2. Instead, these animals need corridors and connected spaces between the existing village and development to enable their survival and free access to roam across the countryside as they do at present. If these corridors are removed the wildlife and beauty of Balsall Common will be destroyed.

PROPOSAL 1: FOR A GREEN BELT FROM THE HORSE FIELD AND PRESERVED WILDLIFE AREAS AROUND ALL PONDS IN THE ECOLOGICAL AREA OF SIGNIFICANCE AT THE WESTERN END OF THE SITE AT STATION ROAD THROUGH TO WASTE LANE AND OPEN COUNTRYSIDE. This should be two fields deep behind all existing homes to ensure these areas are preserved. See Landscape assessment which states" those areas highlighted on the southern and western boundaries should be enhanced as grassland creation and enhancement zones."

PROPOSAL 2: FOR THE PRIMARY SCHOOL TO BE SITUATED IN THE CENTRE OF THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT. The proposed site on Station Road is an area of ecological significance and should not be developed. Instead the school should be in walking distances from all new homes in the centre of the development. Thus averting congestion and a a bottle neck at Station Road with the round about, relief road, low bridge under the existing train line and HS2.

535: Proposal for green belt enhancement to be positioned between the existing village and the new development. This not only preserves valuable wildlife but enables natural woodland and grasslands for recreational use for the health and well being of all village resident. It also links communities to the heart of the village centre and amenities rather than simply providing access to the station.

527. OBJECTION: Relief Road: further divides Berkswell Parish which already has an existing railway & HS2.
528: OBJECTION: The village centre is adequate for the village & proposed development with 4 supermarkets.
530: OBJECTION: There is no evidence to suggest transport links will be improved or that more transport links are necessary as this is a commuter village with 2 cars per household.
531: OBJECTION: location of proposed Primary School is on the site of an area significant ecological value. This is a wildlife haven that should be enhanced.
535: NOTE: green belt enhancement should be around the existing village.