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Draft Local Plan - Supplementary Consultation

Representation ID: 6769

Received: 24/02/2019

Respondent: Mrs Karen Dunn

Representation Summary:

Object to development on the following sites
Site 59 - Kixley Lane is the oldest road in Knowle with historical importance.
Site 110 - From the canal you see a beautiful landscape on the edge of the village.
Site 98 - Was a red site but now Amber. It's important for wildlife, is wooded with lots of animals living there
- Development of sites would result in loss of real village feel as you approach Knowle
- Loss to landscape
- Loss to wildlife
- Lack of infrastructure
- Traffic issues
- Site 34 should be considered as an option

Full text:

I am commenting on site 59 and 110and a red site 98.
Site 59 kixley Lane is the oldest road in knowle with historical importance and the proposed Amber site 59 would be detrimental iif that road were submerged in the middle of a new housing site at 59. It is currently situated on edge of the village and adjacent to green belt landscape going down to the locks. The same applies to site 110. From the canal you see a beautiful landscape on the edge of the village. Which would be lost if houses were built here. When approaching the village by car or foot from the kenilworth road, if a housing development were built here it would result in losing the real village character you experience as you approach knowle and the church from the kenilworth road. Kixley Lane is so narrow it takes one car in one direction only and even small delivery vans struggl to navigate. it is not built to take the traffic that would be created and already the kenilworth road is congested and it takes me a good five minutes to cross the road at kixley junction each morning when walking my dog down kixley Lane. Site 98 was red but may now be amber so I would like to comment on that too. Site 98 is at the back of my property and is so important for wildlife, it is wooded and has foxes, a pheasant, woodpecker, wood pigeons, a doe, rabbits and two cats all living on that land as well as numerous birds and bats. They have settled here because people do not pass through the area and the wildlife feel safe here. I have pictures of these animals and birds that I have taken at various times if proof is required. It would be a terrible loss to nhe natural wildlife if this site were lost to development.