1. Neighbourhood Development Plans. Whilst the NDPs for other areas are referenced there does not appear to be an acknowledgement or recognition of the Berkswell and Balsall Common NDPs. Whilst both are still in draft form at present, these will need to be reflected in subsequent iterations of the plan.
2. Village Centre. The plan underestimates the need for a fundamental redesign of the centre it's poor variety of provision and often dangerous parking situation. Many of the properties are old with a poor selection of facilities available when compared to Knowle or Dorridge, a situation which an overwhelming expansion of Balsall Common can only worsen. This necessitates a greater degree of change than implied by the term "enhancement".
3. Clear measures will need to be taken to force traffic onto the by-pass route as it is much longer in distance than the Kenilworth Road and Sat-navs may most likely still route traffic through the village.
4. Have the infrastructure requirements re car parking and school provision been adjusted to reflect the increase in housing build against earlier plans?
5. The Green Belt around Balsall Common is vital in preserving a distinct boundary with Coventry and plays a valuable role within the community both in supporting a vibrant range of wildlife and in providing many paths for recreation,walking etc. The major Barratts Farm development will severely impact this and plans must reflect this by retaining trees and hedgerows and preserving green corridors for wildlife, potentially through the creation of substantial green buffers or tree belts to protect existing residents from new build.

6. I support the creation of a bypass in principle but as a quid pro quo there should be no "vehicular access" from the proposed Barratt's Farm development to Meeting House Lane which cannot accommodate additional traffic flows.
a. Meeting House Lane is a rural location with no pavements on its southern section (a route used by many school children and parents when walking to school. Speeding traffic is already a challenge and any new access from the development could introduce a significant number of new car journies destroying the nature of the lane for ever.
b. In addition the junction between Meeting House Lane and Kelsey Lane is already dangerous with its partly blind corner. Significant additional traffic would require significant upgrade of this junction.
c. Further traffic on the lane could also serve to further isolate the new community from the existing village.

7. Infrastructure improvements will need to be delivered well in advance of any new build given the existing situation to assist this it is critical that any council funds obtained from the development (sale of land or new build premia) must also be retained solely for the benefit of Balsall Common given the size of the infrastructure challenge.