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Harborough Local Plan 2011-2031, Proposed Submission

Representation ID: 6534

Received: 02/11/2017

Respondent: Mr John Allcoat

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Scale of provision too large and not necessary; little unemployment locally, will encourage commuting and extra traffic, increases pollution affecting health, doesn't provide skilled jobs, currently vacant warehouses in Rugby.
Increased traffic on A5 and roads in villages in combination with housing proposed in Lutterworth.

Full text:

This area, in particular Lutterworth, has very little unemployment. On seeing the amount of distribution warehouses that have applied for permission, surely consideration for such an expanse of warehousing should be to areas which, according to statistics, have an unemployment problem.

Therefore, at present the workers already employed by the existing warehouses in Magna Park come from other areas which then increases the road traffic. Pollution in this area is already high. Indeed an article in a newspaper this very week confirms the adverse effect to health that high pollution has on the population.

Warehouse work does of course provide positions for unskilled workers (although as pointed out no unemployment problem in this area) it does not provide any opportunity for skilled workers.I do see however that there are still warehouses to let at the Rugby Gateway Site. Are you sure that this extra warehousing is necessary?
As you are aware, the surrounding areas of Lutterworth have been designated for housing development which I believe many applications have been given the go ahead. Thus again increasing traffic to not only the A5 but roads in villages around the Magna Park area.