UPDATE: On Tuesday 16th April, the East Whitnash development was granted planning permission. This is a deeply disappointing update but does not mean we will stop our campaign. We have fought this for 9 years and will continue. 

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Nine years ago, in 2015, I started my community-focused campaign against the proposed ‘East Whitnash’ housing development, which would create a giant cul-de-sac off Chesterton Gardens – of at least 190 homes, possibly later rising to 500 homes.   

Both local residents and I knew way back in 2015 that this development wouldn’t serve our communities. It would not provide the type of housing our communities desperately need.   

Critically, it would: 

– NOT provide the necessary infrastructure a development of this size would require such as shops, 

– NOT provide local GP capacity,  

– NOT provide additional NHS Dentistry capacity,  

– NOT provide more classrooms in our schools or  

– NOT be possible for public transport to serve the housing, so adding yet more congestion on already dangerous roads 

Nor did it provide the necessary plans for appropriate access roads.  

In 2023, with the support of local residents, I wrote to Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Housing, demanding he call this application in. This meant the Government called the application in and had to hold an inquiry to further examine the plans. Before they could, the developers withdrew their plans. It was a massive win for the community.   

But now they are trying again.   

We defeated the plans before and now we must do it again.

Next Tuesday 16th April, the developers are bringing the plans back to the Warwick District Council Planning Committee and we must make our case again.  

The community MUST come first, not the developers. We cannot allow developers to get away with continuously putting forward utterly unsustainable plans which will not serve the community nor those looking to make their home here.   

These plans would do NOTHING to address the affordability crisis, a very small proportion of the 200+ homes would end up being social rents.  

I know the strength of feeling amongst local residents and will continue to stand by them. Please join us and make your voice heard by signing this petition.   

We the undersigned:  

• Demand that the ‘East Whitnash’ development is stopped and the planning applications are voted down.