WITHERLEY PARISH NEIGHBOURHOOD DEVELOPMENT PLAN
(ATTERTON, FENNY DRAYTON, RATCLIFFE CULEY & WITHERLEY)
COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT DROP-IN EVENTS
Friday 17th November 2017 Thursday 23rd November 2017 Saturday 25th November 2017
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Contents Page
1. Background 2
Project Brief 2 Aim 2 Publicity 2
2. Format of Event 3
3. Results Demographics 4 Traffic & Transport 5 Housing 8 Facilities & Services 12 Renewable Energy 14 History & Heritage 16 Employment & Business 19 Open Green Spaces 21 Environment 25 Communications 27 Footpaths & Bridleways 28 Flooding 29
Additional Comments 30
ANNEX 1 – Publicity Poster / Flyer 32 Witherley Parish Magazine 33 Sheepy Gazette 34 Facebook 35
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1) Background
Project Brief:
The RCC (Leicestershire & Rutland) was commissioned by Witherley Parish Council to:
Support the Witherley Parish Neighbourhood Development Plan Working Group to inform and consult the community on the Neighbourhood Development Plan via three Community Engagement Drop-in Events.
Aim:
The aim of this event was to inform the community on Neighbourhood Planning and gain some initial feedback from residents on what they liked, disliked or would like to see improved within the parish.
Publicity:
The event was publicised throughout the parish via:
❖ Publicity Leaflet distributed to all households (Annex 1/ Publicity / Poster/ Flyer)
❖ Articles in the Magazine (Annex 1/ Publicity/ Witherley Parish Magazine/ Sheepy Gazette)
❖ Facebook Page (Annex 1/ Publicity/ Facebook)
❖ Parish Council website
For Reference: This Drop-in event was held at the following venues: • Witherley, Football Club – Friday 17th November 2017 • Ratcliffe Culey, All Saints Church – Thursday 23rd November 2017 • Fenny Drayton, St Michael & All Angels Church – Saturday 25th November 2017 These events were held on either an afternoon and evening or a Saturday morning and afternoon to help engage as many residents as possible.
For reference: Comments received at Witherley are shown on bold Comments received at Ratcliffe Culey are shown in italics Comments received at Fenny Drayton are shown in standard type
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Drop-In Event Format
ACTION DETAILS 1 Sign In RCC Officer/Working Group Member asked attendees to complete a short registration form upon entering the event. This enabled the gathering of key demographical data including; post code, age, gender, ethnicity and employment status.
RCC Officer/Working Group Member asked attendees to complete a contact details slip if they wanted to be kept updated with the NDP process following the event or help with the project. 2 Introduction RCC Officer/Working Group Members provided a brief introduction to the event including; background to the project, format of the event, how to have a say, and how to stay updated following the event. 3 Background to Information outlining the background of the project was provided via Project a display board. Key points covered included: What is a Neighbourhood Development Plan, why produce one, what a plan can and cannot do what the plan will look at and the designated NDP Area. 4 Consultation A series of display boards were erected around the room, each of on Key Issues which focused on a different topic related to planning and development displaying some background information on the parish as listed below:
- Open Green Spaces - Environment - Footpaths & Bridleways - History & Heritage - Flooding - Renewable Energy - Facilities & Services - Traffic & Transport - Housing - Employment & Business/Economy - Communications
Having read each of the displays, attendees were asked to list the things that they liked, disliked, or wanted to see improved in relation to each topic area. 5 Visual Maps Opportunity to indicate important Green Open Spaces.
Coloured dots were provided for attendees to highlight green spaces that they valued within the parish (Green – 3 sites valued for visual amenity; Blue – 3 sites valued for recreational use).
6 Additional Attendees were provided with blank slips to enable them to put Comments forward any additional comments relevant to the project.
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2. Background Demographics 27 attendees (27 registered) - Witherley, Football Club
46 attendees (46 registered) – Ratcliffe Culey, All Saints Church Total Attendance
41 attendees (41 registered) – Fenny Drayton, St Michael & All Angels Church POST CODE AREAS REPRESENTED CV10 9JJ 1 CV9 3PD 6 CV10 9JS 1 CV9 3PH 1 CV13 6BQ 1 CV9 3SU 1 CV13 6JU 4 CV13 6AZ 1 CV9 3LH 2 CV13 6BB 5 CV9 3LJ 7 CV13 6BD 6 CV9 3LN 1 CV13 6BE 2 CV9 3LP 5 CV13 6BG 5 CV9 3LX 2 CV13 6BQ 7 CV9 3LZ 2 CV13 6BS 2 CV9 3NU 1 CV13 6BU 4 CV13 6JU 2 CV13 6DP 1 CV9 3LJ 1 CV9 3LJ 1 CV9 3LN 1 CV9 3LP 1 CV9 3NY 20 CV9 3LX 2 CV9 3NZ 1 CV9 3NY 1 CV9 3PA 3 LE67 6GZ 1 CV9 3PB 9
Gender: Female 51 Male 62
Age Category: 75 or over 18 65 – 74 38 55 – 64 31 45 – 54 16 35 – 44 2 25 – 34 1 18 – 24 1 Under 18 7
Employment Status: Employed (Full Time) 31 Employed (Part Time) 6 Self Employed 4 Full Time Education 8 Part Time Education 0 Unemployed 1 Retired 60 Housewife/Househusband 4
Ethnicity: White British 110 White Irish 1 White (other) 0 Mixed 1 Other 0
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Traffic & Transport
IN RELATION TO TRAFFIC & TRANSPORT
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 85 COMMENTS
LIKE • Like – excellent transport links • I enjoy travelling on the bus as it goes to interesting places, Ratcliffe
NOT LIKE • Dislike – poor public transport
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED
Public Transport: • Bus service to Nuneaton across the Parish (one person commented on this and said “good”) • Better bus service • Need bus service to Nuneaton direct (not via Atherstone) • Bus service needs to be tied into trains from Atherstone/ Nuneaton • To continue the bus service through Ratcliffe Culey • Transport is an issue – bus services • Bus services to Market Bosworth and Leicester and Hinckley required to reduce cars on roads • Keep the bus service for the elderly • Ratcliffe – would like to see the bus service reinstated for the elderly, do not want to see this village turned into an extension of Tamworth • Buses at weekends from R.C & other villages to nearby towns • Bus service – Ratcliffe. A daily bus is probably necessary but does it need to be a 50+ seater? Wouldn’t a 15/16-seater minibus suffice, it be more economic, less polluting • More bus runs • Better bus services on Sat and Sun to other places like Nuneaton and Atherstone or Market Bosworth • Bus service at Ratcliffe no 7 was withdrawn due to lack of use by residents of Ratcliffe. Present bus service to Nuneaton no 68 also little used by residents, if not used will lose it!! • Ratcliffe – more buses coming and a wider variety of places to go to. (this would be helpful for older residents) and a more noticeable bus stop. • Ratcliffe – keep the bus, it’s important for older people to those without transport • Bus service a must in Ratcliffe as once you become elderly and can’t drive, how do you get anywhere? • RC – evening public transport is a potential issue for youngsters/ non-car owners. If a conventional bus service is not viable/ no additional subsides available, what about community transport alternatives • Better bus service in all villages, i.e. more frequent!!!
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• Fenny Drayton – no 7 bus rarely on time but would not like to lose it. 65 not viable to long in Nuneaton • Please amend 65 bus that passes Redgate – call in • Fenny Drayton – need more frequent bus service to Nuneaton again. Many residents depend upon this in order to access facilities. • A bus service to connect us to Nuneaton for business commuters would be very useful • Why should provision of bus services be dependent on numbers using it? We all pay our taxes and there are times when many people might want to access bus services on a one-off basis • No 7 route was much better than what we have now
Speeding: • Reduce speeding through Ratcliffe • Restrict speed of traffic along Atterton have especially through Atterton. Atterton attracts cyclists and walkers because it is so beautiful but cars pass through too quickly which is dangerous • Car speed a big issue + MPH approaching speed signs and through village. Matter of time before serious accident. Speed bumps not the answer • I’d like to see the speed sign, A444 end moving more to the edge of the village to try to better counter speeding vehicles • Speed limits through Ratcliffe are rarely adhered to • Speed cameras & road furniture/ narrowing to slow vehicles down on both approaches to Ratcliffe Culey • Speed car on next to the speed courter to slow it then listening or not • Cars go too fast the village needs 2 speed cameras at both ends • Need to slow the traffic down in Ratcliffe especially at 5pm • The cars scare me as they go through our village too fast. Ratcliffe • Sign to say “slow – children crossing” flashing etc… around school bus drop off/ pick up time in R.C • Slow cars down that speed through village at all times • Fenny Drayton is used as a cut through from the A444 to the A5. Traffic comes through at speed. Any calming would be welcome • Reduce speed on A444 Drayton Lane on A5 need either widening or traffic lights to halt build up at certain times • F.D speeding – suggest reduce ALL traffic to 20MPH in village and 30MPH on A444 as it passes the village
Traffic: • No more traffic through villages • Traffic problems on A5 need to be sorted. They add to air quality problems and impede the efficiency of getting people and goods moving around the Parish. • The monitoring of traffic through the village on a regular basis is required • Need to slow traffic maybe also a crossing • Traffic needs to slow down more through village • Some form of traffic calming alone on forge road • More traffic calming measures in the village • Too much through traffic is lighting the village. Traffic calming desperately needed • Old Forge Rd traffic getting worse at peak times in Fenny Drayton. Both volume and speed. Something needs to be done to discourage traffic through the village, particularly as children play on adjacent pavements. Very dangerous!! • Drayton Lane very busy and Church Lane should be available only from Drayton Lane • Traffic calming or make Old Forge Rd 1 way from Church Lane
Rat run: • Rat run
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• Must stop the rat race through Fenny Drayton • Mythe Lane is not a rat run • Ratcliffe – village should not be used by traffic as a short cut to A444 • Issues surround Witherley/ Fenny with being used as “rat runs” • Stop the rat run through Drayton Lane, slow down traffic! • Fenny Drayton – close one of the entrances off A444 into village, probably the top one, to discourage people from cutting through to A5 • Ratcliffe has become a rat run with several cars per minute racing through early morning & in the afternoon. What can be done? Makes it very dangerous for pedestrians & cyclists
HGV’s: • Reduce the number of lorries / HGVs through Ratcliffe • Enforce 7.5-ton limit • We need to stop the large lorries coming through the village • Only allowed lorries through village to load from farm • HGV should be stopped coming through village
Improvements: • A5 needs improvement now, not years in the future (one person agrees to this comment) • What does improvement mean? More traffic if the road is “improved” = more pollution • Need to improve exit from village to A5 before any more housing built • Access to/from A5 needs improvement – more housing will increase traffic & so make matters worse • Our lanes are too small for much more traffic & dangerous for cyclists – pot-holes & breaking up at the edges
A5: • Widen the A5 • Don’t widen the A5 • The access to the village from the A5 are poorly designed for the traffic now using them. They need to be wider with better road allowing easier and quicker turns into the village
Bridleways/ paths/ cycle route: • Cycling path/route on A444 • A cycle lane/ bridleway where young children can ride their bikes & scooters, Ratcliffe (one person agrees to this comment) • Bridleways/ pathway for buggies, scooters, bikes
Bridge Lane/ Kennel Way: • Stop entrance to bridge lane from traffic travelling along north A5 • Bridge lane & Kennel Lane should be one way
Parking: • Cars parked in orchard close big problem • More parking
Information: • Also, could we please have information about the number and severity of accidents onto the A5 from A444(which are still a problem due to speeding and at end of Drayton Lane)
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Other: • Between the village/ to mould need grant funding I imagine • Fenny Drayton – A444 very noisy need soft carpet on road passing Fenny
Housing IN RELATION TO HOUSING
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 84 COMMENTS
LIKE • I like the style of build @ Cadeby Court. They are in keeping, ones like the far side of Carlton would ruin the village – Ratcliffe
WOULD LIKE TO SEE
Starter/Affordable: • Affordable for youngsters • More starter homes for young people • Affordable housing with covenants for young people living and growing up in the villages • Need more starter homes • Enough genuinely affordable homes for local people of sympathetic, energy efficient design. It is possible & has been done elsewhere • A few small starter homes needed • Would any affordable housing in the area actually be affordable? • F.D – affordable family homes would be useful. However, without public transport it would be very isolating • More affordable housing is needed in Witherley to avoid the community stagnating and dying. Villages need children and young people! • Ratcliffe is a small community where most people know each other. It would be good to have some affordable housing or suitable for 1st time buyers so youngsters are not forced to move away but only infill please otherwise the charm and character of the village will be lost • Fenny Drayton – any houses should be affordable by our young people. Not big detached. Our grown-up children all had to move out of the village as nowhere affordable
Sufficient infrastructure: • If more affordable houses are built we need all services updated to support (one person commented to this saying “Yes!”) • Need to improve services before houses? • More houses will create a need for a better drainage system, sorting out the flooding from the river, a bigger school, better access to the A5 (which is hard enough to get onto anyway) better road system. A lot for the council to cough up for! • Only if infrastructure is improved as well • A limited number of starter homes
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• More houses in Witherley can only be allowed if the two accesses from the A5 are improved • F.D – if you drive fine but anyone with small children would find it difficult. Why build houses for families when no facilities for them? New development needs facilities • If more houses are to be built they should be “affordable” not great big houses that are inhabited by just couple • Fenny Drayton has no amenities and narrow roads therefore extra housing would be difficult I would support a small housing development in Fenny Drayton as long as it: -Good road system to support this
2/3 bedrooms/ smaller houses: • Require more houses in Fenny Drayton. 2 beds for covert, 3 beds • 2 bed & 3 beds owner/ occupied – family and bungalows • Smaller houses not exclusive 4-5 bedrooms (one-person comments on this saying “a mix please”) • 2 bed town homes • Only small 2/3 bed houses as infill • More 2+3-bedroom houses to attract young families. Fenny Drayton
In keeping with the village: • Any housing development should be in keeping with village – not big executive type houses need smaller, family type homes • Ratcliffe could take on a few more houses as long as they are in keeping with the village & the traffic is slowed down • Modern three-story houses would not be in keeping with other houses in the village • Realistically, some building has to take place but is must be proportional and in keeping with the immediate area • Fenny Drayton – building in line with existing but no large estates. There are never new roads to accommodate these either? • I would support a small housing development in Fenny Drayton as long as it: -Fits in with the village as it is. Mixed housing
No more houses: • No more houses anywhere • More houses will spoil Witherley (one person commented to this saying “not necessary”) • Ratcliffe Culey does not need more housing. Main Rd is narrow & used as a ‘rat run’ to A5/ A444. Also, a big question, whether sewage system would cope with more houses? • I don’t want houses – they aren’t modern but I’m fine with old • NO houses in Fenny Drayton (one person commented on this and mentioned “ditto”) • Fenny Drayton does not need more houses. The roads are too small to cope with any more traffic
No houses on green belt: • No more house on green belt • Don’t build on green belt or farm-land we still need to produce food! • Don’t build on fields • Protect green belt, this keep character small developments FD cannot take more traffic • Any houses shouldn’t be on green space
Bungalows: • Bungalows for retired people to free up family homes and some starter homes • Bungalows for retired people to free up larger homes • Bungalows for older folk
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• Bungalows
Infill: • Limit development to ‘infill’ only • Infill only • Infill development preferable • If there is a need for housing it should be put on site of existing buildings i.e. warehouses/ empty pubs etc before new land is taken
Design: • Housing should have high aspirations for design – rather than lowest common denominator (one person mentioned “yes” to this comment) • New houses? Ensure good design • Houses that not that modern and not all looking the same
Houses for elderly: • Build more houses suitable for retirement (one person mentioned “yes” to this comment) • We need housing for elderly people who don’t want to leave the village but could release their present houses for young families (one person commented on this and said “have to agree. Warden controlled flatlets – no cars, no children, more affordable”) • Retirement bungalows (one person agrees to this comment)
Small/ small development: • Ratcliffe Culey – please keep any development small i.e. bungalows & only in small groups i.e. no more than 5/6 in a “development” please do not build on our green & very productive fields. We need houses, but we also need to produce food & keep the village as a village • A small development of 10-20 ‘nice’ but not large houses needed • No big estates such as in Weddington but some smaller housing for locals would be good. Although roads would need to be made safer (Fenny Drayton)
3/4 bedrooms/ smaller houses: • Keep Ratcliffe a small village not a town. Limit number of new houses being built. Not bulky or massive. Maybe 3-4 bedroom so population increases but not dramatically
Character of village: • Keep any developments within the existing boundaries of RC village to avoid changing the character of a small rural village (Ratcliffe Culey) • Must maintain the village no big developments
Executive houses: • Small number of executive houses would be preferred • FD – build back of Rookery Close executive type
Location: • There are a lot of spaces along the A5 to satisfy the government building growth without coming in a village! • F. Drayton – no buildings in gardens, no bungalows to become houses (one person responded to this comment saying ‘Bungalows are houses in Australia – people live in houses. No matter what diversity is needed!)
Traffic/ access: • Ratcliffe Culey, The road into the village is small cannot take more traffic, traffic calming is required. More houses would prove access problems
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• Learn lessons from Nuneaton from HBBC development. Traffic is a nightmare! I would support a small housing development in Fenny Drayton as long as it: -Is safe to access the A444
Build outside of village/ outskirts: • Build outside of village
Footpath link: • With barely a bus service Ratcliffe Culey is isolated for pedestrian access to Atherstone. If housing increases a footpath link to the village would be beneficial
History: • There is a lot of history in the village to do with the battle of Bosworth
Improvements: • Renovate inner city derelict properties!!!
Isolation: • Careful planning. It would be too easy for people to become isolated
Keep village as village: • Do not want village to turn into a small town
Protect views: • Protect the character & view of the Croft
Traffic calming: • And no traffic calming – we should encourage considerate driving
Village hall: • I would support a small housing development in Fenny Drayton as long as it: -Prerequisite to build a village hall
Other: • Ratcliffe Culey – the “Main Road” is too narrow particularly each side of the built-up sections to take more traffic, so there should be a serious cut on any new housing or development • No new dwelling should be given planning permission allowing trusses rafters proper roofs allow for storage not TDA trusses • Don’t develop on the footpaths between villages that cross the fields
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Facilities & Services IN RELATION TO FACILITIES & SERVICES
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 59 COMMENTS
LIKE • I love the library service as there are different books to the library at Bosworth. I also like the post office as I can post letters to relatives in America – Ratcliffe • Ratcliffe – I enjoy the fact we still have on active pub. It adds to the village & welcomes people, so not a sleepy village of nothing • Mobile library is excellent though children only get access during holidays • We have a lovely play park and church keep things as they are • Love the local pub
WOULD LIKE TO SEE Library: • Continuing the monthly library service that comes through Ratcliffe Culey (one person commented on this saying “yes!”) • Ratcliffe – please keep the library bus • Keep the mobile library van • Keep the library & advertise it! • Ratcliffe – must keep library for those who can’t get to Atherstone • Library bus comes more often (weekends) • Support for community area in Ratcliffe church continue with mobile library
Park/ playing field: • Ratcliffe Culey – please can we have new park benches & good posts. The path is well -used & it would be good to have ‘mobile’ facilities • I would like a skatepark and an upgrade to the park that already exists • Additional play equipment in park (R.C.) and fixed football goals. More children would use it if it was there! (one person commented saying ‘vicious circle’ • Ratcliffe – at the park more equipment. Basketball hoop. Permanent goal post, seesaw • Continue to maintain children’s play area • Ratcliffe playing field – wider variety of equipment – at present fast owing (one person commented on this saying ‘nothing for toddlers) • The play area is very valuable • Need to keep the playing field
Community Hall/ Village hall: • Larger community hall. Possible to incorporate a stage: (Baddeley Ensor have one & it is used a lot, we could get the community involved) • Community hall for all to use, interest for youngsters • In need of village hall • Fenny Drayton would benefit from another communal meeting place other than the church • A village hall is needed in Fenny Drayton – for evening & other events including fitness programme etc and learning opportunities
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• Combined youth group across the village with rotating location to meet? • Village hall?
Shop: • Could do with a shop • A small community shop would be of value • Local shops to cater for the older residents • A small shop/ coffee shop in Fenny would be welcomed • A shop
Dogs/ bins: • Dogs to be kept on leads at all times when walking around the village • Dog bins in play area residents putting dog mess in open bin that smells awful in summer • More dog poo bins • F. Drayton – dogs on leads in Churchyards
Pub: • In need of pub A pub
Lane cleaned: • Church lane Ratcliffe Culey does not have reinsulated … spreads from trees etc continently blocking • Ratcliffe Culey – soakaway drains never cleared – repeat requests to have Church Lane swept by the council has fallen deafest also, more equipment for young folk in the play area • Church Lane Ratcliffe Culey does not have the lane cleaned by the council. Have requested many times (nothing done)
Allotments: • Allotments would be of value • I think we need 1 or 2 allotments – Ratcliffe Culey
Doctor surgery: • Mobile doctor surgery for the patients, maybe held in village halls (one person agrees to this comment) • G.P facilities
Police: • Better visibility of police • More police to come through
Defibrillator: • Would like to know how to use/ access the defibrillator but all notices about training have been published after the training has taken place. Not useful! (one person mentioned ditto)
Older people: • Facilities & services for older & home-bound people given the demographic of the parish
Parish room: • Please do something for our much-used Parish room
Post office: • Post office clearly marked - needs improving
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Sewage system: • Sewage system would need to be addressed
Sports/leisure: • More sports and leisure (one person has commented on this and has mentioned “for example???”)
Transport: • Transport to local towns an issue
Value: • I value facilities used by the community such as football club and field, parish hall
Other: • Ratcliffe – I do not want to see development here – facilities/services in Atherstone are sufficient • Keep the village (F.D.) as it is. Do not need to attract unwanted visitors (criminals) • Existing power grid cannot suggest development • Fenny Drayton has just one amenity – the church. Any others for the community would be welcome
Renewable Energy IN RELATION TO RENEWABLE ENERGY
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 59 COMMENTS
LIKE • Like: solar farms • Like -the solar panels with sheep grazing • Like community owned solutions
NOT LIKE
• Dislike: wind farms & unsympathetic solar panel on house roofs • Dislike wind farms • Dislike solar farms • Dislike – wind turbines • I agree with finding sustainable sources but I hate the sight of them and prefer them not to be used e.g.. Solar Farms and too many Wind Turbines encroach upon the natural beauty of the landscape • Dislike wind farm • Dislike Solar & Wind Farms • Dislike unsympathetic Solar Panels on house roofs • Don’t like Solar Farms • Dislike Wind Farms & Solar Panels
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• Don’t like Solar Panels on roofs • Don’t like wind turbines but would like incentives to go solar e.g. bigger grants to change • Do not like wind turbines as they ruin landscape • Dislike solar farm of unsightly panels on roofs
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED
Solar Panels: • Solar panel eye sore • Would prefer solar panels to wind turbines • No problem with solar on roof • I would like a solar panel field to provide the village with energy • Unhappy with roof panels as unsightly • House roofs solar panels can disfigure village scapes • Solar panels are a good addition – both to houses and as energy generation for community use • I like it how there are more houses with renewable energy but maybe more of solar panels of renewable energy sources. E.g. Ratcliffe • Solar panels on houses can look out of character in the village & requires no planning permission! • It is important to save fossil fuels so I like solar panels but I don’t like wind turbines as they damage bird’s wings • Solar energy is a fantastic thing. We should encourage more renewables, panels on roofs are great! • I quite like solar farms…and hate windfarms. Solar panels on houses are a waste of money, by large • Love solar energy • Solar panels may not support character of the area on properties • I think the solar farms that Ratcliffe has, is positioned well. Small bits on each house aren’t too bad, but I wouldn’t want to see whole rooves covered • We like solar panels more because wind turbines are noisy. Ratcliffe • Property specific solar panels/tiles are fine, don’t want a solar panel farm • Yes, to solar panels anywhere and wind turbines if not too big or noisy • Help funding for sourcing funding for ground source/ solar energy on public buildings would be good – and for private housing • I would not like to see any of the local land given over to ranks or solar panels – very ugly, Ratcliffe C
Wind Turbines/ Wind Farms: • No wind turbines – solar panels in fields ok, as long as can’t be viewed from the village • Wind turbines not the answer • Love wind turbine developments too visually and noise intensive • Wind turbines don’t look very nice on our fields and they will disturb the cows Ratcliffe • Not keen on windmills • Wind turbines are sustainable in the right location • I prefer wind farms to solar farms but kept to a minimum and discreet. (one person has commented on this saying “how can wind turbines be discrete?” • No wind farms!!! (windmills died out for a reason!) • Would not like wind farm style development, Fenny Drayton • And no windmills
Encourage renewable energy: • Definitely need to encourage renewable energy initiatives
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• Wouldn’t want turbines in centre of village but I actually quite like them!! If we are to have a future we have to HAVE renewables SIMPLE! • I think that all renewables are essential for our future, water harvesting, photo voltaic & wind farms • Suggest – any new build should be a model of good practice for renewable energy, not just solar housing • Love “green” energy solar/wind etc. I have no problem with more. Better then nuclear!
Schemes: • To the village they are used for community projects. Householders could join a scheme to put some of the money saved back into the scheme • Would like some of the profit given from solar farms to come into the local projects
Thermal/ heat Pumps: • Best for me would be thermal pumps • Community ground – source heat pumps
Sympathetically developed: • If sympathetically developed I view any farms of renewable energy as positive, solar farms built locally should contribute (one person commented on this and said, “wind turbines are hard to do sympathetic”) • Solar panels placed sympathetically in fields allowing missed land-use is desirable
Other: • I think renewable energy is very important but would be interested to know whether any solar panels/ turbines in the area do benefit the local area at all
History & Heritage IN RELATION TO HISTORY & HERITAGE
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED
Total Comments 47 COMMENTS
LIKE • I love the ditch in the park at Ratcliffe & the church
WOULD LIKE TO SEE
Houses/ big estates: • If more houses built in village, should be affordable for youngsters, not 4-5 bedrooms far too expensive for them • Need for more houses for young people that are affordable to enable them to live in the same community as their family. Proviso that it is over seen by the Parish Council • Ratcliffe – I do not want to see large / extensive house buildings (sheepy looks awful) a few small homes for local people especially youngsters who grew up here • Houses for youngsters to keep in with the village to keep village as a village. To preserve the church, bridge and moat were the manor house was
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• No big estates – it would ruin the village • Only small developments not large housing estate as village is too small to accommodate it (one person agrees to this comment) • In Ratcliffe Culey if more houses are to be built we need adequate footpaths & a means to slow traffic down • Restrict Witherley developments to infill and to 2 bed town/ starter homes
Protect/ Church: • Use of church is well supported, good to continue • The Ratcliffe Culey church field (croft) is used for village events & it is a ‘central’ open space, so very important to keep it a field. i.e. do not build on it • Use of Ratcliffe church for other activities is already good and I would support more of that • Keep our churches – please! • All historic building should be protected. Building around the church area should be kept to a minimum • Ratcliffe – Church and pubs are heart of the community both well supported
Preserve/ protect: • I think all historic & heritage sites are important & should be preserved if at all possible • Keep FD churches & monuments, this helps keep character of villages • Keep churches & George fox monument • The roman villa. Burial ground site at Witherley needs protecting from being built on • All historic buildings must be preserved
No changes: • No more changes • No changes what to suggest? • Let’s leave it please it’s a village
Maintain: • Ratcliffe – keep building in good condition. (one person has commented saying ‘but they already are and I am very pleased!) • Churches and pubs to be maintained • The farm on the is very important to me it would bad if no one cared for it
Hunts Farm: • In relation to Hunts farm, I think the existing barns should be converted rather than having new builds to blend in. if they could become a mini courtyard of affordable (2 bed) homes even better • Ratcliffe – if Hunts Farm was to be re-developed then the land be left to agriculture/ grazing
Hunt Kennels: • I am really surprised that the Hunt Kennels isn’t of architectural importance. The stable block is beautiful with iron stalls and cobbled floors (one person commented saying – worth looking into?) • Is it possible to retain the Hunt Kennels at Witherley for lively stables & craft/ work units to retain the history of the area?
Listed buildings: • Suggest the farm on Kennel Lane is listed, including views to it from surrounding roads as it is an exceptional collection of rural buildings • Apply to have the Kennels listed
Ratcliffe bridge:
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• The “Ratcliffe Bridge” should be maintained & protected • Where arrows show “views to be protected” this is obvious as Bridge Lane/ Riverside faces a FLOOD PLAIN!
Signage: • Would like to see better signage i.e. like Higham on the Hill • More signage of historical interest sites would be useful and attract people/ visitors
Cars: • Love the village as it is! However, need to stop cars using Kennel Lane & Lanes as a rat run. Also, footpaths near A5
History of Parish: • Celebrate and publicise history of the Parish
Landscape: • What about protection of landscape features such as the ridge and furrow field put lens around RC?
Mill Race: • Also, the mill race please
Wildlife: • Keep wildlife disturbance to a minimum
Other: • If we don’t accept change the village will die as the population is ageing. It is unrecognisable from 40 years ago & lots of folks have benefitted (one person mentioned - I agree and find out more) • I think that the church and the landmark in the field near by next to the church • Ratcliffe – King Dicks yards • Sympathetic improvement safe guarding our current village with its quality surroundings/ walks • Sensible degradable development would be sensible if done • More business for the post office to keep it going
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Employment & Business IN RELATION TO EMPLOYMENT & BUSINESS
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 44 COMMENTS
NOT LIKE Industrial: • Dislike industrial. Storage units with access problems to traffic • Ratcliffe – I would like NO factories or big buildings • Ratcliffe Culey – factories certainly not! • Ratcliffe – NO factories, No industrial units or anything like that as it is such a small village • No industrial development should be considered. It’s a rural area • Fenny Drayton is a small village not suitable for heavy vehicles and industrial use • Fenny Drayton – villages are not suitable for heavy traffic and industrial buildings • Fenny Drayton – no industrial building should be allowed in the village. The storage facility in Drayton lane already to big • We don’t want industrial units etc or an enormous recycling facility. It’s a village – Fenny Drayton • Ratcliffe C – I don’t believe that this small village requires industrial or business developments – don’t want problems in our village • Ratcliffe Culey – no industrial development as such a small village • Villages are for living in not for businesses. Keep the village for living in
LIKE TO SEE /SEE IMPROVED
Industrial: • Light industry for jobs to be encouraged • Ratcliffe – please only small businesses – no large industrial types, it is a village
No change/ leave as it is: • Leave as it is • Best left as it is • There are enough employment places already & Atherstone in 2 mins away. We do not need further development in the village • Leave as it is – its rural not industrial. Farming produces our food • I think the level of business in Ratcliffe is already at a higher rate than anyone would think. I bet there is more than a dozen businesses already all of good size • Business suitable for rural area Ratcliffe is a small residential
Village Pub: • The village pub is a good asset • I think the pub is a great addition but we don’t need any more pubs or Inn’s • I like the gate pub especially the food’ • Pubs offering to be expanded if needed to small level • Pub is great
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• the pub and the church are well supported and the farming community is worthwhile business. Very active community that functions well
Pharmacy: • Pharmacy • All we need, possibly a pharmacy • Village pharmacy
Shop: • Would love a shop • Maybe a small shop • All we need, possibly a small shop
HGV’s: • Current infrastructure cannot support large scale development. We simply cannot have large HGVs in the village, on safety grounds and consequential damage to the roads • Fenny Drayton not suitable for heavy goods – I work from home regularly, this works well for me already
Housing: • I would also like possible some houses but not in the central fields maybe in a small street • We need a fabulous senior living facility! Rented accommodation, with a bar and leisure facilities & a restaurant should allow the older residents safety comfort & company in old age
Character of village: • RC – In favour of more economic activity but has to be in character with the small village environment. I suspect office and similar service industries developments will not create much local employment
Equipment: • Community owned equipment for loan/ cheap rent
Wifi: • WIFI connection in Witherley still lousy! It must be the wires from telegraph poles into premises
Small development: • Ratcliffe Culey – please only allow small scale business as anything large would possible bring an unsupportable reflux of people who would cause a lot of problems on small roads
Other: • Communications • Witherley aggregate hasn’t been here for years! • Farming and wildlife should be the only industries here … plus the pub of course • F Drayton – no expansion on working from home, if it creates more cars parked adjacent to properties
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Open Green Spaces IN RELATION TO OPEN GREEN SPACES
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 36 COMMENTS
LIKE • Like the hawthorn that have been planted around R.C park (one person agrees to this comment)
WOULD LIKE TO SEE Preserve: • I would like the green spaces to stay green – I would like Ratcliffe Culey to stay beautiful, peaceful & trouble free – Ratcliffe C • Do not build on green belt land • The fields and greenery need to be preserved • Love the open spaces in the area and think it is vital to Ratcliffe they are kept. Also essential to wildlife • Green spaces need to be developed to encourage more flora and fauna not forgetting parks of recreational areas • FD – keep farmland green belt intact – only build where there is brownfield – keep character of village • Keep all open and green spaces
Park/ playing fields: • Definitely keep the park in Ratcliffe. It’s one of the only leisure facilities we have. If development is to take place it needs to be limited • Fixed in goal posts at the park – Ratcliffe, also skatepark • A zipwire in the park and maybe the benches fixed. I would also like maybe a better
• Fencing with a gate on the field side of the park because we keep having to climb over it – Ratcliffe Culey park • FD – keep the playing field as it is but improve the access from Fox’s covert as it gets very overgrown with nettles which are not good for little ones • Fenny Drayton – all green space is valuable. The play area is extremely important
Signage: • Footpaths to be more clearly marked of less stiles • A lot of footpaths between Witherley Ratcliffe & Atterton need clearer signage & easier access (sometimes blocked with electric fences • Ratcliffe – keep the open spaces, there are already plenty of footpaths to enjoy them, need better markings though • Footpaths kept in better condition and easily clearly marked as this may stop people who walk on non-footpaths/ private land
Minimal/ no change: • Ratcliffe -We are likely to live in such a beautiful area and would like it to remain as it is with minimal change • Chose to live in a rural location because we like this environment keep it this way
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• Not realistic to keep all green space but reduction should be kept to a minimum
Access: • More kissing gates give access to open spaces • Access to footpaths need to be done so that styles are removed and replaces by accessible gates e.g. kissing gates – Fenny Drayton • Footpaths to be kept
Maintenance: • Footpaths need to be more defined and kept in better order • Greater frequency of verge grass cutting along Atterton Lane
Village character: • Village character must be considered for any development • RC – keep farmland & greenbelt intact only infill within the village boundary keep the character of the village
Wildlife: • All the fields need to be left for animals & wildlife to continue to live – Ratcliffe • Green spaces should be left of wildlife to live in
Equipment: • Keep the park in Ratcliffe Culey & add more equipment/ proper paths
Kennel Lane: • Keep the green boundaries in Kennel Lane free from more walls, fences etc
Protect: • Protect cottagers piece
Skate Park: • I would like a skate park in the village – Ratcliffe (four people agreed to this comment)
Sports/ leisure facilities: • Sports/ leisure facilities for older people – how about a bowls Club at Witherley (Chapel fields...?)
Trees: • Keep trees of hedges in Drayton Lane and entrance to village F.D
Other: • Remember – people need space. Japan has very little and also has an associated very high suicide rates
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Important Open Green Spaces
Please use the sticky dots provided to identify on the map any important green spaces that you value in the Parish
Question / Instruction Please place a BLUE dot on up to 3 green spaces that you value most for Leisure & Recreation (e.g. walking, cycling, relaxing, playing, or sport).
Please place a GREEN dot on up to 3 green spaces that you value most for their visual amenity (view of, from or within the village).
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A map was provided for the designated area for attendees to use, as shown below
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Environment IN RELATION TO THE ENVIRONMENT
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 35 COMMENTS
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED
Footpaths/ cycle paths: • Require a footpath from Fenny Drayton to the Royal Ren Gate is a must. Have issue (one person mentioned “I agree” to this comment) • Ratcliffe – open footpath at end of church lane • We do not need more footpaths • When is the sketchily lakes footpath going to be re-opened • With access to the nearest town, Atherstone, only possible by road and with one bus a day at present, a good footpath link with signage could be useful (three people agree to this comment) • Footpath on A444 towards Redgate to enable bus to Nuneaton to be accessed or more regular buses through village • If the hedges are cut – make sure that the footpath are not damaged by tractor wheels – especially along the A444 on Fenny Drayton • Footpaths/ cycle paths to link fenny with A5 at Redgate
Flora and fauna: • Encourage wildlife • More protection of the animals and crops, also less building houses. Also, I would like less destroying – Ratcliffe • More trees • Some more animals and trees – Ratcliffe • More new wildlife sites for the future • Wildlife sites should be protected & enlarged
Croft: • The croft in church lane should be kept as a village amenity and used for village events as it has been used for well over 100 years • Protect the croft in Ratcliffe Culey near church from development of any kind. This area is used for important village events e.g. Queens Jubilee, parties. It is an essential part of our community • Keep the croft as it is (one person mentioned yes to this comment) • The croft field adjacent to church lane is a very picturesque area. No building should be permitted
Farmers: • Encourage farmers to ‘set aside’ wide boundaries at field edges to facilitate walking • F. Drayton – more farmers keeping hedges cut & tidy • Keep farmland around villages
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Protect buildings: • Protect the historical buildings & architectural important features, e.g. ditches • Identify as many SSI’s as possible to protect the character of the village and their surrounding wildlife • Keep the fields protected and no building or destroying them – Ratcliffe
Pollution: • Liaise with north Warwickshire about the industrial estate & what goes on there – concerned regarding air & noise pollution & light pollution! • Keep the rivers clean FF fields are built on there is no drainage
Weeds: • Liaise with north Warwickshire about the land on the other side of the river – there is giant hog weed there which will be spread • I’d like to see Riverside cleared of weeds regularly
Brook: • The brook behind Mythe Lane needs clearing
Flooding: • There would be less flooding if the ditches were cleared more
Safety: • Make sure that bridges over river are maintained and made safe
Other: • More imaginative management solutions including landscape designed swales etc • Keep the village as it is for the villagers, children, animals who belong here • We have a very pleasant rural environment would hate to see any development which overwhelmed that (one person agrees to this comment) • The present rural environment must be maintained
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Communications IN RELATION TO COMMUNICATIONS
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 33 COMMENTS
LIKE • The new fibre is much better – at last • I work from home regularly internet works well for me • Fenny Drayton no complaints on broadband speed since cabinet connection was upgraded
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Broadband: • Fibre optic broadband required within the village • Fast broadband to Atterton please! At present we have @ 1.3mps • Why is WIFI separated from business – here is it the same thing. See comments under Business Section • We require fibre optic broadband a must • How can we encourage business if there is no superfast broadband in much of the village? • Yes, better broadband • Faster broadband to all of Fenny Drayton • Agree that better broadband connection is needed • Recent improvement in speed much appreciated. But need to continue band with demands ill continue to increase • Increased bandwidth! (one person agrees to this comment) • Fibre is not available for all parish residents only in village not outlying businesses • Faster internet speed Ratcliffe (one person agrees to this comment) • Ratcliffe Culey - faster internet is better phone signal for mobiles • Faster internet connection everywhere! • We live in fenny, broadband speed is 1.8! won’t improve as they refuse to replace alley connections down lane from main box • Fibre to the property NOT JUST fibre to the cabinet • From Fenny – broadband internet not good. Many promised but nothing happens! • Often give up at home use the internet at work. In Coventry far easier • We run a business and have dreadful problems trying to get on the internet! We often have to go to homes of family members to do basic things on the internet such as banking!!! • Fibre optic broadband required within the village • The internet is still slow despite the recent update – to use for a business use • Better speed for internet needed
Mobile signal: • Mobile coverage in Witherley is appalling (certainly for EE, 3 02) • Mobile coverage for telephone is very patchy at best 0 Fenny Drayton
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• Also note that mobile phone providers are slow or non-existent in some locations in Fenny Drayton
Better infrastructure: • If we accept that we would like business then urge better infrastructure
Notice boards: • But let’s start at the beginning first. Please fix the community notice board!
Other: • Don’t have any of these • It will help some businesses • Fenny Drayton I agree it is better
Footpaths & Bridleways IN RELATION TO FOOTPATHS & BRIDLEWAYS
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 27 COMMENTS
LIKE • Enjoy these & bridleways. Enjoy seeing the horses riding through the village
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED
Footpath use: • We need to keep them all and make more • Connect the footpaths • More footpaths to other villages – Ratcliffe • Ratcliffe – no need for any extra footpaths as there are plenty & there is already good access & linking to/from Witherley, Fenny Drayton • No footpath up sketchily lane, never has been one • Ratcliffe – a good amount of footpaths we have already. We don’t need anymore. The one around the river a few years ago, filled the gap that was there • Footpath needed on A444 to the red gate from Fenny Drayton (one person mentioned ‘ditto’) • Path along A444 the Redgate / A5 crossing footpath to royal Redgate would be good • More footpaths are needed & maintained around Fenny Drayton so the people do not have to walk on the road. Plus, a footpath down the A444 to the Redgate so we could walk to the pub in safety
Maintenance/ improvements: • Ratcliffe- stile needs to be replaced with a kissing gate behind red bank farm it is very difficult to lift a large dog over the stile • Footpaths between villages & town to be improved with some ability for cycles, scooters & buggies, wheelchairs to be used. This would attract more visitors • Require regular maintenance of stiles and vegetation clearing to facilitate greater use
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• Footpaths across fields need to be better maintained the field over to Atterton need cattle restraining as they charge at walkers • Engage local residents to help maintain the footpaths / country walks • Footpath signs need to be well maintained & stiles • Maintenance of footpaths, stiles, gates etc is important for those of us who walk regularly
Clearly marked: • More clearly marked • Clearly denoted footpath walks with some locally produced maps with recommended routes to get people walking & cycling more to keep healthy • FID – more signage needed. Especially where landowners are not keen on people using paths
Off road vehicles: • Stop quadbikes and off road motorised cycles which make things dangerous and muddy • Restrict off-road vehicle using tracks green lanes & bridleways (one person agrees to this comment)
Hazards: • Ratcliffe – bridge over the two rivers behind Redbank farm are very dangerous
Information: • Could do with a better leaflet/ map of footpaths & bridleways in the parish to encourage walking!
Other: • Lovely area to walk & see lovely fields • To our interesting historical sites, pubs, playgrounds etc, so good for village economy too • To ensure footpaths are kelp open natural area fields
Flooding IN RELATION TO FLOODING
WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH Question / Instruction WHAT DO YOU NOT LIKE ABOUT WITHERLEY PARISH
WHAT WOULD YOU LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED Total Comments 18 COMMENTS
WOULD LIKE TO SEE IMPROVED
Flood Plain: • Flooding in Atterton is better following recent works but it still can be a problem after heavy snow fall and rain.
• Flooding in Witherley despite works is still a problem
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• Still problems with flooding • Flooding in Mythe Lane still an issue • Flooding in Atterton Lane remains an issue & sewage capacity • Flooding means that sometimes there is only one way out of the village
River/s: • If the river & culverts/brooks were cleared then we’d have less flooding • Need to look at river as trees are blocking it • It would help if the river Anker kept the rivers cleaner & free of rubbish, overgrown trees etc • Never seen the river flood that bad before • All rivers need drainage regularly, & obstacles like willow trees which narrow water courses need sorting. These make rivers back up to collect debris
Drainage: • The draining of surface & foul water single supply needs updating • Suitable drainage if new developments do come. A very long-term view must be considered • Flooding is getting a bigger problem all over the country because green fields are being concreted over-so no drainage (one person commented on this saying ‘Ratcliffe – this person is right, I agree’) • Any development will reduce the natural drainage so suitable drainage MUST be installed or flooding will worsen
Insurance: • Several insurance companies will not quote for house & contents insurance for property in Kennel Lane due to flooding • Ratcliffe is on a hill on one side so I am not that keen to have flooding protection
Other: • The field & trees are brilliant to play with my friends. We have heard owls & fished in the stream – Ratcliffe
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• We lovely Witherley as it is. A few tweaks may be needed but no great changes • I was hoping we could get a skatepark and an extended park as there so small and the closest skate park is Nuneaton! • 1- safe cycling routes, 2- speeding cars especially Ratcliffe Culey, 3- small housing policy therefore keeping village as they are and not linked together. 4- with the above enough facilities for all residents whatever their needs • My view is to keep Ratcliffe Culey small & pretty with popular traditional pub, working church & 2 village farmsteads. It is important we keep our pub and church & local businesses thriving. As regards development in our area – Ratcliffe House Lane crossroads would support one or 2 more houses – affordable. • I would like to see two bed Bungalows with garages built in Fenny Drayton, for people in the village to retire to, and release family home for the younger generation. The problem is with the waste sewer; the pumping station off the Burton road is over loaded, every time we have heavy storm the sewer backs up into properties
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near the end of the line, and is most unpleasant. However, this pressure is taken off the pumping station by mobile tankers collecting excess waste and disposing were ever possible • Fenny Drayton – footpath to A5 / Redgate are
• Why are there no adequate footpaths along the A444? It is impossible to walk along the road, you can’t get to socialise at the Redgate so people get very insular for the huge courier tax we pay all we get is a dustbin collection – we have to pay for green waste!! No street lights no need cleaning d. our leave!! No adequate bus service
• Villa site at Witherley – protect (mythe Lane/Green Lane) . affordable housing – provide much more! Info on footpaths – leaflet/ website info needed NO traffic calming! More leisure facilities for older people – don’t gear everything towards children, bowls?
• No footpath down to the pub
• We would welcome some sort of traffic calming measures to reduce the speed of drivers through the village. At the moment some cars drive very rapidly and do not take account of the cars emerging from side roads.
• Any housing developments should be very small scale so as not to impact on traffic through the village and have safe access to the main road. It would be lovely if there was a small shop to reduce the need to drive to Atherstone.
• It is important that any developments do not impact adversely on the rich and diverse wildlife in and around the village. We have recently moved to Ratcliffe Culey, attracted by the wild life and have been amazed by the number and range of bird species visiting the garden. We love the rural views especially across to Merevale Estate
These Events: • Clear notices of explanation • Very informative – will keep a brief of development or get involved!
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ANNEX 1 - Publicity / Poster/Flyer
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Publicity / Witherley Parish Magazine –
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Publicity Sheepy / Gazette -
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Publicity / Facebook -
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Rural Community Council (Leicestershire & Rutland) Charity No. 1077645 Company No. 3665974
T: (0116) 266 2905 E: [email protected] W: www.ruralcc.org.uk
Community House, 133, Loughborough Road, Leicester, LE4 5LQ