Welcome the removal of the South West Urban Extension in Walton and the inclusion of Fiddlers Ferry in PSV2. Request that WBC challenge the Government Housing figure as the average build out rate in Warrington over the past 10 years has been 567, therefore the target of 816 is not achievable. A more realistic number would reduce pressure for Green Belt release. Concerned about the apparent lack of strategic transport infrastructure contained within the Plan and that existing traffic 'hot spots' within South Warrington (Stockton Heath, Lumb Brook Road, A49 Cat & Lion junction and the Swing Bridges) will be adversely impacted by PSV2. This will lead to more congestion and air pollution and WBC has a responsibility to protect the health of its residents, where it has been proven that poor air quality causes deaths.

The business case for the Western Link is severely compromised despite partial government funding, and should be abandoned, especially now the south west urban extension has been dropped from the Plan. A report by academics at Manchester University (Setting Climate Commitments for Warrington) indicated that Warrington Borough Council's previous Local Plan and LTP4 were in breach of the commitments enshrined in the Paris Agreement 2015. Warrington declared a 'Climate Emergency in June 2019 and 'Green Energy Strategy in September 2019 and does not yet appear to have moved forward in its stated aims. It continues to pursue outdated policies which do not reflect the huge changes there have been over the past couple of years. There are 9 measures in the Air Quality Action Plan (AQAP) still to be completed. The first is the Local Plan and the lack of significant change in respect of housing numbers and transport infrastructure means that it is likely that the mistakes of the past will continue to encourage a car based economy.