The former campaign manager of Stop HS2 is calling on locals to have their say in the latest South Warwickshire Local Plan (SWLP) consultation before its deadline this week.

Joe Rukin has raised a number of concerns with the plan, which will oversee where some 35,000 houses are built in the area over the next 25 years.

The Green Party member has produced a video which has received over 3,000 views in just a matter of days, claiming one of the reasons why proposals for the green belt are "flawed", is they "ignore" the impact of HS2.

Mr Rukin has pointed to issues in the green belt assessment - which forms part of the plan - where it claims HS2 is "comparable to existing railways and major roads, which do not by default affect the openness of the green belt or constitute sprawl" which he contests saying it will "permanently impact on the nature of the green belt".

"People have until a minute to midnight on Friday to respond to the consultation on this fundamentally flawed local plan," he said.

"How can a plan proposing green belt development pretend that HS2 has no impact on the green belt be taken seriously?

"Many plots of land have been put forward for development simply because they border onto HS2.

"And it's not just that, but because of the destruction of habitats, displacement of wildlife and loss of public amenity we have seen due to HS2, it makes the rest of the Green Belt even more important."

Mr Rukin has also questioned why the SWLP cultural heritage assessment has "missed" the fact Kenilworth has a castle.

The sustainability appraisal released says developments which could "significantly impact the setting of, a grade I listed building" should be rated as 'red'.

But Mr Rukin says despite the fact one of the possible sites in Kenilworth - around Rouncil Lane - will be visible from the castle, it has been given a low rating.

"You would think that putting a housing development site on the open countryside Elizabeth I would have seen out of her window, would count as significantly impacting the setting of the castle," he added.

The next step of the much-delayed plan gives residents the chance to comment on 36 potential new housing sites in the region.

Having previously asked locals for their input, the local authorities have whittled down potential areas for development to a shortlist of 36 spots - 12 of which could see new settlements created.

In addition, "smaller scale growth" is likely to be needed in other locations; these locations are not indicated in the consultation.

Immediately around Kenilworth, land around the University of Warwick, Stoneleigh, Coventry Airport and Rouncil Lane have all been included in the shortlist.

But Mr Rukin - who will be standing for election at Warwickshire County Council this May - says the reports the current proposals are based on, are out of date. 

"We have 12 year old reports which didn't actually look at many of the sites being proposed which supposedly inform the landscape ratings, we have a bus route which was cancelled two years ago being used to demonstrate the supposed 'sustainability' of a development," he said.

"And we have no assessment of what the green belt developments we have already seen built around Kenilworth without the essential infrastructure that should have come with it.

"Asking Kenilworth to take more at this point in time without considering what has already come in the last couple of years is totally unreasonable."

Not all the 36 housing sites currently being consulted on will be needed to meet the councils' housing needs in South Warwickshire.

Already delayed, SWLP will govern local house building until 2050. It was due to be brought in for 2025, but has been pushed back to 2027.

Comment on the consultation here.