The KB4 site appears to have been added very recently without any apparent community involvement. Part of it appears to have been added in 2015 allowing for 55 dwellings, however it has now in 2016 been increased to 200 dwellings. The reason for its earlier omission is not clear, but would seem likely to be due to its total unsuitability for development as outlined below:-
1 The site is Green Belt for the obvious reason that Stevenage is less than 1 mile away. Accordingly the proposal would not appear to be legally compliant as there are no exceptional circumstances outlined in the plan for removing this part of the Green Belt.
2 The site appears to involves building on one of the three fields which separate Knebworth from Stevenage. This would appear to be totally against the whole principle of Green Belt which is surely to stop the creation of continuous urban development. If built on, this gives further ammunition for further developments on the next field, when future planning reviews occur irrespective of the suggestion of strengthening the proposed new Green Belt boundary.
3 Anyone who lives in the vicinity or drives down Old Lane will know that with the slightest rain, due to the topography and no doubt underlying geology, part of Old Lane routinely is flooded with the slightest rain.While there is a mention that this will need addressing no thought has been put into the magnitude of the problem.
4 Watton Road and Swangley's Lane are indeed lanes. Two vehicles approaching in opposite directions, if any larger than small cars, cannot in general pass each other without one stopping or slowing down considerably. Furthermore the bends in Watton Road coupled with the narrowness contribute to accidents.
5 A significant access road to KB4 is via St Martin's Road. It is planned for the Village Doctors surgery to be located here which will increase traffic flow issues down the narrow initial part of the road by the Church which is already under stress at school drop off and pick up times. No consideration has been made for the increase in traffic here if KB4 is developed.
6 The fields in question are agricultural land heavily used for farming purposes which is surely helpful for the English economy.
7 The proposed housing would no doubt use the space occupied by allotments accessible by the footpath leading South from Watton Road. I understood allotments were not meant to be built on apart from in exceptional circumstances.
8 The site will impinge heavily on the natural country side of the area which provides good walking areas for the population of Knebworth and South Stevenage to enjoy the open countryside. In an era of increasing obesity discouraging exercise through the taking away of local open countryside, which may lead to inhabitants resorting to cars to take them to such areas, should surely be discouraged.

In conclusion I consider that:-
a It is not legally compliant due to its failure to show exceptional circumstances for destruction of Green Belt.
b It is not positively prepared with no significant consideration of infrastructure demands
c It is not justified as there are other areas recognised by the Council with less development constraints.
d it is not effective as the infrastructure demands are such that development is unlikely to be considered viable and certainly not for affordable housing which is required.
e It is not consistent with National Policy with regard to the destruction of critical Green Belt