Site BA1 does NOT meet any of the aspirations laid out in bullet point 2 of 'vision'

New development will have contributed to the creation of sustainable communities.
- A near doubling of the size of Baldock in site BA1 is NOT sustainable, it makes another town with poor transport links and virtually no local shopping facilities.

These are safe, attractive and inclusive;
- Not attractive, being built on Green belt land which gives Baldock its character, and not inclusive, being divided from the rest of Baldock by the railway line.

well integrated into settlements;
not Well integrated, being divided from the rest of Baldock by the railway line and provided by transport links which are already congested.

respect local distinctiveness;
- Actually destroys local distinctiveness by building over a very large tract of open green belt land which gives Baldock its distinctiveness.

raise the standards of sustainable design and architectural quality;
- No comment

make a positive contribution to the local area;
- Gridlock on local roads and flooding in its rivers is not a positive contribution.

and ensure the protection, restoration and enhancement of valuable natural and historic resources.
- Building over a very large tract of open green belt land does none of these things.

Strategic sites will have been masterplanned in accordance with the guiding principles set out within this Plan
- Remove site BA1 because it meets none of these guiding principles.