The plan will remove the Green Belt buffer to the East of the Village and potentially damage the character, habitat and impact of the open landscape as well as the loss of productive agricultural land. It will also impact on the 'independence of the village of Knebworth as the development will effectively join Stevenage.
Any houses built in this area will be subject to Drainage problems which have been experienced in recent years. The addition of a housing development and its infrastructure will not improve matters.
Access to the new development would primarily be through the narrow Watton Road and Swangleys Lane, which are clearly not designed to cope with heavy traffic or the large commercial vehicles bringing building materials etc. into the village.