A development of this size has be considered without adequate assessment of the impact of, conservatively another 2800 cars plus delivery vehicles on the following
1. traffic congestion in the town
Traffic travels through the town to and from A1M avoiding use of A505 bypass
A507 east to west passes through the town forming a staggered junction with the former A505 which is bounded on two sides by listed buildings both of which have be damaged due to vehicles in the last 2 years.
As a regular user of this junction both as a pedestrian and a driver I have witnessed near misses as impatient drivers jump the lights and speed once across the junction. I no longer access Ivel Spring nature reserve via the footpath under the railway bridge having been nearly hit by speeding passing lorries and car wing mirrors. As the only other accesses are on a road with no footpaths or a small unlit tunnel under the railway I seldom visit the reserve.
2. The increase in traffic idling through this point will increase the air pollution levels in the town
3. The already increasing traffic due to the housing developments around north of Letchworth and neighbouring Central Bedfordshire

Public Transport
This development is sited near the railway station and will attract people who wish to travel out of Baldock to work. It has come light that no discussion has taken place with the railway company about the increase in capacity required to support the development and the rail company has announced plans to reduce the number of trains serving Baldock
5. Link road from A505 to A507. I wonder if this is achievable as it will be required to go under or over the railway and neither of these options will be cheap particularly as they will have to be built with frieght vehicles in mind

Density of the development
If this development goes ahead with all the required infrastructure it will become a suburb of Baldock cut off from Baldock Town by the railway bridge and the people may find it easier to travel to neighbouring Central Bedfordshire towns to access shops and leisure facillities

Local environment and wildlife
It is already very difficult to access the footpaths across this area without walking along side the very busy A507 and these will be lost within the development. The loss of the habitat for the endangered Corn Bunting together with natural chalkland geography