Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 1649

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Mr Jonathan Revell

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Object to SP6: Traffic impact of BA1

Full text:

The already congested A507 into the crossroads at Whitehorse Street/Station road which provides the only vehicular access to the station and is the favoured route by most Sat-Navs for routing traffic to/from the A1 cannot cope with the additional load, which will certainly come from the BA1 development. The proposal of a separate road through the development (13.29) does not guarantee prevention and it would be niave to assume this. To quote from the NHDC Letchworth and Baldock Urban Transport Plan (July 2007) - "Baldock is particularly unsuited to high levels of traffic, especially through the narrowest roads of the historic town centre (e.g. White Horse Street)".