Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 1843
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mr I Washington
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Objection to KB2 on the grounds of:
- No erosion of the Green Belt should be allowed and no expansion of the village should be permitted.
- risk of future Green Belt erosion
- access is via narrow roads and under rail bridges - need widening for construction traffic and residential use following development
- existing traffic at busy times, when problems on the A1(M) - would be exacerbated
- noise and air pollution from A1(M)
- proposed primary school provision most likely insufficient, no secondary provision
- conservation areas
- surface water drainage from A1(M)
Site KB2 involves erosion of the Green Belt - this should not be permitted. The Green Belt was created for a reason. If this and other areas are removed under this consultation what will stop further erosion under future proposals?
Access to KB2 is via narrow roads and under bridges under the East Coast Main Rail Line. These roads and bridges would need to be widened to cope with construction traffic during building and residential traffic after building.
Knebworth is already choked with traffic at busy times, particularly when there are problems on the A1(M). Development of the village would exacerbate the situation.
Any development would be adversely impacted by noise and pollution from the A1(M).
An additional single form primary school is mentioned but not guaranteed. This would most likely be insufficient to cope with the numbers of extra children in the village. There is no secondary education provision.
Any development could impact on conservation areas and surface water drainage from the A1(M).