Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 2539

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Judy Flack

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Object to BA2:
- Agricultural Land
- Accessible country side for walking, joggers, cyclists and dog walkers.
- Loss of Green Space
- Highway infrastructure, congestion and access
- Community infrastructure
- Loss of market/village character

Full text:

I wish to object to the proposed plan for housing in Baldock. In particular to the proposal to site 500 houses at Clothall Common. The land outlined in your plan is good agricultural land, which is used for food production. In addition, I hear that the access road will be the former Wallington Road. This is a much used resource in Baldock, being used safely by families out walking, joggers, cyclists and dog walkers. To return this to traffic will mean that people will have to move further and further away from Baldock to find green spaces for recreation, where they can safely walk etc.

Further, I feel that the infrastructure cannot support the total number of houses proposed for Baldock. Baldock is essentially a small market town which has evolved slowly over time. To double its size is to destroy its character.