Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 3577
Received: 22/11/2016
Respondent: Mrs Carole Ann Brown
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to BA10: Disproportionate, traffic, pollution, impact on A507 / B656 junction, heritage impact
Site BA10 deliberately allocates more employment places than the expanded town needs (paras 4.25-6). This is likely to increase the number of journeys through Baldock undertaken each day especially at peak times. Paras 2.31, 4.27 and 13.14 stress that Baldock, Letchworth and Hitchin are interconnected for movement.
An increase in traffic will increase the pollution levels in the town especially in Hitchin Street / Whitehorse Street area and could well cause damage to the historic buildings.
As with the proposed number of dwellings, this places a disproportionate burden on the smallest town.