The scale of growth proposed is likely to have a serious negative impact on local roads. Whitehorse Street / Royston Road crossroads is a key pinch point (Plan (13.29)) with congestion and long queues all day. Alteration is not possible because of listed buildings . Many trips from site BA1 are likely to be towards Letchworth and Hitchin. The Plan stresses that the 3 towns are interconnected (paras 2.31, 4.27, 13.14) and that many new residents will commute out of Baldock (paras 4.25-6). The employment allocation over-provides (policy SP3) which is likely to increase the peak-time journeys. The proposed road through site BA1 would involve longer journeys. Experience following the opening of the Baldock bypass shows people take the shortest route rather than the least congested.