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.