The overall plan for Knebworth envisages an increase of 663 dwellings. An increase of 31% by your numbers. This will change the character of the village completely and over-whelm a village that has developed slowly over years. The plan does not address in any way the additional pressure that will be placed upon local roads , specifically Watton Rd, which cannot be widened or the roundabout and London Rd in the centre of the village. All dwellings are impacted by these road ways and the village will become one long car-park and on-going traffic jam . This is particularly true when the plans for the rest of the area are considered in parallel.

To erode and extend the boundaries of the village to this extent will place an unacceptable burden on existing services , including GPs and schools. The roadways cannot cope or be changes due to existing housing. Local businesses in the High St (London Rd) will suffer as there is already traffic and parking pressures. Increased housing to this extent will mean there will be too much traffic to allow for local parking and people will give up and shop somewhere else. And we will lose the heart of the village, destroying its character, not building it.