Object

Representation ID: 5932

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object 14:
-Progress in working with nearby authorities to identify one or more sites for a major new settlement beyond the Green Belt needs to be monitored regularly and progress reports to Council on at least an annual basis.

Whilst indicator and target for SP11 are reasonable, confined to those areas of the policy that are designed to protect the environment and mitigate impact of development. There is no indicator by which the effect of SP11 a. on renewable and low carbon energy can be measured.

-cannot agree that congestion is not a constraint (para. 14.9).