Object

Representation ID: 5992

Received: 24/11/2016

Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object:
Strategic Objective ECON7 is comparatively weakly supported by Strategic Policies SP6 c,d and g-then further limited to larger developments in T1dii.

Two serious deficiencies in evidence base:
-no clear indication that proposed junction modifications will solve traffic problems resulting from cumulative effect of housing development-IDP states action needs to be taken to cope with background growth in traffic without additional local plan growth.
-no assessment of alternative approaches to environmentally damaging traffic engineering at junctions.
-SP6c.&SP6d.too weak. Latter with regard tobe considered best alternative,not likely to be effective
Site visit recommended-station,A505 under-bridge access to station from east