Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 603

Received: 22/11/2016

Respondent: Mr Simon Allibon

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Objection to the allocations at Knebworth on the grounds of:
- infrastructure
- congestion on roads into and around Knebworth, rat runs
- heavy traffic on bridges
- local employment and commuting
- housing affordability
- Green Belt
- wildlife
- Conservation Areas
- Solution: another Garden City

Full text:

We are very concerned that not enough thought and in depth investigation has gone into the proposed housing development at sites in Knebworth.
Please see below:

No real infrastructure investigation. The roads leading into and around Knebworth are constantly congested and the smaller roads used as rat runs.
Also there is more heavy traffic using the already over used bridges!
Any kind of development without the infrastructure already in place will bring Knebworth to a halt, full stop. It just doesn't have the capacity!!
The local employment will not benefit, as most of the residents will have to commute, therefore causing more chaos.
The housing will not be affordable to local people, therefore backing the fact that they will be commuters.
Then there is the greenbelt, local wildlife, conservation areas, etc.

The real solution is to build another Garden City development, as people have previously mentioned.

Please, please look at the facts!