I would like to express concern over the inclusion in the revised local plan of extra land South of the Royston Road/bypass roundabout at BA3. This land is the site of rubble from the bypass and surely unsuitable for building homes on. Under it are the graves of lepers covered apparently when the bypass was built. The land has a huge amenity value to members of the local population for walking exercising, biking and just relaxing. With the population due to rise by 70-80% we need more open ground for recreation rather than less and this land is not suitable for other purposes. It is a source of pleasure as there is now a variety of wildflowers and provides an important habitat for insects and other animals.

I also feel that the considerable problems surrounding the traffic bottleneck at the Whitehorse Street/Station Road traffic lights have not been solved. The congestion from the massive site at BA1 will not be suitably alleviated by the proposed link road. Furthermore air quality in the town does not appear to have been measured and without appropriate measures this is likely to increase to a critical level with the increased traffic.