Baldock's roads cannot cope with the increased traffic. The station crossroad has long tailbacks and cannot be widened as it is surrounded by listed buildings.

I don't object to some more houses, but an 80% increase in the town size is unworkable and will negatively impact the character of a historic market town.

Air quality will be significantly reduced within the town following increased
traffic of at least 5000 cars on the roads.

All construction traffic for the further development would need to go through the
town. As such, the additional infrastructure (specifically the link road) must be developed first.