This policy expresses good intentions but clause b is weak. New infrastructure must always be operational no later than the completion of the new development it supports.

The admission in clause 4.75 that while a small development might not itself have a major impact, cumulatively a number of developments can create additional demands on existing infrastructure which may require suitable mitigation needs to be implemented explicitly throughout the Local Plan. This will be the case for developments on sites BA2, BA3, BA4 and BA5 in Baldock.