The 2800 houses fail to meet the tests of soundness (3&4)because it does not comply with NPPF policies and is not deliverable. Transport planning alone, which has yet to have been undertaken, will show the site to be non-viable for the number of houses being built when considering the unique road system in Baldock, that bottlenecks on the Great North Road at the railway bridge. Adding another 5000 cars is not sustainable.
Rail links are inadequate.
Local amenities already in deficit.
Not enough employment to meet demand.
It is non strategic, with little to no thought around these issues