A policy should be added against BA3, that any housing should be in keeping with rest of the Clothall Common, particularly the use of green strips between housing, the planting of trees, and the mix of large and small housing.
A deliberate attempt should be made to keep any housing element of this site in keeping with the rest of Clothall Common - it should have green paths, separating different closes and should be mixed in terms of housing (both large and small houses) - this will with cohesion between existing and new developments and the sense of local community.

Recognition of the hill to the east of Clothall Common, between the A505 and Royston Road, as a recreational space should be incorporated into the plan, into the site maps, or at least as a policy against sites BA3 and BA4 stating that this recreational space and its use as such will be considered when designing or assessing developments or roads, etc.
To the north-east of this site, between Royston Road, the A505 and the north-eastern edge of Clothall Common is an undeveloped hill that rises above Clothall, with footpaths leading to site BA1 and Bygrave Common, and across the A505 toward Wallington. This site is highly utilised by residents of Clothall Common and Baldock Town - it provides a route for jogging and a place for kite flying and represents the only area of open recreational space on this side of Baldock (Clothall Common is run through with green strips, but in keeping with its history as a local forested common these areas are forested - there is nowhere on this side of Baldock for people to play football or other outdoor recreational activities). As part of this Plan it would be very sensible to recognise this hill as a specific recreational space and give it a status as such - for example as a park. This would have a big impact on the available open recreational space on this side of Baldock and at relatively little overall impact/cost to the Local Plan - a 'quick win' to make the Local Plan more sustainable. Also, recognising its importance as a recreational space would help ensure this is considered when designing the link road.

The Policy "Deliver, in combination with Site BA4, a southern link road connecting Wallington Road to B656 Royston Road" should be removed and replaced with "A southern link road connecting Clothall Road to the roundabout with the A505 slip road and the B656 Royston Road will be delivered, which will not run adjacent to existing boundaries or green areas".
Also a policy should be added for site BA3 that the position of the link road and its setting (e.g. lighting) should be sensitive to the existing Clothall Common development and the rural feel of the perimeter of Baldock (for example by running adjacent to the A505 and without lighting outside of the built up areas).
The most sensible path for the link road would be to run adjacent to the A505 from the bridge over the A505 (near the eastern corder of site BA2) on the A507 Clothall Road all the way to the existing roundabout to the slip road onto the A505 and Royston Road (next to site BA10 and the furthest eastern corner of the 'hill'). Also, the road should be unlit for the part that raises along the 'hill', i.e. the part that is outside of the built up area - this is important because the hill rises above Clothall Common and is visible throughout this whole part of Baldock and across into Baldock town - leaving it unlit will minimise its impact on these areas and maintain the rural feel of the perimeter areas of Baldock. This is a small element of the plan, which if ignored could have a large negative impact on a large number of residents of Baldock, but can be easily remedied.

A policy should be added for site BA3, that in consideration of the existing lack of outdoor sporting/playing field space on this (eastern) side of Baldock, consideration must be given to the creation of new outdoor playing field or sporting facilities at this site.
The north-east corner of site BA3 is actually the bottom of a hill that rises steeply up to the pedestrian bridge that crosses the A505. The bottom edge of the hill switches from roughly flat to steeply rising along a line that runs straight along the eastern edge of the Clothall Common and continues in a straight line north splitting site BA4 in half and south cutting through the eastern edge of site BA3. This triangle is not very appropriate for housing because of the slope and the impact it would have on the surrounding area - however, it is quite small and might make a suitable site for a play park or tennis courts or some other form of open outdoor activity/sporting area. In fact, as already mentioned there are no sites for outdoor sports or playing fields anywhere near this (eastern) side of Baldock. Development of site BA3 creates an opportunity to add additional recreational space improving the sustainability of this plan. This is all the more feasible in combination with a solution for education needs at the site.

The incorporation of the former Wallington Road (footpath running north east along the north edge of this site) is a very good suggestion and I endorse it. It maintains the existing access to the countryside and will encourage continued access, it is also in keeping with the existing Clothall Common development (the area to the north-east of the roman ruins and south of Royston road), which is crisscrossed with green paths (remnants of the common previously on this site).