NS1 Land north of Stevenage

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Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 232

Received: 08/11/2016

Respondent: Mrs Fiona Hutton

Legally compliant? Yes

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Yes

Representation Summary:

Object to NS1: Loss of village identity, coalescence with Graveley village, loss of Grade 3 agricultural land, biodiversity, loss of recreational opportunities, exceptional circumstances not demonstrated.

Full text:

A priority of Graveley Village Plan (published on the village website) is to preserve the village's identity as a village. Already the edge of Stevenage is only 2 fields away from the first houses in Graveley. This grade 3 agriculutural land is also a corridor for wildlife and a valuable and well used recreational resource. It is part of the Green Belt and fulfils all 5 purposes set out in current legislation. This proposal undermines the very identity of Graveley and will see it ultimately subsumed into Stevenage. I understand that the Green Belt should be built on only in exceptional circumstances and I remain unconvinced that these circumstances are exceptional.

Object

Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Representation ID: 319

Received: 07/11/2016

Respondent: Ms V Penny Lines

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Further development around Great Ashby, especially at Roundwood would result in unacceptable increases in traffic coming down a very narrow road (Church Lane). Part of which is single track and is also constitutes a section of the Hertfordshire Way Walking Route so putting the ramblers at much greater risk.

Full text:

I wish to express again my concerns about erosion of the local Green Belt
Proposed large-scale development on the local green belt will drastically change the character of our area and impact our quality of life. In focusing development almost entirely around the area's main towns and Stevenage, planners are extending urban sprawl, destroying countryside and valuable agricultural land as well as the setting and special character of several communities such as Baldock and the Conservation Area of Graveley all of which are contrary to NPPF 80.
Further development around Great Ashby, especially at Roundwood would result in unacceptable increases in traffic coming down a very narrow road (Church Lane). Part of which is single track and is also constitutes a section of the Hertfordshire Way Walking Route so putting the ramblers at much greater risk.
The NPPF also makes clear that, once established, green belt boundaries should only be altered in exceptional circumstances, through the preparation or review of the Local Plan. Meeting assessed housing need has been adjudged by Government not to meet the exceptional circumstances criteria.

There is not enough emphasis on prioritising development on brown field sites. This should be given much greater emphasis.