HT2 Land north of Pound Farm
Support
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 100
Received: 21/10/2016
Respondent: Dr John Horton
Supporting and emphasising some of the site and planning issues, especially in relation to woodland and water management issues.
The development is probably inevitable and therefore it is essential that the features in the area are maintained and protected. The plan already indicates a number of areas needing protection, especially along the border of Folly Alder Swamp (LNS) and the woodland associated with the Broadmeadow Estate flood management. These do need to be protected. In future development, it is essential that the housing does not encroach closely to the tree line. This has been a problem with the Broadmeadow estate with a loss of some 30 trees that have had to be felled to protect the houses that were built too close to the woodland. A fund should be established to provide the adjacent landowner(s) with funds to undertake tree work resultant on the development.
Water and sewage management is a concern, and appropriate arrangements must be in place to handle these. The sewage system is already overloaded from this area so that spillages occur further down the pipeline into the St Ipollyts Brook during heavy rain. Discharge of rainwater must be managed through the existing system on Broadmeadow to ensure a limited discharge into the St Ipollyts Brook, with overspill into the reservoir, or a similar alternative must be implemented to prevent downstream flooding.
In addition to appropriate landscaping of the site as viewed from the London Road, a shelter belt of trees should be provided to shield the Broadmeadow Estate, and to maintain the current footpath.
It is unclear where the traffic from the site will exit the site. It is assumed that it would be on to the London Road which would require another roundabout to be built, but this is too close to the current exit from the Broadmeadow site. Access through the Broadmeadow site would be problematic.
Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 468
Received: 11/11/2016
Respondent: Mrs H M Thorne
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to HT2: Description factually inaccurate, presence of protected species (Bittern) in reed beds
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Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 542
Received: 13/11/2016
Respondent: Mr Michael Lott
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object on the following grounds:
loss of agricultural land;
no justification to remove the site from the green belt;
site is not in Hitchin - it lies completely within the parish of St Ippolyts;
increase in the number of dwellings with no consultation;
access should be from the B656, London Road;
impact on the character of St Ippolyts;
coalescence of St Ippolyts and Hitchin; and
visual impact of development on existing properties on the Broadmeadow Estate.
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Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 574
Received: 15/11/2016
Respondent: Mr and Mrs Ivan & Gillian L Hext
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to HT2: Lack of detail, increase in proposed number of homes, biodiversity, access, impact upon adjoining residents, infrastructure (traffic, schools, health), unsuitable for social housing
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Support
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 3804
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Beechwood Homes
Agent: JB Planning Associates
Object to HT2: Support allocation in principle as landowner / promoter, supporting evidence attached, higher number of homes can be achieved
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Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 3829
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mr Adrian Brown
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to HT2:
- Boundary amendment needed
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Support
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 5931
Received: 24/11/2016
Respondent: Hitchin Town Action Group (HTAG)
Support HT2:
-Green Belt releases: concern over loss but accept that if well planned and developed in accordance with the policies set out elsewhere in the Local Plan could be integrated into the town and provide the long-term boundary between the urban area and the Green Belt.
-support mitigation measures indicated - protect the rural nature of this location, including tree planting along the boundary with London Road
-sewage system overloaded, nearby pumping station unlikely to cope
-surface water: pleased to see reference to SUDS although pumping machinery may not be sufficient
-major traffic engineering scheme may not be appropriate.
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Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 6143
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mr R Daniels
Agent: HD Planning Ltd
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to HT2: Similar sites have been dismissed despite scoring similarly to this site, landscape sensitivity evidence flawed
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Object
Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Representation ID: 6161
Received: 23/11/2016
Respondent: CPRE Hertfordshire
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object to HT2: (see reps on para 4.53, SP8 and SP14-19) - development unsound, not consistent with NPPF, no exceptional circumstances that justify removal. Development would cause significant harm.
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