MM058 - Page 61 Policy SP14

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I would like to express concern over the inclusion in the revised local plan of extra land South of the Royston Road/bypass roundabout at BA3. This land is the site of rubble from the bypass and surely unsuitable for building homes on. Under it are the graves of lepers covered apparently when the bypass was built. The land has a huge amenity value to members of the local population for walking exercising, biking and just relaxing. With the population due to rise by 70-80% we need more open ground for recreation rather than less and this land is not suitable for other purposes. It is a source of pleasure as there is now a variety of wildflowers and provides an important habitat for insects and other animals.

I also feel that the considerable problems surrounding the traffic bottleneck at the Whitehorse Street/Station Road traffic lights have not been solved. The congestion from the massive site at BA1 will not be suitably alleviated by the proposed link road. Furthermore air quality in the town does not appear to have been measured and without appropriate measures this is likely to increase to a critical level with the increased traffic.

I would like to make further comments on the modified plan.

It has been suggested that to stop through traffic going through the new houses that a new road be built along what is known as Millers Path, a path that runs along the edge of the area designates as a Country Park. This passes along the bottom of a valley which would hold the emissions from the traffic next the area being used for recreation by families.

On the subject of pollution there has still been no measurements taken in Station Road which has the longest queues and is used by many people, young and old going to the railway station and the schools.

With regards to the green belt, the strategic Parcel 21 Bygrave has been upgraded to an overall contribution of Significant, relating to BA1 The council have then said that when aggregated there is no change. However they have taken no consideration of the fact that all the other parcels when added together are still significantly smaller than BA1.

I also find it strange that the interested party, Herts County Council, are the people that are doing the traffic assessment and planning, surely this should be being done by and independent authority.

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