Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Object

Representation ID: 4029

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to SP3:
- Scale of development
- Local employment opportunities
- Commuter population
- Extra commuters impact on rail infrastructure and services
- Contradictory to the NPPF and not consistent with the national policy

Object

Representation ID: 4030

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to SP5:
- Sites within the green belt and 'exceptional circumstances'
- Green Belt review
- Relocation of the Green Belt
- Available brownfield sites
- Not consistent with national policy and cannot be justified as being the most appropriate strategy when considered when considered against the reasonable alternatives such as using previously developed land

Object

Representation ID: 4031

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to SP6:
- Transport statement for major developments has not yet been produced
- Is not consistent with national policy with regard to sustainable transport
- Rail infrastructure and facilities, change in timetables and reduction in services

Object

Representation ID: 4032

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to Baldock (in general):
- Scale of development
- Highway infrastructure and congestion
- Rail network/station, extra commuters, planned reduction of services
- Promoting sustainable transport
- Not consistent with national policy
- Air pollution and air quality, mitigation measures for increased traffic in Baldock

Object

Representation ID: 4033

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to SP14 - BA1:
- Scale of development
- Required community facilities for the size of development (healthcare and education facilities, local amenities)
- Not consistent with the NPPF
- Relies on construction of a new link road connecting the A507
- Cost of the new link road and therefore not consistent with the national policy and is not effective as it cannot be delivered within the plan period
- Loss of Green Belt and 'exceptional circumstances'
- Historic Town
- Agricultural land
- Wildlife, biodiversity and environmentally sensitive areas
- No Transport Assessment has been carried out
- No Air Quality Impact Assessment

Object

Representation ID: 4034

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to Letchworth Garden City (in general):
- Scale of development
- Green Belt
- Available brownfield sites
- Cannot be justified as being the most appropriate strategy when considered against the reasonable alternatives

Object

Representation ID: 4035

Received: 30/11/2016

Respondent: Ms Joanna Simpson

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? No

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Object to SP15 - LG1:
- Green belt and 'exceptional circumstances'
- Grade 2 agricultural land
- No Transport assessment, highway infrastructure and congestion
- Distance from town centre
- Access to public transport and promoting sustainable transport
- No Air Quality Assessment
- Required community facilities for the size of development (healthcare and education facilities, local amenities)