Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

The road infrastructure cannot cope with the number of new houses. Norton road is already heavily congested as is Hitchin Street, the traffic flow is four way so a bypass wont eleviate the issue. There are bridge strikes in both directions the cross roads lights a number of times each year and the crossroads are prone to flooding in recent years. The 50 new dwellinsg at Icknield Way east will make the junction even busier. Safety risk for pedestrians crossing the road to get to train station esp commuters.

HT1, LG1 LG3 LG4 LG10 - all of these developments are on the east side of their respective towns (Hitchin & Letchworth). There are over 1,800 properties proposed a portion of which will generate additional traffic that will now travel through Baldock. This is not just about the changes in Baldock
There is an expectation schooling, sports facilities which are already under significant strain will cope but development at three neighbouring towns will add to each other problems.

HT1, LG1 LG3 LG4 LG10 - all of these developments are on the east side of their respective towns (Hitchin & Letchworth). There are over 1,800 properties proposed a portion of which will generate additional traffic that will now travel through Baldock. This is not just about the changes in Baldock
There is an expectation schooling, sports facilities which are already under significant strain will cope but development at three neighbouring towns will add to each other problems.

There is an expectation that town can cope with the new properties under BA2, BA3, BA4, BA5 BA6, BA7, BA11 excluding those under BA1 with not support which is incorrect.
There is an expectation that Baldock can just take the 800 additional homes with no impact. Child care, schooling, sports facilities are already under significant strain with both Hartsfield and Knights Templar dropping an Ofsted rating at the last review. If anyone went to see the schools you can see how they are struggling to cope with number of pupils and additional class sizes and have no space.

There is an expectation that town can cope with the new properties under BA2, BA3, BA4, BA5 BA6, BA7, BA11 excluding those under BA1 with not support which is incorrect.
There is an expectation that Baldock can just take the 800 additional homes with no impact. Child care, schooling, sports facilities are already under significant strain with both Hartsfield and Knights Templar dropping an Ofsted rating at the last review. If anyone went to see the schools you can see how they are struggling to cope with number of pupils and additional class sizes and have no space.

There is an expectation that town can cope with the new properties under BA2, BA3, BA4, BA5 BA6, BA7, BA11 excluding those under BA1 with not support which is incorrect.
There is an expectation that Baldock can just take the 800 additional homes with no impact. Child care, schooling, sports facilities are already under significant strain with both Hartsfield and Knights Templar dropping an Ofsted rating at the last review. If anyone went to see the schools you can see how they are struggling to cope with number of pupils and additional class sizes and have no space.

access on this road is very bad and more through traffic not acceptable. There is an expectation that town can cope with the new properties under BA2, BA3, BA4, BA5 BA6, BA7, BA11 excluding those under BA1 with not support which is incorrect.
There is an expectation that Baldock can just take the 800 additional homes with no impact. Child care, schooling, sports facilities are already under significant strain with both Hartsfield and Knights Templar dropping an Ofsted rating at the last review.

New houses are needed but the scale of the Baldock proposal is not sensible
There is an expectation that town can cope with the new properties under BA2, BA3, BA4, BA5 BA6, BA7, BA11 excluding those under BA1 with not support which is incorrect.
There is an expectation that Baldock can just take the 800 additional homes with no impact. Child care, schooling, sports facilities are already under significant strain.

New houses are needed but the scale of the Baldock proposal is not sensible
There is an expectation that town can cope with the new properties under BA2, BA3, BA4, BA5 BA6, BA7, BA11 excluding those under BA1 with not support which is incorrect.
There is an expectation that Baldock can just take the 800 additional homes with no impact. Child care, schooling, sports facilities are already under significant strain

Traffic - whenever there is a bridge strike or Lights failure flooding, building stike at Raban Court at White Horse Street crossroad there is chaos. There will be some traffic redirected by the proposed bypass but there will be without doubt a significant increase in volume esp. as there is development underway on Icknield Way East and one prosed for Icknield Way (BA6) - 86 properties sin total. In addition theres overflow from Letchworth/ Hitchin as they to increase in size feeding into the total traffic at Baldock's crossroads.