Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Loss of garages seems to be retrograde bearing in mind the shortage of parking in this area. There is always road parking and as this is on the way to a secondary school, where young people will be making their way unaccompanied, any additional road parking adding to the 'rat-run' will likely increase the risk to these young people.

Again this is further loss of potential industrial sites and encroachment upon the industrial area of the town. As the land backs onto the railway it still seems to be appropriate to keep this as industrial/commercial. The repurposing of the old Power Station on Works Road seems to be well received and a similar outcome might be anticipated for other areas on the Industrial Estate. New office buildings might also be appropriate as there is a lack in Letchworth

This development narrows the already slim green belt between Hitchin and Letchworth Garden City. The roadway into Hitchin from Letchworth (Cambridge Road) is already a major traffic jam at peak times with the traffic sometimes backing up as far as the Letchworth Broadway.

The land North of the the Grange (LG1) will be adversely impacted by this development proposal. It is not possible to 'reallocate' this land - wild life does not understand the need to 'relocate'