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Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

WY1 Land south of Little Wymondley

Representation ID: 1969

Received: 23/11/2016

Respondent: Mr & Mrs Penny & Roy Scoot

Legally compliant? Not specified

Sound? Not specified

Duty to co-operate? Not specified

Representation Summary:

Objection to WY1 on the grounds of:
- Green Belt - merging towns - destruction of villages
- traffic: A602/dual carriageway & Little and Great Wymondley already used as a rat run
- history of flooding
- proposal to build 23 gas turbine electrical generators (power station) adjacent to transformer in Little Wymondley - pollution and noise
- noise from traffic and trains already
- Green belt important for wildlife and beauty of countryside

Full text:

We moved into Little Wymondley three months ago and was appalled recently when we received a pamphlet about the proposed plan to build 300+ houses and infra-structure. We totally oppose this proposal and list below the reasons why it should not go ahead.

1. The whole purpose of GREEN BELT is to stop towns and villages merging into each other. The UK has always been known for its individual towns and villages and more and more proposals to use GREEN BELT will destroy the villages as we know it.

2. Every morning and evening the A602/Dual Carriageway cannot cope with all the traffic either going into Hitchin or on its way to Stevenage or A1. It goes without saying that the extra volume of traffic created by this new proposed development would have serious consequences and cause gridlock. Little and Great Wymondley are already being used as a 'rat run' between Stevenage and Hitchin and beyond. Having lived in the area all our lives we have seen a dramatic change in the volume of traffic locally.

3. Little Wymondley has a history of flooding. A development on this scale would only increase the danger.

4. It has also come to our attention that there is a proposal to build 23 gas turbine electrical generators (power station) adjacent to the transformer already in Little Wymondley.. This would cause further pollution and unacceptable noise. Little Wymondley is already surrounded by noise from traffic and trains. Adding to this would be totally unacceptable.

5. All GREEN BELT is vitally important for wildlife and maintains the beauty of the countryside. It would be a travesty to destroy it. Once it's gone it's gone!!!

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