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Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Policy SP14: Site BA1 - North of Baldock
Representation ID: 2000
Received: 24/11/2016
Respondent: Mr I Stubbs
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Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Until redundant brownfield sites in North Hertfordshire and Stevenage are developed, there should be no need to build on farmland. There is plenty of redundant land to accommodate the required growth.
Additional population and traffic will have a detrimental impact on the existing infrastructure, including roads, schools and healthcare facilities.
I wish to register my objection to the proposal to hugely increase the size of Baldock through the building of in excess of 3,000 houses around the town and it's environs.
Until such time as all the redundant brownfield sites across North Herts and Stevenage are developed for housing there is no need whatsoever to encroach onto existing farmland or other green land, whether designated greenbelt or otherwise.
There is plenty of existing redundant brownfield in North Herts and Stevenage to accommodate the required growth. It may not be as attractive to the developers but that's not the planning authority's concern.
The additional population and vehicular traffic if concentrated around a mall town like Baldock will have a significant detrimental impact on an already struggling infrastructure in terms of roads, schools and social and health care facilities around Baldock.
