Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

We are concerned about the potential extra volume of traffic travelling through Park Lane, where Pre-school is situated as a result of this build. This is an already busy road and cars tend to use it as a short cut in and out of the village.
These extra 200 houses will have an impact on us and the other education providers in the village. We already have an 18 month waiting list and other providers would be in a similar position. Young families moving into the village may find that there is insufficient early years provision for their needs.

Combined with the proposed building of 200 dwellings at Deards End Lane, this proposed build would essentially mean that 400 families with eduactional and highway needas would be traveling to and from the village on a daily basis. Park Lane is already a very busy road and we are concerned about our children's safety.
We are also worried about meeting the needs of so many more young families that would be living in these new properties, in particular, children under school age. Early years providers in Knebworth are currently over subscribed and would struggle to accomodate these children.

We are concerned that these 200 extra homes will have a determential effect on Early Years provision and the community spirit in the village. Although it has been mentioned that a school would be built, there is no mention of Early Years and we currently are operarting at full capacity until 2018.
Another issue is how the medical needs will be met as although plans have already been made to build a new surgery in St Martin's Road. this was before the propsed 600+ housing.