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Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Policy SP15: Site LG1 - North of Letchworth Garden City
Representation ID: 2984
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mrs Sarah Toombs
Legally compliant? Not specified
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? Not specified
Object on the following grounds:
coalescence of towns;
contrary to government guidance;
no justification of very special circumstances;
loss of agricultural land;
loss of wildlife, including red listed species;
infrastructure;
congestion on local roads and A1(M);
more public transport needed;
where will jobs for new residents be: and
lack of parking at the station.
I'm writing to show how much I disagree with building on green belt, especially the recently proposed in our local area LG1, which would basically join towns together.
I have looked at the plans for LG1 and went to the consultation evenings at the hub in Letchworth.
I object mainly because it's land protected for many a good reason as laid out on the government website under
Planningguidance.communities.gov.uk
http://planningguidance.communities.gov.uk/blog/policy/achieving-sustainable-development/delivering-sustainable-development/9-protecting-green-belt-land/#paragraph_79
Also highlighted by housing and planning minister Gavin Barwell
On 15th July 2016
When stated...
"Most building on the green belt is inappropriate and planning permission should be refused except in very special circumstances"
However
The local plan proposes to build large new houses estates on green belt.... yet nowhere in the local plan has NHDC demonstrated any VERY SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES.
In fact I see very special circumstances to not build on green belt..
* loss of farm land
* Wildlife, some of which are on the red list from the RSPB
* Public facilities already strained from the population. No new doctors, dentist or schools in proposals.
* A1 motorway is totally unsuitable for the amount of traffic on the roads now, adding more houses won't help the situation just add to the many accidents on the letchworth to welwyn stretch.
* More Public transport needed as building further away from town won't allow residents to walk so easily.
* NHDC are not able to maintain existing roads and pathways and adding more vehicles to the roads will not help this.
* Where will jobs for new residents come from or are we introducing commuters
* Train station has small car park which doesn't accommodate commuters now.
Looking at the whole infrastructure, just doesn't work with more houses.
I feel that not enough residents know about the proposal and the ones that do don't always voice there opinion as feel it won't be heard.
So please look for another solution for the ever increasing population. Not just for a quick fix now but for future generations.
Keep our green belt safe
When all the trees have been cut down,
When all the animals have been hunted,
When all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat MONEY
Cree prophecy, North America
