Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

This is a disproportionately large development. The A507 , being the access road into Baldock is already over loaded with traffic with tailbacks as far as Nortonbury most days. It cannot support even a small proportion of the extra 8000 odd cars which will be on Baldock roads.
While some of the current traffic would be re-routed onto new roads, school run and rail users would still have to drive this route.
The railway bridge over the A507 is low and narrow, with foot paths only wide enough to walk single file. Lorries regularly strike this bridge and falling debris is a real hazard to pedestrians, especially children walking to school. An increase in both traffic and pedestrians would be very dangerous. People are already forced to step into the road to pass each other under the bridge.
The junction of A507 and A505 is a pinch point for traffic already. With listed buildings on either side there is no option to widen the road.
There is very little parking available for the railway station and no provision in the plan to provide more.
This is also productive farmland and green belt. It is a haven for wildlife with rare corn buntings nesting here.