Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

Local communities facilities are already stretched, roads are busy, there is very limited parking and Round Diamond school is always over-subscribed. Having been a governor at the school, I know that some years families who lived 300 yards or more away did not get in to their local school. So to suggest that by adding extra capacity to The Giles and The Leys is sufficient is crazy.
I've lived on the estate since 2000 and have seen huge changes in that time. The local roads, like Great Ashby Way are much busier and noiser. Not sure we can accommodate even more traffic.
Not to mention that this development will put added pressure on already full secondary schools.
And it will more loss of Green Belt land. I realise that development is needed but we need to be looking at more brownfield sites and stopping the urban sprawl. Keep the villages in Hertfordshire villages.
The proposal to make Mendip Way double yellow lined and not allow enough spaces for residents to park their own cars is insane - where are they supposed to go? Neighbouring roads already chock a block - there's noticeably more cars in this area than the older end of GA already due to narrower roads and less car parking space.

My comments for GA2 Weston parish also apply here.

The A1M is already at a standstill by 0645 most mornings and Stevenage train station has already got noticeably busier in the last five years (I'm a rail commuter). Where's the plan for dealing with the extra traffic? You can't just add another platform or extend driving into the hard shoulder and think it's all going to be enough - as it just pushes the problem further up north.
Not to mention the pressure on services such as the Lister hospital, schools, GPs and the Green Belt. DEVELOPMENT HAS TO STOP SOMEWHERE!!!!