Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft

The expansion of Baldock goes beyond what is reasonable for any area to accommodate. It sees the town increasing in size by 80%, without any consideration for local amenities such as doctors, police etc. The school provision is lacking in detail and timing consideration.
The current public footpath to the station is dangerous, only allowing one person at a time to use it on what is a very busy road that lorries use. Dispite Network Rail attempts to reduce bridge strikes here they still continue to happen or we have lorries reversing down the road looking for a point to turn around.
The train service to Baldock is also being reduced which will add even more strain to the community.
The loss of the agricultural land will have an environmental impact to the local community at a time when we are being encouraged to support local business and reduce air miles for our food. This does not take into consideration the job and home losses incurred by this action - the council will be creating this but I doubt that they will support the families effected.
I also find it very interesting that over 90% of the proposed land is owned by the council, where is the investigation into this?
This year we have found newts on this land, I could not find the environment impact and mitigation report for any protected species.
It's claimed that affordable housing will be created yet Baldock is a higher property value area. How does this tally?
Finally why was the proposal to create a new town not fully investigated?

The expansion of Baldock goes beyond what is reasonable for any area to accommodate. It sees the town increasing in size by 80%, without any consideration for local amenities such as doctors, police etc. The school provision is lacking in detail and timing consideration.
The current public footpath to the station is dangerous, only allowing one person at a time to use it on what is a very busy road that lorries use. Dispite Network Rail attempts to reduce bridge strikes here they still continue to happen or we have lorries reversing down the road looking for a point to turn around.
The train service to Baldock is also being reduced which will add even more strain to the community.
The loss of the agricultural land will have an environmental impact to the local community at a time when we are being encouraged to support local business and reduce air miles for our food. This does not take into consideration the job and home losses incurred by this action - the council will be creating this but I doubt that they will support the families effected.
I also find it very interesting that over 90% of the proposed land is owned by the council, where is the investigation into this?
This year we have found newts on this land, I could not find the environment impact and mitigation report for any protected species.
It's claimed that affordable housing will be created yet Baldock is a higher property value area. How does this tally?
Finally why was the proposal to create a new town not fully investigated?