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Local Plan 2011-2031 Proposed Submission Draft
Policy SP17: Site HT1 - Highover Farm, Hitchin
Representation ID: 1806
Received: 30/11/2016
Respondent: Mr Paul Huthwaite
Legally compliant? No
Sound? No
Duty to co-operate? No
Object to SP17 - HT1:
- The proposal conflicts with NPPF
- There is a lack of justification for the excessive housing target
- Does not reflect the vision and aspirations of the local community
- Highway infrastructure and congestion
- Community infrastructure (health care and education)
The proposal conflicts with the National Green Belt policy.
There is a lack of justification for the excessive housing target that does not take proper account of Green Belt constraints. Green belt should only be built on exceptional circumstances and these are not exceptional.
Contrary to the NPPF paragraph 150 NHDC's Plan does not reflect the vision and aspirations of the local community
The roads around the proposed development are regularly gridlocked during the rush hour and the addition of another 700 homes would only worsen the situation. Virtually all traffic entering or leaving Hitchin or accessing the industrial area on that side of town has to pass through Walsworth crossroads. It could not cope with another massive increase in traffic.
Another 700 homes would put a massive strain on our already overstretched doctors' and dentists' practices. There would not be sufficient secondary school places to cope with the extra number of pupils.
